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…)

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!

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…..

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….