Just When My Digestion Was Feeling Great, This Raw Vegan Food Really Messed Me Up!

Feel Good Project day 25

Apparently lately I have been getting a little TOO cocky when it comes to food.

Although my digestion has improved so so strongly in the past few months, today was a day where I should have really listened to my body.

So, with my recent empowerment in more adventurous eating in the past couple of weeks, I have been shoveling tons of new food items down, just to prove to myself I was no longer fearful of certain ingredients in hopes of continued healing from anxiety that revolved around food in the past.

Seeing as I have been feeling so super great lately, I believed that not only were these new foods tolerable to me. but that they were actually healing for me as well!

For example, my new obsession is this raw, vegan cheesecake made from soaked cashews, pecans and walnuts, berries, vanilla, lemon, cinnamon and a few other yummy organic spices. I have loved this new world of nuts opening up to me, that I have enjoyed a slice of this little piece of heaven everyday for the past week. First few days I felt amazing and assumed that this was a god new food to keep in my diet.

However, on day 4 or 5 of cheesecake indulgence, my body started to send me clues that it was not setting as well with me as it had the days prior. I chose to ignore the warning as I was obsessed with this new treat hat I had been denied for all of these years (my own doing of course).

So the mistake I find I am making lately with certain foods, is getting whispers from my body telling me to take it slower and easier, and I actively choose to not listen, which has been resulting in stomach aches, severe bloating, discomfort in the liver and pancreas area, and an overall sense of heaviness and lack of motivation.

Interesting HOW much food can affect you, isn’t it?

I KNOW this, however I guess I am only human in the way I quickly forget just how bad off I can feel with a few simple missteps.

There is no blame or guilt in this (as I actually believe this experimentation has been a wonderful thing as far as releasing fear!) but I am reminded to pay closer attention to what passes my lips, until my gut is completely restored.

I am realizing that these foods in moderation used as treats or enjoyed for special occasion, are completely fine and I can ‘get away with’ this kind of addition to an extent. It’s when I overdo things and go full boar that I seem to run into challenges.

I am not saying I will never partake in my beloved cheesecake (or sweet potatoes OR whey protein powder) again ever-I will just take my time in REALLY assessing my body’s reaction to these foods as I go. I also need to learn to give my body proper time in between new foods to ‘feel’, so I can actually know exactly what specific foods are the problem.

FEEL GOOD MOMENT OF THE DAY: A wonderful float tank session to set my mind straight today at Newport Float Therapy. MUCH needed uninterrupted time to turn inward and get a gauge with where I was at and where I am going in life. I am working toward incorporating this into my daily practice-a time set aside specifically for reflection through prayer, journaling and meditation.