All Blog Posts Tagged 'balance' (22)

Went to the doctor and my doctor is on my side.  She thought everything I was saying was totally logical and balanced, and she supports my decision to do this dietary lifestyle.  So relieved and so happy.

I told her that I'm fine with taking humira if it comes down to me not being able to heal from this diet, but I am young and resilient at 23 years old, and I'm fine with trying the diet alone for 3-4 months just to see if I'll improve.  If I don't see any noticable…

Had another...long, longgg, almost debate like conversation (actually, I think she might have been getting a little upset.  I really hope not as I love her dearly.  I also hope I didn't make her feel badly somehow or embarrassed her somehow.  I'm honestly really worried about it, although I know I shouldn't be.  I feel like she might have taken it more seriously than me.) with a good friend over facebook about meds vs. natural healing.  She thought that my approach was a lot less balanced…

Hi guys :)  I know I've not written in ages... May 11 was my last entry on here and I used to write daily.



Well on my new medication for arthritis, I haven't felt compelled to write on here because I've been feeling so much better :)  It's been such a relief...there are still it's cons, like the fact that I have to drink lots of water all day in order to keep myself from being dehydrated from it (it's a big side-effect), but all and all I know I've made the right decision for me. …

So silly I feel about my last entry.  Sheer paranoia!!!!  I started my period as usual and I'm totally fine!  Oof!!  Silly, SILLY silly silly SILLY.  I can't even believe how emotional I can get sometimes.  I've always been like this--just a roller coaster, no matter what diet I've eaten, although I admit I've definitely noticed I achieve more emotional balance when I'm eating an abundance of greens, and it ain't the case right now!! :P  I'd like to make it a goal to eat at least 5 pounds of…

Finished a paper today!!!  WHEW :)  Babysat yesterday and worked--working my tail off yesterday...Had four bananas this morning and felt totally slammed in my 3 hour sociology class--dehydrated because I forgot to bring any water and probably needed some more calories.

Got gas, went to the bank, went home...made a dip that was sodium-free and very delicious from cooked sweet potato and avocado and herbs that are sprouting up in the garden...then realized I had no…

It really is fascinating how what we eat and how we take care of ourselves affects our emotional balance.  I was just thinking now about how every boyfriend I've ever had (I'm only on number 3 so far, but still!!!) has been extremely weight-conscious and how this may have made a psychological contribution to my eating disorders in previous years.

My first one was VERY into making sure he had the perfect body, was in wrestling in high school, body-building...and he would get adorably…

Sometimes I do the absolute most GOOFIEST things.  Today I was trotting around the kitchen and I caught myself singing, with the inflection of the Beach Boys, "I'm a sweet potato-tariannnnnnn"

Hahahahahaha I have issues.  Does anyone else randomly make up songs without even realizing it in the middle of doing general, every day, run-of-the mill things?  I even make up songs in my dreams while I am sleeping.  I can't remember last night's, but there was one.  I would love to begin a…

In the efforts to put myself out there and meet more vegans (since I've only met one in real life), I signed up for a vegan meetup group in my city. :)  I arrived--by myself--15 minutes late no less HAHA.  I considered just walking somewhere else by myself (it's my favorite city ever) because I was a little embarrassed, but I held it together and I KNOW that every hard situation like that just makes you stronger and more ready for whatever comes your way, so I walked in and was ready for…

Hi everybody :)

What a sunny day here in Michigan...how odd, how odd for late November!  This is the longest Autumn I can remember and I am not complaining...However I am sure we will pay back for it soon enough...come January...and February...and March..... :)  Snowy cold days.  Our world here refreshes at the beginning of the year...Isn't it interesting?  You could almost do seasonal horoscopes and learn from people's personalities based on what seasons they face and which…

I've been having such a hard time sleeping lately now that the symptom of the fatigue from my ulcerative proctitis has been disappearing!!!  Goodness me with that perk came a con!  I lie awake...tossing and turning...stressed out...thinking of food...I turn to bedtime snacks if I can't sleep...Maybe tea will help...I thought of tea but I was a naughty girl both last night and the night before and had bedtime snacks--not good for my digestion which is really altogether not good for my health…

Hi habby. :)

Well I talked to my dad this morning between munching romaine lettuce leaves with a blended mango guacamole on top....Kind of a bittersweet morning.  Basically it ended with him leaving and saying that I was cold.  I know that I come across as cold when I don't get emotional in disagreements like he does.  But that is balance more than anything, I think.  At first, I felt kind of sorry and said, I am cold (contradictions, hm?).  But then I said, "You know what, I…

A little bit about myself.. 

Hi there..my name is Khadijah. I'm Irish and 22 years old. I have two daughters the eldest called madinah is four and her little sister haleema is almost 7 months old. We…

Well, I've been reading articles...Read from a doctor's website who's profession is GI diseases that a high fiber diet can actually be dangerous for someone with my GI disease, as well as colitis or IBS...I suppose I need to get to juicing, this is probably why the internal bleeding still hasn't been solved.  Also I've been extremely constipated (no bowel  movement) for two days now and unable to work an appetite...I am just going to water fast until I'm well enough to physically make a…

My daughter and excited and NERVOUS at the same time about the upcoming Raw Balance! I hope that I can keep up and do this right!

I'm grateful for coming across such an informative and supportive website like rawfoodrehab.com and I am going to do everything possible in sharing my treasured find with the WORLD! 

My hats off to Penni who…

As I sit here contemplating all the changes (suttle and grand) that I have been undergoing and that I am currently undergoing, I am feeling an innate sense of gratitude towards the Universe. I am so proud of how far I have come with blasting through fears, being radically honest and going for what I want with confidence. It's all so new, yet so brilliantly exhilerating! I am anticipating the lovely changes to come and the lessons I will learn with the Raw Balance 11-Week…

My first blog...wow! I am usually less than excited to write...most times I would rather just make a video, however I am ready to change, so bring it on. I just secured my space in the Weight Room and the Vault for the final 11-week initiative: Raw Balance. I am ecstatic because I am ready to continue the wonderful changes that eating more raw foods will make in my life. Plus I know that this will help me balance the many other facets in my life.

Back to Raw Food Rehab. I've been…

I am learning that if things are starting to go downhill, it's time to change my settings a bit.  Whether that's internally or externally.  Yesterday it was both.  I woke up sore, but instead of anxiously rushing downstairs to make something green, I decided I would be easier on myself--I can't help it that I am in pain.  I realized that I put so much pressure on myself to do things perfectly, normally, the pain gets to be too hard to cope with and I end up crashing on the nearest piece of…

One of my favorite things about these initiatives is setting new goals at the beginning. I always write them down and they are always different. (Well, most of them are- I always write down "dry skin brush and meditate daily" LOL! - those are 2 things that I consistently lack consistency with! ) At any rate, I find it really helpful to set goals for myself.

Last initiative was all about balance for me. I tend to be an "all-or-nothing" kind of person. This can mean that I am hugely…