Day 40 of 110 | The First 48 lbs.

 

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I feel over it but I can't give up.  

This second phase has been wild... I don't even know where to begin without rambling so, I will do just that - RAMBLE.

• TMI ALERT: In 40 days I have had 3 menstrual cycles.  Currently on day 2 of this third one and I feel like a hormonal wreck.  
• Today marks day 18 of Phase 2 and honestly, I think I did a great job until I had PMS but did not know it was PMS because I had a cycle less than 25 days ago... One day I was crying, the next I was laughing and the grand finale was me feeling defeated because everyone and everything irritated me to my core.  

Here is a recap of the 2nd Phase | (22 days) | The Eliminating Diet; clearing out the toxins!
STARTING FRIDAY, AUGUST 30, 2024 - SEPTEMBER 20, 2024
There are 5 organs of elimination: Skin, Lungs, Bowel, Kidney, and Liver.  

Each will be the focus during the second phase.

How much of Phase 2 have I completed?  Don't start me lying; I honestly don't know.  

What I do know is that I have cramps and having one of the heaviest cycles of my life and I am so over it.  Menstrual cycles are also a part of the cleansing process but the hormones make me feel so out of control and extremely sensitive.

In the first phase, I was motivated and in this phase, I just feel like WTF is going on?
BUT again, I will NOT give up.  I want to though...

I will not do it because I want to know all the things I have never known.  I don't know what it feels like to be thin.  I can't remember a time in my life when I felt thin.  I think the only pictures I've seen of myself and thought I looked skinny, I was around 4 years old.  Geesh!

OH, I have to also share that I ran into my neighborhood sister and she motivated me to keep going, I hope that she reads this and knows how much I love her and needed her encouraging words to keep going.  It is so easy to be what I have always been but having someone I know loves me as is, encourages me to keep striving to be my best self is the energy I need to keep me going when I can't see a clear path forward.

If anyone has any tips to share on how to stay committed during random menstrual cycles and unexpected life changes, please share.  I need all the encouragement I can get!