Back in the Saddle...

I love Mondays!

Today is day 8...

Gained three pounds back. Sat and Sunday were off my juice feast (Chinese and then Chinese again for lunch Sunday – leftovers.. AND a soft pretzel at the mall Sunday)..

Well I am back on today.. I am going to do 7 more days. Will come off onto Raw next Monday… will be actually 14 days (minus the two I came).. but 2 more than the 10 I orig. was going for.. to make up for it!

Feeling a bit slow today.. going to go on a walk this morning and take Suki (my Pug puppy) also.. have to start walking again LOTS, in order to be able to do some hiking in Sedona. Yeah!

Patrick and I went to the mall yesterday.. I bought the COOLEST faux suede light golden jacket and a beautiful silky knit fringed fall colors scarf.




I can’t wait to wear it..

Getting back on juice feast today..

I have slight tightness/fullness over my liver still and I am a bit fatigued this morning but I know the walk will help.

Here's to an excellent, productive week.

Well Holy Crap...

Hum...
Well last night I jumped face first into a pig out. (not just a little slip) last night.. I absolutely just totally came off my plan. No ifs, ands or buts.

I started eating around 6pm.. a Raw Larabar, then almonds, then a banana.. then it was a simple and simply awful pig out the rest of the night.

Patrick and I had dinner.. I of course suggested it. I mentioned Chinese and he was all in, he loves Chinese.




Maybe subconsciously I said Chinese because I knew he would not fight me on it (he really does normally try to encourage me). Either way I smooth pigged out.

I had half an order (huge) of Orange Beef. (that's right I ate meat for the first time in 6 weeks) An eggroll and two of his cream cheese won tons. AND 2/3 a pint of Half Baked ice cream.

I simply turned into the old me for the night. I ate without thought of what I was doing. It had been 6 weeks of Vegan and 6 days of my juicefeast. I just switched myself off and went on auto "food" pilot.

This morning I feel like I ate an insane amount of food.. Like I just went crazy and...




This morning, boy do I feel like total hell! Not just guilt wise, I physically feel like crap. My gut aches from shoving so much food in it. In reality it was NO where near as much as I used to eat in a dinner – I only ate half my Chinese meal but you KNOW how large those meals are.

I have this ache under both my breasts.. in the center of my being and also I feel extremely exhausted. I can’t believe I woke up this tired. I can’t stop yawning.

It’s a HUGE difference to how well I have been feeling in the mornings over the last month.. I really want to remember that. I guess it’s a learning experience, I just don’t need to eat like that ever again. It’s such a drastic change. I feel half charged, like I only have half my normal energy.

I feel slow and very fatigued and sort of mentally fogged AND I have tons of dried mucus on the insides of my nose. I have a feeling of fullness over my liver and I just feel sort of stunned.. sort of half there mentally. Foggy and slow and SERIOUSLY tranquilized. It sucks.

I know this is a journey and I am not going to kill myself with guilt, I do feel pretty shitty… physically and psychologically but hopefully I will be able to use this next time.

I am going to be right back on today.. actually I will probably fast as long as I can today. I certainly need to. I know logically that they say it takes quite a while to become a totally 100% Raw foodist and maybe I am not doing myself any favors by starting off with such a hard core move as a juice feast but it’s freaking only 10 damn days.. Come on!

I have even noticed that I am actually THINKING SLOWER! I am so tired and bogged down that my brain is even working slower.. I am feeling stunted and can’t seem to pull up my thoughts as quick as normal. It’s really an eye opener. I can’t stop yawning either.. It’s almost 8am and I am still half asleep.

I also have mild intestinal cramping and diarrhea. Man I can’t believe one jump into the “old” way I used to eat can so severely effect me.

Well I am right back on. I am being straight to myself about this and I am going to use this and REMEMBER next time I am so tempted with my old food desires.

Much is happening...

I actually came to Raw to lose weight.. that is happening PLUS so much more. My mind is really blown away by what I am reading about the Raw food movement.

I am discovering my compassion for the earth and for her animals. I have not had meat or dairy in over six weeks. (well except for one fall face first into my sister's addictive cheese dip! much ties to old comfort with this long time family tradition).

