A Raw Food Cleansing DietWe can use the raw food cleansing diet to eliminate unhealthy aliments throughout the body. Giving our bodies a break from processed, cooked and denatured foods helps our bodies to heal. Over the years I have counseled many people on cleansing their bodies. When Robyn would call me up with different situations going on within her body, like digestion or taste issues, I would be excited for her. Cleansing symptoms are a sign our bodies are releasing toxins and that is a GREAT! When we are constantly eating food that has been created in a lab or come from sick animals. Our body's work to process these toxins and unfortunately because we continue to eat them everyday our body's will also store toxins within our cells. Stop, take a break and freshen up:
I once watched a little clip on TV of a popular fast food joint creating a hamburger. They were not in a kitchen but a laboratory. There were 6 scientists coming up with the perfect hamburger flavor using artificial flavorings and not spices. We have the opportunity to think about what we really love about the foods we put in our body. If you cannot read the label and it has more than 5 to 10 ingredients is it worth eating? We are given one body and this body does amazing things for you everyday. Spend time thinking about how our food choices effect our body, mind and planet. Eating a fresh, organic, Fruity Green diet requires no need for a cleansing diet. Although, if you feel the need to cleanse your body, so you can go back to eating your current unhealthy food choices, be gentle. Remember and think, that is like saying I will practice loving behavior towards others once in a while and then I can go back to negativity. Your body is not designed to eat healthy once in a while, just in order to clean out your cell. Your body welcomes and functions best when fresh loving thoughts and foods are taken in everyday! Be conscious of your food choices and thank your body for what it does for you! Robyn's Week #11 90 Raw Food Weight Loss Journal EntriesJune 29, 2009/Day 72 Today I ate: Green smoothie with bananas, mixed berries & spinach, Raisins & cashews, flaxseed chips (3), 1 banana, watermelon, 1 strawberry, 1 Clementine, 3 raw truffles, vegi-cotti with a side of pasta primavera, and P.B.J. toast (Almond butter & jam on sweet bread with banana.) I treated myself to lunch at the local raw café. Emotionally on a raw food cleansing diet: I am so happy that today is my birthday and I am on a journey to wellness. I think that if I were still eating a SAD diet, and I had just turned 41 and was divorced and had 3 kids to raise and I was stuck in a fat cycle, I think I would have been kind of depressed. As it is, I have found a cure for my food addiction, I am starting college next week, I have 3 healthy kids, I’ve lost 38 lbs. and I am liking the direction I am headed. Physically on a raw food cleansing diet: My issues with my back end are still in force. I am going to stop eating green smoothies until I get some relief. Going 2 and 3 times a day when it’s all inflamed is not a good thing. Also today, everything I eat taste bitter…what is that about? Mentally on a raw food cleansing diet: I am feeling this need to purge. I can hardly stand my house. Because it just hurts no matter what I do, I have been laying down to lay a fair fight against gravity, so my house looks awful! It’s making me crazy! I have to do something and do it quick! One way I love myself today on my cleansing diet: I love myself today because perhaps I feel that I have the ability to control my emotional state. I do not need to let the situations around me control how I feel. Physical Activity: 30 minute walk. June 30, 2009/Day 73 Today I ate on a raw food cleansing diet: Raisins & cashews, flaxseed chips (3), 1 banana, 1 raw truffle, vegi-cotti with a side of pasta primavera, and P.B.J. toast (Almond butter & jam on sweet bread with banana.) I treated myself to lunch at the local raw café. I had split my meal yesterday so I had leftovers today. I also had some sunflower seeds and raisins when I got home, and about 64 oz. water. Emotionally on a raw food cleansing diet: I am fighting this bitter thing that is going on in a weird way. I feel compelled to find a food that won’t have this bitter taste, but I know good and well there isn’t one. So, I am fighting the desire to overeat to compensate somehow for the lack of satisfaction I am having when I eat, and in the interim, I just wait for my body to rid itself of these toxins. Physically: So I had this bitter sensation again today, so I figured it was time to call Darlene and see if she had any thoughts as to why I am experiencing this. She said that I was most likely shedding chemicals from my body, and that was a really good thing. I can’t argue that! I would like all those horrid toxins to take a hike for good! So, there is nothing much I can do but wait and see how long this continues… Mentally: I spent a lot of $$ on those truffles, and that cacao is having its way with me again in a bad way. I guess I am extremely sensitive to caffeine. I went around and shared my truffles with co-workers. I said this is my version of cake for my birthday. I got a pretty good response from the takers. So, I got to share some RAW love for my birthday, so I didn’t feel so bad about spending the money on the truffles, and they didn’t go to waste. I just can’t eat cacao. I need to file that away in my brain some where so I don’t try and buy it again. (Though, knowing me, I probably will) One way I love myself today: I love myself to day because I am generous. Physical Activity: None July 1, 2009/Day 74 Today I ate: Raisins & cashews, bbq flaxseed chips , ½ a banana, carrots, cucumber & Darlene’s mock potato salad (YUM) a couple of Green Crackers and 74 oz. water. Emotionally: Wow! It is July. I opened up my calendar and I can see the light at the end of the tunnel. Or can I? What I mean by that is this was supposed to be a 90 day challenge to see what would happen if I went raw for 90 days. Well, I am not to the 90 day mark yet, but I certainly do see where my goal’s end was supposed to be (July 17, 2009). However, I don’t see a need to halt my progress with my weight loss or halt my progress in my body’s healing, nor to I feel the need to stop nurturing myself, just because in two weeks and 4 days, my challenge is at an end. As they say, “If it’s not broke, don’t fix it.” Physically: Bitter sensation again today, that is certainly getting old fast. Mentally: I tripped myself out today. Short explanation, I was married in the back yard of my Pastor’s house, barefoot in the grass, (Just like I wanted) However, I did have a very pretty dress and I don’t have a recollection of wearing it again after I was married. So, today, I pulled that dress out of a box in the garage and steamed the wrinkles out of it, and wore it to church. In my mind, I weighed 10 lbs. more than I did when I got married, so I am almost to a place physically that I remember being at 5 years ago. But, when I put on the dress, it was loose on me. Wow! I have had 2 kids since that dress and I was sure it was going to be a little tight on me still, and voila! It is still a really pretty but a little loose. COOL! That is one of those moments when I really feel like I am making progress, and I feel good. One way I love myself today: I love myself today because, I am not defined by my dress size! (Cuz my dress is too big!) HA! Physical Activity: I ran around the gym after church and played catch with Liam and Ruth. July 2, 2009/Day 75 Today I ate: Raisins & cashews, the last of my bbq flaxseed chips , a banana, cucumber & Darlene’s mock potato salad the last of my Green Crackers and 74 oz. water. Emotionally: I feel pretty jazzed this morning. I haven’t yet mentioned it, but there is a weight loss challenge I joined here at work. It goes until September 4, 2009. It has a few basic rules, and weigh in is always on Friday. (Except for this week because of the holiday, we weighed in this morning.) Last week I didn’t show any weight loss as I didn’t get to weigh in until after breakfast and water and some snacks, etc. But this morning, it showed a 5 lb. loss. Hurray! That was a good feeling. Physically on a raw food cleansing diet: The bitter little taste is still hanging out in my mouth. My other issues are starting to go away. Hopefully soon, I will feel like my old self again! Mentally on a raw food cleansing diet: I am glad this other weight loss thing popped up when it did. It just gives me more motivation to continue on my path to a leaner, healthier me! One way I love myself today: I love my calves! I am starting to feel some muscle definition in them, and I’ve always thought well toned legs on a woman were attractive, so I am feeling more attractive to myself. Physical Activity: I got on the Wii this morning before the kids got up! I have logged over 20 hours total on my Wii as of this morning.
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