Yes!
I had an 80% raw day yesterday!
And it was planned... it did not just happen. I did not plan to be 80% raw, but I planned what I would eat... and I planned for the day. So it was not a coincidence. I hate that food has to be a bit of a challenge for me. And that if I do not plan, I usually do not succeed. But it is that way with money, with the house, with my job, with my family. So why do I fight it? I guess I want to feel that what I eat comes naturally. But, unfortunately, when I eat what I want there is nothing natural about it.
I had a food plan, and I kept a journal. If you look back at the most successful days of my raw foods journey... that is what I have done. The question is... is it realistic long term? I have to look to Angela Stokes who blogs her food every day still at 130 lbs or whatever she weighs now. She has to hold herself accountable. And really how long does it take? When I do not do it... I usually have a reason for not wanting to do it. ;) And my midwife would like to see what I eat so it is helpful for her.
I love it too... because as the day progressed yesterday, I looked at how raw I was and saw if I just added a smoothie to a meal I would be at 80%! So I did. Just a little boost. Just an extra green smoothie or salad with an otherwise cooked meal. My greens intake when I am eating higher raw is substantially higher. The other thing I love is that my trash output is substantially lower. Which is in keeping with other New Years Goals for Vyk and I. This is one of the things that I remember marveling over in the beginning. Compost pile up, trash bin down.
I feel really good after seeing the midwife Monday and having a tiny bit lower blood pressure. It was 119/ 81 (I think that was the top number). Which is the best it has been. She said when the bottom number gets to 90, she has to transfer care. I do not want to 'transfer care" because that would take me on a path that I do not want to go on with this birth. She also told me about this stuff called Blood Pressure Complex that she said has helped 4 of her mommies in the last year. So... between that and breaking into a new raw breakthrough... I have good good feelings about getting my blood pressure down. And not having it go up. I also found a yoga pod cast for blood pressure, there are a few poses that I can not do pregnant, but what I can I will.
Anyway, all of this positive outlook will do the most good. I have been in such a funk of believing that my body might not be able to do this. Or maybe it was just me... not my body. So, it feels really good to prove to myself that I can!
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