no nuts,dehydrated food, dried fruit, etc for september

[samariah]

I'm thinking that the reason im not seeing as many benefits and changes as i would like to is because i had been eating anything i wanted to as long as it was raw. I have seen some benefits like less pimples, softer skin, less tired, more calm/motivated, etc but i feel like i could be experiencing a lot more. Today i ate all fresh fruit and fresh salads w/ avocado, alfalfa sprouts and other fresh veggies. For my salad dressing i use and LOVE fresh made salsa. the only fat i had was a few tsp of extra virgin cold pressed coconut oil. eating this way, i dont feel weighed down, i feel more vibrant or something. i mean, i loove the treats i make like raw fudge, raw cookies, etc or dried fruit and almond butter but i usually over eat those things way too much. I think it will be an exciting experiment to cut them out for september and see what happens. i was thinking of cutting out fruit but i think im gonna keep the fruit and target the culprit behind why i haven't been feeling as good lately. i plan on eating nuts, dried fruit, etc in the future but hopefully this can teach me to make those minimal treats instead of the majority of my calories.

[Shell]

Hey Samariah! You read my mind....I'm trying the exact same thing for September. I've been eating waaay too much of the dried fruits and nuts, and I find that when I get my fat from things like avocado or a little olive oil, I feel much lighter and just overall healthier. If you want to, maybe we could do it together.....you know, reporting on how it's going, and keeping eachother company in this endeavor! Anyway, let me know if you want to do that....I always find it helpful when I can talk to someone going through the same thing as I am!

[Riiiya]

exactly my plan! well i don't worry so much about dried fruits..well because i just don't buy them (i KNOW i'll overeat) and i've learned my lesson with nuts (OVEREATING again), so i'm eliminating them from September...:)

[Nurse in the Raw]

I have been wanting to do this too. We could do a September challenge and report how we all feel through the experiment and at the end of September. Some one will have to make a list of all the fats. Anyone game?

[samariah]

Yes, lets do this! By list of fats, do you mean the fats we will eat? For fats I plan on just avocados and extra virgin cold pressed coconut oil.

[Riiiya]

yeess let's do that :D
but then i assume NO dried fruit will be included? i would still want to have my dried figs in smoothies.. but since it's like 1 or 2 a day (every other day) i guess it wouldn't be too bad.:confused:

[britaniefaith]

heeey Samariah and Shell! can I join in with you on this!? I as well want to try to eat no nuts, dried fruits or too much fat because I haven't been noticing as many positive results as I'd like.

We could all check in with eachother, etc.

[britaniefaith]

- Avocado
- Coconut Oil
- Flaxseeds
- Tahini (I like to have 1 tablespoon a day mixed in with my sea veggies, its sooo good!)

[SmilingRawDancer]

I wanna join!
Fats I'll allow:
Coconut (whole, baby, I'll MAYBE do the oil.)
Avocado
maybe flaxseed oil if I find myself in need of a salad but without any avocado :)

Sounds good. What about green powders? Technically those are dehydrated...lol

[samariah]

hey this is cool to have a mini support system. ive been doing all fresh fruits and veggies, and little bit of coconut oil and avocado for the past two days and all ready i feel a big difference physically and mentally. all i ate today actually was fruit and coconut oil bc thats all i was hungry for. im just listening to my body i guess! its nice.

[SmilingRawDancer]

I had almond butter today, so today was already out by the time I found this thread...but I'm in :)

[samariah]

lol well its not september yet but im just easing to this ahead of time. im pretty excited actually. :)

[Shell]

Yay! We have a mini-challenge! I've done this before, and I felt a million times better when I cut out nuts. They're just too much of a temptation for me to even buy! So, the fats I plan on consuming are: avocado, olive oil (only in dressing, and even then, not much of it), POSSIBLY coconut butter, actually, probably coconut butter 'cause it's mmm mmm good, and I can actually control myself with it!:D This is going to be an excellent compliment to the September 30 day challenge.....I'm pumped, ladies!

