The November 100% Raw Challenge Sign-Up Sheet

[Rawkinlocs]

We're coming up on November!

If you're ready to commit to a full month of raw eatin' during November, make your declaration known right here!


Then once November arrives, a brand new 30-Day Challenge will commence!

Please be sure to read the rules for the challenge if you are new to the forum and/or the 30-day raw challenge. Just a quick reminder, the purpose and main goal is to eat ALL RAW for 30 days. Sometimes you may slip, sometimes you may consciously decide to incorporate a little bit of cooked food...all your personal choice BUT...we do NOT discuss cooked food, even slip ups here in the challenge threads. That is best for your journal/blog if you have one.

[Aleesha Sattva]

I'm in!!! Just finished another fast and am transitioning to foods... eating lots of tomatoes and persimmons right now LOL but hope to add even more variety as the weeks go on.

[shine72]

I'll be doing the MC for the first 10 days (figured I'd try it out, see what all the hoopla's about), but I'm in! :)

[MiahTay]

I'm in! What better way to celebrate my one year anniversary of finding RFT. Looking forward to it.

Blessings,
Heather

[raw journey]

I am in, ready and willing and so looking forward to it.

[Bonnie33]

I'm ready to re-up -- almost a year off after nine months of totally raw. Need to focus, focus, focus for the first few days. They're by far the hardest. Taking a long weekend - Saturday -- Tuesday to get rolling.

Don't forget to vote on Tuesday if you haven't been able to early vote. Take a raw food book to read -- the lines may be long.

Bonnie

[deberaw]

I'm in I'm in I'm in!

[lori ann]

Ok I want to do this. I have failed in the past, but the past is the past. I know I can do this. I just have to be prepared with lots of great raw food.

[ArcturusXIV]

Hell yea! Count me in! :)

[souldanzer]

Count me in, too, please:D

Souldanzer

[JCB44]

Tried seriously once before, did well. Then I gave in. I hope that I can do this, I know it is what I need.

[dread head vegan]

i'm in :D going to be doing a 15 day green smoothie cleanse for the first part of the month... good luck everyone:)

[blaqberry]

...okay. I'm in. "YIP-yawwwww" :p I eat all raw but being a part of this will be fun. :)

[rawlight]

Hi All, I just signed up. I have lurked here for awhile and find this to be a very supportive site. I'm in for November!

[miabella]

Count me in! This is great-just the modivation I needed to get started on my journey to health and happiness. My best wishes to everyone taking the November 100% Raw Challenge!!

[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!

[whale]

Glad to be here. Look forward to the challenge. Last attempt was a 3 week green drink fast. Looking forward to the great effects this raw food diet will bring as we are all quite aware. Carn't wait to here about everyone journeys as we endevour to persevere.
Raw power to us all.

[dianec]

okay here it goes, I am doing it! this is my first attempt here, I have looked around before and have tried to go 100% but haven't yet. I hope with all your help I can do it!

[moonstar]

Away for a while...

I was in Boston and went to Grezzo last weekend. Inspired!

[tallen]

I would like to try this again. Sign me up please!

Tee

[MiahTay]

Good morning! I just got done making my first RAW granola and just popped it in the dehydrator, if it tastes as good as when it went in ... we have a winner. I sprouted and dehydrated my first buckwheat to do this and love the crispy texture.

So, my food for the day looks like:

B - Banana/Strawberries/Grapes
L - Smoothie - orange/banana/kale/sesame (first time I've tried sesame and it is really good)
D - Salad with some marinated portobella mushrooms/asparagus/mache (and possibly dehydrated a bit).

I'm hoping to spend some more time in the kitchen today making some crackers and stuff but we will see.

Blessings,
Heather

[khaliag]

Count me in starting at 220 lbs! :)

[deberaw]

'Mornin' All!
Hi Heather:)

Started day with big GS: spinach, 3 banana, 2 apples, water
also started the Parastroy regime today....

later:
Watermelon and pears later

Salad and a nut dessert too

also will see what I have on hand to make crackers and such...good day here to clear out kitchen etc.....have a super day 1 everyone!
Deb

[Emma-Liza]

Hey Deb and Heather! :) Good to see you this morning!

I'm drinking a green smoothie of spinach, frozen peaches, and banana. I also added a 1/2 cup of a nut/seed milk I made to use in smoothies--1/3 cup almonds, 1 heaping tsp each chia and hemp seed, 2 tsp flax seed + 3 c water. No straining! I really like it, might add some dates next time, and no incessant spooning of stuff into the blender when I'm in a hurry! I figure this will make 6 smoothies (some for Mr.Liza, too, of course!). It ought to keep 3-4 days. I so prefer the texture of smoothies with a milk of some sort.

I made some raw nut butter for my SIL in the champion juicer they gave me for my birthday and she really liked it, requested more. She also asked me to bring her some samples of my raw pates, etc. So, yay for that.

I'm planning on making a new recipe of raw cracker today and will post if it turns out--or not! ;)

Still have corn soup and salad makings, still not tired of it, so more of that on the menu today. Not sure what else.

[CadyB]

Hi All! Count me in for November! This is my first time writing, but I have been reading your threads, etc. for months! It has been very inspiring and motivating for me. I have completed two 30 day cycles of 100% raw, unfortunately not consecutively, but have been at least 60-70% raw for the last year. I look forward to being 100% raw in November, but I know I will need a lot of support since it will be my first RAW holiday season and the invitations are already pouring in! I can't wait to get to know all of you!!

Green Juice for breakfast so far!

[shine72]

I'm here! :D

I'm doing the MC starting today, so my food will be pretty predictable now through the 10th!;)

I am catching up on the sleep I missed out on yesterday though, so that's been nice!

I hope ya'll have a GREAT day! :D

[deberaw]

Hi Emma-Liza!
Great MC vibes to you SHine!

....just had yummy grape, pear, spinach smoothie

about to cut up the watermelon...

Will have Alissa's pea soup and salad for dinner....

haven't gotten to other things yet, but gettin' there!
:D

[souldanzer]

I'm here, too :)

Started the day with a quart and a half of green smoothie (orange, lemon, salad mix and kale). Later, after my work out, I snacked on a bowl of purple grapes while fixing a salad for lunch made of purple cabbage, carrots, tomatoes, peppers and cilantro.
I'm going to go into work this afternoon and am planning on bringing a couple of apples for a snack. Not sure what's for dinner yet.

I wish everybody a rawsome day :D

Souldanzer

[raw journey]

Hi everyone,

what a beautiful day!

I usually do not eat breakfast or dinner, rather I prefer to eat between 12.00 and 3.00pm.

Today I had
1 banana
1 Bosc pear
1fuji apple
2 raw sprouted flaxseed crackers with a thin layer of avocado and sliced Roma tomatoes
1 piece of coconut cream pie.

It seems a little heavy on the sweet side, but I am sure things will balance out in time.

Lots of love and light

[rawlight]

Hi All! On this on and off rainy day, so far I've eaten:
Green Smoothie made with bananas, cherries, spirulina, ground flax seed and lots of kale.

Salad with kale, tomatoes, celery, carrots, pepitas, cucumber.

Went to Whole foods and have lots to choose from for the rest of the day. Happy Day One, All and have a great night sleeping an extra hour...YES!!

[Bonnie33]

Spent most of the day loving the rain -- the first for many months in the Bay area. A great day to hunker down and focus on getting started. Cleaned out the refrigerator, shopped. Soaking and planning. I feel good just thinking about being raw again!

One thing ... what's the thought on warm organic green tea? In my prior 9 mos raw I never had any and really missed it. Lots of antioxidants. ??

Bonnie

[Aleesha Sattva]

I've had a great day. Started with pineapple juice... then for lunch I had some plum juice and lots of water throughout the day. A few cut up tomatoes for dinner and more water.

Ahhhhhhhhh bliss!!!

[MiahTay]

What a great day! So good to see familiar faces and some new ones too! I rarely have a Saturday that isn't really busy, well today was one of those days and I got to spend time in the kitchen. I made coconut chocolate cookies (currently on the recipe thread), Mediteranean Almond Bread and Granola. I dressed some mache with crushed garlic, a bit of EVOO, sea salt and fresh ground pepper for with our salad tonight and my children were fighting over who got the last of it! I LOVE it when that happens.

Blessings,
Heather

[janem]

count me in! I will post my menu tomorrow but I have an idea of what it will look like
am - left over green drink
run
Green smoothie - greens, green powder, berries
Lunch - coconut yogurt with sprouted flax
snack- green powder with 1/2 apple
dinner - huge salad
dessert - berries

[Vaclare79]

I am in. Look forward to this month too.

[Vaclare79]

Hello,
It's nice to see some old faces again. Hope everyone had a good Halloween. I dressed up as Alice in Wonderland. Looked cute and fit into a women's size 4/6 now!!!!!
I am currently around 135lbs.
I've been raw just mono eating and I've been tired a lot this month too so I think I'm not eating enough greens to help me with my tiredness.

[missgabbygrl]

Fabulous day! :D
Hey Bonnie I'm in the Bay area as well and absolutely loving this rain were having!
Today consisted of
-grapes
-carrots
-BIG salad
tomorrow I'm planning on making some rawsees cups sounds soo yum! Had a job interview today so crossing my fingers that went well.
Love&Peace
-Gabby

[oceanluv]

This will be my first raw challenge. it should be fun!

[Rawkinlocs]

Have an awesome 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!

[Emma-Liza]

Finished up the day with a weird thing. My glass refrigerator dish lid chipped into the contents of the dish (my soup). Luckily, I saw the chip before I started eating it, but I couldn't be sure there wasn't more glass in the soup, so I had to throw it. I didn't have anything to sub for the soup. I ate my already-prepared green salad, later had a grapefruit, and even later, a handful of homemade trail mix.

I've been so happy to have glass fridge dishes...but now I just want to go back to plastic....:(

[mjenglish1]

Hello All!
I've been hanging around for a couple months getting inspired. Thanks to all!
Yesterday was a perfect day and looking forward to another great day!!
Today will be a mostly green day for me. Salad, salad, salad!! Yum!!

[tvillemom]

Day 2!!! Good morning everyone! I missed posting yesterday, but I'm in this challenge!

Everyone seems to be doing great! I know today will be:
tea
GS
guacamole for lunch (if my avo is not OVER-ripe!) if it is no good, I will have a salad
SALAD for dinner!

I'm craving more greens....I've got kale and I'm looking forward to having that in my smoothies (with spinach too!!)

Hope everyone has a blessed day!

Wendi

[MiahTay]

Good morning all! I'm just checking in quick now to stay inspired through today - potluck brunch at my house at 11:00. I will be making a fruit salad of pineapple, dates and walnuts for my contribution. I may even get brave and offer smoothies to anyone who might want one (so I can make myself one ;)).

