A Journey to Health

Ok I was afraid the hcg diet wouldn’t work for my crazy head. First morning I had a mental breakdown about not being able to eat.
So I turned to another of Jude’s resources: raw and living food. Using some of the techniques I learned in her raw class and some recipes from her cookbook, I created a diet plan for myself that is about 80% raw and 20% cooked vegetarian. I might have lo cal grain bread or tofu. Trying to steer clear of milk but I will eat greek yogurt or soy milk. This morning I had one egg but probably won’t do that again for another few days.
Typical day might be large bowl of fruit for breakfast and spinach smoothie a couple hours later, big salad for lunch with just veggies. Maybe some yogurt or a bite of zucchini and raw hummus for snack. Last night I made raw lasagna for supper!
On Sunday morning I weighed 251. Today I weighed 244! Only 4 days. Oh almost forgot-i am drinking lots of water and I have tons of energy. Yesterday I walked 2 miles in the morning and 3 that evening!

REMEMBER TO GO TO JUDE’S THIS WEEKEND FOR THE RAW FOOD WORKSHOP!! I can’t go because I am already going camping with some friends–but there is still time to get yourself registered! See more details in the following post.

Y’all pay attention. My next wellness day is June 28, Monday. I haven’t done a thing for myself. As far as weight loss is concerned anyway. Been upset for a month over some guy who as they say must just “not be that into me.” Although he wafts and wanes about that…so what’s a girl to do. I finally decided it was time to quit thinking about him and start thinking about myself again. This coming weekend I will be camping with some friends. Traditionally, I thought of campouts as a time to put meat in a fire. But this particular weekend I will be with some people with a vegetable reverence. And yes, I have longed to “go vegetarian” many times in my life. Many times I have. And each time I have felt better and lost a few pounds without much effort. I know my body works better on such a diet, even if it is carb-high. So, instead of packing firelogs and hotdogs, I am loading up on fresh fruit, yogurt and raw nuts and seeds for my weekend. Will be a lot easier and cooler to eat like that anway.

And I am thinking of it as a jumpstart to my Monday with Dr. Jude. Maybe I can even sweat off a few pounds while I am at it. I will be camping on a hot weekend in little shade in the breeze-less flatlands of North Carolina. I must be crazy!

So after my weekend of mainly fruitarian and raw living, and a day of wellness with Dr. Jude, on Tuesday I am back in the traditional Dr’s office to get my blood pressure checked. Mustn’t forget to pack the pills for the camping trip. And hopefully I will be down a few pounds from last time. Will report back here later next week on the experiences and the weight!

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