If the challenge was still going, today would be day 35. Remember when I wrote that I didn't know what would happen when it was over, well, I'm sticking to it. I am a Vegan. I don't want to eat anything from an animal...no meat, no dairy, no egg. I will include a cooked meal in my life and when I am out and about at other's homes or restaurants, I will make a conscious effort to choose the healthiest option and eat what friends have prepared(as long as it doesn't contain animal products). I feel great! I don't want to go back to what I was doing before. And it's not from a weight loss perspective, it's from a nourishment perspective. Not only am I physically nourished, but my emotions, my mind and my soul are nourished.
Today, we all gathered to celebrate our triumph of making it through the 30 days, to talk about what we learned, what we will continue to do in the future. We had a potluck and I can honestly say it is the very first time I have been able to eat every single thing at a potluck.
We also weighed in and measured ourselves to compare and contrast.
My results:
I lost a total of 21.5 pounds and 4% body fat.
I lost 1/4 inch around my neck, 1 inch around my bicep, 1/2 inch around my forearm, 2 inches around my chest, 4 1/2 inches around my waist, 2 1/2 inches around my hips, 2 inches around my thigh, 2 inches around my calf and 1/4 inch around my ankles.
Peace :)
6.26.2011
6.21.2011
The Final Day #30
Today is the day...my final day. I finished the challenge. All thirty days have been completed and it feels weird, it feels great, it feels like a relief, it feels satisfying.
When I heard about the challenge originally, I had a lot of doubts. Doubts about being sustained on just raw fruits and vegetables and doubts with myself. Would I be able to last? Would I feel hungry? How would it work when I traveled? How would I be able to eat when Josh was eating something else? These along with many more thoughts popped up a lot before I started and it was four words that made them all go away "Life is always happening". That was the moment that I knew I could do this, that I could exist in my everyday life on whole, nourishing, raw food. I had no doubt and for all the joking of wanting to eat the crusts I cut off when making finger sandwichs or smelling Josh's food or Angie's chocolate, I was really never tempted, never felt deprived or left out. I have a wonderful network of friends that support me so much and I thank all of them for their encouragement and their self-less acts of accommodating me and my wild and crazy projects.
Through this process, I have learned to appreciate and enjoy Mother nature's bounty. I have grown to appreciate the complexity and wonderfulness that is a piece of fruit or vegetable. I have learned what it feels like to be different, to make different choices, to adapt without imposing. I have felt my body respond to physical movement in a way I have never felt before. I have reconnected to wholeness and rid my self of addiction. Before this challenge, I was in denial, I was a procrastinator, I was kidding my self daily, but after 30 days of cleansing mind, body and soul, I have lost the ego that is addicted to self-destruction. And I have learned that I don't have to be perfect. That I will make mistakes and make choices that don't always agree with my body, but I have skills and I have wisdom that will guide me to be kinder and gentler to myself on the days I take a detour.
"Life is always happening". It doesn't stop and wait for us. It moves...continuously. Sometimes fast and sometimes slow, but its moving and I feel, right now in this very moment(because that's all I have) that I am moving right along with it. I am in harmony with life.
Peace :)
When I heard about the challenge originally, I had a lot of doubts. Doubts about being sustained on just raw fruits and vegetables and doubts with myself. Would I be able to last? Would I feel hungry? How would it work when I traveled? How would I be able to eat when Josh was eating something else? These along with many more thoughts popped up a lot before I started and it was four words that made them all go away "Life is always happening". That was the moment that I knew I could do this, that I could exist in my everyday life on whole, nourishing, raw food. I had no doubt and for all the joking of wanting to eat the crusts I cut off when making finger sandwichs or smelling Josh's food or Angie's chocolate, I was really never tempted, never felt deprived or left out. I have a wonderful network of friends that support me so much and I thank all of them for their encouragement and their self-less acts of accommodating me and my wild and crazy projects.
