Slow learner...

I am going to call myself out... yep sure am!!! I am a creature of habit, and a slow learner when it comes to weight loss. Or maybe I should give myself a little credit and say 'slow changer'. Because over the years I have learned a lot and know a lot about weight loss. Its just whether I choose to do it and for how long... story of my life really. I have yo yo ed with weight loss probably since 6th grade, sad I know. This time around I am hell bent on it sticking. I am not looking for a diet plan. But a lifestyle plan. I want to change the way I eat and stay changed. This all going along with my RAW way of eating. I have been doing lots of research and I mostly find that as long as you are eating 75% raw, you will reap the amazing benefits that it provides. I think part of the reason that appeals to me, is that anytime I have limited myself to one way of eating, I end up failing. I get bored. At this point I am not willing to give up meat 100%, do I eat a ton of it? No. But to say I am never going to again would defeat the purpose of a balanced lifestyle, one of options, I don't know about you, but for me I need a day every so often that I spurge and have cafe rio, or that huge piece of chocolate cake, tho in reality ice cream is my downfall. The more and more that I look into this new way of eating, the more I find that there are alternatives to my favorite foods that are healthy. After trying the green smoothie which had chard and Spirulina. Two things I have never tried before and loved it. I still can't remember how to spell that crazy S word and have to look it up every time. But it is a form of algae. I know that the more and more I get into this the better and better I am going to feel. I have decided that the best way for me to do this is to a little slower pace. Do all of my breakfasts raw, with as much lunch as I can, once comfortable, always have those two raw, and then start slowly incorporating dinner to all raw too, with a few meals a week having "cheat foods" like cafe rio or whatever it is. I work at Zupas as most of you know, and their salads are pretty good for this anyways, so I know I will continue to eat there anyways, their food is amazingly fresh and will always be yummy! Their soups is another item that I would never be able to give up! Its too good!! So bottom line, I am taking things one step at a time, so that I am learning every little inch of this new lifestyle, I want to do it right, so that it will become part of me, I want it to be second nature, be known as that crazy girl who eats raw, makes her own almond milk, her own food, maybe ill start groaning my own sprouts. But hey I will be skinny and healthy and feel fantastic!!