Raw Challenge

Well… last night I had cooked black beans. I really was going to have just a salad, then we had to change our restuarant location at the last minute. We ended up going to a Mexican restaurant and their salad selections sucked! So.. I gave in to cooked food. Sorry.

Today has been good though. I had a smoothie for breakfast. I bought strawberries and they were terrible. — Just a side note. They were only red on the outside, inside they were white. What a let down! — Anyhow…

I am proud of us. I think we should stick together and keep up with raw. I do not think I can do it exclusively. I think 3-4 cooked meals a week is my goal. I have felt good and lost 9lbs since Monday. I would be stupid not to make this my weight lose plan.

I am looking forward to a big fat cooked meal…. (blushing…)

Day 5 we made it!!!

Down a total of 5lbs since Monday. Woo hoo! I’m going to have a green smoothie today but I’m going to juice some carrots and turip greens, lemon and an apple and add it to my smoothie of bok choy, parsley, blueberries and bananas. I’ll update later on how it tasted.

Breakfast drink was pretty good I’ve discovered I do not like Turnip greens but I vowed to finish them and they are now gone! Smoothie really filled me up.

For lunch I’m having a salad of avacado, tomato, red onion, garlic, sea salt, drizzled with evoo. Its very good. I’m behind on my water drinking so I am carrying two water bottles around the house with me so I drink them.

Today I got up before Anjali!! Holy smokes… that has to be a record. I was dressed, with some make-up… checked my email, through some diapers in the wash, and fed my dog before the princess woke up. That was a great start to my day!!

I felt totally pumped this morning. I had a green smoothie for breakfast before I headed to playgroup. At playgroup, I did not have one bite of the goodies the hostess had prepared. They did not even some appealing. I had 5 glasses of water instead.

Anjali is now down for a nap and I think I need some lunch.

Oh yeah.. tonight is my mom’s night out. We are going to this super awesome restaurant too….. decisions.. decisions….

For lunch, I am having bruschetta over an avacado. YUMMY!

Woke up and it was cloudy out and only 78 degrees! So I grabbed the kids and we went for a walk, felt great to get my exercise in first thing in the morning and for it not to be 105 out! Came back and had a green smoothie..still drinking it. A bowl of crunchy cereal sounds really good. I am not sure where this new found will power has come from.

Mentally I’m feeling good for the first time in years I’m finally taking charge of my health and it feels good.

Well for lunch I copied Leah and also had bruschetta over and avacado. It was very good. I’m still feeling good, trying to get my house cleaned up a bit. I have no clue what is for dinner… any ideas?

For dinner I just couldn’t have any more veggies. So I had a smoothie with mango, strawberries, banana, 1 tab hemp seeds and 1/2 cup of water and lots of ice cubes. It was sooooooooooooo good. Filled me up.

So far I have not been to productive. I had a green smoothie and a few almonds for breakfast. I have not even had a glass of water. I did take a shower though.. so I should get points for that one.

It is 8pm already… I was out running errands for about 3 hours today. I just feel so tired and so weak. I have only eaten a handful of almonds. The thought of eating is making me sick.

I did get to bed late last night and woke up with Anjali twice, so maybe that is part of the reason. I am making myself drink water… but nothing else sounds good. Not even my favorite.. Indian food. Ugh… I think it will be an early night for me…..

Its a good morning. I felt pretty tired as I was waking up but now that I’m awake I feel full of energy. I’ve lost 3lbs but I’m sure its all water weight….although I’ve been working out for 2 weeks now and the scale hasn’t budged so maybe this raw-challenge is what my body needed to start letting go of some pounds.

I’m going to have a green smoothie for breakfast.

Green smoothie for breakfast really filled me up! I just made a huge salad for lunch and as I was making it I snacked on veggies so I’m not that hungry so I’m going to wait until I’m hungry to eat it. With my luck both kids will be awake and I won’t be able to

I’m feeling really good today. No strong cravings other than water. Yesterday tuna casserole leftovers sounded so good today the thought of it almost turns my stomach.

Salad for lunch was very filling.

Dinner I had some avocado wraps again. Very good. I am surprised at my will power I made chicken stir fry for dinner for Ken and Hayden..and while the chicken only kind of sounded good the stir fried veggies looked delicious I kept thinking with tofu they would be excellent.

For my dessert I had some raw almonds, cashews and peanuts and a banana. Feeling a little nausious after the banana.

Today I was pretty tired and actually felt weak!  This is by far much harder than I thought it would be for me.  Yesterday seemed easier as far as cravings….  Today I am craving everything!  Meat especially.  I think it’s because I just recently started to taper off my meat intake so my body is in total shock!  I have lost 4 pounds but I really think it’s because I’m drinking lots of water and it’s flushing me out.

