Absence

My absence from posting has not been due to inactivity in my life but is quite the opposite. As we are deep in the midst of my daughter's track season, I have found myself quite the busy body. Between track, training clients, teaching yoga, placing high priority on family, and organizing a playgroup for health minded moms, I have put someone on the low end of the priority scale: ME. It sometimes so difficult to find balance between all the things you want to do, all the things you are obligated to do, taking care of others, and taking care of yourself. I am not saying that I have stopped my fitness regimine or stopped healthy eating, but I just feel as if my system has been bogged down- perhaps emotinally- and it's time for some rejuvination and pampering. What more would a girl want to do but begin my favorite.....RAW FOOD CLEANSE.

Today I am beginning a cleanse that will last 7 days. It was very impromptu but just felt so blah upon waking this morning, that I just had to. I pondered a bowl of cereal and banana this morning before I made this decision and just said NO. I've been doing my smoothies pretty much daily and just felt like they were boring. I think I was just becoming so regimented in what I did, the cereal sounded fantastic because I was breaking away from my norm. However, I changed my outlook on the morning smoothie today. I felt like I needed a fresh start from the inside out.

In days prior, I felt a bit out of control in the evenings and would snack a little too much. I think I just felt out of balance. It's time to regain that balance and control and create that fresh start that I think many living things in nature crave as the weather begins to warm.

My weight is not terrrible, but I think it's time to slim down just a bit in preparation for the summer months. It's time to shed the skin, so to speak, that has built up over the last few months. My weight this morning was 138.8. I am looking to shed about 10 lbs. My weight today is the high end of the spectrum that I like to stay in. (128-138 lbs) I weighed myself after I made my cleansing decison, but my weight just solidified my decision. I knew the time was approaching and that "spring cleaning" was inevitable. So here I am. I am hoping that by keeping up to date with my blogging that I will feel more accountable. I will be journaling my experience over the next few days as I embark upon this 7 day journey of clearing the mind and cleaning the body.

Current mood: HUNGRY. :)

Until next time.....