Day 12 is almost behind me on eating a 100% raw, plants only diet. That means No animal products. No foods that were cooked. No eats that were processed. Only vegetables, fruits and nuts not cooked above a 105 degrees so that all the nutrients and enzymes are still alive.
Today I'm in Delray Beach FL and I performed my one man show, Man 1, Bank 0. I woke up and had a "raw bar", a banana, and an apple and some water.
All day long, while I set my show, I snacked on dehyrated tomatoes, seasoned sesame seeds, an apple, dehydrated and seasoned leafy greens (yum!) and some dried mango. I know it doesn't sound like much, and it wasn't, but it was plenty of food. I felt satisfied.
Delray Beach has a street called Atlantic Ave, which I'm staying on, and it has so many good looking restaurants. I see them and they do make me miss a lot of food options I don't have this month.
When the theatre found out I was eating raw, they brought me three bags of apples! I'm eating all raw, but it hasn't turned me into a horse, yet.
At this point in my month, I'm pleasantly surprised by some of the raw foods I've discovered. There are some AMAZING tasting raw foods. And I feel just fine. Great energy. Plenty to eat.
I'm also surprised to find myself wondering if I'll want to continue eating all raw at the month's end? I have no idea. I can see it going either way. On one hand, it's easy to understand what a healthy way to eat it is, and it's suprisingly often tasty. On the other hand, I'm not convinced that I'd ever want to give up going into lots of different restaurants for plenty of cooked, vegan foods that I love.
This whole thing is having me thinking a lot about defining healthy eating for myself though. I'm thinking a lot about the importance of feeling joyful about what you're eating. But also about the importance of eating stuff you BELIEVE is good for you. If you know something's not good for you, should you eat it just because you love it? If so, how often? How much?
The best thing about my month of all raw though is just reminding myself that it's good to break out of the cultural trance that so often has us all doing things on autopilot, just because that's the way it is surrounding us.
Think about what you eat - and eat to be happy. I've figured out that's important. But if you deep down you believe something is bad for you, how happy can you truly be eating it? That's the question...
Peace,
P
06/27/2010 - I bought a second home on FaceBook
05/06/2009 - Dream ON!
02/27/2009 - Journey Well
02/25/2009 - Do you have something to say?
02/11/2009 - Rich rich rich
11/23/2008 - Free to move about the cabin
10/21/2008 - So True
08/08/2008 - Beauty and the Beast
07/26/2008 - Co-Creating
07/07/2008 - Damn the Torpedos
07/04/2008 - Your Independence Play
06/16/2008 - Bursting
05/16/2008 - There's a Story Behind That Photo
05/15/2008 - I Agree with Forrest
05/07/2008 - 22 Secrets to Success
05/06/2008 - Quit JAMMIN Me!!
05/03/2008 - The 4 C's that REALLY matter
05/01/2008 - I drove through a rainbow
04/30/2008 - I won $100,000!
04/25/2008 - Bells Palsy at 2 months
04/13/2008 - A lot can change in a week!
03/22/2008 - One Month Mark
03/16/2008 - Separated at Birth?
03/16/2008 - It ain't Memorex
03/15/2008 - Back in Black
03/14/2008 - Looking Up!
03/12/2008 - Mad Eye Mooney
03/03/2008 - Bells Palsy Smile
03/02/2008 - Which is it?
03/01/2008 - "Right" On!
03/01/2008 - "Teching"
02/28/2008 - I come before you...
02/28/2008 - My Left Face
02/26/2008 - Saving Face
02/24/2008 - Call 911!
02/23/2008 - What would I say?
02/22/2008 - I was wrong
02/06/2008 - Could it actually be?
01/23/2008 - Sunflowers know
01/22/2008 - If you were to die today....
01/16/2008 - The Prayer of St. Francis
01/15/2008 - The Bolts
01/11/2008 - Alyssa, my daughter
01/03/2008 - Gonna get back to basics
10/31/2007 - The last night in my house
10/17/2007 - Hammered
10/07/2007 - In Kansas?!
09/21/2007 - Pop!
09/15/2007 - University of Dreamers
09/12/2007 - Sept 11, 2007
09/10/2007 - I could see the stars
08/27/2007 - Adversity University
08/27/2007 - Across the Universe
08/25/2007 - Chili Nights in Chicago
08/19/2007 - Patrick's, "Believe it or Not?!"
08/18/2007 - Keep on.
08/17/2007 - Good day Sunshine
08/17/2007 - Sometimes you win, and
08/16/2007 - Greetings from Chicago
07/16/2007 - Dr. Love
07/10/2007 - Duende
07/02/2007 - Final Stretch
06/28/2007 - Morning!
05/24/2007 - Extraordinary Days
05/10/2007 - The Work
04/29/2007 - It's a beautiful day
04/27/2007 - Life moves pretty fast
04/21/2007 - Across the Universe
04/06/2007 - A wonderful day
04/04/2007 - 9 DVD's to change the world
03/24/2007 - Mixed Emotions
03/20/2007 - Ramblings
03/10/2007 - Full flow!
03/02/2007 - Amindzing
02/28/2007 - The Awakened Mind
02/16/2007 - Best yet...
02/14/2007 - Off-the-Charts!
02/14/2007 - Here comes the Sun!
02/14/2007 - Un-be-lieve-a-ble!
02/14/2007 - Uh-oh...
02/09/2007 - Fixed it
02/07/2007 - Wait a minute!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
02/07/2007 - Day 7, Ah hah!
