july 26: 3rd day and it felt like it!

what gives? it’s only my 3rd day 811, not like it’s my 3rd day Raw (that was 9 days ago!), and i’ve been pretty low-fat up to this 811 point anyway, but today FEELS like a 3rd day. that infamous 3rd day where your bloodstream finally gets thick and mucky with toxins before it dilutes and passes out of your system. that’s what today feels like.

i’m tired. i’m really tired. of course, i did get some potentially bad news that i don’t want to give any energy to, and that really took the wind out of my sails. put me on a really low ebb.

and i’m tired of not having a social life, and i’m really tired of not wanting one.

sigh.

so the question du jour: is it possible to eat too much fruit? i’ve eaten so much today, and i’m still eating! am i eating emotionally (who, me??)?? here’s what i’ve had today:

5 nana smoothie w/kale
10-ish fresh figs
4 fresh peaches
a big bite of very bitter lettuce
3 peach & 2 celery smoothie
another 6 figs
a big handful of cherries

take that, food pyramid guidelines for 5 servings of fruit and veg a day! ha! that’s like 35 servings! i’ve eaten a week’s worth of fruit, according to the USDA, in one saturday. it’s 8:00, i should probably not have some tomatoes, right?

and sarah is SO RIGHT about bananas! they are my staple food, like bread or starch or other silly things that humans decided could replace bananas. i bought 2 bunches at whole foods this afternoon. i’ve never bought 2 bunches of nanas at the same time.

it’s such an interesting experience. i AM hungry. and so i eat more fruit. i don’t feel deprived. but i do get to feel hungry, and then i get to feel full. i was talking with a friend this afternoon about the agony we go through with SAD food choices, because on the one hand you want everything beautiful and virtuous and to look and feel good, and you know that the SAD food isn’t going to give it to you, but you eat it anyway because it tastes good and it’s available and it’s relatively cheap. every bite is a battle. been there, done that, wrote the blog. hated it. but there’s no battleground here around food anymore, and that is very INTERESTING to get used to.