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| Bunch of Awesomeness!! |
So just for clarification the juice fast doesn’t start till
1/22 the day we get back from California (my husband jumped the gun as usual…love
you babe!). Till then we are preparing
ourselves for it by significantly cutting back the type and volume of food we
eat so that it’s not a total shock to our systems when we start the juice
fast. However, this change has been a
shock in and of itself. I didn’t realize
how bad things had gotten. It’s not so much that I’m feeling hungry, we are
eating enough to sustain ourselves, but I’m realizing how different I feel. Last night for the first time in I can’t
remember how long, I felt energy in the evening! I was giving Blake his bath
and he was throwing water all over the floor and usually at that time of night
I’m so tired and sluggish that I’m not able to really join in the fun. I’m
usually trying to rush him out of his bath so I can rush him to bed, so I can
go to bed. But last night was
different. It was like the old days of
giving him his bath when I enjoyed every minute of watching him play and
talking with him. Bath time and bed time
are our special time together. Just
mommy and Blakey. And I regularly hate
myself for being tired and grouchy. But last night I realized just how much of
an impact food and alcohol consumption have on my energy levels. Just four days maintaining our exercise
routine, eating significantly lighter and not drinking I really noticed a
change. And it makes me feel encouraged
to carry on. If only all that extra energy last night hadn’t prevented me from
being able to go to sleep. For the first time in 3 years I couldn’t sleep last
night! Usually I’m out in about 3.2
seconds once my head hits the pillow. But you know what? When my son woke up
from a nightmare I was at his bedside and not laying in bed praying for the
strength to get up. He opened his eyes, saw my face, gave me a huge smile, and
cuddled up next to me and went back to sleep. If that’s not reason to take care
of myself, I don’t know what is.
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