I have been constantly trying to Alkalize my body because I did Low Carb for so long and for me it was extremely Acid forming (studying this is what actually led me to Raw foods).

I was reading back in my blog this morning and I am down 23 pounds… that is actually pretty cool - most of the weight loss has been because of a Raw food diet.

I am SO excited to read that I can control my borderline diabetes with Raw foods (bought the 30 days raw DVD's and also the book by Dr. Cousins about controlling - he even uses the word "cure" your diabetes thru Raw foods).

I started Low Carb to help me with my sugar and junk carb cravings and because I had learned I was borderline diabetic. When I decide to do something I am all in. I don’t screw around.. I totally immerse myself in that way of life. I was militant most of the time.. It (LC) did help with the bread and sweets cravings.

I have been doing Vegetarian (mostly Raw Vegan) for about six weeks (started on July 16) (today I am on day six of my juice feast). I don’t have any cravings for any of the crap.. NOTHING (well except some good Raw solid food right now because of my liquid meals!) so this way of eating has taken care of that PLUS (and it’s a big plus) no taking tons of minerals and vitamins (and 5HT because of the depression the lack of Serotonin brought on because of the lack of carbs!) and no feeling so dragged down and constantly dehydrated! I used to put a huge glass of water in EVERY room of my house, first thing upon waking up each day, so that no matter where I was I would have a drink… I was THAT thirsty all the damned time.

I am so excited about what’s to come for me in my new Raw world .. I have been using the word Epic allot lately because this is how I feel… It’s Epic. It’s a monumental discovery for me.

Sweeeeet Saturday~

Alrighty! It's Day SIX!



I am over halfway there (if I decide on only 10 days.. we will see.. thinking about 14 days).

Last night was HARD but I made it ;-)

Down 10 pounds!!!

Wow 10 pounds in 5 days. I am so excited... I am not going to weigh again until Monday. I used to have Monday as my main weigh in day and it really helps to only weigh once a week AND planning weigh in's for Monday keeps me real thru the weekend. (most of the time ;-)

Feel VERY good and OH SO calm and relaxed this morning. I have this sort of "expanded consciousness" feeling. No!, without any use of mind altering plants! I just feel more in tune with everything. This is going to be a fantastic day, I can feel it. Good thing cuz Patrick and I have LOTS of work here at the house for the weekend!

I know this is it.. this is what is going to do it.. well I am going to do it WITH this way of eating. I am. It feels right. It's resonating with me.

I can’t wait to be the old (new) cute slim sexy moi.


Juice – supplements today:

Water with lime juice

TGIF

Well today is going to be a good day, I can feel it. I feel clear headed and my cramps are almost gone. It's day five of my juice feast. I am still counting it as day five even though I ate some raw fruit and tahini last night. I was having a very hard night. I don't think it slowed me down though really because my calories were still under 1200 and it was Raw (Tahini also) and I didn't gain any weight.

Wow.. I sold LOTS of gemstones overnight!!!!!!!!!!



(Check out My Gemstore sometime):

http://GemGourmet.etsy.com

and I am pretty busy this morning packing stuff up. It's nice as I am saving for our Vegas/Se dona trip late Oct. Thank you to all my wonderful customers!

Seriously, I don't want to work, all I want to do is READ others blogs and sites re: juice feasting and Raw foods forever. I have to force myself to get work done around the house. I know it's because I am still so new at it and have SO MUCH TO LEARN but I am frantic to learn as much as I can as quickly as I can. I can tell this is an Epic time in my life. Changes are a comin'!

Patrick got LOTS of good greens and also greens powder at the store yesterday so I will be juicing lots of greens today! I am shooting for a pound of greens a day and a good amount of celery.

We ended up not buying the MSM because I found out it contains sulfer and I am allergic to sulfer and the freaking bee pollen is crazy expensive so right now I am not using that either - Yet. Hopefully I will find some at a farmer's market or such that is local and not $15 for 6 ounces!

ALSO I didn’t have him get the hemp oil quite yet because I still have a brand new bottle of Carlson’s Finest fish oil for my EFA’s.. I know it’s not veggie but it was expensive and I am using it up first then I will get on with the hemp oil.

