and I love it! :)
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I decided I would share in a bit more detail what I am eating these days and how its making me feel.
On Jan 11th I started a raw vegan "diet". I am looking at this as "for a limited time only" type thing.. a "Detox" if you will... A way for me to get a sense of what this type of life would be like and how it would effect me.
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| My breakfast :) 3 bananas, frozen strawberries, pineapple, mango |
I haven't been doing the raw thing 100%. I am striving for 90% raw, 10% cooked. No meat, no processed anything and no caffeine. My goal now is to try this for a month and after that look at what I am doing and change what I want and keep what I want.
Honestly I can say I cannot see living my entire life eating completely raw... Just as I cannot see living without having a coke and popcorn at the movie theater once in a blue moon.... I sure cant see living without having a bit of chicken or hamburger on a rare occasion. .. If I have learned anything through my "food journey" its that an all or nothing attitude doesnt work for me. I totally understand food is a lot more than just fueling my body. There are emotional ties to foods, (blablabla)... (you have heard me talk about all this before.. so I will stop there :).. ha
OK.. so... what's my rating of the Raw Vegan thing?
I have been SHOCKED. .
. I have, so far, very surprised how great I feel. I basically eat a breakfast of fruit smoothie (about 430 calories) ... lunch of a BIG salad with greens and avocado, tomatoes.. etc... and sometimes a few corn chips and then have another HUGE smoothie at night... If I get hungry in between i can eat any fruit I want.... ..... whats shocking is that my blood sugar, low blood pressure, and energy level have been GREAT! I am not hungry, I dont have energy lows during the day and my tummy has been oh so happy. :) I also never wake up hungry like I use too in the middle of the night ( cause my blood sugar)... Its almost like I am giving my body a break. If anything it feels like it has just relaxed into this and not working so hard (dont know if that makes sense)
The first few days of my diet change I experienced what I would call Detoxification overload (ha).... my body was definitely cleansing.. Since then my digestive system has settled down and gotten use to the yummy food :)
I am waiting to see what the next week and a half have in store... and can't wait to see :) I believe my bodies responding so great to this because I have NEVER in my life eaten this many fruits and veggies. I hated fruits and veggies... and esp raw.. ha.... I have prob eating more fruits and veggies these past few weeks than i have all my life! ha.
For now I plan on continuing my 90% raw plan but know I will want to have a little free meal thrown in there on a date night :)... (I did this .. this past Friday and has spinach enchiladas at a local mex food restaurant.. and it was soooo yummy!)... we will see how it goes :)
On the run front:
I havent gone for a run in a while... and i am starting to feel a bit guilty about that LOL... We have been in the process of repainting a small home we bought to rent out and its been keeping me busy... gotta try and get it done and ready for renters asap you know... I plan this week to try and get a short run in before track practice but will keep my mileage low until I am threw this eating plan .... I am planning on a half and a full this summer and am so looking forward to warmer weather and early morning runs!
A last word on my choice of diet these days. #1 I dont think I could have ever done this year or two ago..I just wasnt ready and that was ok... . my cutting low on sugar and weeding through my other food addictions have helped ease me into something like this. #2. I dont see this as permanent as of now... but will hold out judgment when i am finish with a month trial. #3. I am still learning, researching and reading all I can. (below is a book and recipe book I got last week.... I can't seem to find the time to just sit in the quiet and read but hope to this week... i will do a review of sorts when i am finished :) So far its been very very interesting. I know many of you probably feel its crazy, and a bit nuts to eat this way.. and that is ok... Its not for everyone and who knows.. it might not be for me... but so far I have been pleasantly surprised.
HERE is a link to an article about the book
Comments
If you want to add more greens in the day, I'd say add some greens into your fruit smoothies!
here's one I drink most every day:
2 cups spinach(or other greens)
2 bananas
2 pears(peeled and cored)
2 apples(peeled and cored)
1/2 avocado
2 cups water
makes about three servings.
you can change the greens and fruit to your tastes...but this is so yummy and sweet! the avocado adds in protein and healthy fats.