food life story

So… yesterday’s post did not get ‘published’ until this morning, because I wrote it and planned to post it later, but instead, I fell asleep.

So… I’ll try not to do the same thing today. My thoughts about food right now are colored by the fact that I am nine days into an Ayurvedic cleanse that I’ve been doing twice a year for 10 or more years. Not going to try to describe the cleanse; if you want to know more, google LifeSpa and the Colorado Cleanse. Dr. John Douillard shares some amazing information, which has definitely become part of my FLS. Main confusion most people have is that they hear ‘cleanse’ and think ‘fast’, followed by thinking ‘only drinking juices’ and ‘Yuck! Why?’

Well, it’s not like that. It’s very much about choosing what to eat and eating until I’m satisfied; not about deprivation and hunger. It’s about detoxifying the digestive system by eating like a vegan and choosing not to have sugar or wheat. A vegan diet is already dairy-free. And those could be considered my favorite food groups:

Sugar, with an emphasis on chocolate, good chocolate, not commercial ‘plastic’ or processed chocolate.

Dairy, with an emphasis on cheese and butter; the real stuff. Greek and frozen yogurt are big faves.

Wheat, with an emphasis on fresh bread in any form, often eaten with an aforementioned dairy product.

So… each time I choose to stop eating those foods for a couple of weeks, I learn more about myself. Since I eat primarily a vegetarian diet anyway, with occasional poultry and fish, I’m generally satisfied with vegetables, raw or cooked. But I can’t ignore or deny that my body reacts to sugar and sometimes to eating too much breadstuffs or dairy. It’s interesting to give my body a break from those stressors. At the same time, I realize that forgoing the sweets and wheat products, especially the sweets, pushes me to face emotional stressors without their tasty buffering.