Sept 2011 - 30 Day Challenge. Join any time of the month!!!

[Aleesha Sattva]

Welcome welcome welcome!!! :excited:

Welcome to the 30 day challenge and welcome to our new monthly format.

This is our monthly challenge thread. We are choosing to do one (or perhaps split into two) continual threads so we can create a community of support within this challenge. You can join this thread at any time during the month. Don't be shy... we love new posters!!! So if you want to join us... please do!

I welcome people who are already 100% raw to join in the conversation - supporting our challengers in their quest! :cheer:

This thread is specifically for those of you who are eager to commit to 30 consecutive days of eating 100% raw foods and seeing miraculous results!

I will start a new challenge thread on the first of every month. If I forget... send me a quick email and remind me... I'll get the challenge thread online for you quickly.

The focus of the monthly challenge is on staying raw and accountability. Therefore, if you have eaten all raw and then slip up and have something cooked, don't beat yourself up over it or dwell on it - but this is not space to discuss it. You are more than welcome to document it in your journal/blog or ask for help in the discussion area, but it is not necessary (and not allowed) to discuss your slip-up here in the challenge threads, just get right back on track and keep going! This thread is about celebrating what you are eating that IS raw!

I welcome you all to share pics of your dishes, ask questions, share what you are consuming (as long as it's raw). We are here to listen to your emotional and physical challenges. So share share share!!! :hug

OH and the best part of this (not only the support but...) you can subscribe to this thread and get notified every time someone posts to it. This way you will be connected!

So let's get this party started!!!:throwhearts:

[Aleesha Sattva]

Please wait until Sept 1st to reply to this thread. Thanks, Admin

[MysticTree]

Here's to the next 30 days.

Month 5 for me and only one day in that time where I have been less than 100% - yesterday. Back on track for me now.

[Jayla]

I am starting my second week of being raw. I had a great first week. I lost 3 kilos, 7 lbs. I have had 2 glasses of juice, melon, I wanted to eat it but it was not sweet enough, apple, carrot, ginger and broccoli, not the best juice. :( then I had a huge salad with sweet peppers, lettuce, cucumbers, tomatoes, mushrooms. Its still early here so I will post the remainder of my day later.

[bonzer]

Hi Aleesha and all you rawfoodists!! I am almost a week into this (I couldn't wait> tee hee). Been juice fasting for 5 days and now I am ready to commit to 30 days of rawness. Hope I can encourage others as you do for me. Here I go.....

B watermelon
S plum
L cherries
S watermelon
D maybe lite salad
S raw anything

HW 225
SW 215
CW 205
GW 125

Peace, Bonnie (who loves blueberries)

[MysticTree]

nectarines for breakfast and also bananas
avo with tomatoes, watercress, rocket and little gem lettuce
A simple huge salad but I am pleased to say that I have no cravings in areas that are non-raw :throwhearts:

[appifanie]

I need to finish my produce shopping this morning but I did get 3 pounds of kale at the farmer's market yesterday (the farmer isn't certified organic but he is organic, hurray!) and I froze some blueberries a couple months ago so I had a green smoothie with kale, banana, blueberries and a tiny bit of flax seed.

I made some of the Ani Phyo coconut pudding this morning so later I might make a parfait with that and buckwheaties and whatever fruit I buy today. Also hoping to find a ripe avocado for some kale salad.

I'm trying to plan ahead because leaving room to wonder what to eat is usually where I fail.

[appifanie]

Bunny spice for an early lunch/snack. All stocked up on produce now :)

[Bug]

I'm in. 100%. This will be my first attempt to eat a raw vegan diet! Cant wait to see how it goes. I'm also a full time student so this should be interesting. I just think I need a HUGE kickstart to healthy!

[Amiee]

I have been probably wanting to eat 100% raw for half of my life but currently am at 80%. That 20% brings me down and I want to do 100%. It helps to have other people doing something with you. It gives me inspiration and motivation. I am ready and excited.

[Amiee]

Today first I had a ginger kombucha and I ate radishes for lunch, then I drank wheatgrass, ginger, orange juice from my juicer and right now I will eat a big salad with onion, tomato and cabbage. Later I will have more wheatgrass.

[EscapeArtist]

Woo hooo, i'm in it AGAIN. And this time I am so prepared. I quit my job, I have the funds, and I'm going to the lake in 10 days, so I have motivation and space. I want to do a 5 day green juice fast before the lake so that I can really feel the connection to the nature when I get there, although this may end up being 1-3 days instead depending on how I feel on day 5... then after I get there it will be so easy to continue onto day 17 and into good feelings. Yes!! Finally I will break past those 7-10 days that I always fall off on!!

This time I am doing low GI raw because I have discovered that I feel a million times better without fruit. (I think I have hypoglycemia)

B: Sea-Limeade (Lime juice, stevia, spirulina) beautiful colour
L: Salad w/ disgusting dressing that I threw half of away, handful of almonds
D: Soaked macadamia nuts, hazel nuts, brazil nuts, cilantro/parsley juice (6 bunches of cilantro, 1 bunch italian parsley)

Today was really nut heavy, it was just a quick fix to hunger. I don't think i'm going to want nuts for awhile

But I feel SO EXCITED and already really cool and clear headed!! Gosh, low GI just feels sooo much clearer for me... Take care all!

[katchmoleen]

Crazy day at work so I just sort of grabbed what I could when, but it was all raw.
B:.......nothing???
L: Onion bread with sprouted sunflower pate and cucumbers.
Snack: Lara bar and my wonderful friend actually had some walnut date balls for me when I dropped by!
S: Two pepperama wraps filled with avocado, peppers, tomatoes, and Snowdrop Ranch dressing. Oh my, so good. Will probably have some more onion bread too.

[alisa21]

Yay for everyone!

Luckily I'm a gourmet raw chef so the food won't be an issue!! But I live in a household of cooked food eaters......so that's my challenge.

Started early too.....100% raw going on to day 4 now. And I feel a million times better already - all the backlog is gone and my tummy is flat again. Waaay more energy and mental clarity - I think you all can feel me on that !! :) And speaking from someone who is not going cold turkey - that extra 25% of effort goes a long way - guess I needed a break from the cooked food. Not tired at my usual bedtime...No intense cravings....only for some stale new potatoes (I know - random?) but happy to say, didn't do it.

Made some amazing raw chocolate with bee pollen that's in the freezer. Think I have to lay off the sweets and go low GI. By the way, Escape Artist, go you for going ALL in!

Everyone eats so simply...I feel like I've been eating a ton compared! Yesterday:

B - soaked oatmeal with raisins, goji and cinnamon (not exactly raw but I guess I cheated here)
S - Sticky halva of sesame seeds, walnuts, and sunflower seeds with honey
L - purple juice of grapes and celery tops
S -raw chocolate
S - 3-4 dehydrator trays of apples (!!!)
D - snacking on some salads I was making for clients - chard and carrot + broccoli kale stem

Also been taking some supplements like spirulina, and an anti-parasite powder. Gotta do less sugar tomorrow!

