So… the scale has dropped another two pounds. I’ve literally lost about 9 pounds in the past several weeks. Not bad! I’m sure some of it is water though.
I’ve transitioned myself slowly back to a diet along the lines of 80% raw fruitarian. The other 20% of what I eat is vegetarian (mostly vegan, actually). I’m not putting any official labels on myself but trying to eat intuitively for now. My appetite has returned a little, but I’ve been heavily detoxing for the past few days. Today is the first day I woke up feeling pretty good.
Last night was crazy… we had tornado warnings and bad storms come through here. I happened to be in the middle of a meeting, and right in the middle of it, the sirens started up. At first we ignored them, but not for long because then the alarm bells in the center started going off. We all had to get into an inner hallway with all the other people and stay there until the “all clear”. I hung around the center for a while afterward because there was quite a storm still going, but finally took off because supposedly another round of dangerous weather activity was heading our way and I wanted to get home before it did. But I only made it a half mile down the street before the storm just got really bad again and I couldn’t drive. Thankfully there was a mall there, and I pulled under covered parking and went into the mall.
I waited it out a bit inside the mall, on the phone with my sisters to see if they could look online or on the news and see when it would be OK to leave, but then the tornado sirens started up again. Then over the loudspeakers came the message “Everybody please get into the inner corridors of the mall for safety”. Anyway, I later found out that the storms coming through had produced tornadoes prior to them hitting here, had rotating clouds and could have spawned tornadoes at any time, which is why the sirens kept going off.
Anyway I finally got home around 10pm or so!
In other news, my 5-day partial fruit fast in fact cleared my sinuses and got rid of most of the swelling over my sinuses. However, as of last night there was mild swelling over the area that I have had both a root canal and an apicoectomy! Which may mean this entire time that this has been caused by a root infection, which is what I suspected in the first place but was assured not true by my dentist! If in fact it is a root infection, the crown work I got done will have been a waste of time and I will probably need the entire tooth replaced and will no longer be able to wear the Invisalign! Very upsetting stuff, but I’m trying not to get upset before I know for sure what is going on. I have an appointment with an Endodontist next week and am also on their cancellation list. All I know is that I cannot handle being on antibiotics any longer, I am through.
Anyway, I’m going to try and exercise a little today. I’ve been unable to do so during the fruit fast because I was too weak.
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It is so stressful when you are in pain and are unsure of the cause. I had a rash on my arm and was really worried this week, but it’s better now (I thought it might be related to cat scratch disease b/c of my new kitten–scary stuff). And I remember when I had braces–they are painful!
I have a quick question if you have a moment. This is my third day of doing a vegetarian/wheat free diet. I have been considering this for awhile, but I finally have the time in between spring and summer semester to focus on this. I do plan on incorporating whole grains and fish eventually, but I want to wean myself of my addiction to processed/fast food. So…what is the best protein source that you have found for when you eat vegetarian? I remember a while back you posted about a protein powder or such from Whole Foods (?). I am eating mostly raw fruit and veggies at the moment. I feel so great, that I am tempted to stay away from the wheat and meat.
Thanks so much!
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