Theengs on Tewsday

Jun 16, 2009 at 6:21 PM
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Ah, the things.

The happy things:

Feeling better than I have in ages from eating healthy food and avoiding most of the things I normally eat for over 2 weeks. I hope I'm not intolerant to wheat or something. That would be difficult. Meanwhile, so much energy!
Doing yoga nearly daily feels very good.
I actually got out for a jog/trot on Sunday. For the first time in ages.
I like all the herbal teas I get to drink.
I can wake up without coffee now.
I got a Flip Ultra for my trip to Idaho next month, so I can record my family visit and interview my family for my memoir.
Tomorrow doing a laid-back video shoot with a 3-person crew.
Popcorn. One of the few snacks I can have, and I'd forgotten how good it is when it's not drenched with chemicals.
Going off of anti-depressants. I'm down to about a third of what I was taking a month ago, and so far feeling great.
Yin Yoga. Pulling the bones apart. Feels sooo good, and hurts so much!
Organizing to-do lists. Helps me actually do them.
Satisfied with my single-ness.
Alain de Botton talk last week was brilliant, and kind of helped put the whole "work" thing in perspective.
Going to see "The Boss of You" authors speak tomorrow night. Excellent book for beginning entrepreneurs.

Unhappy things:

Where is my money?
Going off antidepressants means being vigilant about exercise, diet, supplements, meditation... which is good, really, but can feel tedious and stressful at times.
The business plan is now officially taking too long. Meh.
I think I might have to take a short term job after my trip to Idaho, if we don't score some sponsorship.
I'm getting bored with healthy food. And lack of alcohol. A nice cocktail on a patio somewhere would be so perfect.
I'm missing PJ Harvey tonight. Can't afford it.
Doing another video shoot on the weekend. Working on weekends throws me off.
I have not lost any weight on this diet. That's not the point, but it would be nice.

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I can wake up without coffee now. - wow! impressive! or scary! or both! - lol. sounds like things continue to move in a positive direction. good on ya. though i still don't know how you manage without the alcohol!

No coffee? At all? Jesus, woman.

If at a later date you do want to lose weight, you might look into changing the types of food your eating, and the amounts of each: less fruit, more fiber, less dairy, more veggies...but for now, everything seems to be making you feel so good and so strong and so focused, I wouldn't change a thing!

Are you following a specific plan for eating, or just generally whole food goodness?

I'm following a plan in a book called The 4 Week Ultimate Body Detox, which basically cuts out all sugar, dairy, meat, wheat, alcohol, and caffeine (except green tea). I start every morning with lemon water, followed by cranberry juice & fiber, then I only eat fruit until afternoon (I prefer a big smoothie). The rest of my meals are veggies/ grains (not wheat!)/ beans/ legumes. I allow sushi, though it probably has tons of mercury - so not often. Each week I drink a different herbal tea blend to support different phases - kidney, bowel, lymph system, liver, gall bladder, skin, lungs. I also take digestive enzymes with each meal and something called Cellfood in water. Plus a few other supplements like vit C, lecithin, omega 3s, probiotics. It's a lot of attention to timing water/ supplements/ meals, but it seems to work!