Feeling discouraged today

[Legerity]

Well today was one of those days where I had times when I just wanted to stop all the positive health changes I've been making and give up. I've been having bad stomach problems for a while....I was diagnosed with GERD but I don't know what it actually is. Anyways, I've been eating lighter and healthier which led me to raw, and now it has been about a week and a half of near-100% raw.

Anyways, if I overeat even a little bit, my stomach can be ruined for a couple of hours. Like yesterday and today, I ate too big of a salad for dinner and it was very unpleasant. Now it's 4 hours after my salad and my stomach is starting to feel better. It's so frustrating! I know sometimes I eat too fast or don't chew enough or overeat, but I feel like the slightest imperfection in my eating and I will pay the consequences.

Anyways, just feeling the need to rant. I ordered a new raw food that I've been looking forward to so when that comes hopefully it will give me an extra boost.

Sorry for whining

Brian

[Nurse in the Raw]

We all feel this way from time to time......some of us, daily. Try to get through it the best you can. You will look back on it and wonder why you made such a big deal about it. Desert always makes me feel better :D

[Aleesha Sattva]

Brian,

Have you considered doing light green smoothies for a few weeks... nothing but them? They are so healing... and if you water them down, perhaps don't add bananas - use apples instead, that may make it easier for you to get down.

The digestion process on green smoothies has begun in the blender, so drinking them would be so much gentler on your digestion. Of course, juicing for a few weeks would be even better... but even just a nice gentle green smoothie feast would be good in my opinion.

[shashibala]

When I was not raw I had trouble with reflux. Then after I had been raw for about a month it returned. I was so unhappy! I had it for a couple weeks and I was really frustrated! Then it went away and has never returned and I've been raw for 7 months now! I thought at the time, that maybe all the fruit acids I was consuming had triggered the short bout of reflux, but I eat lots of fruit now with no problems. I think it may just have been a healing period that I had to go through.
Just remember, this is a healing process! This challenge will pass, and a new one may arise, but you are moving in a healing direction!
Best wishes to you!