Eight Days of Pain, Didn't Do Well, But I'm Not Giving Up!

It’s been a few weeks since I’ve written in my blog.  Why, probably because I haven’t been doing very well.  I ended my juice fast on day 12.  I was fine with that, I felt like it was time to move on and start learning how to eat “raw”.  I was doing fine and eating all raw for 4 days start and then it hit me!  I started having terrible pain in my bladder (from my IC disease).  I didn’t even have my pills with me.  I never leave the house without my pills (ibuprofen and Vicoden), but I honestly thought I was healed and that I wouldn’t need them anymore, apparently not.  I’m okay with that. I guess it’s just not God’s timing yet for me to be healed.  I’m thinking that the pain started because I had made a Jicama salad sprinkled with lime juice and dressing made with orange juice.  I’m not supposed to be eating any citrus, but again, I thought I would be fine.  I continued to have pain everyday for 8 days start.  I had to take my pills all day long! Plus I wasn’t sleeping well at night.  I was depressed and not eating as well as I should have of. I was still eating about 50% raw, but when I’m depressed and in pain, I want comfort food. So I was eating cooked food. Then of course I don’t lose weight and wonder why? Duh! Because I can’t eat cooked foods; noodles, rice and other stuff and expect to lose weight.

I’m doing much better now.  I had a couple of days with no pain, a good night’s sleep and I’m feeling much better.  I talked to my daughter and she encouraged me and told me it would take time for me to learn to eat all raw. She’s right.  It won’t happen for me overnight. 

I threw out all of my nuts and seeds and the cocoa/coconut fudge I had made.  I realized that I was eating way too many calories with these foods and that they would have to go for now until I lost all of the weight that I wanted.  Then I can re introduce them into my diet a little at a time.

Conclusion, I'm not giving up! I'm going to continue eating raw every meal that I can and take each day and each meal, one at a time, with God's help! 

I'm Back.....Again! Sept. 27,2010

Well, as you can tell from my last post, its' been 9 months since I've posted anything to my Blog. That pretty much tells me that I haven't stayed on my healthy eating plan and that I cheated and went back to my old SAD (Standard American Diet) way of eating. Geeezzz....this is a constant battle for me!

Well, I'm eating healthy again, it's been 7 weeks since I started. I've only lost 10 pounds so far...it all came off within the first week, but since then. nothing...my body has already stabilized, which I'm not very happy about! But I do feel good about the way I'm eating and how I feel. I'm eating almost ALL 100% organic foods, even though they may be tortilla chips or enchiladas. I try not to eat anything unless it's organic. And I'm not making smoothies everyday like I used to...I just eat them once or twice a week. I know I will lose more weight once I start eating more smoothies and fruits and veggies. Don't get me wrong, I have tons of fruit and veggies in the house and I eat them daily, but I still like cooked foods. They are warm and comforting. I don't get the same satisfied feeling from eating an orange as I do eating a cooked egg sandwich!

I'm also walking about 3-4 days a week. My husband and I walk about 1 mile a night, walking the dogs. It feels really good, but again, no more weight loss. I'm really surprised.

But for now, I'm happy with the changes I've made and I hope to continue with this healthy way of eating and lifestyle.

I'm going in for surgery in a few weeks and it will take a few weeks to recover, so I'm not sure how well I'll be able to stay eating this way. I'm guessing I'll want comfort food...and I won't be able to do my nightly walks...I'll be confined to bed for awhile. I'll post more on that as it happens.

I'd want to find out more about the Gerson therapy and try that out. I'm healthy and I don't have any major diseases (my surgery will be to remove fibroid tumors), but I would like to go out for preventive measures. I'll post more on that once I find out about it.

Day 6 Detoxing

Today is day 6 of my detox. I was on juice for 2 days, not three like I had originally planned. I wasn't feeling very well though on just juice and I was really hoping to feel much better by day 4 and 5. I was still cranky and weak. Maybe it's because I drank nothing but water for 3 days...boy that was hard...or maybe it was because I don't have a juicer and I had to buy store bought juice. I went to Henry's to buy the juice and they really don't have a lot of choices for organic juice that are not too expensive. I did cheat one night and have a very very small amount of food...I actually felt a lot better after I ate it. Next time I do a detox I think I'll follow a program. Perhaps I'll feel better and can last longer.

I have lost 9 pounds so far in the last 6 days, so that's pretty cool. I don't know if I'll keep it off though after I start eating, but I plan to!

Today I started juice and veggie smoothies, man was it good to have some real food in my body, even though it was blended, not solid and I drank it instead of eating it. I seemed to have more energy and be back to my normal self. I wasn't really hungry today for solid food, but I still got cravings. Especially when I'm out and about I always want to eat out...one of my weaknesses! But to my amazement, I stayed strong and didn't go out to eat today. I told myself that I've gone 5 1/2 days without solid food and that I would be able to eat out within a few days or so, so I could wait. I didn't want to ruin all of my hard work and sacrifice for the last 6 days!

I'm not sure what I'll do tomorrow. I might continue with just smoothies or I might cave in and eat a salad. It's Sunday and I know I'll probably want to go out to eat...we'll see. I still want to be very careful because I don't want to spoil what I've done this last week.