Food for today looks like:
Little bit of granola with almond milk
A wonderful JUICY pear I just finished
Pineapple Salad
Possibly a Smoothie
Large Green salad with avocado (craving avo today)

I'll check back in later.

Blessings,
Heather

[deberaw]

'Morning All!

...well, my little ones body clocks haven't adjusted...all up bright and early today at 6:30!......

Heather - the pineapple salad sounds yummy!

GS this morning: spinach, banana, coco butter, hemp seed, agave...interesting...

I still have creamy pea soup left...it is so easy and hits the spot....so I will have that later....salad......

Have avos, watermelon, veggies, lots of apples, nuts and dates to munch on too...

will also go for a run a bit later....I'm looking forward to this month being more consistent with Raw and Running......

Have a wonderfully Raw Day!, warmly, Deb

[Vaclare79]

Good morning everyone. Nice to see the old faces again. :)

I am eating sunflower seeds this morning. I am going to make a smoothie later with spinach or possibly kale. I need to go get it though. I'll check back later.

[shine72]

Good morning everyone! :D

Thanks deberaw for the good MC vibes! :D

I'm doing fine, feeling great, on Day 2 of my cleanse. My skin is trying to break out a little. I'm pretty sure I'm the only person I know who celebrates getting a breakout on my face! Hey - it just means I'm detoxing, and that's a GREAT thing! :)

I will have to say this though. Although I don't hate the lemonade, I'm not exactly in love with it either. So I have to say I like plain ol' juice fasting better so far. But we'll see how it goes!

Have a FANTABULOUS day everyone!

[Aleesha Sattva]

Good morning everyone! I weighed myself and amazingly I released 3 pounds yesterday. Not sure why... but hey, I'll take it! (honestly I think it was attached to my monthly gain and release as a woman)

Pulled out three juices for today (from the freezer). Pineapple, watermelon and a pear juice. mmmm mmm good.

Have a great RAW day everyone!

[souldanzer]

Finished my day yesterday with a couple of apple-sized :eek: radishes at work while weeding the lettuce plantings next to them. For dinner I had a big bowl of mesclun greens with a yellow tomato and hot pepper dressing and way too many carrot sticks :o.

Souldanzer

[MiahTay]

Deb - I love that pineapple salad, it is one of my standbys for potluck dinners ... and I usually have leftovers for the next day ..mmmm.

Sunshine - That lemonade ... I know exactly what you mean, I just got done with a 21 day MC and I had said to my mom that I thought they made the lemonade not TO good and not TO bad but neutral so that the mind isn't food centered it is fast centered. But I actually grew to strongly dislike the lemonade by the end of my fast and had to choke it down to get it down. I will be juice fasting when I fast again. With that said, I did keep off 15 of the 20 lbs. I lost during my fast, so I am pleased.

Potluck went well and I have half the pineapple left but suprisingly ALL the sausage that came went and ALL the bacon went - ugh. At least I have already cut up pineapple for tomorrow :) I ate an avocado right before everyone arrived I am craving green today, I am looking forward to my salad tonight.

Blessings,
Heather

[ArcturusXIV]

Woohoo! Doing pretty good so far... I slipped a little on day 1, but only slightly. I was 95% raw for the entire day. Today I'm going to eat all raw. :) I feel like a green smoothie!

[rosegirl]

Raw Food for Today...

Began my day with Ice Cream,
it's my day off, what can I say?

Breakfast
Ice Cream Recipe, so easy:
Frozen Bananas
Almond Milk
A little Cocoa nibs

Snack
Lara Bar

Lunch
Green Juice

Dinner
Salad
Greens, Tomatoes, Cucumbers, Dressing

Dessert
Oats, Raisins, Banana, Cinnamon= Delicious

SW: 135
GW: 120

[rosegirl]

I am so in!!!

[firehawk]

Sounds like a plan!!

[souldanzer]

Just came back from the gym a little while ago and am eating half a cucumber, radishes, carrots, and broccoli. And some shredded purple cabbage with a hot pepper and kelp mixed in. Craving hot peppers lately for some weird reason.
For breakfast and lunch was a green smoothie with various kinds of greens, oranges, a lemon and DHA oil.
I also took two doses of GSE in water.

And I'm having the strangest cravings for garlic and onions... lots of them. Haven't eaten them in months - my body will smell like them for days:o Trying not to give into the cravings.

Thinking fruit for dinner :)

Souldanzer

[stevensinger]

I just registered today. (Found about this on Facebook.)

[rawlight]

Took a long walk in the morning. I love this day, it always feels so long....

So far my food has been:
* green smoothie: bananas, cherries, ground flax seed, spirulina and mixed greens.
* handful of cashews
* avocado mashed with ground pepper and garlic on raw savory crackers
I'm making a walnut pate later and will have that on greens with celery, cucumber, carrot and tomato.
And dates for tonight.

Have a great evening, All!

[VEGEEMORF]

I am a newbie. I just ordered Alissa Cohen's book literally 5 minutes ago. Starting Monday November 3, 2008 I will eat only raw fruits, vegetables and juices. I am looking forward to receiving the book so I can fully apply the raw food guidlines.

So ready--set--go.

[VEGEEMORF]

I might have posted this in the wrong area before, so I will post again. :) I am a newbie. Just ordered the book. I will start Monday Nov 3, 2008 on all raw foods. Looking forward to receiving the book so that I can fully follow the raw food guidlines.

Ready--Set--Go

[raw journey]

Hello everyone,

day 2 and I am grateful for another day of raw foods. I was surprised by an unexpected group of relatives who insisted on taking me and my children to lunch. I managed to sip water for 2 hours under the pretext that I am on a special exercise program. My family knows and supports me 100% on my raw foods diet. But I don't care to explain myself to people who are totally foreign to the idea that the type of food you ingest matters.

Finally at 3:00pm I had

1 banana
1 Bosc pear
2 pumpkin flaxseed crackers with avo and tomatoes
1 slice of raw peach pie

Lots of love and light

[Bonnie33]

Unexpected twist!

I met my 20 year old son and his girlfriend at ... drum roll ... Red Lobster. Aside from loving him dearly, the only blessing was that they have a dinner salad that is just lettuce, tomato and shredded carrot. A lesson about enjoying the company -- not just the food. (Good thing I'm stocked up at home!!)

A good raw day.

Bonnie

[ArcturusXIV]

I just ate a delicious carrot soup, and I've been snacking on red leaf lettuce all day. :)

[beckx]

wow i missed rft!

today i ate:
- corn tortillas with guacamole
- tiny adorable carrots from a local farm, with their greens
- brussell sprouts from a local farm, coated with a little olive oil and spices and dehydrated a bit
- and, my sugary downfall lately -- coconut/hempseed cookies dipped in cacao sauce... :D


see you all tomorrow. :)

[Rawkinlocs]

Have a terRAWfic 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!

[mjenglish1]

Yesterday was again 100%. Yay! Feeling wonderful!

B: bananas and berries
L: GS
D: Brocolli soup and salad
S: grawnola and pears

[MiahTay]

Good morning! Had a great evening yesterday... went over to a friend's house and rode their horse. I love doing things that totally don't involve food. I ended up eating medateranean almond bread with tomatoes and sprouts for dinner instead of the salad I had planned but it was good. I probably won't make that bread recipe "as is" again, it is a little strong for my taste and I didn't even put all the herbs suggested in it. I will probably get a batch of Ani Phyo's black sesame bread in the dehydrator today. And I'm hoping to make a butternut squash (instead of pumpkin) pie today but it will possibly wait until tomorrow ... we shall see. I'm really wanting to try out some soup recipes but am chicken because the few times I've tried it's not been good.

Food for today:

Pear
GS
Sandwich of avo/tomatoe/onion/sprouts
Big salad with the last of my mache
Maybe something chocolate for dessert (unless I get to that pie)

Blessings,
Heather

[tvillemom]

Good morning all!

Breakfast this morning will be:
GS: banana, kale, spinach, blueberries, cherries, this is my favorite combination! oh yeah, I will also add alittle hemp seed powder.

Lunch: guacamole (before my avo's go bad!!), cauliflower, red pepper (to dip in the guac.!!)

Dinner: salad with carrots, celery, cauliflower, red pepper...and RAW dressing. I'm going to go ahead and get this ready so I won't be "rushed" for time later!

Peace to all!

[shine72]

Good morning all!

Today begins Day 3 of the Master Cleanse for me. I've released just over 5 lbs. in two days!:eek: Have to say, I'm loving that! But I'll be glad when the 10 days is up, just cuz of the lemonade. I much prefer my juice.

That being said, I had the weirdest detox dream. I had a dream we went and ate at all my past favorite cooked food places. Then I woke up with HORRID breath and body odor. So I guess whatever my body had stored, was released a bit last night. Strange, I know. Needless to say, I did NOT wake up craving them, not with that awful taste/feeling in my mouth!:p

[Green_Woman]

Starting day out with a small dosage of GS. ;) It's about all I can handle on my nervous stomach - I have my theory mid-term in ONE HOUR!!! Ahhh!! :D

[Vaclare79]

Good luck on your midterm GreenWoman :) I already took mine.

I ate sunflower seeds again for breakfast. I'm addicted to them. THey're so good.
For lunch, Spinach salad with cucumbers peppers
Strawberries
Idk for dinner maybe another spinach salad.

[deberaw]

'Morning All!
It is glorious here....clear, warmish Fall day...supposed to get warmer too...

Had a big GS: Banana, spinach, hemp seed {don't really care for the hemp seed, but it is good protein and I'm trying to use it up!}

Will have: guacamole and carrots and salad for lunch

fruits to snack

pea soup or taco salad for dinner...made spicy walnut 'taco' meat last night and was yummy

Also will enjoy ground flax with agave, banana, and pecans later too....

Feeling good...doing Monday stuffs and will go for a run later....feelin' good!
Have a great Day! Deb

[Aleesha Sattva]

Gooooooooooooooooooood morning!!!

Today is watermelon juice, pineapple juice and an apple juice. Perhaps some tomatoes later in the day.

[beckx]

i had an avocado/hemp shake for breakfast - yum. i could only drink half it was so thick and filling. now drinking some kombucha. passed up a bagel with homemade pesto this morning... i appreciate the sentiment, but coworker just put the plate in front of me, didn't ask if i wanted it... i just smiled and told him i'm not hungry. i'll have to make up my own batch of pesto in the next couple days, it smelled pretty fantastic.

the plan for the rest of the day:
- mm grapefruit
- more brussell sprouts from yesterday (they got really crispy and tasty in the dehydrator)
- the rest of the avo shake
- some fresh figs
- apple-celery juice

exercise plan:
- 1 hour weights/jogging/stretching at the gym
- 1 hour of pilates
- probably 1/2 hour or so of my partner's dancing video game... i'm getting pretty good ;)

have a great day!
beckx

[deberaw]

HI YA BECKX!!! It is so fun to see so many familiar folks here this month!:D

[Emma-Liza]

Eating almonds off and on all day! Yesterday, it was cashews....

