Wow, I'm actually doin' it! & my detox headache is gone, finally! After having some non-raw stuff yesterday, I really regretted it...it definately raised my blood sugars a bit, they were 9.9 this morning, & I know it affected my digestion a bit, but it also made me more determined than ever to STAY 100% raw!!!
It was so nice to see nearly 11 pounds gone today, the morning of the 3rd day! (Plus the 7 I was down awhile ago...well, it was 11, but gained back 4...so down 18lbs since I began the last 100 day RawFu challenge...)
My first goals are to stay 100% raw, workout DAILY in one way or another, & have as much weight off as possible by the time we go visit where we just moved from for a wedding on the 20th of October! (my goal is 30-40 lbs, able to wear my dress, walk easier, & feel better!) Well, I'm hoping to go, it'll depend on finances, of course...
Today my goals are to get my house completely clean, then do lots of homeschooling stuff with Hannah (throughout the day) & get in LOTS of sewing/quilting time! I have so many projects on the go & have had so little time to work on them, so on the days I'm home I intend to sew at least 4 hours...& I'll be taking workout breaks throughout the day, as well, on my treadmill, & with my other equipment.
I'm drinking a really weird leftover smoothie, added some celery at the last minute to make it more green, less sweet, but it didn't get fully blended, so it feels like drinking pulp from the juicer! (& my blender's dirty! & I'm too hungry to wait, so I'm drinkin' it thick!)
The first time I went raw I shed 45 lbs in 43 days by starting each day with a really big smoothie, then snacking on fruit, & having a BIG salad for dinner! No fancy stuff, not too many recipes, only a few avacados & nuts, & the pounds just flew off...no idea why it's taken me so long to get back to simple 100% raw consistantly, but here I go again, & there'll be no stoppin' me this time, no matter what!!!
Friday, September 18, 2009
Thursday, September 17, 2009
Day two, juicing, almost 100% raw....BUT....
...I've been dizzy with a non-stop headache for 2 days now...thought maybe my blood sugars were reacting to the few carrots & some beet I put in my juice, so switched over to smoothies (dumping the last of my juice today in my smoothie...) but it still left me spinning...was told it could be low blood pressure...? (I do run low) Anyways, so I ended up eating a few noodles & cooked veggies that my daughter & niece were having for lunch, but it didn't help...in fact, I felt worse...detox?
I did test my blood sugars almost an hour after my salad/dinner last night, & it was quite a bit lower, from just ONE FULL DAY RAW, & the juicing...it had been 11.1 & went down to 7.6! & because it wasn't the full two hours after eating, I'm sure it was even another point or two lower by then...I am going to keep testing, but was so eager to get to my juice this morning, & forgot to test it first & see how it was after overnight!
I'm willing to go through detox...just don't want to go into a diabetic coma,, or pass out, or fall & get hurt....every time I stand up, & even just sitting, that's how I've been feeling...
Well, whatever it is, I've decided to NOT let it slow me down with raw...no more carrots or beets in my juice, though...& I need to study more of the protocol Dr. Gabriel Cousins recommends in His book, "There is a cure for diabetes" & stop trying to do it my own way...
...the problem is I can't afford all the produce it's going to take to juice lots for a week straight to begin with, as he recommends...but I'll do my best with what I have, & may have to ease into it gradually until I can save up the $...but I'm stayin' raw!!!
He (Dr. Cousins) also has, as part of his protocol, recommendations for many supplements, most of which I can't afford at this point.
I'm going to just keep on plugging away, & do the best I can, until I can do better...
I'm also reading "The China Study" right now, finally, & WOW. Definately informative, eye-opening, thought-provoking, & really reinforcing my resolve to never go back to SAD eating, & all it's proven consequences! No matter how much I thought I knew from years of studying health & nutrition, I've learned a LOT already & have barely started (been flipping to different sections, actually...then I'll read it cover to cover.
This is the kind of book that will convince anyone to re-consider their way of eating, & begin to see the brainwashing our culture has undergone regarding meat, dairy, junk food, & all that goes with those things!
It would especially appeal to men, I think, due to it's clearly articulated scientific approach & proof, as well as it's logical approach. It's the kind of book I would like to buy by the case, & give to everyone I know!!
So here I go, done with day two...not perfectly, but still, way more raw than I have been lately! & I regret the cooked I ate (though am glad it was last than a bowl), & see how dumb it was to think it would help (what I really wanted was avacado, but had none...)
