The May 30-Day Challenge 2008 Archives

[Rawkinlocs]

We're coming up on May...who's ready to blossom into a beautiful, MAY raw 'flower' by getting cleaned up, cleaned out, fit and healthier through a full month of nothin' but raw eatin'?

Just check in right here by saying, "I'm in!"


Then, when May arrives, a brand new 30-Day Challenge will commence!

[Jerseygirl]

Count me in!

[Jenifae]

I'm going to commit myself to the month of May for a RawNewel :p

So, count me in, too!

[Lorraine]

I'm in. This should be good.

[smb106]

I'm in!!! I'm heading into 5 months 100% raw thanks to the challenge, RFT, and its support!!!:D

[Conscious Midwife]

COUNT ME IN

Mother's Day,Graduations, BDAY Celebrations and In-Service Meetings, and Memorial Day weekend will not keep me from getting RAW right this month!

[WendyLouWho]

Hello! New here and excited to join the May challenge!

[sriraw]

Fell off the wagon a few times last month - so count me in for May!

[lodestar]

ready for a good spring cleaning...i'm in! xox

[TrailBerner]

Another newbie here and I'm definitely in for 30-Days in May! :)

Mary Ann in MA
Current: 133# & 31% BF
Goal: 123# & 24% BF

[rawmonger]

I'm in!!! Looking forward to it.

[goingrawchelle]

I'm in! I'll post as daily as possible this time. I flaked on posting last month. :o It's going to be a GREAT month!

[Dogma23]

Count me in for the May Challenge

[Lil nutty]

I'm up for a challenge!
I'm making Alissa's fudge balls to get me started.

[MangoMadness]

I'm in. I fell off the wagon a few times too, so starting this May challenge with a short juice fast/feast.

[gingincal]

I'm in - lookin' forward to it!

[Carlsbad]

I am so in! Going for days 90-120 of 100% with no slips! My high school reunion is at the beginning of June, so I am focused and excited! So delighted to have lots of people joining in the challenge in May!!

[Zaphirah]

I'm there. :cool:

[BeadedGraces]

Whoot Whoot...I'm in....:)

[RawSinger]

IN IN IN IN IN IN IN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Bananna]

I'm in...both feet this time ;)

[protea]

I'm in too - for my second 30-day challenge.. can't wait!!
Good luck to us all!:D

[sharonb50]

Im in, looking forward to the challenge and hopefully a new life style.:D

[rachelrayne]

I'm in! I'm really excited to experience what raw is all about:D

[rawlaw06]

I plan on joining you guys next Monday. This will be my first raw journey. I'm excited, scared, and nervous. Yay!

[Green_Woman]

I'd love to have the measurement of a month-long challenge to keep me focused for my first thirty days back on 100% raw!

[yael]

I'm in :D
Really excited that i found this group

[jenw722]

Ready for the May challenge...and it will be a CHALLENGE!!

[veganmama18]

Count me in!!

[Raw Yogini]

This is my first one! Hooray! I'm in!

[Rainie]

Yes! I am sooo in.
Glad to be here.
:D

[kissum]

I'm in next month for sure!

[Banshee]

I'm in...continuing into May..........Yay!!

[mountaintop]

I Am In!!!!!!!

[Maezabeth]

I'm in. I can't wait to get started.

[StarFire]

Looks like we've got a RAW~MAYcious group!!!


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Jerseygirl~Jenifae~Lorraine~smb106~lifeAgift~Wendy LouWho~sriraw
lodestar~TrailBerner~rawmonger~goingrawchelle~Dogm a23
Lil nutty~MangoMadness~gingincal~Carlsbad~Zaphirah
BeadedGraces~RawSinger~Bananna~protea~sharonb50
rachelrayne~rawlaw06~Green Woman
yael~jenw722~veganmama18
raw Yogini~Rainie~Kissum~Banshee~StarFire
mountaintop~Maezabeth~Willow~lori ann~findingmyway


so far that's quite an awesome group!!! Come on Rawbies ... Jump in!!! Join the fun!!


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[goingrawchelle]

We're coming up on May...who's ready to blossom into a beautiful, MAY raw 'flower' by getting cleaned up, cleaned out, fit and healthier through a full month of nothin' but raw eatin'?

Just check in right here by saying, "I'm in!"


Then, when May arrives, a brand new 30-Day Challenge will commence!

Rawkinlocs, I understand that this challenge is supposed to be positive without mentioning slip ups, but I don't feel forthright if I don't mention them and give the impression that I'm 100% raw. So please clarify the rules here for this newbie. :o Thanks for clarifying for me. :D

[willow]

I really want to do this, so I am IN too!

[lori ann]

Hello Everyone,

I am and need to be in. I have been back and forth for too long. Also goingrawchelle when you click on the sign up for this month and it is on the top.

[findingmyway]

Gonna go for it

[msmeb1]

I am signing up for the May 30 Day Challenge.

[goingrawchelle]

Also goingrawchelle when you click on the sign up for this month and it is on the top.

Lori Ann, thanks for directing me. I completely missed that wayyyy at the top. Nice explanation. :p

[olive tree]

I'm also in! I am excited to start the raw food challenge, because I want to change my eating habits in good and healthy way.

[GardenBella]

Hi everyone,
Count my in for May!

[Rawkinlocs]

Welcome to the May raw food challenge!

If you are not familiar with how these work, you basically just document your (RAW) intake each day (a new thread will be created by me each day), how you're feeling, etc and give and get support.

Per the rules (sticky posting) you are not to post your cooked food slip-ups here in the challenge threads - those are better suited to your journal and if you're really having a time of it and need some help with cooked food issues, please post about in the main Raw and Living Food Discussion forum area...but please, not here...thanks!

So, have fun and have a wonderful day!

[dimantslv]

I`m in! :) I feel ready!

[lori ann]

Good morning Everyone,

Checking in before I leave for work. I already had my juice-have my green smoothie-salad-fruits-and some nuts for the day at work. We are all going to do this! Everyone have a super great day :)

[Raspberry4]

Good morning and Happy Day number 1 everyone. This will be a 'special' month for me as my DH's birthday is the 15th and my oldest son's birthday is May 30th. I survived my birthday in April with NO cooked treats so I can do it this month too! Plan to ingest more greens in my smoothies and even in my raw soups this month too. Very excited to get started! Yah May! Have a great raw day everyone:)

[Bananna]

Hello Everyone!!!
I am very excited to be at this point, I feel like I can avoid my personal potholes and be successful...
Today I have to do some shopping first, but I plan on having a lot of fruit, I have some mangoes ready to go.
And I will have my favorite Tom Waldorf Salad for dinner.
I am also going to try and make kale chips, and some sort of fudgey type concoction just incase I am craving something really sweet.

WOOOOOOOHOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! LET'S GET THIS PARTY STARTED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[mmaynard]

Hi Everyone!

I am on vacation for the next few days so I'm looking forward to getting myself back on track. I think that I struggled a bit last month because I failed to plan ahead, so that's going to be my focus this month.

I am starting the day with a pina colada and then have some raw pistachios and an apple before lunch. I am starting a raw class today so there will be plenty of good food later on! :)

Hope everyone has a great day!

[BeadedGraces]

http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg171/dorky07/2yzevqxjpg.gif WHOOT WHOOT!!!! Sippin' on my green smoothie...an orange, banana, pineapple and spinach yummer~ness.

Lunch will be so raw cheddar sauce in a veggie wrap...dinner parsnip fried rice...

I'm READY!

Have a great day y'all!
peace!
andrea

[jules88]

I am drinking my green go go juice (cucumbers, apples carrots, spinach, kale and cilantro). And of course lots of water and dinner will be a huge salad.

My key to staying raw will be be prepared.

Good Luck to everyone.

[nownatalie]

I'm in. I look forward to the support

[samadhisoul]

about to have a spinach, hemp, watermelon, coconut oil GS
then mango cobbler

lunch will be the eggless egg salad

dinner big salad and pesto stuffed mushrooms
making veganbear's brownies, too

:)

[samadhisoul]

:)
Yaaaay

[dani_b]

I'm going to try this again

[Banshee]

Morning Everyone!

Started with a choc/banana/date/cashew/coconut oil smoothie
Have a GS to drink through out the day (carrot juice, cuke juice, green apples, spinach, mango, lemon)
Have a salad (spring mix, avo, red bell pepper)
flax crackers with zucchini dip
cantaloupe
and we'll see if I need anything else....

Everyone have an awesome day!!

[gritsnla]

April was great (almost 100%) and May is going to be great!!

Worked out this a.m. did some dry skin brushing, shower and a GS. Feeling exceptional!

GS-2 frozen banana 2T chia gel kombucha water and bibb lettuce
Will do another GS for lunch but with 2 frozen banana 1t coconut oil rest of the kombucha and romaine
Unsure on supper, may have another GS - feel like smoothin' it today

Day 1 is off to a great start!!
Let's go gang!!

[protea]

Hi everyone,

This is my second 30-day challenge and by now keeping raw has become almost second nature..;)

B: Choc/banana smoothie
L: Banana, raw Nestle crunchie, dates
S: Large green salad w. no-bean hummus and fruit

Good luck to everyone and keep it RAW!!:D

[WendyLouWho]

Hello all!

Having no decent blender (yet) I started the day with water and lemon. I'm now having a huge salad mostly out of our garden.

I'm going to attempt to dig the 30 year old blender out of the garage and see if I can at least do a green smoothie with romaine. I know it won't make it through kale. I can't wait to get my vita mix later on this month!

I haven't planned out the rest of the day, but I'm thinking some kind of raw beet salad since our beets need to be thinned. I also picked 4 kohlrabi yesterday that I might add.

[sriraw]

Hi all. I tried this last month and it went well until I went to NY for vacation. For some reason, raw was hard to stick to after I came back. Also some medical issues going on with me - so maybe I just didn't fight for it hard enough.

Anyway, another Day 1 for me. Looking forward to getting to that superior health thing.

Also, I read a few blogs on www.goneraw about women that aren't using shampoo in their hair. You are supposed to just rinse and go. Supposedly, your hair looks really bad for two months as all the build up slowly comes off, but then it looks really gorgeous. I am on day four right now, and my hair looks NASTY! I have long hair and I have been doing cardio the last few mornings - so my hair is just a greasy smelly mess. However, I am intent to see this no shampoo thing for two months to see if I get that lustrous hair things they are talking about on the chat group. Will keep you updated.

Good luck to us all!

[goingrawchelle]

Good morning, I'm ready to go!

Green smoothie for breakfast
Huge salad for lunch
Fruit for snack
Another yummy salad for dinner
and lots and lots of water

I'm gonna do this! Have a RAWderful day everyone! :D

[Jerseygirl]

Yay day one!

