First Day at Work - incorporating more RAW

So it's my first day at work while trying to eat mostly raw, and it's the longest day of the week (11 hours). I brought in 6 fruits and a bag of chopped vegetables.

NOT ENOUGH!

I'm still having trouble getting through all of my veggies. It's like it takes more energy to eat these things than they are providing to me. It makes sense. This whole bag of veggies is probably only like 150 calories (tops), and even though these things are really tasty, it's hard to get them down. I need (read want) some kind of dressing to go on these. There's not enough fat in them.

Really, what this tells me is that I was eating way too much fat every day before I started this challenge. I was fooling myself into thinking I was eating healthy just because I was making things at home. I actually gave in today and had a cinnamon roll. What I really wanted was a turkey sandwhich, but I didn't have one here with me. The alternative would have been to go to the hospital cafeteria, and we all know that's not really a good option. Actually, in hindsight, it would have been the better choice because I could have gotten some hummus or a packet of salad dressing, but instead of that I ate a gross, stale, baked cinnamon roll. By the time I couldn't stand it anymore, the cafeteria was already closed.

I know tomorrow, I'll be bringing a sandwhich in addition to my fruit and vegetables so this doesn't happen again.

I am feeling physically kindof weird. One minute, I'm ready to go jogging down the hallway, and then the next minute, I'm ready to take a nap. This is just really weird, but I'm glad I haven't gotten any migranes.

If you're considering going raw, or incorporating more raw foods into your diet, preparation is fundamental! 6 oranges or bananas is not going to hold you over for an 11 hour day at work.

Tomorrow at work, we're having a "healthy lunch". I'm really disappointed in what other people are bringing to this shindig. Diet soda? Really? Come on people, we need to get a little more creative with this! It's a journey to a better life! You can't get there by eating diet foods, you have to change your bad habits into good habits. You don't need soda! Drink some natural juice, or tea or coffee even. Something that's not made in a chemestry lab.

For dinner tonight, I'm making chili. It's super nutritious and has a LOT of vegetables in it. It's not vegan though, or low fat (it's way lower fat than restaurant chili) or anything special like that. (Yes it is, it's Alton Brown's slow cooker chili recipe from his show "Good Eats" I love that show). It's delicious, and I'm looking forward to having a bowl of it for dinner tonight, and then I'll follow that up by finally cutting up that papaya I got a few days ago, and having a tasty fruity dessert.

Like always, if you'd like to leave me some advice, ideas, or would like to ask me a question or anything, just comment below and I'll do my best to answer.