I had a green smoothie for breakfast which was very filling….. Then we went to the grocery store and that was hard b/c it was around lunch time and I was hungry!!! When we got home, I made some fresh guacamole with jimaca fries to dip with and I was stuffed! Later on that day I had a banana cut up with lemon juice and it hit the spot. I had bought some almond butter today so that was a huge life saver for dinner! I have a headache now but I think it’s sinuses.

I was so tired this morning, I actually blew off school! That’s so terrible! I’m still convinced that quitting meat, dairy, & hot meals all at once is harder than those of you that were already vegetarians, so I’m going to downshift & only go 80% raw for now. Like I said at EM, this isn’t just a 5 day challenge for me, I’m not going back to ‘anything goes’ when this is over, because it’s not going to end for me. I at least want to drastically limit meat & dairy while adding massive amounts of fresh fruits & veggies to my diet. When Matt had bbq’d steak last night, I was good & didn’t have any, but I did allow myself some grilled mushrooms with cheese & a few pretzles. I think I’ll be having all raw all day & then have something cooked (although uber-healthy) for dinner. This just feels like the right route for me to take, you know?

I’m doing great with the water… I easily killed off a full gallon of purified water yesterday by myself & I think that’s a really important step in cleansing my body. Anyway, Sedona’s hungry, so I’m off to get her some cereal & myself a banana.

I woke up this morning more rested than I would have thought, since I only got 5 hours of sleep. I had a little bit of a headache within waking up for about 20 minutes. It was right in my left temple.

For breaskfast I had oatmeal again. This time no apples. I just used maple syrup, raisins and cinnamon. It seemed more like real oatmeal. I think the apples with the skins were a little too raw for oatmeal.

I am feeling good. I do not have any cravings really.

It is now 3pm, and it is overcast and raining cats and dogs…. Ugh.. I want a hot bowl of soup.

I took a 2 hour nap while Anjali was napping. It is a gross day. It is raining and windy. It is a good snuggle on the couch and watch a movie day. Of course, as I type that it reminds me that popcorn would be nice….

For lunch I had a roll up in a mustard green leaf. It had avacado, sun dried tomato, red onion, basil leaves, hemp seed and my dressing from last night. It was pretty tasty. (which is Anjali’s favorite new word)

Now for a snack I had a glass of green smoothie. Those things are so filling!!

It is almost 9pm, and I have not really had dinner. I had the green smoothie earlier and it has kept me full. I had a snack of a banana and some almonds.

I full thirsty today. Like I can not drink enough water….

Woke up very tired, my daugther has been having some rough nights. She’s 4 months and maybe she is teething.

Started feeling really hungry so I made a green smoothie of: Kale, Parsley, Turnip greens, hemp seeds, bananas and blueberries. My 2 year old is enjoying it as well. I think this will hit the spot. It did yesterday.

Not having any cravings, didn’t really have any yesterday other than a warm meal sounded nice. And I was tempted as I made dinner for my husband and son to sneak a bite of cheese as I was grating it. But I resisted and feel good about that.

Lunch time..was feeling pretty good not feeling ravished until I heated up some leftover egg and cheese casserole for Haydens lunch. I *almost* took a bite, but I didn’t. Again this is showing me how much I usually stick in my mouth while getting his food.

So for lunch I juiced: kale, turnip greens, parsley, carrots, 3/4 of an apple, slice of lemon and a piece of bok choy, it was good. And I had a salad of mixed greens, brocolli, alfafa sprouts, tomatoes, red onion I mixed raw honey and tahni together add a spash of evoo and some lemon. Very good. Feeling pretty satisfied. Still craving some of that casserole, cheese is a huge weakness for me.  

Its 3pm. Needing a snack I think I’ll have some fruit a nectarine and cantelope sound good. It was about this time yesterday that I felt a crash coming on. And since Ken will be home soon and eating a warm meal I better have some food in my tummy before I deal with having to prep myself a bunch of veggies.

Well I snacked on cantelope, a nectarine and a plum. My two year old helped. Dinner was avocodo, tomatoes, jalepeno pepper, lime juice, garlic, green onion and alfalfa sprouts wrapped in romaine lettuce and cabbage.

I was still hungry so I took Hayden swimming. Felt fine until I sat down to watch TV, I usually snack at night. So I made a mango, strawberry and blueberry smoothie…so yummy. But then an hour later felt hungry so I ate a larabar. It was good but then I felt bad for eating it although its “raw” I had hoped to have some more will power.

Today was definetely harder. Lets hope tomorrow is easier.