January's Challenge - Going Raw

I picked eating raw for January because I thought it was fitting after all the indulgence over the holidays. What a great way to kick of the New Year!

Ever since I read Michael Pollan's, In Defense of Food I really wanted to make a conscious effort to eat more "real" food and add more fruits and vegetables to my diet. I thought why not take that a step further, completely immerse myself and just go raw. I've done a week long raw diet before and found it really helpful to detox or clean my palate. Consuming nothing but raw foods really helped rid my body of cravings that I was finding hard to do otherwise. It'll be interesting to see what 30 days looks like. The first few days are the roughest, but a third of way through I get the hang of it and then it's smooth sailing.

I'm a picky eater so I looked into several raw food plans and tried to come up with a system that works for me while still ensuring that I get all of the nutrients my body needs.

I'm on Day 2 and so far so good.

One of the rules I am applying to this challenge and all of the 30 day challenges is that I will not impose my challenge on others (although there are some my husband has willingly (and happily) agreed to participate in). I will also allow for special occasion exceptions. This month brings special occasions mid month so while I'll stick to the spirit of raw foods, I will allow for exceptions. Some may call it cheating, I'm calling it living.