I have a question for anyone who might know...I've been getting some bubbles in my tummy....I don't know if my digestion might be a bit disfunctional...? Even it seems when there's nothing in there, I can feel them in there and try to burp them out (sorry for the gross factor). Does any one else get this? Gotta quell the bubbles - will try some ginger juice, someone let me know if they know what I mean!!

Keep rawcking, everyone :woot:

[Mou10mom]

Hi Alisa21,

I'm on day 4 also, and I am also experiencing a bubbly tummy. I am guessing it is just a transition. It actually is less today than it was yesterday. Maybe someone with more experience can tell us more?

Otherwise I am feeling great. I had lots of energy for my spinning classes this week and managed to not be tempted at my son's Cub Scouts kickoff party last night. I waited until I got home and had a small salad -- it was too late to eat a bunch.

I got some great organic produce at the farmer's market yesterday. So this morning I had a green smoothie with kale, bean sprouts and the most delicious peaches. For lunch I am having some Armenian cucumber slices (supper big stripped cucumber--never had it before but it is yummy!), black cherry tomatoes, clover/alpha spouts, almonds and coconut flakes.

Dinner will probably be a salad or a blended soup. I also bought some quinoa at the market because I've seen people talk about eating on here. But it looks like it has to be cooked. So is it something I should avoid for these 30 days or is there a way to use it during the raw challenge?

Thanks to all for your support!

Tonya

[MysticTree]

hello Tonya ...

the bubbling tummy may be a number of things. It could be your body reacting to an increase in dietary fibre or it could be that you aren't eating enough or it could be that you are mixing nuts/seeds with your salads and that is causing indigestion.

When having nuts it is best to eat them well after fruits and veggies - also did you soak the almonds? That makes them more digestible.

You can sprout Quinoa ... yum :)

[StarFire]

AlooooHaaaa! Glad to be joining the 30 day challenge! Looking to strengthen my body, release unnecessary extra poundage, and find that 'raw glow' again! Glad to be back! :kisses:

[bonzer]

Hawaii. Sounds great! Bet u get the freshest pineapples and coconuts in the U.S.!!

Today I still feel a little off kilter. Feels like I have the flu, but I don't.

B green smoothie
L nice spinach/red leaf lettuce and sunflower seeds salad
S cherries
D grapes, watermelon...still eating that now as I post (wipes juice off the space bar)

Peace, Bonnie

[katchmoleen]

Another full work day but I ate good good. I am working on getting my blood sugar under control (my fasting has already dropped from 138 to 95 in just one week, so that is great) so this morning I substituted avocado for banana in my green smoothie and it was reeeeeeeeaaaalllly good. Think I will do that for awhile and avoid bananas, as they make my blood sugar shoot up.
B: Big green smoothie of strawberries, avocado, and spinach
Snack: Some trail mix that was way too sweet. Ick
L:Just grabbed some onion bread and kept working
S: Two pepperama wraps with sunflower pate, tomatoes, and red pepper
Lara Bar for snack (probably not so good for the blood sugar!)

We are going to go camping tomorrow. I hope I can bring enough good stuff to keep me from craving all the camp goodies. The hard part about camping is that you can't bring the blender along, no electricity, so I just have to prepare stuff ahead of time. I usually get tired of what I brought by day two, when everyone else is eating more of a variety of stuff. But I want to stay raw so I will.

[queenkel]

Katchmoleen! You can buy camping blenders for around $40 I think. I don't think they are very high powered but awesome all the same.

Breaky today is a smoothie with chard, kale, banana, blueberries and chia seeds. Lunch will probably be a salad and a bunch of fruit. Don't know about dinner.

[Aleesha Sattva]

Starfire!!! (((hugs))) hey you gorgeous thang!!!

Sorry I've been away... my internet was down but it's back up again thankfully. Parz and I have been raw and doing great. We were eating a raw burger at Organic Lives yesterday and he said to me "If someone told me I'd be eating raw - I would have laughter at them and here I am loving this burger!"

Green smoothies for breakfast daily
lots of fruit
salads

Going to make some more kale chips and some crackers later today. ;)

looooovin' this challenge!!!

[alisa21]

Good to hear that the tummy gets better Tonya.

The most interesting part of all this is hearing all the amazing and different varieties of food from each locale! Today I had a "liquid" day, just kind of happened, I didn't even plan it.

For breakfast I had a chocolate-acai-plum-nectarine-banana-coconut oil-bee pollen-probiotic smoothie (:cheer:)

Then lunch was late, and I was starving for a beet, carrot, ginger and weed juice (weed of choice is wood sorrel). Dinner followed shortly - a celery and almond milk soup from "Rawvolution" cookbook, too much salt though! I downed like 6 cups of herbal tea afterwards...didn't realize I was so dehydrated since my body doesn't normally ask for this many liquids. No sugar cravings today! Yay!! Oh, I forgot, I had more raw bee pollen chocolate...guess I got my sugar fix.

OUt of interest, I'll let you know what my farmers market is carrying lately as far as local produce goes (we are in southern Ontario, Canada): mostly tomatoes, some beets, carrots, potatoes, zucchini, hot peppers, cucumbers, spinach, chard, collards, dill, cilantro, butternut squash, patty pan squash, acorn squash and cabbage. That's all I can remember!

I've never seen black cherry tomatoes, sounds cool :)

[MysticTree]

Good day yesterday - but long! Up at 7am to help my mother pack and set off safely and then up until 12:30 waiting for BF to get back from Cornwall where he's been working. Quite a modest raw intake for me. Plenty of cycling and hooping.

[queenkel]

I had a long day yesterday as well. I had to help my brother move for the 17th time in six years (no lie!) and then worked all night. I work at the front desk of a hotel in victoria which doubles as a truffle and baked good shop so it is veeeerrry difficult to resist the goodies but I did! Today I got a bit of a sleep in. Carrot juice for brekky, lots of fruit through out the day and a green smoothie for dinner. That's the plan.

[Shera]

Ok I am in.....:)
I have been dipping my toe in the raw food pool for tooo long and it is now time to dive in!!!
I am really excited::excited:
I am sure all you beautiful people will motivate me and help me along the way, as I do not know anybody who is into raw.
So day one will start tomorrow morning, and I am thinking a vegie juice followed later by a yummy green smoothie!

[EscapeArtist]

hey everybody

was wanting to start this out with a 7 day juice fast but I made it to day 2, and the detox was too much for me. I could barely stand up because of weakness and felt nauseous and feverish, couldn't stay awake but having nightmares when asleep and so I ate some coconut and a salad. Feeling so much better now which means it was definitely detox, which actually makes me want to go back and face the detox now knowing that I can always pull out when I want. So I will be juicing again tomorrow, maybe just intermittently or maybe for the rest of the 5 days at least

[MysticTree]

Was going to have melon for breakfast but find myself eating nectarines! May have melon later. Salad for lunch probably ... or melon of course.

The weather is foul and I have a week without transport other than the bike so I am hoping I don't get too wet. Some drenching seems inevitable though.

