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So much for my first week back to raw.  Sheesh.  I look back over the week and can only say, “Wow”.

I started off like gangbusters feeling great and with 4 lbs lost by the second day!  Then my monthly visit stopped by… with the problems I’ve been having in this arena… it was not good.  Four days later I am finally feeling like a human being with a little motivation to start picking up those pieces again!  It’s kind of a catch 22 because the symptoms & problems I mentioned before have come back because of my diet change (going back to cooked/ comfort foods), yet, I have a <b>very</b> difficult time getting the motivation to eat right cranked up when I’m in pain.

Enough of that.  Let’s just say, I’m back, again.

I’m feeling better today and am taking advantage of that to post here as well as prepare for my successful transition back to raw!

I am down one pound, which is a miracle considering the junk I ate these last few days.  I did have something raw each day though, whether a smoothie or nice salad.  That probably helped me!  This week will be much better.  Honestly, if I’d have remembered that Auntie Flo was coming for a visit this week I would likely have waited to put up the post until next week!

Regardless, here I am and here we go!

I believe that when I have been eating high raw as a lifestyle again for a few weeks that most of these symptoms will once again be gone.  Looking forward to that vibrant health again!

Blessings,
Joanna

p.s. Thank you so much all of you that responded to last week’s post.  Your encouragement and comments are so helpful

As a side note on the psychology of raw… I’ve come to realization this week, that I consciously chose the heavy foods that I ate as a ‘barrier’ of sorts to get me through the hard days, as opposed to doing it subconsciously in the past.  The end result remained the same, I suppose, but on some level I am happy that I was aware of what I was doing.  I feel it will come in handy.

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