keeping it real...

I wanted to talk about some things that happen when you start living a healthier lifestyle, so a couple weeks ago I talked about eating raw foods and I have been really successful in eating this way, but with changing into this lifestyle comes the detoxing phase...this can also happen for those trying to cut out sugar, or even for those trying to eat more whole foods and less processed foods, so what exactly are the symptoms? They range from person to person and everyone can react differently. For me I feel tired on some days or I get head aches, even muscle soreness, sometimes even feel like I have the flu coming on, or you might feel super hungry at times, other emotions can come out as well, people can become angry and not know why or feel depressed or just emotional altogether, these are all natural signs of detoxification this can be worst for others depending on how you transition into your new plan....i know I have talked with my friend Laura whom is the person I decided to do this challenge with in the first place, she hasn't had the same symptoms as me partly because she had been eating some raw foods and vegan food prior to going full raw where as I ate alot of cooked ok lets face it basically all cooked foods to jumping full force into raw, now granted I cooked only whole foods I still didn't get the nutrients I am from raw so my body still is trying to even itself out and heal from past damage I had done years ago.... I do want to add that I have not felt these symptoms everyday, there are some days I feel the most amazing I have ever felt and others I feel just ok and then a couple of days I felt lets just say like crap and that is today...while this sucks and feels like a good reason to give up, I am not going to stop because I know the benefits in the end will out weigh these crappy few days here and there....anyways I just wanted to share and as my title says keep it real.....