Willpower, or lack thereof June 13, 2007

I now understand the all or nothing approach some raw foodists seem to espouse. Having “just one” (insert your poison here) doesn’t work. 1 hot dog turns into 2, and then it sets off a craving for something else. While I’m not convinced that all cooked food is bad, the cooked food I tend to eat when I “go off” certainly is. The strangest thing is this craving for hotdogs! Hotdogs of any kind regular/veggie/chicken whatever I rarely ever ate. Since “going raw” I’ve had more hotdogs than I’ve had in a couple years

Oh well, I do see this as a lifestyle change, not a diet. I’m not going to beat myself up over the odd slipup, and I would like to encourage my children to eat more raw foods as well. We’re slowly introducing more and more fruits and vegetables into their diet. This part has been easy, as they’ve always loved fruits over other sweets, and chopped up veggies have always been a hit. I cannot get them to eat salads, or even consider drinking a smoothie (green or fruit). They will also not eat nuts, avocados, or any of the “raw entree’s”. I’m very concerned about the lack of fat that a raw diet would provide for them. 

It would be so much easier if we were all raw, the temptation simply wouldn’t be there. In the meantime, I must stop my husband from ever making hotdogs again. If he’s going to cook, it’s got to be a more healthy option….Dan, i hope you’re reading this!

Weight today was back down to Sunday mornings weight of 221.8

No exercise today as I seem to have caught that bug my kids have, or it could just be the damn hotdogs.