08/08/08: Independence Day
Posted: August 24th, 2008 under Living Raw, Living in Harmony with Ourselves, Living in Harmony with our Body.
I’ve been 100% raw for sixteen days now. I went back to raw on Friday the 8th of August 2008.
Reaching Step 4
The date was so beautiful, I felt like going straight to Step 4 of my plan: no oil, no salt anymore. Which also means no soy sauce, no olives…
Trying not to lose weight
During my previous raw trial (three months) I lost 10kg (22lbs). Then I went back to cooked because I couldn’t stand the quick weight loss, psychologically. During this three weeks break, I gained 5kg (11lbs) back, but already lost 4 of them again after returning to raw.
This time I’ll try not to lose weight. It’s impossible. I know that when you’re overweight like I am, losing weight is unavoidable on such a healthy diet. But at least I’ll try to do so as slowly as possible. So I’ll be eating the most unhealthy possible raw vegan salt and oil free diet.
I’m stuffing myself with lots of high sugar and high fat foods, such as bananas, dates, avocados, raw peanuts… even better all mixed together. I don’t care about food combining and eat no mono meals. Please don’t imitate me :)
Persevering for 320 days
Every time I’ve returned to cooked foods, I’ve noticed stronger how addictive they are. The first one of Victoria Boutenko’s 12 Steps to Raw Foods is to recognize that cooked food is a drug. She says it’s the most difficult step of all, and I agree with her. It took me a couple switches from cooked to raw and back to cooked to realize that it really is an addiction indeed. This is very hard to believe before going raw and experiencing the difference.
I’m very lucky that I once was a smoker. Now I have another, well known, addiction to compare. My cravings for cooked foods feel like the cravings I had for cigarettes after quitting smoking. When I said goodbye to tobacco, it was difficult. I was counting the days, and I remember it took me 320 days to be over it. I got cravings till day 320, then it was ok.
That’s why I decided to go for a 320 days trial this time. I’ll take it one day at a time and count the days. The goal is not to break the chain. There will be no cheat days and no exceptions.
Living drug free
The Eighth of the Eighth of the Eighth is my Independence Day. I’ve eventually succeeded in living totally drug free. No pot, no tobacco, no alcohol, no coffee, no sugar, no animal products, no cooked foods, no salt. I don’t gamble, I hate shopping, I play no computer games, and I’m certainly not a workaholic either ;)
Being free from all this was one of my biggest goals. It took me several years to reach it, but I’m so happy I did!
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