The 10 Day Journey of the Cleanse

Cleansing Journal

I thought that through my journey of attempting to accomplish a 10 day cleanse, I would share this experience with all. I compare this adventure to someone completing a 25 mile marathon. I know you ask how does this even compare?  Believe me if you knew how much I love GOOD food, this cleanse is a personal marathon for me. First of all you need to know a little about me, food, and limitations.  Let’s start with the limitations: I am a person that is not a big snacker or eater and can skip a meal or two and be just fine; but for some reason if I am told you can only have…, or you cannot have…, my heart starts to skip a beat, I may even experience some perspiration from my upper lip. To be told I have limitations, is so restricting to me, I may even consume double quantities before the time that my limitation starts, because heaven forbid I may not make it through a “Sunday fast”, or the “don’t eat anything past midnight” before a procedure. I learned early on, that dieting was not my cup of tea; I seemed to be active enough in exercise that if I was monitored of what I consumed, I could avoid the whole diet thing.  Of course I have had my up and downs on the scale (WHO HASN’T) and made attempt of a diet or two; but learning one thing about myself I am not a dieter, it is not for me. I eat good and healthy and avoid all fast food. Now what you need to know about me is I am reaching the golden age of where I am seeing unusual mounds and rolls that do not belong and that almost need name recognition like, muffin top, rolly polly, hippy hipster, and junkin in the trunkin. So yes this could be one of the motivational reason as to attempting this ten day cleanse. It could also be because when 

I was hiking the other day I looked down at my ankle where my socks were coming out of my shoes, and I could swear I think I saw fat rolling over the top of my sock. I screamed in shock, to my very cautious husband, “What is that fat doing there, while I am hiking it up and down this hill diligently, IT HAS NO BUSINESS!” My husband trying to have the safest answer possible,  and knowing he has to finish the hike with me in this state of mind that I am now in, he says,……”your socks are just too tight that all.”  You have to appreciate the beauty and the eloquence of it all. My other reasons for doing this is, I need to have a stronger will power and this will be my mind over matter achievement of my life. I have ridden my bike a 100 miles before and I am telling you here and now this is a larger event than that. I also want to rid by vessel of any harmful toxins that it may have, and of course losing weight is AWESOME!!!  So enjoy the next 10 days with me and this mind over limitation journey.