[Riiiya]

This is a great mini-challenge, i'm definitely in. And so many people seem to notice more improvements without nuts (i think)

I'll allow these fats-
avocado
olive oil and raw olives
Coconut
and some sunflower seeds (i put some on salads and i never overeat since they don't taste all that great raw!)
oh! and cacao nibs (don't eat many at all, just add them here and there)

I don't think i'll exclude dried figs- i don't eat much at all, just one in a smoothie (i don't have raw honey and the agave nectar i bought last time was...suspicious- i'm not sure how real it is) - i hope it's not a crime :o

[dreamrawalwz]

I'd like to join in as well. I was doing it, but slipped up for a few weeks and felt bad. I have started back this way again, but I think I'll need the support to stay that way.

[samariah]

im also excluding agave nectar, cocoa powder, flaxseed. i just remembered i have like some almond flour and other things still left over. should i use them up tomorrow before september or keep with what im doing? i dont like wasting things so i dont know.

yay so we have six people together on this. great!

[britaniefaith]

just wondering... do seeds count as nuts?? because I like to have pumpkin seeds in my salad, I never over-due it on them and find they help fill me up so I am going to allow a serving of them in my salads.

I cant wait to start!!! september is soon. woohoo

[britaniefaith]

im also excluding agave nectar, cocoa powder, flaxseed. i just remembered i have like some almond flour and other things still left over. should i use them up tomorrow before september or keep with what im doing? i dont like wasting things so i dont know.

yay so we have six people together on this. great!

use it up!! I would anyway, lol thats what im doing... i have some trail mix that I bought from whole foods and also some raw cookies that im just going to eat until september 1st because I spent too much money to just waste all of it.. so im having some fun until its time to start! lol

[tinystrawberry]

hey guys - i'd like to join you
i'm doing only green smoothies until September 6th
and then i'm going to just to greens and fruit
fats i'm including:
avocado

I can tell that September will be a good month for all of us!!! :D

[Nurse in the Raw]

Okay.....I am only eating avocado's a couple times a week and young coconuts on a daily basis in my smoothies. I don't really like the taste of coconut oil. All other fats are out for me.

This will be fun. I figure if we can have a mini challenge of some sort every month for the rest of our lives, we might just make it!! Just kidding.

[samariah]

I think im gonna use some of my left over almond flour and ground flaxseed to make a homemade face scrub/mask. i'm not really hungry for it so i might as well use it up someway.

[Frugal Raw]

I'd like to do this too:) Nut dishes are so heavy - my dh loves them, and I can still make them for him, but I'd really like to go lighter! Avocados, olive oil, and young coconuts for me!

[Riiiya]

just wondering... do seeds count as nuts?? because I like to have pumpkin seeds in my salad, I never over-due it on them and find they help fill me up so I am going to allow a serving of them in my salads.

I cant wait to start!!! september is soon. woohoo

I was wondering about that too.. but since there's no No-NUTS police, i feel it's absolutely fine to use those seeds- especially when you don't have problems overeating them :)
the main reason i want to do this is because certain foods- nuts and dried fruits- i DO overeat again and again

[Shell]

I was wondering about that too.. but since there's no No-NUTS police, i feel it's absolutely fine to use those seeds- especially when you don't have problems overeating them :)
the main reason i want to do this is because certain foods- nuts and dried fruits- i DO overeat again and again

Riiiya - that's exactly what I think too. I actually plan on throwing a couple seeds on my salads from time to time, because I don't have any problem with them. The whole reason I'm trying this out, is because I, like you, and so many others (it seems) overeat nuts and (in my case) raisins, and I feel like it undermines what I feel is the whole point of going raw....to feel better, look better, be healthier, etc.
I'm excited that we're all in this together....Here's to making September the beginning of a beautiful friendship (with raw food, and eachother!)

[bellabella]

- Avocado
- Coconut Oil
- Flaxseeds
- Tahini (I like to have 1 tablespoon a day mixed in with my sea veggies, its sooo good!)

