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Jenifae's Raw Journey

Observations of Another "Treat Day" - LOL!

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Jenifae
on 03-26-2009 at 11:45 AM (452 Views)
I find it very Interesting that both my Husband and I view Treats as a Food. So, when we want to treat ourselves it's always with Food. I have also noticed some commercials lately are focusing in on selling their food product and the commercial is a scene where the family is eating SAD cookies and laughing and carrying on. It says something to the effect of spending "Quality time" with your family. Ha! That one was a Pilsbury commercial. But, another one was similar for a different food product. Why do we this? We are trained? We are taught by families, tv, society at large? All the above?

So, getting to my topic. Yesterday, I was doing great. I worked out and had a Banana and some strawberries w/some of my Breakfast Smoothie. I thought I was saving it for a base for a Green Smoothie which maybe I'll do today. Okay, I'm doing the ADD thing. Back on topic. So, we went down the hill for him to get nuts and bolts and I wanted to go with him. WHy? hahaha! He wanted to eat and I wasn't really hungry but, by the time he was ready I was a lil' hungry so, okay. He wanted mexican so, I got a salad w/guacamole and I only ate 1/2 which is pretty good for me lately. Here's the uh-oh! Starbucks was right there and I thought I'm tired of trying to be 100% and I'm not going to anymore. I'm just going to start allowing so, that I don't overeat when I do. So, a soy mocha is fine. So, I got that and then we started heading home and he wanted ice cream. I said okay. Why? Big mistake and I'll tell you why. First, I don't feel guilty. I Refuse to that anymore but, what I am doing is really paying attention to how I feel and more importantly the after effects. I enjoyed the ice cream. I did have one thought of the poor cows and pushed it aside. I let myself just enjoy the chocolatey goodness. I was fine for a few hours and by bedtime started feeling itchy and jumpy. I had a time going to sleep and was tossing and turning all nite. This morning I am not only "Hung Over" feeling but, I feel sick - nausceous!

So, my Observation of myself and what my learning experience is for myself is:

1. I believe I am Allergic to Chocolate and that is probably why I crave it so.

2. I beleive I am truely a Vegan at Heart. Dairy is Gross in my system.

So, if I need chocolate I'm better off sticking to Raw chocolate because, it doesnt give me the same affect. I just had an a-ha moment. "Probably because, raw doesnt have any dairy in it" A-Ha!

I Pray that I Recieve this Lesson Internally and hold onto it so, that I don't lie to myself later that I can have dairy w/out consequences.

Peace!

Updated 03-26-2009 at 11:51 AM by Jenifae

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  1. selina_k's Avatar
    Oh yes! Dairy is so addictive. Those opiates.
    Or cowpieates. And chocolate+milk is the one-two punch.

    It releases the hormones that make us feel loved.
  2. Jenifae's Avatar
    Yep............it left me very sick.
  3. rawchic's Avatar
    good for you for tuning into the messages your body is sending you! I agree about the advertising around food/celebration/family time, etc. It has been so ingrained into us that it's really hard to break. I think being aware of it is a big step forward.
  4. Irish_Vegan_Girl's Avatar
    Yeah, eating is seen as a "celebration" or time to "share" - it's all about social conditioning and I feel that this does not help the comfort eating, it's like "i don't feel well/I'm upset" - "oh, have a cup'a' tea and a chocolate muffin and it'l be all better" - food is not the way to express our emotions, it covers them and we learn to be avasive about our emotions. It's ok for some people who can have a comfort moment now and again but with an addictive persona' it is very hard, and I hate the promotion of emotional eating - mcdonalds always promote emo-eating. Also if you watch the kfc ad's it's always a happy family eating their dippers.....

    It shames me.

    Yeah, after being vegan for the first year I accidently consumed yogurt once or twice and it came right up, it was put into my smoothies by someone else who didn't know yogurt wasn't vegan... anyway my body basically became intolerant to it.. now that told me something.

    Good luck on the best of your raw:)
  5. rawchic's Avatar
    check your email - I sent you something :)
  6. Jenifae's Avatar
    Rawchic.........thank you. I guess I am a work in progress. I may be my own sabatour in needing to "love myself" more consistently so, that I know inside myself I deserve to feel good, look good and be happy! :)

    Irish Vegan Girl...... that's really interesting about your body rejecting it. I just got sick. Still recovering, actually.


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