Congratulations to all the folks embarking on a 30-Day challenge! So cool to see that! I wish you the best! I did one last summer and although it was hard, I learned a ton, built some habits that have served me tremendously and I am extremely grateful for the experience. I hope you all get a lot out of this.
This 150 day challenge I'm doing has been a whole 'nother level. The amount of growth I've experienced on this has been way more than I could have ever expected and in a lot of ways more than I can handle. In fact, it often feels like it's too much. It's like a powerful hose that I can thumb to resist the flow, but I can't turn it off. Will I keep going or will I be partaking in world vegan pizza day on 6/30? Read further to find out.
What did I eat yesterday?
1 yellow watermelon
32 bananas
1/2 head of lettuce
1 head of spinach
1lb of peaches
2 ataulfo mangoes
Recent pleasures:
-Ataulfo mangoes just keep tasting better and better as the season goes on.
-Increase in greens intake has helped athletic recovery and emotional stability.
-Fitness activities picking up, more motivation, having more fun.
-Waking up earlier and earlier without an alarm.
-Yellow watermelons from the farmer's market have been superb
-Seriously considering a major career and life change (at age 30). I think I finally figured out "what I want to do with my life".
-Met a girl who works at a peach stand, we made plans to hang out this weekend and she is gonna hook me up some peaches.
Recent pains:
-Disillusion with current career situation
-Some depression, resistance to the flood of changes positive & negative that are happening very quickly.
I have a video planned for my 150 days. Or at least I have several ideas, I may or may not incorporate them all into the video.
What's next?
So, after 150 days, what will I do? Will I continue and stay 100% LFRV forever? Or will I binge out on vegan junk for a while, hate myself for it and slowly crawl back to LFRV cursing myself the entire time for falling off the wagon? The answer is somewhere in between. I will be letting my intuition guide me. I think I'll make some homemade HCCV dishes like rice and sweet potatoes with some cooked veggies and salsa/hotsauce. I'll keep it whole-foods, low-fat and low-salt and see how I do on that. My friends are organizing a big party for vegan pizza day (the vegan community here in Austin is awesome, made so many friends through it in the past 1.5 years) and at first I was planning on going and getting some pizza but my intuition is telling me not to go. I know deep down, that would not be serving my highest self. So I will try out a few homemade dishes and see how I feel. If it doesn't feel right, I'll go back to 100% raw. If it feels OK I'm going to go have some lentils and rice from an Indian place and maybe some chinese food. So maybe for a couple weeks in July I'll eat some cooked and decide from there what I want to do. Judge me if you want! LOL.
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Comment by Iron Clad Ben on June 27, 2012 at 1:02am You guys are hilarious, thanks :)
Comment by 40andFitOnFruit - Jessica on June 26, 2012 at 9:17pm =) I think you are great for doing this for 150days! Good luck on your last days and the future will bring what it brings.
Comment by Janna Bannanna on June 26, 2012 at 8:13pm
Comment by Windlord on June 26, 2012 at 5:13pm And I've got just the duds for your date, Ben

Comment by mathyou on June 26, 2012 at 1:44pm Good luck with the "peachy" lady. You can totally use that pun on her...just don't expect a second date lol.
Comment by Juliana on June 26, 2012 at 10:36am i'm not judging =) I think listening to yourself is the best way to grow and learn whether you want to commit to this lifestyle for the rest of your life. good luck!
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