Resurfacing!

Yes, I’ve been missing in action for about six months now. And, yes, most of that time was spent with Jesse. Hanging out at each others’ places, or traveling (we’ve done a lot of traveling together so far!) And I was neglecting more than just my blog…my apartment was a total mess all of the time, I stopped going to the gym, I was hating on my job and people I work with. I did manage to see friends, but a lot of them have moved or gotten married or had babies over the last few months, so the number of friends I see regularly has dropped considerably – as has the number of hangovers I get. (Hehe) But now that I’m back at the gym – four weeks, today – I have noticed a lot of changes taking place (other than just losing weight!)

Cleansing: body and apartment…

Thoughts that occur when starting a juice cleanse:

“I’m hungry. No, really, I’m f’ing hungry!!”

“I could really go for an everything bagel right now…with bacon…egg…and cheese on it.”

“A giant turkey hero with swiss cheese, lettuce, tomato and lots of mayo would be great right about now. Maybe with some bacon on it too.”

“Crackers. Can’t I just have crackers? I. Want. Crackers!”

Today I started my very first juice cleanse. The BluePrintCleanse. I’m only doing two days (instead of their recommended three) because I need to eat real food, and I knew that I wouldn’t be able to do more than two days. I have one more juice to go (there are six to drink per day) and though I was kind of really hungry around lunchtime, I’m feeling pretty good right now.

How did I fall for trying this trendy (and expensive) cleansing fad? Well, I’ve been trying to change my lifestyle. I hadn’t been exercising much since meeting “Jesse” last October (actually not exercising at all), and I put on a few pounds. Well, more like, I weighed more than I ever had in my life! So at the end of June, I started going to the gym again. I belong to the YMCA and they have a free program called the Y Personal Fitness Program. It’s 12 weeks of individual exercise designed for new and returning exercisers. You meet with a Coach once per month or so, so that they can help keep you on track. I committed to working out (cardio) three times a week, and so far, so good. I’ve even lost 6 lbs! And then I thought: why not up the ante? So I’m doing the cleanse (I had a coupon for 25% off) and I figure that maybe I’ll clear out some toxins in my body, and who knows, it might kill these regular bacon and cheese cravings. (But it seems to be making it worse!)

This morning, I also started cleaning out space in my apartment…for Jesse’s things.