It's been about 3 weeks since I decided to try again. The detox went well, about I love that it kills all my cravings for terrible food - it really does reset your body. The sweet/salty cravings are basically gone, and I've cut back huge on the pop... It used to be a can/day, usually something caffeinated, and I've replaced it with mostly water, and green tea.
When you start eating poorly (as I did earlier this year), your body just gets used it and it becomes the norm... The same goes for eating well. It's amazing how when you're in a routine of eating right, you know exactly what the food you're eating is going to do for you. A prime example, if I'm feeling a like I need a boost of energy, an apple gives exactly the jump I'm looking for; and on the flip side, I ate 3 timbits this morning and had a stomachache until lunch - when I put some real food into me.
As far as fitness goes, I've been doing some basic body-weight exercises in the mornings (pushups, situps, etc.) and I've started running again - 3 times/week about 1.5-2kms. One thing I've learned about myself is that I struggle with self-policing in terms of my fitness, which I think is why I struggled to stay on the P90X program last year. So for now, these simple routines are perfect - quick, and not hard to motivate myself to do. Moving forward, I realize that I'm going to need to step it up a bit and I've been looking into CrossFit. I'm going on vacation for the last couple weeks of July, so I'll look at starting in August with the introductory classes and if all goes well, commit to Sept-Dec and see how it goes.
More on both the diet I've chosen, and on what I'm hoping to find at CrossFit later!
