August 2012 30 Day Raw Challenge

[Crystal2870]

Hi everyone !

Sorry I havent posted for a few days my computer went down, ! yesterday I was exhausted for some reason !

I've managed to almost stay raw but a few cooked items have sneaked in so I need to get back on track for august.

I've no idea waht day im on now i need to check back !

anyway yesterday I had a really hungry day, had half a melon, nectarine x2, some asian coleslaw, a salad, some dried figs, a punnet of tomatoes ! a big pint of vegetable juice with spinich, carrott, beetroot, apple, celery, parsley. (hate cleaning the juicer afterwards though lol).. I made some courgette pasta with a mariana type sauce but added fresh basil to it, It was ok ish in a raw kind of way ha ha, made cheesecake had two big slices of that with berry sauce, but I hadnt blended the base properly so it was crumbly and too chunky, made eggless salad, yuk , in the bin !

Day before I had a little cooked as I went out unprepared (big mistake) eat out and nothing to eat I hadnt had breakfast so was starving, anyway got home and made everyone a nice big salad, the asian slaw, and advocados, we all eat that and enjoyed it, it was good ahveing a meal the whole family enjoyed together !.

To the people asking about headaches from caffiene I had a major headache for about 10 days last month but it does go eventually !, I've been more or less sticking to the peppermint tea now .

Today I've had some fruit, two slices of raw cheesecake, still feel wiped out, I will make a nice big salad later, maybe have a juice in a mo maybe that will perk me up xx

Nice to see lots of new faces x

[harkly]

Hard day for me! So very hungry at least that is what it feels like. Could think of nothing but fried rice So I went out and bought me strawberries & green beans, I know weird combo but they always hit the spot for me

Can't really say what I have eaten so far today.

Let's see:
orange/apple/carrot/spirulina juice
pinapple/mango juice
watermelon
strawberries
greenbeans
tangerian/manderian (something like that)

Need to get in lots of greens tonight, so will probably make a green smoothy and then reward myself with lots of watermelon.

Just trying to get thru the day! Major headache, muscle aches and nausea. Keep telling myself I can have fried rice tomorrow, just like I kept telling myself I would start my diet tomorrow, LOL

[MysticTree]

If you are hungry then eat more but first try to see if a glass of water fills you up. Often we are not hungry. We are thirsty.

[ReneeH]

Started today with Pineapple and Chia Pudding...YUMMMM!! Lunch is Raw Spinach Pizza and Salad!

[harkly]

If you are hungry then eat more but first try to see if a glass of water fills you up. Often we are not hungry. We are thirsty.

I am definitly not hungry, at least not the stomach type. It's the rest of my body screaming for what it is not getting.

[happylife]

Isn't raw cheese cake just rockin Rawsome!! I am going to make raw lemon bars in a few day, love them.
Sounds like you are really doing the best you can. No one can knock that. You just go girl and by the end of the 30 days you will be hooked for life ;)

[happylife]

Have been juicing all day. Made enough for the whole day. Carrot, celery, apple,and cucumber. Wow, that was good
Right now I am drinking Yogi Egyptian Licorice tea.. This is so good, no sweetener needed. No coffee, think that I am over that now.
Love to read what everyone is eating and how you are feeling. Thanks for keepng the updates going.

[Willpower]

Good Morning everyone!!!

So yesterday I started the day off with two bananas and a hand full of filberts. For lunch I ate a tomato salad consisting of tomatoes, cucumbers, olive oil, apple cider vinegar and little bit of dill. For dinner I ate a mixed green salad, with avocado, cucumbers, tomatoes, with an avocado cucumber and tarragon dressing. I had some sauerkraut on the side.

For some exercise I rode mike bike about 10 miles or so.

I really cant believe the the transformation my life has been through these last few months. The weight just keeps dropping and my spirits keep lifting.

Since 1/1/12 - I stopped watching TV, I read two books on average each week, I exercise, I am fully engulfed in living a healthy life. I have opened a new realm of spirituality, concentrating completely on the now, manifesting positive thoughts, and following the path of the universe. I am down 77 pounds so far. Everyday gets brighter and brighter. So happy I became vegan and furthermore became raw. Its the only way to live!!!

