40 Days of My Body: Day 26, Feeling Blue

October 18, 2009

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UGH! I am struggling today. Anyone have ideas for how I can keep my energy and mood up? Even though I’m in the doldrums at this moment, I am simultaneously inspired by all the amazing progress my fellow questers are making. Check out the updates in the roll call below.

Anyone feeling a bit down right now? How do you keep it going when you are feeling blue?

Today was a physical day off from the 40 days of My Body (if you are new to this story, read the intro here) project, which is a quest in service to my business and my own path of finishing what I start. I am committed to exercising 6 days/week, keeping a food journal and being more aware of ways I use (and abuse) my body. Going public is extreme, yes, and it’s working! I’m working with a fantastic trainer, Sunny Riggs, to create a program I can sustain over time and she’s amazing. HIRE HER!

I am not alone on my quest. The roll call is at 29 people (including me)! Some are getting organized, others giving up fast food and some are simply breathing! Check out the updates and links below and show your support:

Tanya Geisler–40 days of hatha yoga and radical self-care
Petra Korn–30 days on her body (supported with love by hubby Nick)
Tia Reddy–yoga and exercise
Alisa Bonsignore–working out and food consciousness
Suzie Powanda–no fast food or beverages (and she joined me with her hula hoop last week!)
Julie Rorrer–training for the Austin marathon in Spring
Emma Alvarez Gibson–some bit of exercise, every day
Joyce Black–FINISHED her 21 days without caffeine and doing a general detox, congratulate her!
Carabunga is rocking 40 days of hardcore productivity and rocking a blog about it. She said a great thing in her blog: Frustrations are never single. . .she deals with it by regrouping, asking for help and doing a little planning.
Paula Trucks-Pape and her husband: 87 Days of exploring their passions  is in Wisconsin this week, loving the snow.
Monica Kingsbury: 30 days of the Candida diet to deal with her sweet tooth
Jack and LisaMarie Rowell: 30 days of extreme health (alkaline diet)
Diane Sherry Case: 3 weeks of walking–she’s up to 20 minutes 4 days/week! (yoga if it rains)
Cindy Morefield: 21 Days of 30 mins/day of cardio exercise
Paula Estes: 30 Days of playing drums
Sheila Hart is IN: 21 Days of no sugar! Sheila is running a 5K this Saturday–give her a big GOOO, Sheila!
Amy Ahlers: 40 days limiting processed food.)
SouperJenny Team: 40 Day hits the ATL! So far, Meredith is giving up sweets and Jenny is giving up booze!! 7 folks have joined their group. Gooo, Team Body, Mind, Spirit! Watch their daily update video here. As of today, the WHOLE team is on target and rocking their challenge:

  • John from San Diego is giving up carbs and working out 3x/week
  • Sharon from Souper Jenny giving up all sugar except fruit
  • Merrideth giving up all sugar and exersising 4 times a week
  • Marcie will journal every day and cut down from 4 to 5 diet sodas a day to one per day
  • Tricia from Atlanta will drink a quart of her green juice concoction and exersise 5 to 7 times a week
  • Lucero Martinez a restaurant/bar owner will give up all alcohol!
  • Jenny giving up all alcohol and working out 5 times a week

Ashley White-Stern: 40 days of meditation and is up to 20 mins of meditation; Go Ashley!
M Arsenia Brown (aka: @donutdemon) joins with a commitment to 40 days of her body
Cat Sabonis-Chafee is in and will “move my ass” for 21 days of daily, considered exercise. She got her kids, The Littles, in the game today!

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  • I made through a 21 day detox program. I worked not only on removing the food toxins in my life, but other toxins as well including cleaners, skin products, situations and people. I also made a point to go to the beach and inhale. I didn't do this detox to lose weight, but to feel better and to make changes in my life. The program helped me push my own internal "restart" button. Today I feel propelled to move forward, something I haven't felt in a very long time.

    The interesting thing about the program is that my creativity was sparked. I was experimenting with foods that I hadn't tried before and coming up with alternate solutions to everyday dilemma's such as "what do I snack on". I tend to eat healthy anyway, but in doing this detox, it sparked my creativity in really thinking about what fit the criteria and sounded appealing. I found that my creativity was has also been sparked in my work and in other aspects o my life.

