Ultimate Reset: Day 21
The Craving
The last day!!! I think The Ultimate Reset is the perfect example of “it’s the journey, not the destination”. Cause sure, we should always have a goal in mind, mine was to get back on the healthy track after our awesome trip to Hungary (photos to come soon, I promise); but I got so much more. Though I am not going to stay vegan as I have been eating during the last two weeks, I most certainly see many opportunities for us to incorporate even more veggies. The food during the Reset has been amazing, very flavorful, inspired by different cuisines including Asian, which I haven’t much experimented with at all. I’ve always enjoyed cooking, but because I looked forward to every meal so much, I got to enjoy it even more. I learned to have discipline (resisting foods right in front of me which is a huge deal for me), and I learned to differentiate hunger from thirst. I did lose weight. But that’s only the side effect. It’s a lifestyle.
With that said, lunch was awesome, but dinner…. WHY, Ultimate Reset, why??? My taste buds have not been trained hard enough (luckily) for this avocado cucumber soup. Chilled or warm or hot. So I did not eat it. I had mashed avocados and baked tempeh strips instead. Still Reset approved food, completely vegan, but, edible to me. I tried hard though, to finish the soup.
Aaaand. You are who you are. I always say denying ourselves only leads to binge eating, overdoing it, and eventually falling off track. I think three weeks are very reasonable for a cleanse like this. Within three weeks, our bodies get rid of most of what we put in it – so when one is to do an elimination diet, for example, it is advisable to go for a minimum of two weeks, but three, or even four are recommended. And the it takes three weeks to develop a new habit comes to mind as well, though I personally believe it’s different for every person and habit, and depends on circumstances, the type of habit, etc. Point is though, I mentioned before that huge box of chocolate I brought back from Hungary that I did not touch once during the Reset. I did put it on my mind though so much, that I literally couldn’t fall asleep. When you feel the taste in your mouth, the texture…. I had that chocolate on my mind, and only that chocolate. Around 11pm I walked to our bedroom door, to test if my husband was awake. He whispered to me: “what are you doing?”. I told him I was testing him cause I just can’t fall asleep, I can’t stop thinking of the chocolate. So 51 minutes before day 21 was over, I went to the kitchen cabinet, opened the door, found the box, reached in, and took a single square from this:
It was pure satisfaction. My husband told me he could see the smile on my face when I laid down next to him again. I was asleep within minutes. That was all I needed for my happiness. And I loved how it melted in my mouth. Thank you Milka, thank you Oreo. And thank you Reset, for teaching me that a small bite can satisfy my sweet tooth just as much as a whole bar can (ouch, I know).