Through this process, I have learned to appreciate and enjoy Mother nature's bounty. I have grown to appreciate the complexity and wonderfulness that is a piece of fruit or vegetable. I have learned what it feels like to be different, to make different choices, to adapt without imposing. I have felt my body respond to physical movement in a way I have never felt before. I have reconnected to wholeness and rid my self of addiction. Before this challenge, I was in denial, I was a procrastinator, I was kidding my self daily, but after 30 days of cleansing mind, body and soul, I have lost the ego that is addicted to self-destruction. And I have learned that I don't have to be perfect. That I will make mistakes and make choices that don't always agree with my body, but I have skills and I have wisdom that will guide me to be kinder and gentler to myself on the days I take a detour.
"Life is always happening". It doesn't stop and wait for us. It moves...continuously. Sometimes fast and sometimes slow, but its moving and I feel, right now in this very moment(because that's all I have) that I am moving right along with it. I am in harmony with life.
Peace :)
6.20.2011
Fri, Sat, Sun and Mon aka Days 26, 27, 28 and 29
My last official weekend of being on the 30 day cleanse. I seem to have conquered whatever was dragging me down because I am feeling great again, just like at the very beginning. Not to reveal to much information, I'm going to say it was all probably hormone related.
I know I have learned a lot of lessons over the past 29 days and what stands out the most is "be prepared"...those boy scouts are definitely on to something with that one. Drinking enough water, carrying enough snacks, providing variety among my food have all helped me to feel satisfied, physically and emotionally.
My favorite part of these last few days was being fed by an Italian Grandmother...she had some cherries and apricots. I think it was killing her not to make me a sandwich so I promised her I would come back soon.
Watch out day 30, here I come!
Peace :)
I know I have learned a lot of lessons over the past 29 days and what stands out the most is "be prepared"...those boy scouts are definitely on to something with that one. Drinking enough water, carrying enough snacks, providing variety among my food have all helped me to feel satisfied, physically and emotionally.
My favorite part of these last few days was being fed by an Italian Grandmother...she had some cherries and apricots. I think it was killing her not to make me a sandwich so I promised her I would come back soon.
Watch out day 30, here I come!
Peace :)
6.17.2011
Days 19-25
This week, I think, was harder than the first. I don't know if it's because I'm not eating enough different types of fruits and veggies, or if I am really ready to feel something different on my palate. I feel bored and very unexcited when it comes time to eat. So I put off eating until I'm famished then I chew and chew and chew and although I am nourished and full and I am not feeling satisfied. Maybe it's the anticipation of the end. Knowing that I will have many more options when this is over.
I don't want you to read this as though I have given up or that I am not enjoying the cleanse because I haven't given up and I do enjoy eating raw food. My body really likes it. I am not sure where the lethargy is coming from except perhaps mostly my inability to get creative...so during these last few days I will try something different, something new...for me. For example, I have been thinking about making lettuce wraps instead of salad and using chard or collard leaves instead of lettuce. I will keep you posted.
My menu: Lots of fruit, lots of veggies
Peace :)
I don't want you to read this as though I have given up or that I am not enjoying the cleanse because I haven't given up and I do enjoy eating raw food. My body really likes it. I am not sure where the lethargy is coming from except perhaps mostly my inability to get creative...so during these last few days I will try something different, something new...for me. For example, I have been thinking about making lettuce wraps instead of salad and using chard or collard leaves instead of lettuce. I will keep you posted.
My menu: Lots of fruit, lots of veggies
Peace :)
6.09.2011
Day Eighteen
I know I've said it before, but it must be said again...my yoga is amazing. I am thrilled with how my body feels from the inside out. And as I grow closer to the end of my thirty days, I can see myself continuing with this lifestyle. In my opinion, it makes such great sense for me.
I attempted to make a green smoothie tonight. It was too thick, so next time I will add more water. Other than that it was pretty tasty. But my one question is "Why do those healthy green drinks always smell like freshly cut grass?"
