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October 25, 2004

1 month 5 days raw

I keep counting the days, the weeks. This style of eating is by far the easiest to maintain 'diet' I've ever been on. If you are hungry, you eat. As simple as that. Without worrying that you will bloat, put on weight, feel miserable, etc. All the food is nutritious and tasty. All the food does good to your body. There is nothing more reassuring than that. I find it therefore easy to stay on the diet, very very easy. It looks to me like I am not losing weight (eating around 1,000 calories/day) but somehow my body is getting in shape. Old pairs of jeans fit me, old pairs of trousers fit me better. There is something about this... something changing. I have endless energy throughout the day. I don't sleep betterl; in fact b/c of all this energy I get the occasional insomnia. But maybe this is not food related. This is (own) stress related.

I sent pictures to my parents recently and they freaked out thinking that I was on some kind of crazy diet. They said I have not looked that good in years. Well they were right. This food is doing something *good* to me... So I highly recommend it to everyone. The only problem remains: coffee and cigarettes.

Posted by Liliaak at 11:15 PM | Comments (560)

October 15, 2004

Will celebrate when I am 1 month raw

I am such an idiot, did not count the days properly. But now I know... on Oct 20 I celebrate one month since I started the raw journey. Am soo excited. It's probably one of the few things (other than study LOL) that I've done *committedly* for one month. :)) And hopefully for many months to come... It's not difficult to be raw *at all* when you perfectly understand the damage done by cooked foods. That is not to say that I have not had my occasional slip, a soup (on the cooked side) here and there (but always vegetarian and if possible, packed with beans), when nothing else was available... but yes, overall I've been 90-95% raw.

I look at people around me and the older ones - just look real older. You can so easily guess people's ages. Hmm... sometimes I ask myself, why don't people want to stay young and beautiful for a longer period of time? If one sees their body decay, why don't they take some measures? Is it because the information is not avaialble? Is it because they don't believe that there are some solutions out there? Will I be like that, will I not care, and if so, why will I not care? Will it not be important to look good, and feel good? Will I feel good anyway because I have a family, etc.? I don't have an answer to any of these questions.

If one were sitting next to Demi Moore, would they be able to instantaneously guess her age? To someone unfamiliar with her, would a picture of her and her currect bf look odd? It's not that she eats raw or anything. And it's not the money either... how much can esthetic surgery repair? If one is severely damaged, nothing will work (Example: Courtney Love). I just think she takes care of herself. That's admirable in itself... Wish I had the will power to live a very healthy (preferably) raw lifestyle so that at 45 and 50 I am proud of how I look. And my children too tell me that they have a beautiful mommy. LOL :)

Now.... Two things I have to work on: [1] giving up cigarettes, and [2] giving up coffee. The former will be achieved only if I fast for 7-10days at least. The latter will be achieved only with a divine intervention... But that's not what one would call positive thinking...

Posted by Liliaak at 08:10 AM | Comments (0)

October 07, 2004

Three full weeks now...

It's been about three weeks since I have begun this enterprise. Overall, I do feel better. It is difficult though to disentangle the two possible causes: is it the raw food, or is it because I am more careful with what I eat? I'd like to believe it is the former. The only complaint I have is that my diet is boring, terribly boring. But then again I do not have the right to complain since I do not spend any time trying to make it more diverse. Life keeps me too busy to worry about that. Perhaps in the coming weekends, or the coming vacations, I shall take a step back, give myself two hours to "cook" a meal, and then proceed with a raw recipe.

But yes, it does feel good to be on this diet. I feel lighter (especially when I don't have my usual coffee), perhaps even more alert. I no longer get awful stomach aches (since I no longer eat out either). I am far less concerned with food than before. My favorite pair of jeans fit me perfectly (and another three or so pairs are patiently waiting in the wardrobe). I do not feel (psychologically) as if I am dieting, though following this 'diet' IS restrictive. I keep thinking of all these salads that one can make with tomatoes and avocado, or tomatoes and avocado and red onions. Sometimes I wish I had more will power to no longer eat combinations of food, but then again, tomato salad with nothing else? That's where I should be. But there is time... and gradualism might be a good philosophy here.

Speaking of gradualism, I do not seem to gradually give up the coffee. My intake probably shot up. Am I automatically compensating for the smaller volume of food?

There was my birthday recently and I did have to have one cake a few days ago. Ayayayyyy... my face just exploded. I immediately got a rush of acne and the most annoying "things" showed up on my face. My face is now healing, but it was as if my body said "HELLO! What are you doing, are you trying to abuse me?!". I felt sorry for that. I must really restrain from taking in super super cooked food, of any sort, even if it's a tiny bit, and even if it's a special occasion. Fortunately, I only have one birthday per year. And less motivation to celebrate it every year :).

I have not weighed myself in a while but it looks to me like I am stagnating at 154lbs. I am contemplating fairly seriously doing a fast for a while, perhaps that would induce some major cleansing. I am fairly worried that my body has not gone into any major cleansing episode since I have started this... maybe it did not need to? Nice possibility, but not too likely. So if my will keeps going at this rate, next week is fasting week, and more updates on the way...

Posted by Liliaak at 05:30 PM | Comments (0)