There are days I think my workouts are literally going to kill me, from a physical stand point. On the flip side there are days when I feel my day job killing my mojo. Don’t get me wrong and don’t think I’m not grateful for the job because I totally am.
It’s reminding myself that it’s not what I do for a living, but what I do to live that matters most. The work life reminds me to stay focused and get things done so I can switch gears to the fun stuff. I choose to find the good instead of focusing on that one little negative thorn currently sticking me in the butt.
I had a great workout this morning. Today was a one month stats check. I improved on strict kettlebell shoulder press, flex hang from the pull-up bar and strict band assisted dead-hang pull-ups. I can kip several unassisted pull-ups but the raw strength dead-hang pull up still eludes me. For me it’s a coordination deal as much as strength, engaging the lats is slow progress. I just keep moving forward.
And the above improvements also help me to realize this cleanse is not having a negative impact on my workouts. I’ve determined the hardest part of it all is explaining to others why I chose to do this in the first place. As the week has progressed a couple of things are becoming obvious to me.
I’ve always been trained to eat plenty of clean foods in order to gain muscle. Plenty of clean foods = eating 5-6 small meals that contain a protein, a sweet potato and or vegetable carbs or fruit. I’ve learned that there is a good possibility of my version of plenty has outgrown what I truly need in the way of caloric intake.
Secondly, I’ve learned that I am a caffeine junky and need to purposefully work on limiting the caffeine or avoid it all together.
But the most shocking revelation to me is that I haven’t been having crazy sugar cravings. None. Nadda. Huge. Seriously HUGE revelation!
The path to greatness isn’t paved with gold. It’s paved will trial and with error, sweat and tears and a courageous willingness to learn. All things that each of us are worthy of.
Those who travel that path to greatness appear to be somehow better, stronger, more worthy than others.
In truth they are willing to stay on the path, sweaty and at times tearfully uncomfortable when the average person chooses to remain mediocre and steps aside searching for an easier way.
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As I was reading this and got to the “haven’t been having crazy sugar cravings”, I literally read the sentence again as I, too, haven’t had a sugar craving. You know how huge this is for me. I’m all things sugar. It’s my vice. Why did I read it twice?…because I honestly hadn’t even thought about sugar over the course of this cleanse. While reading that and now thinking about sugar would typically send me directly to the nearest convenience store or gas station to get my ‘fix’, I simply don’t have the desire to do so. Six days without my 4 cups of coffee is huge for me as well. I love these lessons I’m learning about myself.
Katie I’ve been making a point of driving to and from work without the radio on so I can focus on how I’m feeling over all, what’s different etc. It’s been a GREAT learning experience for me as well.
Why we cleanse is because of all the crap in our air, food, and water. All of this is absorbed by our bodies in the foods we eat, the lotions we use, and simply the air we are breathing. It’s that simple. We cleanse to detox and purify our temples!
Love, love, love that Ivette.