So, it's been almost two weeks since we wrapped up our 30 day challenge to ourselves. In the past week, I feel like it's been personally a bit of a rollercoaster getting my system back onto 'normal' (hah!) food. Here's a check-in of the most noteworthy.
a) appetite. My appetite has been all over the place. A constant though has been a much higher sweet tooth and 'fat' tooth than usual. I almost never had a sweet tooth any more; turning vegan almost completely killed it years ago. When I was much younger I could eat an entire tray of fudge without blinking (also without gaining weight, thanks metabolism of yesteryear...*sob*) but somewhere along my adult life, I could take or leave sweets. With the exception of high quality chocolate around "that" time of the month. I feel like my body has gotten used to higher levels of sugar and would like more of that now pleasenowpleasenow. Now. Please. I have found myself fighting the urge to eat when I wasn't hungry, because my body had almost a mind of it's own. Pretty unnerving, I've been working on getting it under some kind of control by stocking the fridge with raw veggies and home made dips and fruit for snacking, but it's hard. I've been treating myself somewhat with personal 'cheat' foods, such as wheaty bread (ok, it's light rye but still. Terrible) and peanut butter and rice. Total cheat foods.
This morning I woke up and all I wanted was a day full of raw fruits and veggies. I've mostly succeeded, although I caved to temptation and had a Tofurkey dog with my two giant bowls of salad for dinner. (Tofurkey is a rare special treat for me, definitely not a dietary staple.) I'm about to have a pint of fresh juice, and I'm having a full body craving for it.
b) digestion. Don't even talk to me about what's been going on down there. My poor intestines just got used to all fruit and raw veggies all the time...and now this. Ok, I suppose making a lentil curry and home made baked beans in the same weekend was a tactical error, I will be the first to admit. It seemed like such a good idea...
c)skin tone. I've been breaking out like a mofo in some really odd places- either side of my neck, just below my jaw and in a couple places on my cheeks (ok, one on each cheek). To be fair, one of my co-workers has also been having this problem and we both think that it's where our scarves are rubbing our necks all the damned time; we also both wear our scarves wrapped over our faces and our hats pulled down low. The cheek-breakout and the one zit on my forehead are both on the rub-lines of my face scarf and hat, respectively. Seems odd, since I wash them regularly but, still. There it is.
d) mood I've been wondering if my period was going to come early, as I've had all the hallmarks of PMS (including bloating and breakouts, see above). Generally speaking I've been flustered, short tempered and feeling slightly unable to cope with the general day-to-days of life which usually only happens as a PMS symptom.
I feel like I've had some time to let go a little bit and treat myself, but it's time to get back to my routine of super healthy food. I think I'd like to settle at an optimum level of 80% raw. There are some cooked foods and hot foods like tea that contribute significantly to my quality of life that I'm not going to set aside, but I definitely like how my body operates with a huge increase of raw fruits and vegetables on a daily basis.
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