Well in the last week I have seen great days.. good days and a couple of not very healthy cooked meals... one being a Pizza Hut pizza (no cheese) and apple pastries they sell for desserts (probably not Vegan).
I do see myself doing progressively better with much less desire for junk and more desire for the awesome salads I have been making but the desire for junk is still there.. it's just getting slowly crowded out a little at a time. I have been being more kind to myself when I don't make great choices which is such a wonderful change. One of the reasons I am still so overweight is undeniably because of my militant thinking. For the last few years it was if I didn't do fabulous why bother.. and the entire day was seen as an excuse to just say fuck it and pig out. I've not been doing that.
I find myself actually fine with fruit till like 2pm..
My kitchen table... lots of fruit for me every day till 2-3PM.
Then when I am hungry again a salad or veggie wrap with maybe some homemade Raw vegan nut/seed cheese or nuts in general. I have been honoring my hunger and letting myself eat the higher fat Raw if I need.
Romaine wrap with carrot, raw portobello, red bell, onion and Raw vegan "sharp cheddar" cheese.
Apple, Romaine, Walnut, Celery and Grape
I have had several 100% Raw days but I have stopped writing stuff down.. I did that for YEARS and it has never helped me... if anything it helped contribute to my all or nothing thinking.
STAYING IMMERSED IN THE LIFESTYLE IS KEY FOR ME!
I'm flooding my consciousness with many videos a day on raw food healing and those by people who just have made it their lifestyle. I am not taking anyone as a "Guru" and not falling for any dogma either. I have been in and out of the Raw food lifestyle long enough to know many people think their way is the only way and to me.. any way I can eat much more Raw is a step in the right direction, PERIOD.
I am planning another juice fast, just not concrete on when but I will know when the time is right. The hubs has even shown an interest in doing 3 or 4 days with me. I have completed three juice fasts.. 3 days.. 7 days and 10 days. I am aiming for 14 days for my next.
GOALS MOVING FORWARD:
Planning my menus and making other Raw besides a good salad needs some work and that will be a goal for the next few weeks. Right now I am keeping it fairly simple with fruit till 2 or 3 pm or so and then salads or romaine wraps with nuts and Raw cheese or heavier dehydrated foods like crackers and raw bars.
I recently made chocolate, orange, macadamia nut bars that were pretty good but not great so I won't post the recipe yet. I have been buying Lara Bars but like most Raw foodies I know I can make them much more affordably. Here is a pix though:
THE SCALE:
OMG I have not had the desire to weigh!! I don't know what has come over me!!! I spent the LAST 10 YEARS WEIGHING EVERY DAMN DAY! It's strange. I obviously want to lose weight but that's moved to 3rd place in priority under MY health and MY husband's health.
I do plan on weighing the morning I start my juice fast though.
VEGAN:
All of my meals have been Vegan except maybe the apple pastry dessert things I had... That's ok. a ridiculously HUGE improvement over just a couple of months ago!
FAVE RAW MEAL THIS WEEK:
Pecan, Raw Brussels Sprouts salad with Maple Vinaigrette.! BEST salad EVER! I say that every time I come up with a new salad LOL!
Three Dinner Size Portions:
One head of Romaine shredded, about 25 brussel sprouts cleaned and shredded in food processor, 1/2 cup soaked, dehydrated pecans, 1/2 cup onions of your choice it's really good with Vidalia onions if you can find them. And right before serving (so they don't turn brown) I chop 2 green apples.
DRESSING: 1/3 C good quality maple syrup, 1/3 C Braggs apple cider vinegar and a couple tablespoons of olive oil. I have been craving salt for some reason lately. I added a little pink Himalayan salt to the dressing also.. #RawFoodForTheWin !!
So that's it for now! I'm feelin' fine. Hope you are too.
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