Holy Cow Britanie!! I can't believe your miraculous pictures!!! Can you tell me your story? How you started raw? How long before you lost all of the weight and became totally GLOWING? What you eat and avoid? If you'er 100%

THANKS!!

BellaB

[Riiiya]

Riiiya - that's exactly what I think too. I actually plan on throwing a couple seeds on my salads from time to time, because I don't have any problem with them. The whole reason I'm trying this out, is because I, like you, and so many others (it seems) overeat nuts and (in my case) raisins, and I feel like it undermines what I feel is the whole point of going raw....to feel better, look better, be healthier, etc.
I'm excited that we're all in this together....Here's to making September the beginning of a beautiful friendship (with raw food, and eachother!)

I Know- dried fruit and nuts are like my raw version of Junk Food because i don't feel too great after eating them, AND i oveareat if i have them ANYWHERE in the house! yay here's to September!! :D

[samariah]

im going to make some raw fudge tonight w/ whats left of my dried fruit and stuff. ill enjoy it then tomorrow big shopping trip, i want loads of fruit!

[freelive]

I join in, although actually I am kind of doing it for two weeks now, except on some days I had small hanful of nuts, but no oils of any kind. Now I am eliminating nuts because I noticed how they affect my digestion - gas, and I also become very thirsty after eating them, even though I do not eat any condiments or salt for those two weeks too.
Fats I will use:
ground flaxseeds in the green smoothie
no more than half avocado a day(if I did not have a smoothie)
maybe some young coconut
I am trying to avoid any concentrated fat like oils too.

[samariah]

Im not going to put a strict cap on my fat amount. If i feel i need some more I'll have it but im going to keep it to coconut and avocado. two fats that make me feel good and coconut oil honestly gives me a lot of energy. nuts make me constipated, gassy and bloated and tired. dried fruit makes me break out and also is constipating and too sugary and idk. i enjoy it but not in the same way i relish a piece of fresh fruit. fresh fruit satisfies me but with dried fruit i always overeat and it never really satisfies. probly bc its all shriveled up with no water or anything. i'll stick to fresh, its much better for me.

[chilove]

Hello there,

That sounds like a great idea. I eat very simply now after several years of being raw and love the way it makes me feel. Keep us posted!

Blessings,

Audrey
www.rawhealing.com

[Tinacampy]

Just a quick tip for October or when you do eat nuts again - something that works for me. I count out 14 nuts (cashews or almonds) and that is my serving for the day. It's about a handful. Once I take those out, I put the bag in the fridge (in my now empty deli drawer) and don't take it out again until the next day. It's helped me not over eat. I get into trouble when I think "I can eat whatever I want as long as it's raw" b/c if I slip and go off raw, things get OUT OF CONTROL! :) Good luck to you. I am just aiming for a raw September...

[britaniefaith]

Holy Cow Britanie!! I can't believe your miraculous pictures!!! Can you tell me your story? How you started raw? How long before you lost all of the weight and became totally GLOWING? What you eat and avoid? If you'er 100%

THANKS!!

BellaB

aww thank you SO much!! you can actually read about my story here (http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=4229055&blogID=279753339). I am going back to 100%, I vary between eating 80-100% Raw. sometimes cooked veggies but not so much. I try to avoid lots of nuts and dried fruits because I tend to over eat them and they cause digestive issues when I have too many.

[StarFire]

soooo... no dehydrated food... like no flax seed crackers, onion breads... fajitas?? hmmmm... so you will be eating just fresh simple foods? like lots of salads and fruit? Hhhhhmmmmm.....

quite by accident I did salads the entire month of August (for the most part ... like 99.999%)... I didn't realize it until I was writing last night. and I can't eat fruit - it has EXTREMEMLY ADVERSE affects on my body.

I will most likey be HI simple foods.... very little dehydrated foods... no or hardly any nuts --- I'd actually like to participate - but I'm just not sure I can do another month of just salads!!! :o ...

