Weekend

Well I said I would post all my raw food entries from here on out, so I want to stay true to that and continue to be accountable. I have had a successful weekend being fully raw, so here we go:

Saturday, 1/12:
Breakfast: 2 L OJ
Lunch/Dinner: Banana ice cream - 10 frozen bananas (roughly), 15 khadrawy dates
1 head Romaine lettuce immersed in:
Carrot "soup" - more like juice - 2 cups carrot juice, 2 cups apple juice, juice of 4 celery stalks, 2 lemons, blended with 2 tbsp raw tahini. Topped with: 1 red bell pepper, 2 roma tomatoes, 1 cucumber, green onion. Didn't finish it all.

I did not do any exercise today and I drank at least 3 L of water.

My total calories came to 2941

I probably got 9 hours of sleep but broken up due to cats being bad.

I felt pretty good last night except was having some pains on the left side of my head all day that were bothering me. They appear to have subsided at this point.

Sunday 1/13:
Pre-run: 2 medjool dates and 1 L of water

Post run: 11 banana, 10 medjool date, 2 cups frozen blueberries smoothie - drank that for awhile

Lunch/dinner: 5 mangoes - disappointing mangoes for the most part, they were bland and not very sweet - ugh. 4 bananas

More dinner: Another head of romaine lettuce immersed in the leftover carrot juice from last night. Added half an heirloom tomato and 1/4 avocado to the top.
Rounding my calories to ---3492 - yowza!

Water : at least 3 L, i don't really count but i drink lots of water. My pee is clear so that's good.

Exercise: 33 minute run, followed by 20 minute walk.

Sleep: I think i got around 9 hours but again, broken up (bad cats).

I feel okay today, except my tummy is kind of grumbly and I feel gassy tonight. I've been reading about food combining and consuming fats with certain sweet fruits. Pretty much right after my banana mango meal i had that salad. Maybe the combining there is not the best.. I probably should have waited a bit longer to go for the salad.

Also, I'm basically fully carbed up I would say, however the cravings are still there. I have been having major pizza cravings for quite some time now. and even though I've had more than enough to eat today, i could still eat an entire cheese pie right now. Ah well. I have to keep pressing on, and remember why I am doing this, and the results so far - over the course of this time I have lost 15 pounds and the weight continues to come off. I breathe deeply more now than I've ever been able to. I am in a good frame of mind right now, content and calm. I know I would not feel this way after consuming an entire cheese pizza.

Another thought that comes to mind, I have no health insurance or any kind of benefits right now, and while that feels scary to me sometimes, I am relying on this lifestyle and diet to eventually take the place of any kind of health insurance, and to save me a lot of hassle of illnesses or any kind of disease processes in the future. Obviously I can't predict the future and anything could happen, but if by taking on this lifestyle i am increasing my chances of longevity and healthful living, then I shoudl really give it my all. I'm not saying some catastrophe couldn't happen like a major trauma and I would still need to rely on the health care system, or who knows, I could still get sick anyway some day, but I have the opportunity now to take control of my life and my diet and my health and I'm feeling hopeful today. I still have the cooked food blues but not as bad as I did a couple of days ago...  So end of rant there.