I’m. So. Sick.
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Sadly, it’s my own fault.
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Since the new year, we have been on this elimination diet, and have therefore not been eating the wheat flour brownies that we had previously been consuming on an almost daily basis. So, we figured that we deserved a reward for that. Makes sense, right?
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I cooked up some cookies using oat flour, and they actually turned out really good, which surprised us.
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Too bad they didn’t make me feel good!
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As soon as I started eating them, my throat began to hurt. I knew I should have stopped myself, and I honestly could have easily done so, but I continued anyway. I ate 5-6 average sized cookies.
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This morning I woke up feeling like I had the flu. My body was aching all over, and all my muscels were sore. My throat was sore, and it even hurt to drink water. I was a mess.
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I knew my body was detoxing all the sugar and oil crap. It’s like my body has to focus all of it’s energy on getting the toxic load out, and it can’t defend the rest of my body’s health, thus making me feel lousy.
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I had adjusted to “not” having refined sugar in my diet, and my body didn’t like being reintroduced to it.
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Since I felt so terrible, I had fresh carrot/celery/apple juice for breakfast. That always helps. (Patrick loves it too, as it gives him TONS of energy for work.) As for lunch, I had more of the same – brown rice and broccoli. Crazy thing is, I’m actually starting to really love this stuff! It’s simple and delicious, which gets two thumbs up from me.
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I’m a lot less achey now, but I’m still not my old self yet. I should be fine by tomorrow.
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The moral of this story? Refined sugar is bad for you. Helll-ooo, Sarah. (<—sarcasm directed toward self) Somebody please slap me.
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Not yet. I’m going to start next month though so I need to get the ball rolling. Thanks for your tips.
Ahh, how I’d love to do a raw detox right now! Can’t while bfing, though! (I actually ate all raw for 1 day and I got SOOO sick… kinda scary, eh’?)
I’m definitely not an expert, as the longest I’ve gone 100% raw is 3 weeks, but I can tell you what I’ve done. If you are specifically wanting to just do it as a cleanse, and not necessarily a complete, flip your life upside down, start hanging out with the cookie raw foodist, type of thing, I’d say juicing would probably be good, and possibly fasting some. Personally, I don’t think juicing is very natural, as your eliminating all the fiber, but I also don’t think it’s natural to have gotten my body into this cruddy shape. Haha.
I wouldn’t do juicing long term, but as a sort of quick fix, or at least, detox aid, I think it’s okay, especially if your body isn’t in good shape.
Everytime I’ve gone raw, I’ve just tried to eat a lot of fruit for breakfast, a salad for lunch with some seeds, and then maybe some nuts, veggies, or avocado for dinner. After like a week of that, though, I start feeling really sick. (Not just detoxing, it’s because my body can’t handle all that fat.) If you run into that, it might be good to try more fruit in the morning. (Always on a empty stomach, I’ve found, makes all the difference!)
Depending on how well you’re eating now, though, you may feel pretty lousy. Going “raw” always backs me up initially, too. I’ve gone the enema route in the past, but it really doesn’t make much logical sense, and plus it really does make your plumbing “lazy,” if you know what I mean.
Have you checked out any raw food forums?
I’m thinking about doing a raw detox diet. Can you give me any tips?