My menu
Breakfast-one apple, one nectarine
Snack-one apple, one pint raspberries
Lunch-Large salad
Dinner-Green smoothie
Peace :)
I attempted to make a green smoothie tonight. It was too thick, so next time I will add more water. Other than that it was pretty tasty. But my one question is "Why do those healthy green drinks always smell like freshly cut grass?"
My menu
Breakfast-one apple, one nectarine
Snack-one apple, one pint raspberries
Lunch-Large salad
Dinner-Green smoothie
Peace :)
6.08.2011
One Ten + 7 Ones = Day 17
Another fine day on the raw food cleanse. Although I feel great, i.e., satisfied and not deprived, I was tired today. I'm chalking it up to that time of the month. It's the day when, even if I sleep for a solid 8 hours, I don't want to get out of bed. So I felt like I didn't wake up fully today. I accomplished all of my work goals, all of my food goals and now I am going to accomplish my sleep goal.
My menu
Breakfast-1/2 honey dew melon
Lunch-other half of the honey dew melon and some grapes
Dinner-large salad
Snack-one orange
Peace :)
My menu
Breakfast-1/2 honey dew melon
Lunch-other half of the honey dew melon and some grapes
Dinner-large salad
Snack-one orange
Peace :)
6.07.2011
The Day After or Day 16
It's amazing what I crave when I am hungry :) I think I may have been uninspired after my yoga class today or maybe I filled up on my half a watermelon, but I just wasn't in the mood for a salad at lunch time...so I didn't do it. I ate a pint of raspberries and some blueberries and called it good. Then, the most horrific thing happened, I forgot to pack snacks to bring with me to work. I was with out food from 2:30 to 7pm. Sure, that doesn't seem like a long time. Well, you haven't been eating raw, because from my experience, raw food digests very quickly(which is a plus and a minus). So when I got home, starving and ready to eat anything, I kept my cool, drank some water, and began dinner preparations by making my homemade salsa. Once the smell of the cilantro and onions were in the air, I could concentrate on making a very large salad for myself as well as prepare a pizza bagel for Josh. Cravings squelched and satiation achieved!
My Menu
Pre-yoga snack-one apple, one nectarine
After yoga-one half of a personal sized watermelon
Lunch-pint of raspberries and some blueberries
Dinner-Very, very large salad
Peace :)
My Menu
Pre-yoga snack-one apple, one nectarine
After yoga-one half of a personal sized watermelon
Lunch-pint of raspberries and some blueberries
Dinner-Very, very large salad
Peace :)
6.06.2011
Half Way to the Finish Line
OMG...I am still in awe that 15 days have passed and all I've eaten are raw veggies and fruits. I feel like I am standing on the top of a hill looking out at the world. It's not a down hill slope to the finish but a straight line. I think I was honestly waiting for something huge to happen...like maybe the sky would open up and confetti would rain down on me...but that didn't happen. I worked, I ate, I walked and I felt good, really good through it all.
I had a disagreement of information today, when asked what I was doing to lose weight. I told them and the first thing I got asked was..."what do you do for protein?" I am getting tired of this question...what is the obsession? Anyway, some words exchanged, but I kept coming back to the word cleanse, because to me it felt like a bit of an attack and I wanted to be clear that this was a cleanse, for 30 days. So when I got home, I looked up the meaning of cleanse in our dictionary. It states two definitions: 1) make clean, 2) purify from sin or guilt. I am definitely doing the first. I am making my body clean, which is making my whole self clean. I think I have some frustration with the whole concept of "raw food" and how it seems to offend many other people. It's like a them vs. us thing. Having to prove what I am doing is healthy and not wacko, to explain where I am getting my nourishment, how can I live on such little protein. I don't expect others to stop eating what they want to and just go cold turkey to a raw food way of living. This challenge was a choice I made. I had a year to decide to do it. I practiced for a month before taking it on. I made a conscious effort to "make clean", to purify my systems, to create health within my body. For me, the important thing is that I don't feel deprived and I don't, I feel nourished. I feel that I am being loving and compassionate to myself and that also nourishes me.
