Feb 6 - Day 6

[Aleesha Sattva]

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[monkapotapus]

Happy Sunday & Day 6 to everyone!! :hug

I'm starting my morning out with some tea....like usual....lol

Sundays are my weigh in days....so....I stepped on the scale....and.....I released another 2# this week!! Yay!! (This makes a total of 11.5# since 1/3/11) :woot::encore:

[OnMyJourney]

Good morning all!!!

Congratulations monk!!! That is AWESOME!!!!! :cheer: :dance:


Breakfast - GS: kale, banana, a little coconut oil, ice, water, cacao powder with maca.

That's all so far...not sure what I'll have the rest of the say, but I'll be back once I decide.


RAWk it out today folks!! :dance:

[OnMyJourney]

Lunch - Lettuce wraps! These things bring me joy, so easy and you can throw anything in them! I had huge romaine lettuce leaves filled with an insanely spicy fresh salsa...wheeeew, left too many seeds in those jalapenos! lol But they were yummy!

[pippin07]

Yeah!!!! :dance:Congratulations Monk!

[queenkel]

YAY Good Job Monk!!! :excited:

Not feeling so sluggish today. Umm my skin is still looking nice but I think it's too soon for the raw to be taking any effect so it's probably just my 'good' time of the month. Starting the day off with a big glass of water, as usual, and will see where the day takes me, foodwise. I think I'm going to make marinara sauce with zucchini noodles and maybe make some cheese sauce to drizzle on top. I'm feeling the need for something a little heavier than smoothies, juices and salads.

It is raining pretty hard here but I will probably go for a run today. I feel like I have more energy than I usually do when I've just woken up. :woot:

PS. I LOVE all the emoticons! :heart

[monkapotapus]

Good morning all!!!

Congratulations monk!!! That is AWESOME!!!!! :cheer: :dance:


Breakfast - GS: kale, banana, a little coconut oil, ice, water, cacao powder with maca.

That's all so far...not sure what I'll have the rest of the say, but I'll be back once I decide.


RAWk it out today folks!! :dance:

Thanks OMJ!!

Mmmm sounds like a yummy smoothie!! :heart:

[monkapotapus]

Lunch - Lettuce wraps! These things bring me joy, so easy and you can throw anything in them! I had huge romaine lettuce leaves filled with an insanely spicy fresh salsa...wheeeew, left too many seeds in those jalapenos! lol But they were yummy!

I really need to make some lettuce wraps....all your talk about them makes me hungry!! lol :eat

[monkapotapus]

Yeah!!!! :dance:Congratulations Monk!

Thanks pippin!! :hug

[monkapotapus]

YAY Good Job Monk!!! :excited:

Not feeling so sluggish today. Umm my skin is still looking nice but I think it's too soon for the raw to be taking any effect so it's probably just my 'good' time of the month. Starting the day off with a big glass of water, as usual, and will see where the day takes me, foodwise. I think I'm going to make marinara sauce with zucchini noodles and maybe make some cheese sauce to drizzle on top. I'm feeling the need for something a little heavier than smoothies, juices and salads.

It is raining pretty hard here but I will probably go for a run today. I feel like I have more energy than I usually do when I've just woken up. :woot:

PS. I LOVE all the emoticons! :heart

Thanks queenkel!!
Glad your feeling better today!!
Mmmmm sounds like a yummy idea for the zuc noodles.....:drool:
Have a good run~monk~

[monkapotapus]

Okay....so I made a little snackie....

http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll105/monkapotapus/2-6-11browniedessert001.jpg

This is RP (Raw Priestess) Brownies - 1 batch for the bottom, 1 for the top
& the "caramel" layer from "Carawmella" bars recipe on this site....

