This week I began to juice. I pulled out my old juicer that I had stored and only used once in the 2 years i've had it and I have been a juicing maniac! Grapefruits, lemons, carrots, spinach, oranges...yumm and so delicous! I feel so good when I am putting pure nutrients into my body. I really have had more energy and a more postive outlook on life( except for the pending snowstorm, not thinking too positivly about that, I mean it's the third one!). I love my new juicing life but what do I do when the cookies start calling?...dun dun dun!!! Can the two worlds coexsisit?
Body Love has been on my mind as of late. How can I love my body enough to put down that cookie and pick up that carrot? Erin says it so perfectly in her post. I love the idea of running out in the brisk air, and with every step I take I chant, "I love you, I love you, I love you" to the rhythm of my pace. That is what I am striving for. That is how I want to treat myself. I don't want to do it so that I can become a size 6 and comform to the unrealistic social not-so-norm. I want to be healthy because I love my body and I am grateful for it. After all, it has done everything I have asked it to. But I love to bake! What's a chubby girl to do?
I think the answer is balance. I need to invite the raw juice, the veggies and the lemon water to stay around. I need to eat steel cut oatmeal like it is a treat. But then when I feel the urge to bake I think I will. It doesn't mean that I have to eat the whole batch of cookies and it doesn't have to be all bad. Just this summer I baked up some yummy sweet potatoe bread and pumpkin oatmeal banana muffins. Healthy baked goods that were still so yummy! So the answer is yes! The two worlds can combine and I will feel so much better. Ahh, I can taste the love!
3 comments:
Diva, I just made it through 28 days of no cookies, candy, etc. You know how much I love all of those! But every time I was tempted I just reminded myself of why I wasn't eating that stuff anymore and then I grabbed some fruit :)
Emily, I am so happy for you! I know how much you thrive on that stuff! Great for you!!!!!!!What are some of your reasons? I want to be inspired!
If I baked as well as you it would be hard to resist those yummy treats. I still have a hard time resisting when I'm NOT a good baker. You can do whatever you set out to though. I just know it.
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