I have almost completed day three of the cleanse. No food has entered my mouth. Usually I keep busy but today I did it with a vengeance. I tackled the closet in the kids' room. I ripped everything out of it and threw things into mounds all over the floor. There was a contractor bag just waiting for items. When enough time goes by you realize you need to let go of things. When you are starving...you are ruthless. This combination makes for one great purge. One bag will make its way out to a little boy who is just the right size. Three huge bags are ready to go to the school clothing drive in a few weeks. The empty closet lead to organizing the new contents that made the cut. This led to drawers being reorganized. It was a domino rally of tidiness and purging. A few minutes into this adventure I realized I needed some inspiration. New music by Pink, Dave Matthews and Ben Folds Five accompanied me throughout the day. If I became sad about a piece of clothing that would no longer fit my little guy...I would focus on the hunger. If I became nostalgic about a toy we used to play with together I would hone in on some lyrics I've never heard before today. If the hunger got on my nerves I would make something so clean and tidy that I would forget I was even hungry to begin with. There was no emotional eating, no tears and whole lotta of "good for me" running through my head. Today I was in a whole different type of control.
I would also like to thank the friends who threw out a supportive text today from time to time...it meant so much.
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