The key to feeling your best
(~ 2.5 minute read)
This month, I learned that my body can be ready for something that my brain hasn’t quite caught up to yet. (This download is still downloading so bear with me.)
I did a fast last month. (Check out my last blog post for the deets.) Those food habits had waaaaaaay more of an impact on me than I anticipated.
It was 21 days of no sugar, gluten, or dairy. Most foods containing one or more of these ingredients promote inflammation. Inflammation is a leading cause of brain fog, lack of energy, and overall blehhh. (Omg who do I think I am!!??! Dr. Gabi!?!! Listen to this gyal from Harvard, she can back me up!)
Once I eased my way back into my typical diet, my body was like “No girl. Fruits and veggies please. And no more rice, that's so 2024”. Immediately my mind was like “I didn’t produce that thought… where did that come from???… uhm what?!!???”
And that’s where the download started.
My brain and body were not on the same page. My body became addicted to feeling its best but was working overtime to convince my brain.
In theory, this sounds great. “Your body wants to feel great, so you’ll feel great!”
But when the body operates at its highest potential, every truth bubbles to the surface. The body wants nothing to do with physical toxins or mental ones.
When we treat our bodies with safety and love, it detects everything that threatens this. It starts purging your old habits and ways of thinking. It "throws everything up" that it wants nothing to do with, but you still have to deal with it.
This experience is so unique and isolating. You're cocooning into a butterfly. (Which btw, is not as cute as being a cunty butterfly).
But you're not alone. And I want to share with you some insights that are nurturing me in the process:
If the emotion is bubbling at the surface, take a private moment. Step aside, take deep breaths, and encourage it to come out of your body. Releasing your emotions is like pouring them through a Brita water filter. It’s keeping what’s good for you and letting go of what isn’t working (without thinking). Remind yourself that you’re safe and that no one has you better than you do.
The only way is through. The discomfort will not last forever. Your body and mind will sync up as long as you’re moving through the process, not against it.
This is not happening to you, it’s happening for you. Something in your future is demanding this of you now as preparation. Your greatest times are ahead of you, not now and never behind you.
I leave you with this overused, basic, but extremely relevant piece of wisdom:
One. Step. At. A. Time.
These times are particularly more tender than others. I'm holding your hand when I say this next part. If you do not give yourself grace, patience, and love, you will fold back into your old habits. And we don't want that girl!
The key to perseverance is not being pushy, it's being tender.
