Woke up this morning feeling fine. Got out of bed like I usually do. I went and brushed my teeth and came back to weigh in. I had dropped 1 pound since Day 1, which was nothing to worry about since my weight usually fluctuates. This morning I ate my breakfast pretty slowly. It consisted of all fruit. I still wasn’t hungry.
Breakfast
I usually have a bigger appetite in the mornings. Today was different. I still felt satisfied so I did not want to force myself to eat.
- organic golden green apples (211g)
- mango (154g)
What I love about eating the fruit is that I immediately perk up after I eat it. It’s like a battery being recharged. I feel it within a couple of minutes of eating the fruit. I drank coffee in college and I can safely say the differences between eating fruit and drinking coffee are black and white. The fruit gives you a clean energy burn and there is no jittery feeling. Also there is no sudden drop in energy. Coffee works for a couple of hours to wake you up, but then it causes a crash in your energy levels. When the coffee wears off, it’s like falling off a cliff.
I was talking to a couple of wise guys today and they told me that doesn’t happen to them because when they feel the crash coming they just have more coffee. Don’t they realize that’s not healthy in the long run? There goes a few more months off the ol’ life span. 
Lunch
Today, I just prepared some simple finger foods and a soup. I was excited about the soup and ate it kind of slowly. It taste bland even though I had added strawberries. As I was eating it, I kept resisting the urge to flavor it with spices. It was around the time I finished the soup that I also started getting an extreme craving for meat. I decided I would eat everything, figuring that if I got full the craving for meat would subside.
Good plan, but my stomach was not amused. I ate everything I had prepared, but I still wanted to eat cooked meat. When my stomach saw me resisting, it decided to hijack my brain. My stomach must have rewired some neurons because within a few minutes I started seeing images of steaks, veal, and lamb chops.
The cravings were so strong I almost hopped in my car and drove to the store to get a steak. It kind of shook me up because usually I’m able to control myself pretty well, but in this case I started to have doubts. I didn’t think I could continue the diet if those feelings didn’t go away. I read that you can quell cravings for cooked food by eating more leafy green vegetables. I didn’t have enough time left to prepare a green smoothie, so I just drank more water. I figured that would provide a temporary fix. It did. It also made me feel bloated and I had to make more trips to the bathroom. At least it got my mind off the meat. Take that stomach!
- blueberries (166g)
- organic ruby-red grapefruit (387g)
- onions (73g)
- avocado (192g)
- organic baby carrots (83g)
- raw soup: avocado (92g), tomato (95g), strawberries (73g) 1 T fresh lemon juice, ½ cup water
- glass of water
Great lunch, but the raw food soup could use some work. I kind of pushed through it, but I did not think it tasted that great. You might want to avoid this particular recipe if you decide to try out a raw food diet experiment.
About an hour after lunch, I felt like a fog was developing around my brain. I started to feel mentally tired, much like when you don’t get enough sleep. My processing time was slowing down. This wasn’t extreme, but I definitely noticed some changes in how fast I was doing work. Physically I felt fine, much like I did on my standard diet.
Dinner
I really hope this is part of the detox, but I felt more mental fog set in after dinner, the fog was thicker. I spaced out a couple of times when trying to organize some books on a bookshelf and placed a couple in the wrong place. I also wanted to finish a couple of projects and I needed to generate ideas, but it was as if my brain had shut down. The creative part was definitely not functioning. In the evening while at the gym, I became physically tired, which was kind of a surprise. I did not expect that to happen for a few more days.
- blueberries (163g)
- green seedless grapes (238g)
- organic oranges (240g)
- strawberries (240g)
- bananas (190g)
- pecans (95g)
Looking over the list, I really need to buy more organic food. I don’t usually see a huge difference in taste, but I know organic is grown naturally and harmful chemicals are avoided. I need to be buying more organic raw foods because I don’t want to ingest any waxes, fertilizers, etc. Just something for me to think about in the future.
Vitals
Weight: I dropped 1 lb from Day 1, to 188 lbs today. I am not too concerned because I usually fluctuate between 1-2 lbs throughout the week. Sometimes I am up 2 lbs and sometimes I’m down 2 lbs.
Body Temperature: My temperature today was 97.9 °F. This is a little lower than Day 1, but I would not say it’s a significant drop.
pH levels: The pH level today was still 6.75, which means I’m still on the acidic side, so I’m assuming there’s still some gunk in my system from my standard diet affecting this.
Blood Pressure: Systolic pressure today was 130 which still puts me in the pre-hypertension range. The diastolic was 69. I hope this goes lower in the future. It’s telling me I need to do more cardio, which I can’t say I like to do too much.
Endurance: I felt a little more winded while running the mile today, it wasn’t severe but I noticed something was off and I completed the mile a little more fatigued than usual.
Strength: I still lifted my normal weight at the gym, but was more tired after each set, I was struggling more and more with each set and my break time in-between sets went up.
Cognitive Capacity: At the beginning of the day I was fine and within my normal realm, but as the day progressed I felt like a fog had enveloped my brain. It felt like I was in a smoky room and I couldn’t see things clearly or I would think of something, but it would be slower than usual. The processing time had gone way up.
