I have been 100% raw for 8 days now, not that it matters because I do not want to focus on the # days as I plan to be raw for a long period of time. I can not help but obsess over my body to the point where it is all that is on my mind. I am so much bigger than I want to be and it is really uncomfortable. I can feel all the fat resting on me and it is driving me crazy. I just want it gone!! It makes me feel clausterphobic... I thought being raw would really help get rid of it fast but that is not the case. I am not giving up because I love eating like this and I know I am doing what is best for my body. I might have to reduce the amount of nuts/avocado that I eat until I do start to shed some pounds and then I can be more slack once I reach my goal (my ideal weight would be 110 pounds). Anyways, over the weekend, I made a corn salad that was AMAZING- I mixed raw corn with peppers, onions, red cabbage, tomatoes and avocado and I put it on a bed of parsley- the dressing was a red wine vinegar with olive oil, garlic, cayenne, lemon and honey. It was soooo good and filling. I am likely going to make my "pasta" dish made with Zuchini and raw tomato sauce tomorrow. It has been unbearably hot here- in the house at the moment it is 89 degrees, I am sweating like crazy at the moment! When it is so hot, I am less motivated to be inthe kitchen but at least I do not have to cook...

Today I went to the gym and ran for 45 minutes at 6.0 with intervals of 6.6, then I did the cross trainer for 20 minutes. I may avoid weight for now as I just want to first focus on weight loss. I will experiment and see what works.