Day 1 - July 28 - I AM 100% RAW AGAIN!! Oh, Yes!! ~ I had some mangos, am soaking almonds for a smoothie. 150 mg iodine.
Day um, supposed to be 6 Aug 2 - You caught me. I caught me. I am not raw, well not 100%. And I feel stupid journaling when I am not walking the walk. So, I braced myself and took a current picture, my hair is getting longer and I like that. grin And I did have two green smoothies today. I am dancing for an hour every other day... might do it again tonight. Feels terrific to be able to do that. And I am taking iodine - 300 mg yesterday. Only 100 today. And 200 on Sunday Monday and Tuesday. I am getting my focus to go back raw again.. I was knocked off balance by the detox. I am going to just have to know it is coming and stay raw anyway. I do need warm food, warm drinks. The fog can make this place a tech cool. So, herbal teas are okay, and warming raw soups and smoothies to finger wrm will have to be part of this. I know I am avoiding just doing the do... because detox sucks... and when I feel bad.. well, I want to eat comfort food.
August 3 - I feel FABULOUS!! I cut back on iodine and took 100 mg magnesium before bed - after dancing again for a half hour or more. I slept heavily, getting up often, feeling achy. Then when I did get up, I did oil pulling with coconut oil for a longer time than usual and felt suddenly fantastic - cheerful, clear minded and full of energy. I love that!!
August 5 - Some emotional detox going on these last couple days. Some lingering doubts about iodine safety were totally obliterated by more research and thought on my part. I am going to continue with the higher amounts of iodine, the chloride pushes and will be going back raw.
August 7 - I am back up to 150 mg iodine and feeling normal, regular - not high and not low.
August 9 - I did 300 mg on the 7th, as it turned out. I got enthusiastic. I took yesterday off of iodine and slept for 14 hours straight last night. I watched "Fat Chance' last night and enjoyed it a great deal. I give the documentary a big thumbs up! And I wish the very best for Rick Zakowich and the other stars! After some thought I am adjusting my final weight goal upwards to a level where I was both happy and physically vigorous. I got some raw food yesterday and am eating more raw today as a result. I will be all raw again soon. No matter my weight, my health is improving as is my strength and stamina.
August 10 - Liver Flush time!! Yup, a full on mighty liver flush for this iodiner! I am drinking juice now.
August 11 - Liver flush continued... and I got stones out. I love that.
August 12 - Feeling pretty fantastic!
August 15 - I am back raw today, just fruit and some greens - no added fats. I have my partner in Sparkleplenty, to support and encourage each other. I have been at 37.5 mg iodine for 5 days now. I am mentally prepared to ride out any detox that comes from the food. I hope I can.
August 20 - Okay, so I am full of it so far. But, I keep coming back to raw over and over because it rings my bell so loudly. I begin again today. I made a banana and greens smoothie for lunch which was quite tasty, and I got watermelon and raweos for dinner. So, today was high raw. 100 mg iodine.
August 23 - Valerie's green smoothie experiment is coming to an end and I have not even really begun my own! Enough frittering the time away - it will pass anyway. So, today as of midnight I am raw, and that is all she wrote. ~ I meant it. It feels good, just plenty of fruit and some raw cookies so far. I made a big dark chocolate banana green smoothie - delish.
August 24 - Day 2 and doing raw just fine. Pesto today with lots of garlic.
August 26 - I was 100% raw for a day and 3/4 - then wanted warm food and had it. I talked it out and I am done trying to make myself go raw. So I am ending this journal. I realize that oatmeal is good food, too... My body is leading me toward a better balance than any theory ever did. I am going to trust it totally now, something I have never done before. I will continue taking iodine because my body loves the stuff.
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