Today

After watching Fat, Sick and nearly dead I have decided to eat mostly raw foods for the day.

After several attempts to let go of weight, some ways were more extreme than others, I am more reluctant to make any major declarations of some new extreme plan. In fact, I really do not plan my meals out at all.

I never know what I am going to eat when I wake up everyday. Sometimes I do not eat until 2 or 3 pm. I really do not believe that I need to have a fast metabolism in order to loose weight, so I do not do the "eating 5-6 small meals every 3 to 4 hours thing" either. I know this works for many people but for me, that is way too much time spent on the pursuit of eating in one day. ( I did that once several years ago, and lost 40 pounds, but I felt like I was always just a couple hours away from getting hungry again.)

Now, I usually just eat a couple times a day and maybe a snack in between. Sometimes it takes me a couple hours to decide what I am going to eat, however, since I do not eat when I feel hungry,(Following My #1 Technique) I am able to make a decent choice. I also make sure not to go over 1700 calories everyday. 1700 Calories is just below the calorie intake I would have to take in order to maintain my current weight without any exercise. I usually hit between 1000 and 1400 every day, yet sometimes much less than that.

Today I am very willing to eat mostly raw foods, and I even feel like going on a walk with my kids.

I started the day out with some fresh mango. Yummy. I also sent my husband to the market to get some tomatoes, cucumbers, and celery. I plan on making Taboli (wheat salad) , which my entire family loves.

I will blog about how my day ended up tomorrow.

I wish you all the best that health and love can bring!

Fat, Sick, and nearly dead is truly inspirational....

If you get a chance I highly recommend watching Fat, Sick, and nearly dead. It is an inspiration for all those that know they need to do something to turn their health around....It is a 97 minute movie/documentary on how a man from Australia came to America to do a 60 day juice fast to help heal his body. His transformation is nothing short of amazing. He inspired an American truck driver who weighed over 400 pounds to also do a juice fast, which changed that man's life. The movie is available on Netflix ... I think you might be able to see some on Youtube as well. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gv3vEXy_EwU (link to the trailer)