One day at a time, sweet Jesus!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Y1wtgLAytA&feature=related
I did test my blood sugars almost an hour after my salad/dinner last night, & it was quite a bit lower, from just ONE FULL DAY RAW, & the juicing...it had been 11.1 & went down to 7.6! & because it wasn't the full two hours after eating, I'm sure it was even another point or two lower by then...I am going to keep testing, but was so eager to get to my juice this morning, & forgot to test it first & see how it was after overnight!
I'm willing to go through detox...just don't want to go into a diabetic coma,, or pass out, or fall & get hurt....every time I stand up, & even just sitting, that's how I've been feeling...
Well, whatever it is, I've decided to NOT let it slow me down with raw...no more carrots or beets in my juice, though...& I need to study more of the protocol Dr. Gabriel Cousins recommends in His book, "There is a cure for diabetes" & stop trying to do it my own way...
...the problem is I can't afford all the produce it's going to take to juice lots for a week straight to begin with, as he recommends...but I'll do my best with what I have, & may have to ease into it gradually until I can save up the $...but I'm stayin' raw!!!
He (Dr. Cousins) also has, as part of his protocol, recommendations for many supplements, most of which I can't afford at this point.
I'm going to just keep on plugging away, & do the best I can, until I can do better...
I'm also reading "The China Study" right now, finally, & WOW. Definately informative, eye-opening, thought-provoking, & really reinforcing my resolve to never go back to SAD eating, & all it's proven consequences! No matter how much I thought I knew from years of studying health & nutrition, I've learned a LOT already & have barely started (been flipping to different sections, actually...then I'll read it cover to cover.
This is the kind of book that will convince anyone to re-consider their way of eating, & begin to see the brainwashing our culture has undergone regarding meat, dairy, junk food, & all that goes with those things!
It would especially appeal to men, I think, due to it's clearly articulated scientific approach & proof, as well as it's logical approach. It's the kind of book I would like to buy by the case, & give to everyone I know!!
So here I go, done with day two...not perfectly, but still, way more raw than I have been lately! & I regret the cooked I ate (though am glad it was last than a bowl), & see how dumb it was to think it would help (what I really wanted was avacado, but had none...)
One day at a time, sweet Jesus!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Y1wtgLAytA&feature=related
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
~Consistancy, One Day at a Time~
Well, here I go, finally getting another fully raw day under my belt...(Ok, yea, I know, I know, I still don't wear one....but I will one day!) & I feel MARVELOUS, DARLING!!!
I've had fruit for breakfast, (a banana, & 2 or 3 oranges) & then decided this was a major juicing day...
...when I first tried the juice (mostly greens, some carrot & beet & apple) it was waaaaay too sweet (cuz of my diabetes, made me dizzy! In the past it would've been fine) so I had to juice three more heads of romaine lettuce! THEN it was GREAT, been drinking it for awhile now...
...then Hannah drank her juice, got sooo envigorated she decided to invent a BUCH of raw recipes for me! & she made RAW MARSHMELLOWS! Seriously!!! I'll try to get her to let me share the recipe with ya...
Now I'm off to make a big salad, then get to bed! It's sooooo nice to be back on track!
Oh, by the way, I even FINALLY made my first video for YouTube, (check out my old blog to see how long I've been tryin' to get THAT done! Haha!) & am going to make a bunch over the next little while....BUT they're going to be kept private for the first little while, while I do my Tuesday weigh-in's on Biggest Loser day, & when I've made a little progress again, THEN I'll start posting them!
I'm so excited, so full of anticipation again, & so eager to get on with it all!
Oh, yea, I joined a 6 week detox program today, too! Woohoo!
More about that later, I hear a salad callin' out to be made & eaten!!!
I've had fruit for breakfast, (a banana, & 2 or 3 oranges) & then decided this was a major juicing day...
...when I first tried the juice (mostly greens, some carrot & beet & apple) it was waaaaay too sweet (cuz of my diabetes, made me dizzy! In the past it would've been fine) so I had to juice three more heads of romaine lettuce! THEN it was GREAT, been drinking it for awhile now...
...then Hannah drank her juice, got sooo envigorated she decided to invent a BUCH of raw recipes for me! & she made RAW MARSHMELLOWS! Seriously!!! I'll try to get her to let me share the recipe with ya...
Now I'm off to make a big salad, then get to bed! It's sooooo nice to be back on track!
Oh, by the way, I even FINALLY made my first video for YouTube, (check out my old blog to see how long I've been tryin' to get THAT done! Haha!) & am going to make a bunch over the next little while....BUT they're going to be kept private for the first little while, while I do my Tuesday weigh-in's on Biggest Loser day, & when I've made a little progress again, THEN I'll start posting them!
I'm so excited, so full of anticipation again, & so eager to get on with it all!
