mung fifteen going on sixteen

I'm hungry. I want chocolate, not mung. What is it, then? Why am I like this today? Maybe it was talking to the bank and being interrogated on my money woes. Maybe it's because I'm nervous about teaching the yoga class tonight... of course I know it will be absolutely fine, but it's my first one and I am a little meepsome! Well, I'm craving sugar really really. I feel like a bottomless pit today. Sometimes nothing will do but a slice of chocolate caterpillar cake. Hmm. Ah well, onwards and upwards. I bet once I've got through the class tonight, I'll be fine.

Two weeks of mung!

Yes, that's right, two weeks of mung. I feel healthy and happy. I'd like to stop eating so much fruit, though, but rather fruit than chocolate, right? I've embarked upon a bag of brown rice for a change, which is good because I prefer it to basmati. I'm not skinny malinki considering I've been doing this for 2 weeks, but that's ok. I'm more into feeling healthy and I am starting to taste things - very subtle but perhaps my reliance on salt is waning! I am teaching my first big yoga class tomorrow! Hurrah! Ok, now I'm off to bed. My I'm a healthy lass. Two weeks of no wheat, dairy or refined sugar. Respect.

lucky day thirteen

Wowee have I got a temper on me at the moment. It's not major, but sometimes I find myself spitting with rage. I never get that!! But it's all consuming and I want to scream and kick and throw things - insane!! So I figure that's stuff releasing from the detox, right? I'm eating ALOT at the moment - lots of rice, mung, veg at meal times and loads of fruit and almonds in between. That's ok. I'm just letting myself get on with it, but I know that I'm eating because I'm bored and out of habit while I'm writing. It's ok. So I've nearly finished 2 weeks. That's half way. I'm really proud of myself!! I'm determined and I'm enjoying it. It is a little tasteless but it's soothing and I do feel good.

day mung legs eleven

One thing I have noticed is that I have become a bit of an antisocial little hermit crab. I'm happier to curl up at home than go out and strum up conversation with people. Having said that, I'm quite happy to be with people with whom it's no effort to just be. So I guess that's telling me something - why spend time with people when it is an effort? Hmmm. Still I harbour some sense of loyalty which perhaps I shouldn't. I have eaten loads of fruit and almonds today as well as mung. I guess it's because I'm on, so food craving levels are rattling outta control. But hey, at least it's not chocolate that I'm reaching for. I'm not even craving chocolate. That caterpillar cake that J brought in hasn't even twitched at my nostrils! That's major. Today I have spent the entire day sitting on this chair writing my novel. I'm happy to have my writing juices back in the flow. I feel healthier, my body is somehow lither. I'm still practicing yoga every morning. Goodie goodie :)

cloud nine

Yes, here I am, hello, it's me waving at you from the pearly gates of the end of day nine :) I feel clearer by the day. I'm enjoying this detox - it doesn't feel like a big deal at all, in fact I think it's easy to just eat the same thing for brekkie lunch and dinner. I don't have to think about it at all. I eat a lot of fruit between meals and almonds too (almonds are apparently a must for women over 28. I also put some almond oil on my meals sometimes). So I'm never hungry and I really do feel good. The Ayurvedics are so right that mung is a great balancing food. I feel that my energy is clearer too. So far so good, and I am uber grateful to be on this journey. Long may it last :)

Day eight, I repeat, day eight

Still going strong. Feeling a little more energetic today. Also no sugar cravings - always a bonus. I love mung and rice, I think I'll continue to keep it a major part of my diet going forward. I read up on mungs, and they are the best ayurvedic pulse for all three doshas. I am a balance of Kapha, Pitta and Vata (or so the ayurvedic doctor in India told me) so I guess mung is the most balancing thing I can possibly eat. It is also a great source of iron and is a good meat substitute. Generally, it is an all round wonder food and I love it so much. My face seems to be getting a little slimmer too... that's good. A nice little side effect. Another day of drawing horses, eating mung and feeling chipper.

ONE WEEK MUNG MARATHON COMPLETED!

I have crawled over the finish line of mung day 7. I feel pretty tired and washed out, and I'm guessing that this is because the toxins are slowly making their little pilgrimage from my main organs, into my veins and out of my body. It's tiring business, this! Otherwise I feel good. What else... my sensitive phase seems to be over, which is a plus - feeling wobbly lipped and raw doesn't do me any favours. And I'm still doing my daily yoga which is lovely because I have started to sense where the prana is flowing in my body after I do certain asanas. I wonder if this is because I am becoming more sensitized to my body? Jim bought home a caterpillar chocolate cake today. How could he? But to be honest, I am so dedicated to seeing this 30 days through, I'm not even tempted! Hurrah!