pizza-bad idea!

since starting to move towards the 80/10/10 lifestyle, i've noticed my need to 'fit in' gradually diminish. i haven't taken a strict approach, i typically eat 80/10/10 at home or outside of social situations, but when i'm with others, out to dinner for example, i've maintained that having a cooked vegan, or even vegetarian meal is okay.

in allowing myself that freedom, i'm beginning to find, paradoxically, that it's not freeing at all! the longer i eat 80/10/10, the better i feel, and the harsher the repercussions seem to be from eating SAD food. last night, for example, i went out to dinner with some friends, and there were two veg options on the menu- a creamy pasta, and a pizza. i opted for the pizza (which was covered in cheese- and i feel gross thinking about now), and immediately after felt sedated, and basically ready to go home and have a snooze. this was coupled with a weird emotional response (i was tired admittedly). i got home and burst into tears, had a stomach ache, woke up with a stomach ache.. and still have a stomach ache!

i can't say i was even excited about eating the pizza, it's more a convenience issue- i'm living away from home at the moment in a small country town with people i've only just met, and i didn't want them to find my diet weird. but i'm beginning to get past that i think, i definitely can no longer order cheesy, fatty foods like pizza, i feel sick just thinking about it! i feel myself moving closer to accepting that this is the diet for me, and if people think i'm weird then that's fine, or whatever. the closer you get to true health, the more your body seems to protest if you do anything that contradicts it's newfound state. a good lesson to learn!

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Comment by Isa on October 22, 2012 at 9:38pm: u can always ask for meal adjustments - like you can ask for a cheeseless pizza.

Comment by inspirit on October 22, 2012 at 8:31pm: thanks for the feedback, it's definitely a mental hurdle i'm in the process of getting over, i think the negative experiences are reinforcing the message. today's my birthday, so what better time to officially cut the crap and only eat the best! ps chris, i like your mango idea, i think eating fruit before leaving home will work for sure. :)

Comment by Raw Rebellion on October 22, 2012 at 3:48am: I went through something similar when I first went raw a few years ago. I was shy about my diet around new people and I wanted to accommodate them but I finally realized it wasn't worth getting sick over. Now, I don't let myself blend in so easily. I feel like I owe it to myself to speak up and risk being seen as "difficult" or "weird" and I also owe it to this movement that I believe in so much. Just by being a visible raw vegan you are helping to spread awareness and educate people who really need this. I try to not to assume that someone isn't going to be interested in this just because of how they eat now. I used to eat crap but I would have gone raw a lot sooner if I met others who made it work.

Comment by daniel JOE cano on October 22, 2012 at 2:27am: pizza is my arch enemy.

Comment by Chris Randall on October 21, 2012 at 11:46am: Thanks for sharing your experience!

It can be tricky at first, but once you learn the nuances of effective communication and are just confident in what you are doing, I can maintain 811 in almost any social situation. Bringing your own food and then complimenting it with some of the good you get wherever you are can be a good idea. Like eating a few mangos before you even leave the house to get some sugar satiation, followed by asking the wait stuff for as much plain cut up lettuce and tomatoes as they'd be willing to give you. Then you add the avocado (that you had stashed in your pocket) to your salad and you're good to go!

Just do your best to not make a big deal out of it and confidently order whatever you want like it's the most normal thing in the world. See it going flawlessly in your head before it happens. Eventually when people notice how damn good you look and feel, they'll start asking why you just have salad at dinner or just eat fruit for lunch. :)

Comment by Michael Angelo on October 21, 2012 at 11:45am: i just got done eating a pizza, totally emotional! I do not know what got into me, i ate all fruits then at night i felt this overwhelming urge for pizza and i actually gave in and i learned yet again why i shouldn't eat those foods. The pizza gave me yet again a very valuable lesson.