If at First You Don't Succeed...

Pick yourself up and try again. Which is where I am now. Winter. That season of sugar and baked goods. Of parties and sweet drinks. It's the time we run hither and yon eating from drive thru windows. Or at least it has been for me. Weighed myself the other day and I am back to 205. Sigh. And the dark circles are back under my eyes. At a recent meal with my 17 year old daughter I commented on how good I felt on a raw diet. "Yeah, you were really nice then," she said. Then she added quickly, "Not that you aren't nice now!" But it had already been said and I could feel that it was true. Not only did I feel good on my raw diet, I was happier and just all around nicer! So -- how do we start again? And really, winter isn't an excuse, I live in Coastal South Carolina. It's 77 degrees today, for goodness sakes! We just pick ourselves up, dust ourselves off and start over. My new approach, in honor of the concept of winter, is to eat 60/40 or 70/30 raw/cooked. I found that eating certain animal and soy protiens feels good. Wheat and processed foods don't. And I want to feel good. So I know what to do. I had stopped walking as I'd started eating poorly, but just a few days into more conscious eating my energy is picking up. I am so happy to be in my body and so excited to see where it will take me! Keep posted!