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Ok so this is my first day on the Wai Diet. I have eaten:

• 2 oranges and a handful of cashew nuts.

• Handful of sun dried apricots and cashew nuts.

• Fruit Salad (oranges, pineapple and cantaloupe (muskmelon) and small bowl of tomatoes/cucumber drenched in cold pressed extra virgin olive oil. I did intend to have avocado in it which is more filling to me but they are not ripe ? Tomorrow though!

• 2 Bananas and handful of cashew nuts

• Handful of sun dried apricots and cashew nuts

• More fruit salad and cashew nuts.

• I did have some water during the day – not much though.

And I am just about to have some freshly squeezed orange juice with an egg yolk (my body is used to egg yolk already but I am going to start with 1 egg yolk and build up to more during these few weeks). I intend to then finish the evening with more fruit salad.

UPDATE: I had more fruit salad as stated and also had a banana. The juice I had with egg yolk was fantastic - nothing beats freshly squeezed juice!

This isn’t going to be a typical day for me – well the fruit salad will be, but I won’t be eating cashews all day I will be relying more so on an avocado salad (because I love avocado and it keeps me full for longer). I must admit I was less prepared for my first day than initially thought, so will be off to get some more nuts other than cashews!

I did have a slight headache today and am not sure if that is because I am not used to having such a diet. I know that things get tough before you reap the rewards.

Overall I have had a good day. I have eaten when I have felt hungry (to see if you are hungry or just craving Wai suggests asking yourself whether you want to eat fruit – if not then it is most likely just a craving) and have had no cravings for cooked foods so far.

So I was thinking it was about time I cleared up my diet, especially as I have decided to embark on a marathon this year and especially because I am a mother and am breastfeeding. Seems a little late to be starting, but when I say clean up I mean try this raw diet malarkey. I already have cut out dairy (which upset my bub anyway) and feel a lot better for it. I had strolled across a diet called the Wai Diet long ago. It was first a free acne book, but the diet to me made sense and it was more natural than our current societal diet of rubbish and fast food. I also incorporated a lot of it – eating raw egg yolk, and making sure I ate fruit with fat etc, but when I turned pregnant my diet dramatically changed and I was eating a LOT more. Now that everything is settled I want to try this diet again. I want my bub, when he starts eating to eat properly – to consume lots of fruit and raw food and be healthy and vibrant. I want to lead by example as well, so now is the most appropriate time to properly do so before it is his feeding time.

I do wish I could have done this before I was pregnant, but life works in erratic ways and one can not always been in the desired state they want to be for things.

So for those who have never heard of this diet, here are some quotations from the website (Wai Says):

“The Wai Diet is about eating raw, natural, easy to digest foods, excluding all cooked foods and foods that naturally contain high levels of anti-nutrients or (plant-) hormones”.

“The basic principle of the Wai Diet is to give the body what it needs, and to avoid that which is harmful to it. The diet will provide us with all the necessary macronutrients (carbohydrates, fats, protein) and micronutrients (vitamins, minerals and trace elements) we need”.

The Wai Diet basically consists of:

• fruits (raw, can also be juiced or (sun-dried)
• olive oil
• raw egg yolk
• raw fish

Optional:
• nuts
• other oils
• raw meat (not advocated)
• sugar
• other

I shall be eating lots of fruits, olive oil, and raw egg yolk. I shall be documenting my progress daily and shall be starting this diet tomorrow. I shall be doing it for 30 days initially to see how this diet is for me.

For more information on this diet you should read the free book. It is a long read but is back up by scientific research. The forum is also a helpful place to learn about this diet if you are interested.

I would also like to note that I am not doing the strict diet - which is the Acne Diet. This requires you to be strict for the first 2 weeks and then to introduce ‘munchfoods’ to see which flare up your acne. I am not doing this, I am following the free book which is packed full of information on food/energy etc and is extremely informative in so many areas. It is a little more flexible and in the second week you can start having munch food (if you want) each day.