Well, I acted dumb and careless with this raw vegan thing and landed myself in the hospital.

I thought I was way more resilient and invincible and healthy than I actually was and slowly got sicker - sort of in denial - until I got way too thin and sick and had to do something.

Note to everyone: don't blame raw foodism! I fucked up! People ARE able to do this healthily and awesomely. I did it INCORRECTLY and learned my lesson.

I refused medication at the hospital and am recovering wonderfully! My weight and energy are still low, but my symptoms are gone and I am eating [I was unable to, earlier]!



While rehabbing at home after the hospital, I copied this Gustave Dore piece.

Day 41

Just had a couple-day hospital stay.

Hugely embarrassed.

I'm not doing to well . . . but things are looking up.

Day 33

Weight: 105

My symptoms are still bad. Cause: eating tons of nuts and seeds one weekend, followed by a couple days of overeating for my birthday.

These last few days, I've eaten some bread and beans to keep my weight from dropping even lower as my friends are getting upset.

I'm fucking embarrassed.

Tonya Kay/Joanna Steven eBook Give Away!

Tonya Kay, who pretty much single handedly exposed me to this whole raw vegan thing, has some eBooks I've been eyeing a LOT lately.

There's a contest here giving them away by random draw.

Follow the link to see how to enter!

Day 26

I've been lazy and allowing myself to overeat, eat fatty foods - etc. Not good. My symptoms flared and I dropped to 112 lbs., which is way way low for me. People were asking if I was getting really sick, etc.

My symptoms are really bad today. I'm crazy unmotivated and sad. This entry blows. I wish I could write more.




It was my 21st birthday on the 10th - and here's some photos of the ridiculously good food at the Costa Mesa restaurant, 118 Degrees.

Day 9

This last week, I feel like I've been detoxing - based on the white coating on my tongue/gross taste. Just starting to clear up.


Yesterday, my crazies got out of control again and I ate some cooked beans and bread. Guilty as sin, so today has been a juice fast and some kiwis.

Day 8?

My cupboard.

Unsatisfying.

I let myself eat some roasted vegetables the other day to calm the crazies.

Day 6

Morning Weight: 115 [5 lbs. lost]

Hot damn I haven't weighed that in a while.

I've been away from home a lot - no access to my juicer or steamer. Eating tons of bananas and apples. Feeling decent. Sometimes weak or lightheaded - but that disappears when I get some food in me.

I need to eat a bit better, though - I had a crazy binge dream/nightmare the other night.

Also having some crazy coconut water cravings. Yesterday I was out all day and only had a banana, an apple, a plum, and grapes. I came home at 10PM and wanted to eat EVERYTHING in the fridge, raw or not. I ran over to the store and bought a bunch of raw stuff to calm the craving. The first thing I consumed was some coconut water and my cravings were totally satisfied - I didn't touch anything else I bought.

Same clothes for effect:



I'm listening to an interview with Elaina Love, a raw food chef, and she said this - which caught my attention:

"I look so much more vibrant and beautiful and amazing now in my 40's than I did in my 30's because this food is phenomenal . . . actually I'm getting younger.

I feel smarter.

I feel lighter.

I feel clearer.

I feel more motivated in my life . . . every aspect of my life . . . I'm more connected.

I have more friends.

[Everything] in my life is better since I went raw."

I'm trying to be objective/subjective/cynical enough on this diet, especially considering I don't want to make a fool out of myself when so many of my friends are thinking it's shady . . . I'm really curious if I'll be saying things like Elaina Love one day. I REALLY HOPE SO.

Day One

I hate breaking things in [i.e. making this first post].

Today is my first day as a raw vegan.

I'm following David Klein, Ph.D.'s - Self Healing Colitis & Crohn's. The whole point of this diet is to be able to get along without the medicines I've been taking for Crohn's. I stopped taking 6mercaptopurine around March and stopped getting Remicade infusions around May. The whole point of this blog is to record this process for people who are curious about this.



Today's morning weight: 120 lbs [I'm 5'5"]

Breakfast:

-juiced 5 stalks of celery and 4 apples

Lunch:

-two bananas

Dinner:

-I'll be making some steamed vegetables



This is just the detox phase. I'll be losing weight for a while while my gut heals up and gets used to things. Then I'll be adding other foods blah blah blah. I'm stoked.

Last night, Farnosh made me an INCREDIBLE "last meal." That's a pound of $14/lb. salmon, delish avocado, snow peas, tons of garlic, onions, salt, etc.



Never again.