First - HOORAY for Obama!!!! I am so thrilled that he won!!
Miss me?? No? Well, I missed you -and I've missed raw, that's for damn sure. What happened to me? Well, I started a new job in mid-July. Between a crazy schedule and the temptation of frequent work lunches of pizza and other crap, I slowly fell back into a SAD lifestyle. It was more convenient, and hey, everyone was doing it.
Then I started feeling more and more awful, and guilty, and sick - nothing serious, just that general feeling of malaise when your diet totally sucks. Then I read "The China Study" which just reinforced the complete tragedy of the SAD diet. So this past Wednesday, I started the 7 day detox (Raw Divas website) - I haven't followed it 100%, but I've been pretty close. The major problem is that I just feel hungry. And my no-caffeine-headache only went away today. Not fun - really not fun. But I need to get back on track. I have so much weight to lose, and I want to get rid of the almost daily back pain, knee pain, hating my reflection, hating getting dressed in the morning, etc. It's getting really old - and besides, I'll be 35 in January. (!!!!!!)
I know it sounds corny, but as I was watching the election night coverage and feeling completely overjoyed and inspired that truly anything is possible in this world, I realized that this was MY new beginning. Life does not have to be this way - it's time for change.
P.S. As an attorney, I must disclose that the above picture is from www.moveon.org - free stickers - artist is Shepard Fairey. :)
