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January 10, 2005

Reading, thinking

I am doing several bad things:

(1) smoking (though much less than a while back... 1-2 cigs a day)
(2) drinking coffee
(3) sometimes not getting good/enough sleep
(4) not getting any sunshine because my office is underground.

These things are all wrong. I have to eliminate them from my life one by one. I will start with (3) and then continue with (2). Number (4) is independent of my will and number (1) is the last on the list. Don't ask me why, don't ask me why...

Today I cooked lentils (w/ onions, garlic, tomato sauce, and olive oil). They are not raw and they are cooked, but they are good for the body. I think my status quo will be 85-100% raw. Occasionally, I will have something cooked (for example, steamed potatoes, or steamed broccoli) with my salad. Or I will have some lentils, as they really contain a lotta good stuf for the body (like iron, I reckon).

In a couple of days or so I am starting a colon cleansing experience based on herbs. I am not disclosing the name of the merchant from whom I bought all the herbal stuff and the kit, as I will wait to see the results and then present it in a favorable or, depending on the case, unfavorable manner. But I cooked all these lentils tonight, it was like 1 pound of lentils... it will take me like three days to go through them (and no, I won't throw them away). After these two or three days, I will start decreasing my food intake and slowly going into the fasting which will be accompanied by the colon cleansing program.

*sigh*

Have I ever mentioned that I once was on the Atkins diet? I think it was for about... 3 weeks? Ayyyy... don't ask me how I got into that... the problem with the Atkins diet is that it really makes one lose weight (suprisingly, I know) and that you can't have fruit, which is horrifying. Another problem is that you get to learn how the shelf life of meat is prolonged through sheer iradiation.

Posted by Liliaak at 08:50 PM | Comments (563)

January 07, 2005

well into three months

Ayayayy... I just wish I never stop this diet. It makes my life radiant!!!

Let me recap. Since some time in September I decided that "enough is enough" and "enough is also annoying" so I'd better change a few things in what/how I eat. I started to eat more raw the usual, and than what other (probably most) people consider "normal". I had to face two major challenges: (1) my birthday when a classmate of mine surprisingly showed up with a chocolate cake at my door (and Yes, I ate it!) and (2) my recent winter vacation in Italy (and Yes, I did eat cooked food).

It is a blasphemy to be on a raw diet in Italy! It is an insult to the magnificent Italian food. But I had to do it... with some notable exceptions (cooked lentils at the end of the New Year's feast!!) and salmon in lemon sauce, and some other yummy things.

Et je ne regrette rien.

Overall, I have maintained a 'safe' level of around 80-85% raw food going into the system.

Other challenges were posed by:

(1) Relatives insisting that raw onions are really bad for the stomach;

(2) Relatives insisting that raw cauliflower is even worse for the stomach;

(3) A number of relatives insisting that yoghurt is great, eliminating milk from one's diet is stupid, and protein can only be found in meat;

(4) And finally a host of compliments on how I (finally!) look, which kept initiating thoughts in my head that I could try a bit of Brie cheese and the rotation of the sun will not come to a halt.

The interesting thing is that: since I keep having a relatively high intake of fat (olive oil, avocatos, nuts, etc.) I have maintained a weight at around 146lbs in the past several weeks. Eating *some* cooked food has not done damage to that. Overall, I'd say that the weight loss record since September is reassuring. Especially since I really really ReallLLLlly eat whatever I want (so long as it is raw) and whenever I want.

The acne is history. My sleep is in no way affected by this diet. I have not had any major cleansing episodes. It's difficult to eat out (why do they always have to add meat to every salad that has a chance of being well-behaved?!). It's difficult to explain to people the nature of this diet, and its intended & experienced benefits. It's NOT difficult to stop thinking about food and realize that there is no benefit in cooking food to the point of no return. It's NOT difficult to realize what the body wants, what it's happy with, and what makes one feel generally good.

The short term plan now is to proceed through a series of detox activities (on which I shall not expand unless I have some serious achievements) and feel a bit more relaxed about life (going on vacation and observing all those carefree people certainly helps) and things such as "what NEEDS to be done in life".

Happy New Year 05 (nice round number...) to all of us out there.

Liliaak

Posted by Liliaak at 12:33 AM | Comments (0)