Journal Entry 1-

okay. this is it. i AM committing myself, because I keep being drawn back into the utopian dream of a RAW lifestyle- but then I break it after a fortnight, by bad moods and bread. I've stuffed my face full of junk the last couple of months (not compared to the 'average' persons junk- but junk nonetheless) ...and I need to do this, i WANT to do this.

I will do this.

I will break my bread addiction, and my semi emotional eating and everything else that makes me give in too easily.

I will become RAW.

 

Hey SE, I agree with Neet - Focus on what you DO want, and strive for it!! There is so much to enjoy about living foods that you will soon not even consider bread a 'food'.

And remember -  we are all born as raw foodists!!  Its not so much that you have to tell yourself to BECOME a raw food eater, but Go Back and discover your origin of raw 

Thankyou both Neet and Jen for the encouragement and also the advice. The power of the mind is an amazing thing, and therefore I really must try to accept it.

I hope bread is no longer in the ‘food pyramid’ too- haha. It’s a rotten addiction, I think it replaced my chocolate one when I went vegan.

bread is sneaky, one piece of good rye and you think ,"well,that wasnt too bad" then you have another piece the next day and before you know it you're eating some dodgy piece of wholemeal for breakfast!Have you tryed the Pure Life essene breads?They aint't 'raw' but they are simple,yeast/dairy/flour free and satisfyiying(don't make the speling to good but)so you don't pig out on it an feel like you've just fallen off the food pyramid!  Keep eating those oranges,winter navels are one of the best fruits invented!

Much love to you stmpy...

Ive had the same troubles, so i can sympathise with u on it. When u crave what u need/want enough, u will get it!

x

Journal Entry 3-

So far things have been going really great, I’ve been adding a lot of nuts (walnuts, almonds) and avocado with my salads to suppress any possible ‘hunger’ issues that may arise. I tend to feel queasy and ‘uncleansed’ when I eat a lot of nuts, but it seems to be doing the trick- however it takes the attention away from all the yummy greens.

Currently my diet tends to be fruits for breakfast, salad for lunch, juice and fruits in the afternoon and at night, salad for dinner.

I have been feeling terribly tired though. Today I woke up really late and had to leave straight away for uni- therefore I didn’t have time to eat anything. On the train I honestly felt as though I was too exhausted to move a muscle, and could hardly keep my eyes open (even on NINE hours sleep).

Due to sleeping in, I only had enough cash on me to buy a pineapple/orange/wheatgrass juice which really zapped me awake and erm…stimulated my bowels, which was what I needed…since I had been feeling funny all morning (and was worried about my IBS).

Once I was done with uni, I decided to get off the train a few stops early and walk the rest of the way home. Therefore I was able to be around the lovely trees as well as the Yarra and the sun. Thankgod for sun…I think I am craving it because I had a blood test awhile back and found I had low Vitamin D levels-since I’m vegan. I’ve been placed on supplements as a result…. until my levels improve.

Back to the walk- The walk started off so pleasantly…until the fact “I only had a juice and some water between the hours of 9am and 4am”- began to kick in. I honestly thought I was going to collapse after that, and would have eaten anything…even meat (gasp!!). When I made it home I was able to make up for such an unbalanced day- lots of fruit and a huge salad with loads of fat- ha. So of course, now I am alert and active.

I’ve also been avoiding gassy related foods- not so many apples and no broccoli. I used to eat huge slabs of steamed veggies and mounds of apples…but my tummy is more settled at the moment (partly because I’m not so stressed out). I should look into foods to avoid for IBS, I also need to check out food combining. RAW doesn’t always agree with me and I don’t want to get cranky with it because of any IBS issues.

Thankyou for the advice 'Neet, it is always so helpful. I def think you're right about the fat combining...not a good idea, plus I completely forgot to soak my almonds. AY!!

I'm hoping the tiredness will go away because it's starting to worry me a little. I'm also finding that I feel kind of queasy and nauseous...especially after I eat fruit or salad....wonder if that's normal.

Oh my! I hope you are okay now!!! It can be fustrating sometimes when many people are raving about certain foods (such as Goji Berries) and yet IBS prevents one from being able to join in. I hope the fast will help to clear out the Goji Symptoms. It's so horrible when you make progress with IBS and all of a sudden you have a flashback to how it used to be like- it makes you feel rather miserable and depressed. So take care!!! And I do see what you mean, we never stop learning.


Re: fruits and digestion. I eat food that should be consumed separately too close together with other foods, that's my problem. I need to be more careful..and less lazy.