Feb 3 - Day 3

[Aleesha Sattva]

Welcome welcome welcome!!!

Welcome to the 30 day challenge.

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Welcome to the Monthly Raw Challenge!

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Peace, Blessings and Warmest Regards,

Cherie

[Jeannie]

I had an avo for breakfast this morning! was in a rush and that was the first thing in front of me when I opened the fridge:wuv
Later on a few pecans
A nectarine
sweet potato chips
a cracker with a little avo
zucchini pasta with marinated portabello mushrooms, I was too heavy with the ACV, was way too sour! :drool:
carrot juice

[KaleMama]

Happy Day #3! :

Jeannie Anytime is a good time for Avocado! :D

Well, last night the Juicing screen on my Omega Juicer Broke in three pieces. :sad: This happened when I tried to juice wheatgrass and put the pulp through a second time. The Auger was not in there correctly which caused it to break. :thud: So, I am scrambling around trying to find an online store that will ship the piece by tomorrow. We have had our morning green juice EVERY day for the last 100+ days. This morning I put all my greens through the juicer with the solid screen and then put it in the blender with a banana, water and some honey. Hellooooooo breakfast Smoothie (Very filling!). No Vitamix yet so we have to work with what we have. It came out to be A LOT and now I have another smoothie to drink in a couple hours.

Last night I ended up doing the same thing by having my afternoon smoothie at 3pm. I was not hungry all afternoon and just drank water. I am really starting to like going to bed feeling light and not eating late.


Today's plan:
Green Smoothie
Blueberries
Orange
Green Smoothie

We will see if my body asks for anything after these two very filling smoothies. Wheeew.

Have a fantastic day, everyone!!! :dread:

[monkapotapus]

Sounds like a yummy day for you Jeannie!! :eat

Oh Delise! I'm so sorry your juicer broke!!
"Oh please Mr./Mrs. Juicer Parts Repair Person, ship it quickly!!" :wuv:please:pp:

So far for me this COLD morning (it's 2 degrees, feeling like -12 below zero....)
I had my cup of tea & I'm just finishing up my smoothie.....hopping in my nice, warm shower in a few minutes!!!


Happy Raw food Thursday to Everyone!!!!!!!!

[KaleMama]

Oh Delise! I'm so sorry your juicer broke!!
"Oh please Mr./Mrs. Juicer Parts Repair Person, ship it quickly!!" :wuv:please:


Thank you, Monk! Our prayers have been answered! :woohoo:
Just got off the phone with the Omega folks....They usually ship out things out of FL but are making an exception. They will be sending out a replacement screen from PA under warranty so that it arrives tomorrow. :woot:

[OnMyJourney]

Good morning everyone!!! *waves* :cheer:


Yayy, for great customer service Delise! :dance:

Today's Food:

Breakfast - The usual suspect, my green smoothe: kale, banana, ground flax, cacao powder with maca, ice, water

I brought the following to work today:

Snack - strawberries

Lunch
apple
roma tomato
broccoli
sliced yellow bell pepper
left over salsa
lettuce leaves

I haven't decided if I'm going to rip up the lettuce and make this a salad and use the salsa as my "dressing" or if I'll make lettuce wraps. We'll see when lunch time rolls around. I really wish I had an avocado...maybe run up to the grocery store and get one.



Have a wonderful day everyone! :cheer:

[Still]

This is my first day here, but day 6 for me eating raw.

:heart This is such a great site. And I love the 30 day challenge - it is a great way to stay focused without becoming overwhelmed.

My day so far:
1. woke up and drank 1 pint of water
2. an hour later drank 1 pint of water and took milk thistle seed
3. an hour later had 3 bananas for breakfast


Thanks, Monk, for the happy raw Thursday wishes!

[killu]

i started a 90% raw food diet 3 weeks ago and didn't feel good after 2 days (detox I guess). since feb 1, I am 100%. I feel very good, awake and happy the last days. perhaps I am over the detox for now. I almost gave up, because I was soo tired all the time.
I will try to make kimchi the next days.I got a book about fermentation. it seems to be easy....
kirsten

[AutumnBreezColordLeavz]

The Omega Co. is very good. I have had to send my whole machine to them. The second time they were going to charge me for postage, but explained that this was not the first time having issues with it, they didn't end up charging me. Talk sweet and explain you are a raw foodist who refers lots of others to their product, and you really want to keep buying their product because they are good to you.

[queenkel]

Good morning everyone!

Yesterday I woke up with a bit of a cold but it feels better this morning. I ate:
-gs
-carrot, orange, ginger juice
-big salad
-lots of fruit

Today I had some blood oranges for brekkie, and I think I'll have some nori rolls for lunch and probably a green smoothie or juice for dinner.

Have a great day!

