lunabear
12-05-2009, 08:59 PM
It's amazing how some cold wheat veggie dumplings sitting in the fridge, some cold pockets of dough, can make me get physically painful cravings. I always feel like I'm going through withdrawal about three weeks to a month after I go raw, just as I'm starting to feel good, and then I break it again. Just to binge on cooked food and go through this cycle over and over again.
Tonight I had a great big bowl overflowing with Mung sprouts, and Fenugreek sprouts over Kimchi and baby greens, sprinkled with Bragg's and olive oil. It was delicious. But then as I lay on the couch trying to read I found myself distracted by the call of the whole wheat dumplings my husband bought from the store. I went so far as to open the container of dumplings, get a fork, and hover over it for a split second -- before putting it back in the fridge.
It's hard to say where this pain is coming from, it must be my brain, because my body has never felt better. My eyes are brighter, skin is clearer, breath fresher and muscles limber. I have energy and feel positive about the future, and find myself possessing more empathy for other people. This is not the first time I've done it, but the cravings are almost worse than ever, as though they know they are getting threatened for the last time and want to knock me out cold.
So what the heck is wrong with me? I've read raw food books and love tucking into a colorful plate of veggies and sprouts. I crave fruit, carrot juice, and Kombucha tea. Raw foods are beautiful. I just wish I could tune out the cravings.
I'm glad that I didn't give in to the dumplings, but I still feel like a weakling. I thought I would feel satisfied, but instead I feel de-nied. :(
Tonight I had a great big bowl overflowing with Mung sprouts, and Fenugreek sprouts over Kimchi and baby greens, sprinkled with Bragg's and olive oil. It was delicious. But then as I lay on the couch trying to read I found myself distracted by the call of the whole wheat dumplings my husband bought from the store. I went so far as to open the container of dumplings, get a fork, and hover over it for a split second -- before putting it back in the fridge.
It's hard to say where this pain is coming from, it must be my brain, because my body has never felt better. My eyes are brighter, skin is clearer, breath fresher and muscles limber. I have energy and feel positive about the future, and find myself possessing more empathy for other people. This is not the first time I've done it, but the cravings are almost worse than ever, as though they know they are getting threatened for the last time and want to knock me out cold.
So what the heck is wrong with me? I've read raw food books and love tucking into a colorful plate of veggies and sprouts. I crave fruit, carrot juice, and Kombucha tea. Raw foods are beautiful. I just wish I could tune out the cravings.
I'm glad that I didn't give in to the dumplings, but I still feel like a weakling. I thought I would feel satisfied, but instead I feel de-nied. :(