Theogirl
08-02-2008, 06:55 PM
Can't believe it's already been five months since I began this raw journey. I have slipped up many, many times. I've tried all kinds of percentages of raw and felt the effects of them all. 95-100% works best in my body.
The worst thing is bread! On the rare occasion that I've indulged in it, I FEEL TERRIBLE! The whiter the bread, the worse I feel. Lesson learned.
I still do crave that crispy, almost charred taste from the bbq but if I don't get too hungry, I'm much stronger when my body is full of good food.
Since I HAVE been MOSTLY raw all this time, however, now for the good stuff. I've lost between 20 and 30 pounds off my 5'9" frame (it's time to stop 'releasing'!) My complexion has an amazing glow and I'm down to a light lipstick and mascara for makeup. I have so much more energy, and feel so clear headed.
Now here's the best that I just have to share. When I started raw I had been taking 60 mg of Celexa for over four years including one miserably failed attempt at going off. Several weeks into raw I felt well enough to start tapering off. At my doctor's advice, I took a full four months to taper down to 5 mg then... NOTHING. First couple days, fine. Then WHAM! I had eight torturous days of panic attacks, fuzzy thinking, crying, etc. Even my chiropractor recommended that maybe I should go back on a minimal dose if it didn't ease up. I decided to stick it out if I could... Another week of feeling pretty good every other day, then about a week of feeling great.
Then came a family wedding out of town, enter heavy doses of white bread sandwiches, etc. I hadn't come prepared so I just tried to eat the best of the worst. Four meals later, I was back to the torture chamber of anxiety, sadness, and a day and a half of diarrhea! I was so disappointed with myself! My non-raw DH now says, "Nothing but raw for you!" and I agree!
So another week of good eating under my belt and I'm feeling better than great! I know that my lifetime anxiety will pop up here and there but when I'm eating these powerhouse foods, I'm strong enough to break out of those old ruts and keep moving forward and upward.
Hurray for the continued journey!
The worst thing is bread! On the rare occasion that I've indulged in it, I FEEL TERRIBLE! The whiter the bread, the worse I feel. Lesson learned.
I still do crave that crispy, almost charred taste from the bbq but if I don't get too hungry, I'm much stronger when my body is full of good food.
Since I HAVE been MOSTLY raw all this time, however, now for the good stuff. I've lost between 20 and 30 pounds off my 5'9" frame (it's time to stop 'releasing'!) My complexion has an amazing glow and I'm down to a light lipstick and mascara for makeup. I have so much more energy, and feel so clear headed.
Now here's the best that I just have to share. When I started raw I had been taking 60 mg of Celexa for over four years including one miserably failed attempt at going off. Several weeks into raw I felt well enough to start tapering off. At my doctor's advice, I took a full four months to taper down to 5 mg then... NOTHING. First couple days, fine. Then WHAM! I had eight torturous days of panic attacks, fuzzy thinking, crying, etc. Even my chiropractor recommended that maybe I should go back on a minimal dose if it didn't ease up. I decided to stick it out if I could... Another week of feeling pretty good every other day, then about a week of feeling great.
Then came a family wedding out of town, enter heavy doses of white bread sandwiches, etc. I hadn't come prepared so I just tried to eat the best of the worst. Four meals later, I was back to the torture chamber of anxiety, sadness, and a day and a half of diarrhea! I was so disappointed with myself! My non-raw DH now says, "Nothing but raw for you!" and I agree!
So another week of good eating under my belt and I'm feeling better than great! I know that my lifetime anxiety will pop up here and there but when I'm eating these powerhouse foods, I'm strong enough to break out of those old ruts and keep moving forward and upward.
Hurray for the continued journey!