Hanging in There

I thought I would post again before time gets away from me. Today was an AWFUL day!! The sickest I have been yet. I didn’t even get out of bed until about 1 pm. Thanks goodness for a WONDERFUL husband and my mother in law. My in laws live with us and she has been such an AWESOME help during this past week. I am SO thankful to her!! Also, I feel so BLESSED that my children are older. Well, old enough to be able to entertain themselves and if need be, feed themselves. My oldest is 11 and such a lifesaver sometimes. I was able to lay in bed this morning undisturbed. SO NICE!!

I figure I’ll go ahead and get the food out of the way.

Monday, November 12th I ate:
1-2 quarts of water
water & powdered greens
2 bananas
1 1/2 quarts green smoothie
1 grapefruit
Corn Tortilla wrap which consist of hummus, romaine, smoked dulse, tomatoes, salsa and green sauce. LOVE IT!! This is another GREAT transitional food. You can even put raw hummus in it and then it’s mostly raw.
1 English cucumber
3 oranges
handful of peanuts
water & powdered greens

Tuesday, November 13th:
1-2 quarts of water
2 bananas
2 quarts green smoothie
1 banana
Tofu Lettuce Wraps from P.F. Chang’s
Mixed Veggies from P.F. Chang’s
Izze’s Sparkling Pomegranate Juice
Cocoa Mole Lara Bar
16 oz. orange mint water
water & powdered greens

It was all I could do today to even eat. Nothing sounded good and by the time dinner rolled around I told Chris he had to take me somewhere to eat because everything sounded DISGUSTING!! Luckily, the lettuce wraps were DELICIOUS!! I can’t remember the last time I was SO THANKFUL when food tasted good! I sure have been appreciating when things taste good and I don’t feel sick!

Emotionally, life seem overwhelming. It has been hard for me to wrap my brain around doing so little. Last night at our little group, my friend David was talking to everyone and called my pregnancy my “confinement.” This actually made me feel SO much better about being such a slacker. Even though today felt so awful, I was able to get a few things done in regards to cleaning part of my house. That was really nice. But…..I just keep praying that I can accept my current situation and do what I can do help myself deal with it better emotionally, physically and spiritually. Today was harder to find that space of gratitude but when I get those few moments of peace, it makes it much easier.

I have been using digestive enzymes when I eat cooked foods. There is a book that was written called “Enzyme Nutrition” by Edward Howell. I read it years and years ago when I first went raw. It’s a great book but in it he talks about taking digestive enzymes when eating heavier foods and the benefits of just taking them on a regular basis. Ever since I got out of the hospital years ago, I have taken them and found they really helped. I think they have helped with my nausea a bit, which is AWESOME! This is a very informative book in regards to why someone might consider eating more raw foods.

I just wanted to thank everyone for all the prayers. I can tell they are really helping to keep my spirits up. It has been such a blessing to have so many AMAZING people in my life who care so much about me and my family. I am so grateful, from the bottom of my heart. I am sure I might be in a worse place without your LOVE!

I think I am done posting for today. I am sorry I don’t have more to post. Hopefully something will come to me soon but….my brain feels out of sorts and a bit slow lately.

Abundant peace,
Rachel