OK, so I love food. I really love cooking, and eating gourmet food. So going raw is very hard. It is for my health though. I am not going to do it exclusively forever. Right now I am only going to do it until we go to Vegas (September 23-30) since I will not be able to abstain from sinning in Sin City. It is just a way to help me to not eat so much junk and give me a goal to work towards. After we get back from Vegas I will probably do the Master Cleanse for 10 days, Raw for another week, then Vegan for another week and have one cheat day the month of October (my birthday is the 14th, so probably that day) where I can have anything my heart desires.
It was really hard last night as I was cutting pizzas at work to not make myself a yummy gourmet vegetarian pizza and gorge on it. I didn't though. I am proud of myself. I will have to deal with these obstacles all the time, but I am at a time in my life where my health is more important to me than binging on yummy food. Hopefully this will make the yummy food that much more special. I know I can have yummy raw food too, but it will never be the same. I am addicted to sugar, and starch and it may be a while until I do not crave these things.
On a bright note: I have lost 4 pounds since starting. I know it is all retained water that I am losing, but this is still good right? It's four pounds of toxins that have left my body. I feel slightly less sluggish, but it is too early to really know for sure as I took a two hour nap today.
I have to go to the grocery store again, because you really do eat a lot when you first start. Your body I guess is just not used to the good stuff. I probably only get about 2000 calories a day and before was getting over 4000, but I eat and eat and eat. I think it's also because nothing is satisfying. Nothing really makes me go "That's it, I am full." I hope this will pass in time. I have nothing but time and research to do to make this a rewarding journey.
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