August 10th - Day 10

[Aleesha Sattva]

Welcome welcome welcome!!!

Today is Day 10 of the 30 day challenge.

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[LaVitaLauren]

OK so I was so good all last week, then had to head home for a wedding this weekend and boy did I do some damage... And of course you'd think I'd jump right back on the raw wagon sunday or monday, but no.... so alas, today is my first day back and all of the support here is sure to help quite a bit... i really can't ever do this without this forum ~ so thanks in advance for all the love =)

Just had a green apple ~~ plan on big salads, strawberries, avocados and beyond... xoL

[rawmagic]

Hi all,

my plan for today
green smoothie with watermelon and collard greens
apples
nectarin and peaches
a large green salad
maybe some goji


I feel like I am becoming a whole. My body feels clean, lighter, and I do not crave that much. I am comfortable with my way of eating so far. Sometimes it becomes hard to cook for my husband but I think I am getting used to it.
It is wonderful to have this forum so I can meet with you guys and share my feelings and learn from you..

Happy days everyone,

[Tguch]

Hi everyone, hope you are all having a joyful day!

Had a big spinach grape smoothie for breakfast. Lunch was a salad of mesclun lettuce, white cabbage, tomatoes, and carrots with avocado, sea salt, olive oil dressing. Snacked on goji berries, bananas, and apricots in the afternoon. Dinner was interesting! Yesterday I made mushroom burgers based on Matthew Kenney's portobello sausage patties recipe, and today they were ready. They are really delicious!

Also created a new pasta dish for the summer. Pasta was zucchini spirals (used a round zucchini so the linguine was quite wide). Added thinly sliced onions, freshly shelled peas (my first time eating raw pea--yum!!!), sliced radish, scallions, and green pepper slices to the zucchini-guini. Then poured the sauce over it all. Sauce was white miso in warm water (which I then let cool), with sesame oil, lime juice, ginger, and a touch of agave (next time I'll use lucuma powder instead to thicken the sauce). It was beautiful to look at, flavorful, but light tasting. My first raw creation! :)

And because this post is super long, I will just continue. :rolleyes: I noticed today that the pores on my face are shrinking. I always thought pore size was genetics and therefore you get what you're born with. Maybe not my friends, maybe not.

[cst810]

today's eats:

b: fruit salad
l: salad w/mock salmon pate on top and 2 raw crackers
d: half red bell pepper w/guacamole and olives
s: handful nuts & raisins; banana mango ice cream

[Juniper44]

rawmagic, i think that it would be very hard to cook for someone else-food that you once ate- while eating raw. I did it once or twice when my nephew visited me for a day but I would always take a spoonful of whatever I was cooking. It's hard I tell ya.

B- watermelon-lemon water
S- flaxseed, wheat grass and 2 cups of blended zucchini
L- 2 cup of blended alfalfa sprouts , lemon water , watermelon
D- red lettuce, cherry tomatoes, green oinions, hemp seeds and grapes w/lemon and salt/ spices dressing very tasty.

[Basenjimamma]

Hi all, long, sad day..did ok though on my food consumption. Had a green smoothie for breakfast, with more fruits throughout the day. Ended my day with guacamole salad and peanut butter for dessert..I know PB is not raw but..oh well...

Rawmoose thank you for your thoughts today...

[kidkid]

OK so I was so good all last week, then had to head home for a wedding this weekend and boy did I do some damage... And of course you'd think I'd jump right back on the raw wagon sunday or monday, but no....

heh, i did the same thing. Only no one got married. It's a good feeling, just being able to jump back in when i'm ready though.

[Conscious Midwife]

My fasting begins tommorow before dawn!

PEACE

[rawmoose]

rawmagic, I'm there too and it does get easier. I have to cook for my kids and husband. I still experience cravings and intense desire to eat the food, but am able to resist with some ease now (this is my second month of 100% raw). It also really helps to cook things I wouldn't be able to eat anyway, like wheat pasta and anything with dairy LOL

today...
green smoothie with spinach, kale, bananas, blueberries, frozen smoothie fruit, sprouted brown rice protein powder
apple
larabar
half a cantaloupe
veggie "stirfry" with coconut curry sauce (YUM)
banana-date ice cream with pecans

[rawmagic]

rawmagic, i think that it would be very hard to cook for someone else-food that you once ate- while eating raw. I did it once or twice when my nephew visited me for a day but I would always take a spoonful of whatever I was cooking. It's hard I tell ya.

B- watermelon-lemon water
S- flaxseed, wheat grass and 2 cups of blended zucchini
L- 2 cup of blended alfalfa sprouts , lemon water , watermelon
D- red lettuce, cherry tomatoes, green oinions, hemp seeds and grapes w/lemon and salt/ spices dressing very tasty.

well Juniper, it sometimes is. But I always remind myself I will be healthier and this is something that I choose, nobody is forcing me. I'm doing it for well being,health,weight loss, get rid of my food addiction. This is the way.. These are all the things I keep telling myself. So far it works and let me tell you I cook for him everyday..:eek:


rawmagic, I'm there too and it does get easier. I have to cook for my kids and husband. I still experience cravings and intense desire to eat the food, but am able to resist with some ease now (this is my second month of 100% raw). It also really helps to cook things I wouldn't be able to eat anyway, like wheat pasta and anything with dairy LOL

today...
green smoothie with spinach, kale, bananas, blueberries, frozen smoothie fruit, sprouted brown rice protein powder
apple
larabar
half a cantaloupe
veggie "stirfry" with coconut curry sauce (YUM)
banana-date ice cream with pecans

rawmoose I hear you...Yeah it gets easier. This is my only 13 th day of raw as of August 10, so you are much more experienced..

I am trying to be very focused on my way of eating before going to kitchen for him and I make sure that I am not hungry. :D

[Lady G]

Hi I am here haven't been posting here but I have been doing well with the challenge. Got a champion juicer off craigslist for a steal and have been juicing up a storm makes it easy to stay raw. It surprisingly fills me up. Drink lots of water. Have a nice salad about 3:00 and I'm good for the day evening I am just drinking, or nibbling on nuts or vegy with a bit of dip

[Melinda DePalma]

Day 10 was great and I am feeling wonderful!!!

B: Strawberries drizzled with honey. I found this raw honey vendor that makes creamy raw honey, rasberry raw honey, avo raw honey and it is out of this world
S: Grapes
L: Big salad with lots of vegges and seeds and my dressing
S: carrots
D: GoRaw's chocolate granola with almond milk

Yummmmmmm