I was very proud of myself last night. I'm up late with my newborn a lot and usually that's when non-raw cravings will start whispering in my ear (ie pb&j or vegan chips) and it was after midnight so I grabbed some grapes instead!!

Since I go to sleep late, I wake up late. So now I'm sipping on a GS-mango/orange/strawberry/cashews/coconut oil/spinach

for lunch I'll have a plate of veggies and for dinner a salad.

I know I can do this! I plan on booking a sweet massage June 1st for when I complete this challenge!!

:D

[~liz~]

I'm in for the May Challenge!

[~liz~]

Woke up and was feeling great. I started my day off with a green smoothie, of course. However, I was out of my good greens (kale, chard, collards) and had to resort to my other greens (lettuce, lettuce, and some other lettuce) and I'm not sure if I really notice a difference, but I will say that I'm extremely hungry today????
On the horizon for the day: fruits, flax crackers with cultured cashew cheese/pesto sauce and maybe a raw marinara over zucchini and raw parm. should be fabulous.
Oh, and for exercise, maybe some step aerobics or running. whatever I can fit in as long as I do it, right??? ; )

have a great raw day!!

[StarFire]

Goooood Morning RAWkin RAWmacious peeps!!!

Happy May Day... or as we call it here in Hawaii... Happy Lei Day!!! I hope everyone has a wonderful day!! We're approaching the warmer weather and summer time fun... so let's really apply ourselves to this journey -- so we can enjoy the summer feeling healthy and vibrant!!

RAWK on Rawbies!!

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[Carlsbad]

Hey Everybody!

It's so good to see so many people on here! Rawk on!

My plan for today was to leave work early and hit the gym for a cardio class, but somehow the day has gotten away from me and it's already 4! So instead I'll take my dog on a long ramble later. He'll be happy about that!

Food today has been weird. I started with an orange, and then had cashews and kombucha for lunch. I have a green smoothie with me, that I think I'll dig into now, and then later this evening I may have carrots with zucchini hummus. I really need to do some uncooking tonight to make sure I have enough staples for my trip next week. I also need to figure out ways to up my greens intake. I'll try to make some kale chips tonight if I have time.

Keep it up kiddos!!

[Rawdiva]

Count me in!! I am so ready for this. My mind needs it, my body needs it and my soul needs it!!

[Rawdiva]

Gotta start tomorrow, had dental surgery yesterday and still on the mend. Friday, here I come!!

[Green_Woman]

The wind really saps my energy and drains my mood BUT eating RAW is a BOOST!!!

I started morning out with a bit of fruit/green smoothie leftover from last nite... prolly not alot of live enzymes crawling around in there but it still TASTED yum!

And then an orange for lunch and some of my raisin/walnut/strawberry creme pate...

Right now I've just polished off a nori roll (nori sheet, cauliflower "rice", tomato, avocado and Bragg's for flavor)... and am slirping down some cremey tomato soup-of-sorts (just two roma tomatos, a slice of onion and some sea salt blended up fast)

I'M ALIVE!!!! :-D

[BeadedGraces]

STARFIRE...

I WANT YOU TO MOVE IN NEXT DOOR TO ME....

won't you be my neighbor????

I love your JOY!

granted...i would much rather be there!

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[sharonb50]

Made it through my day with a green smoothie(apple,collard greens,lemon,celery, romaine and anything else i could find to through in) for breakfast.

I felt overwhelmed trying some of the recipes today, spent the whole day in the kitchen,except when i went to the store and bought up everything there including new blender and dehydrator.

I finally got a grip on myself and made it to lunch of a large salad filled with romaine, carrots, and other veggies. Even managed to make some cucumber salad dressing, not bad.:D Ending the day with another green smoothie and nuts.:D sweet dreams.:)

[flameska]

Hey! It's May 1st and I'm joining in! My birthday is on the 8th, so this is a good birthday present :)
Today I've been drinking fresh grapefruit juice and had a spoonful of hemp seeds so far. I brought a ton of fruit and a young coconut with me to school. I'm going to go for green smoothies and/or salad as often as possible - the smoothies kept me really full and satisfied in school last term. I'm glad so many of you are into green smoothies! I'm joining in on a call with Victoria Boutenko in about an hour; she's one of my heros.

Here's to a great raw month!

[flameska]

Hey I'm in!

[Lorraine]

Well, I woke up and felt like crap this morning. :( So much so that I had to take off half a day of work. However, I'm still raw. Yaaaay, me! :D Today I've had about 1 1/4 quarts of green smoothie (spinach, bananas, strawberries, a little agave, and coconut oil), 1 6-oz package of Trader Joe's mango slices, 3 Tbsps. raw pumpkin seeds and 2 Tbsps. nutritional yeast. I guess nutritional yeast is technically not raw, but I use it as a B-vitamin supplement. So, I don't bother about the technicality for that. Also, I drank lots of water.

I will be out of town over the next few days. So, I'll have to post what I've eaten once I get back, because I won't have access to a laptop while I'm gone. I've got my sights on a raw restaurant while I'm away. So I should still be good to go for the May challenge.

[WendyLouWho]

Never got around to trying a smoothie on my ancient blender...things got too busy.

I had several salads and some peppermint tea. I'm totally wiped at 8:00 CST. I'm off to bed (before LOST, <gasp>). I hope to give a green smoothie a try tomorrow and have more energy. I also printed out a kale/avocado salad to try tomorrow since our kale is taking over and needs to be thinned.

good night rawbies!

[pinkrosebud]

Well upon entering grad school last fall I have not been overly successful at being 100% raw for quite some time, and now wouldn't you know I have gained about 10-12 lbs depending on the day. None of my clothes fit, and I am going on 3 big vacations this summer. I have been trying to lose and despite my best efforts nothing is coming off, so here goes my best attempt at staying raw through the toughest month of my graduate school to date. My goals for the month of May:
No alcohol
Excercise 5-7 days a week
All raw, all the time
And Low Fat Raw at that!!!
Liquid fast one day every week of May
A bit ambitious but I think I am up for the challenge. I am liquid fasting today, so my intake has been:
1 quart juice of 2 grapefruits, 1 cucumber, 1 lemon, 2 minnelos, 1 beet with greens
1 quart of miso soup
2 liters of lemon water
2 young coconut waters
tea.
Starting weight on May 1, 154 lbs
Goal weight 130 lbs

[herbalgirl]

Argh! I was all ready for the May challenge and totally forgot it was May 1st today! LOL:rolleyes:

I am too preoccupied with all that is going on this week. My hubby leaves Sunday for 3 months of military training... :(

I am determined to get back on track this month! My goal is to be raw for these next 3 months for not only my health, but also a nice surprise for dh when he sees me again. :o

I will take it one day at a time, though. Tomorrow, here I come!

Oh, and Wendy, can I just say I am slightly jealous that you are actually picking things from your garden already. Where do you live?

[Theogirl]

Today was completely clean! Yay! DH was sweet enough to juice me two grapefruits for breakfast. Had lots of juicy red grapes too. Two bananas. The flesh of a baby coconut shared with my baby girl. The coconut water blended with a small ripe pineapple. A cacao concoction of ground flax, pecans, cacao, coconut oil. A huge salad of tomatoes, cucumbers, yellow peppers, dill, acv and olive oil.
Lots of sinus drainage and elimination today. My eyesight is very clear today.

[Lil nutty]

Hi All!!

I had a huge green smoothie for breakfast....It lasted almost until lunch. Just snacks for lunch (date, nut, coconut mixture) and a huge salad for lunch!

WAY TO GO EVERYONE!! We're off to a GREAT start!!!:D

[JuneVarn]

HI all,

Today for breakfast I had a green smoothie with romaine, spinach, banana,apple and avocado.

Lunch was a salad with tomato and avocado and 1/2 raw cookie for dessert.

Dinner was raw bread with tu-nut and nut hummus,salad and baby carrots. I had a raw pumpkin bar for dessert.

Today I bought spiralina and hemp protein for my shake tomorrow morning.

Have a great day.
June:D

[mamabird1953]

I'm back. Gonna be perfect this month!

[mamabird1953]

Today was a wonderful smoothie of oranges, bananas, carrots, dates, and some ground flax seed thrown in. It was delicious. Went to the mountains and the girls had raw goodies for me. A good first day.

[Dogma23]

Breakfast was a green smoothies and discovered that one of my dogs loves green smoothies too... (smart dog)

Lunch was a raw taco salad

Dinner was a handful of nuts.

Snack mango/orange/strawberry smoothies

I notice that my sweet cravings are minimal... I am actually craving salt...

Anybody got treat advice for salty cravings?

[Jenifae]

I've done all Raw for days now. I actually started yesterday even though today was the 1st day.
I kinda overate even though it was all Raw. I guess that's okay. I ate a ton of nuts......:o and raw chocolate...:rolleyes:
Do we focus on anything specific? Looking forward to help and getting strong in Raw!

[Betsy]

I'm here and it's not too late,..it's still May 1.

Well, the pantry is stocked well with raw food.

One thing, Rawkinnlocks, My almonds I know because of the pasturization law aren't truly raw, and so othe almond milk I make isn't, eaither. Does drinking my almond milk then, exclude me because it's not truly raw in the sense of the word? Do you know what I mean?

thanks for this thread. I hope my almonds don't keep me away!!

[Rawkinlocs]

Have a great day everyone!

===============
Please remember, no mention of slip-ups (not that you're gonna have any) - just focus on raw and staying positive and most of, have FUN and enjoy yourselves!

[Betsy]

He HEE I'm gonna be the first to sign in!! WEEEE!!:p

This should be a great challenge to be all raw for May. So far, doing perfectly 100 percent as of about one hour ago ( I had some almond milk that I made with store bought raw almonds, which, I understand isn't really raw, oh, well.)

Good luck to all today! We can do this...:)

[Jenifae]

Well, I started with a Green Smoothie for Breakfast: spinach, avocado, bananas, strawberries, acai powder, cocoa nibs, apple juice.

Then I snacked on nuts all day and had a juice of banana, pineapple, strawberries and apple juice.

Tonight I had a raw chocolate bar...yummmmmmmm!

[Banshee]

Good morning, All!

I've been up for a few hours, my 4 mo DD just doesn't get the concept that nighttime is for sleep...but we're working on it :D

Anyhoo...don't feel as crappy as I should with 5 hours of sleep...must be the raw!

Still need to make my food for the day, but planning on....

*GS (green apples, spinach, lemon, maybe a cuke)
*Salad (spring mix, red bell pepper, avo, with zuke dressing (I've eaten this almost everyday for lunch and not sick of it yet...weird))
*dinner? not sure yet...we'll see how the day goes.....

