day 10 of 100: Weigh In

So, because I know that numbers are helpful for folks, I will go ahead and let you know that in the first 10 days of my 100-day raw food challenge, I have, in fact, recycled eight (8) pounds - yay for me! I think I began at 172 and ended the 10 days at 164 - I hope this info helps someone. It's nice to keep track of, though I'm sure I won't be letting go of this kind of a number over every 10 day period. I think it's normal for me though, to let go of this much in the beginning. And so, this is where the challenge really begins....

More interestingly, from my perspective, I felt very dehydrated this evening, so I'm just trying to drink lots of h2o and eat some green grapes (though I think the grape skins might be lending to a dry-mouth feeling, at least).

fair thee well!!!

day 7 of 100: house centipede

Sooo.... we found the most amazing bug in our basement today, apparently it's called a House Centipede. These little creatures have to be one of the most highly evolved bugs of all time - they eat just about any other bug, they have 30 legs when fully grown, can live between 3-7 years of age!, and even more!!! Check him out - we named him Fred (the pillbug's name is Renaissance - hopefully this evening he will provide a snack for Fred!) Fascinating!

day 4 of 100 - Don't Fear the Number!!

So, wanted to touch on the whole weight loss topic briefly. You know, so many of us who are on this raw food journey/transition/challenge are so vehemently trying to avoid paying attention to the number on the scale.

Can I just mention that most of us are not doctors and don't have the tools to measure other factors involved in our health. Sure, there is an internal, subjective measurement tool that we can use that lets us know we're on the right path - our clothes our looser, we feel happier, lighter, our eyes are clearer, and our skin glows. But really, one of the best tools that we have is that number on the scale - it gives us an objective, relative (yes, somewhat vague) indicator of the current level of our health, but it's what we have.

Don't be afraid folks! If you want to see the number change (YES I DO!!), then it's okay and gosh darn right to want that!!!

peace, out. xoxox

day 3 of 100

Day went reasonably well today - had about five bites of my daughter's oatmeal this morning, but other than that, just raw smoothies. Actually, now that I think about it, I'm still not consuming a whole lot of calories - I think my body is still detoxing from the "ice cream debacle" from the other day. Oy. Seriously - if I ever do anything like that to myself again, I mean, I don't even know what to think. That's just fucking stupid.

Anyway.... letting it go... forgiving myself...... :)

The yo-yo thing has, incidentally, been a constant struggle in my life. My hubby and I were raw for 30 days a few months ago in March. We did great! But then, it's like I was eating worse after the 30-day challenge than I was before it. What's up with that??!!

I'm excited because this Wednesday I'm going to be receiving a 2-hour hypnotherapy session with this great lady at my office - I have no idea what to expect, but I'll definitely post something about it here...

snuggles.s.s.s..s.s..s.s

day 2 of 100

Holy Ice Cream, Batman!!!

So, take it from me... don't overeat on this particular food item.

Doing much better now, but extreme thoughts of hospitals, insulin, diabetes, and death were certainly coming to mind.

gee-whiz! Silly me...

100-day RAW food challenge!!! - Day 0

Soooo... Inspired by the lovely Bunny Berry (Rawfu.com and on YouTube), I've decided to begin a 100-day raw food challenge. I'm just starting to feel SUPER ICKY! from all the nasty food-like-substances that I've been consuming over the last, well, lifetime - heh...

I haven't decided if I want to post stats for this one - maybe I'll just make quick mentions of how my symptoms disappear (and appear?) and how much weight I recycle.

Wish me luck!!!!

love for all...........