B--apple, almonds
L--big salad, almonds
S--dates, almonds
D--soup of some kind, spinach salad

[rosegirl]

I am doing well today, just need to lay off the nuts a bit, I wish they weren't so convenient...not that an apple isn't just as...so tomorrow, I'll be eating lots of apples! :p

[oceanluv]

today was pretty good for me. :)
B-banana and raspberries
L-portobella mush. with guac
S-more quac with flax cracker (bought them at whole foods, don't have a dehydrator)
D-handful of cashews

I am working the polls tomorrow, it will be a long day, 6 am till ????
so any suggestions as to foods that will keep me energised??
no refrigeration available.
thanks

[souldanzer]

I haven't been feeling well today so I've been sipping on tea all day avoiding the food thing a bit..:( I do feel a little hungry now and am going to look into the fridge if there's anything appealing in there.

Souldanzer

[Bonnie33]

Oranges
pears
Alissa's coleslaw
Roxanne's cashew cheese and celery

Oceanluv - thanks for your work at the polls. It's important! I'd take fruit and cut vegetables. I bet you'll be so busy the day will just slide by.

I can't remember who was taking a mid-term, but I hope it went well.

I'm going to Cafe Gratitude tomorrow morning to get a bottle of their wine so we can sip away while watching the election returns.:)

Feeling good!

Bonnie

[beckx]

oceanluv, whole fruits and cut veggies would probably be easiest. you could bring some nut butter or dip in a little container. or if you have time tonight you could mix up some kind of energy balls; i do shredded coconut, tahini or nut butter, spirulina/other powders, dried fruit of some kind, cacao if you want. adjust til its the right consistency.

it is really good to see lots of familiar faces. :) hi deb, hi aleesha!

only got to the gym for 10 minutes before pilates but oh well, 1 hour 10 minutes is way more exercise than i ever did in a day a year ago.

[Aleesha Sattva]

hi beckx!!!

i just created this recipe... from something i saw online:

3 persimmons cubed (leave the peel on)
1 pomegranate - only the seeds
1 cup chopped raw hazelnuts
3/4 cup radishes diced
Juice of 1/2 a lemon

mmm doesn't that sound delish?

anyway, i ordered a box of 70 persimmons today... and a case of tomatoes. they'll be ready to pick up tomorrow. i'm so excited about this.

[RawFoodieMom]

I'm a little late in the game, but I'd like to join in for November please. :-)

Steven, how did you find out about it on Facebook?

I've been gone far too long from Raw Food Talk!!!

Deb

[miabella]

guys! you are all doing so great!

I have not been able to post-really busy with commitments.

I've been 100% raw and going strong.

I've been indulging in salads consisting of veggies and fruit for lunch and dinner and fruit like watermelon for breaky.

Feeling really great today after recovering from a really minor but persistant headach yesterday.

Was reading in past threads about cleansing the face with a mixture of castor and olive oil and tried it. How fantastic. Does anyone have a recepie for shampoo and conditioner?

[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!

[StarFire]

http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s43/FireStar_830/woohoo.gif ... okay .. I'm jumpin in! An auspicious day to start an auspicious journey!!

http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s43/FireStar_830/smileytoes.jpg ... on the path to Health!! ... RAWk on!

[Nadine]

I am in, haven't been able to post as I liked in October, but hopefully this will change this time around.

[Nadine]

This morning I am having a few Organic seedless Grapes and a banana, not sure about lunch and dinner......but I am sure that I can find something to munch on.......... if not I will go for a green smoothie

[shine72]

WELCOME BACK STARFIRE! :D

Okay, okay. I'm a big girl, and I'm admitting defeat. Actually, not defeat. I stopped my MC last night with some shredded apples. I could NOT drink another glass of that stuff. It's not horrible per se, but when the thought of it even makes you want to vomit, it's not a good thing. Not for me anyway.

I've decided I like juices much better. :) And that's just fine by me. I do have some frame of reference now for when people ask me questions about it though.

Today so far has been a couple of shredded apples. I'm about to have some more here in a bit. At least I'm being smart about it, and not going straight from the cleanse to cooked food (did that in 2004 after a 21 day juice fast).

So, I'm in this for the food now too! :) I'll let ya'll know what I'll be making in the next couple of days! :D

Happy Day 4 everyone!

[gritsnla]

Started the day with a GS of 1/4 mango, kombucha, chia seeds, frozen banana and a half, and romaine. Have been contemplating GS feasting for a while to kickstart back to raw. Here's to smoothin'!!

[deberaw]

It's another Glorious day here in MI, clear, warm, beautiful Fall day......

After a big GS of banana, spinach, some almonds and water {like it much better w/o the hemp seeds}....went with my family and Voted....Hooray!!!!

Made some of Alissa's almond butter balls yesterday...great to have some while preparing dinner for my family. I still have some pea soup left, but somehow it doesn't appeal to me. Salads are much more appealing these days. I don't seem to like soups made with nuts, but ALissa's watermelon soup and savory tomato/basil/onion/garlic/olive oil type of soups work well for me. I'm cleaning up the fridge and using what we have....we'll be heading out of town for Thanksgiving and I'm gearing up for that....so likely nothing too fancy these days for me...simpler is good....

SHine...Way to go to know your body and no, don't drink it if your body is telling you to clearly not to....good for you too for sticking with the Challenge and not just diverting to non-Raw....We're glad you're with us here!

I'm still full from my smoothie, but will have:

apples
salad with Alissa's honey mustard dressing {my kids love it too!}
avos eaten in some form: guac or choco pudding
almond butter balls
watermelon
and whatever else seems good on hand.....

Have a Wonderfully Raw Voting Day!!! warmly, Deb

[MiahTay]

Good morning! Well, I've got the same cold my kiddos have - ugh. So, I was up in the middle of the night not able to breathe through my nose and finally ended up falling back to sleep on the sofa at 5:30 for at least a couple more hours before everyone else was up. I would really like to juice the whole day but don't have the produce in the house and don't know that I really feel like going to the store today.

Food for today:
So far I've had about 32 oz. grapefruit/strawberry juice

I don't know what's next.

Blessings,
Heather

[Aleesha Sattva]

shine i was reading a blog posting by a guy named mango. he was saying that our body lets us know when it's had enough of something by changing the taste of it.

last night i was eating tomatoes and they didn't taste good at all. i asked my hubby if he wanted to finish them and he said, "wow these are REALLY good tomatoes!!!" that showed me how true mango's statements were.

sounds like your body was saying the same thing to you. honour and cherish that... and be proud that you listened!!! (((hugs)))

pineapple juice for me right now... sipping it slowly as i type. i'll be picking up my case of persimmons today... very excited to enjoy those over the next week! (if they last that long LOL)

[shine72]

deberaw - Thanks girlie! :D


Aleesha - oh girl. Don't think I was upset or beating myself up about it. I'm FINE with not doing it! Happy even! :D

Today has been so far:

2 shredded apples
1 apple
1 apple
some dried mango
a salad with raw dressing

I am SO thankful to be eating food again! :D

[Emma-Liza]

Heather, sorry you're sick. Juices really help, so I hope you can get some produce somehow today.

Last night, I went to get my hair cut and there was kid in there eating fast food. It looked and smelled uncharacteristically good to me and that made me feel very anxious.

When I got home, I knew I needed something extremely filling. I made a cream of asparagus soup and after putting it in the bowl, I put some lima beans in it for extra stick-to-the-ribs-ish-ness. It was really good! I finished with a couple of raw crackers with honey spread on them. Weirdly satisfying meal.

Today, I've had an apple (my current favorite breakfast) and part of a Go Raw granola bar. Planning on a salad for lunch and the rest of the g-bar for a snack along with a fruit cup or a banana that I'll pick up when I get my salad. Dinner will be the rest of the soup and the spinach I skipped yesterday.

No snacking on nuts at work today because I don't have any more! :rolleyes:

[Aleesha Sattva]

oh shine i didn't think you were upset... i guess my "cheerleader" personality came out LOL *giggling*

[shine72]

oh shine i didn't think you were upset... i guess my "cheerleader" personality came out LOL *giggling*

Cool! I just didn't want you worried about me, cuz girl, I am SO happy and good and in a great space right now! :) Cheer away girl! Cheer away! :D

[deberaw]

Emma-Liza! It is so nice to see your shining face! Thank you for sharing YOU!:D

[rosegirl]

Today:
AM: Banana, Almond Butter, and Almond Milk Blended: Yum!
Midday: Green Juice
Afternoon: Mango, Banana, and Almond Milk: Delicious!
Evening: Salad (greens, tomatoes, corn, broccoli) with Raw Goddess Dressing
+ Marinated Greens
Raw Chocolate

:)

[MiahTay]

Emma-Liza - No I didn't go get more produce but may still make it out this afternoon. Thanks for the thoughts and congrats on the victory of overcoming the smell of fast food. Is your avatar your NEW haircut? If so, I LOVE it!

I think it's new strategy time for me. I think it will be best for me if I pack my lunch like I'm going to work, because this deciding what I'm gonna have for lunch at lunch time (when I'm hungry) is not wise and is a formula for failure. So, tomorrow morning (or tonight) I will make my lunch for tomorrow and see how that works. I have been spending time on Steve Pavlina's website today, he is a very motivational writer and is currently on day 10 of a 92 day juice feast. So, I had my 32 oz. Grapefruit/Strawberry Juice and 16 oz. Cacao/Maca/Almond milk ... I think that last pear in the fridge is calling my name next.

Blessings,
Heather

[texasgirl]

:D Starfire it is great to see you again, you are doing so much, much love. I am having a great rawsome day. I am now attempting to grow wheatgrass and add that to my diet, well in about 10 days. I hope everyone is doing great. The results should be in soon, don't know if I wanna know. Blessings all.

[ArcturusXIV]

Wheatgrass I'm getting tomorrow :) I just drank a cup of radish juice with ginger and carrots mixed in.

I had kale chips this morning, and a midday smoothie made out of cacao beans and maca with walnuts.

[souldanzer]

I had a good day today. Was rather hungry as I wasn't feeling well yesterday and so didn't eat except for dinner, which was a bowl of cauliflower and some radishes.
Today I started the day with a bunch of spinach and cilantro plus an apple. Lunch was a green smoothie with braising greens, 2 oranges and a lemon. After work I ate a bowl of shredded purple cabbage, carrots, different varieties of peppers, radishes and a tomato dressing. Later I had some tomato soup with more peppers and carrots and half a green smoothie with a cup of grapes, braising greens and a lemon.