Everyone have an awesome day!

[Raspberry4]

Happy day number 2 everyone!

Today's menu plan - three S's: soup, smoothie, salad :) Plan to keep it raw, and simple today.

Hope everyone has a deliciously raw Friday :)


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[WendyLouWho]

Oh, and Wendy, can I just say I am slightly jealous that you are actually picking things from your garden already. Where do you live?

I'm in south Texas. It's already regularly in the 90's here!

I hope your dh's training goes by quickly. What a wonderful surprise for him when he returns after your three months raw!

[WendyLouWho]

I woke up with a headache. I failed to mention that May 1st was also the day I quit drinking coffee, lol. I felt great yesterday, no problem at all. Today the caffeine withdrawl is setting in, I fear.

I'm drinking lemon water now and plan to make a green smoothie in a bit. Wish me luck. I'll report back on whether my 30 year old avocado green osterizer makes it through :p

[Bananna]

Hello Peeps!!!
Yesterday went excellent! and I lost almost 3 pounds. How is that possible? Well I did have a giant last supper/day of eating on April 30th...

My only problem was a giant headache in the second half of the day. I didn't take a tylenol though because I wanted to appreciate it, lol. Sick I know. But I thought just knowing what I used to put in my body is already coming back to bite me would help me stay raw in the future, and also it would help me not to regress since I would have to repeat such an unpleasant step down the road if I did.

Today, I am eating a bowl of mangoes so far.... I FREAKING LOVE mangoes! I will surely have another giant avo/green based salad...because I also FREAKING LOVE giant avo salads!

I never did get around to those kale chips, but I have all of the stuff to make jalepeno poppers....sounds like a nice friday nite treat. :)

Have an Awesome day...and WendyLouWho, I empathize with your head pain... ;)

[BeadedGraces]

I woke up with a headache.
:p ME TOO!! However I don't do coffee...so I have no clue WHY!!! Today will be a smoothie/juicing day I believe...I need some serious nutrients! Have a SUPER day! Gearing up for my kid's school carnival today...I will most likely be the wierd lady walking around with her GS in hand!

peace!
andrea:)

[BeadedGraces]

I never did get around to those kale chips, but I have all of the stuff to make jalepeno poppers....sounds like a nice friday nite treat. :)



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[gritsnla]

Been up a while but haven't eaten yet. Looking toward a GS possibly maybe all fruit. On the road today so will be fixing a bag of pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds, cashews & raisins. May mix up this seed concoction with some agave and cashew butter and carob. Had itbefore but without the pumpkin seeds. Yummy, a good chocolate fix. Salad for supper.

Have a great day and on into the weekend!!

[goingrawchelle]

Today's going to be a real challenge but I'm sure I'll prove successful!

Breakfast will be a green smoothie (pineapple, orange, banana, collards, parsley, flaxseed, berries).

Lunch will be a green salad w/salsa.

Dinner I'm thinking some kind of veggie juice like carrot/cucumber, or green lemonade.

Have a rawday everyone!

[protea]

Hi everyone,

B: choc/banana smoothie
L: Avo, lime and tomato, fruit
S: Fruit - maybe salad

Banshee, I've also had the zuke dressing almost everyday and also don't get tired of it!!!!:p

Have a super raw day!!

[jenw722]

I'm a day late starting my challenge!!!

I was going good yesterday, had my smoothie for breakfast, and avo sandwich for lunch, them BOOM! My dh found out his place of business is closing the very next day!! Oh well...

Today I have had a blueberry/banana/evco smoothie for breakfast, a big salad for lunch and for dinner I don't know yet. I'm hoping that staying raw will help me cope better with stress!!

[Jerseygirl]

ughh I hate waking up with a headache! The left side of my head is throbbing. :(

I'm a little aggravated today I notice...not sure if it's any possible detox or solely b/c my stimulus check still hasn't made it's beautiful appearance. I was going to do some serious raw food shopping with that!

My fridge is looking mighty naked but so far I had some grapes and about to dig into an orange. Later I'll make a spinach/green salad and see what else I have left.

sigh...

I have a question though, does anyone drink tea?


***oh on a good note...I did lose 2 lbs!***

[mamabird1953]

Where do I find the zuke recipe and jalapeno popper recipe?

So far: 2 madjool dates and some walnuts. My manbear wants me to go to a party at the Veterens Admin. So much junk there, so I'll bring some cut up pineapple for myself and a few date nut rolls in place of their desserts. And a book cause there's gonna be a bunch of old guys there! Woops! I forgot, I'm kind of an old gal!

[BeadedGraces]

Lets see if this works...it is from another thread...
I was inspired by SamuelWilson and decided to make some hot stuff! I've always loved jalapeno poppers so I wanted to make a raw version, so here it is...sorry...no pics.

one recipe Avocado Mayo (courtesy of www.living-foods.com)
1 cup pine nuts
1 large avocado
1 tbs. lemon juice
2 tbs. apple cider vinegar
1 tsp. Celtic sea salt
6 medium pitted dates (3 packed tbs.) (I didn't use these though)
1/2 clove garlic

cut the tops off jalepeno and scoop out seeds (I found cutting a slit down the side of the jalepeno makes this and filling easier.

next take avo mayo and fill jalepeno's

dehydrate @105 for approx 5hrs or until somewhat soft.

I used about half the avo may recipe with about 8 jalapeno's

These are great! especially if you like spicy stuff. I didn't use dates in the may recipe because first I forgot and then when I tasted it w/o them I liked it so much I decided not to add them...I don't care much for dates anyway.

Hope you guys enjoy!

YUMMERS!!!!

[rawmonger]

Hi all,

yesterday's food:

bananas
almond milk/vanilla/banana shake
mangoes
larabar

[Bananna]

Yes, the popper recipe is in the recipes section on this sight. Even though it's posted here, I would recommend reading that whole thread for extra pointers.

Also interested in the zucchini recipe now, maybe they mean Alissa's hummus?

Oh, and I drink tea...of the herbal, decaf variety, just plain, if you want to do it right, make sure your water isn't too hot. That being said, it probably falls into the grey category even still and is a personal judgement call.

[Jenifae]

I decided to do the challenge because, last week I lost 4 pounds and I gained it all back by eating non-raw 3 days in a row. I went out to eat. The funny thing is is that I didn't even like overeat or even eat alot. So, it's weird when you go non-organic/non-raw how fast you can gain weight back. But, even more important then that...I felt really crappy and I got all crabby. So, staying raw is important to me for my physical and mental health.
Yesterday, I did prety good just ate too many nuts....:eek:
Today, I've started with my green tea with lemon and honey. I plan on being gentler with my body. I still feel stuffed today probably from the nuts. :rolleyes: So, my goal today is to workout, eat a salad and fruit only!
Thank you for the support :p

[Jerseygirl]

Oh, and I drink tea...of the herbal, decaf variety, just plain, if you want to do it right, make sure your water isn't too hot. That being said, it probably falls into the grey category even still and is a personal judgement call.


Thanks Bananna, I do enjoy my green tea and it helps stave off cravings and I didn't want to give that up!

[Lil nutty]

Hi!!

I started off the day with a huge green smoothie (1/4 lemon, 1/2 cuke, couple bunches of orgainc herb salad, and 2 bananas)

Pear, cantaloupe.

I have garlic hashbrowns in the dehydrator to snack on and will have a big salad for dinner.

Day 2 Going Strong!!:D

[jules88]

I made green go go juice (30 oz) which consisted of cucumbers, carrots, kale, spinach and apples.

I have had a bunch of handfulls of almonds and made a little concotion (sp?) of cocoa, cocoa butter, agave, raisins and coconut for the craving. OMG!!! THE CRAVINGS ARE SOOOO BAD!!! But if I have my little mixture and just take a little spoonful when they hit I am ok. I don't have recipe I just dumped mixed and ate.

Tonight I will more than likely have a salad with loads of veggies. Going strong on DAY 2!!! :)

[Carlsbad]

Garlic Hashbrowns??? PLEASE give the recipe!! Those sound awesome!!

I started my day with a Baraka bar, a raw food bar made locally here in Austin. It was pretty good, and just the mix of stuff I needed before a killer weight lifting class I took this morning. Then I had some cashews late morning and a big cup of green smoothie for lunch. For later I have zucchini hummus and carrot sticks, and melon and grapes.

Friday is usually my day off, but we're swamped with stuff at work, so I'll be working all day. That cuts into my uncooking time! But I've got onion bread going in my dehydrator (I really hate the way it makes my house smell, but it's still worth it!). I'm really going to try to make kale chips tonight. Then tomorrow I have to hit the grocery store to stock up for my trip.

Keep it raw everyone!! The headaches will pass!!

[Green_Woman]

Well, not REALLY... since it's only my 5th official day raw. :) I'm actually hanging in there STRONG so far!

Started day out with a handful of nuts and raisins at John's house. It's his birthday and yet he STILL insists he will NOT take me out to eat because he doesnt' want me to be tempted at all. :)

For lunch, I just polished off the last of the walnut/raisin/strawberry torte and am slirping down a yummy mudslide (my new fave shake!) for a mid-day protein boost.

Will probably bring some raw sandwich fixings to work tonite and charge up before the shows... have to do two shows tonite so may need to pack some nibble stuff to keep myself going!!

[Jerseygirl]

I must post this:

All my life I've hated the taste of blueberries.

I bought some last week to throw in a smoothie for some Superfood flavor, and today my daughter and I dared each other to eat one raw.

IT'S GOOD!!!!

I guess what I always hated was the artificial blueberry flavor in pop-tarts, etc. Because these blueberries taste nothing like what I'm used to.

So right now on my plate I have a handful of blueberries and cut up oranges.

:p

[Lil nutty]

Hi Carlsbad--
I found the recipe at goneraw.com. They are actually called garshbrowns (garlicyhasbrowns).

grate a sweet potato.

then blend 4 garlic cloves(I used less), 3/4 onion, 1 tsp cayenne (I used less), and 1/2 cup of oil.

Mix sweet potato and garlic oil together and dehydrate for 2 hrs or so, til they are the texture you like.

They are delicious, but still to much garlic for me. Next time I am going to cut the garlic down more.

[lori ann]

Hello everyone,

checking in for the day. So far I have juiced-had a green smoothie and some fruit. For supper I think I will have a salad and raw soup.

[Raw Yogini]

So far today grapes and a strawberry. I worked overnight so my day is just barely starting. I'll definitely have a GS and some banana ice cream and a fudge ball for dessert. I'm sure I'll eat a lot more but I'm not sure what yet.

[cordeliasmama2]

I'm in & on my second day! I'm super excited!

