Jan 7 - Day 7

[Aleesha Sattva]

Welcome welcome welcome!!!

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Cherie

[English Tracy]

Hello,

I can't believe how well I feel in such a short space of time. I don't feel sluggish or as tired as usual (which I put down previously to having a demanding job) and I have not had any bad cravings.

I am really enjoying my daily green smoothies and had to make the raw sushi/nori rolls again yesterday because they are addictive.

I am aware that although I have eaten a lot less (in quantity) than I used to, I am not going hungry because the quality of my food is so much better.

Best wishes to everyone else.

Tracy

[changeisgood]

Good Morning,
Today starts with 4 glasses of water with lemon

green smoothie - My husband is juicing carrots, apple,beets, oranges and grapefruit - so I will take some of that juice and make a smoothie by adding my greens - kale, spinach.

For lunch - amaranth with mango and romaine, I may make a smoothie since I know how to make them correctly now - I can understand why they are made 2 -3 times a day now! What a great feeling and lasts the whole morning.

Dinner I'll finish off my salad I made last night, who knows, maybe I'll make it into a smoothie!

Before bed snack - kiwis

And pplenty of water throughout the day

And everyday constitutions still continues with it raising to 2x/day. This has me shouting for joy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Jeannie]

I am aware that although I have eaten a lot less (in quantity) than I used to, I am not going hungry because the quality of my food is so much better.

Me too! I can't believe how little my body seems to be needing. I really don't feel all that hungry, those green smoothies are a lot more filling than I thought they should be. Good thing, as my grocery bill had gone through the roof the first few weeks, but getting it under control now!

Breakfast: Spinach and banana smoothie

Lunch: I can't call it lunch because I have little bits throughout the day, which was a nectarine, half an avo and a few macadamia nuts

Dinner: Wasn't very hungry, just had a few mushrooms, capsicum , sundried tomatoes, and a little bowl of date, cacao and cashew nut ice cream.

[janicejourney]

Doing great. I haven't had time to post but I am still 100% Life is good. I think I haven't been drinking enough water as I have been feeling a bit too dry. I will bring up my intake. Happy with all the raw foods I made last weekend as they have kept me going strong. I wasn't crazy about the lasagna... too much garlic for my taste but everything else has been delicious.

[bengalyn]

Smoothie this morning: berries, kale, banana, acai juice

Drinking some Ginger Kombucha now.

My LOLF book finally came this week, so I may try one of the recipes in there for lunch.

Friday is anime night with a friend, so I may just hit the salad bar at the Whole Foods.

[tvillemom]

Somebody has hacked our space and I'm just a little bit fired up about it!!!

Today's food has been great so far:
apple/walnuts/raisins/cinnamon
now it's time for a late lunch and I'm not sure what I want

Food is getting boring because I've been eating the same thing because I've been too busy to get creative. I think I will get myself in the kitchen and make something NEW!!

I DID soak some mung beans, buckwheat, and alfalfa for some sprouts soon!! I can't wait for that and I am going to make SURE that I put them in a great dish or wrap so I can feel excited about what I am eating.

Lunch: maybe a blended salad!!
Dinner: a bowl of salad with greens, walnuts, olives, lots of veggies and stuff like onion, spices, etc lemon squeezed for a "dressing". I always like herbs like basil and parsley w/ some lemon...it add such flavor without the extra oil.:D

Even though I commented that I am "bored" I know that eating something cooked is NOT an option! I am sticking to the PLAN!! I feel great and have a great attitude about what I am doing!!

[Polona]

This first week was great. At the beginning i felt detoxication, but now its good.

Today i had:
- Smoothie: 5 bananas, lettuce
- dried apples
- Smoothie: 5 bananas, lettuce
- 2 bananas smoothie, 1 grate apple,cinnamon
- 1 banana
- Smoothie: 5 bananas, lettuce

[blizzardfrisbee]

Hey to all!!

Breakfast-- Green smoothie with spinach, kale, banana and oranges
Lunch-- A mixed salad--cabbage, tomatoes, onions, cukes, green pepper and dressing
Dinner--green smoothie and banana pudding

[Namaste Mama]

I think i may be detoxing, I feel tired and sluggish today.

Breakfast was an avocado on top of a mixed sprout salad, and 1/2 pomegranate.

Lunch- on the go and didn't have any thing planned so it was a larabar.
Dinner- Flax chips and guac, portebello mushroom steak and spinach and I cracked open a young coconut I got today I was dying to try it out! It was very good! I can't wait to try an ice cream made with it.

I feel like I was a little heavy on fats today and low on greens. I will try to balance that out tomorrow.

[Stina]

I'm doing great!! And I directly attribute that to allowingmyself tho eat lots and lots of fruit. Although I'm certainly getting my greens in too. I was happy with my batch of flax crackers, I needed to pretend that I had bread......!

[Green_Woman]

Wow today was kinda fun. :D

I worked from home, I had the best day this week (fewest contractions, most energy), and I made SALES for the office too!

And I ate a shockingly large quantity of food for me. :D

1 c. coconut "icecream"
1/2 large Pummelo
1 green pear
4 c. salad (spinach, kale, mixed greens, kalamata olives, tomatoes, mushrooms, oil + vinegar dressing, etc., etc.... when I do salads, I go Big or go Home. *giggles*)

Have I mentioned, I love Raw? I'm enjoying ignoring the cravings. I know, I'm crazy. *LOL* But... I have GOALS... I want to be in tip-top shape before Junior makes his grand entrance and I can't do that eating mostly-Raw as well as I can eating ALL Raw.

[AdrianaH]

Somebody has hacked our space and I'm just a little bit fired up about it!!!

I thought I was the only-one seeing weird posts here..... well, I'm glad it wasn't my imagination.... But pisses me off as well....:mad:...... it throws me off rithm...What the Fudge!!!!....:mad::mad: