Solar Eating And Updates...
Peace.
Since my fast has been over… and you know I had plans for how I was going to eat…. I have kept like 50% of my resolutions. I want to get closer to 80%.
One resolution I have kept is the morning smoothie. A proper smoothie in the morning will keep hunger back and jumpstart the fruit/veggie requirement. Requirement isn’t quite the right word… but you get my point. Every morning I get 3 servings of produce in said smoothie. I don’t shoot for a lot of protein because I’m going to get that in the food. I think of what my body is needing and shoot for that in a smoothie. I am mostly concerned about my iron deficient anemia. I feel very strongly that if I can get my iron levels consistent I would feel stronger. Chronic anemia is a beyotch. And supplements is not how I want to control it. They constipate me and when poo finally does make it out… it itches. I don’t need any assistance constipating myself. It takes 24 hours for food to leave from mouth to behind. And that is just the way it is for me. But I am comparing Kapha self to my Pitta God. He can eat and poop it out an hour later.
The other thing I strive to do is clear up my skin. Since the weather is warming, my skin will get less symptomatic automatically. But when the high temps kick in, it will flare. Eczema is a cross I bear. And I have grown woman eczema. I’ve had it since I was 6 months old and I have tried everything. Treatments used to work for awhile, but now nothing works. And since diet is always the answer to any health issues… and eczema is sort of an auto immune problem… I’m a try to use food to heal. How? I’m not sure but I’m working on it. The more raw I eat, my body temp falls and I’m cooler. So that will allay the heat flare. But it drops my metabolism which is not good especially for me as a runner that can stand to lose a few pounds. Maybe it’s not the food causing the problems. Years ago I stopped wearing synthetic fibers. I take tepid showers to my disgust. I pre (EVOO) and post (castor) oil my showers. I use Tide free (I tried soap nuts…. No!) and bathe in black soap. I am at a loss with what else can be done.
Eating raw has been a BIG challenge. Not because I don’t’ know how to cook it (I have all the toys), but because the God must eat. I cannot cook without tasting. And if I’m tasting his food, then I’m not eating raw. I have been moderately successful by eating my meals without him raw (so that’s breakfast and lunch Monday-Thursday and sometimes Friday) and when we are together, cooked. That’s roughly 50/50 raw/cooked. I want more raw.
I have been good about not eating processed foods. My snacks are unprocessed; air popped popcorn, noritos, fruit, nuts, raisins, etc. And I’m satisfied with them. So that’s a positive. I have not been eating cheese like a fiend either. And I have been getting in a lot of water. 8 glasses of just by itself and then all the water that’s in the juices. I juice more. I juice every Tuesday because it’s a fast day and then a bit on the weekend. Cleaning the juicer is what holds me back. If y’all have a juicer you know what a pain in the ass it is to clean it. And it has to be done immediately or the fruit flies come. Once fruit flies come… they don’t leave.
I have been drinking kombucha… But I don’t feel any different. I still drink it. It’s tasty and has a shot of fermented alcohol.
The new challenge will be my “Sun Eating.” This has been marinating in my mind for a few years. Y’all know I’m a Ayurveda practitioner, right? Well I am. Longer than I have been a pescatarian. And with my dosha, I shouldn’t be eating a lot. I suppose that makes sense. I have a slow metabolism and put on weight easily. I’m supposed to have oily supple skin but…. Ayurveda speaks that digestion is tied to the sun. Start off slowly, and as the sun gets stronger (noon) that’s when we should eat the strongest meal then taper off.
So my challenge staring today April 1st (Not an April fools Day joke) is to eat with the sun. Eat small in the morning, big in the afternoon and lite in the evening. And from dusk to dawn not eat at all. Like a reverse Ramadan. I will do this for April. But I will use this month to consider doing this forever. Especially since the days are lengthening. Come November, I’ll probably be pissed. Here is the fly in the ointment… when the weather is over cast, I will eat less. If it rains I will juice more. As above, so below.
I feel VERY strongly that we are disconnect from the planet and the heavens. I embody the Earth, therefore my connection to it needs to be one based on Understanding and mutual respect. Yes mutual. The Earth needs me/humans to care for her and be mindful of our predilections. And I need her to provide me with food clothing and shelter. It’s a symbiotic relationship. And heavenwise, the Sun afflicts the Earth in seasons. So there is a season for everything under said sun. Ayurveda gives more info on seasonal changes as well. We eat differently in summer than winter than spring/fall. And a annual cleansing or clearing away of stagnant energy.
I have been going back and forth with this solar eating and working the kinks out so that it’s simple and makes sense. I’m not one to act willy nilly.
So in conclusion…. Solar Eating, more raw, and figuring out this eczema thing before it gets hot.