[GardenBella]

Hi,
I forgot to sign in yesterday but I stayed Raw the whole day. Today I had a green smoothie for breakfast (water, spinach, banana, Maca, ground flax seeds and coconut oil). OMG is that good! Went out for lunch with friends and stayed mostly Raw. Had a LauraBar for a snack this afternoon. Probably will have another green smoothie for dinner to balance out the day.

[pinkrosebud]

I am liquid fasting again today, just felt right, but my stomach has been upset, not having my normal BM's like normal. I don't think I will fast tomorrow, I have a lot of work to get done over the weekend, and fasting makes me really lazy, lethargic and tired. I know it is the detox process, but I can't endure that and deal with the amount of work I will be accomplishing this weekend. I did wake up all stuffy and achey today which is really rare and it came out of the blue. I think my body is working on detox. Today I have consumed:
Miso soup broth
Juice of lettuce, apples, organges, snap peas, beets, ginger
MC drink with agave instead of maple syrup
Lots of water
I will have more juice, or miso or a coconut water before bed
Did 1 hour of moderatley intense cardio, some abs and hit the sauna for 30 minutes.
I am really proud of all of us for prioritizing our health. You goo all you little rawbies.

[Jenifae]

So far today:
Breakfast: Banana with Green tea and lemon/honey
Lunch: Spinach salad with lot of vege's and avocado
Desert: Raw - peanut butter chocolate bar
Snack: Grapes

I feel like I'm eating alot......................:confused:

[Dogma23]

Breakfast GS
Lunch and Dinner Taco Salad
Snacks Mango and Fruit Smoothies

Anybody out there tried Durian and like it? I bought two and tried one, did not like it so much.

Kirsten

[Betsy]

Forgot to post!

Breakfast: Chocolate almond milk
Chocolate coconut candy
avacado
coleslaw
tomatoes
onions
cheezy pate

Licorice tea sweetened heavily with stevia to quelll that sweet tooth.

[Rawkinlocs]

Good day to all of you!

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Please remember, no mention of slip-ups (not that you're gonna have any) - just focus on raw and staying positive and most of, have FUN and enjoy yourselves!

[StarFire]

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I missed check in yesterday!! I just wanted to wish everyone a RAWmacious day!!!

[Banshee]

Hi...
Yes, my zucchini dressing is a take on Alissa's zucchini hummus, was missing ingredients (tahini) so I improvised and it was pretty yummy...I used it as a dip for my crackers and salad dressing...

2 zucchinis
1 clove garlic (large clove)
lemon juice (half lemon)
dill
scallions
sunflower seeds
sea salt
black pepper

whizzed it all up in the vitamix...

it was too garlicky for my 2 yo, but she ate it anyway....

I don't really measure, I just throw stuff in recipes...so not really sure about exact amounts....

[Banshee]

Hey StarFire!! Always getting in early!!

Morning All!!

I'm DRAGGGGGGGGGGINGGGGGGGGGG today.....
Have to think its some detox, and some no sleep (DD will figure it out someday, unless she's already on the raw high ;) )

Anyhoo....
Because I'm feeling so crappy so far, I'm thinking heavy foods will throw me into a sleep coma....so going to keep it light so I can hang with the kiddies and not be too cranky...

GS
and juices for the day....
possibly turning into a super-mini fast (the day)


Everyone have an awesome day!

[smb106]

Good morning everyone!

Well today a friend is hosting a Kentucky Derby Party with derby pie and mint juleps and all! Should be fun! I brought a huge veggie platter. I am on day 7 of 25 for my juice fast so I am also bringing a bunch of delicious and tasty juices!!

It sounds like everyone is doing great! Keep it up!!

Have a great Saturday!

[gritsnla]

It's a rainy Saturday morning in BR... but it looks great being raw!!
Breakfast was a banana cut in half with cashew butter, sunflower seeds and some raisins. Didn't feel like smoothin' this morning, maybe for lunch.

Have a great rest of the weekend!

[Lil nutty]

It's a rainy Saturday morning in BR... but it looks great being raw!!
Breakfast was a banana cut in half with cashew butter, sunflower seeds and some raisins. Didn't feel like smoothin' this morning, maybe for lunch.

Have a great rest of the weekend!

WOW! that breakfast sounds great! I'll have to try it.
I had a Green Smoothie, and will have fruit and veggies for lunch and salad for dinner.

Probably will sneak in some fudge balls and coconut almond joy things.

Have a great day!

[protea]

HI everyone,

B: choc/banana smoothie
L: Salad and no-bean hummus, fruit
S: More fruit

Have a super day!!!!:D

[sharonb50]

Had a great day went shopping at a very large whole food store, my first timew in there, it was amazing. They had everything one could imagine for raw living.:D

Breakfast-green smoothie
Lunch-celery,kale,carrot burger with sliced tomato,and romaine on onion bread sandwich
dinner-green smoothie,grapes,nuts

[sharonb50]

still loving living raw:D Had my green smoothie for breakfast, and a veggie burger for lunch, will have another green smoothie for dinner.,:D have a great day.

[Jerseygirl]

Good Morning everyone!

Last night I ended the evening with a GS of spinach/banana/orange/lime/flax seeds.

Today I'm keeping it light and simple.

Have a good day everyone!

[Jenifae]

I'm wondering why we dont' discuss slip-ups.

Anyways, yesterday.....I had some raisens and nuts at my last snack. Doing good.

This Morning my usual green tea w/lemon and honey and banana.

I want to only do a smoothie today and maybe some fruit & nuts. We'll see how I do.....

[Green_Woman]

John went and bought me a JUICER last nite with his "birthday gift from George W. Bush and the IRS".... :-D

I'm so excited to get to whip up some wonderful fruit and veggie juices now!!!

Haven't eaten since I downed a tomato and tiny avacado at 1am... time to prep some brekkiefast!!!

[Green_Woman]

Made a mudslide for breakfast and concocted a less-than-yummy tomato soup (improv is not ALWAYS good times!!!)...

Two tomatos
a tiny lime
two cloves of garlic
a handful of sundried tomatos

blended up with water... but NOT that yummy... the sundried tomatos threw it off flavor-wise...

[herbalgirl]

Hey all! I didn't have time to check in yesterday, as the whole family was buzzing around, preparing for dh's departure Sunday. We ended up getting back at 5 p.m. leaving just 1 hr. before friends arrived for a going away party!:rolleyes:

I had a headache yesterday and also today. I wonder if it has to do with raw or if it is my sinuses and things that are floating around in the air or possibly dehydration... It is strange how so many of us are having headaches! I am also not a coffee/caffeinated tea drinker, so I don't really know why.

Yesterday:

green smoothie w/red leaf lettuce, 2 bananas, 1/4 avo, 1/2 lemon
large salad from Subway w/no dressing (lettuce, tomatoes, carrots, green peppers) and water
large salad again for supper and raw oatmeal w/cocoa powder, banana, honey and 1/4 avo mashed in it-sounds gross but tasty! :) This was to prevent cravings for all the "goodies" that would be at the party.

Today:

I am happy to report that all I had last night was WATER. There were so many kids running around that no one questioned me. Nice. :D

breakfast: green smoothie, same as above
lunch: large salad (red leaf lettuce, portabello mushrooms marinated in Braggs, crushed garlic and lemon juice)
snack: banana ice cream! (frozen bananas in FP w/cocoa powder and coconut flakes and a little bit of water to help whip it all up)
supper: ?

[herbalgirl]

Made a mudslide for breakfast and concocted a less-than-yummy tomato soup (improv is not ALWAYS good times!!!)...

Two tomatos
a tiny lime
two cloves of garlic
a handful of sundried tomatos

blended up with water... but NOT that yummy... the sundried tomatos threw it off flavor-wise...

Green Woman,

I was wondering how that concoction might be if you added a little bit of sweetness to it, some honey or agave, etc? It might bring out the flavors more... Maybe a touch of sea salt, too? It SOUNDS yummy! :)

[gingincal]

Greetings! It's a gorgeous spring day. :) So far today:
B - GS w/ kale, cuke, coconut oil, strawberries, mixed berries, oranges and agave
L - romaine, grape tomatoes, avo w/creole mustard vinaigrette

Now I'm off to vacuum the pool and play in the yard and revel in this beautiful weather! Keep rawkin'....

[goingrawchelle]

Eek! It's already 3 o'clock!! Busy day. Yardsales this morning. :o

Anyway, haven't had anything today except water and a banana so far. Too busy. Big salad for dinner tonight. That should do if for me today. It'll just be a light day. Fine with me. :D

[Rainie]

This is my first check in for May's challenge.
Heavy mood today, low energy, lazy day - but body feels better.
Hangin' in for the haul - Be Well, everybody.
:)

[Raw Yogini]

I've had a bit of juice w/ Pure Synergy, a mango, some chopped up almonds and dates, a banana w/ cashew butter. I'll have a GS later, some banana-coconut ice cream and maybe more later.

[Rainie]

Hey Greenwoman -
I had to laugh at your not-so-great tomato soup. Happens to me ALL THE TIME. Recipe designing NOT a gift of mine and when I don't stay close to instructions I end up with some God awful mess that worsens with my every attempt to doctor it.

[Carlsbad]

Hey Everybody,

Doing great today. The onion bread I made dehydrated in half the time it usually takes...I'm not sure why. But bonus! Anyway, slept 12 hours, had half a cantaloupe, got an hour and a half massage, had a larabar, got a bunch done at Target, came home and ate some cashews, the other half of the cantaloupe, and some raw trail mix. Yum!

I'll do a workout video in a little bit, and dinner will probably be grapes.

Keep it raw everyone!!

[lodestar]

hey rawbies...you're all doing great!

another amazing raw May day for me as well.

breakfast--green smoothie

lunch--6 tomatoes

dinner--green smoothie with some mint added from outside

keep rawkin' all!

[Jerseygirl]

I went grocery shopping today, so now the fridge is stocked full!

While I was out I had an organic smoothie and for dinner I made a cucumber salad with spinach, carrots, mango and cucumber and made a citrus salad dressing without oil.

Oh it's delicious!! The perfect way to end a raw day.

[Jenifae]

I have been snacking all day. I get in these snack phases and it just seems I'm constantly eating.

Banana

I had a smoothie: Banana, Berries, O.J., Green Powder, Cacao Poweder, Coconut flakes.

A small bag of nuts

A Raw Evolution bar

A 1/2 dehydrated apple pancake

An Apple

Grapes.............

and who knows what's next

[cordeliasmama2]

sounds like everyone is doing well:)
last night/day 2.5
*a huge spinach salad w/sundried & fresh tomatoes, mushrooms & some olive oil at work...i feel really lucky that cooks like me & will make anything i ask for...esp. big salads.
*1/2 of a grape kombucha
*a pint of strawberries
*water

day 3
*fresh juiced 5 apples & a pint of strawberries..shared this w/my mom & daughter who could not get enough :D
*salad w/carrots, bell peppers, gauc & olive oil
*sprouta "bread" & "cheeze" ...i feel even luckier that the whole foods carries raw prepared food...makes my life a lot easier & tastier, too!
*snack size lara bar
*apple & pear slices
*raw pesto & "pasta"
*2 handfuls of cashews
*2 nori rolls w/"tuna salad" (yet again premade by roxanne), 1/2 an avocado, tomatoes & spinach...took a take out box full of veggies home from work tonight
*lots of water

i feel i am eating less then when i was raw...which os hard to believe when i look @ what i ate...i think it's b/c i'm still nursing...so i tend to need more food...i am going to get some raw ice cream @ the whole foods...yummy, yummy:) :p it's sooo good & totally veagn & raw...a dream come true!

[pinkrosebud]

Howdy everyone, I broke my fast last night instead of this morning. I was starving and miserable and it was mine and my sweeties date night, and I was so hungery and miserable that the evening was going to turn into a less then steller date night. We only get one a week and I was not about to make it miserable so I ate:
Big salad no fat
choc avo spinach pudding
some mango
date roll
strawberries and 1/2 nana
Kind of a lot to break a fast, I know.
Today I was at one of my profs houses and his partner made enchaladas and a beautiful salad, with many bottles of wine but I resited the wine and enchaladas. Today I ate:
Hazlenut butter with apricot jam on fruit nut mannna bread
Strawberries
GS with 2 nanna's and choc powder
Dried mango
2 Date Rolls
Big salad of red leaf lettuce, shitake mushrooms and a big tomatoe with no fat dressing
choc avo spinach pudding
small dinner salad with not raw dressing at my proffs house (needed to be polite and eat something he prepared for me)
1 hour jog/run!
I am thinking I need to start paying close attention to the rules of food combining, because everytime I eat something sweet after something savory I get REALLY bad gas and upset stomach. So tomorrow, I am going to try to stick to the rules of food combining. Wish me luck.

[Rawkinlocs]

Have a great day!

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[lodestar]

here...green...happy...feeling peace...YES!

[rawmonger]

This raw journey is really amazing (I am almost at ninety days). Something happened this morning that I never thought would happen: I made a green smoothie WITHOUT bananas and it was delicious. Just spinach, parsley and two mangoes.

I always thought I needed all those bananas just to make it sweet enough but I guess now I don't. I could really taste all the greens in it and it was delicious.

Anyhow, everyone have a great day.

[protea]

Hi everyone,

I didn't have much to each yesterday and not so hungry this morning either..
So, later I'll have a choc/banana smoothie and probably avocado, green salad and fruit the rest of the day..

Take care and have a great Sunday!;)

[lori ann]

Hey everyone,

Have not checked in last couple of days. I already had some juice-plan on some fruit and salad today. I am also going to try a new recipe on gone raw of mac and cheese. Have a super great day all you wonderful raw people :)

[Jerseygirl]

Just checking in!

Today I'm keeping it simple again-last night I treated myself to a new veggie peeler, cutting board (it's in the shape of a lemon!) and mini colander. Now I don't have to share and risk possible contamination.

Last night my back got really tight-so tight that I couldn't turn the faucet on in the sink or touch my knees!! It lasted only for about 10 minutes and it came out of the blue...I don't know what to attribute that to.

Today I'm hoping to escape for about a half hour and treat myself to an oxygen lounge session at a place up the street from me.

Have a rawsome day everyone!

[Green_Woman]

Not really in the mood to eat. Had a banana for breakfast. Might brunch on crackers and raw fixings for lunch. Otherwise, might have myself a mono-diet day. :)

[mamabird1953]

I'm also keeping it simple. At least for the first week before I get into all the great recipes.. I feel I need a good cleansing. So...today I'm going to eat pineapple all day and some guacamole in lettuce leaves tonight. Gone Raw has some great recipes so I'm going to make the onion bread. It takeas about 36 hrs. in the dehydrater. Have a fun day!

[findingmyway]

Hey Everyone,

Doing pretty good this morning has a GS

Banana
Baby lettuces
1 strawberry
1/2 cup water
2 slices of apple

YUMMY!

There is temptation all around me though. My husband is not Raw nor is he vegan or vegetarian. He eats SAD food all day. I have been a vegetarian for a while so meat is not tempting at all. But he does have a sweet tooth and there is a very large cookie on the stove with icing that I am trying so hard to resist. I decided to come back here to drink some tea and see what everyone is up to.

[Jenifae]

How do you make a chocolate/banana smoothie? That's sounds right up my alley ;)

Jen
:p


Hi everyone,

I didn't have much to each yesterday and not so hungry this morning either..
So, later I'll have a choc/banana smoothie and probably avocado, green salad and fruit the rest of the day..

Take care and have a great Sunday!;)

[Jenifae]

Hi there,

Dont' feel alone. I had to throw everything out and ask my hubby to not bring home any pastries. He too is not vegetarian let alone raw but, is happy I'm doing what feels right to me.
I have a sweet tooth too so, when he brings it home I tend to nibble on his stuff. So, far he hasn't brought anything home and as I get stronger it might be okay.
I'm glad he's supportive.
I have found Raw food chocolate snacks which are great: Larabar's, Raw Evolution Bars, and Active X. There are all raw and yummy :p

Keep up the good work!


Hey Everyone,

Doing pretty good this morning has a GS

Banana
Baby lettuces
1 strawberry
1/2 cup water
2 slices of apple

YUMMY!

There is temptation all around me though. My husband is not Raw nor is he vegan or vegetarian. He eats SAD food all day. I have been a vegetarian for a while so meat is not tempting at all. But he does have a sweet tooth and there is a very large cookie on the stove with icing that I am trying so hard to resist. I decided to come back here to drink some tea and see what everyone is up to.

[Jenifae]

Today, I'm going to try not to nibble all day long and get some discipline with myself. When I nibble all day I feel like I"m overeating and out of control.

So, I've had my Green Tea w/lemon & honey and Banana for breakfast and I'm going to try to hold off and not nibble and eat a Spinach salad for lunch and Fruit tonight.

I'll check in tonight and report my success :p

I so appreciate everyone's journaling of thier days. It's so helpful.

Thank you :)

[StarFire]

Just dropping in to say

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Everyone is doing so great... Day 4 and it looks like we're goin strong!!

jenifae... I'm not sure about how to make a chocolate smoothie .... but I love this recipe...

2 cups coconut milk
1/2 to 1 cup young coconut meat (fresh - or frozen is okay too) But you want the young meat
1 Tablespoon of Agave or - to taste (i don't like mine that sweet)
1 Tablespoon of Carob powder
OR....
1 Tablespoon of cacao powder ... and if you use cacao - you will want to up the Agave a bit as cacao does not have a 'natural sweetness' to it like carob does
1 banana (I usually add a LOT MORE bananas - cuz I looove bananas!)
dash of vanilla -- or one vanilla bean

you can also throw in red raspberries, strawberries, baby spinach
and if it's too thick - cut it with some water

*also -- some people like to put sesame seeds in it... if you do that -- I would grind them first to a powder (use a coffee grinder).... otherwise you have all these little sesame seeds floating around in your smoothie!

I'm sure there are other recipes out there too!! but this is the one I use.

good luck!

EVERYONE HAVE A WONDERFUL SUNDAY... blessings to a successful day enjoying the RAWmacious LIFEstyle!!!

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[pinkrosebud]

Wow starfire your recipe looks Amazing!!! I will have to try this, too bad I just ate a great big lunch otherwise this would be my meal. Anyway, today I woke up starving, which is really weird. I have been extra hungery lately, but the scale won't budge no matter what so today I am just letting myself eat anything and everything raw. So far that has meant:
Breakfast: 1/2tsp coconut oil first thing in the morning
fruit bow with 1 nana, meat of one very young coconut (hardly any meat:( 3 strawberries and some mango yum yum
1 small piece manna bread with some jam
Lunch:
dried persimmons
Lots of fabulous fresh hummus with veggies for a dippin
1/2 cup or so bowl of tahini, honey and raisins with a pinch of vanilla. (I love this candy concotion it reminds me of the halvah candy I lived on for a month while in Turkey)
Dinner ought to be a bit lighter than lunch considering the amount of fat and protein I have consumed today. I am thinking portabella mushroom stuffed with marinated tomatoes, basil, and onions over a bed of greens and some fruit.
Dinner was:
1 portabellas mushroom with greens and tomatoes and onions
Apple Sauce with raisins
nibbles of dried fruit and bite of avo
and some raw candy treats
O.K so not super light but sort of when in comparison to lunch. Did one hour of yoga and will go for a 30-45 min walk later after I get some work done. The scale yesterday was at 150.4 after waking at 9 am and a bm. Today it was at 151.0 at 8 am with out a BM. I don't know why this weight is sticking to my frame so tenaciously. I am frusterated but trying my best to not let it get me down. I know I need to consume less, but when I get hungery it is so hard to not eat, or stop when I am just barely satisfied. Oh well anyway have a great day all and I will check in later.

[Raw Yogini]

Jenifae, this is a choco/banana smoothie recipe I use and love:

1c. water
1c. ice
1-2 frozen bananas (peel and slice them up before freezing)
pinch salt
dash vanilla
bit of agave
1/2 c. almonds
1 1/2 T cacao powder
Blend well, yum!

So far today: grapes, banana w/ cashew butter, raisins, prunes....I'll make a GS tonight and probably a choco/banana smoothie.

[herbalgirl]

I am still here! I did fine up until dinnertime, but I need to go easy on myself as my husband just left us for military training (I feel I have to add "military training" all the time, as I don't want anyone to think he just up and left us! LOL)

I am ready to go for tomorrow, though! I made some "nacho suncheeze" (Zaphirah's recipe), onion bread... Mmmm! It is really neat how I am actually craving that stuff. :D

[jules88]

Here it is day 4 already. Yesterday I forgot to post, but was a very good day. We went to a birthday party that had lots of snicky snacks and cake. Me....all I had was veggies and water. Not as difficult as I thought it would be. However, the cravings are still pretty bad.

Today I ate.
Smoothie: strawberries, almonds, pear,water
lots of very ripe very tastee watermelon
for dinner a large salad
some handfulls of nuts and raisins.

Does anyone know how long the cravings will go on? I crave sugar usually in the form of chocolate so I am off to make a double batch of Raw Nestle Bars that someone from this site developed. Sorry at the moment I can't remember who it is.

YAAAAAAAA!!!! US FOR MAKING IT TO DAY 4!!!

[herbalgirl]

Please do post that recipe, jules!