Seems like a lot:o and I still feel like I could eat more...but I think I'll wait till tomorrow;)

Souldanzer

[raw journey]

Hi everyone

I did not have any time to post yesterday, but it was a great day with delicious, raw, live foods. I seem to be on a certain food track where I have

1 banana
1 pear
1 apple
2 raw crackers with avocado, tomato and a sprinkle of Celtic sea salt
1 slice of raw peach or pumpkin pie

each day. So far I am totally enjoying this menu. On the 10. I am supposed to receive Alyssa's book and CD, which is very inciting and from what I have read very inspirational.

Lots of love and light to all of you

[Rawkinlocs]

Have an 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!

[MiahTay]

My cold is still hanging on but at least I slept last night. I swallowed 2 cloves of garlic before bed and it worked so that I could breathe, but poor hubby I was not good to smell. I got up this morning and drank a salt water flush to push the mucus through and will consume more garlic through the day. I don't know why I never think of taking garlic until I'm really bad :confused:.

So, I started my new habit this morning. I have packed and stacked all my food for today (until dinner time). I don't have to do anything but grab a fork at lunch time. I love it already.

Food for today:

24 oz GS - Kale/Banana/Pineapple
cut up strawberries
2 slices of almond bread
chunky guacamole and sprouts (for on the bread)
4 baby carrots
marinated mache


Blessings,
Heather

[ArcturusXIV]

I'm excited to make another cacao/walnut/agave/maca smoothie. :) I feel great this morning...woke up at about 6:30, which is EARLY for me!

[shine72]

Heather - Great idea on the garlic! Hope you're back to your healthy self in no time! :D

I never did post the rest of yesterday's food. I had some more dehydrated mango (ooh that's SO yummy!), and 1/3 of a Pure bar (me and 2 of the kiddos are trying them out), another salad, and a Lara bar.

So far today has just been two slices of dehydrated mango.

I have lots of food prep to work on today (LOTS of bananas to freeze, tomatoes to dehydrate and make into sauces, double batch of almond mylk to make, dressings to make), and I'm sure there's more, but that's all I can think of.

Have a GREAT day 5 everyone! :D

[shine72]

I'm excited to make another cacao/walnut/agave/maca smoothie. :) I feel great this morning...woke up at about 6:30, which is EARLY for me!

Great job! :) I have to tell you, every time I see your avatar, I have to giggle. It's just so.... HYPER!:D Not knocking it or you at all. I'm hyper too, so I recognize it well!;)

[MiahTay]

I'm excited to make another cacao/walnut/agave/maca smoothie. :) I feel great this morning...woke up at about 6:30, which is EARLY for me!

I was reading about becoming an early riser yesterday http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2005/05/how-to-become-an-early-riser/ and how much productive time you can gain in doing this. I'm going to be trying his method and see if I can gain some time in my days.

Blessings,
Heather

[gritsnla]

Starting today like yesterday, with a GS of spinach, chia seed gel, kombucha and 2 frozen bananas. Threw in some pumpkin seeds during the day and a Raw Organic Bar and a total of 3 GS for the day.

Trying for an all GS day for today and beyond, but got to get some more bananas so off I go!!

Keep it raw, ya'll!

[MiahTay]

PERFECT! My plan WORKED! I ate my lunch without even every once thinking about eating what my kids were eating (not that they eat all that bad but not all raw either). How long do "they" say it takes to make something into a habit??? 21 days? 30? This is something I will be really trying to focus on the remainder of this month and hopefully from then on. So, I've eaten all my food except for my strawberries I will have later. I think I'm going to try Ani Phyo's Rawzagna for dinner with a salad and make chia "rice pudding" for dessert. My family has agreed to have all raw dinner on Wednesday (the day my mom and dad DON'T eat with us) so we can try some new stuff.

Blessings,
Heather

[deberaw]

Everyone sounds great and super motivated! Great plans Heather! Hooray! Thank you for sharing!

All good here....quite busy today.....I did throw away the rest of the pea soup...but am enjoying the taco 'meat' and lots of salads, greens, smoothies, fruit...light on the nuts...okay, gotta run!.....Deb

[rosegirl]

Day 5 with a new president!

Almond Milk, Banana Smoothie
Almond Milk, Mango, Banana Smoothie
Raw Crackers with Guac, Tomatoes
Green Salad with Raw Dressing
Raw Chocolate Cake

[shine72]

Since the mango slices I've had:

A HUGE banana-split chocolate shake
2 more dried mango slices (they're all gone now :()
corn salad

We're each ('cept for J) going to sample another Pure bar later. If I'm hungry after that, I'll probably make a shake of some sort. :)

[souldanzer]

My day today:
6 small plums for brekkie, a small glass of kombucha
Left over green smoothie
Salad with purple cabbage, spinach, cilantro, carrot, cucumber, radishes and a tomato and red pepper dressing for lunch
A pound of purple grapes
Carrot sticks (too many:o) and a yellow pepper, a cucumber
Another bowl full of mixed salad greens

Looking forward to another rawsome day tomorrow :)

Souldanzer

[Aleesha Sattva]

Today was another great day for me. Started with pineapple juice... then two persimmons before yoga... a few sweet potato fries (sw. pot marinated in lime juice, olive oil and curry powder)... and another pineapple juice.

And then some oranges...

Lots of water...

Here's to day 6!!!

[Rawkinlocs]

Have a RAWesome 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!

[MiahTay]

Good morning all! I am starting to feel better - thankfully! I have made my food for today and it's packed and ready to eat in the fridg.

Food for today:

Smoothie - Banana/Walnut/Date/Cacao/Maca (like dessert for breakfast)
Rawzagna (Ani Phyo's recipe, I'm the only one that likes it)
Marinated Mache with a sprinkle of chopped sundried tomatoes
Pineapple
Chia "rice pudding"
Large Salad for dinner

Have a GREAT raw day!

Blessings,
Heather

[shine72]

YAY! :D Heather's feeling on the mend! Woooooohoooooo! :D

Yes, I am obnoxiously happy today! Hubby gets home tonight, I got oodles done yesterday, gonna get more done today, LIFE IS GREAT!

Last night I made 4 batches of marinara sauce (2 diff. kinds) and stuck them in the freezer. I know, I know, that's cheating. But if you lived with my vultures, you'd do ANYTHING you possibly could to get ahead too! AND, over the last two (or was it three?) days I froze about 20 pounds of bananas (it was about 1/2 of the 40# box). This morning I made 3 batches of almond mylk. And I'm thawing some of the bananas to make banana bread with the pulp!
Also, I have buckwheat soaking. Part of it is to make Alissa's calzone crust later, only, I'll be making mini pizza crusts with it instead. It's very good! The rest of the buckwheat (I soaked 6 cups total), will be mixed with gelled chia seeds, sea salt, maple syrup, and cinnamon to make a cereal in the dehydrator! :D

So far today, I've had a superfood shake made with some of the almond mylk. Now I'm gonna do my appreciations, and then go back to my cleaning spree I started yesterday! :D

I'll check in later if I can!

[Raw Angel Mom]

Congratulations to both of you, you are doing a fabulous job!

:)

[deberaw]

WOW! I love the ENERGY on this thread! SO glad you are feeling better Heather and way to GO SHine with all your prep!

A glorious Fall day here....off to take my son on a bike ride:D

Hubby made a lot of apple juice and I've made pulp patties that are in the dehydrator with the pulp...my boys love 'em too!

Started day with simple GS: banana, spinach, water

Had pulp patties

ate yummy avo/choco pudding

apples and salad later..

I'm enjoying keeping it simple as we are getting busy again here....but hopefully I can play with new recipes too....Have a wonderful Day! Deb

[souldanzer]

I'm going to join in to the positive energy... I woke up to a cold but lovely and sunny day early this morning. Started the day with a green smoothie with oranges, mixed greens, a lemon and my "happy" oil (DHA/EPA supplement). Now I'm munching on an apple, celery, and some spinach.

Somehow I'm feeling particularly grateful today for everybody and everything :) And, especially, having so much beautiful healthy and energizing raw food to choose from!

Souldanzer

[shine72]

Thanks Raw Angel Mom & deberaw! :D

Okay, I've also had a banana split choc. shake and 1/3 of a pure bar. The tomatoes in the dehydrator should be done by tonight (I hope) and then I got 8 mini-pizza crusts in the D w/the tomatoes.

In the other D is banana bread and a cereal made with chia, sea salt, buckwheat, maple syrup, and cinnamon.

I'll probably have a Lara Bar on the way to the airport to pick up hubby! :D

Hope everyone else has had a GREAT raw day! :D

[Rawkinlocs]

One week down!

Have a terrific 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!

[MiahTay]

Good morning! Yay, I feel like myself this morning!

So, I had 3/4 of a pan of that Rawzagna recipe left over and I HATE wasting stuff so I decided to try it out as a pate, and as I was mixing it in my FP I realized HOW MUCH volume I had so I took 3/4 of what I had and spread it on a dehydrator sheet and am making some crackers out of it AND I still had enough to eat some as a pate (over half of it got eaten with dinner last night). I also made some of Ani Phyo's Black Sesame Bread (using regular sesame seeds) and that is done this morning. So, I've packed all my food for today and I LOVE how this is working out for me.

Food for today:

GS - kale/sesame/banana/pineapple
Rawzagna pate with celery sticks
flax crackers with avo and sprouts
pineapple
chia pudding
Salad

Have a GREAT raw day, I'm off to the library and grocery shopping today :)

Blessings,
Heather

[Emma-Liza]

Heather, what a great save! I'll keep that in mind for future recipes I'm not wild about....

So far today, I'm having a peach/banana smoothie made with my proprietary ;0 blend all-purpose seed and nut milk.

Lunch plan is for my usual salad bar (I've been on a romaine kick this week).
Dinner -- not sure. We need to go to Whole Foods, so might get salad bar from there; if not today, tomorrow for sure. If I eat at home tonight, it will have to be something from the freezer, like pea soup, or another smoothie.

[modestly93]

Heather, what a great save! I'll keep that in mind for future recipes I'm not wild about....

So far today, I'm having a peach/banana smoothie made with my proprietary ;0 blend all-purpose seed and nut milk.

Lunch plan is for my usual salad bar (I've been on a romaine kick this week).
Dinner -- not sure. We need to go to Whole Foods, so might get salad bar from there; if not today, tomorrow for sure. If I eat at home tonight, it will have to be something from the freezer, like pea soup, or another smoothie.

The peach/banana smoothie sounds yummy. Do you add any water or ice mixture? Do you use a blender or a juicer for your smoothie

[modestly93]

This my first time joining a challenge. Today is technically my third day being a vegan. This is my first time trying this type of diet. My goal is to lose 15 pounds. Lately my regimen has been, fruit for break fast, oranges/bananas, for snack, I have an apple and glass of water. For lunch, salad with beans, and avocado. For dinner, Im eating brown rice with bake fish.