Here's to another raw week everyone; Cheers!

[TeddyFiFi]

Hi!

I'm a newbie, who chanced upon your warm community while looking
for a raw buddy.
I've never been 100% raw, but am working towards it.
Just been diagnosed by an irridologist that I have candida and 'prescribed'
a no-sugar, no fermented food diet.
Have to eliminate some 'sweet fruits' like melons too :(

Am raw today with:
2 coconuts
Ani Phyo's mock tuna salad on tomato and cucumber
wakame

Denise

[StarFire]

MIA the last couple of days - living off grid is fun (and VERY economical!) but occassionally (more often than i wish!) my internet is very weak. But today is sunny and beautiful in Hawaii and I've got a STRONG signal!

been on a salad kick lately - can't get enough of it! lots of color - home grown avos the size of small melons - top it off w hemp seed and I'm in heaven! yummmm!!

making triple chocolate RAWmacious cheeze cake w ganache topping tomorrow ... mmmmm !! I wuld make it today but I have hula and that's 5 hours out of my day - so I will just have to wait until tomorrow to indulge!

chia seeds soaked in almond mylk with a dash of cinnamon and agave (i love how queenkel puts it!) "for brekky"! so cute!
everyone have an AWESOMELY RAWsome day!
RAWk on! :banana (no banannas fo Ketchmolen!) :no:

[StarFire]

8833 Here's one of our Avos... yummmm... they taste like buttery pistachios! ... :eat

[queenkel]

mmmm those avos look good! Today was a good day. Went to family dinner and ate an avocado and tomato salad with fresh herbs, an avocado and tomato soup, and a green salad. Everyone else had ribs, potatoes, corn on the cob, and salad. I was all loud and cheery after dinner and they were tired and stuffed. Ha ha! Tomorrow is the first day of my new semester which means I'll be up @ 5:30 to go to work, will work an 8 hour shift, then home for a quick bite and off the school until 9. Loooong day. My sweetie is going to make me a raw dinner on all my school nights so that should help. I'm going to try making my lunch the night before too because working in a truffle shop/ restaurant is too much temptation without food to keep my full. I have found that apples are the best thing to keep cravings at bay. They keep me soo full. I got a bunch of free apples from my brothers backyard and they are just grand.

Your "brekky" sounds delish starfire! I will have to learn how to make almond mylk one of these days!

Everyone have a good night and I'll 'see' you all tomorrow!:hug

[MysticTree]

8833 Here's one of our Avos... yummmm... they taste like buttery pistachios! ... :eat

wow! I live in the wrong country!

[TeddyFiFi]

Wow! I've never seen such a big avo. The ones I bought this afternon look tiny.
Nonetheless, I'm grateful I have avos to eat tomorrow. YUMZ!

Queenkel, your sweetie is REALLY sweet! What a luxury.

I celebrate my second day of fully raw :cheer: with
green smoothie (papaya+carrot+greens)
salad (lettuce, cherry tomatoes and almond dressing)
2 coconuts
2 snakeskin fruits (I have no idea with they're called, they have
a scaly snake-like skin.)
Ani Phyo's mock tuna salad on cucumber and tomato with wakame

Tomorrow I have a work dinner/meeting at a Chinese vegetarian restaurant.
I doubt they have raw food and my hosts are looking foward to 'show'
me their entire menu. I want to keep raw but don't want to disappoint them.
Any suggestions?

[MysticTree]

2 snakeskin fruits (I have no idea with they're called, they have
a scaly snake-like skin.)


Lychee ?

do they look like this?

8836

[MysticTree]

Cycled home from work into a gale force, gusting wind which was very heavy going - especially on the up-hill stretches. A slight improvement from the morning cycling in to work where I got drenched by a constant, heavy rain and the contents of the gutter when a lorry sped past.

I rarely feel very hungry after a bike ride so I have just had some bananas with pureed mango over the top. I shall maybe have something else later. I might go soak some raw almonds in case I fancy nuts.

[bonzer]

Oh my, Georgina. You need your ride back...no more downpours on you.
You have such a cheery outlook that I wish to emulate.

And Starfire, yes they are huge avacados. Would you believe I have never even tried one in my entire life?!

I need to stay more focused on this site. Everyone here is such a help. I have been eating soo much fruit this week. I feel better than I have in a long time. Went for a swim at my local gym tonite and did a spin class. Plus worked 8 hrs. Going night night now...after my plum (slurps).

Peace, Bonnie

[katchmoleen]

Hi everyone, I got back from my camping trip. Had a wonderful time and stayed MOSTLY raw. The nonraw things were deliberate choices to rejoice with my 12yo son who caught his first fish! I have a ladies' retreat to go to this week and my birthday is this weekend. It will be a challenge for sure!

[TeddyFiFi]

Hi Georgina,
it's not lychee. I just found it on the web. It's
called salak, from Indonesia.
8837

Bonnie I can relate to you. I adore fruits and I can eat fruits all day.
But since I've been 'diagnosed' with candida, I have to cut sweet fruits
(She's kind enough to only ban sweet fruits like melons and mangos.)
Very very tough to cut fruits for me. I crave it.

But in a way it's good, coz a cheat for me now is a fruit instead of a cookie.
hahaha. We crave forbidden food.

It's only mid-day now, and I had
warm lime juice
jicama carrot beet tomato lettuce salad with almond dressing
dragon fruit + pasley + greens smoothie

Quite a lot of food. Somehow I feel hungrier than usual.


Denise

[MysticTree]

Didn't get wet coming in this morning and am hoping for a dry run this evening too.

Sitting at my desk eating melon.

[bonzer]

Good to know you had a dry ride Georgina!
Denise, I thought candida was caused from too much starch?? Perhaps its sugar in any stage or form, lol.
I started out today with just pineapple chunks. Heard its good for my arthritis, etc.
Next I had a dandelion/banana/turmeric smoothie. It needed stevia,,yuck to the turmeric!
Peace, Bonnie:throwhearts:

[alisa21]

Wow, no offense Bonnie but that smoothie does sound a little yucky. Speaking of stevia, too much is definitely not a good thing~! Didn't realize we've got big plant of it growing on the deck (rejoice!!), but even 4 small leaves of it is waaay too much in a drink. Still prefer my raw honey I think. Having been doing ok on the low-glycemic, and not even craving sweets! Until now :drool:

For some reason fruits are not calling to me, even though we've got apples and plums growing all around (maybe I had too many). ANyways, while the rest of my household was having white crusty bread with melted cheese, and peanut butter and chocolate cereal (for dinner? I know!?) I decided why not treat myself and make a cake. Just because. And I had to share the recipe because it's too amazing to keep a secret:

Base: food process about 1 cup nuts and 1 cup soft dates

Filling: - 3 avocados
- 1/2 cup coconut oil (and it doesn't taste too coconutty surprisingly)
- 1/3 cup raw honey or other sweetener (adjust to taste)
- juice of one whole lemon or lime

Put the crust on your plate or mould (if using a mould, pour the filling in first, smooth down, freeze, then add the crust when you take it out to serve), pour on the filling, then freeze until solid. Omg I just died and went to heeeaaaven..... Top with sliced fruit like kiwis, apples, or really anything goes well with this, I imagine raspberries would too. Or just dig in to the creaminess!!

