And the Beat Goes On...
Things just keep getting better on raw
Date: 8/13/2007 8:36:24 PM ( 17 y ) ... viewed 2468 times I saw the nutritionist today and found I am down another couple of
pounds. That is 16 lbs since July 10th. I asked her if she thought I
might be losing too quickly- visions of hair loss still dance in my
head, you know. She said that as long as what I lose is adipose tissue
(fat) and not lean tissue (muscle), I can safely lose up to 3 lbs a
week. I asked her specifically about my hair and she said that I
should make sure to get no fewer than 60 grams of protein daily, and
should consider a range of 60 to 80 grams per day. Naturally I will be
going for the 80! Next, she took my blood pressure: 110/72-
even better than last week. So now I'm no longer worried about the
blood pressure. What a relief! I'll have her measure it for a couple
more weeks just to be sure, but I do feel that it is back to what is
normal for me. Now I just need to get myself back to the gym. I think I
deserve a celebratory pair of new sneakers!
Since I have been eating fewer processed foods, I've noticed
other changes besides the weight loss and lower blood pressure. Every
week I notice I am less and less sleepy during the day. I used to nod
off at work, even during meetings. I would drink coffee in a fruitless
attempt to stay awake. Now I don't even think about drinking coffee
unless I feel cold (and at those times I now tell myself, maybe I
should start bringing tea). I believe my alertness is partly because I am
sleeping much better at night, even when I don't get into bed until
midnight. I do try to get to bed by 10 pm (as suggested by my
nutritionist) but I tend to read or watch TV until I'm really sleepy
and don't fall asleep until closer to midnight, so the earlier bedtime
doesn't fully explain the extreme change in my alertness. (Another factor could be
that my allergy medicine is helping me sleep better so I'm
not congested at night.)
I also have more energy. If it's over 100 degrees I
usually don't like walking across a parking lot, but these days it
doesn't bother me so much - I guess I don't feel anymore like I'm going
to wilt. My mood has also lifted. Although I still have my worries, I
recover from them more quickly, and I generally enjoy life more. In
fact, eating at the raw restaurant by myself last weekend was a whim
that simply came to me- I usually consider eating alone in a restaurant
to be depressing, so it's been years since I've done it unless I was
there to use the wifi to study. That's another sign that the "old me" is coming back. If you know of Victoria Boutenko,
who writes about her family's experiences with changing to a raw diet,
you'll recall that she says the health benefits they experienced were
immediate. That always sounded fantastical to me, but I'm experiencing
the same immediate changes. It is truly remarkable what eating raw can do!
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