Slowly recovering

I am still quite itchy from my shellfish slip-up. Benadryl has been my friend these last few days and I don't think I would have any skin if not for it. I am hoping that by tomorrow morning I will be back to normal.

It is good to be eating my raw food again. Today I got onto meetup.com and joined a few raw food groups in Dallas. Now that I know I really like it and would like to make it a part of my permanent lifestyle, I am ready to find a community of people who are making the same kinds of commitments to themselves and their loved ones. I told Wayne I was having a serious craving for my favorite raw food restaurant -- Bliss. He agreed that it sounded very good. We will have to plan to visit soon.

Today I visited the library and looked for anything and everything on raw food diets. They didn't have very much, and everything they did have was checked out (which made feel good), so I put my name on a waiting list. I want to try some un-cook books before I purchase them. Some of them seem to have exotic ingredients that aren't very practical for everyday living. If you now of any good ones, please pass them along.

home again

Well, sometimes if you mess with fire you do get burned. I gave into a beach side weakness had ate crab legs and weakness, reasoning that a little cooked food wouldn't hurt me too bad and that shellfish was better than any kind of meat. However, yesterday on our way home I developed a light red rash and began itching all over my body. My ears, jawline, around me mouth, and hands were the worst. I also developed a wheezing cough and felt like I had a big rock sitting on my chest. We pulled in the driveway a little after midnight and I took two Benadryl and was able to sleep, but I woke up this morning and it started all over again, only this time my hands were beet red and swelling. Needless to say, I had to go to the doctor and get a steroid shot to help the allergic reaction. They told me to take 2 Benadryl every 4 hours around the clock until I was better. I slept for several hours and I am feeling better, but I learned a hard lesson.

A large part of going on a raw food diet was to listen to my body. When I ate 100% raw I felt so much better! I had lots of energy, no constipation or stomach upset, clear skin, and a general sense of well-being. My body spoke loud and clear to me that I was doing something good for it. It has now spoken loud and clear again, this time it said, "What the heck, we were doing so good. What did you have to go and eat that for?"

I am listening. This time it has been a little hard to ignore, actually. I've been to Whole Foods this evening and got all my favorite raw foods. I am sitting here right now drinking a G. T.'s Kombucha Mystic Mango raw tea. Tomorrow I am having my favorite spinach and banana smoothie for breakfast, a super sprouts salad for lunch, and heirloom lettuces and tomatoes for dinner. For snacks I have fruit and raw nuts and dried fruits trail mix. I am ready to feel better again and eager to listen to what my body is saying.