It is very sweet & has a destinctive "flavor" in the caramel layer from the superfoods that were added......this is breakfast/lunch.....lol :eat

I also had another cup of tea & 2 plump medjool dates.....:drool::heart:

This should put a little "pep" in my step!! lol

[changeisgood]

congratulations Monk - what a great feeling !:cheer:

got off to a late start - having a smoothie with greens and mango
and for a snack a lemon ginger drink - I bought loads of meyers lemons.

lunch a salad and nori roll with avocado,carrot,salad stuff and wasabi

dinner i'll have bokchoy and crimini mushrooms with some type of dressing on them - probably tahini - I'm on a kick of tahini since the meyer lemon really enhances the flavor.

snack - apple with left over tahini

this sounds like alot of food - I'll probably skip dinner and just have the apple, oh, i forgot, I'm making peach crisp.

[changeisgood]

forgot to say - Monk - that brownie dish looks better then great - I'm getting my dehydrator this coming week. Is that a difficult dish to make?
where do I find the entire recipe - is it all in the book?

[changeisgood]

changing my meal plan - I just cut up into slices the best pineapple I have had in a long time (except in Hawaii) so I ate atleast 1/3 - shall we say enough to make my tongue feel funny. (I've done that with kiwis)
This mean lunch is officially over.
come dinner time, based on how hungry I am, I'll choose from what I wrote.
the apple stays!

[blizzardfrisbee]

Good 6th day to all! Today I had a GS for breakfast and also banana chocolate pudding
Lunch--Salad at a restaurant
Dinner-- GS and also stuffed green pepper

Good to hear how all of you are doing. My journey is still going strong.

[OnMyJourney]

Oooh, that snackie looks good monk. MUST try that! :heart:

My recovery drink after P90X: kale, spinach, parsley, lettuce, celery, cacao powder with maca, ground flax, 3 dates, ice, water, banana

Energy Drink prior to P90X - Today I didn't have my Daterade instead I had a smoothie 30 mins before my workout - 2 bananas, 4 dates, water, ice and cacao powder with maca. It kept my energy levels up nicely! :cheer:

Dinner - Marinated Portabella Mushroom: marinated in coconut aminos. Topping with Morin's cheese, Alissa's pizza marinara (tweaked some) and the following veggies: green, yellow and red bell peppers, onion, spinach and maybe some roma tomato...we'll see after I pile it all on.

My portabella is still dehydrating...I can't wait!! Lemme go check on it. hehehe



ETA: Pic of my dinner! It's not delivery...and it not's DiGiorno either!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v681/Ohappydaye/CIMG0937.jpg

[monkapotapus]

forgot to say - Monk - that brownie dish looks better then great - I'm getting my dehydrator this coming week. Is that a difficult dish to make?
where do I find the entire recipe - is it all in the book?

Here's the recipe!!

It's RP's brownies for the bottom & top layer
1 cup walnuts
1 cup dates
1/4 cup cacao powder
Put in food processor until small chunks

Then it's the "caramel" layer from carawmellas
Caramel layer:

¼ cup maca powder
1/8 cup mesquite powder
1/8 cup lucuma
1 cup agave or honey
2 heaping T. Almond butter
1 tsp. Vanilla
Pinch Celtic sea salt

Put in bowl & mix.....I used all agave, because most of my honey is crystalized....I also used cashew butter, because I don't have almond butter.....

Make the first layer of brownies - press into pan/dish, then make the caramel layer....put is freezer to let it set up....1hr....then make other layer of brownies & press on top of caramel.....I didn't let mine set up enough & the caramel layer was very gooey....I put them back in the freezer & will keep them there.....

It was super sweet & tasted strongly of maca....I like maca, so I don't mind....gave me a little energy too!

No dehydrator needed!!! Just your freezer!!!!
Enjoy~

[monkapotapus]

Oooh, that snackie looks good monk. MUST try that! :heart:

My recovery drink after P90X: kale, spinach, parsley, lettuce, celery, cacao powder with maca, ground flax, 3 dates, ice, water, banana

Energy Drink prior to P90X - Today I didn't have my Daterade instead I had a smoothie 30 mins before my workout - 2 bananas, 4 dates, water, ice and cacao powder with maca. It kept my energy levels up nicely! :cheer:

Dinner - Marinated Portabella Mushroom: marinated in coconut aminos. Topping with Morin's cheese, Alissa's pizza marinara (tweaked some) and the following veggies: green, yellow and red bell peppers, onion, spinach and maybe some roma tomato...we'll see after I pile it all on.

