Cheaters Never Win

Not having a great day...

Sure the weather has sucked big time... rain, ice, snow...48*F to 2*F and back to 48*F all in the course of a weekend...

But more to the heart of the matter, I've been taking chances with my diet, adding things here and there I know my body hasn't been able to handle well--like a bowl of rice or ounce of cheese. The first day I didn't notice a problem, so I thought, "I can get by with that." I believed a "little won't hurt" but each little added up to more and more... until several weeks later... I looked at my fitday.com averages, not just by day, excusing one here or there, but really looked... and was shocked to find that my average this week was 24g fat, and the average of the last 2 weeks 22grams...and the farther out I went it didn't get much better. The average for the last two months? 19 grams! My goal is supposed to be a 6-10g daily, or roughly an 8g average based on 800 calories a day = 10%. Even on a 1000 calorie day going over 10 g would be unacceptable.

So what happened?
I could blame the holidays...again.
Or I could just face that my food addictions are a major battle. I don't know anyone who struggles with cravings as much as I do, but I do know breaking this latest cycle has to be priority one. 

Whether my unhappy colon triggers my achy joints or vice versa, the end result is a flair. A big pain day (guts and joints) A fatigue day (how many hour naps do I really need? and how long is long enough to stay awake between naps to justify another?) ...an unhappy day (I'm struggling with depression, I don't want to believe my doctor was right all along and I did just get to enjoy a long remission...)

I want to believe I can win again the diseases shackling my body.

I'm trying to struggle and work through it, but what I really need to do is address the problem. I'm thinking another juice fast and this thirty day recipe plan was just what I was looking for.

I'll keep you posted...

Raw Cures Disease

I run into so many people who say "Oh, I have ..." fill in the blank with Crohn's Disease, IBF, Colitis, Celiac Disease when they hear my recovery story and I just want to scream because these diseases are caused by our eating habits.

I used to live on TUMS, GAS-X, IMMODIUM...you name it...I tried it...and most of it didn't work or worked for an hour. I'd be doubled over in so much pain after meals I'd swear again and again, "I'll never eat again."

Now I never take anything.
My guts are happy for the first time in three decades.
I have been off of all my RA/Crohn's Medications for 60 days, including the biologics and steroids, and stayed symptom free...

I can't attribute one thing to the miracle but I do know adapting to a 95% raw foods, 95% gluten-free foods, and 100% MSG-free diet has been my miracle.

Not only are my guts happy, my joints are pain-free, I have no more migraines, I sleep at night (hallelujah after three decades of insomnia), and my psoriasis is cleared up.

No drug ever did half that much for me...

This hasn't been an easy road...and every time I fall off the healthy food wagon I pay for it in spades by getting sick again...and even though it was hard I won't go back.

If you are ill..buy some fruit and start eating...then read as much as you can about a raw food diet and start changing your lifestyle. Doctor's know nothing about nutrition. Your health and well-being is in your hands.

If you have Crohn's, here is a few book that might help you on your road to recovery:
Self Healing Colitis & Crohn's, 2nd Edition
Pricey new, but used is still around $15.

If you key word search my blog for books there are many raw food related book posts...

List of articles supporting how raw food/vegan diets heal rheumatoid arthritis and other disease.