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Lets talk.  No really lets do.   I’ve been around the fitness/weight loss community for over 3 decades now.  I’ve seen things come and go both in the way of workout programs and nutrition.  The one constant that never ceases to amaze me is the attachment to the scale.  Also known as random number generator.   The scale can be a useful tool about once every month and no more than that.  

If you KNOW  you are doing what you need to do, eating enough clean food including healthy fat, working out (pushing to your limits, not lolly-gagging while reading a magazine), getting enough sleep and drinking a ton of water then the scale really isn’t important. 

If you find yourself having treat meals more than you are having clean meals getting on the scale is just going to torment your already tormented mind.  Yeah, don’t think I don’t know all about that.  It’s one thing to have the occasional treat meal or in my case Ben & Jerry’s.  

But it’s a completely different ball game if you are not being honest with yourself and expecting that stupid scale to confirm your worth in this world.   That scale has no power over you.  If you get upset by the numbers on that scale you need to figure out what is driving those feelings.  It’s just data.  Data that tells you to make a change if needed.  It’s not good or bad, just data.

I’ve found over the years that I am much more at peace with myself when I do the right things for my body.  And just let me say this loud and proud.   Doing this experiment with this cleanse has only confirmed that fact to me.   ANYONE can get themselves boxed into a corner with tunnel vision.   If you are not seeing results with your program then you must change what you are doing.  Sometime all it takes is a subtle change.  Sometime like in my case, it takes a sledgehammer.  

Awareness is key.  Two decades ago, I tried yoga.  At the time I had 3 young boys.   As I was doing everything I could to focus on downward dog, all I could think of was what were those boys were getting into while I was trying to remain in the moment.   It was a disaster for me at that time in my life.  Now, I adore a nice yoga class and can actually stay in the moment even when not in a class.

That’s been the beauty of this cleansing experiment.  I give partial credit to the product itself because it doesn’t contain a bunch of hocus pocus junk.  It has pure clean ingredients.  Nothing is jacking around with my thought process or my heart rate.  Nothing is creating anxiety.  It’s simple.  Here’s the stuff, here’s what you do.   And that is what allows for the moments of realization that there are no sugar cravings.  I didn’t have a horrible caffeine withdrawal headache like I have in the past and good clean food again tastes divine.  I’m not finished yet, but I know beyond a doubt that I’ll do it again. 

Enough of my babbling today.  Have a great day and if you read this blog everyday and think “oh I’d like to make a comment” please feel free to do that.