Over the past few days I've settled into 100% raw. I find that anything less than 100% raw doesn't work for me. It's very much all or nothing for me to stick at it. There are some things I can eat without cravings coming back to tempt me, and others I need to avoid. So today's homemade lemon poppyseed muffins in the kitchen at work I knew would be my downfall. I could cut a tiny piece of... but I know I'd be pulled back throughout the day and end up clearing the plate. So, I repeated the mantra "Cravings are only temporary" and distracted myself as best I could.
And that brings me to:
And that brings me to:
newbie note: what's your poison?
Toxins are interesting things. As you detoxify you'll find that you crave certain things. You'll feel a pull towards the food toxin that is currently leaving your system. For me it's wheat, the big trigger. And like all addictions, the 3 day rule works here. If you go cold turkey you will get over the addiction and you won't be pulled back to your trigger food as if you really needed it, often accompanied by a slew of emotional connotations. But if I was tempted by and gave in to, ooh, say a tiny slice of pizza, I'd crave it again for another 3 days while the wheat stuck around in my system, and trying to get me to have more as the effects start to wear off, like the drug it is.
So, my advice? Find out what your trigger foods are and then, if you must treat yourself from time to time, make sure you leave at least 3 days between each treat. That way the addiction won't settle back in and you can stay in control. Hurray!
Toxins are interesting things. As you detoxify you'll find that you crave certain things. You'll feel a pull towards the food toxin that is currently leaving your system. For me it's wheat, the big trigger. And like all addictions, the 3 day rule works here. If you go cold turkey you will get over the addiction and you won't be pulled back to your trigger food as if you really needed it, often accompanied by a slew of emotional connotations. But if I was tempted by and gave in to, ooh, say a tiny slice of pizza, I'd crave it again for another 3 days while the wheat stuck around in my system, and trying to get me to have more as the effects start to wear off, like the drug it is.
So, my advice? Find out what your trigger foods are and then, if you must treat yourself from time to time, make sure you leave at least 3 days between each treat. That way the addiction won't settle back in and you can stay in control. Hurray!
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