In March 2006 my mother read a book on how what we eat is the source of most diseases and problems that we may have. She immediately encouraged me to read the book. This book lead me to another book and to another book and to another book which led me to raw food. I immediately wanted to start raw but I was constantly unsatisfied. A raw food website led me to WAI and I read the entire book in about 2 days. I started wai about June 2006 but I did not do things correctly and I cheated a lot. Every weekend I would give myself a break for being so good the entire week and I would ruin everything.
Every single Sunday I would beat myself up and feel horrible like bloated, unmotivated, sad, depressed (this was from friday, saturday and sunday of breaking the Wai diet). EVery single monday I would start again on wai and my thursday I was loving myself. I would be so proud of myself and then the weekend would come again....my boyfriend would invite to eat at his house with his family...or friends...and then truth I didnt want to be the ODD one eating only fruit. I did NOT want to be the WEIRD one....and the only one not eating yummy food. Part of the reason I could not keep on the diet in front of other people is because my acne was ugly (pimples on my cheeks) and so I felt like I couldn’t defend the diet because I still had pimples. I did not want people to think I was crazy or silly for trying this diet. This kept happening...and I would get stricter...but ALWAYS some "SPECIAL OCCASION" would arise...and I was back on cooked food. I got better...but the cycle continued.
THEN....30 DAYS AGO I decided ENOUGH WAS ENOUGH. I wanted to give myself a chance. I made a decision that I was going to try the Wai diet for at least a year. I wanted to give this diet a REAL chance. Not just 2 months or 3 months ,but AT LEAST one year. I realized that change can sometimes be slow, especially when it comes to cellulite!!! Well, one day I made the decision that I don’t care what people think of my fruit diet. I KNOW that people would have to get used to me. I KNOW that people around me will adapt. I KNOW that eventually they will see how good I look and I am feeling, and they will want to try the diet themselves. So on that day 30 days ago I opened an email account just for the WAI diet. Meaning EVERY SINGLE day I log into my email account (waiforlife@yahoo.com) and I write the date and what day of my WAI diet. EVERY SINGLE DAY (even 2-3 times a day) I type in my experiences and my hardships and the changes I’ve witnessed. This email is very private so I can write down ANYTHING I am feeling about my experience on WAI. ALSO on the palm of my hand EVERY SINGLE DAY I write down what day of the diet it is for me. For example, on day 5 of the diet I just write a medium sized 5 on the palm of my hand. When ever I feel down about the diet or I feel like I am going to give in to cooked food, I just looked at my palm and at the hard work I’ve done. I AM SO PROUD to say that on my palm today there is a 30. My face looks freaken awesome!!!!! I’ve been on 100% WAI for 30 days and I know it doesn’t seem like much but for me it’s a breakthrough. Its been hard. Sometimes when I go out to eat with my parents or friends or boyfriend I’ve had to pretend to eat stuff. Like I’ll order some pasta dish but with a side of mixed fruit plate and then ill eat the fruit but just move the pasta around as if I’m eating it. I know this sounds lame, but it’s what I’ve had to do. Because I am slowly letting people know about WAI. I only tell people that I know can handle it.
For me change has come slowly BUT its worth every single minute of it. I know this change is real and I know I put a lot of hard work and effort into it. Now on day 30 I feel good about eating this way and I feel like it’s a habit now. It’s so natural for me now. At the beginning it took A LOT OF discipline. A LOT. Discipline that I didn’t know I could have. I am still going to write down the numbers on my hand and write myself an email everyday. I will do this for at least one to two years. I am very happy to be able to share this experience with you guys.
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Like we say in Colombia "me hago la boba" meaning I just play dumb sometimes when it comes to visiting other people's houses and eating their food. When there is a crowd of people, no one will really notice you not eating their food. I dont know but YOU GOTTA DO WHAT YOU GOTTA DO for your health and your happiness.