Days 16 through 20

Everything has been basically the same since day 15. I've stayed in a very good mood but unfortunately have not lost a single pound since day 15 but the physical changes are amazing. I have lost so many inches I'm fitting into clothes I've not been able to fit into since I was 160 and I'm 7 lbs heavier than that. My face is smaller, my cellulite on the fronts and backs of my legs are barely noticeable. I have a flat stomach and I only have one small roll of fat on my back......lets just say its a line now, I'm SOOOO HAPPY.

The bad news is my breakouts have gotten SO much worse since day 6. I have like 40 zits under my chin, on my neck, my chest and all over my face. I honestly can't take the breakouts anymore!! I know the book says to welcome every zit b/c it just means the toxins are coming out. I do want them to come out just not all over my face neck and chest to the point I want to walk around with a bag over my head.

I'm very proud of myself for staying strong through all 20 days!!! YAY, Go ME!! I have had some major temptations though, like at work we had a going away party and we had fresh veggies, a meat/cheese tray and mini sub sandwiches................I wanted to dig in so bad but stayed strong!! And check this out, I asked one of the girls to just let me smell her pepperoni off the meat tray, since I've have such strong cravings for pepperoni. She looked at me funny but I said seriously just hold it and let me smell it. I took a big deep breath and had a huge whiff and guess what....................I DIDN'T WANT IT anymore. I appreciated the smell and didn't even think of eating it.

Today is day 20 and I'm sort of scared to start eating again b/c I'm afraid of loosing this wonderful feeling and awesome good mood all the time. I have been torn as to how I'm going to eat after today: am I going to be 100% raw, 75%, 50% or what. Well, I finally decided to be 50% raw b/c this is a PROCESS and if I jump all over it and think I can't eat this or that then I will fail so I need to give myself some leeway.

I went to the grocery store today and loaded up on salad stuff, more lemons, a bag of oranges and some dehydrated veggies. My boyfriend stopped by Sonic and ordered a chicken sandwich with tots and surprisingly I don't even care for that stuff anymore. Everything on the menu looked fake...........like my mind has associated that kind of food as "not real" almost like plastic fruit LOL. It did smell good but the thought of eating it surprisingly turned my stomach, that is REALLY good!! For the past few days I've really not even favored the thought of eating anything but I know its time!

Update: Since I have been drinking my lemonade through a straw and swishing my mouth with water after every drink my sensitive tooth has stopped hurting. And the "funk" on top of my foot is still there, I know I said I would keep going until it was gone but hopefully by changing my lifestyle it will go away with time. It is a whole lot lighter than it has ever been though.

Well this has been a wonderful journey and 6 months from now I will be doing it again. I will try and keep updated when I can. Since I know what it feels like to really feel this good I'm not ever going back to my old eating habits.............its going to be one day at a time but as long as I can keep reminding myself that even though its expensive, its so worth it to feel this good. From now on food will be my priority when pay day comes instead of bills like it has been for the past 5 years. I function better and my health and happiness is way more important than bills..........Just keep it simple!