Day 16 - a craving!

I feel like Kathy Freston knows me a little too well. The other day when I had a drink after work, that day's chapter in the book was about alcohol. Tonight was my first real, true craving for chocolate and the chapter I just read was about sugar. I'm not sure what brought upon my chocolate craving, since at this point most cravings have subsided, but man did I want some dark chocolate. I didn't give in though. It helped that I didn't have any in my apartment for sure. If I did have some, I'm not sure I could have resisted. That will definitely be something I'll reintroduce when this is over, in moderation, of course.

Now that I'm in the last week of the cleanse, I've found myself looking at it differently. I let myself veer off course on both Saturday and Sunday this weekend. I don't feel too badly about it, which is good, because guilt & regret aren't really productive or positive feelings. But I do want to be better this week and see this thing through strong to the end.

On Saturday, I met up with my mom, aunt, and uncle for a lovely, delicious lunch at Greens in SF. They actually didn't have any obvious cleanse-approved dishes, although they probably could have altered a few of them to be gluten-free, sugar-free, and vegan. I had a few sips of prosecco (but didn't get my own glass), some pita bread, and an accidental little nibble of blue cheese that was so tasty. I think the rest of the feast was "safe" and SO DELICIOUS! Plus, it's right on the Marina and it was a gorgeous day. So fun! I need to remember that this beautiful, vibrant city is nearby and, you know, go there.

On Sunday, I had movie theatre popcorn that had that fake liquidy synthetic butter stuff on it, which I feel like doesn't really count because there is no way that actually came from an animal. Although it probably doesn't fit into the "great for your body" category either. Then, a Coke Zero was purchased especially for me, and I felt obligated to have some. Didn't even taste good. I didn't drink that much soda before, but I'm glad to have that taste out of my system.

According to the book, basically everything causes or exacerbates cancer, diabetes, heart disease, etc. etc. etc. I should probably do a little more research to see how true that is. But it is true that there are so many preventable conditions and diseases out there. I'm not claiming to be totally healthy, especially in the exercise arena, but I feel good about taking care of myself and trying to be healthy. I also am not one for telling other people what to eat or criticizing them for their choices, but I want people I care about to eat healthy, too, so we can all live long and happy lives! Sound good? Super.