My menu
Breakfast-1/2 personal sized watermelon
Lunch-blueberries and grapes
Dinner-salad
snack 2 apricots
Peace :)
I had a disagreement of information today, when asked what I was doing to lose weight. I told them and the first thing I got asked was..."what do you do for protein?" I am getting tired of this question...what is the obsession? Anyway, some words exchanged, but I kept coming back to the word cleanse, because to me it felt like a bit of an attack and I wanted to be clear that this was a cleanse, for 30 days. So when I got home, I looked up the meaning of cleanse in our dictionary. It states two definitions: 1) make clean, 2) purify from sin or guilt. I am definitely doing the first. I am making my body clean, which is making my whole self clean. I think I have some frustration with the whole concept of "raw food" and how it seems to offend many other people. It's like a them vs. us thing. Having to prove what I am doing is healthy and not wacko, to explain where I am getting my nourishment, how can I live on such little protein. I don't expect others to stop eating what they want to and just go cold turkey to a raw food way of living. This challenge was a choice I made. I had a year to decide to do it. I practiced for a month before taking it on. I made a conscious effort to "make clean", to purify my systems, to create health within my body. For me, the important thing is that I don't feel deprived and I don't, I feel nourished. I feel that I am being loving and compassionate to myself and that also nourishes me.
My menu
Breakfast-1/2 personal sized watermelon
Lunch-blueberries and grapes
Dinner-salad
snack 2 apricots
Peace :)
6.05.2011
Fourteenth Day
Today was another fun day! This whole weekend has been jammed packed with "party" after "party". Today was a party for my brother's wife. All guests were asked to bring a side dish. The theme was Mexican. My side dish of choice...my homemade two bean enchiladas...mmmmmm, they smelled tasty.
As I sit and reflect on this awesome weekend of friends and family, my original hesitation for not doing this challenge popped up. There is soooo much happening for me in June, so many food oriented events, that it would be easier to not participate. But I am really happy that I am participating. It feels good to be "challenged", to try something "out of the ordinary" and still be a part of the greater good. I managed to stay satisfied at this party by bringing my own large salad and fruit, although I didn't even need it as there was a fruit salad and watermelon as side dishes. I have also realized that I really do like a routine. Before this started, I thought my work schedule would be the challenging part, but I see now that it's the weekend, the no-schedule-do-whatever-you-want part of the week, that leaves me at a loss sometimes. I'm not comparing the work week with the weekend week as one being good and the other bad, it's just the observation that one provides a little more stability to my day then the other. And I like stability. I like the sensation of being grounded, rooted. And I am realizing that this whole challenge is a stable root for my well being, for my health, for my soul and I can't help but smile :)
My menu
Breakfast-hodgepodge of fruits, watermelon, blueberries, grapes, nectarines
Lunch-salad and fruit salad
Dinner-blueberries and raspberries
Peace :)
As I sit and reflect on this awesome weekend of friends and family, my original hesitation for not doing this challenge popped up. There is soooo much happening for me in June, so many food oriented events, that it would be easier to not participate. But I am really happy that I am participating. It feels good to be "challenged", to try something "out of the ordinary" and still be a part of the greater good. I managed to stay satisfied at this party by bringing my own large salad and fruit, although I didn't even need it as there was a fruit salad and watermelon as side dishes. I have also realized that I really do like a routine. Before this started, I thought my work schedule would be the challenging part, but I see now that it's the weekend, the no-schedule-do-whatever-you-want part of the week, that leaves me at a loss sometimes. I'm not comparing the work week with the weekend week as one being good and the other bad, it's just the observation that one provides a little more stability to my day then the other. And I like stability. I like the sensation of being grounded, rooted. And I am realizing that this whole challenge is a stable root for my well being, for my health, for my soul and I can't help but smile :)
My menu
Breakfast-hodgepodge of fruits, watermelon, blueberries, grapes, nectarines
Lunch-salad and fruit salad
Dinner-blueberries and raspberries
Peace :)
Days 12 and 13
My biggest lesson over the past two days...DRINK MORE WATER.
