On the Mend?

I'm feeling much better today after 8.5 hours of sleep last night. I swear sleep is the best medicine for me, followed closely by eating by body weight in fruit every day (which I've obviously been doing anyway). Even before I was eating raw, if I felt a cold coming on I'd eat only fruit all day and sleep 9 hours and usually the next day I'd feel fine. I am detoxing again though, as evidenced by the little white spots on my face. Thankfully you can only see them close up and they're easily covered by my wonderfully amazing Bare Minerals make-up. But I hate having skin blemishes. I can't wait for my skin to be clear and soft and perfect again! Aside from that I'm not feeling very detoxy...I don't have much energy but I'm attributing that to the cold.

So it's been over 3 weeks now of about 98% raw, since I did have that hummus twice in the past 3 weeks. I have seen some great changes and learned a lot about myself and how I view food and my body. For example, I am eating a lot. Usually this would freak me out, and because I'm so used to freaking out when I eat a lot and don't really count calories closely, I feel like I should freak out. And then I keep losing weight, feeling great and having energy to get through the work day and come home and work out. So, my mind feels like I'm doing something wrong and should be getting fat, but the results are saying the opposite. Raw foods are different than any other way of eating. I really believe most people could eat whatever they want, whenever they want it, if it's raw, and never have to worry about weight or most medical issues again. And even though I say I'm eating tons, it's hard to truly eat too much when it's mostly fruits/veggies b/c the fiber and water fill you up. When I have added up the calories, I'm usually at around 1700-2000, which for my activity level is perfectly fine. It just feels like a lot b/c I am eating such a huge volume of food!

Other changes I've seen include much softer and longer hair- it's growing like crazy and is shinier and appears healthier than it has in months- and a simple feeling of lightness. It's hard to explain. I just don't feel weighed down by anything at the moment, physically or mentally. My skin has been much less dry in the past 2 weeks, too, despite the fact that I wash tons of dishes and often get bleach water all over my hands at work. My mood continues to be positive and light most of the time. I have also realized I need A LOT of food in the morning and have been eating about 700-800 calories for breakfast to get me through til lunch. Raw foods digest so easily and I never feel overly full or heavy after this meal.

Today so far I've had a green smoothie w/ 3 bananas, frozen mango/strawberries/blueberries and tons of kale, plus 3 more bananas dipped in a little raw cacao powder. Not sure what the rest of the day will bring, but I do plan on a big salad w/ half an avocado for dinner. Doing cardio yesterday seemed to make me more congested so I'm not sure if I'll work out today...I'll update later.