"We can go to the raw restaurant next week"
Yesterday I felt the best I had since I started this raw journey several weeks ago. My mind felt sharp and crystal clear (no fogginess). I was abounding with energy (I cleaned and found miscellaneous projects to work on around the house). It was if I had passed some unseen milestone. I truly felt terrific!
My husband suggested we should go out for our date. I pondered about the invitation, but all I saw was blinking yellow lights!!!!
"Proceed with C-A-U-T-I-O-N"
Now as I had afore-mentioned, we had been going to our favorite Mexican restaurant once a week for our chicken taco salad, hold the sour cream-thank you, and a drink or two…. Mexican food has always been one of my favorites. Yet as I contemplated going out to eat, my mind and my body started having a little discussion with each other.
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My Body said “Mexican food. Mexican food????? Maybe you should try the raw restaurant out in Dallas. It has great reviews..??” (My mind said “It is just a taco salad and a drink or two… Come on… You love Mexican food…”)
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My Body said “You feel so good today. You feel energetic and alive!” Are you sure about the Mexican restaurant?” (My mind said “You have eaten at the Mexican restaurant before… Did you feel so badly after? You have eaten chicken a couple of times this week… Did you feel poorly? Come on… What is the harm?”)
Well my mind won. We went for Mexican food. I ate my taco salad, except I ate most of the fried bowl it came in (I usually don’t). The worst part was the bowl tasted sorta stale, however that did not deter me in the least. After dinner, I felt bloated, whereas the dinners we had been having all week, had left me satisfied and feeling light. My mind felt cloudy after the drinks and my body felt heavy. My energy and mental clarity had vanished, all in the space of an hour.
So I told my husband, we need to definitely try out the raw restaurant next week for date night or the second choice would be to have our taco salad without the fried bowl. I want to keep my feeling of energy flowing through my body and have my mind keep feeling clear and sharp. The taco bowl is definitely out and so are the drinks.
I am starting to understand, why people give up cook foods altogether.
Have a great weekend! ~Rose
Hi Rose,
Im so glad you posted on my blog! It is great to read yours and see how far you have come. I am only in my first week and I am focused then Im not. I have the same conversations in my head. The blogging really helps me stay on track because I know someone is reading. I think I am going to try a raw restaurant soon.
Hey Kimberly, I think it is great you started a blog to help keep you on track. I believe most of us could use some accountability-that is why I have a blog! It is not easy to change ones unhealthy eating habits. Most of us were raised eating and making unhealthy food choices, which carried over to adulthood. If we stick with it, we will reap the benefits to our health, today, tomorrow and years down the road. Whatever we can do, at whatever level, is better than the SAD (Standard American Diet), as we both know… I have not went to a raw restaurant yet… I hope to in the next week or two. Best to you today! ~Rose