Peace — Week 7 of 52 Week Photo Project

Peace.

CHOCOLATE IS BACK IN MY LIFEEEE 🤤🤤🤤 and this is my greatest joy 😂.

Just before this picture I had a few spoonfuls of B&J Non-Dairy Fudge Brownie ice cream 😋 so that contributed to my content look haha.

Along with a clean home, Fresh linens, and Cuddles with Chester and AJ.

If you saw my Instagram Stories the other night, you’ve read that I completed a 5 week cleanse that basically reset my body and nutrition.

It was the hardest thing I’ve ever done because I have a challenging relationship with food. Think aversions and near anxiety attacks when presented with new food to try.

While it was extremely challenging, I’m so freakin’ grateful to have done it. I’ve expanded my pallet, cooked more in the past few weeks than I have the last 3 years in the apartment (thank you Chef AJ 😂), and I’ve learned how it feels to actually fuel my body, amongst other lessons.

I’ve reintroduced sugar back into my diet and I’m SO much more aware of the toll it takes. So moderation, moderation, moderation.

The best reintroduction so far has been (near) Vegan Chocolate Chip Cookies (I used 50/50 milk + dark chocolate chips, so there’s that pinch of dairy). They were DECADENT.

I’m finding that as much as I want the whoopee pie from the coffee shop, it doesn’t feel as satisfying anymore. That’s OK. Making those cookies on my own at home? Were a million times better. I’m not going to home cook EVERYTHING, but I am going to choose my treats more wisely.

These lessons, the journey of 2021 so far, everything has me feeling at peace. And while the moment is fleeting, I’m so fucking grateful to have felt it anyway, and welcome more 🙏🏼.

Week 7 of 52 — Peace