Dec 2011 - 30 Day Challenge - Join ANYtime 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 do not post in this thread until the 1st of December

[Traceyraw]

I am so excited for this challenge. I have been juicing like crazy. Last night I had pineapple/cucumber/parsley juice. SOO good. Today so far Orange, cranberry, and apple. For lunch I made spinach,celery,apple, lemon juice. I brought plenty of fruits to snack on. I did weigh myself this morning 152 lbs. I am hoping to get to 145. Rawkon December challengers.

[kayhat]

Monday!!!!!

[aniakrysia]

I had a great morning juice- kale, celery, granny apples, ginger and cucumbers. Yummy! Lunch will be a salad....I'm so excited!

[ChristiHobbs]

I'm in it to win it!

Let's get this party started!!!

I have to busta-move to the grocery store. I am out of most of everything.... trust me, there's nothing to "shope" in my kitchen store!

I am glad to have the ability and priviledge to be here again.


Christi

[ChristiHobbs]

Aniakrysia,

speaking of juicing _ as you've brought that up in your Challenge intro.....

Earlier this year, I purposefully bought a food processor with a juicing attachment. I've not juiced anything but a lemon ( currently in my water ) in years. Neither have I experienced a green smoothy in just about as long ago. I showed my wonderful new husband the huge bag of carrots at the local healthfood store. He thinks this is "neat"

I'd have him on juice right now, but he's on the road for business, at lunch this very minute, and trying to eat "salads" all by his lonesome.
God Bless Him.

Me? Off to the store I go, shortly, and I will juice my first carrot/granny smith tonight!

I've not eaten all day - (I know, baaaaad !) _ and I'm so hungry...

Christi

[rawgirl00]

Yay I'm in :woot: I've been 100% raw for the last week and I'm gonna keep on going:dance:

[aniakrysia]

Christi, good for you!! :cheer:

I did good today. For lunch, I stuck to what I said above only had a salad: organic mixed greens, tomatoes, cucumbers, mandarines, strawberries, raw almonds and sunflower seeds with blood orange vinagraitte.

Got home and made myself another salad with: lettuce, tomato, apple, raw pecans, and raw cranberries.:woot:

Right now I am enjoying a large glass of pink grapefruit and apple juice. Yummy!

The last 2 months I have been making raw smoothies and I invested in a Vita Mix blender but I miss just having a juice sometime. Yesterday, my new Omega Juicer arrived and I'm so happy to be able to make tasty fresh juices.

[Traceyraw]

Wow what a great start to the December Challenge. I am so happy to be doing this challenge with such motivated people.
Yesterday I ate big salad for lunch with creamy avocado dressing. I had green juice the rest of the day.
This morning was fresh orange juice now I sipping on water with ACV and honey. Im only having juice until 6 pm.

Have a rawsome day.....

[ChristiHobbs]

Hey! You're doing great _ already!

I just set a large bowl of dates, raisins, dried pineapple, sunflower seeds, almonds etc.. to soak a bit before it's pulverized in the bullet processor. Then, rolled with coconut.

Yum! Who would think you could have 'candy' and detox? Granted, its not straight juice. But remembering detox last time, the heavier food kept me on keel until my body behaved better ( I was really sickly then )

I bought my first round of produce last night. I can't wait for a salad later What I don't have are organic sun-dried spices anymore..

I have to think through this - My husband will return from California on the 15th, two days after his official birthday.
One, I want enough money to buy him a "tablet", and two _ what am I going to feed him and .... birthday celebration?

Oh dear... LOL

[ChristiHobbs]

Tracey

Nice to see ya!

You mentioned creamy avocado dressing...

I lost my Alyssa stuff during a rather awful time and move. Is there a receipe for it you recommend _ one found online somewhere? It sounds heavenly.

And, do you use Nama Shoyu, Barriani's or another Tamari ?

Christi

[Traceyraw]

Hi Christy
I used one soft Avocado, Lime juice, honey, olive oil and an little ACV salt and pepper. It was very good to me. I wanted something creamy for a change.

Your candy sounds so yummy. I might try to make some. I have dates coconut and chocolate and home ready to be used. Im Juice fasting until 6 pm. I will be making treats all weekend.

I bought seasame seeds to make seasame milk. I love it with honey. It is so good. I Just soak, add water blend with raw honey and strain. Its supposed to be very good for you too.

Raw carrot cake is good if have time to make it for your hubby. You can buy online from Glaser Farms they have yummy pies and cakes but a little pricey.

Tracey

[Saria]

I live in Chicago and have been raw for about a week now, very much enjoying my bananas and celery sticks and stuff. I felt the need to get some variety though and found a line of raw foods at the French Market. I got some of the rye bread which is kind of a cross between bread and crackers. I got to sample a bunch of other things since they were serving them. I liked some of them, but not all. Does anyone know of any other place to get raw food products in Chicago?

