For instance, I am deathly afraid of spiders. I hate them. They're disgusting. Get them away from me. And one of my nightmares was crawling with spiders the other night.
I swear I even woke up in that hazy mid-dream barely-conscious awareness and saw one crawling across the bedroom ceiling. I woke Mike up to confirm and he brought me back to reality.
So, hopefully (knock on wood) there will be no more icky spider nightmares! Blachhh!
I started the day with my favorite smoothie (almond milk, cacao powder, and blueberries). This literally jump-started both my energy level and my mood. There's something about great tasting food (or, in this case liquid) that makes my entire day brighter and better!
I'm noticing slight differences in my skin but larger differences in my body! I've slimmed down an entire pant size already!
Today I began a different exercise regimen than I've done in the past. Before I was heavily cardio-focused (I don't think I'll ever give it up, I loveeeee to run!) and now I'm integrating more weight training and tabata interval training!
Today I did two different tabata sessions. I did an 8 minute squat and push-up session and a 22 minute ab/core session.
Throughout the day I've been doing squats and lunges. I can't tell you how many squats I did today...but I know one thing for sure...tomorrow I'll probably be feeling like this:
All that exercise today definitely had me working up quite an appetite. I haven't gone running in 8 days. I miss it. But I haven't had the energy for it. I'm hoping to go roller blading tomorrow and then be running by Friday.
I'll have to develop a regular exercise regimen for the remaining two weeks of this program. I'm type A by nature so that should be easy. I plan, I make lists, and I thrive on organization.
I couldn't find brown rice tortillas at the grocery store last night. I didn't have time to go to Whole Foods so I settled with Brown Rice bread. I'm not entirely sure that this is following the Clean guidelines. It's still gluten and soy free, however.
Anyway, for lunch I reheated the chili lime chicken with papaya and mango salsa and added it to the brown rice bread which I slathered in avocado.
By the way,
!! haha
And the end result looked like this:
You can already guess that it tasted damn freaking delicious!
For dinner I made my own smoothie concoction which consisted of almond milk, almond butter, and cacao powder. It's healthier than eating chocolate or binging on ice cream and all the ingredients abide by Clean's rules!
For dinner I made my own smoothie concoction which consisted of almond milk, almond butter, and cacao powder. It's healthier than eating chocolate or binging on ice cream and all the ingredients abide by Clean's rules!
^^ That is the daily struggle! However, each day that passes I want chocolate and alcohol and wheat less and less. I already know that soy destroys my system; so staying away from that isn't an issue. And while I do love dairy, I have to remind myself that my IBS ardently disagrees. >.<
Gluten, however...oh sweet gluten. You are so tasty! But seeing the changes in my body has made me realize how much gluten bloats you! I was looking at my passport picture that I had taken last year, and even my face looked bloated!
Gluten is also the reason I had that pesky under belly button fat that would NOT go away. But now, as each day passes, it's slowly disappearing! =)
Before my liquid dinner I had a small snack...two slices, plus a small end piece of watermelon.
Watermelon is my absolute favorite (in the summer time)! It was also my first word! Although I couldn't quite pronounce it so it ended up sounding like "Wahh-my."
In the springtime, I cannot get enough black cherries.
In the winter I love to snack on frozen raspberries (I know that doesn't really make sense, why eat cold things during a cold season? But I do it anyway because they're freaking tasty as fuck.)
And in the fall...you guessed it...apples! I love apple picking, baked apples stuffed with cinnamon, raisins, and granola, apple pie. Anything with apples, get in my belly!
What else did I do today...Oh yeah! I filled out my licensure application for my social work exam! Eeeek! I still have to get it notarized and, silly me, I forgot to order my official transcript from Simmons. So I did that today as well. I'll be able to send out the application next week for sure.
Then it takes about 2-4 weeks to get approved to take the exam, and another 3-6 weeks to schedule the exam. Meanwhile the fee for sending your application is $155, then another $200 something to schedule your exam. And after you pass another $70 ($68 if you want to be exact) for the actual license!
And then--when you're good and broke--you'll be all set to start your career (one that pays in sunshine and rainbows)!
Real talk, I didn't enter the field of social work to get rich. But I know that my spiritual calling and my sole purpose here in the physical world is to empower others and spread positive energy and light to those who need it.
There's nothing more fulfilling to me than helping another person. All the money in the world could not match that emotion. It's one that is so profound it is without verbal and written description.
With a deep instinctual knowing that I am becoming who I am meant to be, I am moving forward, without hesitancy, into this field.
So, yeah, you could say I'm pretty passionate about Social Work. =)
What I'm learning while I'm embracing this cleanse is that patience and perseverance are so important when it comes to attaining your goals. We have such incredible power and ability within ourselves. When we tap into that energy there is no end to our limits. When you love yourself, remain patient with yourself, and don't give up on yourself, you can achieve some pretty incredible things.
My wish for you is that you love yourself enough to take care of yourself the way you deserve to be taken care of.
If you are just beginning to learn to love yourself, as I was not long ago, my wish for you is that you remain patient and face the fear of embracing the healing process that will unfold.
With love and peace,
R.
xoxo
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