3 weeks raw vegan (posted by Janine)

Hey family,

I had a really nice dream last night. As many of you know Jess and I aren't going to be living together much longer. I'm scheduled to leave July 1st if I can find the right place and Matt will be moving in. I had a dream that I saw the most amazing place and it was cheep. It was an old mansion that was converted into a communal living space for transients like myself. Lots of charater and the two rooms that were vacant were HUGE. Tall cielings, ornate trim, even some beautiful old dilapedated furniture in some. The rooms were in need of some tlc cause they hadn't been renovated in maybe 60 years, but for me they were full of mystery and possibility. Then I woke up.

My diet has been going well, but I'm starting to lose my appetite a little more than I want to be. Maybe it's the food sameness. I'm going to have to explore a little and find new recipes. Today is the 3rd week of eating raw foods. I'm officially down about 7lbs since I started which is an average of 2 1/3 lb per week which I don't consider to be an unhealthy rate to lose weight. A couple of nights ago I had two friends from work crash over in my living room after a crazy night or karaoke. They order pizza at 2am, and in the mornign when they left there was pizza left over. leftover pizza is probably one of my favourite things on the planet, but I just threw it in the freezer. I was slightly tempted to try some, but at this rate, it would only just make me feel ill. I was proud that I didn't cave.

About aunt flow.... Thought you might want to know that though my cramps were probably close to the worst I've ever had on the first day, my flow has been light and short. I'll generally last about 5 days but I think eating raw foods has cut down that time again. I'm also using my keeper/diva cup and I'm finding it to be quite tricky to get used to, but it actually works quite well once you get the hang of it. Can be messy though. I think that periods are our bodyies natural way of cleansing and detoxifying. So this one is perticularily significant for me. I'd bet that if I stayed raw, my next cycle would be easier to handle.

soldiering on,
neenie