I find myself prowling about the kitchen in search of chocolate far too often and would like an arsenal of raw chocolate recipes at the ready! :D

[Dogma23]

Breakfast Green Smoothie and nuts
Lunch Raw Cookie
Dinner 4 apples

Find myself less occupied with food and wanting simple clean foods. :)

[Carlsbad]

Just wanted to check in to say that I'll be at a conference in Atlanta for the next three days, so I won't be able to check in here. I'll be rawing it up though! This is my 5th or 6th trip since going raw, so I have things down to a pretty good system. It just means I'm carrying more food than clothing...:p

Keep rawking everyone! I'll check in when I get back!!

[Jenifae]

Hi Pinkrosebud,

I too am frustrated. I'm trying not to be weight focused but, I am. I seem to be eating more. I'm staying 100% Raw which is great but, I need to watch my portions and am struggling with that. :(


I am frusterated but trying my best to not let it get me down. I know I need to consume less, but when I get hungery it is so hard to not eat, or stop when I am just barely satisfied. Oh well anyway have a great day all and I will check in later.

[Jenifae]

Raw Yogini,

Thank you for that fabulous receipe and the other one too from the other member :) Yummmmmmmmmmmmmmmm!

Well,

Today I stayed Raw but, as I said I feel like I am overeating. Does anyone have any help with that? Maybe, I shouldn't eat these raw candy bars :rolleyes:

Breakfast: Green Tea w/lemon & honey and 2 small banana's

Lunch: Huge Salad - Spinach, Red Cabbage, 6 baby carrots, broccoli, handful of raw sunflower seeds, and 1 whole avocado :eek: with Braggs new organic vinegerette.

Snack: 1 Raw Active X Peanut Butter/Chocolate bar

Dinner: Apple

[Rawkinlocs]

Have a great day!

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Please remember, no mention of slip-ups (not that you're gonna have any) - just focus on raw and staying positive and most of, have FUN and enjoy yourselves!

[Green_Woman]

Jenifae -

Unless you're 4'2" tall, I can't see how being 129 lbs is so horrible! *laughs* Here, I'm not one to be talking. But I have battled anorexia for a year now, and girlie, it's POINTLESS.

So... get your mind OFF weight and get it ON HEALTH!!! Focus on HEALTH, focus on HAPPINESS, focus on LETTING GO...

But don't let yourself become consumed with WEIGHT LOSS... especially when you don't even NEED it!!! :D

[Green_Woman]

Also, just wanted to note, the last time I was 100% raw, I failed because I didn't eat ENOUGH. I hated appearing to eat all the time (which raw requires for beginners!!!)...

DON'T make that mistake if you can help it - even Alissa says EAT LOTS in the beginning to get your body used to the major transition from cooked, crappy food to raw, WONDERFUL food!!

[Jenifae]

Hi Green Woman,

Yes, I know.........I am working on letting go of the desired weight loss, even though it's hard. I have always been into health and fitness. The Anorexic mind can be hard to turn off. I am still going strong though. Continued Rawness :)

You look good and thin at 125lb. It is a good weight too. Why do you want to be 110? Are you 4'2 ;) hehehe I remember the last time I was 110lb. I onlyhad a piece of toast a day............crazy, huh?

Thank you for your support I truely appreciate it.

I'm 5'4 :)

[lori ann]

Good Morning Everyone :)

My plan for the day includes-green smoothie-juicing-spinach salad-fruits-that is for during the day-dinner not sure yet-we will see how I feel. I have been feeling nausea last couple days and have it now-Have a super day!!

[jenw722]

Beautiful Ohio day!

I can't believe how soundly I've been sleeping-I mean seriously!! My raw diet is affecting my dh in awesome ways-I really didn't think he'd want smoothies for breakfast and salad for lunch! Now if I can change...just kidding.;)

Been experimenting with coconut and coconut oil-why haven't I ever eaten this before-other than a mounds bar at halloween-time? I love it! I'm a little wary though of the calories/saturated fat-but a little should be fine!

B-fruit/coconut smoothie
S-2 apples
L-big salad
S-spoonful of raw honey (I was so hungry before dinner)
D-salad, sweet potato chips, gazpacho with avo

Had a little warmed tea...I gave up coffee last week so this is a big improvement. Had to wait until the weather improved-coffee is so nice in the winter!!

Have a great day!

[jenw722]

Good Morning!

Today is dd's 13th birthday-guess what she's getting for breakfast? Raw apple juice! It's the only fruit she'll eat so...soon enough I plan on sneaking some grape or pear juice in-don't tell!

Went to the food health food store yesterday and stocked up with plenty of yummy produce, nuts, coconuts...it's such a good feeling and I feel so lucky to have so much. I love the feeling I get when I chop, chop, chop-that probably sounds stupid but it's TRUE!

I'm having raspberry/banana smoothie for breakfast salad with avo for lunch. Taking dd to her fave restaurant for dinner-the Outback-that's where I anticipate some major challenges!!!!!!!!!! Any suggestions??? I'll take any!!

Thanks!

[lodestar]

here, happy, green with a semi-busy day.

[tvillemom]

I'm signing in! Don't know if I HAVE to do this since the challenge already started, but I thought for technicallities sake I would go ahead. I'm in, again.

[tvillemom]

I have been away, out of town, so today counts day 1 for me, is that ok?? Staying raw, 100% for me!!

Today, I don't have a plan yet, but I have already had an orange, and in a few minutes, I'll have that ripe pear calling my name! I also have some walnuts.....

Then I have to go to the grocery store.

This month, my goal is to up the greens...to have 1 green smoothie a day, and a salad...nothing like munching on a salad, with nuts and grape tomatoes, and mashed avo...yes, that's what I'm having for dinner...

I'll post later with my food intake for the day.

I also want to get in 8 glasses of water to see if it helps me release some extra lbs.!!!

[jules88]

herbalgirl---If I could figure out how to copy and paste the recipe in here I would. But I can tell you where to find it.

If you go to the top of the page to the Banana (the search button) and on the next screen type in Raw Nestle Crunch in the key words box you will find it. If not let me know and I will somehow direct you to it or maybe better yet someone can help us out and post it here. This is a great forum and everyone is always so helpful.

[pinkrosebud]

Finally today I am not so hungery upon waking, and my stomach seems to be doing better. I want to keep it light today, yesterday was a lot of food and heavy food at that. No mana bread today. I will stick to fruits, veggies, juices and smoothies. I have a lot of work to do and can not get sleepy or weighed down with food like I did yesterday. So far I am just sipping lime water and green tea, and letting the morning sunshine radiate through my being. Have a great day, and I will check back later.
Today so far:
B- young coconut, little bit of pineapple, some mango, banana, and a lot of spinach for a pudding.
L-Green salad with tomatoes, corn and mushrooms
S- more mango and pineapple, and some raw candy
D-?
Excercise-?

[protea]

Hi everyone,

I am feeling better every day!:D Lighter and more energetic!!
B: choc/banana smoothie
L: big green salad with tahini dressing
S: fruit

Have a salubrious day everyone!!;)

[sriraw]

Wow, it is day 5 and I was so hungry today that I already ate my lunch at 11AM. I feel like I am hungrier than I was last week. What gives? Oh well. I am taking the stance of eat whatever you want that is raw and deal with the few pounds you want to lose later (maybe much later).

Also, I am feeling really chilly lately. I think I may think I am hungry since I am so cold. Will probably try drinking some hot water to see if that helps. I was working out in my yard yesterday and while all my neighbors were wearing shorts and t-shits, I wore a sweat shirt and long (winter) pants and I still felt chilly. Hate being chilly...

[Jerseygirl]

I just made dd and myself a fruit smoothie of strawberries, bananas, pineapple, and flax seeds. I'll probably do a salad or something for lunch and I really want to make a blended tomato soup for dinner. It'll be my first time doing this, and I'm thinking tomato/avo/parsley/garlic/spinach. Hopefully it'll turn out good!

[Jenifae]

Good Morning all my Rawlicious Friends :)

I feel a little better this morning but, the scale tipped me a pound up.:mad: Yesterday I was a pound down. So, I'm yo-yoing a bit. I really ate way too much yesterday. Even though it was all salad I had to lay down after I ate.

I'm going to work on my portions today and remove the snack bars. I think they are just way to fattening for me right now. Plus, I couldn't sleep very well.

So, my plan today is to workout have my tea and banana and a salad for lunch and fruit tonight. ;)

I"ll let ya know how I go :p

[Green_Woman]

Sipping on a yummy fruit smoothy... plans of raw cracker sandwich for lunch (as usual - but it's so GOOD and so EASY!!!), and maybe a salad for in-betweens...

I have lots of raw food with me today and no cravings for any of the non-raw stuff in the back kitchen at work, so... YAY!!!

[gingincal]

Happy Monday, everybody!

I had the most delicious, juicy, sweet pineapple for breakfast! :)
Lunch was romaine with Alissa's Dill vinaigrette dressing
Right now, I'm snacking on carrots and macadamia hummus (from Matt Kenney's new Everyday Raw cookbook)
I'll probably have another salad tonight.

See ya!

[jules88]

Today for breakfast I had a smoothie made of bananas, strawberries and spinach. I split it with my 11 mo old.

For lunch I had celery dipped in Rich Cheddar Cheese Sauce

For a snack one of my dump it all together fixes for chocolate craving. It usually consists of raisins, choc. agave. Just spoon it in my mouth.

I do have to say that my craving aren't as bad today and neither is my hunger. I am trying to pay attention and differentiate between craving and hunger. Sometimes its difficult.

For dinner probably a large salad.

So far so good.

[sharonb50]

I made it through with 3 green smoothies throughout the day. also had seaweed pate roll ups(view blog for a picture of that dish)
. have a great night.,:D

[Lil nutty]

Hi All!!

So far still doing good. Mainly smoothies for breakfast, fruits and veggies for lunch and salad for dinner. maintaining about 95% raw.

Haven't noticed any changes in energy level :(
Weight maybe down a lb or 2 but hard to tell because it fluctuates so much.

This is my first time being raw...going straight from a sad diet. I feel kind of crappy, but then I usually do (I think it has become the norm!).

Will all of this change soon????
Comments anyone?
Thanks!
CJ

[Lorraine]

Well, I'm back from my trip over the weekend. So, I'm back to posting.

Today's menu:
- 1 1/2 quarts green smoothie (spinach, bananas, strawberries, agave nectar, coconut oil, water)
- handful of prunes (I think I'm starting to feel the effects of those :eek: )
- some nutritional yeast
- lots of water
- maybe an apple later

I'm not really all that hungry today, which is a good thing.

