Weight: 166 lbs (from 170lbs)
Symptoms: Headaches. Pain in my right eyeball. Nausea. Green semen.
Today was by far the worst so far. As I’m writing this I feel like my head is about to explode. I don’t know if it’s the cold coming back or if my body is giving me some attitude, but either way I just swallowed an IB Profin and swigged the Nyquil bottle. Anywho, here’s what I ate today:
BREAKFAST:
- I had the left over juice from dinner last night.
LUNCH:
- I packed some snow peas, a bag of trail mix, an orange, a pear, a banana, sea weed salad, and an OJ. However, I never got to the orange.
Fruit Placement Not Planned
DINNER:
Dinner was different tonight. As we wrapped filming, Shay thought he would take me to a local Raw restuarant. I agreed and we ended up at a place called Rawvolution in Santa Monica. It was a welcomed change. Shay had previously visited the eatery and recommended the Zuccini Pasta with marinara sauce. He ordered the same but had them do half alfredo half marinara. It arrived looking like a real plate of pasta. And while it was a cold dish, it tasted great. I was in flavor country. Unfortunately, I was feeling sick and only ate a few bites. The pasta which resembled a fettuccini noodle, tasted great. I could tell it wasn’t the real deal but when you’ve been eating celery and carrots for 4 days, I didn’t care much. I also managed to try a bean-less hummus dip that was also delicious. I ended up boxing the pasta and ordering a to-go hummus platter for Nicki.
Zucchini Pasta w/Marinara sauce
The atmosphere was very beatnik and laid back. There happened to be a band playing some…well…I don’t know what it was but if someone were to have taken a bong rip during their set, I don’t think anyone would have noticed. It was that type of crowd. Which is cool, if that’s your vibe. Next time I’ll probably get the food to go. But definitely somewhere I’d visit again. They have a diverse selection of tacos, burgers, salads, and pastas–all raw. Definitely recommend going there if you’re in the area.
Hopefully I feel better in the morning, I’m to big of a pussy to feel like this all day tomorrow too. See you in Day 5.
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I should get on this diet
You have wayyy more self control than I do… I wouldn’t make it through minute 4, let alone day 4. good luck!
Dude, I wish I had the ability to do that I only lasted one day. Maybe I’ll start over tomorrow… We’ll good luck to you and I hope your headache goes away.
how did they serve raw hamburgers? lol
@Matt
It is not a hamburger per say but a veggie burger that is not cooked.
Holy crap. I seriously need to join the band wagon. Stay strong!
You are doing fantastic, i’m on day 14 today and am doing this along with Shay. The headaches were the worst but it does get better and once they are gone you feel really really good. stick with it there are other benefits besides the weight loss, my skin and hair look so much better and i have far more energy than before. well done and i hope the headaches go soon i think mine went about day4/5
Wow Kassem, way to go with sticking with the diet. I had a lot of headaches too at first when I started doing it. I think it was a combination of caffeine headaches (I did used to drink a lot of soda), and your body getting used to a massive change of diet. It will go away after your body gets used to your new meal plan. Thanks for posting the blogs, makes all of us doing this diet feel as if we’re not alone!
You might get worse side effects from Nyquil and other drugs.
Stay on the diet though
Day four was the WORST day for me. I never got headaches. however, I was STARVING! If i dont eat something every 3-4 hours… or 2-3 hours, I get pretty hungry. Remember, the first 7 days are the worst! So after day 7, you should feel accomplished!!! Reward yourself!!! (but don’t cheat!)
You are showing classic detox symptoms. The headache is probably from no caffeine. That stuff is a poisonous addictive drug. Our gut flora adjusts to what we feed it. You are starving out the stuff that grows on meat, sugar, and crap. It is rioting and demanding to be fed, and will make you pay through nausious pains, etc. (This flora also causes cancer, so starve it out) Soon the veggie flora will build and take control. Check out the raw food sites – they know way more than I do.
Hang in there. I am 61 years old and have been half raw for only 6 months now. Friends and family are raving at my skin and hair, and the weight loss, and the energy, etc. etc. And health. Old people talk illness and surgeries. Not me. Good luck. Health and blessings.
How do you get raw burgers? Is it made from some kind of blended bean? I am going on this diet the day after thanksgiving. to kickstart my weightloss but more to detox and feel better. I know its gotta be better for me than friggin 2-3 fast food meals a day. Plus i could lose 20 lbs
Great Job Kassem
Sharing your diet with us Kassem? Seriously?
Try the NetiPot! Goofiest thing ever, but I used to get the same headaches for days at a time, then I started doing the NetiPot before I went to bed every night and I haven’t had one since!
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