Kelsie

[KaleMama]

The Omega Co. is very good. I have had to send my whole machine to them. The second time they were going to charge me for postage, but explained that this was not the first time having issues with it, they didn't end up charging me. Talk sweet and explain you are a raw foodist who refers lots of others to their product, and you really want to keep buying their product because they are good to you.
MmmHmmm! You're completely right! They're not even charging me for overnight shipping. I even offered to pay for it because I NEEDS it. LOL We are very happy with their customer service. I did mention we were raw foodists and that we drink juices every day. They were really amazing!.:dance:

OnMyJourney Send an avocado this way!!! I have been craving one and have some at home. Just forgot it. Gotta have me avocados. Mmmm

Still: Welcome!!! There is so much love and support here. It is a great place. :)

killu Congrats on week# 3. BIG STEP THERE! Kimchi sound delicious - let us know how it comes out and share the recipe too! :) hehe

queenkel Sending lots of love your way. Glad you're feeling better! BTW: Blood oranges RAWK!

[Still]

Thank you, Delise!

So far I have eaten a big bowl of sprouts, some Medjool dates with walnuts, a pear and a couple of more bananas. I was getting bad food cravings and I opened the refrigerator door and found some minced bbq chicken I had cooked earlier for my dd. The craving was so bad I actually had the bowl out of the refrigerator with the lid off before I thought "Let me go touch base with someone before I lose my six day!" So here I am.

I hope everyone is doing well! Happy raw fooding to you!

[blizzardfrisbee]

Hey to all!! Good to hear how everyone is doing!!

Today-- Breakfast GS and apple cobbler
Lunch- Salad at a restaurant with lettuce, peppers, onions, --it was good
Dinner-- cabbage wraps with tomato, onion and snap peas--and a lemon vingerette dressing
Oh and my GS

[Paula29]

Did great today~began my P90X workout and the foods today were scrumptious!! B: tropical smoothie
lemon water with 2 drops of stevia
L: Spinach salad with cucumber, tomato, carrot, almonds, zucchini and a dressing of raw apple cider vinegar with drizzle of agave nectar.
D: Pineapple, strawberries, almond milk
LOVE IT!!!:woot::woot:

[JamieKucharski]

That's great, Paula! Sounds like a yummy day of fresh, natural smoothies to me. :-)
Can you tell me a little about the Stevia..as I have been wanting to try it but haven't yet. Do you like it? Thanks for the feedback...would like to know how it tastes before buying. :-)

[monkapotapus]

Okay - Day 3 is almost over!! :excited: (This is my Day 6 - for my records)

For lunch I had:
A small container of blueberries
1 1/2 dried out, virtually tasteless clementines.....
A small handful of dehydrated almonds
4 nice, plump medjool dates.....oh my....:drool:

I think I'm just having a couple bananas mixed with a couple mangos for dinner.....:eat

Great job everyone!!!! :cheer:

[OnMyJourney]

I'm baaaaack with the latter portion of my day:

Recovery drink after my P90X work out - Kale, celery, lettuce, parsley, banana, mango, ground flax seed, cacao powder w/maca and the medjool dates, ice and water left over from my Daterade...all blended in.. REFRESHING!


Dinner - Rawknitsners marinaded mushroom lettuce wraps! Oh my gracious was this ever delicious! Here's a link to pics in my RFT blog/journa (http://www.rawfoodtalk.com/blog.php?u=23355)l if anyone is interested...not my best "photography" work, but I was trying to eat! :eat LOL



Great day everyone, great day!! :cheer::dance:

[OnMyJourney]

OnMyJourney Send an avocado this way!!! I have been craving one and have some at home. Just forgot it. Gotta have me avocados. Mmmm




I got three, I'll be happy to send one your way!! :heart

[Paula29]

Stevia is a sweetener that comes from the sweet leaf of a stevia plant~ native to South America. I prefer the liquid extract of Stevia rebaundiana and notice I use very little to gain sweetness. I have also enjoyed using Stevia Sweet Leaf packets that I can carry in my purse when out. It does contain fiber. Because of its sweetness, I use it sparingly. You can find more information at www.steviaextractintheraw.com Just be careful of packets like Truvia~ which I have heard contains Stevia along with other ingredients~don't know much about it. Happy Challenge Day!

[changeisgood]

wasn't able to post - emergency with a flood in one of the rentals we manage,many hours, stress with neighbor, etc,blah,blh,blah. but stayed raw.
the desert is not used to 32 degree whether so pipes are freezing and cracking! Had another one late this afternoon.
B- I'm in love with collard greens, they're sweet and tender, but I know I have to rotate, so I'll start that tomorrow. I had it in my smoothie with mixed fruit, and the usual, maca, etc. oh, I started using ginger, and I thought I wouldn't like it, but it really enhanced the flavor of the smoothie. quite impressed.
L- avocado with sprout bread, tomato and the organic herb salad.
S - apple slices, cantaloupe
S - orange
D- munched on raw bok choy, delicious while cooking dinner for husband.
and then made a hemp smoothie with left over coconut from young coconut, carob, sstrawberries, apple.
There's no turning back. I love the taste of raw food, and it's so alive!

[lodestar]

big salad and a couple of smoothies. i feel satisfied and good. went to a bridal shower tonight and was happy to be preoccupied with good conversation rather than the buffet table. peace around food is happiness. xox