Ho-Hum

Today was pretty decent, although it didn't start off so great. It was the first day of school for all ages and I saw many children on their way to school. It made me feel melancholy because it would have been my first day too. I know it's best not to get hung up on what could have been, but it's tough not to.

I went for a blood and urine test that my naturopath ordered ($$$) for allergies. She thinks I might have allergies and it wouldn't surprise me, certain foods upset me already. I know that tomatoes are totally off limits, I love the taste of them but I can't even eat a tiny cherry tomato without having a negative reaction. Lately I'm thinking that avocado might be a problem as well. I've been eating about 1/2 an avo a day just to get some fats in (and shed my 80/10/10 fat-phobic mindset) but I've skipped it for the past few days and I am feeling a bit better. I get a lot of mucus when I have a reaction to a food and I'm noticing that it's clearing up a bit. It might be a coincidence but I'm going to stay away from the avo's for now. Luckily coconuts agree with me, so I've been adding some shredded coconut to smoothies to get some healthy fats in. (Yes bad food combining... but that's ok, I'm trying to let some of the food obsessions go).

Tomorrow I'm going for another colonic, I can't wait! I always feel so much better after having one. The last time I was there my hydrotherapist recommended coming a few times a week. She said my body just "loves" them and always says what a great colonic it is. In other words.. I'm really backed up! I thought going raw would help, and it has helped a bit but not nearly as much as I thought. In fact, it gets even more painful now that the quantity of the food I consume has increased. I can feel my stomach bloat out and pressure starts pushing down. Ick.

Oats have been on the menu lately in a few different ways. I've been stirring oat bran into my smoothies and I made some oat cookies as well (dehydrated). I was never a huge fan of oats, but my body is really loving them. The bran helps move things along a bit and I find them quite tasty. I know their not raw, but I'm ok with that! I'm glad I never read Dr. Doug Graham's book "Grain Damage" or I would be afraid to eat them. There certainly are a lot of conflicting theories out there. I'm not a big fan of wheat though, I think it's quite bad for you, but I've had some sprouted wheat products anyway. I'm making rejuvelac right now with sprouted wheatberries, but I think I may use quinoa or buckwheat next time. Gluten has never sat well with me and regardless of whether I stay more raw or not, I think I should stay far away from gluten containing grains.

I've found some new blogs to read. Mostly high raw blogs written by people who consume cooked food as well. I think it's going to help me get into a healthy mindset. I've found some good posts about the issue of food obsession, I'm going to write a post about the issue and include some of those links.