Frankie_B
11-28-2003, 12:05 PM
Hi everyone! :)
I am actually returning after 2 months of completing level 1 to write this testimonial, so the effects of the fast on my life have taken shape somewhat..and i am seeing how it has effected me further down the road.
For me, this experience was something i really wanted for myself, and i had been contemplating it for ages. i was able to take a week off work and do the cleanse alone at a beach house, which was perfect! That one week was an education for me on so many different levels. And subjects. I learned about my body, about food, diet, health, about being peaceful, alone, disciplined, in control, relaxed..it was my own personal retreat from the busy lifestyle i live here in new york. I really needed it, it did fantastic things for me, and it was truly amazing. i think back to it as the week where I was the most composed, peaceful version of me..serene daughter of my deepest self.. the one who holds healthy mind and body above all else..is at peace..and doing things the right way. for myself. The clarity and energy that i felt on the 4th day of my cleanse were incredible..that breakthrough from the first few days of the fast, that was a sample, i believe, of the pure, energized, feeling of health that i was striving for. And will continue to do so, into level 2.
Inevitably, though, i have found it hard to carry it through into my everyday life. post-cleanse has been challenging. I guess that by removing myself from my normal routine and doing the program out there at the beach - despite how much i believe in it - it's been hard to bring it back to my normal daily routine/life. going to the beach was like going to a retreat for a week. i have not been able to truly bring that back...
But! What this means is that i have reached the stage where i am learning the most important lesson of all! During my one week of fasting i could see and feel the effects of what i was doing, it was a week of serious focus. it was ALL about that. But post-clease is where it becomes about self-discipline, and adhering to the lifestyle choices that i have made, and the things that i believe in, and all the things that i have learned here at HPS. in the face of all my daily distractions and temptations, i have to try and stick to it. it's like re-programming myself. and it's hard!
For a while, i was eating all the right things, taking more time for myself.. practicing the yoga that i like, which definitely helps, and is in tune with everything that I learned. but all my efforts to do so were eventually lost amidst the noise and the haste here. and i did become very disappointed with myself. And then came the chicken sandwich incident. Two weeks ago, I found myself in a bar, drinking a beer, waiting for a friend to go see a movie with me..and I was eating a chicken sandwich and French fries. I honestly barely EVER order things like that. I just wasn’t thinking, had to quickly grab something to eat..menu was fairly limited.. and I had one of those moments of intense realization, and awareness: how could I have become so disconnected from myself, and be so far from the person in the beach house 2 months ago?? chicken sandwich?? french fries????!! it really shocked me, realizing how i had completely lost touch with myself. From then on, i have been starting to think more...picked up my copy of TofHSL..and finally made it back here to the forum. I'm happy that i did.
Despite these post-cleanse weaknesses, I can definitely attribute some good, clear-headed decisions recently to have come out of my one week of reflection and fasting. had i not taken the time out and taken stock of my life, things might be different. or - the same! i have moved on to bigger, better things since then and have a new job starting soon. A one week fast can definitely mark the beginning of a new chapter in your life, if you want it to. when I did it, I was looking for that. there were changes in my life, a relationship had ended, and I wanted to pull everything together, reflect a bit, be peaceful and healthy, clean out my body of some of it’s toxins and abuse..this I achieved, 100%.
I also learned a lot about what my body likes and doesn’t like to eat. And as we all know here, there’s no question that the things you eat, and the way you eat them, affect your health. Cleansing is a wonderful thing to do for your body. Despite my weakness lately, I realize that I know a lot more now. I am looking forward to doing level 2, and bringing that knowledge and awareness back to the FOREFRONT again. And adding to it! Next time I will not leave my daily environment/routine while fasting, and I’d like to think that I might find it easier to stick with post-cleanse that way.
Anyway, back to what i was saying about how i was disappointed with myself. i almost didn't want to come in the forum and say, 'hi, everyone, yep - i blew it! never stuck with it!"... and i felt this way for several weeks. but then i realized that was ridiculous, because of how supportive and wonderful everybody here is...but sometimes it's hard to manage a personal defeat. i was secretly mad at myself. :mad:
Anyway, in light of all this, I recently had a mind-boggling revelation! Pretty simple, but very important to remember, at all times. Are you ready? Here it is:
Just because you fall from the path, there's nothing to stop you from getting back on it!
and here ends my testimonial. :cool: i think i've said everything i needed to say. Except :D THANKYOU:D to everyone that helped me with my fast, and for all the tips, and compliments, and jokes, and everything that you gave me in the forum. And i hope any new person reading this will see that it might be a challenge here and there, more so to some than to others, but to make this effort to take charge of your health is worth so much. do this programme. learn about yourself! I did.
