What was I thinking?

What do they say about the path paved with good intentions? So do I. And it’s true.

What a week. I wrote about keeping my goals and vision within sight. And although my vision board has put a smile on my face; this week I woke every day thinking it was the next and I accomplished less than intended. I  had no control and struggled find any sense of balance or to get alkalized. But though my tracking I have begun to see a trend. Although I’m not staying in an alkalized state yet but I’m learning what it takes and hopefully these next few weeks see me stabilize.

Then along came Saturday….I planned to attend a 90 minute progression yoga class (and I did). Thirty minutes of core focus, then hot yoga, then hot flow. I hadn’t done this progression in nearly a year and was proud I had done as well as I did. And then it was announced that a special Yin Yoga class was next. I stayed. I know Yin Yoga is not easy but it’s restorative and I thought it’d be good to allow my body to stretch after 90 minutes of workout time. And if I was in better shape (far better- let me be honest) I think the class would have been wonderful. The three major postures are all on my 19 for 19 goals….so right up my alley. But I’m not able to get into the deep stretches so it was stressful (and I found that I become very acidic after a workout). And after sitting in the sauna, cleaning up and getting a good meal in me- I was good for nothing else. I thought it was late and saw it was 6:30…. So tired. And this morning I woke up just shy of alkaline, surprising to me as I’d dropped to quite an acidic state….and I had such tension in my upper shoulders….I’ve been up 10 hours and it’s not released yet. I have a sauna and an epsom bath in my near future.

But here’s the amazing thing. Take out the drop into acidic post workout, my body has not struggled as hard with alkalinity as I would have expected in this stressful week. I have tracked my food, my sleep and stress levels of my days and so far what it appears is that fat and greens are my real key.

My body does pretty well with juices that are citrus driven (as long as there is ginger or lemon). But it does even better with green juices (& even better if there is lemon & ginger included). Notice a juice trend? And although I do fine with protein, I do best when I have smaller amounts per sitting. So my bottom line is, start the day with green juice (or a coconut milk matcha oddly enough- I think it’s the high fat that works for this) a bit of protein, a good amount of veggies with a lot of healthy fat… And when I mix that with good sleep I test alkalized.

Back to basics….. real food, not too much…… healthy fats, some quality protein…sleep and stress management = balance. Inside and out.

And so here is looking at progress in this upcoming month. I did measure and weigh on the 1st (the only time I do) and I did drop 3 pounds and two inches last month. Who knows if it was one special something or a mix..but knowing I’m back in the yoga studio, I’m increasing the green quotient and keeping those healthy fats on my plate. I’m still meditating in the sauna and putting sleep high on my priority list. So whether it’s one or all of these, odds are leaning strongly in my favor for healing & health. As long as I can hold the reins of my own waking hours.