This morning I started the Reboot Entry Program from Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead. The program is for people who aren't really ready to juice fast, but want to benefit from a plant based reboot of the system. I am hoping to lose some weight and gain some perspective.
I recently finished a graduate program and gained 30 pounds during it. I was a bit overweight before starting graduate school, but I was a runner and close to hitting the 2 hour mark for the half marathon. I couldn't be further from that now and I feel a bit lost. I thought after finishing school that it would be easy to lose weight, but so far, I lost ten pounds and then re-gained it as soon as I stopped putting the effort in. I have also stopped and started a number of exercise programs. But I seem to be holding really steady at the weight I achieved in grad school. Achieved. HA!
So maybe it's crazy to do something even more extreme after I've fiddled about with so many things and been unsuccessful at sticking to them. And maybe it is. But i am starting to feel a little desperate and the idea of rebooting is appealing. Like this is a time out. Hopefully, I will emerge from this feeling lighter and with more perspective on what I want from myself in the coming year.
The Reboot Entry Program is basically a vegetables only diet. I'm allowed a dab of olive oil and seasonings, but will make an effort to keep this minimal. You can blend, cook or juice. Juicing of course is encouraged. Joe's website recommends 15 days, but I am going to go for 21. I have done a number of 30 day efforts already this year that lasted for exactly those 30 days. But I am hoping that the results of the 21 days will motivate me to continue or that this blog will help me move into phase two in a more healthy way (ie don't just regain the weight and go back to my old self).
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