I am actually returning after 2 months of completing level 1 to write this testimonial, so the effects of the fast on my life have taken shape somewhat..and i am seeing how it has effected me further down the road.
For me, this experience was something i really wanted for myself, and i had been contemplating it for ages. i was able to take a week off work and do the cleanse alone at a beach house, which was perfect! That one week was an education for me on so many different levels. And subjects. I learned about my body, about food, diet, health, about being peaceful, alone, disciplined, in control, relaxed..it was my own personal retreat from the busy lifestyle i live here in new york. I really needed it, it did fantastic things for me, and it was truly amazing. i think back to it as the week where I was the most composed, peaceful version of me..serene daughter of my deepest self.. the one who holds healthy mind and body above all else..is at peace..and doing things the right way. for myself. The clarity and energy that i felt on the 4th day of my cleanse were incredible..that breakthrough from the first few days of the fast, that was a sample, i believe, of the pure, energized, feeling of health that i was striving for. And will continue to do so, into level 2.
Inevitably, though, i have found it hard to carry it through into my everyday life. post-cleanse has been challenging. I guess that by removing myself from my normal routine and doing the program out there at the beach - despite how much i believe in it - it's been hard to bring it back to my normal daily routine/life. going to the beach was like going to a retreat for a week. i have not been able to truly bring that back...
But! What this means is that i have reached the stage where i am learning the most important lesson of all! During my one week of fasting i could see and feel the effects of what i was doing, it was a week of serious focus. it was ALL about that. But post-clease is where it becomes about self-discipline, and adhering to the lifestyle choices that i have made, and the things that i believe in, and all the things that i have learned here at HPS. in the face of all my daily distractions and temptations, i have to try and stick to it. it's like re-programming myself. and it's hard!
For a while, i was eating all the right things, taking more time for myself.. practicing the yoga that i like, which definitely helps, and is in tune with everything that I learned. but all my efforts to do so were eventually lost amidst the noise and the haste here. and i did become very disappointed with myself. And then came the chicken sandwich incident. Two weeks ago, I found myself in a bar, drinking a beer, waiting for a friend to go see a movie with me..and I was eating a chicken sandwich and French fries. I honestly barely EVER order things like that. I just wasn’t thinking, had to quickly grab something to eat..menu was fairly limited.. and I had one of those moments of intense realization, and awareness: how could I have become so disconnected from myself, and be so far from the person in the beach house 2 months ago?? chicken sandwich?? french fries????!! it really shocked me, realizing how i had completely lost touch with myself. From then on, i have been starting to think more...picked up my copy of TofHSL..and finally made it back here to the forum. I'm happy that i did.
Despite these post-cleanse weaknesses, I can definitely attribute some good, clear-headed decisions recently to have come out of my one week of reflection and fasting. had i not taken the time out and taken stock of my life, things might be different. or - the same! i have moved on to bigger, better things since then and have a new job starting soon. A one week fast can definitely mark the beginning of a new chapter in your life, if you want it to. when I did it, I was looking for that. there were changes in my life, a relationship had ended, and I wanted to pull everything together, reflect a bit, be peaceful and healthy, clean out my body of some of it’s toxins and abuse..this I achieved, 100%.
I also learned a lot about what my body likes and doesn’t like to eat. And as we all know here, there’s no question that the things you eat, and the way you eat them, affect your health. Cleansing is a wonderful thing to do for your body. Despite my weakness lately, I realize that I know a lot more now. I am looking forward to doing level 2, and bringing that knowledge and awareness back to the FOREFRONT again. And adding to it! Next time I will not leave my daily environment/routine while fasting, and I’d like to think that I might find it easier to stick with post-cleanse that way.
Anyway, back to what i was saying about how i was disappointed with myself. i almost didn't want to come in the forum and say, 'hi, everyone, yep - i blew it! never stuck with it!"... and i felt this way for several weeks. but then i realized that was ridiculous, because of how supportive and wonderful everybody here is...but sometimes it's hard to manage a personal defeat. i was secretly mad at myself. :mad:
Anyway, in light of all this, I recently had a mind-boggling revelation! Pretty simple, but very important to remember, at all times. Are you ready? Here it is:
Just because you fall from the path, there's nothing to stop you from getting back on it!
and here ends my testimonial. :cool: i think i've said everything i needed to say. Except :D THANKYOU:D to everyone that helped me with my fast, and for all the tips, and compliments, and jokes, and everything that you gave me in the forum. And i hope any new person reading this will see that it might be a challenge here and there, more so to some than to others, but to make this effort to take charge of your health is worth so much. do this programme. learn about yourself! I did.