Feasting and Fasting

Whew - it's been quite a couple of weeks. Being raw was awesome. I didn't have any food cravings or detox symptoms. My skin conditions cleared up, I lost some weight, I was able to rise up early in the morning without the use of alarm clocks, my normal body odor was basically gone (didn't have to use deodorant), and I actually enjoyed the food. My husband and I feasted at Quintessence in NYC (a raw food restaurant - www.raw-q.com) and it was soooo good. I was smiling ear to ear with every bite. My husband enjoyed it so much he actually considered going raw afterwards! lol.

Yesterday on the way to church I felt lead to go on a 14 day water/juice fast. Now that I've been raw for two weeks, I figured it was the next logical step to really cleanse my body so that I can get the full benefits of being raw in the future. Well, if you count that my last actual meal ended on Saturday around 6pm, I've been fasting now for 51 hours (a little over 2 days). My gosh! Can we say DETOX??! I started feeling a little weak last night while my friends were over. I couldn't even get off the couch to say good night to them when they were leaving. I was tossing and turning all night to finally get up around 3am and vomit what I later found out was bile (iuuuooooooo). Apparently when your body is cleansing, the liver takes extra toxins and puts them in the stomach with bile so it doesn't get overtaxed. That was nasty. I had a little more of that tonight. Not to mention that my body odor is back with a vengeance, I haven't had a bowel movement (yes, you had to know that), I've been weak and dizzy and basically bed ridden all day. My tongue is coated with some slimy stuff, my legs are achy and I have had no desire whatsoever to drink juice. My husband made me a green juice this morning of romaine lettuce, celery and parsley. That's the only juice I've had, and only because he "made" me. I've only wanted water and have been drinking a ton of it.

Despite all the bad symptoms I'm feeling, I'm excited to be getting clean inside and out. So many people live with toxic bodies like I have for so many years. I'm turning 30 at the end of this month (March) and want to be in the best shape I've even been in - Spiritually, Physically, Mentally, Emotionally, Socially and Financially. I'm on my way! In a sick way, this is kind of fun. I KNOW the grace of YHWH is encompassing me through this whole journey. Yay! I'll keep you posted.

Evolution of Yadi

I haven't touched this food journal in several weeks. First I thought I had this thing down and could keep everything I ate in my mind. LOL. Seriously. I figured I had learned the lesson that needed to be learned (no mindless eating) therefore I no longer needed to heed this discipline. After that I went on several binges which included eating red meat. I hadn't eaten red meat in 8 years. I gained close to three pounds back and decided to stop weighing myself. That's where I've been.

So now this journal is taking a different direction. It is with great trepidation of the thoughts of my readers that I say the following - I am now a raw foodist. For a full explanation as to why I made this decision, see my personal blog here. I feel the need to write a disclaimer. Going raw is not for everyone. I'm doing what I know is right for me.

That being said, I am now going to use this journal to document my experience as a "raw foodist" (a term which I detest and will only use this one time). I officially went raw on Monday, February 11, 2008. That makes today my 3rd day. The last time I weighed myself was February 4th and I was 173 point something. I didn't weigh myself again until today because the rest of that week I ate atrociously and knew I had gained even more weight. Today, after only 3 days of eating raw, I weighed in at 170.2. I know the numbers aren't everything, but it is always nice to see them going in the direction of a healthy weight instead of the opposite.

Since I prefer to live an intuitively and spirit-led life rather than cerebrally-led, I prefer not to set a time frame on how long I will be raw - and I definitely won't say it's forever. At this point I can see myself transitioning to a high raw diet (mostly raw with a few cooked whole grains, still vegan) - but who knows? So my journey begins and I'm looking forward to the fabulous changes this will bring.