Back to Basics

It surely ain't easy to get back on a healthy track (see my last blog entry).  It takes time and patience and self-control.  And if I didn't know how wonderful it feels in the end, I would be having a Burger King dinner tonight.  But I know better.  It is actually like an experiment to me at this point.  This is how my future clients feel 99% of their time and I will be the one helping them to find the way out of this rut.   

So today I started getting back to my healthy habits.  I did have some caffeine this morning but only as I had to get up at 6 am and be very busy.  The caffeine gave me the short-lived energy and made me shaky.  I had a healthy home cooked lunch but had to have a candy bar in the afternoon because I felt way too unenthusiastic about my work duties.  What I got from that candy bar is about 20 mins of energy and good mood but when I got home, I was very tired, lethargic and not hungry. I knew what to do though.  I meditated and cooked myself a delicious healthy dinner and pretended that I have a special date with myself.  I knew that my poor brain was too toxic from all that crap I ate and did in the past 2 weeks, so I ignored the "I'm not hungry" message.  

Sure enough, the appetite came right after I started eating a delicious raw salad, hot miso soup and buckwheat with chicken liver and sauteed veggies.  Let food be your medicine.  I cleaned the table, lit the candle, ate slowly and focused on how delicious my food really was.  The result -- I feel way better.  I feel stronger and more grounded.  Sad thoughts don't enter my head anymore.  I'm ready to do laundry and other errands.  I have energy for it.  

I know it won't be easy for the next couple of days but I will do my best to stay away from the quick fixes like sugar, caffeine, gluten, etc.  I will crowd them out with the best foods I can lay my hands on.  I will slow down and have more time to meditate and exercise.