    In trying foods, I tried to keep an open mind but I've decided that for me, millet should be used ONLY as bird food, I don't care what great recipe you may have, and Quinoa should be renamed as Quin-why? I was also pleasantly surprised how much I like Kale baked in the oven with a little bit on olive oil and garlic. Who knew? I also learned that despite the availability of a vast amount of herbal teas, I want my morning coffee or even cocoa. Something about that heavy warm drink makes the morning feel good to me. I'm glad to not need it, but I appreciate my position with it more now.

    Now that the detox days are over, I am sitting here drinking my decaf coffee, yes I know there's still caffeine in decaf, but I don't care, I like it. I decided to embrace it (see above paragraph)and exchange it with cocoa from time to time to not develop the complete reliance on it. I hope I can stick to the regular eating and not wait until I'm dizzy and have a headache before I eat schedule I was on. Most of all, I want to do a mini-detox, for a day or two every couple of months, to remind myself to focus on me.
  • dyanavalentine
    Joyce: you amaze me. You are a mom, incredible designer, wife and friend and you made time for YOU. I am so proud of you and truly inspired by your self-care. I like the idea of making sure your efforts not only "qualified" for the detox but that were appealing. So many of us equate a challenge/commitment or self-care with torture, it's no wonder we wear ourselves out. Thank you!
  • Yo, you Dyana! Sometimes you just need to be BLUE, stick your head under the covers and hope the day passes quickly! You cannot be gung ho, happy and chipper every day when you are making major life changes. Look at your first day video and then the hoola hoop video. You DO look different, more spring in your step, more healthy. You did say you ate a little crappy yesterday so that might have set you back a mood or two. 26 days? You're a rock star to this eight day girl.
  • dyanavalentine
    Thank you Traci: I really appreciate your eyes-on-the-matter. It helped to get all of this rad support and sleeping and eating helped, too. I think your idea of a weekly or bi-weekly digest is a GREAT idea. Thank you!

    Marie: I have some peppermint oil--never knew it was a mood enhancer, makes sense!

    Alisa: ohhh WOW, please take good care of yourself and don't be shy about icing at your conference! Keep it RICED (rest, ice/ibu, compression, elevation). Not doing an event due to injury is square one!? C'mon, girlie. You are rocking it and you will recover faster the nicer you are to yourself.

    Julie: your method is scientifically proven! Check this out: http://bit.ly/moodmusic

    Larry: you might have something there. I like it:).

    Jenny: I actually crave a day under the covers, maybe that is really in order. Thank you for reminding me of what works! I really feel 100% better today everyone. I'm amazed by your support. Rocking on over here, boss(es)!
  • Larry G
    Blue is the new "Black" today.
  • Don't be so hard on youself. You need to be gentle with yourself and nice to yourself. You've taken a lot on. Take it easy. Take another day off. Rememeber to talk nice to yourself.
  • clearwriter
    Ok, so it turns out that I might be there with you today. Four weeks into this, my tendonitis foot was doing really great and I was so proud of my running accomplishments. Today, I went running in the rain, slipped on wet leaves and wrenched that ankle -- the same tendon that was giving me trouble before (it runs from the outside of the ankle, past the ankle bone and connects in front of the bone on the outside of the foot). I'm doing ice and ibuprofen now, but it looks like my 10k on Saturday morning just isn't going to happen. I'm frustrated and disappointed and feeling like I'm back at square one.
  • Julie
    A little music always helps your mood improve. How about the original (John Waters) Hairspray soundtrack? When you have that kind of music on you can't sit down and be unmotivated. It's proven!!!! ;) OK not really proven, but trust me on this one it will put a pep to your step.
  • Marie
    My favorite pick me up is peppermint oil. Smelling it always makes me feel better. I either put it into a diffuser or I mix a drop or two into some lotion and apply it to my temples. It works great for headaches too.
  • Traci
    Perhaps it is in the air...I was feeling this way too yesterday. I don't know how to fix it, but I can tell you that you ARE seeing results (at least I am...you actually looked different in your HulaHoop video), you are mind-blowingly inspiring, and your readers will be here if you need a little push after your 40 days are up. We lean on you all the time...why not lean back once in a while? You could always do a weekly (heck, monthly even) check-in here if you think you need it. I'll be here. And I'm sure others will, too.
  • dyanavalentine
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