Monkey Mind

So, today I called Jim after having my Indian food and was bitching and moaning about how I'm so damned tired of hearing myself bitch and moan over food choices. I started to process with him about my food choices and he stopped me and said, "Look. You can't process mentally and process your food at the same time. So, the first thing you're going to do is to enjoy the fact that you had a good meal, let your body get all the goodness out of it that you can, poop it out... and then we can talk about it, o.k.?" I tend to get on this wagon of negative self-talk - so popular among us women - that doing something positive is a stretch. I'm working on this. I think I'm just going to have to keep doing it to get into the habit.

The other thing Jim and I have been kicking around is this idea of toxifying our bodies while we're trying to detox. If we are so DONE with the level of toxicity in our bodies, why would we choose to slow down the detoxifying process by continuing to eat foods that we know are contributing to that toxification? I'm not saying I have an answer yet... but I'm working on it.

Note: Capitalized recipes are my own.

Day 49

• 1/2 c. Stop Yer Swinin' and Bee Well (one of my electuaries!) tea
• 2 c. of Pineapple and Clementine Salad (pineapple, clementine ; )
  
• lunch out at Tandoor: 1 c. Darjeeling tea, 1 c. water, 1 naan, 1 order of Mutter Mushroom (no rice), 1 samosa with cilantro chutney, 1 pakora with onion chutney, 1 papadam
• shared a 16 oz. bottle of mint green tea with Mo
• 2 bites of a Pudding Pie Cup (crust was pecans, walnuts, dates, sea salt; pudding was avocados, coconut oil, honey, carob powder, cacao powder, sea salt)
• 1/2 of this recipe, Superfood IceScream: 2 trays of ice, 1/2 c. goji berry juice, 1/3 c. pecans, 1/4 c. honey, 3 T. cacao nibs, 3 T. lucuma, 3 T. mulberries, 1 tsp. maca powder, 1/2 tsp. stevia, 1/2 tsp. sea salt
  

Today's Observations
Am still noticing lots of sweetness in my foods. Kevin Gianni says that if you're craving a lot of sweets that you might be needing more sweetness in your life. Overall, still walking the tightrope of detoxing and habits.