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 on October 7, 2004 05:30 PM