Friday was a fabulous day. I started the day with yoga sculpt, then on to some errands which landed me at home at about 2pm. I was starving because I did not plan very well. Second lesson...just go to a restaurant and eat a salad! I easily got re-hydrated and fed during dinner time. I have some really great friends that provided delicious fruits and veggies for me on top of all the delicious cooked food for others.
My Menu(it's pretty sad and I wouldn't recommend repeating what I did)
Breakfast-orange
Snack-two apricots and an apple
Lunch-a large salad
Dinner-watermelon, grapes and more salad and finally a lot of water.
Saturday was the dandiest day of all because it was the day of the 3rd annual Dandy cup. My friends and I dress in all white, gather at balboa park for a day for croquet, badminton, finger sandwiches and mint juleps. It's high society at it's finest! This was the day I had my first craving. When making sandwiches in the morning, I found the smell of the bread so tempting...oh how I wanted to eat it all up, but I didn't. It's fun to be in the moment. To allow ourselves the enjoyment of wanting something, but being unattached to the outcome. It really was ok that I didn't get to eat the bread. I wasn't sad. I didn't feel deprived. When it was over, I went on with my morning, enjoying the next task.
Learning my lesson from Friday. I made a beautiful bowl of fruit to share as well as a large salad for myself and drank plenty of water. It was an awesome day. Everyone brought creative, yummy looking sandwiches and played fun games all day.
My Menu
Breakfast-didn't really have anything official as I was preparing the fruit salad, I nibbled
Lunch-I pretty much ate the entire fruit salad I brought and some veggies another person brought.
Dinner-the large salad I had made for the daytime
Snack-two apricots
Peace :)
Friday was a fabulous day. I started the day with yoga sculpt, then on to some errands which landed me at home at about 2pm. I was starving because I did not plan very well. Second lesson...just go to a restaurant and eat a salad! I easily got re-hydrated and fed during dinner time. I have some really great friends that provided delicious fruits and veggies for me on top of all the delicious cooked food for others.
My Menu(it's pretty sad and I wouldn't recommend repeating what I did)
Breakfast-orange
Snack-two apricots and an apple
Lunch-a large salad
Dinner-watermelon, grapes and more salad and finally a lot of water.
Saturday was the dandiest day of all because it was the day of the 3rd annual Dandy cup. My friends and I dress in all white, gather at balboa park for a day for croquet, badminton, finger sandwiches and mint juleps. It's high society at it's finest! This was the day I had my first craving. When making sandwiches in the morning, I found the smell of the bread so tempting...oh how I wanted to eat it all up, but I didn't. It's fun to be in the moment. To allow ourselves the enjoyment of wanting something, but being unattached to the outcome. It really was ok that I didn't get to eat the bread. I wasn't sad. I didn't feel deprived. When it was over, I went on with my morning, enjoying the next task.
Learning my lesson from Friday. I made a beautiful bowl of fruit to share as well as a large salad for myself and drank plenty of water. It was an awesome day. Everyone brought creative, yummy looking sandwiches and played fun games all day.
My Menu
Breakfast-didn't really have anything official as I was preparing the fruit salad, I nibbled
Lunch-I pretty much ate the entire fruit salad I brought and some veggies another person brought.
Dinner-the large salad I had made for the daytime
Snack-two apricots
Peace :)
6.02.2011
Day 11...I Think I'm in Heaven
It had to be done!
Meditation then yoga then off to work. Life is great on Thursdays, but then again, life is great everyday!
I have really been enjoying watching others reactions when they find out I am eating only raw food. There seem to be a lot of but what about... and the proverbial protein question. I remind them that this is a cleanse, for 30 days, I don't plan to sustain on this diet for the rest of my life...although I probably very easily could. And when I talk about the benefits and the whys and the ease of doing the cleanse, I, too, wonder what will happen on day 31...when this is over. I'm not letting myself get attached to that thought, but it has popped up a few times and it's interesting to see where my mind goes when it arrives in my head. As of this moment, I am unable to answer the question. I am practicing living in the present moment and enjoying what is unfolding for me right now. I won't know about day 31 until day 31 arrives.
