Day two of eating Kitchari, drinking ginger tea,
warm oil massage, taking triphala at night and continuing with my yoga &
meditation practices.
So, how am I doing? Eh. I'm doing just fine. I'm totally over the kitchari already but I know it is serving my insides well, so I will press on. I have to say that my mood is staying pretty stable for the most part and I think the daily meditation has an enormous part in that. My skin is already looking much clearer and less "rosey" as is my normal "inflamed" (ie: sugar & dairy lovin') complexion. I was incredibly proud of myself for persevering through the ghee part of the cleanse as that seems to be my biggest feat. So, in some ways the "worst" is over. But 3 more days- that's 9 more meals of kitchari- and I won't lie, I've already broken down and added peas and a bit of coconut to the kitchari for dinner tonight. My belly is so much happier and I've reminded myself that cleanses aren't about torture. So I will eat it plain when I can and add veggies as I need to, otherwise I may stop eating all together! That's what I get for being so die hard about cleanses. At least I didn't eat a spoonful of hummus or peanut butter or stuff a dill pickle in my face like I've been wanting to every time I open up the fridge to grab a lime for my ginger tea. So I'd say I'm doing pretty darn good.
It's so funny because it really has nothing to do with really wanting hummus or peanut butter or pickles- I just don't like being told (even from myself) that I CAN NOT eat this or that. I'm not a fan of being restricted from what I WANT in general I suppose. So again- it's a battle with my ego and the brain.
Tomorrow basti starts. Don't worry I won't be giving you any details about that:) Thanks for listening....xo
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So, how am I doing? Eh. I'm doing just fine. I'm totally over the kitchari already but I know it is serving my insides well, so I will press on. I have to say that my mood is staying pretty stable for the most part and I think the daily meditation has an enormous part in that. My skin is already looking much clearer and less "rosey" as is my normal "inflamed" (ie: sugar & dairy lovin') complexion. I was incredibly proud of myself for persevering through the ghee part of the cleanse as that seems to be my biggest feat. So, in some ways the "worst" is over. But 3 more days- that's 9 more meals of kitchari- and I won't lie, I've already broken down and added peas and a bit of coconut to the kitchari for dinner tonight. My belly is so much happier and I've reminded myself that cleanses aren't about torture. So I will eat it plain when I can and add veggies as I need to, otherwise I may stop eating all together! That's what I get for being so die hard about cleanses. At least I didn't eat a spoonful of hummus or peanut butter or stuff a dill pickle in my face like I've been wanting to every time I open up the fridge to grab a lime for my ginger tea. So I'd say I'm doing pretty darn good.
It's so funny because it really has nothing to do with really wanting hummus or peanut butter or pickles- I just don't like being told (even from myself) that I CAN NOT eat this or that. I'm not a fan of being restricted from what I WANT in general I suppose. So again- it's a battle with my ego and the brain.
Tomorrow basti starts. Don't worry I won't be giving you any details about that:) Thanks for listening....xo
Do you like reading my blogs and want more? Sign up for my e-newsletter HERE to receive health and wellness tips, recipes and musings on a somewhat monthly basis. xo
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