[magglepie]

It's so cool to see everyone's posts and share! I've not been very hungry today, so all I've had is some water and a banana. But I need to go to the store and get some more food because I am craving lettuce like craaazzzyyy!

[Traceyraw]

Day four down 4 LBS :cheer:I am so loving this challenge. I am a little tired though. I am hoping its just detox. My tongue is white. YUCK. I can't wait till the end of the week. I made some chocolate cookies this week. Seasame seeds, honey, and raw chocolate. Very yummy. Today Im juice fasting. So I am excited for all of my yummy juices.

I am so happy to be doing this with all of you wonderful people. It makes the challenge exciting.

[SandyGrl777]

I would lOV

[SandyGrl777]

I would LOVE to join this challenge if I may. I have a few things I would love to see improve in health or heal completely :)

[Traceyraw]

Off to a good start. It gets easier as the days go on. Today I went to eat grapes but they taste way too sweet. Before raw nothing was ever to sweet. Yesterday I juice fasted till 6 pm. Then I had 2 banannas with cashew butter and honey. That was it for yesterday. Today I had a bananna and some grapes. I will have a big salad for lunch. I brought some of my chocolate cookies for snacking. The longer I stay raw the more non sweets I crave. Now Im just craving greens. Its nice how your body asks for the good stuff instead of the bad now.

[Allijeans]

I would love to join this months challenge! I expereinced eating Raw back in 2010 and had amazing results. After falling off the wagon and experiencing a bout of depression and weight gain I realize that eating Raw helped me regain my confidence and feel the best I`ve felt in my life and I would love to feel that way again! I just joined the site. I have been eating Vegan for the past month and started my green smoothies yesterday and Raw today. Yay!!! Can`t wait for encouragement and motivation from all the people on this website! Thanking you all in advance! Peace

[Traceyraw]

My clothes are getting a loose>:excited:I went to Green Wave Cafe last night. I had raw pizza and cheesecake. Yummy. Two banannas for breakfast some carrot juice. I have beautiful greens to juice tonight. Swiss Chard, parsley, celery. I am going to make some more cookies oday. I got 1 extra cheescake for lunch today. I love this challenge.

Allijeans you can do it. This is my 6 day and I lost 5 lbs already, you can do it.

[Allijeans]

Thanks Tracey...So after just 1 day of green smoothies and a Vegan Dinner Im down 3pounds!! Wow! Though I was very tired today and had a three hour nap, which I NEVER do! Oh Well, I must have needed it, hopefully the energy kicks in soon. There is this Raw Food takeout store in town which I plan on going to lunch there this friday and Im pretty excited about that.

[Saria]

Thanks Tracey...So after just 1 day of green smoothies and a Vegan Dinner Im down 3pounds!! Wow! Though I was very tired today and had a three hour nap, which I NEVER do! Oh Well, I must have needed it, hopefully the energy kicks in soon. There is this Raw Food takeout store in town which I plan on going to lunch there this friday and Im pretty excited about that.

Glad you're doing well and excited about it!

[Saria]

My clothes are getting a loose>:excited:I went to Green Wave Cafe last night. I had raw pizza and cheesecake. Yummy. Two banannas for breakfast some carrot juice. I have beautiful greens to juice tonight. Swiss Chard, parsley, celery. I am going to make some more cookies oday. I got 1 extra cheescake for lunch today. I love this challenge.

Allijeans you can do it. This is my 6 day and I lost 5 lbs already, you can do it.

You're making me hungry!! What was the raw pizza made of?

[Traceyraw]

!! Wow! Though I was very tired today and had a three hour nap, which I NEVER do! Oh Well, I must have needed it, hopefully the energy kicks in soon. .

3 lbs great job. My energy took until about day 3 so hang in there. Enjoy lunch Friday...

[Traceyraw]

raw pizza had some kind of flax crust. Cashew cream then a marinara on top. I had "carmelized onions for my topping" I took most of them off but the rest was a nice treat. I think in Alissa's book there is a raw pizza recipe. I would of loved it with just the crust and marinara.

Enjoy.

[EscapeArtist]

I would love to join this months challenge! I expereinced eating Raw back in 2010 and had amazing results. After falling off the wagon and experiencing a bout of depression and weight gain I realize that eating Raw helped me regain my confidence and feel the best I`ve felt in my life and I would love to feel that way again! I just joined the site. I have been eating Vegan for the past month and started my green smoothies yesterday and Raw today. Yay!!! Can`t wait for encouragement and motivation from all the people on this website! Thanking you all in advance! Peace
Good for you! You can do it, you did it once :)

[Traceyraw]

Good Morning Fellow Challengers. I'm hanging in strong. After the juice fast I feel like I can do anything. It is so empowering. Yesterday I was sooo hungry after work. I mashed a bananna with honey and ate that. Then my hunger went away. I made some Chia pudding last night so yummy.... Next time I'm going to make chocolate.

