Bread Alone???

Matthew 4:4

Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.'

Somewhere in February/March 2014 I got on the raw food bandwagon. Nobody told me that I would have hunger headaches everyday. Well maybe I was warned. Giving up warm temperature food is one of the hardest things to do and I missed pepper as well as the flavors of cooked foods.

It started off with the Healthy Wage Challenge that my employer offers. For every 4 lbs. lost in a month you earned $40. In the first week of doing this with only vegetables & no fruit. I lost 4 pounds I was very surprised I only lost 4 pounds grateful, but surprised I did not loose more; because I know had lost way more in the past by counting points on Weight Watchers. That should have been my first clue.

But somehow I was sure that raw foods were my new way of life. I started shooting for 4 lbs. per week. I still shudder thinking about the salads with no dressings. My rationale was that loosing weight without hitting the gym was fine by me. I had no plan for working out ever again. I guess the good part of it was that I drank lots and lots of water which in turn did wonders for my skin.

The downside was that I was too scared to eat regular food. To make matters worse I was going on spring break the following week. I tried so hard to be very strict, I did not gain any weight because I kept avoiding food. Which in hindsight does not make that much sense since I was on vacation. Slowly but surely I stopped following my new lifestyle strictly. I started to modify it but I was stuck at that minimal weight loss. I started wavering and daydreaming about real food and bad food.

Losing any more weight became a struggle at that point I realized that exercise is so very important. I know I have heard it many times before but I guess I had to experience it. Fitness is definitely a combination of nutrition and activity. However being that I was eating only raw vegetables I did not have the energy to even make it through my workday let alone go to the gym.

In addition I was not motivated enough to workout during the cold months. My joints and muscles hurt me during the “winter”. Yet I still could not complete another 7 full days of the raw foods. In the back of my mind I really had to reach my goal weight but I did not have the discipline to be strict. Every morning I’d make plans to eat right by the end of the day I was binging on unbalanced meals.

In an attempt not to gross anyone out, the upside was that I had a regular morning “release” which felt like all the bad things from the previous day was going down the toilet. I know that was TMI. This lifestyle has its advantages but I found that personally it did not work for me. It just isn’t a sustainable way of life. It made food the enemy.

So here I was at another junction. What shall I do next? Where shall I go? Its funny how I had a formula in the past that worked for me but here I am chasing my tail trying to beat an imaginary clock looking for MAX results.

Watch out for my subsequent post to find out what next I’m willing to try.

Lots of Hugs & Kisses XOXO

 -The Fit Me