I'll check in from time to time...

but I will allow coconut oil ... I'm loving that coconut oil! I'm also going to be fasting quite a bit too... so - actually I may be able to do this... hmmmm.... doesn it still count if I'm fasting rather than eating? :confused:

[Shell]

Just a quick tip for October or when you do eat nuts again - something that works for me. I count out 14 nuts (cashews or almonds) and that is my serving for the day. It's about a handful. Once I take those out, I put the bag in the fridge (in my now empty deli drawer) and don't take it out again until the next day. It's helped me not over eat. I get into trouble when I think "I can eat whatever I want as long as it's raw" b/c if I slip and go off raw, things get OUT OF CONTROL! :) Good luck to you. I am just aiming for a raw September...


Thanks, Tina! That sounds like a great idea.....before raw, that's actually did....and I didn't overeat nuts AT ALL! It was the whole "as long as it's raw" mentality that knocked me out!


but I will allow coconut oil ... I'm loving that coconut oil! I'm also going to be fasting quite a bit too... so - actually I may be able to do this... hmmmm.... doesn it still count if I'm fasting rather than eating? :confused:

For sure it counts!:D I'm keeping the coconut oil/butter too....along with some seeds (hemp, most likely), as I don't overeat them like I do with nuts and raisins! The more the merrier!!

[dreamrawalwz]

anyone else have the "last supper syndrome" like I do?? :eek:

[StarFire]

anyone else have the "last supper syndrome" like I do?? :eek:


I did before I went raw in April.... last supper was clam linguini with martini's...

the clam linguini was not as good as it coulda been cuz dh was out of fresh parsley.... and he had to use canned clams... so I was very disappointed...
and the martini....

that didn't seem so good either!!

I was really disappointed my 'last supper' hurrah bomed out! http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s43/FireStar_830/00000018.gif ... :D

[dreamrawalwz]

I did before I went raw in April.... last supper was clam linguini with martini's...

the clam linguini was not as good as it coulda been cuz dh was out of fresh parsley.... and he had to use canned clams... so I was very disappointed...
and the martini....

that didn't seem so good either!!

I was really disappointed my 'last supper' hurrah bomed out! http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s43/FireStar_830/00000018.gif ... :D

Ah. Well I just had many "raw" items I havn't had in 2 weeks due to the challenge coming up tomorrow...that was dumb! I'm SO bloated and reacting to something b/c my face is flushing.

[britaniefaith]

Ah. Well I just had many "raw" items I havn't had in 2 weeks due to the challenge coming up tomorrow...that was dumb! I'm SO bloated and reacting to something b/c my face is flushing.

I just did the SAME thing. I ate sooooo many dates, trail mixes and raw cookes, etc. I'm so bloated and feel horrible now :( I always binge when I know I'm starting fresh on something the next day... lol

[Shell]

anyone else have the "last supper syndrome" like I do?? :eek:

Uh....yeah.....doing it right now!!! Will regret it tomorrow, yet that doesn't seem to stop me! Must be a masochist!!

[Riiiya]

I just did the SAME thing. I ate sooooo many dates, trail mixes and raw cookes, etc. I'm so bloated and feel horrible now :( I always binge when I know I'm starting fresh on something the next day... lol

lol that's funny, today was also my "last supper" day.. i was on campus and got hungry- the only thing i could get was dried fruits actually.... i felt bad, but i started eating them- THEN i saw they had added sugar (WHET THE ...? dried fruit are SO sweet, why the ... would they add freaking sugar?) so as my friend came over, i proposed her some and she was glad to eat half of the package i bought lol lol so i feel "half" better about this.... YAY YAY YAY SEPTEMBER TOMORROW i'm ready :cool:

[dreamrawalwz]

I just did the SAME thing. I ate sooooo many dates, trail mixes and raw cookes, etc. I'm so bloated and feel horrible now :( I always binge when I know I'm starting fresh on something the next day... lol

Yup, I'm having um, tummy and digestion issues now :(

[Nurse in the Raw]

We might all need to fast tomorrow since we over did it on "last supper" items. My tummy is very full.

