Well it was bound to happen...

I had a slight slip-up tonight. While I remained completely raw all day, I foolishly decided that it would be fun to go out to the local vegan/vegetarian restaurant (they have raw meal options) and have a meal.. Well I should know better. I know that most restaurants that offer raw meals are going to be either a) very high in fat or b) very high in salt or c)all of the above. I knew that and yet I went anyway. Now I know it's not like I had cooked or something (and it wouldn't be the end of the world if I did, and it's not the end of the world now), but I had the dragon bowl which was all raw veggies with some seeds and an avocado. The issue is the salt content. There were also a few different things in the dish that I overlooked - the housemade kimchi - while delicious, was SO SALTY, the beet pate also very delicious but salty, and red kraut/cabbage that was extremely salty. Also the dressing they served it with was a miso/tahini dressing which was again, delicious, but chock full of salt and fat. I used the dressing very sparingly, even though I would have liked to drink it. Now I know I only started this diet on Wednesday, but, aside from the bloated feelings and some gas, I've generally felt pretty good so far. I know that seems weird. I say I'm bloated and gassy yet I feel good? I dont' know, I mean it's not pleasant, I'll admit, but all in all, I feel like my mind has been clearer, I've had more energy, I definitely feel different, that's for sure. And maybe the gassiness is due to some kind of detoxification? I'm not really sure honestly...
But anyway, After nearly 4 days without any added salt at all, it was pretty shocking to taste a really salty dish tonight. I am typically a salt fanatic and am still struggling with addiction, but in general, it was pretty unpleasant. I ate most of the dish because I tend to do that, and I was really hungry (probably under-carbed). I ate about half the kimchi because it was still really enjoyable despite the shock factor of the salt. Anyway, my point is, I am a little disappointed in myself. Now I know it's not like I went out and got pizza hut or something, in fact, I really haven't been craving any dairy these past few days which is good, but it really is amazing to me the difference it makes with no salt in your diet. It's hard to believe that salt is basically a staple for everyone, including myself! The shock factor of not having it for one day is surprisingly high! We don't really think twice about it because it's literally in everything we eat... at least for me anyway. And fat, don't even get me started on fat... but I think my meal was lower in fat content than salt content. I was between that and this "raw manicotti".. I chose the dragon bowl because I just knew the manicotti would probably be both fatty and salty. Even though it sounded delicious at the time...
ANYWAY..... I feel pretty crappy right now, but tomorrow is another day. and lesson completely learned.. what's the point in going out to eat when there's nothing to eat, and it just burns a hole in your pocket anyway? That's 50 bucks (yes 50 BUCKS for dinner tonight) that I could have spent on groceries. Anyway, live and learn, no use whining about it. Right?
Before my salt binge, I had a pretty okay day. I had a good run this morning after a meal of cantaloupe and watermelon, ran another 2.5 miles, and power-walked a half a mile. Power walking is surprisingly pretty hard! And then had a giant smoothie of 8 bananas frozen strawberries, blackberries, and fresh OJ.
I don't evne know how to log my dinner on cronometer, but I'm going to assume I went way over my recommended fat intake and I'll probably be chugging lots of water tonight from all the salt. Either way, lesson learned!!