[modestly93]

Im in for this challenge, if though I started little late.

[raw journey]

Hello everyone,

three days have already gone by, since my last blog. This has been a great challenge so far. I have enjoyed every bite of the foods I have chosen. I am extremely grateful to live in a place where one can buy raw foods, such as crackers and desert apart from organic greens, when time to prepare foods becomes an issue.

Today I am having

1 banana
1 bosc pear
1 apple
1 small kale avocado salad
2 pumpkin seed flax crackers
1 piece of peach pie

I also feel I have a lot more energy for my exercise routine.

Lots of love and light to all of you

[shine72]

I'm such a dork!

I came here to post and posted my appreciations instead!:p Now that I have them in the right spot:rolleyes:.......

I'm still here, still raw, just been gone all day. And I wasn't supposed to be. So that put a little glitch in my plans for the day (food making, cleaning, purging). And I only left the house with a water bottle!:eek:

All was good though. Went to the commissary while on base and got a container of grape tomatoes and some nuts. Ate all the tomatoes, and ate the pistachios, a little of cashews and a little of almonds. Gave hubby the rest. Before we left the house, I had goji/lemon water and raw banana bread - YUM!

Now my son is being a sweetheart and making me a yummy salad like he had earlier!

And......

tomorrow's my birthday and hubby was a SWEETHEART and got me a 5# bulk bag of organic dehydrated mangos! Can you say HEAVEN! I don't need diamonds or pearls, just give me my raw foods baby! :D

[miabella]

Still 100% Raw!! and my familiy is going well at it too!

Watermelon for breaky

Loads of water

Making onion dip with vegetable for dipping as an afternoon snack

Making Vegitable Nori Rolls for Dinner- The girls love them

Tried the Pumkin Curry the other night-Yummo had leftovers for lunch yesterday.

Used to just eat mostly fruit and vegetable salads which will always be my favourites but I'm enjoying getting recepie ideas from you all on this site.

Will be making choc pudding for the girls tomorrow- what a great way to get avocado into my youngest who does not like it at all.

[blaqberry]

Awww! Early HAPPY BIRTHDAY, Sunshine!!! *mango-shaped confetti* :p ...that's soo sweet of your husband (pun inteded). :D

Cute about your son and the salad too. :)

[blaqberry]

All kinds of stuff today...so far :)

lots o' papaya w/lime, sweet-n-juicy orange, big green salad, ohmyeegahh-yum persimmon, bunch o' red grapes, large veggie plate w/nut cheese, homemade raw brownies, "mmm" hemp milk.

[Rawkinlocs]

Have an awesomely-RAWsome 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!

[deberaw]

'Morning All!
After a glorious and warm, clear week...it is chilly, cloudy, and snowing today! Eek! and I have a bit of a cold {thanks Heather hee-hee}!!
Overall, I am sleeping better and feeling lighter...hooray!

So today...still keeping it simple....

smoothies and salads, mainly smoothies. I may just dig out some tomatoes frozen from my garden and make a savory soup in the VM later...yes, I think I will do that...wish I had some basil, but I do have some hardy herbs in my garden that would be tasty...

might make a cracker if I have all ingredients...I think I do....will see how the rest of the day pans out....off to get the tomatoes from the basement...have a great Day! Deb

[deberaw]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU SHINE!!!
Enjoy your special day! Hope it is all you wish for! Yummy on the mangos!
Hooray!!!!Deb

[MiahTay]

Good morning and HAPPY BIRTHDAY Sunshine! Well, my leftover RawZagna crackers that I made from my recipe that nobody liked taste like PIZZA! They are SO good. I love that I didn't waste that food AND I love the crackers.

Food for today:

This is what I've had so far ...
4 RAWzagna crackers (I could have just kept eating but stopped myself)
Banana with raw granola and pineapple/apple/walnut cream
4 baby carrots

I will likely make a juice this afternoon for a snack (or a smoothie)
And a large salad for dinner

I'm off to do a little shopping (need a new veggie tray for salad bar night :)). Have a GREAT raw day!

Blessings,
Heather

[miabella]

Hellooo.....Started the day with water and a bit later a pinapple and watermelon juice.

Just came back from little nippers with the girls. Participated in a towel race and realise I really need to work on my fitness levels even though being highly hydrated and light I feel like I'm still recovering an hour later. I think I just feel a bit weaker and vague today.

I will be having a huge salad for lunch with rocket, spanish onion, garlic, tomatoe, cucumber, capsicum and olives. Anyway that will probably see me through for the rest of the day. I'm noticing that my appetite is non existentfor the majority of the time and then all of a sudden it comes alive.

Have a great Eighth Raw Day everyone!

[tiggerbounce]

Happy Birthday , Shine!



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[shine72]

Thank you all so much for the bday wishes!:D

I had a GREAT day! We went to Lovin' It Live, which is a raw food restaurant in ATL. LOVED IT! :D It was my first time going. And we'll be going back, that's for sure!

I got a Red Zinger tea (they don't cook it, they steep it overnight in water!) and a cucumber salad and tacos. Hubby got the nachos. There was SO much! I had to have hubby eat one of my tacos! And I tried his nachos too. Delish! :D

Before they opened, we stopped by Arden's Garden and I got a wheatgrass shot and then we spit and orange/peach/mango/papaya smoothie. SSSSSOOOOOOO yummy! Other than that, I've had some mango slices, and some candy my daughter made for me for my birthday (raw).

Have a WONDERFUL day 8 ya'll! :D

[tiggerbounce]

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Ok, so here I am 8 days late and an entire paycheck short, but what the heck, I wanna join!!!!!

I have been gone FAR TO LONG!

While I have not lost ground with my weight, I have only lost a few pounds more. What was I thinking?

I http://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u55/BJ_BOBBI_JO9/Food%20and%20eating%20related/frdg.gif.... and I am indeed ready to go! Thai coconuts (OMG YUM!), tons of fruits, veggies and salad fixins. Mangos, avos, apples, ...it's all in there!

I have been absolutely been craving RP's brownies and Alissa's fudgeballs.

I got myself a rebounder at WallyWorld with a counter and tubes for arm exercises and a walking dvd with belt for arm workout and they are both really fun. I nearly have a full workout room downstairs now. Now that it is getting colder outside I like to avoid outside as much as possible.

I am growing tomatoes in my sunroom. They are about 10 inches tall right now. I am thinking of doing lettuce and cucumbers also. I also have one pepper plant about three feet tall. It's all good!

(jealous of Star in Hawaii though.....it is fruit heaven there!)

Ok, I am off to get my breakfast ready for day one. Very excited.

Oh yeah, exciting times around the tigger household. As some might know, dh and I are not so much dh and dw...heh. Long story. However, we are planning a New Year's Eve wedding with just us , the kids and a couple of others. How fun and romantic is that? Right here at home in front of the fireplace in our living room! The judge is a friend of ours and lives right next door. How convenient is that??? :D I am a bit nervous since we have only known each other about fourteen years. Takes awhile to get to know someone, right? heh.

Ok, NOW I am off to prepare my super orange power breakfast!

[shine72]

Happy Birthday , Shine!



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Thank you! :D Will you be sending the cake overnight UPS or FedEx?!;)

HUGS and HOW THE HECK YA BEEN girlie?!

[tiggerbounce]

I have been great! Not as raw as I should be, but I am getting there.

DH switched jobs and is now with a company out of Atlanta. He will be flying there again Tomorrow morning. Maybe I will be able to sneak along one of these days! For now we are staying here, but there is a chance we would move eventually. First to somewhere like Colorado though. If he stays with the company we might consider Atlanta in the future. I sure hate to uproot again though. Sigh.

Tuesday is the big four-oh for me! ugh!:eek:

[shine72]

I have been great! Not as raw as I should be, but I am getting there.

DH switched jobs and is now with a company out of Atlanta. He will be flying there again Tomorrow morning. Maybe I will be able to sneak along one of these days! For now we are staying here, but there is a chance we would move eventually. First to somewhere like Colorado though. If he stays with the company we might consider Atlanta in the future. I sure hate to uproot again though. Sigh.

Tuesday is the big four-oh for me! ugh!:eek:

Cool! You're a Scorpio too! Awesome!

Well, if you wanna see me, you may wanna get here relatively soon. Hubby and I are gearing for/trying to/ gonna get Hawaii after here.

[Emma-Liza]

I had an amazingly yummy dinner last night--grated beet with a bit of grated onion and oil & vinegar dressing. It was so good, I ate the entire beet. Raw beet is so tender and flavorful. And this little slaw is a super-quick weeknight supper. I also ate some lima beans, some walnuts, and a seed cracker.

Today, I ate at McDonald's. Really. Two side salads and my own dressing. I was in a rush going from one thing to another and this is what I had time to procure for myself. I do not recommend patronizing that place, but it's nice to know I can deal with it when I have to!

I snacked on some pecans. Then for dinner, salad bar from Whole Foods. Last thing for the day was a chunk of a raw revolution bar (maybe a third of the bar).

[Vaclare79]

Wow, that's a birthday cake there !

[Bonnie33]

It's been a couple days. I'm still in. I want to have my birthday and have a cake like that ... or even just a picture of the cake!

My son is home from college and he (lovingly) makes great fun of me for eating raw -- well, what's a 20-yr old supposed to do.

I made Almond Nog (recipe in the newletter from Raw Family -- just got it yesterday) and curled up with Newsweek to read "How He Did It" issue in front of the fire. A happy afternoon.

Made carrot and flax crackers (from Cafe Gratitude recipe) and ate with guacamole.

[Rawkinlocs]

Have a great day!

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[ArcturusXIV]

Wow! First post! :D I feel great...more energy than I've ever had in my life. My body finally reacted to the salad dressings I've been using on my salads, so I'm gonna start making home-made dressings today out of raw foods. I was 99% raw before...now this puts me up to 100%.

[shine72]

Good morning everyone!

Getting ready to have a huge yummy salad for brunch! :D

Wishing everyone a GREAT raw day! :D

[ArcturusXIV]

Eating dates with almond butter for breakfast. :) Then a green smoothie in another hour or two...

[tiggerbounce]

5am apple. Three hours in the car. Back home. What to eat? Those dates sound great....hmmmm. Oranges peeled for snacks and mango ready for my lunch salad. But DANG! I have got the muuuunnnnchies!!!!!:eek:

[ArcturusXIV]

I'll trade you dates for mangoes any day. :)

[tiggerbounce]

Oh yeah....it is a mango love-fest at the House of Tigger. :D So glad it is the time of year when they will be less expensive again. heh. Wish I could have a mango and a date orchard! Somehow, they do not like the snow here....??? LOL I cold be like Uncle Scrooge in his money bin,.....dive into a vault of them and just swim in mango lust! :eek::cool::D

[MiahTay]

Good mornin.... um, afternoon :). I've been puttering around the house this morning getting ready for our weekly potluck. So, I've been trying to munch through the morning so I'm not very hungry later.

