I like to think about time. The only place in time that you can ever live is the present. That's it. You lived the past one moment at a time, and you will take care of the future one present moment at a time. I'm launching a present moment that will secure me a better future.
I have done a successful 30-day juice fast once before. When I did, I lost a bit more than a pound per day. It was tough. I was at a place in my life that was really challenging. I had recently returned from a major whole-life failed venture where I risked everything. I risked it all. My husband and I entirely dropped our lives and moved to Africa. I was so stressed, my body mimicked cancer symptoms. I came home from Africa after just two months of the intended four-year stint. It was devastating. Several months later, it was clear we weren't going to return to Africa, and I needed to become healthier, so I began a juice fast. I accomplished the fast and felt amazing. An unexpected side-effect was that I got rid of my terrible seasonal allergies.
My past includes a successful juice fast. So I've determined to make my present moment the jumping-off point for the rest of my life. This moment is a turning point for me. I want to move to a balanced life. I want to incorporate whole food choices into my life, and I want to turn away from the things that take from my future.
So, since this is about the present, I want to focus on where I am today. I'll use it as a benchmark for a brighter tomorrow. Today I will work to strengthen my body and I'll work on my resolve to take care of myself in the ways I need to do so.
Here's my breakdown of me at present. Today, I get winded when I hike to Horsetooth Falls near where I live. I don't hike terribly often, and that's because I don't like slowing other people down. I have terrible shin pain whenever I try to run and I'm working to correct my tight shins. I also have bad lower back pain often. This is from underdeveloped abdominal muscles. I am stuffy and my face feels tight and swollen from salt overload. My seasonal allergies are beginning to kick into high gear. From now to late June is when I usually sneeze more than 100 times per hour and I can barely function. I hope to see that change as I go through this juice fast. There's a weight component to this, too. As of today, I weight 216 lbs. I know I'm retaining lots of water and I know I'm also the heaviest I've ever been. I don't fit into most of my clothes.
This also comes at a pivotal time in my personal life. I've just left a job where I was working an extremely unhealthy number of hours per week. And some things from my childhood have been kicked back to the surface and I'm processing those things. I have time and the sense of personal security I need to really take time and work through these things. I want to shed everything I don't need and move into my future as the strongest and best version of myself that I can create with what I have today.
So here's my jumping off point. I'm kicking off a 75-day juice fast and I'm saying "goodbye" to the things that have held me back in every area of my life. This is ground zero.
Cheers to you and if you're starting a journey, I hope you kick it off well, too!
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