I hope you love it as much as I did. I am proud to say I had at least 1 or 2 full days without chocolate (baby steps...). Other than that, today I had

B - Sesame coconut cinnamon and raw honey halvah (it was chilly here, needed some warming food!)
S - Plum, grape, spinach and celery top juice....not as bad as it sounds
L - Sheep sorrel, sprout and cabbage salad with apple-ginger dressing
Dinner/dessert: cake!

Bring on the sweets again! Can't live without em :)

[alisa21]

Wow Starfire, I can't believe those avocados!!! Where do you live? Sounds like a great setup :)

[MysticTree]

just got up. It's miserable dark and looks set to rain. Grrr.

no idea what to have for breakfast but will probably have fruit at my desk - ought to eat something before I set off for the cycle to work. Blah!

[MysticTree]

got here dry and exhausted. Have had 3 small bananas topped with blackberry puree and honey (cos the blackberries were very tart).

[Lucy76]

So far so good!!
Yesterday I went out to dinner with some vegan friends, and I felt totally okay eating my grapes while they had cooked foood and desert.:dance:
Today I had a dandelion carrot and tomato juice, an almond mylk banana, hemp protein and vanilla smoothie, about 15 figs, a few handfulls of cashews, and a cucumber.
For dinner I'll have a green salad with lentil sprouts avocado and nori.
Maybe some banana ice cream too.:eat

[queenkel]

Hey all...

Alisa, that cake sounds delish! When you say soft dates do you mean you soaked them or just picked the squishiest of the bunch?

Lucy - Good job with your dinner! That's always been the hardest part for me. Even if I'm not craving I always feel a bit silly when I explain that I'm going raw YET AGAIN. But your vegan friends are probably more accepting of the raw than my SAD ones.

Denise - I'm sad to hear you have to quit fruit! Will you be able to eat more of it when the candida calms down? Sorry I don't know much about candida.

Georgina - I think it's just awesome that you still ride around in the rain. Most people would use that as an excuse to drive or bus or cab!

Bonnie - tee hee that smoothie does sound rather awful. I learned the hard way as well that not everything healthy should go in a smoothie. I once made a smoothie with avocado, sea weed, berries, spirulina, and greens I think. I had no produce left so i just winged it. To make a long story short, I dumped it down the toilet. It was just too nasty!

Katchmoleen - Congrats on your raw camping! And congrats to your little one for catching his first fish! Have fun at your retreat and HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

I have the day off! yay! I'm going to go make myself some carrot, orange and ginger juice and it's going to be so darned good! Then I'm going thrist store shopping with a girl friend and we'll probably go for lunch and I'll probably have to tell her I'm raw. For some reason, since I've tried and failed so many times, I don't like to tell people until I've done it for a few weeks. maybe I can convince her to come back to my place to make a big salad and I'll just tell her I'm eating 'healthy'. People seem to find that so much more acceptable. It's funny. When someone mentions they are quitting smoking people are so happy for them and supportive of them, but when people say that are quitting cooked food it's usually a different story. On the bright side my folks are more than supportive about it. I got my parents to watch food matters and now they are like 70% raw and totally vegan! My siblings are more resistant but they at least let me be and don't try to convince me that I'm doing the worng thing.

Anyways, this quick little morning post is getting a little long winded so I'm going to make that juice I've been drooling about all morning! Have a lovely day!

[Aleesha Sattva]

totally addicted to salad at the moment. can't seem to get enough of it. LOL ahhhh what a great addiction to have.

my main foods at this time: snap peas, swiss chard, figs and an organic cherry tomato mix from whole foods. i put it into a bowl on the counter and it's my 'candy dish'. i munch on them throughout the day! mmmm good.

[bonzer]

you are so right queenkel. When I quit smoking (almost 5 yrs. ago), people were so supportive. I still get compliments to this day. But when you change your eating habits, they look at you like you've lost your mind. Perhaps (IMHO) it's 'cause they feel threatened by their poor food choices. By watching me eat healthy, they feel guilty. Guilty because they THINK they can't do it.
Also, all the "food" occasions they enjoy....thanksgiving,bar-b-ques, canoe trips with hoagies and chips, etc. My own family members have said they would rather die than give up grilling their dead animal carcuses. Sad, because, they will die. We all will. Just some sooner than others, some suffering more than others.

My morning smoothie: banana, blues, and pineapple
lunch: watermelon wedges
dinner: my simple salad
snack: perhaps more watermelon since I bought 3 today. I love this time of year!!

Peace, Bonnie

[MysticTree]

Queenkel,

I have to ride around in the rain really because my bf is working away at the moment and he has our only vehicle. A cab would be so expensive that it would eat up probably half my day's pay. The bus is an option and come the snow and sleet, I will probably take it but it is awesomely slow and doesn't stop in sensible places.

Munching on cut-price nectarines and tomatoes and seriously thinking about bed (18:18!)

A number of people in work have nasty bugs and I feel as though I am fighting something off so not 100% but a whole bunch better than they are :)

[StarFire]

checking in http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s43/FireStar_830/zwaaien.gif ... !

alisa21 ... i live along the Hamakua Coast on the Big Island of Hawaii... and your cake sounds delish! Thanks for sharing the recipe!

bonzer... gotta try avos! they are wonderful in salads - and also make a mean chocolate pudding! Hey - I didn't know pineapple is supposed to be good for arthritis! that's good to know!

I tell ya I learn so much on this forum!

katchmoleen... Haaaapy Birthday! :hug

MysticTree... you amaze me... ! How far do you have to ride to get to work? Will you bf be back soon so you wont have to be riding in the rain much longer? stay healthy girl! hope you don't come down with anything!

queenkel... i know how you feel. Even in the 'raw food community' I often felt judged. when anyone would find out I'm a 'raw foodie'... the FIRST comment is ALWAYS - "HOW raw are you? Are you ALL raw? 100%...? if not - what percentage would you say you are?"
that just irritated me - I felt like I was always having to explain myself. So I stopped saying I was a raw foodie... instead I call myself a 'Healthy Food Eater". and funny - no one EVER asked me 'what percent healthy are you?'....

It's always good to remind ourselves -- it's a journey -- it's not a 'beam me up Scotty' and "I'm THERE' ... it's a work in progress... sometimes we eat healthier than others - but our goal is be healthy ALWAYS!

ok.. now as for me - I spent the day swimming in our swimming hole and exploring our stream... took the dogs with me and we had a blast. lunch was salad w/avocado & pesto. Oh!! AND my hubby ate raw with me last night! yeah! :dance:
HUGE colorful salad with pesto stuffed mushrooms, sprouted quinoa and raw corn on the cob..mmmmmm yuum!!

i have no clue what's for dinner... probably salad again -- like Aleesha - I'm lovin the salads right now! I love beautiful colorful food!

everyone have a RAWmacious Day!! :throwhearts:

[StarFire]

http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s43/FireStar_830/oops-1.gif... sorry that was so long!

