DAY 57 -- HIGH CARB/LOW FAT RAW ORGANIC VEGAN - 80/10/10 CRON-O-METER

I can say this was my "day of reckoning" with finances.  When I was given the bad news I received from my dear doctor/friend/811rv mentor/naturopath back in October I had to get through the shock of it all.  It took about 2 weeks.  Then I had to listen to some different game plans and come up with a program to get my weight and body fat down and my health the way it should be. 

This is my 2nd time at raw vegan.  Last time was in the '90's and I turned my doc and his wife onto the path of 811rv and then some.  He thought since I saved their lives he would do the same with me.  I fell not only off the wagon, but off the entire mountain of health because of lack of support.  I was ridiculed actually, by co-workers, family and friends.  There was no Internet support, nothing!  It is a crucial element to success.  This is why I have my mentoring business and why it is a success.  Not only do I guide SAD eaters to a healthier alternative and hopefully to raw, but I also guide them through their own self-sabotage programing, which everyone has, and daily give them support and guidance.

After I took the flying leap, with his daily support, back to raw--overnight!--I did it 110%!  I threw out everything that wasn't raw organic real 100% FOOD.  I gave away many usable items, cleaned out my kitchen of all cooking pots, pans, etc., and replaced everything, including stocking my refrigerators (yes 2!) with real food.  I started with green smoothies and went like a jet plane from there.  I never have any second thoughts of what I did and I'm 100% grateful of the way things happened. 

The only problem I had with doing the above was cash flow in my cleaning business.  I was so sick that I let things deteriorate and stay that way until I got my health back.  Now that I'm healthy I have built my business back up to a strong level and it will get even stronger in the next 6 weeks after vacations are over and children go back to school.  Right now I'm stable with the flow of my business but I do like a cushion. 

During this time I was recuperating I lived on credit to a large degree.  I have plenty!  This weekend I took a good look at my indebtedness and started the road back to credit card debt freedom.  This isn't the only time I've had this happen.  I've been debt free once in the last few years and close to the goal just before I got so sick.  Illness is far more costly than organic produce!  And, I wasn't hospitalized! 

I worked all yesterday and a good portion of this morning on this project.  I can say that I feel much better after looking at this mess I got myself in.  I should be out of credit card debt in 24 months.  I know me well enough that when I put my mind to something 100% it turns out better than expected and resolution comes much quicker.

Being credit card debt free is part 1 of a 3 part overall plan of action.  Part 2 is saving enough money to physically relocate back to my heart's choice of Sacramento.  Part 3 is a nest egg to live on for 3 months during which time I am setting up my 2 businesses on that end.  I'll be moving in August and that is a great time to start a cleaning business.  I'll be bringing my mentoring students with me via weekly Skype sessions and daily phone calls.  I'll replace them on that end ASAP when one is through my program.

Yesterday I ate very little because I was so focused.  I had to eat a larger meal at dinner to compensate. LOL  This morning I am the same and need to finish this blog and eat my lunch.

I had watermelon; a mono-meal of 9 nectarines (858grms) I HATE MONO MEALS!  unless it is melons!; 2 cups of Fettucinni-Alfredo on spinach with asparagus, orange cherry tomatoes (YUMMM), and alfalfa sprouts; 4 cups of Banana-Cranberry smoothie; 10 dates; Avocado, tomatoe, lentil salad. 

My Cron-o-meter stats: 2270 calories; 84.5carbs/9.9fat/5.6protein; water:4189.3grms; fiber:75.2grms;sodium: 231.5mgs.

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