Fell of the wagon yesterday - advice please

[shooting star]

I'm new to raw and I fell off the wagon yesterday. I really craved hot food. I think I am eating enough and I am eating my greens. Can you look over what I had and see if you spot anything missing?

Monday - Wednesday
Breakfast
3-4 pieces of fruit for breakfast once I get to work. Eaten between 8am and 11am. e.g. 2 apples and a banana or 1 apple and a load of cherries.

Lunch
Homemade salad: I included handfuls of raw kale or other green leaves, grated veg like carrots or beetroot, sticks of celery and other veg e.g. chopped peppers.
I had 1 calorie-dense item - e.g 1 avocado or little burgers made from left-over nut-milk pulp or seeds.
Plus dressing - eg hemp pesto or olive oil

4pm
Monday and Tuesday I had 'Nakd' bars which are shop-bought raw chewy bars made with raw oats and fruit.
On Wednesday I had a green drink made with dried green powder, water and lemon juice

Dinner
Another salad - I tried to include different veg and dressings from lunchtime for variety and another high-density item - e.g. both Monday and Tuesday I had a big bowl of macadamia nut cream.

On Thursday I fell of the raw wagon as I was craving hot food. I had a bacon sandwich for breakfast even though I had fruit in my bag and I had a salad from the work canteen which was only 50% raw. In the evening after my dinner, I had a portion of chips from a chip-shop! (fries to many of you guys).

I'm back on today so not worried - I'm not going to give myself a hard time or anything. I just wondered if there was something I was missing that would help. I found the hot food very comforting which is something I don't get from salad!

[Zella Juice]

Leafy Green Smoothies. They helped me get over the hump. I would prolly not be raw yet...if it wasn't for Green Smoothies.

[Bingo24]

Mix it up more - make some of Alissa's Spaghetti and Fettucine - zucchini and yellow squash peeled in slices with either the cream sauce or marina. These taste a little funny to begin, but good after you get used to them.

[Veganforlife]

Pick yourself up, brush yourself off and start all over again, but yes, incorporate GS's into your daily diet. Amazing food!!! Filling, fast, and fun!

[~liz~]

I agree with Vegan 4 life. If at first you don't succeed, pick yourself and do it again. I've had to do it several times.
Just a question, how did you feel after having cooked food?
Every time I've eaten cooked since going raw, I feel so bloated and awful. I've gone out to dinner with some friends and decided to eat cooked and even though we were eating vegan, I felt bloated and lethargic while they were all springy and fine. It is amazing how this makes you feel once you have cleaned out your system. And the cleansing comes relatively quick. So quick you don't even realize it.

Anyway, you have the tools. Put them back to use.
You can do it.

Cheers,

[SparklePlenty]

One thing that I've found that helps with the desire for warm food is rawnola.

I buy "Berry Good Cereal" from www.lydiasorganics.com and "Very Berry Muesli" from Glaser Farms (found it at Wild Oats). I mix them together in a zip lock baggie, serve myself about 1/3 c in a bowl with chopped strawbs, banana, pecans, dates, etc., and almond milk and let it sit at room temp for a bit. It is the perfect combination of warmish, substantial, chewy and satisfying.

When I am rooting around for something to eat and don't know what, this does the trick.

HTH

[Sunshine9]

I think you diet looks great, if you're feeling good. Stick with it, and have faith in yourself. It takes a little time for the body and intention to completely align, so just keep on your path.

[Vegan Princess]

Do you have a dehydrator? If so, it's ok to warm your food up in there so it's not cold...that can make a difference in satisfying the urge for something hot. I also agree that some of the heavier recipes might help. I for one am ADDICTED to pizza right now. I make it with the calzone recipe for the crust. I'd take my raw pizza over real pizza any day. Hang in there. Progress not perfection!

Cindy

[shooting star]

thanks for all the advice and support

I don't have a dehydrator. I'd never heard of them until finding out about raw. They are not a common item in the uk.

I was thinking about buying one, then I heard that Alissa has one coming out so I might wait until then. Alternatively I have thought about making one.


I have thought about making more smoothies too. I'm not sure when I would fit them in. I leave the house at 7.15 in the morning and don't get back till 6.30 some nights and we are not allowed to bring electical equipment to work. If I had smoothie when I get in, I wouldn't eat my dinner! I'll have to think of a workaround.

[Sactown]

FYI: From Victoria Boutenko, Green for Life book:

Storage of Green Smoothies
While fresh is always best, green smoothies will keep in cool temperatures for up to three days, which can be handy at work and while traveling.

[jerseygirl1969]

If you crave warm foods, put them in the dehydrator. Or with raw soup, just heat your bowl. you'll get a warm feeling from it. Juliano recommends adding hot chiles to the food. this will trick your mind into thinking it is eating hot food.