It has been just more than a week since I started my nutrition makeover. I have done three things: take a scoop of GreenVibrance every morning with no-sugar-added juice, limited caffeine to before 12 p.m. and eaten a green at every meal. (I also tried to watch sugar and limit dairy and animal products.) This has been no easy task (that last part especially.) At 11:55 a.m. each morning I found myself at the coffee maker at work, chugging a cup of joe just so I could get in a final cup before 'last call.' I also found myself walking past well-known candy bowls - just to window shop - before breaking down for a foil-covered chocolate, or four. At 3 p.m. on the dot.
I also discovered that kale is kind of amazing, GreenVibrance has improved my skin and, well, I am 'elminating waste' like nobody's business. I feel light and flexible physically and more importantly I feel calm, cool and collected in my mind. I think the most overwhelming result after just one week, is how much more in touch with my body - as in my guts - I feel.
Even my questionable food choices (fully-loaded diner nachos on Saturday night, a double-shot pumpkin soy latte on Sunday) were learning lessons. Having focused on eating more greens, and natural flavorings I can really discern how dehydrating a lot of prepared foods are. After the latte, I needed one liter of water to not be "thirsty" anymore; a Lean Cuisine I brought for lunch almost burned my mouth with the sodium.
I won't tell you that all this is a snap: nope, you have to go the grocery store (preferably a health food one) almost every day. See that fridge? It is a labor of love and schlepping. A cabbage the size of football, a bunch of radishes, leftover homemade tofu-spinach lasagna, yummy kamikaze dressing from Sunshine Mart, filtered water, seaweed salad, carrots, green beans and Flax Seed oil.
The truth is I don't know if I can maintain this. I have been pretty excited to cook up every new vegetable under the sun as I begin this journey, but mid-January I feel as if I am going to be craving beef stew and crumb cakes. I haven't weighed myself, but I can definitely say that my clothes fit better by the end of the week. Hopefully, I can start to connect the feelings of wellness with decision making so that I can continue to drop the lbs and get healthier and healthier.
We will see. As they say, it's one day at a time.
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