That would be my feet and legs... rejoicing, because I FINALLY ran again today! Oh, it hurt, so nice. I am so glad my running buddy is back! She was out of town helping her family say it's last goodbyes to their matriarch. She is glad to be back to run the emotion and stress of the last few weeks off as well.
So, for the food thing. This is only a little snippet. I am still trying to assimilate all that I am reading into something that seems like the best of info, that will also work with my body. One book that really seems to resonate with me is called The Raw Detox Diet by Natalia Rose. Of course, as most raw foodists and vegans are, she is a little New Age for me, but most of the eating sounds like the kind of thing my body has been BEGGING for! The basic gist, is to eat raw foods till dinner, then you can add either flesh, or grains to your cooked or raw veggies. Oh, and delight of all delights, all morning you feast on fruit! Bring me into heaven baby! I have been loosely following her guidelines for this past week and I have not had any of the normal tummy issues I have 'learned' to live with. Of course... I do have a few detox symptoms, but my tummy is happy, so I am happy!
So... all that to get to this. My goals for this week have been:
Drink a Green Lemonade (basically you juice greens, a lemon and an apple together... and enjoy? I don't like lemons...)
drink a Green Smoothie (now that is another slice of heaven!)
Raw till lunch
Drink only one large cup of coffee
Next week I will stay raw till after nap, then the next week will be after dinner, then I will just get closer and closer to her food combination stuff. (Not sure how I feel about the whole food combining thing... The flesh apart from grains makes sense, but no fruit with my greens?)
Oh, and as you can see, I am weening myself from coffee. NOT happy about that, but it is something that I KNOW I MUST DO! Coffee does not agree with me, neither does the half and half that I must have with it! So out it must go. I feel like I am having to say goodbye to a long time boyfriend that I know is no good for me, but we sure did have a good time. So ridiculous, really. It is not even the coffee... it is the quiet I demand to enjoy as I finish that cup. *sigh*
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Just catching back up on blogs while I melt into a puddle here in Houston...so glad you are better and slowly finding what is going to work for you eating-wise. I think everybody is different and our bodies are different. There's no set "answer" for the best way to eat and I hate people telling me my way is not the best way. I have found what works for me, what makes my body run optimally. I know what I need to do to detox. I know what my triggers are that make me feel bad. All in all my body is the healthiest it's ever been. So now that you are identifying all the things that make your body feel good you stick to your guns with what works for you and don't let anyone tell you different! Woo Hoo! I'm so glad for you! And BTW - beets. Yuck. No way no how for me either. haha
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