The Raw Food Health Challenge, Day 13My raw food health challenge continues on day 13. My weight remains the same at 120.2. I’m really wondering about my scale. To stay the same within a tenth seems odd. As usual, I began the day with a glass of water, then a teaspoon of BarleyMax in water. A little later I ate 1/2 cantaloupe. While on a couple-mile walk in the woods I ate 2 dried figs and about 10 almonds. After my hike, I was craving something decadent, like a raw cheesecake made from coconut. I had just such a delectable dessert in San Diego, but I think I’ll have to make my own here if I want it. Instead of that treat, I made something else that was super yummy. It’s based on a recipe in David Wolfe’s and Shazzie’s book, Naked Chocolate. Mix the following ingredients together and try not to eat it all at once, because it’s so tasty:
I dipped apple slices into the resulting spread. Not all of it, as it’s very rich. I’ll need to watch what I eat for the rest of the day. I don’t like to eat too many nuts, but something inside of me was craving a treat and this did the trick. During the afternoon I was hungry for something but didn’t know what, so I ate three Romaine lettuce leaves. Thinking about Cooked FoodMy mind is wandering to thoughts of cooked food and wine. I’m thinking of a veggie burger on bread. Then I recall how I want to feel, how I’m enjoying feeling, the progress I’ve made, and how I don’t need or want to backslide. I wonder just how much of a backslide it would be. I could call it an experiment, a test, all in the interest of research about raw food health versus cooked food health.Dinner: This seems to be when I want to stray from the raw straight and narrow. I get hungry but am bored by what’s available. So I try to come up with something interesting. I found a recipe for tomato soup made with fresh tomatoes, avocado, basil, oregano, garlic and onion. It sounded good but I didn’t care much for the finished product, although I ate it all. I enjoyed the olives I had on the side, though. The food I ate today was on the heavy side. Tomorrow I plan to focus on lighter foods… fruits and greens would be good. Musings about the Raw Food Challenge and Magical DisciplineFrom my journal this morning: I’ve been thinking about how it’s day 13, how sometimes—not often but sometimes—I think about how I’d just like to stop it, stop the raw food health challenge, go back to being a regular vegan with cooked food, stop feeling the pressure to make the entries in my website about the challenge.Then the feeling/thought occurred to me that this discipline is good and perhaps even magical. By just continuing with this raw foods challenge , who knows what will happen? It’s like when I write in my journal these days—sometimes I have to force myself (discipline) and I have no idea what’s going to come out of my pen. I have been getting insights that are totally unexpected and wonderful the last couple of weeks, like magic. If I hadn’t taken the time and exercised discipline, I might never have uncovered these treasures. It’s the same with following the raw food health program. By staying disciplined, who knows what wonderful surprises are down the road? I’ve already experienced some positive results, such as improved sleep, much more energy, happier mood, and increased clarity. What other goodies are in store for me? I want to find out. Click here to read about day 15 of the challenge. Return from Raw Food Health to Raw Foods.
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