Things Learned

[ShelShel]

Ok...I'm going on my third day 100% raw again. :D Yeah. But as I was writing in my journal it occured to me that I have learned something from my whole sliding back into raw. (I learned several things... ;) ) I'm going to list one of mine....and I was wondering...when you slide or slip up...what do you learn from the experience that brings you back to raw?

1) I have a hard time with my emotions and emotional eating when I am not 100% raw. (I think I do this because I disappoint myself. I know that eating raw makes me healthier...my skin clearer...my moods calm {so much so that you need to check if I have a pulse LOL :D }...and I can handle being overweight because I know I have hope that over time it will fall away because my body has responded so well to this way of eating (I've already lost 20 pounds). All my hope is removed when I slide back into what hasn't worked for me for 30 plus years. You know?!?!?!

I let myself eat just horrible things...candy bars and chinese food...and pizzas...burgers and iced lattes...I definitely ate SAD like I would RAW...whatever I wanted I consumed. I felt guilty and horrible for what I was doing to my body...this made me depressed and moody. Bloated and crampy. This feeling of self loathing...brought me back to raw. I just looked at my husband and said, "I have to go back to raw." He smiled and said, "Thank God. I wasn't going to say anything because I would never want you to confuse my encouragement for issues with your weight. (He loves me as I am...I'm a lucky woman.) But your moods are completely different on raw. I figured if I didn't say anything you might burn yourself out on the junk food and go back." Now if that isn't a huge motivation...I'm not sure what would be because he is a SAD eater all the way. :rolleyes:

When you slide...what brings you back?

[Guppy]

Testominies like THAT bring me back to raw! Thank-you for sharing your "fall" and your return. It's not really a fall though. You are just learning like the rest of us.

I was thinking today how hard it can be to stay raw even for one day! Ask anyone to do it and most people could not even do ONE DAY 100% raw! What does that tell us about cooked food and it's affect on us?!

Anyway, welcome back and good luck!
emily

[ShelShel]

That is so true! Thank you. ;)

[cassidy]

You could have taken that directly from my mouth. I feel exactly the same. This last weekend we had to go to my husbands parents. I decided I was going to eat the steamed veggies and fish we were going to have for dinner... but then it let do ice cream and pizza all on sunday. I have learned that I have to go all or nothing. I feel like crap and have emotional eating issues. When on raw I have none of that. When on raw I LOVE my body. I don't feel this way not. It is so much easier to accept my body when I know that it is as healthy as it can possibly be. This is what brings me back. The desire to feel comfortable. Plus I love the TASTE of the food. I am/was a pizza junkie... but it tasted like dirt compared to my fiery lava soup!

[ShelShel]

LOL I totally agree! ;)

[lissomllama]

I know exactly what you mean shelshel. The exact thing happened to me and hubby a SAD eater is all for my raw diet.

[Jewell]

WOW - I can't agree with you more!
Isn't it crazy how much food controls our emotions? Even though I'm overweight, eating raw makes me feel like I'm in control and that eventually my body will heal and release all this unwanted pounds. When I give in to a bout of SAD - I'm just plain miserable and back to looking in the mirror and obsessing. I understand your thoughts completely!
Thanks for sharing!

[paleogirl]

I think when I'm raw, I feel like my body and I are working together. Even if I feel bad or my face breaks out, I understand that my body knows what it is doing and I have to trust it. When I'm not raw, feeling bad or breaking out could mean any number of problems, and then I feel like I'm fighting with my body.

[ShelShel]

Thanks you guys. :p