It’s been a busy month but I’m still going strong! I did have a short relapse with the smoking, less than 24 hours and less than a pack but I got back on track the next day without any problems! I am 100% vegan 100% of the time now. I am exercising every week a minimum of 3-4 times a week, some of that at the gym and some of that walking on my breaks at work. I have a trainer that has helped me to get a program together for exercising. I realize though, I have to depend upon me and not him to do what I need to do.
I am more mindful now also about what I put on my body. It does not feel right to be so careful about what I eat and then allow poisons to enter my body through my pores. I have started making some of my own products that are 100% safe and natural. Things like tooth powder, deodorant, and rose-water.
My thoughts are still at becoming a raw vegan; they were from the start. I have been experimenting with monoeating the last few days – eating only one food at a time until I have had my fill.
I like starting my day with some type of melon – I have had honeydew, watermelon, or canary. I have found that it is a real boost first thing in the morning. It really wakes me up, maybe because of the high sugar content but without giving me that drop like a jelly donut would. I might go on to bananas, or plums; apples or carrots; spinach or pears; and work my way in this manner through the day.
It is a bit of a struggle for me to mono-eat up until the dinner hour. I am not quite sure at this point, how I am going to get past having that ‘hot’ meal. This has been a challenge for me in the past. One raw foodie I talked to said that the hot meal is just an addiction…lol…it does seem to be that!
I am trying to remember to be gentle with myself. What I have accomplished already truly is very remarkable especially when you consider how few vegetarians there are, even fewer vegans, far fewer raw foodies, fewer still vegan raw foodies, and a smaller group of mono – eaters! If I never went a step farther, I would hold company with an amazing group of clear thinking people.
I am about 10 weeks in. I have gone from vegetarian to vegan to a medium raw foodie with some mono-eating. I have given up cigarettes and rarely drink anymore. I am exercising regularly. AND, I am embracing all of this. I am not doing it kicking and screaming. I love change; I embrace it with everything that I am!
This has been a natural progression to all the other amazing components of my life. Every day I try to keep in the forefront of my mind that everything I am doing is either taking me towards my “True North” or away from it. That realization makes life pretty simple. While life has lots of gray areas the path towards a particular thing is far from gray! To become a certain thing you have to do certain things; there is no getting around or over that and why would I want to? IT IS black and white.
Peace and love to you all…May you find your “True North”!