So far I've had:
GS - Kale/Banana/Pineapple
2 Pizza Crackers with spicy guacamole/sprouts/tomatoes

And I'm about to have a sliced banana with apple/pineapple/walnut cream and granola.

Salad Later

I think mango sounds better too, but sadly mine aren't ripe yet :(.

Have a GREAT raw day!

Blessings,
Heather

[tiggerbounce]

Ok, gotta try this almond nog bonnie33 was talking about....recipe????

(goes in search of yummy recipes.......)

[tiggerbounce]

This one????


ALMOND NOG

1 cup soaked almonds
3 cups water
2 bananas
2 Tbs. agave nectar
1 tsp. alcohol free vanilla
1 tsp. nutmeg

Blend soaked almonds and water until pureed. Strain almond milk to remove pulp, use either a strainer or a nut bag. Pour milk back into blender, add bananas, agave, vanilla, and nutmeg. Blend completely. Serve with a sprinkle of nutmeg on top. Makes two glasses.




http://www.loveraw.com/recipes.asp#ALMOND_NOG_





or this one....?????

Almond Nog (non-alcoholic)
The raw foodies at Smart Monkey foods give you this healthy, delicious raw food nog.
1/4 cup almonds. Soak in filtered water for 8-12 hours and rinse well
5 dates, pitted
1/2 pod vanilla bean, optional
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
3 cups coconut water or filtered water
Blend ingredients with one cup water until smooth, Then, add remaining two cups water, blend and drink! Almond nog will keep for several days in the fridge, and makes a great morning drink, too!



Any others? Should I be eating pumpkin pie with it, do you think???



Warning!: Do not read these threads on an empty stomach!!!!

[MiahTay]

Ok, gotta try this almond nog bonnie33 was talking about....recipe????

(goes in search of yummy recipes.......)

I've been trying to find it too without luck. So, if you find it PLEASE post the location and I will do the same!

Heather

[Emma-Liza]

Lunch--big, mostly green salad with leaf lettuce, romaine, tomatoes, cukes, and peppers
Supper--probably more of the same, but with avocado added; seed crackers
If I get a sweet tooth, I have fresh strawberries to make strawberry smoothie.

[texasgirl]

Hope everyone is rawking. Thank you soooo much for posting the Almond Nog, I am going to try it tomorrow. Blessings to all.

[tiggerbounce]

Yippee!!! End of day!!! (quick runs to take bath and go to bed ...:cool:)

[Vaclare79]

Hello,
I've had more energy the past couple days. I've been raw here too. idk where the energy is coming from but I like it. I hope I get more energy too..

[oceanluv]

hi, I think joining the raw challenge is helping me to stay 100%.
so far so good. :)

[Rawkinlocs]

Have an awesome day!

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[sarahrjm]

Hello, I am new here! I hope it is ok to Jump in today!!

I am highly allergic to many thing, Wheat, oats, all nuts, most seeds, eggs, dairy, corn, soy......among many others. So Prior to today........I lived off of cooked and raw veggies and rice....literally thats it, because I was scared of having a reaction to something.........I ate safe.

For the past couple of days I have tried to not cook veggies, and did fine with that, but I think I have been having rice withdrawals!! I get very dizzy and lightheaded! Its awful!! ...but..................today is the day!!! .........

I am going to start off with a banana, im not too hungry right now.......Possible a green smoothie if I have time!!

I have a lot of apples and pears so I am going to bring those to work with me. I have access to a full kitchen (I am a personal assistant at someones house, so I can eat all of their food!!! lol usually lots of fresh stuff). I will probably throw an avocado in there!!

Dinner will be a green smoothie!

[MiahTay]

sarahrjm - WELCOME! Hope you have a GREAT day!

Well, it's Monday and I'm going to try to be on the computer less ... I've been spending to much time sitting on my butt. So, I will check in this evening. I am wanting to incorporate one day a week of juice fasting into my schedule and I think It's going to be Tuesday (at least this week) and I'll see how that works. Hey, you know how kids sell stuff for fundraisers for school ... well, a teenager we know pulled out the infamous sales flyer yesterday and it was ALL FRUIT! I was so pleased I could help her out and get some Florida Citrus at the same time! I ordered 20 lbs. of grapefruit and 20 lbs. of navel oranges. But they won't be here until sometime in December :(.

Food for today:

Pear (probably 2)
Bananas and Pineapple with granola and pineapple/walnut cream
Chocolate Shake
Large Salad

Blessings,
Heather

[gritsnla]

Have been checking in rather sporadically. Been doing just OK.

But today's breakfast was 2 apples sprinkled with honey and 2 T sunflower seeds and about 3-4 T raisins.

Lunching on GS later and possibly for dinner.

[Emma-Liza]

Welcome, sarahrjm! Being a personal assistant sounds like interesting work.
Heather, I envy your grapefruit bonanza. I had my first Florida grapefruit last week (not quite ready, IMO) and my first Texas grapefruit this morning (super sweet!). See if you can get the Texas ones till your order comes in. By that time, Florida's will also be sweet and delicious and we grapefruit fans will be in grapefruit heaven all winter!

B--large Texas Star grapefruit; 2 Tbs sunflower seeds (fruit first, seeds later)
L--salad: spinach, carrot, and sprouts w/ sprinkle of raisins & pumpkin seeds
S--apple and/or flax crackers
D--salad: mixed leaf lettuce, tomato, peas, onions and mushrooms w/ avocado dressing
S--tea; part of a raw bar

[shine72]

Welcome Sarah! :D

We are a 1/3 of the way through this challenge! SUPER-COOL right?! :D

Yesterday, I lost count of how many salads I had! They were just SO good! :D

So far today, I've had a banana-split choc. shake. Probably gonna have some salad here shortly! :D

Have a GREAT raw day everyone!

[catsterbarb]

Hi - I'm very keen to join the challenge. Need to lose pounds and gain energy pronto! Cx

[rawbutterfly]

Oh my gosh, I have to get back on board with you guys! I have not been eating horribly but I can still feel and see the difference from not eating 100%raw.

[MiahTay]

Heather, I envy your grapefruit bonanza. I had my first Florida grapefruit last week (not quite ready, IMO) and my first Texas grapefruit this morning (super sweet!). See if you can get the Texas ones till your order comes in. By that time, Florida's will also be sweet and delicious and we grapefruit fans will be in grapefruit heaven all winter!

Thanks for the head's up, I love grapefruit and was spoiled when we lived in FL, people would OFTEN give us buckets full of them. And my in-laws have a tree, and we had a tangelo tree ... sigh. But I love living where the seasons change better. I believe my shipment of citrus should be in mid to end of December so I would imagine the grapefruit should be nice by then. Until then I'll look for ones from Texas.

Blessings,
Heather

[shine72]

I did have that salad after all.

I also had some dried mango, another salad, and then we just had raw pizza for dinner. :) I'm so full right now! :D

[oceanluv]

today has been good. had a banana for breakfast, left over pad thai sauce with cauliflower for lunch, and made a creamy tomato soup for dinner. yummy!

[Rawkinlocs]

Have an awesome day!

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[sarahrjm]

I held up on day 1! But barely! I dont think I ate enough! I ended up nauseous and dizzy ALL DAY.

Im just going to eat, eat, eat today!!! .......ill stop in later to let you know if it works!

Have a good day everyone!!

[MiahTay]

Good morning! I've been juicing for an hour and a half! I made 2 quarts of apple/spinach/lemon juice which was gone before I even tasted it (hubby took half with him to work and the kiddos drank the other half). Then I made my favorite... apple/spinach/celery - A WHOLE GALLON JUST FOR ME :D. I am going to try an all juice day. For several years I have wanted to incorporate one day a week of juice fasting into my life and have just never done it - not even once. So, today is the day! I think doing this will also help me when I do my longer fasts a couple times a year to break them better.

Food for today:
apple/spinach/celery juice

Blessings,
Heather

[shine72]

Great for you Heather! I've been wanting to do something like that too. We'll see if/when I get there! :D

Good morning raw peeps! :D

Happy Veterans Day! :D

I'm thinking grapefruit juice for breakfast. I had like 6 things I was trying to juice from, and I think that won out. (The others were apples, oranges, pomengranates, superfood shake, ban. split choc. shake.) Something about how light and refreshing grapefruit juice is (I'll probably add chlorella and green powder w/some Stevia too), made it win out! :D It also ends up giving me a serious energy boost!

Have a great raw day!

[raw journey]

Good morning everyone

I haven't posted anything for a few days, just got too busy, but I am still going full force. So far it has just been a fantastic experience. I received Alyssa's book and DVD yesterday. I am watching her video right now. I can only recommend it, especially if one is just starting out.

Today I had

2 bananas

and I am going to have

Avo-kale salad with pumpkin flax crackers
1 apple
1pear
and maybe 1 raw pecan tart.

I am noticing that too many sweets especially combined with nuts seem to drain my energy. So I am still debating the pecan tart.

Lots of love and light

[shine72]

Never did get to that grapefruit juice. Went back to bed w/hubby instead. Ended up eating dried organic mango after waking back up. :)

[Emma-Liza]

Had a vet visit this AM with one of my dogs, got home and still wasn't hungry, so I came in to work. Mr.Liza wanted to go eat right away, so I've finished my lunch and it isn't even noon. That is very odd for me; usually I eat breakfast about 10:00 and lunch no earlier than 12:30.

So far today I've had a salad bar salad with homemade tahini dressing. I loooove tahini.

Also have on hand: fresh fruits, seeds, flax crackers.

Leaving work early to meet my nieces (3 & 5), who are coming over to spend the night. That means facing down the cooked (albeit vegetarian) food they will want for supper. I'll have a salad of some sort.

[deberaw]

What great energy and support here! I love it!

I've had some challenging days...but getting back to it...have a deep chest cold and am more tired than usual, but still have a lot to do as Mom and getting organized to head out of State in a couple of weeks....etc. etc, etc...so I've been 50-70%, but headed back to 100%. My body craved warm soups, and that was challenge...

BUT, lots of smoothies, and I'm craving salads, and those apple juices sound fab...we've lots of apples, maybe I can enlist my hubby.......RAWK ON! love, Deb

[MiahTay]

What great energy and support here! I love it!

I've had some challenging days...but getting back to it...have a deep chest cold and am more tired than usual, but still have a lot to do as Mom and getting organized to head out of State in a couple of weeks....etc. etc, etc...so I've been 50-70%, but headed back to 100%. My body craved warm soups, and that was challenge...

