Glory Ho

I did it. I starved and I survived. The last few days were a breeze, by the way, but still. I’m glad it’s over.

I will do some kind of cleanse, probably annually. Here’s why:

1) Empowerment The mental power needed to abstain from eating for ten days (no cheating) can be described easily in one word: empowering. It’s worth doing JUST for this.

2)Digestive Rest While I try to steer clear of regularly eating fried, spicy and fatty foods, I do sometimes indulge. My stomach hates me for this. During my cleanse I had no gas and my stomach was definitely more peaceful. Good incentive to keep away from pizza and and a good rest for my organs.

5) Body Instincts I am constantly trying to be more in touch with my body–it’s the easiest way to stay in the moment: to recognize hunger, fullness, exhaustion, even your bladder (a feeling I often ignore) and appropriately respond rather than letting habits, work, schedules or other life demands sweep you in a different direction, a wrong direction. When you listen to your body, you take care of yourself best. There’s no doubt that this cleanse has put me more in tune with my physical being.

4) Soft Locks During the cleanse, my hair was significantly softer. . .I mean, what does that say about food? Nothing good.

3) Hardship Experiencing hunger was uncomfortable, but an interesting exercise. There’s no safer way of putting yourself into the shoes of starving people and appreciating food for all its nutrients and pleasure.

Added Bonus: Weight Loss Note this is not a reason for doing the cleanse again. This is not why I did the cleanse in the first place. But most people enjoy shedding a few pounds–it’s a great incentive for eating healthy, continuing that exercise routine, taking one less cookie, etc. Just remember moderation. This cleanse was not designed as a diet and I don’t think it should be used as a diet. I know someone here in the BG who’s on her third master cleanse in three months. Not good.

Happy cleansing. . .