[Aleesha Sattva]

starfire i had one of those avos this week. whole foods had them! it was soooo yummy. went back for more and they were sold out!

had a raw cookie and some organic cherry toms for dinner... not too hungry today. BEAUTIFUL fruit salad (laid out on my lovers chest and eaten with delight) for breakfast this morning. oh i looooove raw!!!

[MysticTree]

Hoooooooooooge salad for lunch. Have added some hemp to give my tired leg muscles a boost - I hope.

[Lucy76]

http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s43/FireStar_830/oops-1.gif... sorry that was so long!

Dont' be sorry, I loved your post! :) BTW I'm so jealous you live in Hawaii!!!

I'm going through a salad phase too. And I'm craving tomatoes all the time, which is strange because I'ven never been a fan of tomatoes before. My tastebuds are changing. I also ate a whole plate of raw cauliflower yesterday, and I never liked raw cauliflower before.

Today I had a spinach pinapple juice for breakfast, and later on a tomato carrot, red pepper and dandelion juice.
For lunch I had about 2 klios of yummy grapes, and a banana. I'll have a big green salad for lunch, with nori and alfalfa sprouts, and maybe a tomato and avocado soup.

I'm trying to get my kids to drink green juices too. It's a bit of a challenge. I 'm going to make them that avocado dessert when I get a chance too. It sounds delicious!!:drool:

[Aleesha Sattva]

green smoothie for breakfast. i'm not overly fond of them myself but Parz loves them so I make one every morning... drink what I want and he finishes mine after he's done his.

Lunch today... I'm hoping to go to Organic Lives and enjoy a lovely pasta or pizza!!! Although their burger was amazing last week... hmmmm what to have???

[bonzer]

I'm home now.

When I'm out and about, or even at work, I sometimes feel alienated just because of my food choices. When I get to Raw Food Talk, I feel like I made it home safely!!

B: green smoothie, banana
S: sunflower seeds
L: simple salad..yum yum
D: watermelon, green smoothie, raw "Pure" bar

[MysticTree]

hard to choose between a mango and a kale and avo salad for breakfast - plumped for the mango in the end and will have kale for lunch.

Is it just me or is the month speeding along like crazy? Seems only yesterday that we were all jostling for September starting positions and now we are not far off half way through the month!

[Lucy76]

Υes it does seem to be going by fast. And so far staying raw hasn't been difficult at all for me. In fact I love it!!



Lunch today... I'm hoping to go to Organic Lives and enjoy a lovely pasta or pizza!!! Although their burger was amazing last week... hmmmm what to have???
I'm sooooooo jealous!!!!

[Aleesha Sattva]

don't be. we didn't make it there. but i will... next week! mmmm yammers.

tonight is whole foods and picking up some more yummy organic bliss for myself and parz. loooooooovin' this raw-feast we are enjoying together!

breakfast: grapes and oranges
lunch: kiwi and salad
dinner: not sure yet LOL

[Jeannie]

Long absence and time to get back into gear! Feeling sluggish after eating unmentionables this weekend.. time to clean out the system!

About to go to bed, and ready for raw tomorrow! Just thought I'd say :cheer:

[Aleesha Sattva]

how do you spell orgasm? F - I - G

oh yeah mama... it's fig season and I've been enjoying as many of these babies as I can get into my tummy at one sitting.

Lovely fruit for breakfast today. Apricots (haven't eaten these in YEARS), bananas, australian kiwi (so yummy). And a few games of Carcassonne.

loving this challenge!!!

[bonzer]

Yes Aleesha, FIG season!! :throwhearts: absolutely love them! My friend at work has a tree in her yard and she brings them in for me...yum.

B banana/strawberries/orange smoothie
L simple salad (added some black olives today)
S strawberries and a banana
D mango/pineapple/watermelon slushie and a huge plain salad w/mixed greens and cukes and basil

Peace, Bonnie

[MysticTree]

My friend at work has a tree in her yard and she brings them in for me...yum.



you are so lucky :)

[effortlessvegan]

I started on this thread eating 100% raw in April but I dropped out for awhile but continued to eat at least 80% raw. My problem is I have extensive dental work underway with braces, removing teeth, etc and has been very difficult from an eating standpoint. For a good part of the time I had to restrict myself to liquids only. But Friday I received a temporary bridge that is allowing me to chew again. I had my first apple in almost a year and a half. Yesterday I made some raw crackers and I am in heaven. I was eating salads but it was so difficult and would take me forever to finish. So I would like to join the challenge today and get back on track. Everyone here is such an inspiration.

[amoux]

Am on day 24 of my first 30 days raw - and would love to join you all here.

Just got around to blending up my first green smoothie yesterday - and another today! So tasty - and this morning when I woke up for the first time ever - I actually felt hunger. I have always had to force breakfast down, and this natural feeling of hunger was amazing.

I am LOVING raw - you can probably tell :excited:

[MysticTree]

having supper of tomato slices with asparagus and tender stem broccoli marinated in a honey dressing with dill :D

[bonzer]

sounds good Georgina! Tomatoes out of the garden are splendid as all heck!! Your dressings always sound so yummy.

I am home after a long day. Work 8-5, then 2 gym classes back to back. Now I am making my salad and smoothie for work tomorrow.

Tonight it's watermelon wedges and grapes. I know, I have a simple, plain palate.
You have a great raw night everyone!

Peace, Bonnie

[MysticTree]

It was pretty good - the broccoli worked out better than the asparagus; broccoli softens more.

Sitting at my desk now having had half a melon, a fig and a banana. Cycled in and only got a little bit wet. By this afternoon the weather should be ok again which will be as well because the brakes are still not wet-weather brakes!

[effortlessvegan]

I've been incorporating more chia seeds in my raw diet and love the way they fill me up and keep me going all day. I picked the last of my tomatoes from the garden yesterday and I'm starting to stockpile the last of my kale. We are due for our first frost. I start everyday with a green smoothie with coconut water, watermelon rind, banana, pineapple, strawberries, maca powder, wheatgrass powder, kale, gotu kola, chia seeds and coconut oil.

Lunch: Chia Granola: Almond milk, 3 tbsp chia seeds, cinnamon, stevia, diced apples, diced kiwi, diced cantaloupe. It gels into a wonderful filling pudding.

Snack: 2 crackers with nut butter

Dinner: Salad with romaine lettuce, red peppers, cucumbers and a raw teriyaki dressing.

[MysticTree]

I've got as far as buying chia but actually using it. How much almond milk do you use with it?

