IT'S OVER!

I'M DONE I'M DONE! That's it. I've finally reached the end of my cleanse. Overall, I think it was a really good thing to do (despite being cranky at times), and really improved the way I will now approach what I eat. Now, it's not like I've had some great revelation and I've sworn off cheese and sugar completely, because I haven't. In fact, I had a LOT of sugary sweet stuff yesterday to "reward" myself. But therein lies the problem; with a detox like this, you're working so hard just to get through it, that the light at the end of the tunnel comes in the form of a chocolate chip cookie (without the chocolate chips, in my case). So now what, I have just spent three weeks ridding my body of crap just to put it back in? But realistically, I can't eat like a detoxer forever (well, I could become vegan, but who wants to do that?). I am definitely ready to start adding minimal amounts of dairy, carbs, and even sugar back to my diet, but am doing so with caution. I am much more aware now of what I am eating, and have started to recognize that just because something doesn't have a lot of calories doesn't mean its good for you.

And so here's my other problem. Being on a detox gave me an excuse to eat healthy, and to turn away down the carrot cake in the break room at work. Now, I have no excuse. Am I going to have to rely on *gasp* self-control? I certainly don't have much of that. So ending this detox, while I am excited to be able to eat many of my favorite foods again, has left me with somewhat mixed feelings. Aside from the fact that I don't want to feel guilty about eating chocolate (which I sort of do now), I am interested to see how long I am going to be able to keep this up without some sort of accountability. I'm crossing my fingers (and toes).