Oh, yea, I joined a 6 week detox program today, too! Woohoo!
More about that later, I hear a salad callin' out to be made & eaten!!!
Friday, September 11, 2009
Where do the days go?!?!?! {& thanks, God, for each new one You give us!}
I have to determine that no matter how busy I get, no matter how tired I get, NO MATTER WHAT, I will plan ahead, be prepared & STAY RAW!!!
If I could just get a few days in a row of 100% consistancy under my belt (not that I wear one!) then I KNOW 99% of the struggle to STAY raw, (no matter what!) would dissipate, & finding the ability to continue on would be soooo much easier to attain!
So.....if I just have to say NO to everything for a few days, (aside from church, which I hope to FINALLY start attending again this Sunday!) & focus on doin' smoothies 4 breki, juicing through the day, & eating big salads & snackin' on fruits, then that's what I have to do!
Lately I've been bbsitting for my sis & her family, & haven't had the strength to resist temptations, they've got sooooo many of my old favorite foods that call to me...I haven't purchased them myself for AGES, but man, they still call to me...I need to bring earplugs next time! (Metaphorically speaking, of course! Lol!)
Most of all, when I'm there I want to be a good example to them of healthy eating! I do make a big smoothie every time I go over, (which almost all of them try now, & some of them even like, even when they're heavy on the greens! i just add a bit of honey to theirs, so they don't freak at it's greenness!) & tonight, I made everyone veggies & dip, & then a salad, for those who didn't want that, for BEFORE they got to eat fries & egg rolls! (Well, the kids, anyways! My sis & her hubby were allowed the processed junk first! Haha!)
I've finally had some time to read more of Dr. Gabriel Cousin's book on curing diabetes naturally, & wow, I'm soooooooo eager to just jump on in to full green juicing for 4 days straight, cuz I know it'll get my blood sugar to a safe place & stabilized!
Watched the latest video from the raw trucker, wow! He's doin' so good! Check it out!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sTlHVoyy7Xc
& I'm determined to start making weekly update videos & start posting them on You Tube, & start having WORLDWIDE accountability! There's a big raw community there, & a big raw weight loss group, as well, & a big weight loss group, too! It's time to put myself out there again, & just get on with it ALL!
It hit me yesterday that I've been living here now, in my new home, & new town, since July 1st! I'm nearly half way through my third month, & have only shed about 15 lbs (12 since I began my latest 100 day RawFu challenge on August 10th...)
Goals are wonderful to have, but the reality (Hi, Shannon! There's that word again!) is that it takes time to adjust, settle in, & get used to ALL the changes in my daily life...not to mention dealing with health issues, high pain levels lately, way too little sleep, & being waaaaay busier than ever...& then getting diagnosed with diabetes...
...BUT, no matter what, I'm NEVER giving up!!!
I'm pressing on, thankful that each new day is a gift from God to use for His glory, to strive towards ALL He's called me to do, & to move towards total RAWstored health, so I can fulfil His will in EVERY area of my life!
Sooooo, the moral of the story is...don't let ANYTHING deter you, even if it slows ya down!!!
& soon you begin to consistantly see that you can handle EVERYTHING even better when you eat the way you know brings you fully alive!!!
JUST DO IT!!! You'll thank yourself in the mornin'!!!
If I could just get a few days in a row of 100% consistancy under my belt (not that I wear one!) then I KNOW 99% of the struggle to STAY raw, (no matter what!) would dissipate, & finding the ability to continue on would be soooo much easier to attain!
So.....if I just have to say NO to everything for a few days, (aside from church, which I hope to FINALLY start attending again this Sunday!) & focus on doin' smoothies 4 breki, juicing through the day, & eating big salads & snackin' on fruits, then that's what I have to do!
Lately I've been bbsitting for my sis & her family, & haven't had the strength to resist temptations, they've got sooooo many of my old favorite foods that call to me...I haven't purchased them myself for AGES, but man, they still call to me...I need to bring earplugs next time! (Metaphorically speaking, of course! Lol!)
Most of all, when I'm there I want to be a good example to them of healthy eating! I do make a big smoothie every time I go over, (which almost all of them try now, & some of them even like, even when they're heavy on the greens! i just add a bit of honey to theirs, so they don't freak at it's greenness!) & tonight, I made everyone veggies & dip, & then a salad, for those who didn't want that, for BEFORE they got to eat fries & egg rolls! (Well, the kids, anyways! My sis & her hubby were allowed the processed junk first! Haha!)
I've finally had some time to read more of Dr. Gabriel Cousin's book on curing diabetes naturally, & wow, I'm soooooooo eager to just jump on in to full green juicing for 4 days straight, cuz I know it'll get my blood sugar to a safe place & stabilized!
