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Food.  I love food.  What I didn’t realize for so long is that food in its most simply cooked state is divine.  After the cleanse weekend, my food was actually leftovers.  Grilled chicken breast, pineapple jalapeno salsa and steamed broccoli.  Most people would look at that and say “meh” but holy cow that was a good meal. 

I’m such a strange woman.  If I am not in the mood for specific clothing, i.e. work wear, I may end up changing tops or outfits 3 different times on occasion before settling on what I’m finally going to wear.   For the longest time I thought I only did that because I was over-weight and frustrated.  Ha!!  Losing weight didn’t change that little factoid at all.   This morning was one of those days but with the best ending.  It’s one of those days when you put your clothes on and they fit perfectly.  Nothing binds, pinches or pulls.  Nothing has to stretch or requires deep knee bends to loosen up the booty.  And trust me with all the squats I do I have a bit of a badonkadonk.  Anyway.   Today the results of the cleanse are really showing in my attire.  I like that.

I had someone ask me a very valid question yesterday.  A bodybuilder male friend of mine.  He said “You eat clean already and decided to do this cleanse.  What happens when you are finished?” 

I love my friends, honest and willing to hold me accountable. 

I said “you know, I’ve been at my current weight and measures for quite sometime.  I rarely shock my system and I rarely take things down to the bare bones.  I want to reintroduce my supplements and complex carbs one at a time to determine which is the culprit that isn’t allowing for lower body fat.” 

His response “I knew you would have thought this all the way through.”  Nice compliment.

I’ve learned throughout my journey that there is no finish line, not in health, weight loss, fitness, and life in general.  I see so many people jump on the band wagon of this program or that.  All the while I can read that they feel like 12 weeks or 20 weeks is miraculously going to change their life at the end.  There are plenty of programs out there that can get you on the right track to change, but you must be willing to get uncomfortable with yourself to make positive change.

Ironically, I’ve found that it’s the people you meet, the lessons you learn, especially about yourself, and the knowledge that you share with others is by far more rewarding than the end results.

Sure, I want what I want for me right now just like everyone else but I don’t lose sight of that person on the treadmill that is overweight looking at me thinking “she doesn’t know what it’s like”.  Well, yes indeed I do.  There were many, many tears of frustration that fell along my journey.  I am a double edged sword, I’ve been there and on the flip side, I don’t make excuses or take excuses because I know that it’s doable.

 The life of instant gratification is satisfying for oh about two days.  Then what are you going to do?