[cablegirl]

Good Morning All,

I am remembering that today is a new day, full of endless possibilities! I am on day 5 of no caffeine still have the slight headaches but I know that eating raw is helping:)

Robh- thank you for the suggestion to subscribe to the thread, I am still trying to figure my way around the sight so this was very helpful!
happylife - I live in Cable, WI. I just moved here 3 months ago from Minneapolis so really missing my food co-ops. Do you have a co-op in Appleton?
ReneeH/Mystictree- what is purple corn, and how do you use it?
Mystictree- No electricity - are you guys living off the grid? There is a part of me that has always wanted to do that

Yesterday I got the wheat grass juicer we ordered arrived, and the wheat grass should be ready in the next day or two harvest.:)
Yesterday I woke up hungry for something sweet so I started the day out with making raw banana buckwheat cookies
brkfst - carrot, beet, celery, ginger, lemon juice - made some crackers out of pulp, hopefully they will taste ok
lunch- beet, kale, cucumber, avocado salad
dinner- kale, tomato salad with lime and honey dressing

Since I had the day off yesterday I also made some corn chips - hopefully they will taste good, most of the time my dehydrated stuff is just blah..

Happy thoughts to all today!

[robh]

Hard day for me! So very hungry at least that is what it feels like.

Try balancing all the fruits and veggies with raw fats. Fats make me full and they are good for us! After a meal of fruit or veggies, try eating nuts or seeds (raw if possible), avocados or soaked chia seeds. (Soaked and then ground flax seeds is another option, but yuck!) There are LOADS of minerals in nuts and seeds. The minerals are the things your body is looking for. A cup of rice has 30% of your manganese for the day. If you have two large hand fulls (50 grams) of sunflower seeds (raw as possible), you get about the same manganese, but you also get 100% of your vitamin e, 100% of your copper, loads of B vitamins AND on top of all that you get 82% of your omega6 fats for the days. Fats are the key to fullness on a raw diet. (Works for me, anyway)

Crystal2870, welcome.

MysticTree, congrats on all your plants. You have quite the system there. Mr. Raw has you beat, but he takes it to the extreme.

Willpower, how do you make the quinoa? Also, 77lbs! wow, that's awesome good job. Raw definately lifts my spirits. I am such a happier person on raw.

ReneeH, welcome to the August thread.

happylife, does Yogi Egyptian Licorice tea have "tea" in it? I would really like to find a replacement for coffee and tea. I miss it.

cablegirl, I am very curious about the wheat grass and the juicer. Let us know how you like it. Also, I would like to know how your corn chips come out. I miss those too.


Yesterday went very well for me. I stayed 100% raw. I played tennis for two hours. I am down to 248 which is the lowest weight that I can remember in my adult life.

Anyway, today is going to be another rawsome day. I eat about the same every day so what I posted before is what I will be eating today.

Everyone is doing great! Let's keep it going!

[Willpower]

Willpower, how do you make the quinoa? Also, 77lbs! wow, that's awesome good job. Raw definately lifts my spirits. I am such a happier person on raw.

Thanks robh, it has been an amazing ride!! I am not sprouting anything yet. So raw quinoa isnt an option, yet! Or is there? Can I just soak and eat quinoa? I am super simple raw as of today. My cooked quinoa salad was a treat before I go a full month raw.

[robh]

Oh I see now - sorry

[happylife]

The Egyptian Licorice tea is made from leaves from the licorice plant. The tea warms you up and really satisfies you. It is all natural. If you like balck licorice you'll love this tea.

[ReneeH]

I am attending a 3 day Christian Spiritual convention this weekend!!! We spend the whole day here for 3 days!!!! Very spiritually refreshing!!! Here's what I brought for lunch today:

[happylife]

We have about 5 health food stores in the area. Not sure if there is a Co-Op here.The regular stores have so much organic and healthy things, that is why I never have checked. Also I live close by a wonderful Farmer's Market that spreads for blocks. Did your chips turn out good?