Mel's Journey to becoming Raw!

Hi there, my name is Melissa, and I'm starting this journal because I've made the decision to finally go raw. I've gone raw in the past, with great results. I just need to surround myself with supportive people, and stick to what I know is the right choice for me. :O)

Thursday, March 25, 2010

Getting back on track

I realized that I haven't kept up with this in forever, so it's time to get back on track.

I have had such a hard time with wrapping my mind around a few things. On one hand, I would go raw and absolutely love how I felt. But there was an incongruency because my ideal body, the one I want more than anything, is the women in Oxygen magazine. And everything I kept coming across said you have to eat protein, you have to eat this and this. And so I felt so divided. And I finally made peace with it this morning. Because I don't feel right about eating meat. I don't feel right about contributing the harm of something else. And at the end of the day, if you eat something and then feel intense guilt about it, how is that serving you? Eating should be a joyful experience. and I realized that I could get my so called "protein" in a way that was more in tune with the life I desperately want to live. And I feel so much PEACE knowing it's going to be ok. There's no more stress. I can have the body of my dreams, I just have to work for it. I have to fuel my body with the absolute best food for me, and I have to get off my ass. LOL

I started P90X last week. But I let myself get so intimidated that I quit! I let my fear tell me I couldn't do the program. I could, if I just put my mind to it. So I start it again tomorrow. I'll post my results during my transition.

I'm going to transition back to Vegan, so I'm hoping the detox won't be too bad.

Today I had one egg, two egg whites scrambled with two pieces of ezekial bread.

Salad with whole foods dressing and cherry tomatoes

Amy's Verde Tamala