[StarFire]

BEAUTIFUL fruit salad (laid out on my lovers chest and eaten with delight) for breakfast this morning. oh i looooove raw!!! .... gotta get me some of THAT salad!! http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s43/FireStar_830/4pycb4i.gif



I'm trying to get my kids to drink green juices too. It's a bit of a challenge. lucy - one way to get them to drink green smoothies --- add cacao! amazing what a little bit of chocolate, bananas, throw in a few strawberries and agave will do to a green smoothie! That's how I'm getting my hubby to drink green smoothies now! http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s43/FireStar_830/teehee.gif

okay my Rawbie family... I'll be gone until Saturday but I wanted to check in before I take off. I am performing at the 'Kapuna' Hula Festival (kapuna is hawaiian for our respected elders, senior citizens...) in other words - it's a bunch of us older peeps sharing our love of hula! Got my food packed... taking lots of stuff so I can make lettuce wraps - figured it was the easiest thing to prepare in a hotel room! Also gunna take nuts, simple things to munch on ... home made granola... stuff like that. I intend on having an ABSOLUTE BLAST!! Cool thing is - couple of my hula sistaz are pretty much high raw so we'll be sharing food and gourging ourselves on raw goodness!! lol!

RAWk on everyone!! Have an amazing week!!
http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s43/FireStar_830/dagurl.gif AloooooHaaaaa!!!

[bonzer]

I am soo jealous Starfire!! Hawaii, hula,and raw food!! What more could one ask for??

I am just happy to be raw today. Passed up a birthday cake at the office, pizza after my workout with the girls, omg.....sorry, I forgot. Can't mention non-raw food here.

With all the temptations, I kept saying "no thanks. I am on a healing diet per Dr.'s orders." They don't know my Dr.'s Alissa Cohen, Dr. Aleesha, Dr. MysticTree, Dr. Revvell, Dr. Starfire, Dr. Maggiesdaddy, Dr. Renee, Dr. Morse, Dr. RawFood Talk friends, etc.!!!!!!!!

Thanks for posting this challenge for 30 days. It sure was a challenge today! But I loved my figs, grapes, nectarines, bananas and salad! I chose to eat raw today. How did everyone else do??

Peace and love, Bonnie:heart

[amoux]

Bonnie - sounds like you resisted a LOT of temptation there - well done!

Now on day 26 - yesterday went fine, and starting to add in the green smoothies is definitely making a difference :-)

We've had very strong winds the last couple of days, but hoping to get out on my bicycle this afternoon, with a bit of luck.

[bonzer]

Yeah amoux. I resisted alright. But I'm learning to use the words "chose to use raw" instead of "resisted tempting SAD food". It gives me more power when I 'choose' to do something.
I know, I play a mindgame, with myself, lol.

I had been doing green smoothies for the last 2 yrs. even when I'm not 100% raw. They are so nourishing, are'nt they?

It's early for me....7 am and I'm off from work today. I have a new found energy. Think I'll go get a banana/mango/raspberry smoothie now. (from my kitchen of course) Can't believe the biggest fast food chain in US is selling smoothies and saying how great for you they are. Ugggghhhhh!!!!
They are loaded with sugar! We need a healthy fast food restaurant with a drive-thru so we can get our raw smoothies.

Bonnie:eat

[amoux]

Oooh that smoothie sounds good! Enjoy your breakfast - I'm about to make lunch, and there's a green smoothie with my name on it, just waiting to be made :-)

I love your idea of reframing the 'resisting temptation' to 'choosing raw' - that's a great tip, and I'm going to keep it in mind.

[vanessa40]

Good Morning Ladies,
Do you all have room for one more..
I just started last week. I came upon this site after looking up some vegan recipes.
I love all the idea i'm finding here.
I love figs too :)

[amoux]

Hi Vanessa - I'm new to this site too, and so glad I found my way here. Glad to 'meet' you :-)

[vanessa40]

Hi Vanessa - I'm new to this site too, and so glad I found my way here. Glad to 'meet' you :-)

Hi..
Nice to meet another newbie ;)

[katchmoleen]

Hey, everyone, I am back from camping, and a retreat and birthday and am ready to kick it back in high gear! I have been battling craving and the bank account is low and the fridge is rattlin'. Have to get creative. TTYL.

[bonzer]

Welcome home katchmoleen. Glad you are back. Creative...are apples in season for you there? They can be quite cheap, tasty and oh so versatile.

I ate lots of fresh fruit today. Only about 10 almonds. And tonight I had a fruit smoothie..yum

Peace, Bonnie (who loves blueberries)

[MysticTree]

trying a new breakfast meal. I usually have fruit but fancied a change. So this is it.

almond milk with the chunks of nut left in it and some cardamom seeds for flavour
added some chia seed and left it overnight
chopped a date on the top.

It's a sort of stiff ready-brek consistancy and obviously it's cold not hot.

It tastes good. Will be interested to see how it sits in the stomach.

[amoux]

That sounds tasty, Georgina.

My DH kindly bought me a basic dehydrator, so overnight I have made some 'Cheezy Itz' from a recipe I found online, and they have turned out really well - well, to look at, anyway. Looking forward to trying one at dinner. They're made from nuts and seeds, a tomato, red bell pepper and seasoning, so I'm really curious about how they're going to taste. Smelled wonderful while cooking, and the dogs loved the broken bits they hoovered up this morning :-)

[devil's angel]

im joining . this is day two of my raw and my three yr old daughter is joining me for the most part .
this is what i have been having the last two days .
morning juice ... grapefruit , orange, carrot , apple , and garlic . i have this every morning .
breakfast is normally a raw oatmeal with dates , bananas, cinnimon , and honey . i pour almond mylk over this .
lunch was a veggie stew yesterday made with mixed lettuce greens , spinach , tomatoe , carrot , onion a pinch of salt and pepper , a tablespoon of almond mylk , garlic and a chunk of red bell pepper .
dinner was a raw sweet potatoe pie . yeah !!!
this morning i started off with a oatmeal porridge with bananas and strawberries and of course before that was my morning juice . we are about to go grocery shopping and im planning on making strawberry / watermelon lemonade found on rawfoodrecipes.com i dont know what im having for dinner yet . whatever my daughter picks out from the recipes i guess .
Im not losing weight , but im also 24 wks pregnant . the weight gain is slow though . im not worried cause i already gained 20 lbs .

[katchmoleen]

Hi, all, I am really low on food in the house and won't have any money till tomorrow so it has been a tough couple of days.
B: Some dates
L: zucchini pasta with peppers and avocado (my last one!) and sunflower seeds, with a touch of olive oil. It was tasty! But not real filling.
Snack: never mind :(
Supper: ear of raw corn from our garden. O MY so good. I need more food than that though and it is scrounge time. I think I will have an apple with some almond butter.

[MysticTree]

horrid when both money and food run out :(

bf left me £25.00 when he went off to the nether regions of the country to work so what was looking to be a slim week has actually been ok ... wish I could send you some food.

[MysticTree]

so I'm really curious about how they're going to taste. Smelled wonderful while cooking, and the dogs loved the broken bits they hoovered up this morning :-)

so what were they like? Hope you liked them.

