Today was GREAT!! I woke up early, did my breathing exercises and meditation, and read a chapter of my book (When Less Becomes More by Emily Ley for those wondering) ALL before any kids woke up!! It was wonderful. Then the usual hussle of the morning hit. Once the baby went down for a nap I mowed our backyard; adding this because I want to remember I did that as I NEVER mow the yard!! Then I did my yoga. Today was Balance.
Lets take a moment to talk yoga. I cannot believe how good it feels to complete my 30 minute yoga practice every day this week!! I am not a yogi type…at least I didn’t think I was. But oh my goodness I swear it is not only HUGELY improving my posture already, but I’m learning incredible stretches for the strain I feel in my neck and shoulders. My back and legs feel looser and less cramped. And my mood in the afternoons is so much lighter. I usually do my yoga around 11 and it truly does wonders for the rest of my day.
I did start getting really stuffy today. Not congested, my chest is clear, but my nose was draining all day and it was not at all allergy related. I attribute this as a purge if you will and effect of the detox. (sorry if that is TMI, just being honest about symptoms and how my body is reacting to the reset) I was not as fatigued today. I was also not super excited to chow down on my salad at lunch and my kids PBJ’s smelled really good. So sugar cravings are not remedied. I had lentil salad and sweet potato for dinner which was delicious. The miso soup was okay, but tasted really salty to me so I could only finish half and might water mine down more next time we have it. My headache was very faint and didn’t start until about 7 tonight and seems to be gone now as I’m typing so I think it may fully subside come tomorrow. As far as any bathroom side effects, my husband and I are not experiencing any of the urgent potty issues that come with many cleanse and detox recipes/diets that you see on the market. I have been a bit more gassy than usual, but I kind of attribute that to the lentil salad too…I mean, hello, beans.
That ends day 3. I’ll be headed to bed soon. And excited to wake up tomorrow!!