I am also adding in my beneficial bacteria every day starting yesterday.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

It’s 11:30 am and I just finished packing up 8 packages! Yeah GemGourmet is rockin!
I have to go to the post office, four of the packages are International (to the UK, Sweden, Switzerland and Italy!).. love the idea that my gems are going all over the world.

I really do miss making jewelry. I did it for almost 25 years. (if you want to check out my site sometime:


"Sea Swept Away" from my BeachBabe line.

http://carymartindesigns.com

I am doing so well with the GemGourmet store that I just don’t seem to have time to do much in the way of new jewelry designs. I do want to finish a couple pieces for myself though ; -)

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

I just made a huge liter of honeydew melon juice.. half of a large honeydew.. it’s fantastic! The most incredible honeydew I have had in a long time, it really does pay to eat fruit in their correct season. They are in perfect season right now.. I put it in my new WhydhamGreen bottle that Patrick brought us home from work.. they are cool..

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Wow.. I just realized it’s already 2pm and I have not had any more juice! I ran right thru lunch (had to go to the Post Office) and now it’s actually time for ANOTHER juice so I am two behind. I really need to be careful to not let myself get too hungry!

So I made my first green juice for the day..
A dandelion greens, spinach, green superfood powder, mango, honeydew melon juice and it is fair. I had to add 4 drops stevia because it was a little bitter. I will be able to drink it no problem.

I actually ended up pulling all the greens out of the bin from the back of the juicer, throwing them in the bullet with some water and then straining the liquid back in my drink.. I hate to waste all those greens.. the juicer just does NOT do a good job! I ordered a Vitamix last week. They are crazy expensive but I need it. Will be glad when it gets in.

Well it’s 4:30pm and I was really hungry for something sweet (will have my other green juice for dinner) so I made banana, pineapple and coconut water juice! OMG.. this is the best ever! I didn’t strain it but I am not worrying about it. I can’t get obsessive, I am not going to develop an all or nothing mentality about this cleanse. It’s important that I don’t get too militant with myself.


Hummmm… well its’ 5pm and I am getting that “spaced out” feeling everyone talks about when they are doing the juice feast and consume too much sugar from fruit. I am spacey and feel tired all of a sudden.

I will be SO GLAD when my vitamix comes in so I can make decent green juices.. it’s hard to do good ones with the juicer… it gets practically NO juice from the greens.. I guess in the mean time I will do what I did with lunch and do the greens in the bullet with water or maybe coconut water?

Boy I am REALLY STRUGGLING with wanting to eat solid food right now! I know it’s because of the time. (it is almost 7pm) and I have eaten a solid dinner for what…. 44 years now! I can understand I guess how this feels so foreign.

The first few days were easy because it was new and I was thrilled and excited.. I am still excited but the newness is wearing off and now I have to just DO THIS!

I can make myself a green drink when Patrick eats his dinner. I can do this.. I am NOT going to fall off and eat food like last night (banana, date and raw tahini last night).. I am back on, have done good all day and will make it thru the end of the day… I sure hope this gets easier!

Forgot my EFA oil AND my beneficial bacteria.. will have to take them NOW~

Had a decent poo today. (yes we raw foodies are into our poo’s!) I had not had one in two days.
I also have a huge pimplebump coming up on my chin… definitely detox as I hardly EVER get these.

Juice/supplements today:

1 large glass ice water w/ lime juice and stevia (used a whole lime).. this is nice this morning~
1 liter of honeydew melonjuice!
Liter of Green juice – dandelion greens, spinach, green superfood powder, mango, honeydew melon
1 T soaked goji berries (forgot to add them to the juice so I just ate them)
Banana, pineapple and coconut water (2 cups).. WOW amazing!
1 T Carlson’s fish oil (I know it’s not veggie but I have it in the fridge and need to finish it)
11 oz Passionfruit Coconut water
Hot spice tea (black tea) for dinner – Nice…

Ended up forgetting my beneficial bacteria.. have to start taking the oil and bacteria at lunch.

A Bit Better Today - Day 4 of my Juice Feast~

Wow.. Ok I have LOST 9 POUNDS IN THREE DAYS.

That is an absolute record. NEVER ever have I done that.. even when fasting. It’s incredible.