Watched the latest video from the raw trucker, wow! He's doin' so good! Check it out!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sTlHVoyy7Xc
& I'm determined to start making weekly update videos & start posting them on You Tube, & start having WORLDWIDE accountability! There's a big raw community there, & a big raw weight loss group, as well, & a big weight loss group, too! It's time to put myself out there again, & just get on with it ALL!
It hit me yesterday that I've been living here now, in my new home, & new town, since July 1st! I'm nearly half way through my third month, & have only shed about 15 lbs (12 since I began my latest 100 day RawFu challenge on August 10th...)
Goals are wonderful to have, but the reality (Hi, Shannon! There's that word again!) is that it takes time to adjust, settle in, & get used to ALL the changes in my daily life...not to mention dealing with health issues, high pain levels lately, way too little sleep, & being waaaaay busier than ever...& then getting diagnosed with diabetes...
...BUT, no matter what, I'm NEVER giving up!!!
I'm pressing on, thankful that each new day is a gift from God to use for His glory, to strive towards ALL He's called me to do, & to move towards total RAWstored health, so I can fulfil His will in EVERY area of my life!
Sooooo, the moral of the story is...don't let ANYTHING deter you, even if it slows ya down!!!
& soon you begin to consistantly see that you can handle EVERYTHING even better when you eat the way you know brings you fully alive!!!
JUST DO IT!!! You'll thank yourself in the mornin'!!!
Tuesday, September 8, 2009
One month of Diabetes, Victory's comin' slowly...
I told my doctor to give me 6 weeks, he'd see me with stable & MUCh lower blood sugars, & a good amount of weight off...here I am, almost a month later, only a few pounds down, blood sugars lower, but still fluctuating...
...I'm still not being totally consistant in the things I need to be, yet I am making some progress, doing more than I was before to move towards success with reaching my goals...
...But all the wibble-wobbling & dilly-dallying is about to change...
...my fridge is fulla greens, my body is beginning to respond more to movement, (though I've been sore & slow lately!) & I'm about to accelerate things BIG TIME!
This has been a long month, of learning, reading, preparing to get completely serious. I'm ready to do whatever it takes, & get healthy in EVERY WAY!
So here's my plan:
~ TONS of green smoothies, juicing as I have time, staying high raw, aiming towards 100% again!
~ I'm going to post a list of ALL of my health issues TODAY!
~I'll make a video once a week on Tuesdays & post the link to it here by Tuesday evening. (The new Biggest Loser season begins on Tuesdays, so I like to set that as my check-in day!)
The video will detail how my week has been, food-wise, & will show me working out, so my progress can be monitored week to week. {I may do the workout video separately, & post a bunch in a row when there's actual progress!}
~ We're going to start our water aerobics classes a few times a week now, {including on Tuesday nights, so I'll be taping BL}, & posting my video after swimming, if I don't get it done in the day.
~ I will begin videotaping my weigh-ins again, even though the first few got lost in cyberspace somewhere! I want a CLEAR record of my transformation!!!
So here we go again....anyone still hangin' in there with me, standing by, praying for me, not givin' up on my slow-motion progress?
...I'm still not being totally consistant in the things I need to be, yet I am making some progress, doing more than I was before to move towards success with reaching my goals...
...But all the wibble-wobbling & dilly-dallying is about to change...
...my fridge is fulla greens, my body is beginning to respond more to movement, (though I've been sore & slow lately!) & I'm about to accelerate things BIG TIME!
This has been a long month, of learning, reading, preparing to get completely serious. I'm ready to do whatever it takes, & get healthy in EVERY WAY!
So here's my plan:
~ TONS of green smoothies, juicing as I have time, staying high raw, aiming towards 100% again!
~ I'm going to post a list of ALL of my health issues TODAY!
~I'll make a video once a week on Tuesdays & post the link to it here by Tuesday evening. (The new Biggest Loser season begins on Tuesdays, so I like to set that as my check-in day!)
The video will detail how my week has been, food-wise, & will show me working out, so my progress can be monitored week to week. {I may do the workout video separately, & post a bunch in a row when there's actual progress!}
~ We're going to start our water aerobics classes a few times a week now, {including on Tuesday nights, so I'll be taping BL}, & posting my video after swimming, if I don't get it done in the day.
~ I will begin videotaping my weigh-ins again, even though the first few got lost in cyberspace somewhere! I want a CLEAR record of my transformation!!!
So here we go again....anyone still hangin' in there with me, standing by, praying for me, not givin' up on my slow-motion progress?
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