Sunday, 25 September, 2011
Day 14–Raw Foods and the Garden
Today is day 14 of having only juice, nuts, and seeds. I did have a “raw” snack bar yesterday after the gym, and despite my trepidation, it was really good. It was a Raw Revolution Raspberry Chocolate bar stated to be 90% raw. I will more than likely pick these up when hiking in the future. Other than that, it is still carrots, celery, apples, oranges, lemons, and ginger. I do have the occasional grapefruit, orange, lemon juice, but only a few times a week.
I did pick up some Chia seeds this weekend to add to my juice. Strange little seeds that swell up and turn gelatinous when left in the juice too long. A little motivational poster is on the left.
I was having a few energy issues the first week of my new diet, but those have past. What I find is that while I have quite a bit more mental energy and clarity, my stamina was not as great as previously. Yesterday and today at the gym however, all has returned to normal, and I actually did more exercises than I usually do. So, things look good for now. One possible negative effect is sleep. I sleep well, but I either cannot fall asleep or I wake up early. I also wake up very tired, but feel great by the time I leave for work. I hope the small negatives change as I really need to sleep more, though I did wake up at 8:30 yesterday after a fairly good nights sleep. Anyway, 16 days left before I re-evaluate my diet to see what I go from here.
The garden is almost through for the year. We had our first frost last night, but no plants were damaged. Planning is already underway for next year, and there will be a few modifications to what and how much is grown. I will more than likely plant less cabbage, which I grow only because it looks good, more carrots, more spinach and baby Bok Choi, and a different type of pea. I may plant only snow peas, or include just a row of shelling peas.
I am currently in RSH 9102E (Research Design) at Northcentral University. I have this class, two more research classes, an my comps to do before I start on my dissertation. While all of my previous classes (33 hours) have been moderately difficult, the current batch of classes are becoming quite difficult. I just turned in my Theoretical Framework paper and I have no idea what the reception will be. And, to make motivational factors into consideration, I am not sure if this will be my last class. At the completion of this class I can obtain another Masters, or I can decide to continue on and “attempt” my PhD. No idea yet.
I think what is making this difficult is the complete change in thinking processes and writing style. I feel that rather than reporting on others work, I am creating my own work. Maybe I just need to get used to the changes.
Oh, and I have lost 13.4 pounds in the last 14 days….