Day 5 was spent at Mom Cagle's 80th birthday party held at Ryan's Buffet. They have a terrific salad bar and a few other (non-raw) things I like, so I wondered how my mason jar filled with juice (pineapple, nectarine, celery, cucumber, romaine, and carrot...I think that's it) would fare next to everyone else's plates of food. Honestly, it was really no big deal. I didn't feel 'left out' because everyone was so focused on mom and enjoying each other...I just drank my juice and made a couple more trips to the bathroom than usual. I did notice that I drank more at 'one' (2+ hour) sitting than I normally would. Telling that even when we're consuming different and healthy items we still feel the urge to eat/drink while socializing more than we would alone-or even at home during a normal family meal.
Day 6 I didn't have much of an appetite for anything...but by evening my body just felt like it needed something solid. I believe it's because I didn't continue with the salt water flush/detox tea past Saturday (consequently NOTHING has been going on elimination wise)...because I ran out of my Smooth Move tea :( So I decided to stop the juice fast (for now, anyway) since my initial goal was to get rid of some cravings and jump start my weight loss; 10 pounds in less than 2 weeks...pretty good start. I ate 2 pears lastnight, and a bite of raw almond butter.
Day 7 I still don't have much of an appetite. When I was getting the boys fed and out the door at 3am this morning I was a tad hungry and ate 7 almonds (soaked, salted and dehydrated) before going back to bed for a bit. I didn't juice (or eat anything) until around noon, though.
Well, Sara is home from school today not feeling well and asked me to heat up some of leftovers from the other night: green bean (aka 'exploding') casserole & garlic smashed potatoes. I felt trouble when I put them in the dish. When I stirred them mid-heating, I nibbled a green bean. Then a bite of potatoes. And it got to the point that I was getting ready to heat the rest of the potatoes and devour the rest! No milk in them, just some smart balance, garlic, fresh parsley, and Real salt. I took another bite of the pre-heated potatoes and they weren't nearly as good as Sara's were (after adding extra salt and spread) and I realized that what I was actually craving was the oil and salt (and garlic) that were ON the potatoes. So I put them back in the fridge (why doesn't refrigerator have a 'D' in it, too?!?) and cut up a roma tomato, part of an english cucumber, squished a garlic over them and drizzled some olive oil. Finished with a little salt & fresh ground pepper and YUM! So I cheated a little today on all raw (supposed to be transitioning, anyway...I'm not good at that though) but I learned a huge lesson.
For a long time now I have been quietly critiqueing the SAD foods I eat and (think that I) love, and realizing that when I really break down the flavors, textures and tastes there are only certain parts of them that are truly tasty-and most can be replicated on a much tastier level in RAW form. I'm sure I could have made something similar to smashed potatoes in raw form, but I had to fill the true craving immediately. Now my tummy is a little upset...probably from my sampling of SAD foods along with my first real fat consumption in about a week. I still plan to do a lot of smoothies and juicing on my health journey; just taking a break to do more smoothies and salads than juicing for awhile.
My goal is to get back to 100% raw and healthy lifestyle, especially after reading an excerpt from Beautiful on Raw this morning about the difference between high-raw and 100% raw (based on her husband's experience and 'samplings')...it's really a pretty huge difference in how we look and feel, overall. I've seen Tonya in person twice recently, and I promise those photographs are NOT airbrushed! She looks amazing, and so much better than she did in her 30's...and she's in her 50's. I'm not getting any younger, and though I've been told I look at least 10 years younger than I am (give or take, depending on the day etc) I know I can look so much better when I'm 100% raw vegan. It really is true "you are what you eat". I want to eat fresh, vibrant foods because I know that when I do I am a fresh, vibrant me :-)
It's bizarre that the produce manager is more important to my children's health than the pediatrician. ~Meryl Streep
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