I wonder if I am drinking enough.
Feel so so this morning. Have cramps (period) and woke in the middle of the night with a sharp pain under my right breast. Pretty high up. I think too high for gall bladder. Not sure but it went away quickly.

Patrick is so sweet and good to me. He said he would go to WholeFoods for me today.. need more greens and fruit and a few other supplies for this Juice Feast protocol. I sort of started right out of the gate w/o knowing and having everything I needed. I am working on it though!

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~


Well it’s noon and I am having more Watermelon juice. It’s reallygood and I needed to finish off the watermelon.

I wanted to note that my MOOD is VERY good right now… Still have cramps but that’s expected as it’s only day 2 of my period. I made it thru yesterday and last night w/o drugs and will also today and tomorrow. I will be SO glad when my period is over and I feel the mood I do right now without cramps! It will be wonderful.

I really want to do this for a long period of time.
I just ordered bottles to put juice in if we are out and about (Sigg bottles)



A large one and small one for my juice and Patrick wanted the Yin/Yang one for water. (I love all three of these!)

and Patrick is going to get me some other stuff I need for the protocol of this juice feast (bee pollen and MSM and Hemp Seed oil).. from Whole Foods today. Yeah!

I could do this for over a month and come off the first week of Oct. and re-acclimate to raw and some vegan cooked before we go to Las Vegas.. (We are going to Vegas and Sedona for 9 nights leaving Oct. 24).

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
It’s 15 till 2 and I seem to be having some fullness (not really pain) in my liver area and I wonder how long it is going to be before my liver gets better.. I am going to do some enemas to help.. maybe coffee. Yes that's right I bought an enema bag.. crazy but true.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Well it’s 5pm and I am having a very nice banana, celery and kale juice. If you had told me a month ago I would like this I would have said you were bonkers. I was very hungry and wanted to just EAT several bananas but only took one teeny bite and blended and strained the rest.

I drank Almond milk today and I know it’s not really correct to do nuts on the juice fast as far as the correct protocol but for some reason my body was really craving it. I think maybe it’s because I had not had a good amount of protein (no greens yet for the day) and also maybe I was craving some fat. Patrick is picking up my Hemp oil (for essential fatty acids while on the feast) today thankfully. I need it and the bee pollen for sure.. I am also getting some greens powder to boost up my green juices and MSM (part of the protocol).

Ok I am REALLY, REALLY wanting to eat dinner. I am very hungry. Patrick is bringing home some more fruits and veggies for me.

Well it’s 7:30pm. I really let myself get too hungry and ended up falling off and eating solid food :-(

I had a banana with three dates and 2 large T Raw tahini… well there it is. I am owning it and putting it out there.

I am not beating myself up… getting right back on.


Juice today
Water with lime juice
Watermelon juice (breakfast)
Watermelon juice (lunch)
2 C Almond Milk (around 4pm)
Banana (2), celery (lots), Kale (1/2 #) juice (5pm)
Banana, dates and tahini.. (damn)

Uggg... Here Comes Detox!

Wow.. down 7 pounds lost in two days? That’s I think a lifetime record for me! I can’t believe that. AND even more incredible? I started my period this morning.. I am SURE I am up at least 2 pounds from my actual weight because I always am when I start..

I am so excited I can’t even begin to explain how I feel. So many words come to mind! I am frantic with wanting to read and learn it ALL right now! Raw is going to save my life.

Well how I ACTUALLY feel this morning is not good because I have serious cramps.. I was thinking I want to just deal with this month’s period pain.

I don’t want to take any drugs to slow down my detox.. I am very fortunate I can actually lay on my heating pad or take a hot bath in the middle of the day If I need to.. I am so truly very blessed, it’s amazing the life I have.

Thank you so much to my wonderful hubbie.. He takes such good care of me! He is the best thing that has ever happened to me.

Wow… I wonder where I will be at the end of this juice feast? I want to get to 199 NOW!~.. maybe I will just stay on this until then!

I am so excited I can’t stop thinking that maybe this is IT! Finally what is going to do it for me.

I really need to think on more ways to use greens and veggies and be careful to not do TOO many juices with lots of fruit (I think?).

