So I had a horrible day as far as eating goes. It started off well, but I completely screwed it up, and now I'm suffering the consequences. When I woke up this morning, I made myself a green smoothie. It consisted of 4 pears, a handful of mint, and a bunch of kale. I also put some honey in it. Not raw, but honey nonetheless. Well, it was a little too "green" for me. I wanted it to be a little sweeter, but I stomached it. Not nasty, but not appetizing either. Good start, huh? Well it gets worse. I was hungry shortly after that, and you might remember me saying in the previous blog that I had some insatiable cravings for meat. Well, I got myself some cooked food and that made the cravings go away. I ate some bruschetta (basically toasted garlic bread, lol) with pan roasted zucchini and tomatoes and some rice and beans. It was good. But, it made me feel rather heavy after that. I also munched on some salted (too salty actually) cashews. I was good after that. Not hungry at all until my parents came home about 5 hours later. I made some baked chicken for them and shortly after prepared my vegan meal of the day: portobello mushroom burgers. They were absolutely amazing. Grilled portobello mushroom burgers with lettuce, tomatoes, ketchup, mustard and onions on whole wheat bread. Sounds pretty healthy huh? Well I have a headache now and feel so lethargic its sickening. I also had some potato chips and cashews after the burgers. I feel awful. I haven't even tried the raw diet yet, and my body is going through the motions. I've read plenty of times about the dangers of "cheating" while on the raw food diet, and now I'm seeing some of the consequences of that. Maybe its all mental, but I don't like this feeling one bit.

I have decided that tomorrow, I'm gonna purge my system by just ingesting fruits and vegetables. Hopefully, I won't be too hungry and can stick to it. I had a plan to start my 100% raw diet on Sept. 1, but I think I may have to begin before that time, or else, I'm afraid that I'm gonna revert to a vegan SAD diet. I guess only time will tell. Just becoming vegetarian/vegan alone, I've lost about 15 lbs. I know raw will give me the results I crave, and I can't wait to start.

In other news, I found some really great inspiring stories today on welikeitraw.com. I also found some things that I would like to investigate more, like the 80/10/10 diet, and the Hallelujah Diet. I will post these in the links sections so you guys can investigate too. Happy hunting!