BUT, lots of smoothies, and I'm craving salads, and those apple juices sound fab...we've lots of apples, maybe I can enlist my hubby.......RAWK ON! love, Deb

So good to see you back. And remember GARLIC works wonders for congestion. Just take a clove (or 2 if you can handle it) and chop it into size pieces you can swallow like a pill and get down as many as you can, you will feel better and usually FAST. This especially helped me sleep through the night if I did it right before bed. Take care of yourself.

Blessings,
Heather

[deberaw]

Thank you Heather!!! I remember reading about your garlic...will give that a try......I am craving a banana, cacao, date smoothie....will go make one now:) Deb

[Rawkinlocs]

Have a terRAWfic day!

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[tvillemom]

Hi all! I haven't posted, but thought I would go ahead and post yesterday's food:
Breakfast: meds.
tea
banana
apple
Lunch:
(on the go) and had a handful of cashews, water
Dinner:
Mock tuna
more water....lots of water on Tuesday!!

Wednesday:
breakfast:meds
tea
chia pudding w/ chia seeds, nutmilk, raisins, coconut flakes, dribble of honey

Lunch???? Probably a GS.....w/ greens, blueberries, cherries, 1 banana, and stevia if needed (maybe I'll skip the banana, we'll see!)

Feeling thinner.....and more energetic. More housework/schoolwork is getting done. I feel more organized. I'm happy to be here NOW!! I will try to post more often, without becoming obsessed with checking in!

Peace!

[Vaclare79]

I'm eating strawberries for breakfast.
Lunch was cucumbers cut up with some EVOO & ACV & salt
Dinner I don't know yet.

[gritsnla]

Again had my new fav breakfast of 2 chopped apples drizzled with honey with 2T sunflower seeds and raisins. Yum.
Been doing GS for lunch. Throwing in a couple of bananas for snacking.

Got some tomatoes at a mid-week farmer's market and the prettiest head of butter lettuce. I think that's for dinner, a beautiful salad.

[shine72]

So happy to see you here Wendi! :D

Well, me and hubby went to dinner last night at a VERY S.A.D restaurant. And guess what?! They made me the BEST salad EVER! :D So I'm a happy camper! It had romaine, cranberries, orange slices, pecans, and red peppers! And it was HUGE, HUMONGOUS, GINORMOUS even! I left satisfied and so happy! ;D

Today so far has been some dried organic mango (yes, I know, I'm officially an addict), and a salad. I burnt out the inside of my mouth last night with oregano oil (don't ask), so everything is tasting pretty funny to me right now.

I think I'll have a shake or superfood smoothie of some sort later. Something that's cooling to my mouth. Yeah, kiddo made my salad earlier, and the ACV in the dressing was killing my poor mouth! Ah well, you live and learn right?!

Have a GREAT raw day everyone! :D

[Emma-Liza]

Yesterday and today I've had that empty, nosh-y feeling. Not good. I want to put everything I see into my mouth....

So far today--
Bowl of mixed fruit: pineapple, strawberries, grapes, cantelope
Giant salad bar salad (even more greens than usual--romaine and spinach)
Another salad for dinner (same ingredients as last night)

[mjenglish1]

Me too!! I have been challenged these past two days. But so far =, I am winning!!

[blaqberry]

A biiiiig blueberry smoothie is all I've had so far today. :) ...might make buckwheat crust pizza for dinn-dinn tonight, not positive yet.

[MiahTay]

Hormones - UGH (crazy lady has surfaced once again, I should've just stayed in bed today)! Anyway ... Food for today:

32 oz. apple/spinach/celery juice
16 oz. almond/cacao/maca/date milk
1 large pear
16 oz. apple/spinach/celery juice
Large Salad

Blessings,
Heather

[shine72]

A biiiiig blueberry smoothie is all I've had so far today. :) ...might make buckwheat crust pizza for dinn-dinn tonight, not positive yet.

High beautiful! We just had that the other night! I highly recommend! :D

[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!

[MiahTay]

Good morning! I am moving slow today but doing better than yesterday. I tried something new this morning ... I've never had a raw persimmon ... Mmmm! I tried the Fuyu variety and it is so sweet and yummy. I think I'm gonna try to find a tree to plant on our property in the spring.

Food for today so far:
GS - spinach/pear/pineapple/cinnamon/nutmeg
persimmon

Don't know what is next maybe some corn with sliced avocado with some EVOO and fresh ground pepper and sea salt. Yep, I think that's going to be lunch.

Blessings,
Heather

[shine72]

Good morning everyone! :D

I'm about to have a banana-split choc. shake to start out my eating for the day! :D

Not sure what lunch will be yet, but I DO know what dinner's gonna be. I'm making raw raviolis with marinara! :D YUMMY! :D

Hope everyone has a RAWMACIOUS day!

[Emma-Liza]

B--bowl of fruit: banana, blueberries, strawberries
L--salad bar w/my own dressing
S--peas
D--unknown ;)

Updated to add dinner, Nomi Shannon's Marvelous Mushroom Soup. It made a bit more than a cup, as I added extra water and extra mushrooms. After dinner, I had a small handful of raisins and a cup of tea.

[shine72]

Good morning everyone!

I'm about to have a banana-split choc. shake to start out my eating for the day!

Not sure what lunch will be yet, but I DO know what dinner's gonna be. I'm making raw raviolis with marinara! :D YUMMY!

Hope everyone has a RAWMACIOUS day!

Dinner was DIVINE! :D Just thought I'd let ya'll know! :D Play in your kitchens have fun with it, and then it's not such a "challenge"! :)

[tiggerbounce]

Forgetting to eat....:(
Cracked a hand full of fresh nuts this morning and grabbed a couple of kale krisps from the dryer on my way past. Other than that it has been water.:o I am going to have the biggest salad you ever saw for dinner!:eek::D With mango dressing. yummmm.....

I did spend one hour walking and one hour on the bike though....feeling good!

Have a great day!

[shine72]

Forgetting to eat....:(
Cracked a hand full of fresh nuts this morning and grabbed a couple of kale krisps from the dryer on my way past. Other than that it has been water.:o I am going to have the biggest salad you ever saw for dinner!:eek::D With mango dressing. yummmm.....

I did spend one hour walking and one hour on the bike though....feeling good!

Have a great day!

Girl, you know you're supposed to eat! Enjoy that salad!

[Rawkinlocs]

Two weeks down!

Have a great day!

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[Bananna]

Hello Everyone!

I know it is the middle of the month...I never end up joining in on these monthly challenges because I Always end up wanting to start in the middle of the month.

So I am joining in this time anyway....

I have to go to a wedding on Dec.23 and it's helping give me a bit of a kick in the butt. I have to walk down the aisle with some young dashing bachelor, and I would like to match! -as opposed to looking like the mom of 6 that I am :P

Anyways, I have dabbled in raw food eating on and off for a long time. I have been strictly vegetarian for almost a year and am newly vegan.

I just enjoyed a delicious smoothie, went grocery shopping and am planning a scrumptous salad for later.

Gonna marinade some mushrooms and onions too and then dehydrate them (in my oven on low with the door cracked open).

Cheers everyone!

[deberaw]

Hi All!
...Keep on RAWKIN'! You are doing super!!!

I'm still a bit under the weather but feeling better....making good food choices but still wanting warmer foods for my chest congestion.....so I'm going to be as Raw as I can be and will be back in Dec.......

Wishing you all a beautiful and wonderful Thanksgiving:D

One of the things I am Thankful for is this site, Thank YOu Alissa! and all of you and your support....I am grateful.....warmly, Deb

[shine72]

deberaw - Have you tried making some miso garlic soup in the Vitamix (don't know if you have one or not). I would get it to just warm enough (without actually cooking it) and slurp that bad boy down! Miso is very good for you, and garlic will kill dang near anything in good enough quantities. ;)

Had my banana-split choc. shake for breakfast. We began adding chia seeds to it as well. Doesn't affect the taste, but keeps us fuller for longer! Score!

Flipped the 7 trays of salsa/flax crackers in D1 earlier. About to put some apple/cinn./raisin crackers in D2 shortly. :)

I have a bit of the almond cheeze base I used to make ricotta last night, so I'm going to make that into more of a sweet cream cheeze to go on top of the crackers that are going into D2! :D

Hope ya'll have a RAWMACIOUS day! :D Hugs and love!

[deberaw]

Thank You Shine! Yes, I have a VM and miso and garlic...appreciate it...I will slurp that down!:D Deb My HFS recently started carrying Chia seeds...I'll have to give them a try too!

[tiggerbounce]

Welcome to the challenge, Bananna!
I am a late comer as well, heh.

Deberaw: hope you feel better soon :( Try some hot herbal tea? Or just a nice long hot bubble bath?;)

Shine: salsa flax crackers?? http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j197/veeveevee_2006/Smiley-Faint.gif YUM!!!!

Today I had some grapefruit, two large salads w/raw french dressing, raw nuts (hand shelled), a couple of crisps, and orange juice. And a LOT of water. :)

[shine72]

Dinner tonight was FABULOUS! :D

We had sesame broccoli (with an asian-flavored inspired marinade) that I made in the dehydrator.

&

A salad with: spinach, pineapple, clementine sections, and Alissa's Ginger Vinagrette Dressing.

I got RAVE reviews on my broccoli! :D and most of us liked the salad too! :D

[shine72]

Welcome to the challenge, Bananna!
I am a late comer as well, heh.

Deberaw: hope you feel better soon :( Try some hot herbal tea? Or just a nice long hot bubble bath?;)

Shine: salsa flax crackers?? http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j197/veeveevee_2006/Smiley-Faint.gif YUM!!!!

Today I had some grapefruit, two large salads w/raw french dressing, raw nuts (hand shelled), a couple of crisps, and orange juice. And a LOT of water. :)


Yep! I get several requests for them. And my vultures (er...family) eat them quite quickly as well!

[Rawkinlocs]

Have a RAWesome day!

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[Bananna]

Still here... a whole day of raw down :)
Feeling very content about it all.

Yesterday I had:
Banana-strawberry smoothie x2
Bread pan full of marinated mushrooms and onions, dehydrated a bit. COuldn't stop eating them...I was going to use them in a salad or something.
2 apples
1 banana

I think that's it....busy tiring day and by supper I just wanted to go to bed and I wasn't hungry either.

Looking forward to another raw day....this time I Will be having a nice huge salad with lettuce, tomato, green onion, avo, sunflower seeds and apple.

...and the usual fruit and smoothies and stuff.
I have these nori wrap things but I'm not much of a chef so I might find a recipe for them for tomorrow....

Glad to see you here too tiggerbounce!

[shine72]

Had my "Purple People Eater" Smoothie for breakfast after Rebounding. Man, that stuff's harder than it looks!

