DAY 12 RAW

I had a good day today. Went for a walk. Ran errands. Spent Extra time with Astrid. Went to a birthday party with no desire to eat the cake! Got a complement on my skin (thanks J)! Dinner with my family a success!
And after I do this, time with hubbie!

Radishes -
I am craving a food that I NEVER ate raw and hardly ate at all before this... Radishes. They taste so lite and crisp cut really thinly... like a chip. A really beautiful color. This is part of this radical change in the way I am seeing and thinking about food. Today, I had my lunch salad in the car... I ate it with my hands again and as I am eating it I am thinking.. this is better than french fries or chips something inside of me was as satisfied with the salad, but with none of the guilt or shame. This is the second time I have eaten my salad with my hands... Very unlady like.. But, it make me think I would actually be happy with this food in a different presentation... so I will experiment with that. I am rethinking my plates and bowls.. I need some bigger bowls. I have been using sushi plates a lot.. That type of presentation with the different raw foods laid out across makes me happy right now. I also am really enjoying raw zucchini... I never would have thought I would like this raw before. But all of these crisp veggies are so good! I can hear James with his friends now "my sister is on drugs!"
But it is all true. Very different! It just turns everything on it's head, upside down.. IT is exactly the change I need and I am glad I listened to God and to by body finally.

Turned upside down- I think for some people this kind of fast change might not seem sane. But for me and my food and health issues. I think it had to be pretty radical. Do you tell an alcoholic to taper off? No. Do you tell them to be careful not to do too much too fast? No.
You tell them to quit and to never touch a drop, because they are alcoholic and one drop of alcohol is not the same to them as it is to me. I have to face the fact that for me, processed foods are like that. They do something to my body that is so bad for me, it is life threatening and life destroying.

Food-
Dinner was the big goal today & I did well. I used my craving for soup (which I think was brought on by the dehydrated Kale, it is really good with soup)... So I planned a raw veggie soup. Cooked a big pot of veggie soup for my family and kept some veggies to the side... Made myself a bowl of mainly broth and waited til it was hot but would not burn my finger and added the veggies I kept to the side. This was really great because I was able to eat with my family and have the same food (basically). With Kale on the side (Vyk is sold) and a salad.

Favorite fall salad right now- It just makes you feel like it is fall!
Mixed greens
Sunflower sprouts
zucchini
Yellow squash
Cucumber
Pumpkin Seeds (lots)
I have been alternating a tahini dressing or a vinegar and oil