After traveling for ten days I am thankful to be home. I thoroughly loved the time away and visiting my family but I’m glad to be back home and starting to get back in a normal routine. I am also so happy to live where I live. As we drove through several states my heart was longing for the Valley of the Sun! I was never so happy to see My Mountains! I am grateful that God chose this place for us, I grow to love it more each year.
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While we traveled we were not able to eat the optimal plant based diet. If you are just beginning a Plant-Based diet I feel I must warn you. If you eat the Standard American Diet (SAD) your body is addicted to all manor junk; fast food, butter, cheese, sugar, oil, caffeine, etc. If you are serious about getting this stuff out of your system it will take time and you may not feel great for a while.
The last two days of our trip we were on the road and having to eat fast food a lot, not to mention the road trip snacks to keep us alert. After we got home we were ILL from all of the junk we ate. Our body knew it didn’t belong.
Now that I’ve warned you I will also encourage you that giving up the junk
IS WORTH IT!
Soon you will feel so much better. You will have more energy and clarity. People will pay big money for a pill that promises that, but I assure you no pill is necessary.
Have you experienced the withdrawal that comes from giving up the Standard American Diet? Thankfully it didn’t last long for me but I’ve heard it takes longer for some. What is your story?
It’s so true – even a little bit of “crap” food makes one’s body rebel after feeding it healthfully for a while. Road trips are SO tough that way, even when one plans well. Glad you’re home!
Yup! We are feeling the effects of too much sugar and junk. We’ll be starting a couple of different detoxes soon.
I still have a tough time with chocolate withdrawl. Carob just isn’t the same.
So glad that you are happy being home again…I know the feeling! 🙂
Chocolate is my weakness too!