[Rainie]

Hi All
I made some marinara sauce today - it was delish. Something about tomatoes - can't get enough of them. Lugged a ton of groceries home yesterday. I was fighting cravings a bit so I got the bounty I needed and scooted out. It's good to have a place to check in.
:)

[Dogma23]

Breakfast GS
Lunch Salad
Dinner Raw Pizza

This has been really helpful for me. It has kept the temptation to cheat with SAD food at bay. My big challenge will come Thursday and Friday because I will be at a work conference where the SAD food abounds. :(

[Rawkinlocs]

Have a wonderful day!

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Please remember, no mention of slip-ups (not that you're gonna have any) - just focus on raw and staying positive and most of, have FUN and enjoy yourselves!

[Jenifae]

What a Great Day!

Breakfast: Green Tea w/lemon & honey and a Banana
Snack: Spinach chips with guac and salsa (Cinco de Mayo ;) )
Lunch: GS - 2 - 16 oz. Apple Juice, Banana, Strawberries, Vitamineral Green, Acai Powder, Cacao Nibs, Coconut Flakes, and Maca
Dinner: GS - The other 16 oz. smoothie
Snack: Raw trail mix and an apple

I feel really good today. My energy is up, I feel lighter, and the most amazing thing. I went to my women's group and they were celebrating two girls B.D.'s and I usually really struggle with cake. I want it and if I don't eat it I sit there craving it like crazy. Here's the MIRACLE! It didn't phase me. I looked at and it looked like cake but, I did not have any emotional reaction or cravings. I was able to pass it up with no feelings about other then just normal. That's INCREDIBLE and a FIRST for me!
:)

[jul+5]

just starting, but i'm posting anyway so that i'll hold myself accountable. i had a few raw days last week, so maybe that helps count. so, here goes! i may try to emphasize the green smoothies to make up for lost time.

[veganbear]

So it's now been six days and I thought I would give you an update on how its going...

The first thing I have noticed this time is that I'm looking for cleaner tastes, by cleaner I mean not over processed or dehydrated. I seem to be more happy to eat a single fruit or a simple salad.

I've never been a huge fan of nuts but I have to say I have been having a strange pull towards nut butters.

I have noticed that I'm eating much, much less. In the day I'm having a bit of fruit and one or two pieces of vegetables.

I'm still drinking about 2ltrs of water a day but I have been doing this for as long as I can remember.

I don't know where I'm going to go from here but I'm quite determined to keep it up as I feel so much better so soon. I do however need to start to plan a lot more.

[lori ann]

Hi everyone!

checking in for the day-I already juiced-going to do green smoothie-fruits and salad for lunch-snacks-nuts-dinner raw soup and not sure what else. Everyone have a great day and stay raw!!

[protea]

Hi everyone,

Today's plan:
B: choc/banana smoothie
Snack: banana
L: Avocado, mango
S: green salad w. hummus dressing

Have a super day!!;)

[gritsnla]

Didn't post yesterday (and possibly the day before) but it was a great raw day.
So far today has been a green smoothie - 2 frozne bananas, a big bunchof spinach and watered down kombucha - yummy
Then I had some corn chip/tortilla that I had dehydrated already this morning.
Will just see what "hits" me for lunch.
Zucchini noodles and marinara for supper.
Have a raw one!

[GardenBella]

Hi everyone,
Doing well with the raw challenge. I've decided to have mostly greens, fruits and vegetables for the month. I had been eating too many nuts and fats and my weight wasn't reducing. Yesterday I had mostly green smoothies. Today I started with some fresh orange juice. Nothing tastes better! For breakfast I had a green smoothie (water, spinach, Maca and banana). Going to have a big green salad for lunch and probably another smoothie for dinner.

[Aasyah]

Count me in :) 05/07 will be day 1 for me ;)

[Green_Woman]

Sipping on a smoothie made of:

one avocado
three handful of mixed organic salad greens
one ripe, ripe mango
two small apples
a handful of fresh, organic strawberries
about 16 oz. fresh water


It's DELICIOUS and NUTRICIOUS. ;)

I'm really loving being a raw fooder... I feel energized despite the heavy spring winds that usually have me feeling like CRAP down here in Southern AZ. :) And I'm getting my mental and spiritual energy stabilized, as well... raw food isn't the ONLY lifestyle change I'm making, but it has been the keystone to renovation! :)

I also had a small banana and a handful of yummy raw almonds for breakfast this morning.

[Lil nutty]

Checking in.....

GS for break
snacks for lunch (nuts, fruits, etc)
and plan on GS for dinner

Think I'm detoxing :D That means I'll be feeling great soon!!

Have a RAW day!!

[~liz~]

Just a quick note: feeling groovie

things are moving along and I feel really good. Ordered my 'box' from rawvolution so all my raw is ready for me and wow, what a difference that makes. such a blessing to have it made.
anyway, hope everyone is doing great!!!

in peace,

liz

[Raw Yogini]

I'm feeling really good. I've had generalized anxiety for years and I feel so much calmer after just giving up processed sugars for a little over a month.

So far today: grapes, GS, celery. I'm really craving a banana w/ cashew butter so maybe that will be next. I'll have a choco banana shake for dessert and I'm not sure what else. I'm going to give the corn chips a try. They'll be ready tomorrow. I'm also going to get the pecan carrot burgers going.

[Glowstick]

I'm in, I hope it's not too late!

[lodestar]

here, groovy, all over the green stuff.

[Jerseygirl]

Good evening rawkstars!

I was drawn to the greens today...had 2 salads today and a fruit smoothie for breakfast.

I feel alright!

[pinkrosebud]

Did not get any excercise yesterday due to a killer project that had to be completed for school. Literally sat at my computer for 15 hours straight and got up 4 times. Thats is not balanced or health. Grad school is killing my physique.:mad: Yesterday was raw though, had a great mexican raw pizza for dinner. Food for today:
B- GS 2 nannas, cocoa powder, greens and coconut h2o
s-peas and carrots
L-big sald, raw pizza and watermelon
D- veggies and hummus and papaya and pineapple
1 hour walk with hand weights. Not major cardio but considering I have only had 4 hours sleep I am doing o.k. Rawk on Rawbies. :D

[Jenifae]

Well,

Breakfast: I had my green tea w/lemon & honey and a banana.

Then, I worked out this morning and then I did my ranch chores (picking up recycled hay from the horses and stuff)

I had a friend come over today and I made us:

Lunch: Spinach chips w/guac. & salsa and a small spinach salad w/baby carrots, red cab., broccoli, sprouted sunflower seeds, & avocado - yummy....

But, then I had munchies :eek:

Snack/Dinner Combo: I had 1/4 of a larabar, 1 raw chocolate piece from goraw, some dates & raisens, 2 bites of rawvolution bar, and an apple.

Late night Snack: A few bites of watermelon and honeydew

Maybe, it's not as much food as I am thinking it is............funny how that seems once you write it down.

[Green_Woman]

I'm finishing a green smoothie before bed now, had a cracker and some "cheese" previously, and had a big green salad with tomatos, avocado slices, lime juice and salt for flavor for dinner a couple hours ago...

I ate pretty lightly all day until about 6pm because I was in classes, so just munched on fruit and smoothies...

So I'm pretty sure between being rather bloated from too many almonds the other day and the unmentionable lady's issue (bleh), I have either gained 5 lbs on raw or am... just bloated.

*laughing*

Either way, I'm perfectly happy diet-wise right now... I've been fighting pretty minor little headaches off and on for a few days but otherwise ENERGIZED and ALIVE.

I'm also beginning to see the light on other life troubles, and finding ways of working through some of my "broken heart"... and all because I'm finding BALANCE through RAW LIVING!!!

:D

I want all my friends to know about Raw but I'm giving myself a few more weeks to get some "results" to share and stoke their fires!! :)

[jules88]

Well... today is day 6 and still going strong. Today I consumed approx. 40 oz of green go-go juice, celery with Rich Cheddar Cheese Sauce as a dip. (Man I love this stuff I can't get enough of it!!!). Large Salad for dinner and of course lots of water.

[Rawkinlocs]

This is one week down! Enjoy your day!

===============
Please remember, no mention of slip-ups (not that you're gonna have any) - just focus on raw and staying positive and most of, have FUN and enjoy yourselves!

[Raw Yogini]

Good morning everyone! I just declared that my kids will participate in a rawkin' fun all raw day, too! I've got yummy things for them to eat, including the divine choco/banana shake. I'm so excited to see how it will go. I'm making the pecan carrot burgers and a huge salad and we have piles of fresh fruits/veggies/dried fruit/nuts. Who knows, maybe they'll take a sip of a GS, too.

[cordeliasmama2]

i'm still raw...just haven't had a lot of time to get on here...i think i over did it w/all the fats i was eating for the first few days, so i've been keeping it simple w/salads, fresh juices & fruit...and a little raw ice cream here & there :p

[RawSinger]

Have a great day everyone!!

[tvillemom]

Good morning everyone! I was so busy I did not have time to post. Our homeschool is finishing up our end of the year test that is required from the state.....:p Anyway.

I feel some crud "moving". Sore throat and I can feel the drainage....that's yucky too. I keep having to clear my throat, which is driving me crazy. I guess it's a detox thing.

PROTEA AND RAW YOGINI:
I notice that you keep posting that you are having a choco banana shake. What are you putting in it??

Today's plan is:
apple/banana/walnut drizzled in coconut oil for breakfast

Lunch: GS

Dinner: salad with avo and sunflower seeds and maybe some more apple, some dulse flakes sprinkled....??? whatever else I want to put in.

[lodestar]

present...with joy. :) xox

[sharonb50]

B-green smoothie-kale,mango,apple,lemon
L-green salad wrap
D-green smoothie-banana,seaweed wrap
weight this morning 210lbs:D
released 5lbs!:D :D

have a rawsome day!

[Raw Yogini]

This is how I make my choco/banana shake:

1c. water
1c. ice
1-2 frozen bananas (peeled and chopped before freezing)
1/2 c. almonds
a pinch of salt
a dash of vanilla
a bit of agave
1 1/2 T cacao powder
Blend well. It it truly yummy! My SAD b-friend even had to admit it tastes very similar to a SAD choco shake.

[protea]

Hi everyone,

It's been almost a week, and time is just flying by!

B: Choc/banana smoothie
Snack: banana
Lunch: soaked, dehydrated Buckwheat wiht almond butter and agave, dates, fruit
Supper: green salad with no-bean hummus and fruit

Have a fantastic day in the RAW!!;)

[Jenifae]

Good Morning Everyone,

Well, I just cut up some banana's and put them in the freezer to try a choco/banana smoothie for myself, finally.

Today I plan on trying to be lighter then yesterday.

Just had my Green Tea w/lemon & honey and Banana

So, I plan on having either a salad or GS for lunch. We'll see what sounds good at that time.

