Starting my THIRD week!!!!

Well I just finished my Third week and I'm still going. Although, I wasn't as successful as the past 2 weeks. On Friday I woke up late and had to get right to work. Because I was late and I was a little behind already, I wasn't able to take a lunch break. So, no breakfast, no lunch and then I left my first job late & I just didn't feel like rushing to prepare a raw meal and I had been craving cooked food especially some chicken, so....before I had to start my 2nd job, I ordered a pizza and some wings from Pizza Hut. That was really bad (and expensive) mostly because it was the only thing I ate on Friday....no raw food at all. I really blew it. But I'm determined to make this transition because I can already feel myself loosing weight and I feel more energy, so, I've eaten more raw today and yesterday, I've had some cooked veggies. I went out to eat Saturday & today. Saturday I just had a salad & a baked potato. Today I didn't do as great, but I had a great salad for dinner and I got some apples today for my green smoothy in in the morning. I'm ready to have a great week.

I've been trying to collect recipes that I think I will like. Starting next week (when I can afford to go shopping again) I'm going to shop for at least 2 or three recipes that I can make during the week and I will try to make at least one of them on the weekend and one on Wednesday my night off so that when I have a day like Friday, I'll have something that I can just grab and the temptation to eat horrible food won't be as easy to give into.

Anyway that was my week. I'm not gonna beat myself up about it I'm just gonna keep trying to eat mostly raw everyday, every week, & every month. Hopefully, I'll get better and better as I go along. One day maybe I will decide to eat all raw......wish me luck.

JTlovesongs

Comments

  • juicefastfanjuicefastfan Raw Newbie

    I'm so glad you're not going to beat yourself up...look at how far you've come in three short weeks!! What you have done so far is very hard and takes tremendous discipline and self-control! You're doing amazing and should concentrate on that instead of the couple cooked meals you had. And, the better you feel...the easier this diet/lifestyle gets. And, the little details like planning for work...or the unexpected...will soon become second nature instead of a source of frustration and you will look back and wonder how you ever ate as SAD as you once did based on how great you feel now! Good luck in your third week and beyond!!

  • luxdivonluxdivon Raw Newbie

    Just remember,

    every week you eat raw you become stronger. You feel better. You know yourself better. Don't give up now. you've only begun. By stopping now, you will lose every great raw day, moment, and life of the future. Funnel your energy from one raw meal to the next. Let it be your inspiration. You CHOOSE life. CHOOSE raw. I believe it heals people. physically. spiritually. mentally. It is the only way we truly find balance within. Stick with it. YOu're 3 weeks. Thank yourself with a big blueberry, banana, & spinach smoothie...feel the buzz of nutrients infused in every cell of your body. soon enough it'll be 3 months in, and you'll be a golden child. :)

  • sv3sv3 Raw Newbie

    Congratulations so far on your sucess! Don't worry about the minor slips, they will happen now and again. Not being hard on yourself is the key, as is enjoying your raw adventure. You have a great attitude so I'm sure you'll continue to do really well. :-)

  • liger99liger99 Raw Newbie

    I'm starting my third week too!

    I was raw for 3 whole months, then I had a falling out for two, and now I'm back on.

    =]

    good luck!

  • Thank you guys sooooo much for the encouragement. It really helps to hear encouraging words. Liger99 congrats on starting again. I believe that no matter how many times you have to start over as long as you don't give up your goals are attainable. So no worries...just keep on keeping on. :)

  • Luxdivon thanks for the encouraging words....I don't have any blueberries but I will definitely try that when I get some. Today I treated myself to "Loving It Live" which is a raw restaurant that's right here in my neighborhood. The food was great!

  • luxdivonluxdivon Raw Newbie

    glad to hear you found encouragement from them, jt.. ooo. me and my beau need to do that. there are 3! raw restaurants. I actually haven't been to any of them yet. i've been too broke! hopefully soon..yea totally don't beat yourself up. it's just not worth it. You know my friends wedding was this weekend, and for the rehearsal dinner i had chicken smothered with blue cheese, and perfectly steamed green beans, and potatoes. It was delicious. And tonight I had a half of a hamburger (i was really craving it, i think for the iron, guess i need to eat more spinach) but i didn't beat myself up. I ate raw all day up till then, as well as raw zucchini pasta that was delicious, and even at the wedding, I chose all veggies & fruit from the plates. I had some cheese but regretted it because it was so bland. And I ate two pieces of cake, which really weren't worth it either. I think it was more for nostalgia than anything else. all of those are good signs for raw, as i know next time, i probably won't even eat the cake or the cheese! Many people on this lifestyle go through this. Eating good & bad, and sometimes ugly. Said best, each moment you have a fresh slate, and a new choice to make. I don't beat myself up for all those non-raw meals, and i won't, because i know in my heart, i will continue to choose raw, because I love myself when i eat raw, and the way i feel when i eat this way. Think about how you feel when you eat raw. Pay attention to your mood, to your energy levels, to your feelings of stability. When you see that it is indeed true, that you are more stable, happy, energetic, and there seems to be more 'life' to you, then you'll WANT to eat that salad, or make that smoothie, or turn down the fried chicken. Because it's just not worth it.....ok quite enough rambling from me! love to hear more of your raw experience.

  • liger99liger99 Raw Newbie

    That was my motto: "Just keep on keeping on"

    Everytime I binged, I would go, "Is this who i want to be? I need to pick myself up and keep moving foward."

    Every step is an improvement, even if it doesn't seem like it.

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