Owww!

Wow it's been awhile since I've updated this blog... I dont have followers yet, so I suppose it's ok ;)

Anywho, I wound up falling totally off the raw wagon for about a month... then I got so sick and tired of feeling like crap all the time that I knew I had to go back. THEN, I noticed that there was a seminar in Michigan and Douglas Graham was speaking, so I packed up and went!

It was very refreshing to be around so many healthy people! Everyone looked like they had swallowed lightbulbs :)

Anywho, so I went strict 811 for a couple weeks, then I went on to drop the overt fats, and I started to feel much much better! It was nothing like the last time I tried this. (I dont think I did it right last time)

This week though, has been a struggle. Less fresh fruit has been available, and I havent been getting enough calories in. I've been daydreaming about SAD foods... so the other night at work I dove in to some chocolate chips. Then to drive the nail in, I had some pototo chips and dip. Partway through my little flip out, I realized I was full. Normally I would just keep eating, but maybe it's because my diet has been so nutrient rich, I just didnt want to. So I did something that I've never done before. I put an open bag of chocolate chips back into the cupboard! (yes that's quite an accomplishment for someone recovering from food addictions)

After all that I forced myself to eat a head of romaine lettuce.

Since all this was yesterday, I'm REALLY paying for it all today. I was in the worst mood EVER this morning. I didnt want to even leave the house :( I made it out for some errands, but that didnt last long. I'm also having some pretty severe cramps as all that bad food gets out of my system. Hopefully it doesnt last too long... it was a relatively small mess up, compared to the others I've had that have lasted months.

Before the mess up though, I've noticed that although everyone around me is sick, I only had a very minor cough. I feel fine, maybe a little tired, but thats it. I think my immune system is fighting off whatever is going around. So thats good news :)

I've had a fair amount of acne though :( But I hear that this might be normal. My skin usually clears up the longer my diet is clean, so I assumed it would be ok by now.. but then again, last night didnt help much.

When I dropped the overt fats, I wound up getting my period very early. AND, it was quite short, and my cramps werent that bad at all... It was very puzzling. Normally I'd need a day off to lay in bed and take advil, but I made it to work with only slight discomfort.... and no advil :)