When I don't post for long periods, then it usually means that I've fallen off the wagon or am struggling with my healthy lifestyle journey. It's almost as if real life...the life that is going on while I'm focused on my health...jumps up and says, "hey! right here...no time to focus on all that now."
It's been 14 days since I last exercised. I have been eating more and more processed foods. I have been overeating.
So what's going on?
Symptoms: anger, depression, boredom, stress, anxiety, feelings of exhaustion, alternating between feeling like I'm "starving" to not hungry at all, grasping, feeling like I just want to be alone and "in"...
So what is going on?
Rationalizations: I got a sinus infection, we had a death in the family (and it was surprising and will take time to accept and make peace with), work is hard and I'm feeling overwhelmed and under-supported...
Scripts: I'm not smart enough. I'm not professional enough. I'm not perfect. I can't do this. I'm never going to succeed. I have so much to do, I don't know how I'm ever going to get it all done. I'm a loser.
When those scripts are running through my head...they are very loud and very persistant. They lead to the symptoms I listed above.
Quieting those scripts or changing them seems impossible.
Flipping the script helps.
I'm a smart, professional who is capable of performing the assigned tasks. I am successful. I have a lot to do and will get it all done within the set deadline.
I need to repeat that a few times today. And tomorrow. And the next day. Until I feel motivated again.
In the mean time, I need to take a little time to do a detox. My midsummer detox will be from Thursday (tomorrow) thru Sunday evening.
Kim's Doable Detox (following various sources, mainly the Quantum Wellness Cleanse
without all the unfermented soy):- Clear diet of the following - alchol, caffeine, sugar, wheat, and dairy
- Consume lots of clean water, veggies, fruit, wheat free whole grains (brown rice, quinoa, millet, steel-cut oats), and clean sources of protein - all of this will be organic
- Some supplements
- Physically - dry brush, steam/sauna, walking, yoga (restorative and meditative), meditation
Want to participate? If you're in the neighborhood, perhaps we can do a yoga class or go for a walk together or even share a meal. If you're long distance, maybe we can offer each other encouragement through email or chat.
1 comment:
Good idea, flipping the script. In the Winter, I was consumed with negativity. It started with work but was seeping into everything, and affecting things at home in a big way. Realized when I 'pictured' my life as a photo, all I saw was WORK (the work I do 37 hours a week). So I set up my altar with representations of everything else that's GOOD in my life: photos of Linda, bits of wool, pet toys, seed catalogs, photo of the mountains, etc. I included a folder of work-related papers, because it is part of my reality, but it was one small corner of teh altar, surrounded by all the rest. Photographed it, and have that photograph framed and on the desk in my office and next to the bed. When people ask about it--including my boss--I just say it's called "Perspective" and change the subject. And it helped! It was a visual 'flipping the script" and it really did help. Not 100%, not all teh time, but certinly it helped things at home, helped me set boundaries, and overall, it was a helpful exercise.
Enjoy the detox & renewal
!!
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