Peace.
Since my fast has been over… and you know I had plans for how I was going to eat…. I have kept like 50% of my resolutions. I want to get closer to 80%.
One resolution I have kept is the morning smoothie. A proper smoothie in the morning will keep hunger back and jumpstart the fruit/veggie requirement. Requirement isn’t quite the right word… but you get my point. Every morning I get 3 servings of produce in said smoothie. I don’t shoot for a lot of protein because I’m going to get that in the food. I think of what my body is needing and shoot for that in a smoothie. I am mostly concerned about my iron deficient anemia. I feel very strongly that if I can get my iron levels consistent I would feel stronger. Chronic anemia is a beyotch. And supplements is not how I want to control it. They constipate me and when poo finally does make it out… it itches. I don’t need any assistance constipating myself. It takes 24 hours for food to leave from mouth to behind. And that is just the way it is for me. But I am comparing Kapha self to my Pitta God. He can eat and poop it out an hour later.
The other thing I strive to do is clear up my skin. Since the weather is warming, my skin will get less symptomatic automatically. But when the high temps kick in, it will flare. Eczema is a cross I bear. And I have grown woman eczema. I’ve had it since I was 6 months old and I have tried everything. Treatments used to work for awhile, but now nothing works. And since diet is always the answer to any health issues… and eczema is sort of an auto immune problem… I’m a try to use food to heal. How? I’m not sure but I’m working on it. The more raw I eat, my body temp falls and I’m cooler. So that will allay the heat flare. But it drops my metabolism which is not good especially for me as a runner that can stand to lose a few pounds. Maybe it’s not the food causing the problems. Years ago I stopped wearing synthetic fibers. I take tepid showers to my disgust. I pre (EVOO) and post (castor) oil my showers. I use Tide free (I tried soap nuts…. No!) and bathe in black soap. I am at a loss with what else can be done.
Eating raw has been a BIG challenge. Not because I don’t’ know how to cook it (I have all the toys), but because the God must eat. I cannot cook without tasting. And if I’m tasting his food, then I’m not eating raw. I have been moderately successful by eating my meals without him raw (so that’s breakfast and lunch Monday-Thursday and sometimes Friday) and when we are together, cooked. That’s roughly 50/50 raw/cooked. I want more raw.
I have been good about not eating processed foods. My snacks are unprocessed; air popped popcorn, noritos, fruit, nuts, raisins, etc. And I’m satisfied with them. So that’s a positive. I have not been eating cheese like a fiend either. And I have been getting in a lot of water. 8 glasses of just by itself and then all the water that’s in the juices. I juice more. I juice every Tuesday because it’s a fast day and then a bit on the weekend. Cleaning the juicer is what holds me back. If y’all have a juicer you know what a pain in the ass it is to clean it. And it has to be done immediately or the fruit flies come. Once fruit flies come… they don’t leave.
I have been drinking kombucha… But I don’t feel any different. I still drink it. It’s tasty and has a shot of fermented alcohol.
The new challenge will be my “Sun Eating.” This has been marinating in my mind for a few years. Y’all know I’m a Ayurveda practitioner, right? Well I am. Longer than I have been a pescatarian. And with my dosha, I shouldn’t be eating a lot. I suppose that makes sense. I have a slow metabolism and put on weight easily. I’m supposed to have oily supple skin but…. Ayurveda speaks that digestion is tied to the sun. Start off slowly, and as the sun gets stronger (noon) that’s when we should eat the strongest meal then taper off.
So my challenge staring today April 1st (Not an April fools Day joke) is to eat with the sun. Eat small in the morning, big in the afternoon and lite in the evening. And from dusk to dawn not eat at all. Like a reverse Ramadan. I will do this for April. But I will use this month to consider doing this forever. Especially since the days are lengthening. Come November, I’ll probably be pissed. Here is the fly in the ointment… when the weather is over cast, I will eat less. If it rains I will juice more. As above, so below.
I feel VERY strongly that we are disconnect from the planet and the heavens. I embody the Earth, therefore my connection to it needs to be one based on Understanding and mutual respect. Yes mutual. The Earth needs me/humans to care for her and be mindful of our predilections. And I need her to provide me with food clothing and shelter. It’s a symbiotic relationship. And heavenwise, the Sun afflicts the Earth in seasons. So there is a season for everything under said sun. Ayurveda gives more info on seasonal changes as well. We eat differently in summer than winter than spring/fall. And a annual cleansing or clearing away of stagnant energy.
I have been going back and forth with this solar eating and working the kinks out so that it’s simple and makes sense. I’m not one to act willy nilly.
So in conclusion…. Solar Eating, more raw, and figuring out this eczema thing before it gets hot.
Peace.
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