So today is officially third day of juicing. The regular food is a constant temptation when my kids leave around snacks or half-eaten apple on the counter. The part of me that hates waste is compulsive and add that to the unseen power of the stomach--it goes halfway up to my mouth before my brain catches up to what my hand is up to. Ha.
I've had to give up a couple of "Harvest" multiple course dinner parties I had been meaning to go to. I guess that's what I get for not planning well and deciding to try juicing on the fly. However, if I'm not around it, I won't miss it (that much).
Today I went swimming with the boys for a couple of hours. That definitely got me tired, so I took a nap. Ahhh. So nice.
Speaking of sleep, I HAVE to share this. I had the most phenomenal night of sleep last night. It was epic. I had multiple "multi-day" dreams that were so long and full of activities; and I was so sleepy when my 2 yo son woke me in the middle of the night that I had no trouble falling back asleep. I had gone to bed early, so all in all, 9pm - 8am of sleep is something I don't remember having managed since I was a kid!
I usually sleep 5.5-6 hours a night, not factoring 1-2 times my toddlers wake me in the middle of the night for snack, help going to the bathroom, to cuddle, or being scared of the monsters. I felt so rested this morning. The fact that I was able to nap with no problems also is interesting. My body is in self-repair mode and is really trying not to expend too much energy when I'm not feeding it as many calories. I understand that, but wow. I'm glad to have my epic dreams back even for one night. I used to have them all the time before I had kids.
And of course, I didn't have the extra 20lbs on me before I had my kids, too. I wonder about all the things that seem incidental, that are actually hand-in-hand.