02/07/2007 - My head hurts
02/06/2007 - Tech-tonic
02/04/2007 - Brain Drain
02/02/2007 - New Month, New Challenge
02/02/2007 - Challenge #1 is a Wrap!
01/31/2007 - Last day of "Rawkin in the Free World" ?
01/28/2007 - I'm so confused...
01/25/2007 - Day 24 - feeling groovy
01/18/2007 - Hmmm.... interesting.
01/16/2007 - I want a CHIP!!!!!!!!!!!!!
01/14/2007 - Stranded in an airport with no food...
01/13/2007 - Day 12 of only "raw"
01/06/2007 - Day 6
01/05/2007 - Argh...
01/02/2007 - It HAS begun.
12/22/2006 - Line up everyone!!!!
12/19/2006 - (Red)
12/14/2006 - Coming Soon
11/10/2006 - May I ramble?
11/08/2006 - We be jammin
10/10/2006 - Working Hard
09/30/2006 - What I've Learned
09/18/2006 - Big big breaks
09/18/2006 - Okay, I really got it
09/14/2006 - Waiting for my ship to come in..
09/14/2006 - Okay, I got it
09/12/2006 - Pardon me
09/10/2006 - Big dreams create big feelings
09/02/2006 - Ahhh....
08/27/2006 - Time flies
07/20/2006 - My Live from Montreal Podcast is on I-Tunes
07/20/2006 - What do you get criticized about?
07/19/2006 - Tough Night at JFL
07/18/2006 - Gabcasting II from Just for Laughs
07/14/2006 - Day 2 - JFL
07/13/2006 - Just For Laughs
06/27/2006 - Yeah Warren Buffet!
06/13/2006 - Wisdom from my 6 yr old
06/09/2006 - What is an Abundant mindset?
06/07/2006 - A good day to learn
06/06/2006 - Believe in the Magic of Intention
05/25/2006 - Thank God for music
05/16/2006 - I'm likely to fail...
05/13/2006 - This can now be a "Live Bookmark" for you
05/11/2006 - Gratitude
04/20/2006 - Completion feels so good!!
04/04/2006 - Alright, let's bring it home.
03/19/2006 - Big Things!
03/01/2006 - Duende
02/19/2006 - The buck stops here.
02/15/2006 - Sublime
02/15/2006 - It's a 4 Letter Word
02/11/2006 - Ouch
02/06/2006 - Make or Break
01/19/2006 - Live what you love
01/14/2006 - And go cat go!
01/12/2006 - My '06 touring begins
01/02/2006 - New Beginnings.
11/14/2005 - Redesign
10/17/2005 - Change Happens!
10/13/2005 - Chillin
09/20/2005 - The Waiting Is the Hardest Part
09/08/2005 - Paaarrrty!
08/14/2005 - Failure to reach my goal
08/11/2005 - This is a good feeling.
07/30/2005 - The third story
07/24/2005 - Dreams are everything they're cracked up to be
07/23/2005 - The 2nd Story
07/21/2005 - Back in the Saddle!
07/21/2005 - The first of 3 stories
07/20/2005 - A girl I met in NYC
07/14/2005 - As it Went
07/12/2005 - Opening Off-Broadway in a Few Hours
07/03/2005 - Hats off to Bob Geldoff
06/22/2005 - Opposition
06/20/2005 - Brave for an Hour
06/17/2005 - Commit & Renounce
06/15/2005 - Mistakes in Montreal
06/14/2005 - Will it Work?
06/12/2005 - 100%
06/11/2005 - Tension & Resolve
06/10/2005 - Love Every Moment
06/08/2005 - Commitment
06/04/2005 - Worth It!
06/01/2005 - Kool Beanz
05/24/2005 - Thanks Eric
05/21/2005 - Today is where your book begins
05/20/2005 - Again? Again?? Again???
05/19/2005 - Only what you make them
05/18/2005 - Great Jon
05/14/2005 - 2 Steps Up!
05/13/2005 - 1 step back
05/11/2005 - 2nd show in Auckland
05/10/2005 - Now that's impressive!
05/09/2005 - Opening Night in NZ
04/29/2005 - Pretty much speechless
04/24/2005 - Coming Soon
04/14/2005 - Interesting. Very interesting....
03/23/2005 - Within or without
03/17/2005 - Watering Instructions
03/15/2005 - What's In a Year?
03/14/2005 - The Rewards
03/11/2005 - Risking
03/10/2005 - What's Your Processional Effect?
03/05/2005 - Woulda-Coulda-Shoulda
03/05/2005 - Whoa!
03/02/2005 - Not "how?"
03/01/2005 - Greetings from Will Rogers country
02/24/2005 - So much to say, so little time
02/23/2005 - Gifts
02/14/2005 - Wooo Whoooooo!
02/10/2005 - Let it go, Let it flow!
02/02/2005 - Whoa!
01/27/2005 - Again?
01/25/2005 - Board Break Part 2
01/14/2005 - Training the Mind
01/12/2005 - The Power of Intention
01/11/2005 - Intention
01/10/2005 - TV Sucks
01/09/2005 - Crushing Loss
01/08/2005 - For me, astonishing
01/06/2005 - Fear Clear
01/05/2005 - Dealing with disappointment
01/03/2005 - Welcome to a New Year
12/28/2004 - Tsunami Relief
08/31/2004 - Dream ON!