The Journey is Under Way!

Wow, I can't believe it is June already and I haven't posted anything on my blog at all in 2015 yet! Well, it sure has been a hell of a ride so far.....I finally was able to save up enough to move away from the town where I lived and was very unhappy there, to a city across the province where I feel happy, uplifted and very much freer than I was in that other place. I enrolled and made it through school for my 2nd year of my apprenticeship, and finished with the top mark in the class while being the only girl. I am currently waiting for the job I was supposed to be on, to start. Apparently it will start next month, so I can either wait or try to find work with another company. We shall see. I'm not sure how I feel about that so for now I am going to wait and see.

Anyway, what I really wanted to talk about is the progress I've made towards my health journey. I feel I am really doing it this time! I can't always juicefast and I know it is not healthy to use it as a fix for binge eating, it was never intended for that purpose and that doesn't help a person to really move beyond the destructive habits in the first place. But anyway I decided May 1st that I wanted to do a juice and smoothie "fast" but I couldn't do it so I decided to cut out all sugar and junk food. I did that and am now on day 47 of doing that. For the month of June so far I've also been totally vegan and feel so much better eating vegan. (except for honey, which I buy from a local beekeeper). I have been experimenting this month with how much % of raw I can do in my diet, and have learned a few things to that end, but the experimentation continues as I continue to find the path that will work for me. I wanted to share a few photos:




Fruit salad

 

 

 

 

 

 

Juice made from local produce

 

 

 

 

 

Hummus I made without oil and without salt

 

 

 

 

Beet murder scene lol...my old paring knife finally broke

 

 

 

 

I was cutting a beet with my old knife and it broke right when I was cutting the beet. I have had this knife since way back when I first moved out of home when I was 17. At first I thought, "Oh no!Now what am I going to use to cut my veggies?" as this was the only small knife I had. I went to the hardware store and found a beautiful new, very sharp veggie knife made of German stainless steel. I happily bought it thinking how amazing it will be to have such a great knife to cut my veggies with now. I won't have to use the old, cheapie one anymore, although I am very grateful for the many years of daily service it provided for me! I thought it was pretty cool to be able to make room in my life for something better. I thought it was symbolic of my own journey of getting rid of the old habits and patterns to make way for much newer, better, healthier and happier habits. Plus, I love new, shiny things! Lol. But seriously, I think that beet really showed me something, and I was finally open to getting that message. So the journey continues....