[SmilingRawDancer]

I didn't "last supper"....but only because I was gone all day, and was limited as to food options.
(Funeral, only plate of fresh fruits and veggies was my option....good thing, too! I did however allow myself a serving of walnuts when I got home, and normally I'd probably go for carrots instead.)

We're all gonna feel so great after this! Yay us!

I ask again...may I use my green powders? They're dehydrated...

[samariah]

i had a "last supper" but thankfully i didn't binge which is a wonder. i made an oatmeal raisin freezer cookie, a big piece of fudge and snacked on some dates. i felt a little heaviness but no overt problems. im excited to start today. im fasting at the moment just bc i feel like it but ill probly eat something later in the afternoon.

[Shell]

OK, I can do this, I really can.....
It's only day one, so being as I completely fell off the raw wagon this past week, I'm definitely craving SAD crap.....but I refuse to give in to the nuts! I'm hoping it won't be as hard as time goes on. I just know this is the best path.....and if I can someday control myself around them, well, then, that's all the better!

[Riiiya]

i went shopping today..and bought NO NUTS! so now they don't even exist in my house yayyy

[Frugal Raw]

I still have nuts and dried fruit in the house, but only because my dh wants it still. I've had green smothies until tonight. Right now I am eating some tropical salsa - just the salsa;) YUMMY! I may have a piece of fruit afterward.

[SmilingRawDancer]

Yayy I had:

Young coconut - yummyy
Smoothie with fresh peach, pineapple and collards
1/2 head of cauliflower
1/4 avocado
1 banana


not enough greens in there...but whatever, I ate what I wanted with no nuts! I feel good and my digestion is feeling fantastic right now.

[jeannieh99]

I like this challenge. I would like to join in also. I don't dehydrate, and haven't used dried fruits in a long while.
I plan to use:
avocado,
cold pressed coconut oil,
flaxseeds (I love them).
Jeannie

[Nurse in the Raw]

I didn't "last supper"....but only because I was gone all day, and was limited as to food options.
(Funeral, only plate of fresh fruits and veggies was my option....good thing, too! I did however allow myself a serving of walnuts when I got home, and normally I'd probably go for carrots instead.)

We're all gonna feel so great after this! Yay us!

I ask again...may I use my green powders? They're dehydrated...

Green powders are fine.....can't live without green powders in smoothies.

[Nurse in the Raw]

Juice fasted all day until dinner and then had 5 small vege rolls. Onion sprouts are the bomb.

[samariah]

had:

3 tbsp coconut oil
6 bananas
3 pears
2 white nectarines

digestion feels great, no heaviness or ickiness

tomorrow i plan on concocting a coconut banana cream pie minus the crust. i'll use coconut meat, coconut oil, bananas and maybe some cinnamon. anyone know a good coconut cream recipe or way to make it? I currently have two regular coconuts and a bunch of coconut oil.

[Nurse in the Raw]

Juice fasted all day then had a salad.

[samariah]

so hows everyone else doing?

[Riiiya]

i think i'm doing goo d:) no nuts, the only dried fruit i have is sun-dried raisins (from Meijer- are they Really raw and sun-dried hm) and i made a commitment to use them ONLY when adding to something. If i have a few just like that.. i'll have half of the container :eek:

[Shell]

Still doing well....the beginning of the month was a bit of a rocky start....but I'm doing my best to stick with this....it's a little harder than I originally thought. Even though I know I should be doing this, it's difficult when I want to make a recipe, and there are nuts in it. I don't know....I'm going to try my hardest to do this, but I think that I may not report for awhile, just until I can get it together!

[SmilingRawDancer]

Today so far:
3 bananas
3 cups collards
1 tbsp coconut oil

[Yeshia]

Hello all.
I'm 17 days raw and following the program outlined in Alisha's book!
I am loving it :)

Lost 15.5 lbs too:D

I will watch this thread with interest but wont jump in until I reach the first 30 day goal I think, I am new to the raw thing.

I am feeling lots of good things but I am wondering when my energy will increase??