My portabella is still dehydrating...I can't wait!! Lemme go check on it. hehehe



ETA: Pic of my dinner! It's not delivery...and it not's DiGiorno either!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v681/Ohappydaye/CIMG0937.jpg

Oh YUM!!!!!

I REALLY need to make food & NOW....I haven't had anything since that brownie dessert.....

[pippin07]

Wow that mushroom dish looks so good!! It looks like pizza.

Today I had:

Breakfast- 3 large grapefruit

Lunch- Daterade made with ten dates & 16 oz of water

Snack: Carrot/celery juice

Dinner - Mangos. Mango red-pepper salad made with romaine, tomatoes, and cukes. The dressing was made from blended mango & red-peppers. YUM!

I have had 2-3 litters of water and some herb teas also.

[monkapotapus]

Wow that mushroom dish looks so good!! It looks like pizza.

Today I had:

Breakfast- 3 large grapefruit

Lunch- Daterade made with ten dates & 16 oz of water

Snack: Carrot/celery juice

Dinner - Mangos. Mango red-pepper salad made with romaine, tomatoes, and cukes. The dressing was made from blended mango & red-peppers. YUM!

I have had 2-3 litters of water and some herb teas also.

That looks delicious pippin!!
Thanks for sharing with a picture!!!

[monkapotapus]

http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll105/monkapotapus/2-6-11Dinner001.jpg

Dinner is served!! :drool:

This looks vaguely familiar from the other night....lol, but I have the addition of rich cheddar sauce with it tonight!!
I got this recipe from goneraw, but I think it's on this site as "da bomb cheddar sauce", or something like that....

Here's the recipe:

1 cup raw cashews, sunflower seeds or almonds
½ large red bell pepper
¼ cup water
2 tablespoon lemon juice
2 tablespoon nutritional yeast
1 tablespoon tahini
1½ teaspoon sea salt
1 clove garlic
2 teaspoon onion powder (or a small slice of onion or 1 Tbsp of green onion)

Preparation:
Blend all ingredients until creamy. Add more water if it is too thick.

I will save some for lunch tomorrow!!! :eat

[OnMyJourney]

Oooooh, dinner looks GREAT monk! That's the same cheez recipe I used for my pizza. I found it in a thread I had subscribed to of Morin's.


Pippin, why..it IS pizza! lol And I tell you what, it tasted MUUUUCH better than the last SAD pizza I had! My tastebuds were doing this => :woot: when I bit into it!! LOL

[OnMyJourney]

http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll105/monkapotapus/2-6-11Dinner001.jpg

Dinner is served!! :drool:

This looks vaguely familiar from the other night....lol, but I have the addition of rich cheddar sauce with it tonight!!
I got this recipe from goneraw, but I think it's on this site as "da bomb cheddar sauce", or something like that....

Here's the recipe:

1 cup raw cashews, sunflower seeds or almonds
½ large red bell pepper
¼ cup water
2 tablespoon lemon juice
2 tablespoon nutritional yeast
1 tablespoon tahini
1½ teaspoon sea salt
1 clove garlic
2 teaspoon onion powder (or a small slice of onion or 1 Tbsp of green onion)

Preparation:
Blend all ingredients until creamy. Add more water if it is too thick.

I will save some for lunch tomorrow!!! :eat

I was just in the kitchen, deciding on what to pack for lunch tomorrow...and decided that your dinner would be my lunch. Since I've got the cheez all made anyway. LOL Yep, gonna slice up a cucumber, some celery and instead of tomato I think I'll slice up some bell pepper. Yuuuum! Thanks for the idea! Nice and simple! :throwhearts: