There is a lot of green going on here this weekend. Well...except for Tencents, she is not green nor does she have to be drinking green juice or eating green food like me. I decided to take matters into hand this week and do a three day cleanse. I am almost at the end of the third day and it feels good. I was, for some reason, incapable of getting back on track after the holidays so I decided that a concentrated effort to recharge my eating habits was in order. Green juice, green smoothies, yummy salads and a rather disgusting green soup have been my staples since Friday. I do feel better and will slowly transition into a sensible diet, still following some cleansing habits over the next three weeks. If you are wondering what detox diet I used, it was a guided detox included in my Hungry for Change Book.
There is also a fantastic, what I think is a more reasonable cleasing program, at Martha Stewart's Whole Living website. It has great recipes and juices, which I will incorporate into our diet over the next few weeks.
My change this week was 'walking'. This was a great change to incorporate into my week. Aside from eating bad food, I have been doing nothing. I have a great treadmill downstairs, so I started my program with just 10 minutes per day. It was hard to get going but I am regularly doing 20 minutes to 30 minutes each day now and it feels great to be moving again. And yes...I am still doing my 3 minute meditations and my 10 minute focused tasks. It does start to all feel like a habit after awhile.
Happy weekend peeps!
8 comments:
Another fab change. We have dogs, so we have to go for walks, but I know what you mean. The green diet sounds interesting. :)
You are doing better than me at the moment. Keep up the great job! I would be like Tencents staying warm and snuggling in the chair. :)
It helps to know others are struggling to get back to the healthy routine...especially a hard-core runner like you! I've tried those cleanses before (the whole living one from last year actually) and it didn't sit well. I felt like I had the flu...and then read that different people experience different things and what happened to me is actually common. One normal, but healthy meal, and I felt fine. Interesting...good luck keeping up the walking!
Here's to good changes! Your green detox inspires me, Raina! Like you, since the holidays I've not been eating the best or even exercising optimally. The M. Stewart diet looks very do-able. I think I will have to do a weekend detox very soon. Keep your great work, and keep us posted! Give Tencents a cuddle... ((HUGS))
Well done on taking so many positive steps. I could really do with taking a leaf out of your book.
You're being such a good girl Raina. Very Inspiring! I hope Tencents is doing well too.
inspiring words and wonderful pics.
Look at you go Raina, fantastic work. I love avocados and wouldn't eat then because I didn't want to put on weight, but then I said stuff it, they are healthy, and nothing bad's happened so far. Walking's good. I try to walk everywhere I can avoid driving to.
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