Day 21

Well. I made it to 21 days. Today is the final day of that 21. And I am happier than I've been about pretty much anything to reach today. And to know that at 6pm tonight I am done with this detox and can eat my stone crab legs (celebration dinner!) dipped in butter!!!!!! God, I love butter.

I've realized that we are stronger than we think we are. For the past 21 days I have not eaten any of the good things that I love to eat, but almost more significantly I have taken a vitamin every day, I have consumed flaxmeal everyday, and I have exercised everyday. EVERY day! Not a ton, but some physical movement everyday. I am very proud of that and I plan to keep it up, maybe even mixing in a run around the park every now and then.

I've realized that we have more will power than we think we have. I would not have believed that I could go a day without sugar, but I committed to this idea and my will power was strong enough to succeed. Even through Halloween and my husband eating chocolate fudge pops on the couch right next to me.

I've realized that eating good food makes you feel better. Simple statement - SO true. It's actually not hippie-dippie crap. The fuel that goes in to any system changes the energy and the waste output. Good food means good energy and good waste. Bad food means sporadic, uneven energy and bad waste.

I've realized how much I love being me. I love that I challenged myself and learned that I can still do the random positive things I did when I was younger.

What's next? Maybe running a marathon...