Coffee is out....for now.

I gave up my coffee.
Not for good....dear god.
Don't be crazy.

But I have given it up....for awhile.
















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Why, you ask? Well, here's the thing:
For months I have been eating so well. So, so well. Angelic even.
I've been exercising just right: not too little, not too much.
And yet, I've been feeling stuck.
I've been having a hard time improving body composition, finding my energy still low, having difficulty sleeping and, despite all my efforts, I've been feeling just completely spent.

Then, a few weeks ago, I went to have my blood tested.
I thought "Come on! What is happening here?"....
and I found out that I am anemic. Iron deficiency.
Hmph. I was stumped......I thought I was doing everything right?

So then I decided to explore the things in my life that might be keeping me stuck.
My crutches. The things that I rely on. Depend on.
And I realized that coffee had become a really big part of every day.

It started as a small cup in the morning. Then that cup grew and grew.
Another cup was added in the afternoon, and it grew.

I realized that my favorite thing, my *binky*, was coffee.
I thought about coffee at night before bed. I thought about it at least three times before I got out of bed in the morning. I thought about the next cup the minute I finished the first.

So, as an experiment, I decided to cut it out.
Cold Turkey.























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As part of a 21 day detox (I'll show you my plans when I have perfected them and you can join in too!), I have cut out coffee, changed my sleep patterns, continue to exercise and eat right, I'm working on my communication and thought process, and.....drum roll please.....

I feel amazing!
After three days of excruciating headaches (can we talk about how addictive coffee is?) I feel phenomenal. My skin and eyes are clear. I can get jump out of bed in the morning and my brain fog is finally clearing.

The info on coffee is back and forth: lots of benefits, lots of negatives.
I'm not slamming the stuff. For me, a world without coffee would be a sad, sad world.
A world I want no part of.

But I do think that I've needed a break. A time to re-set. Time to renew and revive and sort through all the things that might be keeping me stuck, without my *binky* to soften the blow.

So, I'm on track. I'm spending way too much time (and $$) at David's tea. I'm sleeping well and feeling better.















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The final frontier is meditation.
Which I have always wanted to do. And will do.


Starting tomorrow......