Day 12

Ugh, I'm 229.5 this morning. I had half a beer last night and some tortillas with guacamole. I am also starting my period again...I just finished 2 weeks ago. Maybe the big change in my diet is causing hormonal changes too. I don't think eating any salty tortillas is good for my plan though! I'm going to stay on plan though, the scale will have to go down if I'm eating raw!

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Day 11

Well, I had a huge bowl of guacamole last night with some tortilla chips and I'm up 1 lb today to 228. I really need a dehydrator so I can make some Raw Chips! That's ok, I started my day with my bee pollen and honey and fresh juice. I also took my supplements. I'm sure tomorrow I will not gain again. :)

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Day 10

I'm 227 lbs this morning. That's 10 lbs lost! I want to celebrate by getting a dehydrator. :) I found a great, supportive, educational community on 123Raw. The people are so friendly and they are all living raw, I can learn so much! I really want to uncook a whole meal and have nobody ask 'where's the meat!'

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Day 9

This morning I weigh 229, 8.5 lbs lost! More importantly, it wasn't 'til I was half way down the stairs this morning that I noticed that I wasn't stiff and sore (like usual). I know I've said it before, but I'm just amazed at how I feel. I don't do deprivation and I don't feel like I'm missing out on anything by not having cooked food. I know I will have cooked food sometime. But I have no cravings at all. If just a week of eating healthy like this has such a profound effect I can't imagine what a whole lifetime would be! This is like the magic bullet. I can't believe that people spend so much money on 'diet plans' that feed you prepackaged, cooked and killed food. I can't believe how long I have tried to get healthy by starving myself fat. I'm on plan and I'm staying there. This isn't a just until I lose 88lbs thing, this is how I'm going to eat forever!


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This morning one of the girls at work brought in TWO DOZEN donuts, I didn't even have a bite of one. I had my bee pollen and honey this morning and some fresh juice. I ate fruit, nuts and a big salad with balsamic vinegar for lunch. A friend of mine who is a vegetarian is coming home for a visit from Utah next week. I would love to uncook a nice dinner for her. Tomorrow I'm going to look into a few recipes. :)

Day 8

Today is Day 8 raw. I feel amazing, I have so much energy and less pain than I usually have. I have also lost 5lbs. My weight this morning is 232 even. I'm glad I added juicing to the raw foods, I love fresh juice....mmmmm! I am working again today, of course. Then my son and his fiance want to go to dinner. I know I'll be able to find a big salad or something. I'm not worried about staying raw because I love it so much :)

Justin and Jen are getting married in September and I have already made a deposit for the rehearsal dinner...at Muddy River Smokehouse! LOL Lots of bbq, cooked food. Oh, it's only one night and the party is for them and our guests, not for me. :)


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I ate only raw today, and after work I went out to dinner with Justin, Jen and Mammie. I ordered a large green salad and was perfectly satisfied with it. Justin got a big thing of fried crawfish and I didn't even try one, Jen got a cheeseburger and fries and Mammie got a small fried fish platter. I did have a tiny bit of popcorn. I drank water. I'm still not drinking diet coke. I didn't even intend on not drinking diet coke, I didn't think it was possible to stop drinking it since I'm a diet coke addict. I think I have had a great 1st week raw!

Day 7

It's the beginning of Day 7 and I am 232.5 this morning. I was up before the alarm this morning, and my alarm is set for 0430. Little bit of a headache, I took some excederine and had my bee pollen with honey. I'm going to juice for breakfast (maybe bring some in to work too) I am working an extra shift today, just for 8 hours. Then I work the weekend too. I'm feeling pretty confident about staying raw. I do regret the tortilla chips from yesterday...I should have just thrown out the left-overs or sent them home with someone. Next time I make guacamole I'm using celery to eat it!


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Day 6

I'm back to 232.5 this morning. I think that it may have been the beer I drank that made me put on a few lbs overnight. I started my morning with a full tsp of bee pollen and honey, then in a little while I'll have some water and my vitamins. I think I'll make a juice for breakfast...I love that juicer! I had juice last night and made some chopped avocado and tomatoes, yummy. I'm not working today but I don't think it will be a challenge to stay raw. :)

I also noticed something. For a while now I have had pain. Pain in my shoulders and hips. When I first get up or if I've been sitting for a while I can barely walk. The pain is always there, sometimes worse than others. I won't say I'm pain free now, but I definitely have less pain.


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I ended up making some guacamole and digging out the left over tortilla chips from the cookout last weekend. Other than that I have been super raw. I used my juicer twice today. My brother and a few friends have asked me, 'So, what are you vegan?' LOL I won't say I'm vegan, but I have been raw (except the littlest piece of grilled steak last weekend) for almost a week and I love it. I am not missing the diet coke. I got one the other day and it tasted bad. Strange since I lived on diet coke. I have been drinking coffee or iced coffee almost every day though.

Day 5

After eating cooked food yesterday and drinking beer I have such wicked heartburn...bleh! And, I weigh 234.5 this morning! That is 2.5 lbs more than yesterday. Yuck! I feel gross, it won't be hard for me to stick to eating raw today. I hadn't had any heartburn until I ate cooked food.

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I had absolutely no problem staying raw today. I know it's only been a handful of days but I already feel so much more energy and I don't miss the junk at all! I'm going to juice for dinner and have some nuts. I'm off work tomorrow but I don't have anything planned (like a cookout) so I shouldn't have a problem staying raw. I had very little cooked food yesterday but I have had heartburn almost all day...I don't know if it was that or the beer I drank.

Day 4

I weigh 232 even this morning. Last night was a little challenging, I wanted something to eat just because I was bored. I ended up making a raw corn relish with fresh corn sliced off the cob (florida corn this time of year) sliced tomatoes and onions a little soy sauce. I need to tweek the recipe a little but it satisfied me and kept me from eating junk.

