Hooray, I passed my first month by averaging 77% raw! Now, you might be asking what would happen if I did not? I thought about that and concluded that an old psychology trick might do the trick: if my monthly total averages less than 75%, I have to send $25 to the NRA!! Gaaah!
Then I recanted. See, for that punishment to work, you have to actually DO IT, and I just won't give such a paranoid organization one penny of my cash. True, the incentive to avoid screwing up is stronger, but I feel I am low enough on finances at this point that sending a $25 donation to anyone, in addition to what I already chose to give, will hurt a little bit. So why not send it to an organization that is helping to promote the health of all beings? So if I miss the mark, that is what will happen. $25 goes to a health organization, and I'll take suggestions as to the best one.
This weekend was so busy that I was still in that rather nice place of not needing food too much. We were fortunate enough to have another lecture by Dr. Tel-Oren here in my city -- that was the raw-related event I'd worked to promote. Sadly for me, it was the same time as my beloved cadaver lab, so I missed most of it, but got the gist as well as a nice visit. And on my "free" Sunday, I splurged and took myself to see Tao: the Martial Art of Drumming, an exciting taiko drum group from Japan; man, my bones are still humming! So much inspiration, from seeing blood vessel damage in a deceased person to young artists with the capacity to memorize two hours of complicated rhythmic routines, could only result in the desire to eat raw.
Since we also got the benefit of an impromptu workshop by Dr. Tel-Oren about serious detoxing tomorrow, of course I want to feel 'clean' and light ("No need to detox here, nope, not a problem, no need to change MY habits, nosireebob!"), and so will enjoy what is becoming a daily green smoothy. While I am surrounded by fun and educational activities, it is easier to enjoy raw foods; I am starting to notice slight changes in my sense of taste at last. I am more sensitive to salt, and even a blah smoothy tastes pretty good. I am not certain that this is a good time to get into a whole three month detox program, since the point of this year is to examine what it is like for a common person to eat high raw (and that level of work is not exactly common). But having the info to put into the hopper of my mind will also help steer me when my food-crazed keel gets blown off course, and will be available to share with my clients, and can help me remember what are the worst things that should be avoided.
And besides, Dr. T is sort of cute -- go see him when he comes to a location near you! : )