Saturday, February 2, 2008

Blogging On!

Okay...so it has been awhile since I've posted. My apologies. Thanks to an encouraging email from a daily reader and diehard fan (thanks, Mom), I've decided to press on...

As I mentioned in my last post, I was considering starting my juice fast last week to detox from the previous week's outings (I've been such a social butterfly lately ;)

CANCEL THAT!
I've decided to put it on hold until a least late February-for a few reasons.

First off, many of last week's social engagements are leading up to a grand finale-a friend's wedding in Key West, FL, on February 16th. I suspect there will be plenty of dancing, drinking, seafood, and sunshine to come down from upon my return. Hence my decision to hold off on fasting for just a few weeks longer. Second, things are humming along just fine with the raw foods. I'm not in any hurry to go and muck things up with a hardcore detox diet. My skin is shaping up (I have had the occasional odd breakout, and as bizarre as it sounds, my eyes are bluer and the whites-well, whiter. I thought this was just my imagination until my husband commented on it without my prompting. I'm also firming up from 40-60 minutes of Tae Bo and my daily walks with the dog. All in all, I have been feeling great and really getting into the raw foods, exercise and meditation. This is about total lifestyle transformation, not instant gratification, so I'm fine taking things slow and steady.

Daily Food Logs

I've decided that I'm going to start blogging my daily meals-if not daily, then I'll catch up every couple of days. This will give me a good chance to keep track of what is working and what isn't, and for those interested (Mom?), it will give them a peek into what it's like to eat 80-90% raw. I look forward to any and all suggestions from those more in-the-know.

Today's Yummies

* = NOT RAW

Meal 1
1 cup Chai Tea
12 oz Green Juice
Ingredients: 4 stalks celery, 4 carrots, 1 head romaine lettuce, 1 large beet, 1/2 jalapeno, 1 cup red and green kale, 1 cup dandelion greens, 1 cup mustard greens, 1 zucchini, 1/2 avocado, 2 small pieces of ginger.

Snack
1 Ezekiel 4:9 sprouted grain tortilla with 1 ounce of raw cheddar (YUM!!!! I'm not sure I could never go raw vegan, I just LOVE raw cheese SO much!!)

Meal 2-Soup & Salad
3 cups spinach
2 Tbsp Newman's Caesar dressing (admittedly, a weakness)*
1 boca chicken patty*
Small handful of raw walnuts
1 Tbsp of ground flax seed
2 ounces alfalfa sprouts
2 Tbsp Miso broth (Mellow White variety) with several heaping spoonfuls of veggie pulp left over from this morning's juicing and a bit of chopped red onion added in (!!!)

Meal 3
Fruit Juice
Ingredients: 1/2 Pineapple, 12 blackberries
1 banana

Other:
2 quarts water plus 8 oz of water with 2 tsp of Living Green powder
Caribou Hot Chocolate (I was on the shore of Lake Superior watching people (crazy people) take the polar plunge (jump in 32 degree water in their skivvies) to raise money for Special Olympics). I was cold (relatively speaking, of course :)

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