Today has been ok as well. Last night though I went out to get some more nuts and a ripe avocado only for my boyfriend to decide he wanted to eat lots of ridiculous treats. Luckily it didn’t bother me too much and well shouldn’t really after only one day. He has a bloody cheek though!

This reminded me though that I wanted to make a point of something. My fruit and vegetables generally come from the local market, if not there then I will get organic but I tend to stray for supermarkets. I have, however, purchased my eggs from there and organic ones too. I am not sure currently where I could them. In the future, if this diet works out for me I will probably look into box schemes to get my fruit – organic and locally grown then and I could potentially get wholesale prices, especially as I love juice and well it takes a lot of oranges to make a litre of juice!

Anyway today I have eaten:

• 2 oranges, fruit salad (oranges, pineapples and cantaloupe (muskmelon).

• 2 bananas, fruit salad and salad consisting of red onions, lettuce, avocado, tomatoes, cucumbers and olive oil

• 2 bananas and cashew nuts.

• Grapes and more salad

• A little bit of water

• Banana, orange and handful of cashew nuts

• A little bit of water

• About to have some more fruit and salad

To be honest when I look at this list it really looks like I don’t eat enough but I put my daily intake into the nutrient calculator including what I am about to eat and have found I am only low in zinc and b12. I expected the b12 because I am increasing the egg yolk – tomorrow I shall have 2 egg yolks so this should boost this up and the zinc. So I am quite impressed so far, even though it is only 2 days. I am impressed because I am listening to my body quite well – this might be harder when cravings kick in, but I am getting what I need – which is much better than my old diet.

Apart from when I was pregnant, I have always had a big problem eating enough, so to know that I am on this diet is really good (in fact I am over energy intake!). Of course I was intitially worried how this diet would affect my bub while he feeds, but I know he is getting everything he needs and he is fine. I am still worried about what to digress when I reach week 2, but in the long run I know this will be beneficial for him when he is on solids.

Anyway so far things are ok and it is good to know I am eating appropriately.

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.