Just finished off a apple/cinnamon/raisin flax cracker. Gonna have some dried mango. Will probably have a superfood shake before we head out for the game tonight (Atlanta Hawks). :D Hubby had chance to get free tickets. Too cool!

[blaqberry]

Sipping a blueberry superfood smoothie and feeling powerful. :)

...last night was left over buckwheat crust pizza. Tonight, possibly kale wraps.

[shine72]

Sipping a blueberry superfood smoothie and feeling powerful. :)

...last night was left over buckwheat crust pizza. Tonight, possibly kale wraps.

Cuz you ARE powerful! You don't need a smoothie for that girl!:p:D

[blaqberry]

LOL... *pinch* you are TOO cute! :p

Enjoy the game tonight!!



Cuz you ARE powerful! You don't need a smoothie for that girl!:p:D

[Emma-Liza]

Quick update on my day--

During the day, I drank juice--2 tangerines, a mango, a bunch of grapes. More tart than sweet, probably from not peeling the tangerines...
Some cashews...
Dinner was large salad of romaine, celery, cucumber, broccoli, tomato, and onion.
Some pumpkin seeds...
1 coconut-cacoa truffle...

[Rawkinlocs]

Have a terrific day!

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[shine72]

Nothing yet. I'm gonna have some water and then head out for a walk. After that will be some kinds of shake or smoothie I'm sure! ;)

How's everyone else doing? Ya'll do realize we're past the 1/2 way mark right?! Wooohoooooooooo! Loving this raw ride! :D

[blaqberry]

Been a smoothie kinda day. :) A fruity one first thing and a green one late afternoon. Not sure what will be for dinner. Maybe crackers and dip or possibly a few pieces of durian. ?? "hrrmm..." *blink*

[Rawkinlocs]

Have an awesomely-RAWsome day!

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[shine72]

It's Day 17! Can ya feel the excitement in the air?! Can ya? Can ya??????!!!!!
Well, I can! :D

Got up EARLY so I could send hubby off with some yummy raw goodness! Then I did my walk. Now I'm just guzzling down some water before I hop in the shower!

I think I'll have a yummy superfood shake for my breakfast! :) I'm playing the rest of the day by ear. Hope ya'll have a lovely day! If I get the chance, I'll pop back in to say what else I had (not sure I'll get to, have LOTS of work to accomplish today).

Ciao bellas!:D

[Emma-Liza]

Sunday food--

banana
apple
cashews and almonds
wilted mustard greens with tomato and baby bella mushrooms, oil and lemon dressing
2 coconut cocoa truffles

[Emma-Liza]

So for I've had a huge salad bar salad with all the usual veggies, etc.
I have a grapefruit and an enormous honeycrisp apple in my bag; seeds if I want 'em! Dinner will be the other half of the mustard greens salad. Might make some cheez or guac to go with.

[shine72]

Been a smoothie kinda day. :) A fruity one first thing and a green one late afternoon. Not sure what will be for dinner. Maybe crackers and dip or possibly a few pieces of durian. ?? "hrrmm..." *blink*

You and that durian, giiiiirrrrrlllllll!;)

[shine72]

Lunch was PHENOMENAL! I ended up making a sweet cheeze with the left-over almond cheeze I had and made a mixed berry jam! :D Put them both on top of the apple/cinnamon/raisin crackers and was in HEAVEN! It's my answer to bagels and cream cheese, just without the bagel!;)

[Vaclare79]

Lunch was PHENOMENAL! I ended up making a sweet cheeze with the left-over almond cheeze I had and made a mixed berry jam! :D Put them both on top of the apple/cinnamon/raisin crackers and was in HEAVEN! It's my answer to bagels and cream cheese, just without the bagel!;)


Wow, that sounds delicious!

[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!

[Emma-Liza]

I just realized I didn't eat any fruit yesterday. This happens occasionally, not on purpose. Fruit is just not in my favorite foods category. I love my salads and veggies and dressings and nuts/seeds. Fruit is just filler food, so I don't ingest too many fats. Anyway....

Still have that honeycrisp apple and that pink grapefruit from yesterday. It's well after 10:00, but I am not in the mood for sweet (my usual morning dilemma). Lunch will be the usual salad bar salad. Dinner will be spinach in some form, either wilted or more likely as a soup. Lately, I'm into celery dipped in a simple guacamole (lime, salt, scallions), so more of that as well.

[shine72]

Hi everyone! :D

Crazy-busy day today!

Foods so far:
1 large superfood shake
2 salads
water

Hope everyone is having a GREAT Day 18! :D

[Rawkinlocs]

Have an awesome day!

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[tvillemom]

I keep forgetting to post! Yesterday's food was:
tea
GS (with spinach, coconut oil, hemp powder, blueberries, cherries, banana)
LOTS OF WATER
almonds, cashews
seaweed miso soup

Yummy day!!

[shine72]

Good morning everyone!

Just had the bestest ever smoothie that I shared w/2 out of my 3 kids. (J won't go near a smoothie)

1 pineapple
2 oranges
1 banana
2 T green powder
1 T coconut oil
~ 1-2 T agave
2 cups of ice

I blended the 1st 3 ingredients in the vitamix first (cuz they filled it up) and then added the rest, blended, tasted, and then savored every last drop! :D
Quick, delicious, easy, nutritious! :D I did the pineapple for two reasons.

1. I have them and need to use them
2. As a pain reliever cuz I'm still a bit sore

So, that was my yummy goodness after my workout! :D

I also had some Gold Rush this morning as well. :)

[tvillemom]

Shine, what is "Gold Rush"? Your smoothie sounds delish!!

I just made a GS with: spinach, strawberries, coconut oil, hemp protein powder (don't really like this and am just trying not to waste it) and bananas....alittle honey to try and mask the hemp flavor. It's pretty good, but I could do without the hemp.

Anybody know what else I could do with the hemp powder besides adding it to a smoothie?

[shine72]

Wendi - I answered you on your page. :)

As for the hemp powder, you could also put in in your puddings! :D Ice cream would work well too. Mix it into granola. If you have a binder in a trail mix (like honey), you could even add it there as well. :) You could make your own date/nut snack bars and add it to that as well.

[raw journey]

Hi everyone
haven't blogged in a few days. I am so grateful that I am still in this challenge and it has been really easy this time. It must have been the right time. I received Alissa's book and DVD and was really impressed. I have a lot of raw food books already and was reluctant to invest in another one, since I usually keep my diet quite simple and do not really make any of the more elaborate dishes. With this challenge, however, I decided to treat myself to Alissa's book and DVD and was totally amazed how comprehensive it is. I really loved the DVD, watching her prepare different dishes and addressing many of the issues we all have had to deal with. It is a great help and inspiration.

Today I had
2 bananas
1 bosc pear
flax seed cracker with avo
1 piece of pumpkin pie
2 coconut macaroons

Lots of love and light

[blaqberry]

Shine, now I wanna peek at Wendi's page to see what "gold rush" is too. :)

Raw Journey, the DVDs are great - first watched them a few yrs back. I really enjoyed learning more about what I had been experiencing early on as I wasn't connected to anyone else who was into raw. Much of the extra info was eye opening...

Today was pretty easy. Just a superfood smoothie, oranges, vegetable fruit salad, and raw brownies with almond milk.

[Rawkinlocs]

Have a terRAWfic day!

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[Emma-Liza]

I had a light eating day today--

Extra large salad for lunch.
Dinner was an apple dipped in almond butter, later a few bites of veggies and nuts.

[Emma-Liza]

Posting on the challenge thread has slowed...well, it's toward the end of the month. But also, we have the holiday season upon us. I don't know if any of you are feeling anxious about facing the food part of the festivities. I have some trepidation on a number of levels.

Thanksgiving means travel to my in-laws, where they notice what you eat and urge you to go back for more. Whether it was true or not, my husband's great-aunts used to tell me joyously, "You've gained weight!" And when I expressed some dismay, or my MIL would try to tell them that might hurt my feelings, they'd always exclaim, "It looks good on you!" Then my MIL would roll her eyes and say, "They grew up during the depression. That must be it...."

Haven't eaten yet today, but enjoyed my food yesterday so much, I'll probably repeat that--salad for lunch, fruit later, maybe some guacamole and celery for supper.

[shine72]

I'm still here! :D

Take a couple of dishes with you (or make them when you get there if it's far). Just make sure you get enough before anyone else tries it (or make a lot), because even those that turn there noses up at raw, seem to be the ones that clean off the serving dishes and into their bellies! ;)

So far today I've had my Gold Rush and what I'm calling my "Workout Recovery" Smoothie (it contains a whole pineapple!). I make a whole Vitamix full, and share it with the 2 out of 3 kiddos that will drink smoothies in this house.;)

Hope everyone else is having a GREAT day! :D And guess what? We're 2/3 of the way there!

[blaqberry]

raw chocolate smoothie, oranges, more oranges, green superfood smoothie, raw pistachios...so far :)

[Rawkinlocs]

Three weeks down! :)

Have a wonderful day!

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[Emma-Liza]

Yesterday didn't go exactly as planned (which is not news in my world!). I ended up making Alissa's broccoli soup, which I have made before, but something went horribly wrong. Maybe I grabbed the teaspoon instead of the half teaspoon when I measured the salt. But it was sadly inedible. So instead, I made a simple romaine salad with lemon juice and olive oil. Then I had various and sundry nuts/sunflower seeds and some tea.

Today, I have several kinds of fruit with me and will have my usual salad for lunch. Supper needs to be spinach in some form before it goes south.

[shine72]

This morning I had my "Workout Recovery" Smoothie, minus the workout.:p

Now I'm munching on some dried mango. Will probably have some hummus with baby carrots a lil' bit later! :D

[shine72]

The hummus w/baby carrots was really good! (So much so, I finished all the hummus w/my fingers when I ran out of carrots!)

Not sure what I'll have later. I will be making sauces tonight though. And there is banana bread in D2. So, the possibilities are numerous!

C'mon everybody! Where'd ya'll go? Post, please? Keep me and Emma-Liza company! :D

[Emma-Liza]

Snacked on a banana, grapes, and few cocoa nibs. Supper was a big spinach salad with celery, mushrooms, red pepper, carrot, and scallions. Small handful of nuts later.

[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!

[shine72]

Good morning everyone! :D

So far today:

Gold rush
"Workout Recovery" Smoothie
Banana bread cookies (2)

Going to do our shopping now. Have a great day! :D

[Vaclare79]

Hello,
Food for today will most likely be salads. I have a pineapple that I might cut up and juice/blend as a drink. I don't know yet but sounds good to me.

[inny]

After long and sad period i finally started my raw journey:). For me, today was my first day so i know is almost the end of month, but i decided to join you now and not the 1st of december:D

have a nice evening everyone