The JOOS Reboot has ended...3 weeks and 10 lbs later...I must say, this experience was more than worth it! 3 weeks ago I gave up Meat, Wheat, Dairy, Artificial and heavily Processed foods, artificial sugars and caffeine. Additionally, I was having 2 JOOS per day...one in the AM and one in the PM. My biggest meal was in the middle of the day and snacks whenever I was hungry. The adjustment was a bit of a challenge at first but became more comfortable by the second week and somewhat of a habit by the end. I am now 2 days PR (post reboot) and I continue to observe many of the same principles that have made me feel so strong and healthy over the past few weeks. I have experimented with adding the "restricted" foods back onto my plate in a singular fashion as a way of examining how they make me feel. I have noticed that my body/mind has become much more aware and sensitive to the effects of food. Caffeine makes me wired (these effects were previously dulled due to the amount of coffee I was drinking prior to the reboot), Fish Taco's seemed to work well for me, Sweet tastes are much more noticeable and Beer made me feel a little bloated (several more tests needed to confirm this one!). Other than feeling great and losing a few pounds (not my primary intention going into this), I am definitely noticing an increased mindfulness around my eating choices. One thing that I am wrestling with, however, is what exactly is it that is causing me to feel great? Was it the JOOS? Was it the 1 big meal per day? or was it the elimination of a particular food that my body had a hard time digesting? Truthfully, I believe it is probably a synergistic combination of everything but I believe that the 2 biggest factors for ME were the mid-day big meal and the 2 JOOS daily. The mid-day meal was very satisfying and only left me slightly hungry in the evening. The JOOS and a small snack would hold me over and my body became primed to maximize its healing time while I was sleeping. I believe that this is why I was waking up with so much energy. I guess the interesting thing for me was that while I missed coffee,pizza and grilling a burger on the back deck during a beautiful summer evening...I also felt so damn good that I had to wonder which activity was serving me better. Yes, I will go back to enjoying those items once again, however, it will be tempered by my knowledge of the effect that it has on my system. There is most certainly an awareness within me that will guide my eating based on intuition, experimentation and listening to my body. Great experience and one that I will look forward to doing again soon...Thanks to those who have checked out the blog....blogs are an interesting concept to me (feels very self-important at times), oh well.. maybe i'll cover that one on my next post. Be Well -Dan
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