RAW

More than ten years ago I joined in with a couple friends to do a “cleanse”. I was young and already really thin and hardly ate anyway but I saw it as an opportunity to lose weight and finally be perfect. It was a huge disaster….
Within two days I was having a breakdown from lack of carbs and caffeine. In retrospect we had been so unprepared and hadn’t really researched raw recipes and things that could make our life easier. We had actually paid hundreds of dollars for this “cleanse” so quitting felt like the ultimate failure. However after about a week I caved and stood in front of my friends crying and admitted defeat. Ever since then I thought there is no way I would ever even consider doing something so ridiculous ever again… Until now.
Now I am 35 and live in the suburbs with my partner. We are a robust food loving couple that revels in a good bottle of wine (or two) and loves to eat well. Neither of us waste time and energy worrying about fitting into skinny jeans however I do miss the days of having only one chin and I confess that the smoking has become a demon that I no longer take lightly. So in an effort to clean up our life and hopefully extend it we have begun to make some changes in our home. We got rid of the TV in our living room and cancelled the cable in the bedroom. We now read, watch movies, and of course cook amazing meals. This felt like a positive step in the right direction and so far has been a relatively easy transition. I also got rid of the super comfy patio chairs in an effort to make my smoking retreat less comfortable and instead make space for Benny to paint. Now I simply stand out there and smoke while missing those wonderful chairs…
Recently while wandering thru Jimbos (the health food store) I came across this whole display of raw foods. It was a refrigerated case with things like raw tortilla chips! WHAT?!?!?! If they had those back when we attempted the cleanse I totally could have done it. SO it got me thinking. What if Benny and I commit to eating raw for a month? We could seek out recipes and make it fun. Jimbos even has raw entrees in their deli case, we could totally do this. So over a bottle of wine I brought up the idea to Benny as I lit a cigarette. Surprisingly he said yes. So we’re on! I intend to spend the next few days preparing and researching so we can get started in the next week. I also plan on blogging about how wonderful and exciting the experience is as we go thru it. (He said sarcastically)… Look I know this is going to suck and we will probably kill each other after the first week… But think about how entertaining that will be for you the reader :) stay tuned…..