Week 2 - Day 2.....

My mom was asking me the other day what exactly I am eating and how I get through a day. So I thought I would share my current list of foods that is posted on my refrigerator.  This list is subject to change as I do my eating and shopping but it is the basics and will help you get an idea of what I am doing.

Dairy & Travel Foods
string cheese, activia yogurt, honey sticks, fruit cups

Fruits
pineapple, apples, pears, mango, avocado, tomatoes, bananas, dried prunes, dried mango mixed with berries, dried cherries and cranberries

Veggies
carrots, cucumber, bell pepper, edemame, broccoli, lettuce, chard

I also usually have a bowl of Kashi cereal each day that is very high in fiber and protein. I started out using soy milk but found that my usual skim milk has more and less of the things I am looking for in a milk product without the larger price.

There really is too much to eat in one day and my biggest decisions now are "What do I want to enjoy next?"

I know there are tons of cookbooks out on raw foods recipes but right now a basic plate is all I have interest in. When I want to get wild and special I mix a cup of fruit in wit my yogurt and I am quite satisfied. 
Then of course we can't forget the coffee that I let myself have every day. I have read so many different things that either say it is good for you or bad for you. I have decided for now that it is what you make of it just like anything else. As long as I only have a cup or two a day and I feel good then I am not going to worry about it.

The biggest deal is to drink WATER.  Always our bodies need water but especially with this detox thing right now for me. I am working at giving my body all the help it can get. If I am putting foods in to clean my system but not giving it water to flush it out then it will just make these headaches last longer.

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Hubby took me out to dinner tonight and wanted me to explain why I am eating the way I am. Poor guy. I never told him what I was going to do. I just did it. I figured if I explained myself before hand then I would mentally set myself up for too much self judgement and fail before ge4tting started. I know I am twisted that I feel better keeping an online truth journal but am too scared to tell my home family.

He was very supportive and even ordered a salad right along with me. He is starting to see changes in me as well even though it has only been such a short time. He says I haven't been snoring the last few nights. I find that interesting because I was just thinking my sinuses feel more clear than they have in quite a long time.

I have to confess that I was pretty emotional tonight. I had received something in the mail that made me a swirl of mixed feelings I consequently willingly chose to eat 3 of the dinner rolls with my salad.I know it is not the end of the world and I am only human. It is okay to be extravagant at times. I just don't want to flip some imaginary switch in my head that clouds my thinking and getting me to feel like eating raw foods is some sort of twisted jail term.  It is healthier and tastes better. I did notice that those rolls didn't taste as ravenously amazing as they did the last time.

This was a longer post. It helped me to air things out so thank you. I hope in some way it helps you too.

Have a blessed and amazing day!