Make hunger thy sauce, as a medicine for health.

- Thomas Tusser

Raw Foods Diet: Day 5
I had a good night of sleep, thankfully. I didn’t even wake up once. When I did get up, I was extremely refreshed. There has definitely been a major shift already. There is no longer a groggy waking up period. Upon waking up, I am ready to start my day immediately. This benefit almost makes eating this way worth it, all on its own.

Mind
Nothing major to report at all. I didn’t do much writing, I didn’t recall any dreams, and I felt mentally tired. It wasn’t too serious, just almost like a general fatigue. Pretty uninteresting, and not nearly as exciting as yesterday was.

Body

Weight: – 163.2 +/-: -0.2 today/-2.8 total

Blood Pressure: – 105/79 +/-: -2/+3 today/-16/+1 total

Body Temperature (two averages): – 97.9 +/-: +0.5 today/+0.9 total

Resting Heart Rate (three averages): – 77 +/-: 0 today/+9 total

Food Eaten
I didn’t eat enough today. I just wasn’t that hungry, I’m not really sure why. Although, to be fair, I don’t think I gave enough effort.

Meal 1
2 bananas and a smoothie consisting of: 6 strawberries, 3 tangelos, and 2 bananas.

Meal 2
1 avocado and 4 bananas

Meal 3
2 bananas

Meal 4
2 bananas

See what I mean? I’m guessing it was eating the avocado that helped in leading me to feel sluggish, which, in turn, made me not that hungry. I have to make sure to eat the majority of my fruit first before eating any fat, like that in avocados.

Although it doesn’t look like a lot, at least I got a fair amount of bananas in. Those are by far the biggest calorie-dense foods that I eat.
Overall
Today was pretty boring. I felt sluggish, and nothing exciting happened physically or mentally. I didn’t exercise, as I felt so tired. When I sat down to read some Vonnegut, I had an overcoming urge to fall asleep. And his stories are far from boring!

Luckily, I didn’t, as I needed to go get my cat from the vet, but that urge was definitely there. I think this is a detoxification symptom that I just am going to have to ride out. Let’s hope it gets better soon!

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