LisaDS88
08-29-2006, 09:13 AM
I'm notorious for going back and forth between raw and vegetarian SAD! I've been off track for several months now and feel awful. I never seem to stay all raw long enough to get rid of all my health issues.
Now I'm trying to do all raw again, but with a different kind of motivation. I actually sat down and wrote out a list of all the things "wrong" with my health/body and titled it "Things I Need to Fix." So far, it's working great because as I eat raw I watch symptoms disappear, and I check them off the list like a "things to do" item. It keeps me inspired to eat raw long term (because some things take awhile to fix) and makes me eat more of a variety of raw food that I normal skip over....like if I know a certain vegetable is really good for my skin, I'll eat that because of the "acne/ bad skin complexion" on my list. I always got in a rut of eating the same things everyday on raw....now I try new things and research more about what certain fruits/veggies/nuts help improve certain areas of my health/body.
I also never realized how much was wrong with me. I feel generally healthy with no major problems, but as I wrote the list it just kept going on and on and on...... with little stuff like waking up in the morning with a bad taste in your mouth (sign of being toxic), being tired a lot, etc.
I'll let you know as my list gets shorter! :)
Now I'm trying to do all raw again, but with a different kind of motivation. I actually sat down and wrote out a list of all the things "wrong" with my health/body and titled it "Things I Need to Fix." So far, it's working great because as I eat raw I watch symptoms disappear, and I check them off the list like a "things to do" item. It keeps me inspired to eat raw long term (because some things take awhile to fix) and makes me eat more of a variety of raw food that I normal skip over....like if I know a certain vegetable is really good for my skin, I'll eat that because of the "acne/ bad skin complexion" on my list. I always got in a rut of eating the same things everyday on raw....now I try new things and research more about what certain fruits/veggies/nuts help improve certain areas of my health/body.
I also never realized how much was wrong with me. I feel generally healthy with no major problems, but as I wrote the list it just kept going on and on and on...... with little stuff like waking up in the morning with a bad taste in your mouth (sign of being toxic), being tired a lot, etc.
I'll let you know as my list gets shorter! :)