SOS Posting from Yesterday

This is what I wrote yesterday when I had a stomach ache almost all day. Ugh, thanksfully I feel much better today.

Hi everyone. So I have read the 80/10/10 diet in pieces before, but this last time it really inspired me. I actually got my s.o. to agree to do it with me! So we are on Day 4 of the spring menu.
I have felt a lot of mood changes and feelings of detox, but overall I have felt that this is RIGHT.
The one issue I have today is that I've had a pretty bad stomach ache for a few hours. I don't think it's "my lady parts"; it feels like my stomach. I had 4 cups of OJ this morning and then a couple hrs later felt the stomach ache. I then had my banana/mango smoothie for lunch to see if it would help, but it didn't.
I took a decongestant pill first thing this morning, but I also took one yesterday and was fine. I know I shouldn't be ruining my detox with this pill, but my head and right ear have been very clogged for almost a week.
Anyway, if anyone has any advice or similar experiences, I'd appreciate it!
Thnx.
p.s. I'm drinking a lot of water now to see if that will help.

Day 1

I'm embarking on a five day journey (which will hopefully turn into a 7 day and then longer journey)! My s.o., my darling man, has agreed to do it with me which makes it a lot easier than I thought. We went to our local whole foods and bought pounds and pounds of fruit! It was kind of fun and a lot zanier seeming than I thought.
It's funny how if you step out of the norm just a little, people really notice.
Anyway, we're doing the 80/10/10 spring diet exactly. Let me emphasize here, I have woken up feeling miserable for at least a week. It fades, but I've also had a clogged ear for about 4 days that won't go away. I think that will work itself out naturally. But more importantly, yesterday I felt my worst, emotionally, mentally, and especially physically. The food I've been eating has taken a huge toll on my body, even though I've worked in some healthier choices. It hasn't been enough. So I am truly at my wits end on ALL FRONTS. I don't want to forget that when I start feeling better.
I know I will, and I know we're going to thrive on this diet. I'm a little nervous about sticking to it, particularly during my "snacky" times, but I know I can do it.
This morning on Day 1 I started out by eating a whole huge papaya! Cut into halves, de-seeded, and smothered with blended kiwi "sauce". I feel very full and hopeful.
As for my start photo, that last one is what I look like now, maybe even slightly more bloated. I'll update soon if I see/feel progress before Day 5.
Wish me luck!
p.s. If you haven't read Dr. Graham's 80/10/10 Diet, you really should. It really truly makes a shitload of sense. I kid you not. It is what has inspired me to do this!

ok, so i might have a problem with bread

Does anyone else have these issues? I'm around baked goods all day and I'm fine. I love cupcakes, but meh, I can leave them alone. But bread, whole different story.
I made a beautiful huge salad today with raw carrot ginger dressing, raisins, and raw cashews. It was so pretty I wanted to take a photo but realized I was a bit late.
Well, I choose to eat...not the big luscious salad...but a little piece of old italian bread and then two slices of wheat toast with earth balance and a bit of strawberry jam. Why? Why? Why?
To think that having one little piece will quelch a craving is ridiculous. It only makes you want more. I used to buy/eat Ezekiel bread but my s.o. doesn't like it so I kind of just stopped. Now we really don't eat bread at home. We occasionally get sourdough loaves, but other than that, not much anymore.
Does anyone have any advice about this? Eat Eonly Ezekiel? Try to indulge just a little every now and then? Or cut it out 100%? Is this last option really an option?
Thanks!

Interesting Shopping List

Yesterday I went to the drug store with this mantra in my head:
"eggs and enemas"
I was getting eggs for my business and enemas, well, for my netherworld. :)
Most interesting lil shopping list ever.

p.s. I had never used an enema kit before (I'm a scaredy) but I did it today. Although it wasn't comfortable, of course, it was fine. For whatever reason I couldn't empty all the liquid out though. Anyone else had that experience?
(I know, gross, but hey, we have to clean out all the crap, no?)

woohoo

Feeling tingly and pretty great. The fog is clearing from my head. If you know what I mean, you really know what I mean, lol.
This book is really making sense to me and making it so easy to transition. It talks about waste-weight and it's not so much about what you put in your body, but how efficently you elminate it from your body and how you take in the nutrients.
The book is The Raw Food Detox Diet by Natalia Rose.
Man, I hope I follow it, because I feel great already.
Today for lunch I made the apple and raisin salad with the gold elixir dressing. It was sooooooo good. Loved it.
More updates to come!

http://detoxtheworld.com/

migraine hell

Yes, I was in migraine hell yesterday. I've gotten migraines ever since I can remember, and I do believe that they're hormone related, but this time it's not around my menses (there's a word to love - menses). I also felt that it was food related (my body tells me sometimes) but I didn't eat anything that could cause it.
One questionable thing was goddess dressing on my salad (I was in a rush) but that has no preservatives or "natural flavors".
I'm thinking that maybe it was my body's withdrawal from sugar - ?
If so, I can't imagine going through that a lot. Hopefully I won't have to.
Any raw fooders out there who get/have gotten migraines? I'd love some advice.

Wow...

I'm proud of myself...but I don't want to get too proud yet. :)
In the past couple weeks I've been an avg of 75% raw and getting more and more raw. I work with baked goods, and I don't have a desire for them! I don't feel that addictive feeling for bread, my weakness, but I also haven't given it up completely. I have a dehydrator now, so I'm hoping that I can make raw breads and the like to make up for it.
Overall though, I am wow-ed at the fact that I am no longer constantly hungry and I actually feel satisfied after I eat something! Before I felt full and then almost directly after, I would want more food. Getting satiated and full of what my body needs was NOT in the equation. It's a such a difference - it's unbelievable!
I'm not sure what analogy to use except to say that i really know why they're called empty calories now. They give you taste and the feeling of eating but that's it.
I feel much more connected to my body already which feels great. I just have to keep it up!
I took this photo about a week ago when I was struggling a bit and it's a real wake up call! Once again, I love bbws but for me, I used to wear these "wife beater shirts" (pardon the expression) and jeans as a staple. After winter and lots of stress, I now realize I can barely squeeeeeze myself in. Ugh!
I look forward to more changes!