My Journey through the 24-Day Challenge (Or, Why Am I Doing this Crazy Thing?)
Day 1
The Beginning
First of all, I have to say that the idea of writing my thoughts for all to see is a bit daunting. Not because I haven't done it before; to put words down and send them out isn't really all that hard. We do it on Facebook all the time. My momentary pause is due to my intention to really put it all out there with stark honesty... to share from the soul and let the chips fall where they may. Why would I do this? There's a story on my heart to share with the world. Because if we don't really "go there" and say things that matter, what's the use?
What does this have to do with the Advocare 24 Day Challenge? In a word... everything. But more about the story soon. If I spill it all now, the children might burn the house down as they wait in anxious boredom for their dinner...
For now, I want to share about Day 1.
Day 1 is the first day of the 10-day Cleansing Stage, which cleans out your system. Kind of like Spring Cleaning for the body.
I've always thought that an herbal cleanse was scary, and well... messy. But I've been assured it's neither, and so far that's true. Today has been fairly easy and painless, and I've had plenty of energy to do my life today, including working out.
In a nutshell, today I've had:
A fiber drink, a lot of fruit and vegetables, nuts, a meal replacement shake, and fish. Along with that, I took some pills and drank my favorite new drink, Spark. (It's part of the story.) The first several days will look at lot like this.
So, back to the story of why I'm doing this. It's a story about love, family, and tension. There are overtones of joy, sadness and surprise, mingled with some searching and a bit of anger. But mostly, it's just a story about life, and what God is whispering about meaning and purpose.
It's about a journey...
At some point I would be interested in how the children are handling/responding to the cleansing. Has their diet changed? Are you preparing separate meals?
ReplyDeleteKen, I'm not fixing separate meals, per se. I usually try to fix a variety of healthy things so the family can kind of pick and choose what they want to eat and everyone's happy. We are eating more fish, so I'm finding a need to have another protein source for those meals, since only Jevonne will eat it. Also, the cleanse phase is pretty picky on the type of carbs you should eat. But all in all I'm trying to make it easy and with a positive attitude it all works out. If you want to look more at the cleanse phase, etc., you can go to www.teamdestinyusa.com and look on the left-hand side of the page. Lots of good info.
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