Week One

Every month  I seem to crave a new challenge to keep up the momentum, or revive my motivation to watch more carefully what I eat, to strengthen my resolve, to continue to eat less and exercise more.

Starting today and for the next 6 weeks, I'm going to follow the Dr Fuhrman Eat to Live plan of eating mostly fruit and vegetables that are either raw, or juiced, or steamed, as well as eating beans, nuts and seeds everyday.

I am looking forward to it, imagining it will feel like a spa.  That's how I'm going to think of it anyway.  It's not so different from how I've been eating on the gluten-free vegan plan; except I've been getting sloppy with that.  (This past weekend I craved pizza and cheesy nachos like crazy as well as diet Coke.  Too much fat, too much salt.)  In fact it's the plan I always imagined would be the most healthful way to eat.  So it will be interesting to see how good it is.  Fingers crossed.

Weight: 177.5 lbs  (This weight might just be a fluke. I weighed 174 the day before and after.)

Bust:  44.5"

Waist:  41.5"

Hips:  43.5"

Bicep:  13.5" right

Thigh:  22.5" right

I am committed to my health and I am taking Dr Fuhrman's Holiday Challenge!  This year, as I celebrate  the holidays and enjoy the company of my friends and family, I will make food choices to support my health.

For the next 6 weeks I promise to:

eat a large salad everyday,

eat a generous serving of steamed greens with mushrooms and onions,
satisfy my sweet tooth with 3 fruits a day,
have at least one fulfulling serving of beans each day.

For the next 6 weeks I promise to:
avoid white flour,
avoid sugar and artificial sweetners,
use oils sparingly.

I will resist peer pressure and tempting toxic food that would derail me from my health goals.
I will not compromise my health to please others.
I will set an example of health-mindedness for those around me.