Today's menu
Breakfast-two oranges
Lunch- medium sized salad
Snack-pint of raspberries and some cherries
Dinner-Large salad
Snack-rest of the cherries
Peace :)
Meditation then yoga then off to work. Life is great on Thursdays, but then again, life is great everyday!
I have really been enjoying watching others reactions when they find out I am eating only raw food. There seem to be a lot of but what about... and the proverbial protein question. I remind them that this is a cleanse, for 30 days, I don't plan to sustain on this diet for the rest of my life...although I probably very easily could. And when I talk about the benefits and the whys and the ease of doing the cleanse, I, too, wonder what will happen on day 31...when this is over. I'm not letting myself get attached to that thought, but it has popped up a few times and it's interesting to see where my mind goes when it arrives in my head. As of this moment, I am unable to answer the question. I am practicing living in the present moment and enjoying what is unfolding for me right now. I won't know about day 31 until day 31 arrives.
Today's menu
Breakfast-two oranges
Lunch- medium sized salad
Snack-pint of raspberries and some cherries
Dinner-Large salad
Snack-rest of the cherries
Peace :)
Day 10 June 1, 2011
Day ten came and went just like any other day. I was actually worried that I wouldn't have enough food, because I had just returned from Connecticut late the night before, but I pulled it off...and I stopped by Fresh and Easy for a few backup fruit options.
What I have realized so far is that I sleep even more soundly than prior to this cleanse and my dreams have been fantastical fantasy dreams instead of crappy work out the real life issues stuff while I sleep dreams. Perhaps that is why I am sleeping better and more soundly.
It always takes me a day to adjust back to my ol' self and yesterday was that day. I keep plugging along and find myself satisfied and happy. Cleansing is good for the body and good for the soul. And it seems to be one of the easiest things I have done in a long time.
Peace :)
What I have realized so far is that I sleep even more soundly than prior to this cleanse and my dreams have been fantastical fantasy dreams instead of crappy work out the real life issues stuff while I sleep dreams. Perhaps that is why I am sleeping better and more soundly.
It always takes me a day to adjust back to my ol' self and yesterday was that day. I keep plugging along and find myself satisfied and happy. Cleansing is good for the body and good for the soul. And it seems to be one of the easiest things I have done in a long time.
Peace :)
6.01.2011
Tuesday, May 31st...last day of the month, ninth day of the cleanse
Flying home from Connecticut, I was ready, beyond ready really. I had cherries, grapes, blueberries, lemons, lettuce, cucumbers, peppers, carrots, sugar snap peas, honey dew melon and tons of oranges. I could hardly lift my carry on.
The drive from hotel to airport is one hour and a couple of minutes. I ate honeydew the whole way, and then ate some more when we made it to the gate...and went to the bathroom about 10 times before boarding. The flight from Connecticut to JFK-New York was quick, we were landing before we knew it. We arrived about 3.5 hours before our San Diego flight, so we hunkered down in the seating area behind burger king. It was time for salad. I added cucumbers, peppers, carrots, and sugar snap peas and requested a small amount of olive oil from a near by restaurant, squeezed a little lemon and viola...DELICIOUSNESS! Let me tell you about eating a LARGE salad...it takes time, A LOT of time. Chewing and chewing and chewing...I get tired of chewing. I take breaks between bites, and when I am finished, I am happy that I don't have to look at the salad anymore...until the next one, the next day.
I washed by berries and cherries in the ladies room and put them in my rinsed out honey dew ziploc so I could have some food to eat on the plane. I snacked on these yummy fruits while watching the in flight movie. I can honestly say that I have never felt so hydrated for a flight in all my 30 years of flying nor have I had to use the restroom as much as I did. It may have been one of the best flights I have ever had. We arrived home safely and I drank more water and went straight to sleep as I had an early day Wednesday.
