August 2011 - 30 Day Challenge - Join anytime of the month!

[Aleesha Sattva]

Welcome welcome welcome!!!

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!

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!!!

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!!!

[Aleesha Sattva]

Please wait for August 1st to start posting in this thread.

thanks,
Admin

[MysticTree]

Feels like a good month already. I will be having watermelon for breakfast shortly.
Salady stuff for lunch
Not sure what for supper.

Hooping tonight so, happy days.

[DearWanderlust]

Happy August Everyone~ So far today I've had a strawberry and celery smoothie. My fridge is bare so I made it from a few stalks of celery and myy last resort bag of frozen strawberry. I plan on hitting the grocery store after work today. For lunch I plan on having salad (if they have some good stuff on the salad bar here at work) OR a green smoothie ( I brought my blender to work and plan on just buying a banana, romaine lettuce and some good fruit if I can find it from the salad bar). Dinner may be another salad.

[NYC Elerunner]

Hello! I'm so glad to be posting again! I did the raw challenge in March and was so inspired by everyone, but since then I have dropped off the raw wagon. I still ate mostly raw but lost a lot of motivation. I am so excited to be back and experiment with more recipes and ideas. So far today I've had a Green Smoothie and 2 apples (I was very hungry this morning) and I brought a salad to work with a cashew caesar dressing. Not sure what's for dinner - maybe a green avocado soup with whatever veggies are in the fridge. Dear Wanderlust, you are so lucky - I wish I could bring my blender to work :)

[November Blue]

Happy Monday! I'm really looking forward to this month's challenge. This morning I had a white peach and banana. I'm headed to make a green smoothie after I finish posting. Smoothie will be: spinach, peach, blueberry, blackberry & banana - oh so delicious.

You know what's really exciting? I'm starting to bring people on board with raw food. No one has made a commitment to go 100% but people are starting to notice a difference in me and it's motivating them. I don't have any delusions about it but it's nice to know they're noticing. :)

[Leone]

Hello everyone!

I am sipping a delicious banana, pineapple smoothie for breakfast this morning. Yum!

Best wishes to everyone this month as we work toward making better choices in our eating habits!

[Myca]

Strawberry and celery smoothed. Now that sounds interesting.

[Rainie]

Day 2 went great although cleansing symptoms from previous not-so-great food choices.
Sticking with green smoothies mostly - gots to keep it simple.

[triciaRAW]

smoothie - watermelon, blueberries, apple, hemp protein powder, chorella
lunch - banana, dates
ONE WHOLE HONEY DEW
dinner - hemp seed/nut mix broccoli, spinach, carrot, tomato, red pepper, chard, delish homemade dressing.

running 8 miles.
training for some races...i'm not fast, just like to finish :) and hoping this RAW lifestyle fits with the running, cycling, swimming.

I feel pretty great and have energy alllllll damn day!!! a some skin bumps on my arms which is funny and tummy ache here and there. but to be expected.

[speltrong]

Meredith, raw vegan tapas sound amazing! Yum!

I'm starting the month off well. Not finding myself very hungry today, so I think I might just do a water fast today. Though I'm sure by this afternoon my hunger drive will kick in and I'll want a big green salad or some fresh carrot juice or something. :-)

[rawdanig]

So far i've been doing amazingly! I've created green milk and prefer this over my green smoothies because there's less fruits. All i do is take a cup of almond milk 1/2-1 banana and lots of greens like spinach or collards and blend it together. Add more water if need be to make it more liquid instead of thick like a smoothie. Because my almond milk flavor is so strong that's what dominates in the drink and it's literally just green milk I love it!

I tried making mac and cheeze..ugh fail..idk why these raw cheddar recipes never come out right. It's the one cheese that seems to be un replicable in the raw food world lol

For dessert i ended up making banana date pudding! Yum i'm afraid i'm getting addicted to sugar again so i'm gonna limit my fruit intake to just 1-2 fruits a day.

I'm excited for my roommate to come home in 2 weeks!

[TheBoopies]

Hey guys, im new here. Im so excited about this challenge and the changes that 30 days will bring. My food today:

B: 32oz fresh squeezed orange juice
S: 2 handfulls of red grapes
L: 2 raw tacos wrapped in romain and topped with avocado
D: Same as lunch
S: more grapes and some cherries

About 32oz of water. I need to get more water in, but its day 1 so I have time to work on that. Got kind of a late start today so tomorrow I"ll be up bright and early.

[MysticTree]

Melon and raspberries for breakfast. Weather is foul - at least the garden is getting a drink - and I am waiting in for the police and scene of crime people to take statements and check out for evidence after an incident last night with some drunken yobs. So Haven't gone to work yet and no idea when they are coming.

[Leone]

Hmmmm.... it's interesting what you folks have been saying about losing weight and counting calories. I so much want to loose these extra pounds I am carrying around. I have been counting calories and have been thinking "what's the point?" Maybe it's time to just give up on the counting and let my body function normally on a raw diet. I noticed that I have been loosing about 1/2 lb. a week since I started being mostly raw. That isn't much in my mind, but maybe if I can accept that and not stress over it I will be better off.

Thank you all for posting. You are truly an inspiration to me. I had one thing cooked yesterday, but I am back today! Today will be a watermelon fast!