Today, I’m trying really hard to ONLY eat raw food. I don’t know how long I can do this, but if the sun didn’t shine on it and if it had to be processed or have anything added to it before I bought it, I’m passing on it today. Just woke up this morning and made it my day’s mission.
Prior to this effort, I’d already stopped eating beef, pork, shellfish and I’ve tried hard to consciously avoid anything made with high fructose corn syrup. Eventually, however, I’d like to also stop eating chicken and turkey. I don’t know if I want to entirely abandon meat as I love lamb and fish.
I also want to stop eating processed foods, fried foods and anything that has a bunch of “stuff” added to it. I think that’s why I decided to use today as a trial run with raw foods. I don’t necessarily want to be a raw-foodist, but I want to be more aware of what I’m putting in my body. I know better, but now it’s time to do better.
Coffee is my next big challenge. I looooooooove the stuff. Certainly, it has health benefits, such as being a great antioxidant, but it is also addicting as hell and it’s a diauretic (sp). On top of this, I think my adrenal glands are a bit overloaded and caffeine isn’t helping. I know, I know, I can drink tea…and I do at times…but there’s nothing like a hot cup of coffee first thing in the morning. Today, Dr. Oz is featuring a segment on beating caffeine addictions, so I’ll tune in and consider what he has to offer. I also need to quit, or at least cut back, because while coffee has certain health benefits, the flavored cream that I use doesn’t.
As for exercising, I’m not making any promises other than to say that I will get around to it eventually. I don’t have a weight problem, but I do need to move in order to improve my circulation, moods, firm muscle and strengthen my bones. I walk a few miles every now and then, but need to commit to doing it more often. Ditto with riding my bike and using my yoga tapes. When I had a gym membership, I was really good at working out, but it’s hard for me to stay motivated at home. We have P90X and hubby does it every day, but even though I’ve tried it and am impressed with the workout, I know that it’s really not for me. Havta figure something out there…and I will…I’m just not gonna fool myself or anyone reading this into believing that I’m ready to start tomorrow. Today, my focus is diet and I’ll get to exercise next.
Gotta start somewhere, right?