Ultimate Reset: Day 9
The Wife Wants to Date Again
It’s not enough that I forgot to take a picture of my breakfast plate (I probably was too hungry :P), hence the picture of Sophie in the kitchen… I had the wrong breakfast. Quite frankly, I did not look in the guidebook and had fruits for breakfast. I was supposed to have miso soup and avocado and chickpeas and all those goodies… Oh well. I like fruits.
Today was a bit easier as I had more than just a salad for lunch. Yesterday’s dinner was for lunch and I really liked it. Just beans and rice, sounds simple, but it’s actually perfect. Here’s why. With a very few exceptions, plant based proteins are considered incomplete, as they do not have all the essential amino acids (building blocks of protein) that our bodies cannot synthesize and therefore we must get from our diet. But if we consume well paired incomplete proteins within a 24 hour period, they become complete proteins. One such pairing is beans and rice. See? It’s all perfect. 🙂
And dinner was again a huge success with a sweet potato and roasted red pepper bisque. As a mom, I measure a meal’s success by how Sophie reacts. And she loved it. Interestingly enough, she doesn’t eat anything the next day, no matter how much she liked it the night before.
My mood was okay as well, wasn’t especially high or low. I’m sleeping really well and feel like I can focus better. Cleanses are not simply for the body, getting rid of toxins, recharging our systems, soothing the nervous system; they’re also for the mind. Sure, we get clarity, but whatever your belief might be, it’s a great time to reflect and seek answers. In a way, as the body is “muted”, the mind becomes more alert, the heart becomes more open. And in that respect, I feel like I cannot take full advantage of the Reset with my day-to-day-routine. I’d love to meditate more. But there’s a time and place for everything. I do feel more open though. But my focus is more on my love life. It’s easy to be just moms. To take care of Sophie, make sure she has outside play time, has good food, etc; do the groceries, to keep the house clean (more or less), to take care of the dogs. But I’m also a wife. So I started looking into where we could go. Clearly, our options are limited. We can’t stay overnight (our parents live in Hungary, and our sitter works nights in a restaurant). But I love breakfast, so I figured for the first “date” a brunch would be perfect. So the date is set. I can’t wait. ❤
Mom of Balance 