I finished 7 days of eating 100% raw. So far, I’m not feeling any better with my aches and pains. I thought my pain wasn’t as intense, but this morning I awoke stiff and sore in the joints.. It’s probably my own fault. I did a pretty hard inline skating workout on Sunday. And, I drank a couple of beers at a Labor Day bbq which probably undermined all of my work from the past week. Yet, I needed to have those beers so that I wouldn’t feel deprived while my carnivore friends indulged. I stayed raw with everything I ate. As I’ve said before, I refuse to be hard-core about my beverages.
Given how I feel today, I doubt I’ll be indulging in alcohol again anytime soon.
I got tons of compliments from my friends at the bbq. Over and over I heard how good my skin looks. Somebody even used the term “glowing.” I suppose that’s a small thing which the all raw eating has brought me.
The other thing it may have brought to me is a little weight loss. I’ve dropped 3.6 lbs since the 1st of the month. I won’t mind if this rate of loss continues for the rest of the month. I’ve been exercising a lot too. I can’t attribute the loss to raw eating alone. Correlation is not causation.
Also, the other thing that eating raw may be doing is increasing my energy level. I don’t find myself sleepy at all when bed time rolls around. In fact, I’m having trouble getting to sleep ’cause I’m just not tired. Of course, it’s been over 100 degrees here for the past week and a half. The tossing and turning from the heat isn’t helping.
I’m not feeling more energetic in the morning. I’ve always been incredibly groggy and foggy in the morning. So much so that I’ve been a huge coffee fan for almost 30 years. I haven’t drank coffee since starting the challenge. Usually I’m drinking water instead. Or peppermint tea. This habit was one of the “one smallest thing” I said I could do in support of my health each day.
In sum, I’d have to say that whatever effect eating 100% raw has had upon me has been subtle. I did find it incredibly difficult for the first 3 days. I’m starting to get into the routine of it though. I make a smoothie in the morning. I grab a salad for lunch. And I make some sort of tasty raw entree in the evening. This pattern seems to be working. I’m hoping I won’t get bored with it. I’ve got mock salmon pate and raw marinara sauce left over from last week. I made pizza flax crackers over the weekend. I’ll be repeating those foods this week since I need to use them up. I’ll have to get creative in how I use them.
I’ll also need to incorporate more green juices. I hope if I manage to go another full week of raw, with more greens, that my joint pain will eventually start to improve.
