I ate:
My morning green smootie (see other days) with Kale added
1/2 cup of raw walnuts
Large Lunch salad (see other days) with red onions this time
Large apple
cup of walnuts, 1/2 cup of banana chips, and a bowl of grapes for dinner
Weight: 182
I think the green smoothies really help me not to have cravings. I didn’t have any greens in my morning smoothie on Thursday and I got hungry faster…about an hour earlier than usual. I’m experiencing hunger around 12:15 and I usually go to lunch between 12:30 and 1:00. I went to the mall after work and wasn’t really tempted by anything. I ate my after lunch/mid day snack (apple) at the mall. I also experienced no diarrhea yesterday (2 regular movements).
Today I’m going out to dinner with a friend to celebrate his b-day. I’m about to check the reservation and make a decision on what I’m going to eat. I woke up this morning weighing 181…so straying off the path is not what I’m trying to do. A sista is so happy about the way my raw journey is going and I’ve been at least 90-100% raw the
]]>Day 5 I ate:
Green smoothie with spinach, 2 bananas, frozen mango, and frozen blueberries
3/4 cup of raw walnuts
Large salad with olives, carrots, romaine, sunflower seeds, mushrooms, and olive oil
1 banana
Large salad with walnuts and olive oil
Day 5 Weight: 182.5
Today so far I’ve just had my morning green smoothie. Today I added Kale to the mix of regular ingredients that I use wanting more dark greens. It was a lil “wheatgrass”-ish, but not that strong. It was very very green. LOL.
I weight myself everyday when I wake up and this morning the scale said 181.5. So, so far I’m losing about .5 to 1 pound each day. I’m sure that has a lot to do with the drastic reduction of calories. You have to understand…I was eating a LOT of sugar. My meals were fairly healthy but I was a chocolate and ice cream addict with a habit of overeating and binging out on sugar at least 3 times a week or more. I could go through 1300 in one evening with burgers and a pint of Ben and Jerry’s on top of what I had for breakfast and lunch. So, I’m sure it’s a shock to the system…but a good shock.
Yesterday I went to the grocery store to get Kale and Spinach and I felt weird but not very tempted. I would catch myself looking at some cooked familiar friend and then realize…I don’t want that…I want freedom. I’m not willing to trade the freedom of weight loss. I’m not willing to trade in the freedom of not worrying and fretting over what I’m going to eat. I’m not willing to start the bumpy ride of self hate base on eating bad things and beating myself up. I’m Free and I won’t be a slave to my habits or my stomach. I’m free.
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