Had pineapple green apple juice first thing.. Patrick liked it too.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

It’s 10:45 am and I am having some almond milk (almond breeze.. didn’t make it myself) my body really asked for it when I saw it in the fridge. I am sure homemade would be better but at least it's Organic.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Just ordered a new Raw cookbook:





www.rawhealingpatch.com

http://rawhealingpatch.com



Julie and Sarah have great videos on YouTube also!


http://youtube.com/user/RawHealingPatch

http://www.youtube.com/user/RawHealingPatch




~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

A little update on all my Gastro tests:

I had two ultrasounds, a upper endoscopy, an colonoscopy, a CT scan with barium and a small bowel follow thru with barium.

They were NOT ABLE TO FIND A THING except H Pylori (causes ulcers) and said I had a "few inflamed areas".. Nothing else.

I was told it's "probably just a case of bad irritable bowel"..

I ordered Dr. David Klein's book on healing Colitis and Crohns for myself and my sister Stacy (she has Crohns)



http://www.colitis-crohns.com

and am going to be reading that soon. In the mean time I KNOW that this Raw juice feast will help!

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
It’s 1:45 and I just got out of a hot Himalayan Pink Salt bath (Thanks for the salt stones mom!) and feel pretty good.

Cramps seem to be ramping up but the hot bath helped.

10 till 3pm.
I just got up for a very quick nap. I actually was only going to lay down on my heating pad for a few minutes to help my cramps but I fell asleep. It helped a bit. They are still there but better.

Still drinking my green lunch.

I have been listening to the “Soundscapes” channel today and it almost feels like I am at a Spa.

I was reading that if we don’t colon cleanse we can re-absorb some of our toxins back in. I guess I am going to have to freaking order an enema bag. Damn..

I also just ordered some intestinal drawing formula..


20 min. till 4..
I am not feeling well really, I have liver pain again and I am just fidgety and can’t get comfortable.. have cramps, seem hungry but don’t want to drink any more juice, tired..

Think I will go lay down and read a while.

It’s 5pm and I am feeling a bit better.. having some Mango, white peach and BANANA! JUICE
I decided I could do the banana by whirling it in my bullet and then straining it thru my sieve. It worked good and this juice is fabulous!

Juice today:

Pineapple and green apple first thing – YUM!!!
1.5 C Almond milk
Water with Lemon Verbena leaves (I am growing).
Lunch is a huge green juice - 1/2 pound of kale, 2 green apples, 2 cucumbers and 1/3 bag of celery.
It's actually one of my favorites so far. Just sweet enough. I love cucumber in these juices!
Mango, white peach, banana juice

Juicy Day TWO!!!

I lost 4.5 pounds overnight! Wow.. I know I was bloated because of all the crap we ate.. sunchips and diet pepsi and then tortillas and cheesedip and crap like that and THEN Sunday night Patrick and I went to Chili’s and had a three course meal.. with volcano cake for dessert.. I was for sure retaining water…. Came off Raw for two days.

Anyway this morning I felt a little exhausted.. had a very, very mild headache and overslept about a half hour but now I feel better.. not 100% for sure but better..

Made a HUGE glass of watermelon juice and have some left in the fridge and also gave some to Patrick..

Here’s to day two!

Well it’s 11:12 AM and I am officially having hunger pains for the first time.

I just made some licorice hot tea. Hope it will hold me for a while.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Well it is noon and I am definitely having some detox symptoms.



I have turned the AC up to 78deg and I still feel like I have the chills (a hot Epsom salt bath would be so nice right now!) and I have a slight headache and a little stuffiness in my head.

I need to drink more juice but they are not appealing to me right now.. I want more hot tea.

I think a walk in the AM tomorrow will be good.. I just went and got everything together so I can just do it. I need to get back to my 2.5 mile walks and Suki (my pug puppy!) needs walks more often too.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

12:10pm.
Had some more watermelon juice with the juice of one orange. .. *I remembered too late that you are not supposed to mix melon with anything.. but I am sure It’s ok this one time.


I am feeling very excited about what this might bring. I keep seeing myself doing this longer than 10 days.. maybe 30? I would love to do some serious cleansing and healing. I really want to help motivate Stacy and Mom too.

