I'm sure why I'm compelled to write here each day. I guess it keeps me on track somehow. Should I veer from this forthright path of exercise and raw foods, I intend to write my way through it here as well. But so far I'm feeling like I'm exactly where I need to be. I am not deprived. I am receiving. Health. A thinner body. Energy. Contentment. Exploration of a greater variety of foods. Simplicity. Order.
I looked at myself in the mirror this morning. First I see how far I've come in these six weeks. And then I see how far I have to go. While in the diet mentality one would become fed up with how long it's taking and give up, I see all doors behind me as shut tight. There is no going back. I was starting to feel truly unwell through a variety of symptoms, which if left to continue, would have been really devestating. So instead, I'm like Maxwell Smart going through all the doorways on his way to work. They open for him, he passes through, they slam shut. And that's it. I can only move forward. How I feel today is so much better than how I felt six weeks ago, that I can't wait to see what the next six months bring.
One challenge today will be a party I'm attending. I don't enjoy parties and have therefore avoided them whenever possible for all of my adult life. Actually, I wouldn't mind if I could sit there without chatting and be invisible. And I know I don't want to eat anything cooked or incompatible with my stomach's wishes. I have suffered from upper abdominal pain for a few years on and off, and now that I've found this way of eating that seems to heal it and keep it well, the thought of that pain again is not worth anything. I think I will bring food in case I get really hungry, and deal with it that way.
This morning I woke up early and managed to listen to the Intuitive Eating CD [ source ] a few times in a row, hearing most of it. I really like what it says. It picks up the key points of intuitive eating and presents them in a very simple yet thorough and appealing way. I'm entirely in favour of my 'inner mind' soaking that up and guiding my actions with it.
Here are the links of the day:
Discussion forum on raw food and lots of recipes and help:
http://goneraw.com/
raw ingredients
This lists gives a good idea of what one eats on a raw food diet:
http://www.purelyraw.com/ingredients.htm
It's Saturday which means Fun Day. And my version of fun today will be to walk to the store and get some more fresh ingredients for green smoothies. Then, it's off to the party....
I'm sure why I'm compelled to write here each day. I guess it keeps me on track somehow. Should I veer from this forthright path of exercise and raw foods, I intend to write my way through it here as well. But so far I'm feeling like I'm exactly where I need to be. I am not deprived. I am receiving. Health. A thinner body. Energy. Contentment. Exploration of a greater variety of foods. Simplicity. Order.
I looked at myself in the mirror this morning. First I see how far I've come in these six weeks. And then I see how far I have to go. While in the diet mentality one would become fed up with how long it's taking and give up, I see all doors behind me as shut tight. There is no going back. I was starting to feel truly unwell through a variety of symptoms, which if left to continue, would have been really devestating. So instead, I'm like Maxwell Smart going through all the doorways on his way to work. They open for him, he passes through, they slam shut. And that's it. I can only move forward. How I feel today is so much better than how I felt six weeks ago, that I can't wait to see what the next six months bring.
One challenge today will be a party I'm attending. I don't enjoy parties and have therefore avoided them whenever possible for all of my adult life. Actually, I wouldn't mind if I could sit there without chatting and be invisible. And I know I don't want to eat anything cooked or incompatible with my stomach's wishes. I have suffered from upper abdominal pain for a few years on and off, and now that I've found this way of eating that seems to heal it and keep it well, the thought of that pain again is not worth anything. I think I will bring food in case I get really hungry, and deal with it that way.
This morning I woke up early and managed to listen to the Intuitive Eating CD [ source ] a few times in a row, hearing most of it. I really like what it says. It picks up the key points of intuitive eating and presents them in a very simple yet thorough and appealing way. I'm entirely in favour of my 'inner mind' soaking that up and guiding my actions with it.
Here are the links of the day:
Discussion forum on raw food and lots of recipes and help:
http://goneraw.com/
raw ingredients
This lists gives a good idea of what one eats on a raw food diet:
http://www.purelyraw.com/ingredients.htm
It's Saturday which means Fun Day. And my version of fun today will be to walk to the store and get some more fresh ingredients for green smoothies. Then, it's off to the party....