Hired: CRON Sherpa

Photo: Nepal - Sagamartha Trek - 040 - Trail disappearing around corner

I can't CRON freestyle. I tried it, it worked for a while, but I just can't sustain it for the longterm. When stress hits, I cave.
In this respect, I'm not as patient and fearless as April, Deborah, Mary, or countless fellow-CRONies, ready to try new stuff and ready to roll with the punches. Maybe I'm just too lazy... I don't know.

I'm not an explorer. I need a map, or maybe a guide... a CRON sherpa to hold my hand through this occasionally rough terrain, someone clever and dependable, maybe one who looks like Gerard Butler... sorry, digressing...

I've realized that I'm better off taking an existing healthy way of eating and CRONifying it.

When I finally decided this plan of attack, quite serendipitously while watching some celebrity diet show, I saw a bit on Joshi's Holistic Detox, which I bought and have enjoyed reading for a couple of weeks now.

As many of you know, I've been wanting to do a cleanse or detox since the spring, and that's what first drew me to the book. But it's not a one-off thing... it's a 21-day detox that gives you a kick-start toward healthier living. It's a combination of alkaline, ayurvedic, and low-GI systems, really fits with my beliefs in nutrition and clean eating, and is not too big of a departure from my already moderately-good way of eating.
And the tongue analysis was fun and very revealing about my current state of health.

It explicitly says that calories are not being counted, but that's not why I got the book, right? Besides, it's not a problem for an experienced CRONie like me. I'm getting into the groove, enjoying it, and will definitely report my progress.

Anyway, it's probably the best HOW-TO manual for eating I've ever come across. So, I'm very happy. I've found my very own CRON sherpa in a book. :)