I am proud of myself for this past weekend and being able to keep up with my challenge. A big thank you to Angie for letting me invade her kitchen, use her knife and cutting board and chop to my heart's content. I honestly think I would not have survived if I could not do all that I did in your kitchen.
I will post some pics of some of the obstacles I was "confronted" with this weekend. Although, I never really felt confronted, it was always an easy choice to stay with my raw food!
Peace :)
The drive from hotel to airport is one hour and a couple of minutes. I ate honeydew the whole way, and then ate some more when we made it to the gate...and went to the bathroom about 10 times before boarding. The flight from Connecticut to JFK-New York was quick, we were landing before we knew it. We arrived about 3.5 hours before our San Diego flight, so we hunkered down in the seating area behind burger king. It was time for salad. I added cucumbers, peppers, carrots, and sugar snap peas and requested a small amount of olive oil from a near by restaurant, squeezed a little lemon and viola...DELICIOUSNESS! Let me tell you about eating a LARGE salad...it takes time, A LOT of time. Chewing and chewing and chewing...I get tired of chewing. I take breaks between bites, and when I am finished, I am happy that I don't have to look at the salad anymore...until the next one, the next day.
I washed by berries and cherries in the ladies room and put them in my rinsed out honey dew ziploc so I could have some food to eat on the plane. I snacked on these yummy fruits while watching the in flight movie. I can honestly say that I have never felt so hydrated for a flight in all my 30 years of flying nor have I had to use the restroom as much as I did. It may have been one of the best flights I have ever had. We arrived home safely and I drank more water and went straight to sleep as I had an early day Wednesday.
I am proud of myself for this past weekend and being able to keep up with my challenge. A big thank you to Angie for letting me invade her kitchen, use her knife and cutting board and chop to my heart's content. I honestly think I would not have survived if I could not do all that I did in your kitchen.
I will post some pics of some of the obstacles I was "confronted" with this weekend. Although, I never really felt confronted, it was always an easy choice to stay with my raw food!
Peace :)
Memorial Day #8
I made it through the party, but I was feeling that craving gnawing on my brain like a carpenter bee (Google it, too long to explain here :)). I think I was lacking in food stuff from the get go and that put me in a bad mood. All I could think about was eating a giant watermelon, or salad, or a whole pint of blueberries, but I had none. Brunch was great. Big salad from the Diner. I ordered the Taco salad minus the cheese, sour cream, grilled chicken and dressing. I did get the proverbial..."no chicken?" from the waitress, but the cooks handled my requests and no I didn't feel bad...after all I was a paying customer.
But here's the thing, salad satisfies, but doesn't last long and a few hours later, I was hungry and without snacks (a bad combination for me). Our next meal was at another diner a few hours later and I will just say this...it was awful. The salad was fine, but the fruit was rotten and surrounded by cottage cheese, which I did not know about. Off to the store we went for food, food and more food. I was in heaven in the produce section and purchased $62 worth of fruits and veggies. Luckily, we were on our way to Angie's (Josh's sister) and I proceeded to dice, chop, slice and cube my way to a large, satisfying salad, with spare food for the flight home.
All in all, a day of mixed emotions and cravings, but I stuck with my plan and saw it through to the end. Success!
Peace,
Alene :)
But here's the thing, salad satisfies, but doesn't last long and a few hours later, I was hungry and without snacks (a bad combination for me). Our next meal was at another diner a few hours later and I will just say this...it was awful. The salad was fine, but the fruit was rotten and surrounded by cottage cheese, which I did not know about. Off to the store we went for food, food and more food. I was in heaven in the produce section and purchased $62 worth of fruits and veggies. Luckily, we were on our way to Angie's (Josh's sister) and I proceeded to dice, chop, slice and cube my way to a large, satisfying salad, with spare food for the flight home.
All in all, a day of mixed emotions and cravings, but I stuck with my plan and saw it through to the end. Success!
Peace,
Alene :)
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