Well here goes nothing! I have a mixture of emotions as I begin my 30 day cleanse/experiment. I am mostly nervous, but excited too. Still not sure if I can do it or not, which is the cause of my nerves. I am also already mourning the loss of my comfort food...which is really ridiculous...lol. I am just going to take a second and say again my reasons for doing this and what I hope to achieve. This is mostly for my benefit, but any of you who are wondering if I've lost my marbles will get your explanation here.
Why?
-I need to cleanse myself of all the crap I eat...thus the reason for me making such a drastic change. 30 days should be a good time frame for me to get through my cravings...
-I really want to learn a healthier and more responsible way to live my life...and have that benefit pass along to my husband and children.
-I need to prove to myself that I can stick with this all 30 days. This may not seem like much of a challenge to some people, but when your "thing" is food (when I say "thing" I refer loosely to addiction) this is a BIG DEAL.
-I do want to lose some weight, but I really don't want THAT to be my focus. If I feed my body well, I think I'll lose some weight. Long term, if I am healthy my body will have no choice to follow suit. This is also different for me...those of you who know me and my medical history know how important the "numbers" have been. Screw the numbers. haha!
So part of me also things that blogging about this is kinda silly too...but then I realize that I want and really need the feedback and support of my friends. Mostly, I hope this helps to keep me honest.
I do have some exciting news!! My friend Jessie is doing this with me. As soon as she gives me links to her blogs...I will post them so you can follow her, too. She will have some great recipes posted too, for anyone looking to join us for a meal or two!
So it's now 11:58 on Sunday evening... T-minus 2 minutes...and it begins...
