Thanksgiving Fatgurl Sydrome

I don't agree with Thanksgiving as a holiday, but I refuse to miss ANY opportunity to meet with my family. I just make sure that I teach truth when I'm with them. Now, that being said we can go on to the topic at hand.

I ate ENTIRELY too much. I feel back into my old ways of gluttony. I was so full that I was completely mean and surly. I didn't want to move, talk, or anything else. As soon as I got home I had about 3 cups of ginger tea. I mean REALLY stronger ginger tea. I was so spicy that it made my throat burn, but it settled my stomach and helped move all that food through. I realized that I still have a BIG problem with control. This is the time of year that I always think about doing a cleanse, but it's also the time of year that I always fail.

What do you do this time of year to stay on track? I need help. Eating is social and I am a social butterfly. Right now I am a fat miserable social butterfly. My goal is to at the very least stay vegetarian through Christmas, Kwanzaa, and the New Year. I will go back to vegan after that and work on raw this spring and summer. Maybe that will give me time to figure out what to do during the fall and winter months.

That's all for now, because I feel like I'm all over the place. I hope you get the idea.

Um, I don't think this is going to work.

So, I started my morning off with 2 pears and some water. I found that I was burping and having chest pains. I had to go to yoga so I took some vinegar to help settle all that gas. Long story short it didn't work. Plus I found this other blog, because I was trying to figure out why I was craving salt so much. I have a tendency to go extreme and fail rather than be balanced for the long haul. At the end of the day, my lesson for this journey once again is balance. I like savory/salt. I have to learn now not to over-do it before I can even consider cutting it out. I'm not very good at "cold turkey". I usually ween myself on or off of things.

I have the 80/10/10 book on the way and am look forward to gleaning from that. I also am going to order the book Raw Food Made Easy by Jennifer Corbleet. I have to keep reminding myself that life is a journey and not a destination (singing in my head).

The title of my journey is Balance in All Things. That, after all, is what Spirit blesses. Not too good, and not too bad. Just a little of both at the right times and in the right intervals.

Fruit: Day 2 & Such

Yesterday I had the worst craving for something salty. As I sat in a parking lot, waiting to meet my BIL, I stared at the McDonald's sign. I'm not big on The Gold Arches, but what I am big on is FRIES!!! I love them!!! In all honesty, I will probably NEVER give up fries. So as I sat there trying to act as if it were normal for me to stare longingly at Micky D's, they little ones started saying, "Aunt Kesha, I smell sumpin'. Smell like fwench fwies." Thank kids. You such good helpers. I didn't get any fries. I didn't get them, because I realize that this is just part of the journey for me right now. I was fine all day until the evening. Perhaps I should consider making myself a salad in the evening with a homemade dressing. I would love to make a raw ranch.

Anyhoo. So I got up yesterday and today at 5am. Both days we also cut everything off early. Night before last at 8pm, because my husband pleaded his case so convincingly, and last night at 7pm. My husband was on youtube after 7pm claiming that he had to look up some exercises that he was supposed to do at the gym. Right. I have yoga in a lil bit with my yoga buddy Zee, but I'm kinda sore from yesterday so I'm sure I'll look a mess. By the time you hold downward dog for the 100th time you look like a dying bug and feel like one too.

Yesterday I ate oranges, pears, dragonfruit, cherimoya, tuna (the fruit of a cactus), and water. I ate as much as I wanted throughout the day. So far this morning I've started my water and have eaten 2 pears. I am curious, however, as to why I have indigestion so bad. It's like my chest is full of gas. Speaking of gas...

Warning: This is so immature. 

Yesterday, while I was in yoga class, somebody farted. It was hilarious. I couldn't believe it. They just kept going like nothing happened. No excuse me. No nothing.

Fruit Haul & Taste Test

Updates & Such...

Long time, no "see".

Hi y'all!!! Here's what's going on.

I started yoga. I love it and I am going to stick with it. It is a full body workout, and if it's hot yoga it's a really good detox. I think I've mentioned this, but I go to Yoga One Studio.

I ordered my box from Absolute Organics. This time I ordered a fruit box, because I am experimenting with a fruitarian lifestyle. I am trying to figure out how to do it organically and affordably  I'm sure it's possible, but I just have to figure it out. The other issue that has caused me issues in the past was having to cook. I'm thinking that I may have to leave my food in a box and only eat what's in the box. Another idea is that I'll eat BEFORE I cook. I have to get healthier, because I still have major fails periodically.

Tonight we are beginning again with turning everything off at 7pm. I am going to try to do it Sunday-Thursday as a compromise. I may even start using candles to light the house; a suggestion given by The Iyalosa. That may be too much too fast for these folks around here, but it's something to try in the future. Tonight I will help my Sun practice his lines for a play he is in, read, and then go to bed if my husband hasn't decided to talk. My goal is to get up at 5am to have time to meditate/pray, drink water, and tea prior to yoga class. I need more hours in the day. I'm thinking about waking Babygirl up earlier, because she says she doesn't sleep through the night. Getting up earlier may help that.

I'm also thinking about adding hiking to my routine. I really enjoy walking at the parks, but I don't really enjoy walking around tracks or up and down the street. I guess this will be something we do after out two bonus babies leave, because they don't like to hike and I'm not going to carry anybody.

Squatty Potty-Toilet Stool: squatting for proper toilet posture

You don't need THIS stool, but you do need on in your bathrooms!