So…. I started feeling better yesterday as the day wore on. By about 5pm I felt pretty good! And so I decided to break my diet with macaroni and cheese and 2 glass of wine. (I wanted to finish off the bottle of organic merlot I had in my fridge).
Anyway, needless to say my soft skin has disappeared for the time being. Yeah – only one cooked meal and 2 small glasses of wine and BAM: gone. Sharp vision is gone as well. I know they will return in a couple days though.
I did not enjoy the cooked food or the wine and have decided that that was the last time I will enjoy either of those two items. For the past couple of weeks I have been looking for a strong inner conviction to truly become vegan. And last night I found it… I now believe in my heart that it is wrong – for various reasons – to eat meat or animal products. I got the conviction deep in my heart and soul, and it’s what I needed. A visit to sites like all-creatures.org and cok.net (compassion over killing) solidified my resolution.
I do not wish to offend the meat-eaters who read my blog so I will leave it at that! (Don’t worry – I won’t be preaching about not eating meat on this blog, either).
So as of today I am 100% raw vegan. I am no longer afraid of the detox and cleansing process that will likely continue to take place; I got through it yesterday (although painful) and I am fine.
Anyway, after all of my experimenting with fruits and greens over the past few weeks, I now know which ones I love and which I only ‘like’. I’m going to stick with the greens I enjoy – spinach, dandelion greens, bok choy and other tender baby greens for blending, and romaine and other lettuces for salads. My favorite fruits are oranges, bananas, pears, mango, berries, melons, grapes and tart green apples. I will still eat other fruits but not as often. I’m also eager for my trip to Southern California in another couple of months – I know they have lots of other fruit that I’ve never tried but want to (like dragon fruit, etc).
Today so far I’ve had a large navel orange and a green smoothie comprised of spinach, dandelion greens and bananas. I plan to eat a couple of pears, some berries, another orange or two, and some pineapple throughout the day. In the evening I’m making myself a large salad with romaine lettuce, tomatoes, cucumber slices, mung bean sprouts, broccoli sprouts and shredded carrots. (I’ll take a picture of it if it comes out OK!) An ounce of sunflower seeds will finish off the day’s eating.
Unfortunately it is extremely windy outside so I can’t go walking – plus it’s supposed to storm violently here later, so I’m stuck on the elliptical yet again.
TOM is over early this month (only 3 days!) so I will be weighing myself mid-week. I don’t want to weigh myself now since I had wheat pasta and wine last night… GOK what the scale says right now!
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you are awesome rian!
xo
You are so motivating, im trying to do this diet myself.
where do you live if you dont mind me asking? it seems like you are describing my city right now lol!
I really hope the switch to vegan goes really well for you!! Keep us in the loop
I sometimes suffer from iron deficiency and, when I do I always lose or get very short periods – so make sure you eat enough iron! Good luck with going vegan, sounds really healthy
Good for you for continuing to make positive changes. I’m also 31, and I find that my body just can’t process everything like it did 10 years ago. If I overindulge in alcohol, sweets, salty, processed… anything, my body bloats and my skin looks aweful the day after. I gave up meat one year ago and it was one of the best diet decisions I’ve ever made. I wish I was disciplined enough to go raw Vegan, but I applaud you for doing that. Keep up the good work girl!!
Jessica: I live in tulsa, OK right now!
LC: Me too!
R,
You got to help me understand about the skin situation. How can the texture change so quickly?
Leni – about the iron deficiency, I realized pumpkin seeds have lots of iron so I’m eating a small handful now every night.
Browngurl: I have no idea how. I am starting to think it has something to do with hydration though.
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