The next Thing

Since my 8 day fast back in May, I've been playing around with one-day fasts for the past couple of weeks. My daughter Bobby even joined me a couple of weeks ago. Just liquids from dinner time Monday till dinner time Tuesday. Missed this week, and am putting a different kind of plan together, way different.

If you know me, you know I'm a flexitarian, which is a clever way of saying I'm a wanna-be vegetarian. I'm also a tree hugger. But you can find meat (i.e. animal flesh) on my plate with the slightest excuse, particulary social situations with family and friends. Next thing you know, I'm having a sausage-egg-mcmuffin for breakfast on my way to work. Yikes.

Since my longer fast in May, I've been amazed at how much food I eat, and how full I get, and how fat I am, I'm amazed! So, I've been thinking lately about making a run for something that requires a bit more of a committment from myself. Like say, 1-month strict vegetarian, followed by 1-month strict vegan, followed by 1-month raw-atarian. OK, I made up the raw-atarian. I had been thinking about mono-style fasts, where say, for a week you eat only apples or some single fruit, and stumbled across this raw-food idea. I like it. There's plenty about it on the web. I liked this guy's reporting/take on it. He's got several posts on his blog on the subject.

Here's what I'm gonna do.

First month starts tomorrow.

For all 3 months, use common sense and don't push myself beyond reasonable.

For all 3 months, no meat.

For all 3 months, only two alcoholic drinks per day, and believe me, they're gonna be huge!

For all 3 months, exercise at least 1 hour 6 days per week.

For all 3 months, no refined flours (chips, etc.) or sugars.

For the first 2 months, eat only whole-grain breads, if any.

For the first month, start clearing out the cabinets and fridge of foods that won't make it through all three months (perishables, frozen veggie burgers, any fresh/frozen foods that will need to be cooked to be eaten).

For the second month, continue, but give up any cheese, dairy, egg/milk-based stuff. I will still wear my leather belt and shoes, but I won't buy any leather during this time.

This gives me two months to put together the plan for Month 3, where I will be eating only raw foods (mostly fruits, nuts and veggies). More To Come (MTC)... Watch out for Future Bob!