I feel some kind of transformative shift going on with me. I am ready for a serious metamorphosis!

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
12:45pm

I am really wanting steamy teas.. my sinus hurt and I just want to breathe the steam and drink hot teas.
I am sure tea can’t hurt.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

I enjoyed the steam from the tea but the tea (black English tea) felt very “drying” to me in my mouth and made me much more thirsty.. the tannins I guess.. I immediately wanted plain water.

Will have to have herbal tea next time I need something steamy.

It’s 1:45pm and I am actually really not hungry. It’s strange.. I do think that soon I should eat so that I don’t all of a sudden feel starved later today. Really trying to go with my body though.. I have a bit more of a headache now and still feel very tired.

Going out to lay in the sun and soak up some warmth.. might read, might just fall asleep, we will see.

2:30pm.

Well I laid out for a while and really worked up a nice detoxing sweat. I am for sure NOT cold anymore!

Having mild pain around my liver area. I am sure it’s GOOD.. detoxing my liver!!!!!!!!!!

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

It’s 3:15pm and I am having my lunch made a HUGE amount of garlic, beet, celery, tomato, green leaf lettuce, cucumber cilantro juice.. used a while head of green leaf lettuce and 3 med. Cloves of garlic.. it’s good. Very strong but good.

4:30pm..
still drinking this juice.. the first half was good now it’s getting a little too strong but I will finish it! I have a little watermelon/orange juice left for “dessert”..

I am not feeling great.. still achy and my sinus really is getting worse. For some reason this is always my first sign I am detoxing. I wonder why.

Made some more of my homemade "V8".. this time I used too much garlic! I used three cloves, you would think that just the juice from three cloves would not be to much but WOW it was strong.. I like garlic so I managed to drink it all but WOW!


Juices today:

-Water with lime juice
-Watermelon juice
-Licorice tea
-Watermelon juice with 1 orange juiced in it*
-HUGE amount of garlic, beet, celery, tomato, green leaf lettuce, cucumber cilantro juice.. used a while head of green leaf lettuce and 3 med. Cloves of garlic.. it’s good. Very strong but good
Watermelon with 1 more orange juiced in it
Muscadine and white peach juice for dinner

OH AND I ORDERED A VITAMIX TODAY!
NEXT IS A NEW DEHYDRATOR!

RAW JUICE FEAST...

Starting juice feast.


Patrick and I went to Stacy’s (my sis) this weekend. We took their boat out. I had such a hard time getting on and off that boat while in the water.

It was really yet another sad/scary/pissing me off eye opener.

It was too hard because I am so fat. It was humiliating. I wanted to cry. Then I wanted to smoke an entire pack of cigarettes (I didn't - I have quit).

Then later at the hotel I was looking at myself in the mirror and my legs are horrid. They have fat bulges and ripples and I swear an area on the back of one of my legs looks like it has this huge damned fat LEDGE looking area on it.

It really opened my eyes. I have not seen my legs truly as they actually ARE in a long time. I LOOK at myself often but I never really see. It pretty much sucks arse.

I have to do this. I have to remember once and for all what I really ACTUALLY look like and DO THIS! I always seem to have the opposite of people with anorexia when looking in the mirror. I look at myself and see a much skinnier me. Not my true reality.

But it's just not a true image. I don’t want to live the rest of my life this way. I feel like throwing things I am so pissed off.


I AM STARTING A 10 DAY JUICE FAST/FEAST. I AM GOING TO DO THIS. I AM GOING TO BECOME A RAW VEGAN. I AM NOT, NOT, NOT GOING TO LIVE THE REST OF MY FREAKING LIFE IN THIS FAT BODY!

THIS IS ENDING !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!NOW!

I am going to start with watermelon and apples today.






LATER IN THE DAY...


It’s 20 till 1on and I am hungry so I made some tomato, ginger, spinach, cucumber, carrot, celery, beet juice. It’s good.

Food Today:

1 ½ Cantaloupe
tomato, ginger, spinach, cucumber, carrot, celery beet juice
1 orange in water with ice
Watermelon juice
Apple, cucumber, spinach juice
For dinner I had beet green, carrot, tomato, ½ beet, celery, cucumber, ginger and jalapeno juice.. it was nice and warm and good.