I'll have fruit and nuts tonight.

Have a Great Rawkin DAy Everybody! ;)

[Vessel]

I'm in! New to the site and new to raw. I've just started my journey and thought this would be a great challenge to keep me going.

I've been trying now for two weeks, but not 100% yet hopefully this will do it for me. I was preparing for a MC fast but think I'll delay it until after this challenge...

I don't know if I need to put this but weight is 175 lbs.

Ok... diving in the deep end! Hopefully it's not too late to start.

[megi]

I am so in!:)

[kidkaras]

hello everyone!
Im new and would love to join your 30 day challenge. I came off the Master cleanse the end of April and started raw may 1st. I have been on and off raw but this time its different. I feel each time i have learned something new and it finally has clicked. I start with a smoothie made from 1/2 frozen banana, frozen strawberries,water,spirulina,frozen blueberries,bee pollen, 1 tsp coconut oil,chia seed.

throughout day i make my green lemonade with lots of greens and 1 apple and 1 lemon and carrots. (i love this because i have no cravings for sweets at all) then around 4pm i have a big salad lots of veggies and grilled zuchini.

today i added lara bar around lunch time..looking forward to learning from all of you!:)

[Green_Woman]

Larabars are raw??? They have them at the Co-op in town here... I should try them, then! :) How do you know for SURE they are raw if they're not labeled raw??

I'm munching on cucumbers, tomatos, avocado, raw crackers and raw
cheese for breakfast/lunch.

I'm still having detox headaches on and off, but otherwise feeling AWESOME!!!

I also have had friends saying "You look GREAT" and "Your SKIN is GLOWING".

YAY!!!

[protea]

tvillemom,

Here is my recipe:

1 frozen banana
1 heaped teaspoon raw cacao powder
1 teaspoon green powder (I use 'Sun is Shining and will also try Alissa's)
about 10 cashews
1/2 teaspoon vanilla essence
1 long squirt of agave (according to taste)

I mix it all in my Vitamix and voila - yummy breakfast!!!:D
Sometimes I leave out the nuts, but they do my it more creamy..:rolleyes:

[Lil nutty]

Another RAW day!! WOOHOO!!:D

GS for breakfast
celery with almond butter
and big salad for dinner


Those choc/banana shakes sound great....I'll have to try one

[kidkaras]

not sure if the lara bars are raw.. after having one i read a few posts where they said its better to make your own...im going to try that..also i posted before i had grilled zuchini it wasnt cooked or grilled just a habit on what i call it because i use to cut it the same way to grill it..dont want to confuse anyone:) ..had a great big salad for dinner and browsing through the posts..they are so encouraging!

[jules88]

Today I at lots and I mean lots of watermelon. Finished off the rich cheddar cheese sauce. I desperately need to make more, because I love this stuff not to mention it is very filling. For dinner a large salad with lettuce mix, spinach, peppers, tomatoes, raisins, walnuts, celery, cucumbers and that about it. I also need to make more chocolate treats as those really, really, help with the craving. On or two bites will do the trick. I had read before people saying that they would only take one or two bites, and I would think how is that possible? I thought I would devour the entire thing, but they are right. Just a bite or two will do it. Craving have really tapered off. YEAH!!!

thats all for now. Hope everyone is doing great

[lori ann]

Hey everyone,

checking in for the day. I really did not eat a lot today-I juiced-lunch-spinach and asparagus salad-orange-kiwi-just finished off a fruit smoothie with young coconut-pineapple-papya-and some agave added. Someone had celery and almond butter-that sounds good and I think I am going to go eat that. Everyone have a great night!!

[Dogma23]

Breakfast was a green smoothie. Lunch was a green salad. Snacks of spicy nuts and dried fruit. Dinner was an ear of raw corn with dressing.

Bought my first peaches and cannot wait till they are ripe.

[pinkrosebud]

Hi Everyone!!!
I am having the preraw health issues that I used to have before going raw. Just with in the last 3 weeks, I have a crack on the inside of my nostril, which I used to get all the time, my skin is breaking out like crazy, and my stomach is really gassy, and bloated, and I seem to have a little soar throat. All this began shortly after I started upping my greens and doing low fat raw. Do you think there is a correlation? Am I lacking something in my diet, or is this detox? I am by no means doing no fat, that would be impossible for me. I eat lots of avos and young coconut, and just this week added some tahini and hazelnuts, and actually now that I think about it my nose owie is doing better this week than last. I am trying to lose weight, but the scale is not budging. I have been afraid to step on it this week because I am not able to do my intense workouts due to my school load. Here is my yummies for the day, just kind of snacked all day, sometimes that is nice.
Juice of collards greens first thing in morning, carrot, grapefruit, lime, cucumber juice about 16 oz, GS with 2 bananas, lots of greens and coconut water, raw pizza crackers, salad with 1/2 small avo and other veggies, some raw tahini honey candy and raw hazelnut choc. candy about 1 TBL each, lots and lots of fruit, 1 banana, 1 papaya, strawberries, 1 small apple, fruit dip and dried pineapple.

[Rawkinlocs]

Have a rawesome day!

===============
Please remember, no mention of slip-ups (not that you're gonna have any) - just focus on raw and staying positive and most of, have FUN and enjoy yourselves!

[Jenifae]

Well, my plan didn't pan out.........

But, I did have

B: Green Tea w/lemon-honey and banana
L: Mixed raw nuts and a small bowl of watermelon
D: Green Smoothie
S: Nuts w/raisens and a bowl of watermelon/honey dew melon

[StarFire]

Everyone is doing so well!! That's awesome!!

Looks like a couple of you have some detox symptoms going on... just hang in there -- it will pass!

pinkrosebud... your nose sounds very sore! I do hope it's healing up okay. If you are gassy - you might want to either do an enema or take some laxative tea (some peeps use the Smooth Move Tea, I use the Yogi 'Get Regular Tea') it will help you to keep those bowels moving. It's super important to make sure you are getting those toxins out of your system that your body is trying to release!

Gotta tell ya rawbies... over all I cannot believe how little ya'll are eating!! Im fasting right now - and will be breaking my fast on Saturday... so I'll start posting my food next week.... kinda embarressed though :eek: - cuz jeepers - when ya'll see how much I eat throughout the day - you're gunna think I eat way tooo much!! :D

I'm so glad we've got one week down... and we're headed into week 2 already!! Pretty awesome!

blessings and everyone have a Rawmacious Day tomorrow!

RAWk on!

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[StarFire]

I hope everyone has a successful and awesome day!!
We are headed into WEEK TWO already rawbies!!! Well done !!

RAWk on!!


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[veganbear]

So it's day eight and I'm off to the kitchen to make a really big Green Smoothie and start the day as I mean to go on, fresh, raw and very very green...

I really must post on here every day as I find the support of this and of writing my blog the best support to get me through.

I hope everyone has/had a good day.

Bear. X

[mmaynard]

Good morning! I haven't been able to post in a while but have been sticking with the program and FEEL GREAT! I am sleeping so much better (a real deep sleep) and feel really refreshed when I wake up.

Today my hubby and I are starting with a pina colada smoothie, and I have plans on apples, oranges, big salads and some raw pistashios for today. Tonight I am planning to make the angel hair pasta with marinara.

Hope everyone has a great day!

[gritsnla]

Morning!! Started with a 1/2 t. coconut oil. And then a piece of banana raisin "bread" straight from the dehydrator. A little different but good! Will make a GS later on and some "falafel" pate' for supper!

Have it raw today!!

[jenw722]

There is a lot to get used to eating and living this way! My dh has had some time off lately job hunting and we have been eating out more-boy! a person has to be diligent with the waitstaff at restaurants! I honestly don't think they care (the rolling of the eyes kill me!!).....ahhhh....I'm crabby I think...someone give my husband outta here!!! :)

OK, great things-I feel lighter, slimmer-I need to lose about 10lbs and I just don't want to weigh myself. I feel terrific-but I feel like all I do is eat-I've added more protein-I had to!!! Found out that walnuts do NOT agree with me-I'm a slow learner!

Today-
B-warm tea, fruit/coconut smoothis
S-GS
L-huge salad
D-BBQ chicken fingers, cornbread

That's the plan so far! Have a great day!

[sharonb50]

Feeling great today and still rawsome!:D
B- bowl of granola with a banana in hemp milk- and green smoothie
L-seaweed salad wrap
D-green smoothie and fruit bowl

[protea]

Hi everyone,

Feeling great this morning - the size 14 pants I bought 2 months ago to 'wear some day', because I couldn't fit into them, are now really loose! Yeah for RAW!:D

B:choc/banana smoothie
Snack: banana
Lunch: soaked, dehydrated buckwheat with almond butter and agave, 2 dates, tangerine
Supper: green salad with no-bean hummus and 4 raw Kalamata olives, fruit if needed

Hope you all have a super raw day!:cool:

[Green_Woman]

It just dawned on me that I haven't been waking up with a sore neck like I was the last few weeks!

Yay!!

Well, I made a chocolatey shake for breakfast.

banana
cacao
water
cashews



Yummmmers!!!!!!

[Raw Yogini]

I woke up tired and groggy! I haven't done that for quite awhile. I'm sipping on a GS in hope it clears the fog. Also for today:
apple, mango, grapefruit, carrot pecan burgers w/ curry sauce, corn chips (if I get them made), not sure what else yet.

[Lil nutty]

I had a smoothie for breakfast.
celery and nut butter for lunch (with a side of choc coconut stuff) and
I'll probably make a bigh GS for dinner.....I was thinking of adding bok choy to it. Anyone ever try it?


Happy Thursday!! :)

[RawSinger]

Rawk on!!!!!

[pinkrosebud]

I am juice feasting today. Little sleepy so I think I will take a nap instead of doing the mounds of homework I need to accomplish.
So Far:
Juiced a bunch of green leaf lettuce, but only came out to about 6-8 oz
30 oz of grapefruit, orange, lime juice, Later will be cucumber watermelon. I am planning on doing 1 hour spinning class and 1 hour yoga class. I have to make up for not getting any excercise in Monday and taking light walks on tues and weds.
STARFIRE: I too eat a lot of food, and after looking at everyone's posts I am worried that I am way over doing it, especially considering my symptoms and inability to lose weight. What does a normal days eating look like for you? Have you gained any weight after your initial dramatic loss? I know you are fasting right now, but I am curious about your experience with raw because I started raw about two or three months after you did (I think). I also used to have a very active lifestyle which has dramatically shifted due to my crazy graduate program, but when I finish it will hopefully be worth it, because I plan on moving to Hawaii to become a teacher. That's my dream anyway. Thanks for any insight you may be able to share.