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OK folks, tho I have been 100% raw since Feb something I decided to commit to the April challenge. I will also be swearing off alcohol for this duration (not that I drink by any means, but I feel so yuk the next day thats it not worth it...even if its just a glass of wine)

2 More days to go!

these are seriously the best tamales ever. you can make whatever filling you like, i imagine it would taste great with anything. i want to try it with chipilin sometime. or peruvian style with spinach and pine-nut cheese, once i can get my hands on some pine nuts.

TAMALES DE ELOTE
con champinones portobellas, chiles rojos y amarillos

if you are using corn husks to wrap them (the traditional way of making tamales), soak the corn husks for an hour while the mushrooms ...

Well, this is my second week Raw and all is well. My goal is to get rid of diabetes and high blood pressure. But, I realized lately that I really want to lose weight too. When I started (March 18th) I was 204 lbs and now I am 200.

I have been testing myself and my blood sugar is cominig down (slowly) and so is my pressure. However, there hasn't been a drastic change to speak of. I did lose four pounds, but my weight seems to keep fluctuating upwards and I am ready to throw ...

OH MAN.

i made sarma melngailis' carrot-ginger-coconut soup stuff right?
fucken bomb. i mean DAMN that soup is good. ohhhhhhhhhhhhh my god.

and now, im dehydrating the tamales from their cookbook. (WHICH IS AMAZING. except for the fact that i don't have 50% of the ingredients in most of the recipes . i borrowed it from my friend. i may not give it back.. hehehe)
when i went vegan i missed my tamales SO MUCH. mexican food in general. i need to pick up ...

Today I woke up with a pretty bad headache and a little achy. Felt a little bloated so I did an enema and felt better. The headache and most of the achyness went away pretty early. I took the toxic absorber packet with apple juice and I think that took most of the headache away. I feel really full though and I don't think I am drinking enough water. It's as if I feel so full after one of those packets that it feels like there is no room for more, even water...but I have to drink 6-8 glasses ...