Today around 1:45 I went outside with a glass of icewater with 1 orange squeezed in it and read for a while. I am pretty sleepy so I sort of dozed a bit .. was out there an hour.. I really enjoy just getting a little sun. It's very indulgent and makes me feel guilty to spend time on myself.. that's sad..

There is so much I need to do around the house.

AND LATER...

right now (10 till 4pm) I am having some watermelon juice, man it's good.

I am so stoked to do this. I have what it takes to do this I know I do. This is important to me. THIS IS IMPORTANT TO ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


I know it could get tough.. but I am going to do this. It is going to be a new beginning for me.



6:25pm..
I just made my fav. juice so far..
I used 1 pink lady apple, one green apple, half a bag of spinach and half a large cucumber.
It’s SO GOOD!

Making my V8 for dinner later.

Raw is coming along...

I am on day 5 of eating Raw Vegan and I feel very good finally.
I had 3 days of headache and just feeling like crap but I am much better now. I am sure it was a bit of Detox and from what I understand this will come and go as my body lets go of the years worth of built up toxins.

I have been doing about 80-80% raw foods. I have a bit of cooked food when I just really feel I have to have it (they say it helps to transition). For me I wanted to go 100% right off the bat but it's very hard.

I have had a serving of cooked brussel sprouts one day, SmartPop popcorn last night after dinner (watching a movie), and today around 5pm I had an Amy's Veggie pie.

Everything I HAVE had has been Vegan.. and most has been Raw Vegan.



I have been having fruit, all I want, until at least noon each day.. and usually further into the day as long as I can.

Patrick and I made Veggie Nori rolls with Avocado, carrot, bean sprouts, cucumber, zucchini and yellow squash. We rolled them up in the Nori, sliced them like sushi and ate them with pickled ginger and wasabi.. they were so good I have made these almost every day for a late lunch (around 3-4pm).

So far I have lost about 3 pounds. I am not weighing every day though.

I made the BEST Raw meal the other night..


Raw Pad Thai

This Pad Thai-inspired raw food salad is hearty enough to serve as an entree. the flavor really comes from the freshly chopped cilantro, so whatever you do, don't substitute the raw fresh cilantro for dried. It just won't be the same if you do! Try this raw food recipe for a delicious and nutritious raw foods Pad Thai salad.
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Ingredients:
 2 zucchinis, sliced into strips with a vegetable peeler (using a yellow squash and a zucchini)
 2 large handfuls of bean sprouts, approx 2 cups
 3/4 cup chopped nuts (use almonds or cashews)
 2 green onions sliced thin and long
 shredded carrot
 shredded cabbage
 1/2 cup fresh chopped cilantro
 juice from one lime
 1/4 tsp sea salt
 fresh cracked black pepper
 red chili pepper flakes

Preparation:
Toss all ingredients together in a bowl until well coated. Add a dash more salt if desired and enjoy!


Note..

For my cleanse I am doing the ginger, apple, spices and rice wine vinegar dressing:
Ginger, carrot, apple, celery, lime juice, tangerine oil, dark sesame oil (last), green onion.. whirled in blender.. add dk sesame oil and serve.

This is the breakdown of the dressing:
2” peeled ginger (nice chunk) chopped up as much as possible, 1 pink lady apple peeled and chopped, 1 med. Carrot peeled and grated, 1 med. Celery destringed and chopped, squeeze of lime juice, 3 drops tangerine oil, chopped green onion.

I cut the veggies all in fine julianne pieces and we ate the salad with chop stix.. it was FANTASTIC!

I can do this.

Today on the way home from picking up Suki (he was Neutered today :(

I instantly wanted a greasy hamburger! I couldn't believe it and I got PISSED at myself. It took allot of strength and I was glad I had to get Suki home and take care of him or I might have caved. Once I got my mind off it I was fine.

I had waited too long to eat and the craving came on quickly. I almost caved!

When we got home and I got Suki resting, I ate my Amy's meal. When I finished it I truly wanted more to eat but I made myself wait. Now I am fine.

Lesson learned:
Don't go too long without eating.