i've been all over the place for the past year and a bit. i've done juice fasts, eaten near-as-dammit 100% raw for months and in between gone on complete benders of very rich, cooked food and lots of wine. over the past few months i've been pretty rubbish. not just not raw, but not even up to my usual 'fairly healthy' standard. and it certainly shows. i am struggling to recover from the stomach bug i had at the end of last week. though my skin is not as bad as it was 18 months ago it has also been better. my energy levels are low. i get tired and have sugar crashes. i've put on most of the weight i'd lost, too. all in all, i just don't feel great. and when i'm raw i really do feel fabulous. and i miss that feeling. so i've decided to keep the bar fairly low, so i can't really miss it, basically. if i aim too high i'll disappoint myself, but if i have an achievable goal then it should keep me motivated. so here's what's going on.
boo has said he'll join me for a couple of weeks, as moral support, which is very groovy of him. makes the temptation to say 'let's have a take away' much hazier.
also, i've circumvented my usual biggest failure. i tend to think 'i'll start after [insert big social event here] cos otherwise i'll undo the good work and it's not worth it..." but we're going away this weekend and i won't be eating raw for three days, then there's the summer party where i will undoubtedly drink far too much veuve clicquot and madeira... but i've started anyway. i just decided after lunch today and here i am, committing to it in public.
today's tally
home-dried fruit with muesli and rice milk, coffee (this is my usual not-raw breakfast)
big green salad, mustard dressing, nuts and seeds, shredded cabbage, pepper, various veggies
apple, banana, two dates
white tea (lots)
biccy at work
green smoothie (banana, chocolate, romaine, spinach, misc flavourings)
so other than breakfast, that's pretty good going.
