Scenic Journey

After chastising myself for the past year and a half for falling off the raw food wagon, I have finally come to the conclusion that changing ingrained habits is a growth process. Granted there are the rare few who go 100% raw and never look back, but for the majority of us, aspiring to a particular standard sends us tumbling "ass over elbow" over our unanticipated personal obstacles. So, after running toward the goal of 100% raw, with my eye on the prize, I now see that taking the scenic route works best for me.

Exploring my surroundings, taking life one moment at a time and making choices just for now has brought me to an awareness of what part stress plays in my decision making process. As you can see if you have read my prior posts (and please do if you haven't) this has been and continues to be an eclectic journey toward optimal health, both emotionally and physically. I see in retrospect the effect that the guilt I felt following any cooked meal, had upon my success. It was counterproductive in what I discovered was more a quest for health than an aspiration to follow a particular food regimen.

Where Does Time Go?

Just shy of a year after my last post, so much has happened, I wouldn't know where to start...so I won't, I'll continue. In a nutshell, I moved, have an amazing man in my life, have had almost daily migraines for 6 months, lost my job and I'm moving again. So, how has that affected my eating lifestyle? Actually I hadn't realized it, but I've been doing green smoothies for going on a year now. Still working on being more consistent and I can see that I have improved. I did add seafood which I still eat on rare occasions.

As far as weight, I actually gained 13 pounds and have since lost 10, but I also was off my thyroid meds for a few months, not a good idea. I realize that there will come a time when I will be able to come off of them but the symptoms are too debilitating for me. I had forgotten some of the symptoms I had alleviated until they came back with a vengence. I feel like I'm back on track. Glad I wrote this, there are details here I wouldn't have otherwise remembered.

Peace