Is caffeine keeping you on life's threadmill?

Are you jumping out of bed to greet each day with boundless energy - if so, you may want to stop reading ... this blog isn't for you!

Do you feel like you are tired constantly or are you too tired to think straight? Is caffeine your crutch to get you through your day? If any of this is ringing a bell, keep reading.

Before I start, I want to say - I get it. I have 3 kids age 5 and under, and I work full time in a job that comes with a fair amount of responsibility. So like many other working Mom's, I don't have time to be tired. But I've been living with being tired for a long time....several years at least. I finally kicked "tired" out of my house and life when I finished the Martha's Vineyard 21 day Detox Diet a few weeks ago. In fact, within days of just starting the detox, "tired" was packing his bags and heading for the door. Since then I've changed the locks, so he can't get back in ;-)

Its been about 3 weeks since I've completed the diet, and its only now that I fully appreciate just how tired I actually was. For so long, I felt that it was "normal" but after the detox, I'm loving my new "normal" and wouldn't trade back.

So enough about me, how does all of this help you?

My recommendation is this - if you haven't done so already, buy yourself a copy of the 21 Pounds in 21 Days book, carve out 20 or 30 minutes before your normal bedtime, get into bed with a cup of relaxing herbal tea, take a deep breath and expel all thoughts about your day, and start reading.

It may take some time to get through the book, but I know that as you read, you will become excited about the possibilities for where this could take you. Picture yourself 2 or 5 years from now. How do you want to feel? What will your life be like? Will you be still promising to take time for yourself "soon", or will you have successfully managed to make a lifestyle shift, incorporating healthy habits and exercise, and feel "on top of your game"?

The ball is in your court, serve is yours....