Raw Week 1

Dear Diary,

I am happy to report I just completed  my first week raw,  after much internal protest.Many people may see this picture on Facebook and think my first week was a blissful breeze,although the smoothies were fun and good there was some internal struggle and cravings. It was difficult at first to lay down my baking apron. Food has become such a powerful tool to celebrate,deal with different challenges,bridge  gaps, produce happiness and so much more. In more particular cooked and processed food. America has become a nation of individuals who number 1 life's pleasure is derived through and from food it's not the only avenue there are others much darker,but food can be dark too. The side effects of a bad unbalanced diet can be deadly.This nation is growing sicker,bigger and has more internal and mental unrest than ever in the history of our time. So when the first few days rolled around where I had to only eat raw foods inside I kicked and screamed, I craved cooked food, I woke up thinking I'll bake today only to remember it was raw  for the whole month and then some. In truth my life was changing and a part of me knew that this was just the beginning of a lifestyle not a detox,reboot or challenge as I had previously told myself. To top it off this past weekend my dad and two sisters celebrated their birthday with a feast from Whole Foods,pizza,chips cake,ice cream (a.ka. healthy junk food). I thought I'm not going to survive I can't attend the party it's too much,but I prayed for strength and fixed my own plate of raw food.

God help me through it and I did not yield to the temptation. Why? because God gave me strength and because deep down I know I need this lifestyle, my body is craving raw foods to repair and function 110%. Just like clean foods began years ago and I was healed from allergies.It's not just about what we want but what we need, and somewhere along the way I looked at the pizza that I had swore off even before going raw because the of the cheese and I suddenly I saw dead and I looked at my plate of raw fruits veggies and nuts and saw life. I even had a few comments on how tasty my platter looked. Thanks be to God I made it thorough 1 week raw and on my 8th day much to my surprise I lost 8 pounds in 8 days this is not a diet mind you. My goal in accepting the challenge of 31 days raw was a reboot, but this just reminded me that this lifestyle is the best because my body is already repairing from stress weight I gained in the past 3 years.I feel more happy,lighter,better and my taste buds are changing for the good.I can finally say my body is starting to submit slowly but surely to no cooked food,but real raw foods and I know my body & health are seeing better days!