I fell off the wagon this past week. I ate a lot of junk food and a lot of cooked food and now I am paying the price…and it is just me that is sick so I know what caused it…ugh.
I think I probably don’t have to mention what I was eating around Halloween time. ;) But for two days I had candy and I had cooked party food. I ate almost no raw food except for a bit of fruit. The kids had more raw than I did as I was giving them Larabars. The very first night my throat started to feel a little funny and by the second day I was coughing up a lung and this morning my nose is running. All of these things are described in one of the raw books I was reading as reactions to cooked food after going raw…of course I didn’t see that until after I was sick. Darn it! I felt so incredible for weeks. Maybe now I can see it might not be so hard to go completely raw if this is what happens when I go back to cooked food.
I HATE being sick..perhaps more than most, since I spent so much time in the last years being sick and in terrible pain and not knowing why (cancer). I have been known to go into a full blown panic attack if it gets too bad and I never had one in my life before the whole cancer ordeal.
Now I feel like going through the fridge and pantry and throwing out everything that requires cooking! Of course on the bright side I got to make friends with my TiVo again this weekend as I caught up on the first 5-6 episodes of Smallville and Moonlight. Okay…I had already seen the Moonlight ones but that show rocks!
Now I am off to make myself a raw kale, spinach, and seaweed smoothie and hopefully feel better. :)
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Hey, it happens to the best of us. The great thing is that you know what to do and you’ll probably feel like your old self again just days after hopping back on the wagon. I hope you feel better soon.
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I read this week that consuming the amount of sugar in 30 oz. of soda can weaken your white blood cells by 40% within 15 minutes of consumption. Crazy.
Oh, I do hope you feel much better! I know just what you mean, too!
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Sorry to hear you are sick! BTW, my SIL just started the raw foods diet 3 months ago and loves it. She says she’s never felt better. I think I am going to look into it b/c I keep hearing great things about it.
Hope you feel better soon!
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Hi, Tiffany! I hope you feel better soon! I really want to go raw, but have been afraid of what you just described. I’m already on a GF diet, and can only imagine how my hubby would react to yet another diet. My chiropractor/nutritionist just put out a newsletter about going raw for a week to cleanse the cells. I think I’ll wait ’til after the holidays to try it… Your smoothie sounds good–cheers! :-)
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I’ve been meaning to comment on your raw foods diet, but just haven’t had the chance. I think that it is great that you are doing raw foods. While my family will never be able to eat a majority of raw foods, we do try to do as many as possible. And there are so many raw foods that don’t seem like raw foods (like the Lara bars – yum! And I’m lucky because they are considered local in Colorado – although that is debatable… they are produced here, but I’m pretty sure the ingredients are not local). Have you checked out oneluckyduck.com? It is a great place for raw foods.
And try this recipe when you need something sweet…
Freezer Fudge
2 C almond butter
1/4 C raw cacao powder
1/2 C + 2 T agave nectar
1 heaping T coconut butter
2 t vanilla extract
1 t course Himalayan sea salt
Mix all ingredients well in a large bowl, make sure to taste in case you need to add more agave or cacao powder. Spoon mixture into little candy molds or line a square baking pan with parchment paper and spread the fudge evenly. Cover and place in freezer to chill. If using the pan, remove from the freezer after an hour or so, flip onto a flat surface and cut into squares.
Store in a container in the freezer.
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Get better soon! Just remember when your body feels the best, and that candy won’t tempt you next time! Thanks for all the info and support for us moms who want it better for our homes and our children!
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Hope you feel better soon!
Oh Tiff… sorry to hear you are sick. Hope you get to feeling better soon (((HUGS)))
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