I'm going shopping today and I'm going to see what raw food products they have at the store. There is also a little place about 20 minutes away that I have passed many times that is a raw food health store that I want to check out. I saw some great recipes at www.living-foods.com that I want to check out.

It's my day off and I have so much to do around the house, but it's beautiful out so I want to make sure I get outside for some fresh air and sunshine too!

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I ate about 75-80% raw today. This evening my nephew came over for dinner and I grilled some steak and potatoes and corn. I made a fresh guacamole and had some tortilla chips with it. I also bought a juicer today and made juice earlier and then again for my nephew. I'm not worried at all about staying raw right now. :) (oh, I did have a few beers today too)

Day 3

I weigh 232.5 this morning. I feel great, no headache this morning. I had company last night and he wanted to go out to dinner. I made him a sandwich instead and we stayed here, I ate strawberries. I wasn't hungry at all. I am going to bring my food to work again today and stay on plan. Tomorrow may be the challenge since I will be home all day.

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I had a few temptations today, but nothing serious. I just ate what I was supposed to eat and waited it out. I have had some hunger, but healthy hunger that is satisfied by my raw food (salad, berries, grapes, almonds, pumpkin seeds. I had my break fast of a little bit of honey with a sprinkling of bee pollen. I took my vitamins too.

People I've talked to about eating raw food all ask about 'explosions'. I haven't really had that problem. Things are fine there. I feel pretty good all around. I bought an outfit that is a size too small. I can get into the jeans and don't have to lay down to zip them up, but they are too tight. I got a coral smocked t-shirt to go with them. I think if I lost 10 lbs they would fit nicely, so that is my goal for now. The total I want to lose is 88lbs (237-149).

Day 2

This morning I weigh 234, 3 lbs less than yesterday. I feel fine, maybe a little tired. But, I should be tired, I just came off a 60hr + week, and am working again today and tomorrow. I don't feel particularly hungry. I had a 1/2 tsp honey with 1/2 tsp bee pollen to break fast.

I'm really amazed at how I don't feel hungry, any other diet I have ever been on I'm starving all day. That's why I knew if I were going to diet I would go raw again, I didn't feel hungry last time either. I woke up with a little headache though, that could be overtiredness too.

I calculated the caloric intake from yesterday and it was a little bit under 1000 calories. The calculations had high fiber (22 grams) and really low sodium (292) protein (26.6) fat (51-all those nuts and seeds and cream in my coffee) carbs (109-fruits). The calories seem pretty low, but I don't think I could have eaten any more, I brought fruit with me that I didn't even get to eat. We'll see how today goes.

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Today went well, but I had a headache. I ate what I did yesterday but had strawberries instead of grapes. Before I went to work the family was getting together for a cookout for Sayla's birthday. There was so much temptation as people arrived with apple strudel and donuts and chips and soda... But, I was good. :)

Day 1

Strange to say, but it felt like Christmas this morning. I know that major changes are about to happen. This is something I have been thinking about doing for months. And, something I really need to do. I have binged, basically for the past month. Eating whatever I want, in whatever quantity. Yesterday was no exception, I went all out since I knew today was my first day going raw. I had potato pancakes, french fries, fish sandwich, angus beef sub from quiznos...you name it! My weight this morning was 237 (yes, my highest weight of all time)

I started this morning with a 1/2 tsp of bee pollen and a 1/2 tsp honey and an apple. I am working 12 hours in the ER today so I'm bringing fruits and nuts with me and am going to get a salad for lunch. I will only add raw foods to my salad. I'm going to weigh myself every day for a little bit, for added motivation. I know the last time I ate raw I lost quite a bit of weight pretty quickly.

The challenge is that there is always food around the ER, and sometimes if I'm stressed I eat...lots of times. So, that's where my fruit and nuts come in!
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I just got home from work and I did awesome, I didn't eat anything that wasn't on my plan and raw! There was a challenge the moment I arrived, there was a plate of chocolaty, frosted, coconut things. And later one of the docs brought in a huge thing of brownies. I didn't touch one of them. I also didn't feel hungry, weak and headachey like I thought I might. (The ER was so busy, and it is a full moon...maybe I didn't have time to feel hungry) I had almonds, pumpkin seeds, an orange, an apple, grapes and a salad with lettuce, carrots, grape tomatoes, cucumbers, 5 olives, balsamic vinegar and a sprinkle of bee pollen. I did have two cups of coffee with 2 creamers each...so not perfect. I also made sure I took my vitamins this morning.

I am interested in sequential eating, I don't know if it makes a difference. But, I ate my fruit, before my veggies, before my nuts. I hope I do just as well tomorrow! I work 12n-1900. Tomorrow is my grand-nieces birthday too, little family get together here, but I won't be here anyway...Kinda a good thing. :)

Going Raw

More than half my life I have battled with food, weight and health problems. I have eaten raw in the past, briefly, to detox. I felt great when I was doing that but ended up returning to my bad habits. I have been working out trying to get healthy, but haven't paid enough attention to the fuel I give my body. I have decided to go raw again. This isn't going to be easy. I love fruit and veggies, but I also love bbq and cheese. I know this will take lots of planning. I am going to take this one meal, one day at a time. I went shopping today and got lots of fruit, veggies, almonds and pumpkin seeds. I also got some good vitamins and some bee pollen. I usually drink lots of diet coke and I'm afraid of withdrawing from that more than anything, usually I get headaches if I can't have diet coke. I am determined to stick with this and hopefully blogging about it will help. I also found some blogs of other people who follow a raw food diet. I want that glow, I want to feel great, I want to look great, I want all the benefits of healthy eating! Lord, help me be strong and do what I know I need to do to regain my health!