Day 7: Association, Confession and Rationalization

I know smokers sometimes have a tough time quitting because there are so many associations with smoking - they smoke around certain people, in certain places, along with their coffee or beer. I now have a better understanding of what giving up something with such strong associations is like. You see I spent this past glorious weekend at a continuing education course. I've done this same course every year for the past 5 years. Anyone who's had to do CE courses knows that 8 hours of listening to lectures at a stretch can get a bit boring, even when it's a topic near and dear to your heart. In past years, there would be a chai latté to take there and as a reward for being so studious another on the way home. And if the topic was particularly tedious like Ontario Jurisprudence, then perhaps some M&M's to keep me somewhat entertained with food. Well being on a detox and struggling through all those times when I would have reached for chai tea or chocolate was a whole new challenge. But I did it! The only concession I made was while the smell of sugar was in the air as all the other ND's around me were munching on cookies after lunch, I had about 6 dates. So there you have it, my big confession. I cheated and had some dates. I can rationalize my date indulgence this way: fruit is ok on the detox and dates are fruit, they even have raisins at breakfast one day, so it's really not all that bad and I limited the amount. There I've made it totally ok in my own mind.

I haven't been doing daily diet updates as most days have been the same:
Breakfast: Ultra Clear in rice milk some days with tahini and fruit, or quinoa hot cereal with blueberries
Snack: peas with flax seed oil and sea salt
Lunch: vegetables with chicken or fish
Snack: Ultra Clear and some times fruit
Dinner: vegetables with chicken or fish

All in all, my digestion is definitely better, no headaches since I started this, energy is pretty good, skin is better and mood is pretty stable. Surprisingly I haven't felt particularly hungry which is a sign to me that my blood sugar is being kept nice and stable. I'm still working out 4-5 times per week with no particular effect on my ability to exercise.

In health,
Pamela