I am soo tierd most of the time. I work with kids and really need my energy back:eek:

Any advice would be appreciated

Thanks

Yeshia

oxooxoxox

[virginia]

Summertime with all the fresh garden and farmers market fruits and veggies, as well as home grown sprouts....with the local melons, corn, tomatoes, greens, and an occasional avocado, I haven't been thinking too much about nuts and oils, they are more suitable to winter, Virginia Sustarsic

[samariah]

if u want energy try coconut oil, its amazing

i went shopping today and bought alfalfa sprouts, a ton of frozen wild blueberries, red pears, white nectarines and greens. i plan on making a lot of blueberry green smoothies this week. i love eating this way, i dont even want nuts/dried fruit now.

[Yeshia]

Thanks a lot I will try it.

Unfortunately, I have yet to find a store that sells the young white coconuts. I did find coconut oil in the health food store:) and so will try that.

Why does it help?


Yeshia

xoxoxooxox

[samariah]

unlike other fats, your body immediately takes the coconut oil to the liver where it is converted into energy. it doesn't circulate through the blood like other fats too. i read that athletes use it for energy before doing whatever sport it is they do.

[Lavendula]

Juice fasted all day until dinner and then had 5 small vege rolls. Onion sprouts are the bomb.

Just checking to see how you'all are doing, and the suppert has really grown, keep it up. I'll keep checking. I would love onion sprouts, just what onion seeds do you use, and how do incorporate them into bread?

[Lavendula]

Just checking to see how you'all are doing, and the suppert has really grown, keep it up. I'll keep checking. I would love onion sprouts, just what onion seeds do you use, and how do incorporate them into bread?

sorry, must have bread on the brain after looking at all the raw food photos. I gotta get my dehydrator set, where it's not in the way. This forum is the best thing that's happened to me in a long time, just love it. Keep it up!!

[cbowden]

Wow! I am so impressed that some of you are in tune with your bodies to know that it is nuts and dehydrated fruits that makes your bodies feel so heavy and sluggish.

Now that ya'll say that I have the same problem but would never have made the connection.

How is that ya'll know your bodies so well?

[jeannieh99]

So far so good for me. Example of my daily intake:

Am...flax, apple, peach smoothie I drink on my way to work.
Lunch......green smoothie: kale, apple, flax, pear, peach smoothie. Dinner.......salad...red tipped lettuce or romaine, tomatoe, cucumber, celery, lemon or lime. main course:....cole slaw, shredded cabbage, shredded carrots, nayonaise...wrapped in romaine lettuce.
Desert.....banana, sprinkle of vanilla powder made into a paste/pudding.
Yummm.

I don't use vanilla extracts because of the alcohol. It seems all extracts are made with alcohol.

I have been eating like this for several days now. I feel a little dizzy but otherwise fine. I think my body might be just getting used to eating like this.
Jeannie

[SmilingRawDancer]

Bunch of collards - at least 7-8 cups chopped
4.5 big bananas
some cacao
1.5 tbsp coconut oil
2-3 tbsp. coconut meat
Apple
Peas

[samariah]

how are you all doing on this? im doing great. ive lost like 5 lbs since the beginning of the month. my waist is smaller. my cellulite is greatly reduced. my face looks thinner. i feel loads better. my head is much clearer. i feel like im having little epiphanies all the time about life in general. its great.

[SmilingRawDancer]

I've been doing great! My typical day has been:
AM: Green Juice, young coconut
Brunch: baby carrots, or more green juice
Lunch: Big leafy salad
Snack: baby carrots, green juice
PM: Banana/cacao/green powder smoothie with coconut oil


I love my new juicer, can't ya tell? :)

Oh but I must say that I had 2 days of a few servings of macadamia nuts (darn those delicious little devils!), but not too many, and I guess it makes up for my lack of "last supper-ing" :)

[tracyjprez]

Hey Gang! I have been thinking about doing this, too! Not just for September, specifically, but in general. It seems like I am not losing the weight I want to and I am thinking it is the nuts/dry fruit's, etc. that are the culprit. I am game! Being held accountable is an AWESOME thing!