The Savvy Entrepreneur

Taking care of my body these past few years has been put on the bottom of my priorities.

During my 3 pregnancies I diligently avoided prohibited foods, but — and I’m sure I’m not alone — I used the discomforts of pregnancy as an excuse to overindulge in everything else.

Jasmine will be 1 next week, and I’m still carrying around WAY too much baby fat from having 3 kids back-to-back-to-back. More recently, my face has broken out as if I were a teen again. I just feel yucky and ugly all over.

In fact, embarrassment over my physical appearance has spilled into my social life. I come up with excuses to not to be seen in public.

When I have no choice (supper at the in-laws, for example), I’ll agonize over what to wear, cry in front of the mirror, and reminisce about the good old days, when I was beautiful, fit and sexy.

My imagination goes wild, anticipating how friends and family will look at me in disgust, watch me eat and judge my lack of — whatever.

In conversation, I’ll preempt criticism by saying disparaging remarks about myself (you know, before others can say them!).

I could go on, but all this self-disclosure is making me uncomfortable. You get the point. I hate my body, I hate hating my body, but I’m too darn lazy to do anything about it.

I finally just had to drill the reality of the situation into my psyche: I am my business. I am my childrens’ only mother. Neglecting self-care is tantamount to neglecting my business and my children. OUCH! Touché.

Now what?

As much as I’d love to start endurance training again, I just don’t see how I could make it happen right now. What else could I do?

Then it came to me: A good cleanse could help kick things off… a detox of sorts — something I’ve never done before. But I want nothing to do with cleanses involving expensive supplements and powders and crap…

So, on Tuesday I sent out a tweet asking if anyone could recommend an all-natural cleanse. Within minutes, Jenn Givler suggested I take a look at what the Raw Divas site has to offer.

I was all gung-ho about starting the free 7-Day Raw Food Detox Program next week, until I found out detox is forbidden while breastfeeding (toxins get released out of the body in any way it can, including breast milk which baby then drinks — not good).

Jenn highly recommended I try the 3-Day Green Smoothie Challenge. It’s safe for anyone, including breastfeeding moms.

I immediately signed up and, starting Monday, I’ll be drinking tasty, healthy green smoothies, boosting my immunity and giving my insides a much-needed scrub. Heck, my face might even clear up!

If you’re ready to take care of your business by taking care of yourself, will you join me in the Green Smoothie Challenge? Join today to get the preparatory emails. I will be doing this on a monthly basis, which I’ll try to incorporate here, on The Savvy Entrepreneur. If there’s enough interest, I’ll start a monthly support group!

Are you in?

Here’s to your body’s health and the health of your business!