Update 6-23-9

I can't believe I'm back up to 200 lbs! It's my own fault. I've been letting myself go, BIG TIME, since I know I'm going to go raw next year. Well, today I've decided to turn that around! Instead of being on the opposite side of raw and "enjoying things while I can" and then going raw all the sudden in 2010, I need to get close to raw NOW!

So, my goals for July are:

ABSOLUTELY NO BREAD! Not even Ezekiel bread. Zero, nothing nadda (except for raw bread I make).

No more Arizona drinks! I've been drinking those like crazy.

No more chips (except for raw chips)!

I'm going to exercise EVERY night. I just did an hour (500 calories) on the elliptical and I feel great!

I'm also going to start having 1 raw day a week (probably Monday). And then with each month I'll add another raw day to the week.

I've been fasting once a week for about a year. I've decided to stop. My body tells me when to fast (as opposed to making myself fast once a week).

June 1st update!

6 months untill I go raw! I'm halfway there!

My raw goal for June is to start eating 50% raw on a daily basis.

I've started my biannual cleanse today! I try to cleanse twice a year (January and June). I've chosen the Master Cleanse again. This will probably be the last time I do Master Cleanse by the book since it isn't raw. I'm not going to do a crazy long fast like I did in January (16 days of fasting). I'll probably just do a little 3 - 5 day fast.

I weight myself and I'm at 196.6! That is BAD. I'm a few lbs heavier than I was at the beginning of the year! It's my own fault. I've been letting myself go lately since I know I'm going raw soon. For instance, yesterday Rachel and I went to Oriental Buffet again. I got 2 BIG plate fulls of cooked oily food again and 1 plate of fruit for dessert. So, I'm going to try to stop doing things like that! The next time we go, I'll try to start out with a salad and eat less bad stuff.

I bought Any Phyo's raw food dessert book at Half Priced Book yesterday. I can't wait to try some of those out!

That's about it for this update.

I started the Master Cleanse today and I'm going to start eating 50% raw when I'm done.