Clean Eating Challenge: Philosophy

Here we go (again) on another Arbonne 28-day Clean Eating Challenge.

I've done these before.
I do these a couple times a year.

It's a restart.
It's a slow down.
It's a redo on my health.

The challenge takes away the six common food allergens (Wheat/Gluten, Dairy, Refined Sugar, Alcohol, Soy and Corn) and replaces them with healthy things (Quinoa, Veggies, Almond Milk, Eggs). The challenge also adds detoxing products that allow your colon, kidneys and other abused intestines to calm the heck down.

So I made some goals.
Never have I written down *WHY* I'm doing these Clean Eating Challenges.
But I did this time.

#1 - Remind myself daily to make healthy choices.
#2 - Lose the crap food cravings.
#3 - Shape up!

I know there will be challenges.
I know there will be obstacles.
I know I will get over them.

#1 - Be prepared with my food, and remember the end goal.
#2 - Have healthy substitutes on hand, and don't put myself in a position to cheat.
#3 - Prioritize. More energy means a better use of time.

And I have a philosophy.
I have a *WHY* not just a *HOW*

#1 - What do I know about food's relation to health? I know that food is fuel. I know that having pure food put in your body helps digest it better, giving you the positive energy you need to stay ahead in the busy life I lead. I know that food isn't a reward or a celebration. It's something that should be enjoyed and something that has potential to give your tastebuds a run for their money.
#2 - How do you hold that knowledge about food and health? I hold it in my head. I *know* what it takes to be healthy. But I don't always act upon it. I hold it to a semi-high standard. I don't always see food as a way to make me healthy, sometimes I see it as a cravings-buster, or sometimes I see it as a way to fill up. I don't always need to be healthy - that's what I hold on to, but that's not what I want.
#3 - How does what I know and how I hold it affect what I do? Most of the time I take a 70/30 approach. Then, as life gets busy, I sleep into a 60/40, 50/50, 40/60 and then when I hit 30/70, i realize that I need to whip myself in shape again. Leading to another detox. Sometimes I just need a healthy reminder to hold on to the things that I know.

That's all for now. My detox starts on November 2nd.
More to come and more knowledge to share with you all.
I'm excited to see where this journey takes me!

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