[amoux]

They were really great! My DH, who is a dedicated omnivore and views raw eating with interest but no inclination to adopt it, commented on how they smelled so cheesy, and he really enjoyed them. I had a couple with dinner last night and they were lovely - slightly chewy, savoury and quite filling. I spread some hummus on them and they went really well together.

I'm quite tempted now to make some onion bread, but I've decided to finish these up first! So I'm going to have a go at making kale chips tonight ... I'm intrigued by the idea of them, and the dehydrator is calling to me :-)

[Aleesha Sattva]

Things are groovin' along here nicely. I did a short one day dry fast - just to change things up a bit. Felt good to fast again. But I'm back to watermelon eating again mmmm watermelon!

[Lucy76]

Hello everyone!! I haven't had internet access for a while.
My daughter started school on Monday, and she's been asking for for her favourite dishes to take with her, which happen to be my favourite dishes, so needless to say, it was really tough to stay on the wagon :)
But I did it! YAY!!

Katchmoleen, that's tough! Hang in there! ((()))

[amoux]

Still hanging on in there - can hardly believe that today is day 29 raw!

Last night I had such a funny dream - I dreamed that it was gone 3 o'clock in the afternoon, and that I was hungry. I knew I'd had a smoothie for lunch, but just decided to cook and eat two veggie burgers with cheese!!! And even in the dream, I was saying to myself 'you know you had your lovely smoothie for lunch, you weren't hungry, so why on earth did you do it?' - and just saying to myself - 'I forgot! I just forgot!' I was most relieved to wake up and find out it was a dream :-)

[MysticTree]

congrats on the 29 days :D

I think I've had only one or two dreams where non-raw foods feature. As you say, it's nice to wake up!

[MysticTree]

I got some nicely priced broccoli when I was out this morning. Sliced it up and put it to marinate in a honey dressing with sliced red onion from the garden. So delicious that I had some right away sprinkled with raw shelled hemp. The rest will have softened in time for my supper!

[amoux]

I just made another mushroom and walnut pate, and then decided to try making some kale chips - which are now in the dehydrator. The dogs are most intrigued by the smell and keep wandering into the kitchen with longing looks on their faces - well, they're Labradors, which makes them mobile food disposal units anyway :-)

[Lucy76]

I got some nicely priced broccoli when I was out this morning. Sliced it up and put it to marinate in a honey dressing with sliced red onion from the garden. So delicious that I had some right away sprinkled with raw shelled hemp. The rest will have softened in time for my supper!
That sounds delicious Georgina! Can you tell me what else is in the dressing othere than honey? It's funny but I got some broccoli today for a really good price too. I juiced the stems this morning, and kept the florets to steam for the kids. Now I think I want to try marinating them. Yummy!


Speaking of dreams, a couple of days ago I dreamed I was eating chicken. That is so weird because I havne't had chicken in 15 years, red meat either. I wonder if that means I'm not getting enough protein. I'd better make some sprouts.
But yeah, I was really glad to wake up!

[MysticTree]

half a part cider vinegar
half a part fresh squeezed lime
1 part runny raw honey
3 parts raw olive oil
sea salt and black pepper

[Lucy76]

Thank you!!:throwhearts:

[MysticTree]

just made a huge batch of massaged kale salad.

INGREDIENTS:-
200g kale
4 medium carrots, grated
2 largish courgettes, grated
1 small red onion (I may add another one later), chopped
honey dressing listed previously

EQUIPMENT:-
Very large bowl - to make the salad in
Knife
Grater or food processor
chopping board
Smaller bowl - to store it in, in the fridge

take out main ribs of the kale and slice into ribbons about 1/4 inch wide.
Pour on enough dressing to do a little more than coat the kale and then get in with your hands and squish and squeezed that kale with your hands until the volume reduces to about half
Mix in the ready prepared other veggies and add more dressing if needed; bear in mind a fair amount of liquid will come from the veggies so you shouldn't need to add more and you can always add more when it's on the plate.

I served mine with slices of tomato and an avo chopped up and sprinkled over the top.

[bonzer]

sounds delicious and filling Georgina!!

I've been eating watermelon and figs like crazy
Simple salad w/ spinach, cukes, shredded red cabbage, raw sunflower seeds (and Georgina's raw honey dressing...tse tse)

Pure brownie bar (go to Pure bar.com)

Peace to you tonite, Bonnie

[amoux]

You've just reminded me I have some figs in the fruit basket! May have those at lunchtime :-)

Finished my first 30 days yesterday, so today is the first of the next 30 - yay!

[MysticTree]

Lunch today was avo with watercress and kale salad and quite a lot of tomatoes (Norfolk Temptation - v. good!).

After I finished I had the most amazing flavours in my mouth and was quite sad to be at the end of it. I could have eaten it over again just for the flavour. Bliss.

[icebox326]

Hello. I'm new to raw. This is my 2nd day of 100% raw. After eating raw til lunch for about a month, I decided to commit to being to 100% raw for 30 days. I hope to loose some weight and look and feel better. Yesterday was hard, I ate a lot but still had some hunger during the day. This morning I woke up tired, weighed myself and my weight was up by about half a pound. Is it normal to gain weight and feel tired when first starting out?

[MysticTree]

It's perfectly normal for weight to fluctuate anyway regardless of whether you are trying to lose weight or not. Just ignore the scales for a while and it will come good.

Eat when you are hungry and don't worry about what it is or how much just concentrate on it being raw and getting accustomed to eating that way.

[icebox326]

I will eat when hungry and not worry about how much I'm eating. You're right, the important thing is that it's raw. So, I'll just eat whatever I want as long as it's 100% raw. This morning I made a green smoothie with a bunch of cilantro, a cored pineapple, and half a cucumber. It was really good. Cilantro is my favorite herb. I took half to work with me and will have the other half when I get home. I brought with me also the other half of the cucumber, flax seed crackers (raw of course), and five bananas. I believe in the healing powers of raw food, but I worry about the negative things I read/hear about this way of life, for instance how hard it is to get your nutrients and how it leads to tooth decay. So, I figured I would give raw a 30-day trial and if I feel great at the end of my 30 days I'll continue.

[MysticTree]

only vitaminB-12 is really an issue and as to tooth decay, just look after your teeth.

[icebox326]

This is a recipe I found online. Is it raw?

Tomato Basil Cream Sauce
Yield about 1 1/4 quarts or 5 cups
2 1/2 pounds ripe tomatoes
1/2 cup packed fresh basil leaves
3/4 cup raw cashews
1/4 cup raw pine nuts
1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
sea salt (to taste)
Wash and cut the whole tomatoes into large chunks (the skins, seeds, and core go in the sauce). Add the tomatoes, basil, cashews, pine nuts, olive oil, and a few pinches of salt to the blender (or Vita-Mix). Blend until silky smooth. Taste and adjust salt, if necessary. Store in a glass jar in the refrigerator.

[MysticTree]

This is a recipe I found online. Is it raw?

