Clearing the Path

I think it's funny that people look at me askance when I tell them about different things I am trying on my health quest. People are so committed to the lock-and-load response to others: "Wait - I thought you were vegan!" or "But that's not raw!" or "Why didn't you test that spring water before you drank it?" When I began to listen to my body, a whole new world opened up. I started hearing things that surprised me. I changed portions, I changed food types, I added things, I subtracted what wasn't working.

But, to be fair, I need to watch how I sell myself, so to speak. Do I introduced myself as a raw vegan chef? What am I touting? Am I trying to push a particular thing in a conversation? I've been noticing that when I'm talking to people, I've been talking more and more about my ideas around intuitive and intentional eating and less about shoulds and shouldn'ts. I think my friend, Michael, would tell me that's a very good thing indeed. ; )

Note: Capitalized recipes are my own.

Day 120

• cup of spring water
• Chia Pudding (chia seeds, water) with banana
• medium baked sweet potato and teeny baked white potato with butter, nutritional yeast, black pepper, and sea salt
  
• 2 gluten-free vegan chocolate chip cookies; spring water
• cup of hot Mate Chai
• Green Smoothie (frozen bananas, frozen raspberries, sprouts, cacao powder, cold nettle and Pau d'Arco tea, stevia)
• few oat crackers
• baked white potatoes with nutritional yeast, black pepper, and sea salt; kale salad (kale, carrots, sprouts, garlic, balsamic vinegar, olive oil, nutritional yeast, black pepper, sea salt)
  
  

Today's Observations
OK. I've gotten my freakin' fill of baked while potatoes! Ugh! I've been comparing what affect white potatoes has on me versus sweet potatoes. Totally different animal. White potatoes make the top of my head all loopy, like I'm drunk. How weird is that?!? So, I'm sticking with the sweets. They sit so much better on me and they're actually more fun to eat. I don't know why. Maybe it's because of the butter? Probably it's because I'm eating them with Mo... who looooves sweet potatoes. LOL!