If you follow me on Facebook, you already know the first part of the story. Last week, I had Dr. Jack at my house. I invited some friends who wanted to hear him talk, and meet him. During the presentation he gave he started talking about organic coffee and of course, my little ears zoned right in on that.
Organic coffee?? We had not ever talked about that. Now, I have always loved coffee. I like the taste of it. I don’t care about the caffeine at all. And Sunday’s and coffee? Well, those are my favorite days. Ahhhhh….. get up, because it’s the one day I don’t work both jobs, make coffee, crawl back into bed. Read on my iPad, relax. Not for long, just a half hour but it makes all the difference in the world to my outlook.
When I started with Dr. Jack, I gave up coffee and tea. I was soooooooooo severely symptomatic. Really my only drink things were water and meal shakes. And at first it was hard, but I got used to it. I missed it but really especially on Sundays. More in that in a minute. So Dr. Jack has incorporated some organic coffee into his program now and he said I could have it. He said it would be okay to try to incorporate it and see how we do. I was excited and yet really nervous. Would I get addicted to it? Would I start and go nuts? Would I crave it? Would it make me symptomatic? All real concerns if you knew my history.
I waited until Sunday!! Because Sunday is my favorite coffee day. Saturday night I scrubbed up my Kuerig, being sure to really clean and sanitize it, since it sat here a whole year. I woke up early, jumped in the shower and ran into the kitchen. I plopped in the little pod, and watched it brew. I stood there smelling it and getting excited. I sort of felt like I was doing something wrong, mumbling to myself that Dr. Jack said it was okay.
I threw in a splash of almond milk and jumped back into bed. I fluffed the pillows, sank into them, plopping my iPad on my lap and took a sip. Oh myyyyyyyyyyyy gooodnessssssssssssssssss. That was so delicious! The memory of those fun Sunday mornings came back. It hadn’t been the same doing it with water. Ahhhhhh…
The only organic coffee Wegmans had was regular, I imagine decaf is a processed item so that probably would be bad for me, and let me tell you, I forgot what regular coffee was like, and I was flying for hours. I totally forgot about that. Also, got a bit headachy in the afternoon. But it didn’t seem to have any other adverse effect. I was also worried about preservatives. Or anything they might treat it with because I have found my tolerance for that stuff is not good.
I seriously had to keep reminding myself that Dr. Jack said it was okay. I have been in such a great pattern, and things have gone so great. I just didn’t want to mess up anything. So are you wondering? Did I get hooked? Do I need a new box? Did I drink it all day every day?
Answer? Nope! It’s SATURDAY, and I got up today and made some because well, it’s Saturday. Monday, I just didn’t want it. Tuesday I had a ton to carry to school. Wednesday was picture day and I was afraid juggling my teacher bag would make me splash and get it on my clothes. Thursday, and Friday came and went. I did think about it sometimes at school that it would taste good, so I might bring a few pods to work.
But the best news is that I realized that I can introduce some occasional foods back in and not go all nuts. That was my fear. Thanks Dr. Jack for showing me that I do have a lot more self control now!!
That leaves the door slightly open to try foods that were on a list named “occasionally.” I have avoided that list like the plague. But now I realize that I am a thousand times healthier than I was last year. It’s okay now to touch those things and also to know that I hope my crazy bizarre dysfunctional relationship with food is over. Now it’s a choice, and I no longer fear those things. I can have them occasionally!
Okay, time to go whip up some yummy organic eggs to go with this coffee. Maybe an omlet, just because, well…..it’s Saturday! Have a great day!
Hugssssss,
Chris