3 Days Without Food

What did I learn?

Well, for starters, as a society we are overfed. As an individual, I am overfed and I overeat. 2) While I eat fairly well, and mostly whole foods, what I do eat is all animal protein and dairy. Dairy, dairy.

So 3 days on a juice cleanse and despite the searing headaches (caffeine and sugar withdrawls) it wasn't so bad. Partly because I sequestered myself in a Retreat of my own making rebooting and refreshing.

It was an eye-opening experience. Watching how I function and think and feel when food is not part of my existence. What am I doing if not planning a meal, eating, or thinking about eating or thinking about planning a meal?

I am being.

And tomorrow the reintegration back to solid foods begins. I have stocked up on my fresh fruit and veggies. Oh, that pineapple looks so succulent. Am I going to return to my old ways? Who knows. This has been what I hoped - a reset button, a pattern interrupt. It has gotten me consciously eating, consciously focusing on what I'm putting in my mouth and why.

And the bottom line: don't I deserve that 100% of the time? Not just for 3 days once every 10 years?

The most interesting thing to me was that I wasn't hungry. I didn't have crazy cravings. Because it was done properly. Not eating, not hungry, not wanting to eat. Not using food to feed me emotionally.

I am proud of myself. It feels good to have made a commitment to myself and kept it. No cheating. What do I do when no one is looking? I honour my agreements with myself.

And that is the best part.

To learn more about the cleanse I did, visit My Fresh Cleanse.