Tomato Basil Cream Sauce
Yield about 1 1/4 quarts or 5 cups
2 1/2 pounds ripe tomatoes
1/2 cup packed fresh basil leaves
3/4 cup raw cashews
1/4 cup raw pine nuts
1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
sea salt (to taste)
Wash and cut the whole tomatoes into large chunks (the skins, seeds, and core go in the sauce). Add the tomatoes, basil, cashews, pine nuts, olive oil, and a few pinches of salt to the blender (or Vita-Mix). Blend until silky smooth. Taste and adjust salt, if necessary. Store in a glass jar in the refrigerator.

as long as all the ingredients you use are raw then the result is raw. So ... with this one you mention, the only thing that doesn't state it's raw is the oil. Choose a raw oil and truly raw nuts and it's fine.

[icebox326]

as long as all the ingredients you use are raw then the result is raw. So ... with this one you mention, the only thing that doesn't state it's raw is the oil. Choose a raw oil and truly raw nuts and it's fine.

How do you know if your olive oil is raw? Does it need to mention raw on the label? I was hoping to make this for dinner over raw zucchini and yellow squash. If I am unable to find raw olive oil, is there a good substitute, or will it be fine without?

I am about to eat an entire box of Flackers, but at least they are raw. LOL.

[MysticTree]

I get cold-pressed from my supermarket. I am assured it has seen no heat in its production. All I can do is hope they are telling me the truth!

[MysticTree]

H I was hoping to make this for dinner over raw zucchini and yellow squash. If I am unable to find raw olive oil, is there a good substitute, or will it be fine without?



The other point I should have made is that for the sake of actually eating dinner then 1 tbsp of non-raw oil is surely ok! Just look out for a really nice raw one - I get mine unfiltered too as I like the flavour - if you want to use oil in lots of things. If you only use it occasionally then a little non-raw every now and then is better than starving and then falling on really, really sad food like KFC!!!

[bonzer]

Good morning all. It's almost fall. Feels so crisp outside...50* instead of 90*

Going to kitchen right now to get my break-fast on. Pineapple/strawberry/banana smoothie

Then lunch is a salad with a banana as a snack

Not sure for dinner....maybe a large fruit salad with my georgous grapes/figs/pears I got from farmers market on Saturday.

Hope everyone else is having a rawsome almost autumn day!!

Peace, Bonnie (who loves blueberries) Day 20 100% raw

[amoux]

Hi Bonnie - yep, autumn has definitely arrived. I love this time of year ... so pretty. I had fruit for breakfast (strawberries, soaked goji berries, grapes and a banana) - and am planning a Green Smoothie for lunch :-)

[MysticTree]

forgot to bring my kale salad to work this morning. So a rather limited lunch of watercress and romaine with raw dressing. I had a melon for breakfast and there is still one melon I can eat this afternoon before leaving work. Will stop off at the shop to get some avos and bits for a glolumptious supper!

[icebox326]

This morning I packed a large fruit salad with 1 mango, 3 bananas, a container of strawberries, 1/4 cup raw sunflower seeds, and 1 avocado. This is what I am munching on right now. I don't have a plan yet for the rest of the day.

Georgina, thanks for letting me know about the olive oil. I am not sure what kind I have, but I'll look for something cold pressed, since I think surely raw is better because of the enzymes.

Today is day #3 and I am going strong. I had a beet salad last night with 2 beets, 1/2 red onion, and 2 Tbsp apple cider vinegar. It was okay, not great but good enough. Last night I had severe cravings. Thankfully I chose to stay raw.

My husband pointed out to me last night that my face is breaking out. Plus, I've been having really bad gas.

Stacey

[bonzer]

Oh my....MysticTree aka Georgina is a tree now!!! I see sprouts and leafs alot, but not trees!! Let's keep building this forest everyone!

Congrats Georgina for hanging in here so long. You are a role model for us. Thank you for all your posts and insights.....and great recipes, lol.

I just had a raw cocoa mix (raw agave, cocoa, peppermint and raisins) yummy.
Now I'm making my afternoon smoothie for later with pinapple/mango/banana
Dinner will be a tomato/basil (from my garden) and red onion salad

Bonnie (who loves blueberries)

[MysticTree]

Oh my....MysticTree aka Georgina is a tree now!!! I see sprouts and leafs alot, but not trees!! Let's keep building this forest everyone!



Heavens and I didn't even notice!

[MysticTree]

it's so dark in the mornings now. I have to get some better lights for my bike.

Melon for breakfast. Lunch is a bit slim but lettuce, tomatoes, avo and dressing should suffice and i'll get some bits and bobs on my way home.

My mother is visiting tomorrow afternoon and the weekend is getting a little bit closer. I'm looking forward to the weekend!

[amoux]

Enjoyed what's probably the last of the strawberries for breakfast - about to juice up carrot, apple, beetroot and ginger by way of a snack - and some onion bread and hummus for lunch. I think I may be forming a serious relationship with the juicer :-)

[bonzer]

I think I may be forming a serious relationship with the juicer :-)

That's so funny amoux!! I am getting real close to my blender this last month!

Had a great day off with DH today. No non-raw food issues came up. He actually asked ME what foods I could get at a quaint coffee shop he likes to visit. I said "I'm good, I just had a salad for lunch not long ago.) In the past I would have scoped out all the fresh pastries that were just displayed.

Tonight I ate some local cantelope.....NJ is in it's melon season now. I am in bliss.

Peace, Bonnie

[amoux]

I love melon ... not many around right now for some reason. Well done at the coffee shop - that's really encouraging to hear.

All going pretty well here - just juiced up a mid-morning snack of beetroot, apple, carrot and orange - I forgot to add the ginger, but the orange in the mix gives it a really nice kick! Green Smoothie for lunch I think - I've started putting in savoy cabbage, and it's fine tastewise but seems to make the texture a bit odd - thick and kind of starchy, in some way. I'll try blending at a higher speed today.

[amoux]

Managed to get some more strawberries at the weekend, so I can carry on having those at breakfast. Juicing still going strong - have got the sweetest, juiciest oranges that I can remember at the moment - and they are so zesty and delicious. Beautiful autumn weather, enjoying the sun and the eaves changing colour.

Now, time to get on the Gazelle!

[bonzer]

Well I finished all my cantelopes for the week. Just in time,,,,there's some toxic outbreak in certain cantelopes this year. It came up on my yahoo home page. Glad I didn't eat any of them! 13 people died so far.

Been getting grapes fairly cheap right now. Splurged on some oranges also.

Two more weeks 'til my local apples come off the tree!! Golden delicious are my favorite! Gonna make some no-bake apple cobbler with the red ones and the local raw honey I just got. Yummo

I really miss MysticTree's posting on here. Sure hope things are getting better on her end. I pray for her bf's quick recovery and patience, tolerance and peace for her.

Peace, Bonnie

[amoux]

I just bought a bag of the first Satsumas of the season!

And yes, thinking of MysticTree too - hoping her bf is getting better and that they're both okay.

[michelle1013]

I am in, and this is Day 1 of me doing totally raw. Going to make my shake right now. I know the first few days will be difficult!