Well, I was supposed to start my diet on Saturday, but I haven't been feeling well these past couple of days, so tomorrow, Jan. 1st, is the day. Tonight I bought everything I'll need for tomorrow so that I can be prepared. Originally I was planning on doing a 4 day detox to start out, but I was reading my book by Alissa Cohen, and she says that going from eating a SAD (standard American diet) to an extreme fast, like juice or tea detox, is hard on the body and can leave me feeling starving and depraved (which I know will happen), and then discouraged. So, I'm just going to eat what I want, as long as it's raw. I can't help but look back on the first time I heard of a raw food diet. I mean, really researched it. I went to raviana.com, my yoga "instructors", because I was intrigued by how youthful and glowing Ana is on the dvds. She advocates eating a mostly raw diet, and when I first read that I said to myself, "well, too bad I could never do that, it's much too extreme." Still, the more I read the more I realized that I wouldn't really have to give anything up, I'd just have to prepare all the foods I love in different ways. Then the more I read about it the more it started to make sense, and now it is something that I just know has merit, and I really can't think of food and nutrition the same way again...even if my actions say otherwise. Knowledge is one thing, but actually doing it is another. Well, tomorrow happens to conveniently be the start of a new year. I have my goals, I know what I need to do, now all that's left is to pray that each day I'll have the strength to be my best self. As with everything, I need God's help with this.
Today I was reading up on Carol Alt, who is a raw foodist, but not a vegan, which is intriguing because most people would never think of eating meat raw! She knows a lot, and I think I'll have to check out her book. I think that I need to talk to a holistic doctor since according to Carol Alt each person's body make-up is different, because we all come from different ethnic backgrounds from ancestors who have adapted to different diets. That totally makes sense to me now. I know that God gives each of His children in each place the tools and foods they need to lead happy, healthy lives. He knows we are different in some ways, and he knows exactly what we need. I hope I can find out what "I am", and what diet would be best for me. For now I can experiment and listen to my body. I wonder how hard it would be to find a holistic healer? Around here they must be few and far between.
I have been amassing lots of good raw recipes, so now there really is no excuse for me to get bored, and say "there is nothing to eat!". I am amazed at how creative some people are with food, I am definitely not that way. The internet is such a great source to gather yummy raw creations! Well, more tomorrow. Happy New Year!