[Saria]

I'm still hanging in there, too. Im on day 5 and surprised at how well I'm doing. The longest I've fasted before was 4 days so I'm glad I'm making progress. I will be so happy if I can get all that backed-up stuff out of my system this time!
I'm really chilled though. Baths help a little bit but can make me nauseaus sometimes so I only take one per day. I'm enjoying the rest and solitude although I get a little bored sometimes. I'm very glad to have support!! Thanks!!

[Traceyraw]

Still Here. Lost 5 lbs then stopped. I think its all the Chia pudding Ive been eating. IT is sooo good. I will start a 36 hour fast tomorrow. Just juice. I want to do 3 day if I can. So hard all of these holiday festivities.

[Saria]

The holiday festivities are rough...kind of sad to think about what most people do for the holidays; just eat a bunch of toxic food that has no nutrition in it. I go home for the holidays on the 15th to the 25th and that's part of the reason I did my long fast at this time. I hope my strength lasts through then!!

Any tips on how to avoid getting pressured into eating some of that junk food garbage?

[snowshoe]

I had a tough day yesterday- feeling cold figity and unsatisfied. I do not have a dehydrator yet so have not experienced some of the comfort dishes that I have read about. I think today I might try a raw restuarant to have something new to perk me up. The sun is out and that is a good sign.

[Saria]

I had a tough day yesterday- feeling cold figity and unsatisfied. I do not have a dehydrator yet so have not experienced some of the comfort dishes that I have read about. I think today I might try a raw restuarant to have something new to perk me up. The sun is out and that is a good sign.

The restaurant sounds good. It'll get you in the mood again, too. Another thing you could make before you get a dehydrator is nori rolls of any kind. Roll up a nori sheet with some avocado/lemon juice/salt and some sprouts or greens or veggies or anything really. You could even make a dip for them. I haven't made any yet but I'm planning to tomorrow

[snowshoe]

I never made the restaurant but bought some raw "pizza" crackers that I had w/avocado. That helped my cravings for substance. I guess a dehydrator would be a good thing to save for !

[Traceyraw]

Nori Rolls sound yummy. I got a whole cheezecake from Green wave. I have been pigging out on raw sweets. Its how I avoid the temptations. Thats why I stopped loosing weight. Feeling good though. Felt better when I was juice fasting. I feel bogged down right now. Im going to continue this wonderful journey.

[mrs.Raw]

Hi there im new! I need this so im on board!!!

[jonathan3880]

Really an amazing post. Keep it up.

[snowshoe]

Raw Nori sheets really made my dinner seem more filling. Great idea!

[Traceyraw]

It looks like we all fell. I m back in for Jan.

[snowshoe]

I'm still in. My challenge is lack of variety but that is for me to work on. No shortage of ideas out there. This is a tough season for temptations. If I make it through winter it should be a good spring. I must admit I have had my moments of doubt about my commitment too 100% but I honor my intentions completely.

[Lucy76]

Ηey everyone!
I just had some raw crackers with olives and a red pepper. It was a great snack. All day I've had about 2L of veggie juice (carrot, dandelion, ginger, apple), a green salad with avocado, and a fruit smoothie with hemp protein and kelp powder.
Later I think I'll have an almond milk, vanilla, and banana smoothie. YUMMY! I love this diet:throwhearts::cheer::dance:

[Mony]

Hey!

Bit late in the month! However, I am on day two of completely raw and a personal 30 day challenge! Today has been great... feeling good mentally and physically.. had a delicious green smoothie for breakfast with - spinach, rocket, banana, dates and blueberries... a big fat mango for lunch & then some guacamole and carrot sticks for an afternoon snack... :woot:

[Mony]

Thought I may update on how things have been!

On day 8 of this challenge! Have had some fairly intense detox symptoms... running nose, coldsore.. lack of energy.. aching body.. skin breaking out in pimples.. some days have been quite foggy too... I do seem to get a certain amount of energy at night time though... just taking it all as it comes! And hopefully start feeling more of the positive side of detoxing real soon!

How's everyone else going?

I know the holiday season is definitely challenging!!

[Jeannie]

Hi everyone I am joining today, who needs to wait for the new year for new resolutions??
I started the day with half a cantaloupe, and a banana.
Small bowl of cherry tomatoes and half a lebanese cucumber.
2 handfuls of raw almonds
handful of goji berries
small nectarine.
for dinner I might have a salad, will see what I feel like..