tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3655800423815023825.post1831574772793957311..comments2013-09-18T16:29:32.947-05:00Comments on Praise, Gratitude, Love.: Willpower Breakdowns and Start of the Kidney CleanseNicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04165955850124101895noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3655800423815023825.post-39235883754173284952009-03-03T14:12:00.000-06:002009-03-03T14:12:00.000-06:00I have had a raised awareness of my reactions to f...I have had a raised awareness of my reactions to food. Though I haven't felt the "enemy" feeling you referred to - I've actually really enjoyed exploring what creative things I can eat/make within my diet, I have started having portion-control issues. Part of eating healthfully is to eat until you're only 80% full, but since my food choices are limited, I keep finding myself wanting to eat as much of what I can at a sitting, instead of paying attention to what my body actually needs. <BR/><BR/>This was an eating issue I used to have and had resolved; it seems to be coming up again. At least this time I am more aware of it, and hopefully it's coming up as part of the detox process which means it's rising to the surface as it's leaving.Nicolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04165955850124101895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3655800423815023825.post-1597502277022168902009-03-03T14:00:00.000-06:002009-03-03T14:00:00.000-06:00I went through a similar cleanse a few years ago a...I went through a similar cleanse a few years ago and I applaud your efforts because dude, THAT IS HARD.<BR/><BR/>When I went through my cleanse, something else came up for me, too. I started slipping into what I would now consider pretty severely disordered eating-- I started viewing almost all food as the "enemy", feeling trapped and surrounded in the grocery store and at social events, and feeling (what I now believe were often psychosomatic) effects after nearly every bite of food.<BR/><BR/>I'm not saying that sugar and alcohol and caffeine and dairy don't ever have a negative effect on your body-- they do, and it's good to limit (or even eliminate, if that resonates with you) those things from our diet, but I would consider if some of the effects you're feeling could be in part psychosomatic because you're feeling guilty for indulging and you're <I>expecting</I> to have a negative reaction.<BR/><BR/>Anyway, just a thought! Good luck to you!Laurie Starkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11477124105292431735noreply@blogger.com