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16 years ago
optimist4life
Ate a banana, a few peanuts (tasted bad so I threw them away), and green tea for a snack.
Like clockwork, I get hungry for a snack at 4pm. 1 piece of fruit and tea usually tides me over until dinner.
I'll eat that bag of carrots and celary that I brought to school for dinner. Will probably buy another banana before class, so I can eat that later if I am hungry. Probably won't go home unt
Forum: Raw Diary - Your Personal Experience 16 years ago
optimist4life
Well didn't exactly stick to the plan since some things came up. However, I am doing well raw-wise.
So far this is my day:
br: few bites of an apple, mango
s: melon
l: salad -- greens, tomatoes, capers, asparagus
I swam a mile. For dinner I plan to have carrots and celary. Might have a piece of fruit if I get hungry.
Forum: Raw Diary - Your Personal Experience 16 years ago
optimist4life
This evening I swam a mile.
Had a very stressful evening on a variety of levels and gave into my cravings when I came home -- had egg whites with sprouted wheat bread (my "healthy" comfort food) and some OJ. Also some chocolate. I know that finals are going to be tough, since this is the most stressful time in school. Immediately following finals, I will visit my family in Chicago
Forum: Raw Diary - Your Personal Experience 16 years ago
optimist4life
Meow, how do you make raw hummus?
Forum: Raw Diary - Your Personal Experience 16 years ago
optimist4life
I am getting kind of frustrated with the fact that I haven't really lost any weight since I have been eating raw. I think it might have to do with eating too many raw fats -- nuts, olives, olive oil, etc. and eating at night. I'll try to cut back on these two things and see how it goes. I think I also cheat too much -- a piece of chocolate here, a soy chai there. I bet it adds up. Will also
Forum: Raw Diary - Your Personal Experience 16 years ago
optimist4life
Well, I was hungry and didn't make it over to the grocery store. So I ate a Kashi bar instead. Not great, not terrible.
Overall food and exercise for the day is as follows:
Food:
noon salad with hummus
4pm kashi bar
Starbucks Soy Chai
7pm salad from a fastfood place (i am pretty sure the dressing had sugar in it -- won't get dressing next time)
Exercise:
hour of spinning
Forum: Raw Diary - Your Personal Experience 16 years ago
optimist4life
Last night I went over to a friend's house for dinner. I ended up just making a big salad, and bringing it over there. I also had some of her salsa from Trader Joe's, which was delicious and raw. I am thinking of making salsa like that.
I had 2 flax seed chips. They were good, as well.
Didn't eat at night :-).
Today I went to spinning at 10am
then I had brunch with my roommates -- a
Forum: Raw Diary - Your Personal Experience 16 years ago
optimist4life
218. Night Eating
Weezo, I think that is an excellent point! Replace the eating behavior with a hobby. I have gotten into piano-playing instead of eating at night. Another trick is to be reading a good book -- rather than bee-lining it to the fridge, just pick up that book and start reading as soon as you go home.
It is good to know that I am not the only one who is in a bad habit of eating at night. It has
Forum: Raw Diary - Your Personal Experience 16 years ago
optimist4life
thanks for your support!
My food goals to continue are as follows:
1. no food after 9pm
2. not eat when I am not hungry (ask myself "am I really hungry or just eating because it is there"?)
3. eat 3 raw meals (fruit/almonds, big salad, big salad) and maybe one snack of fruit in the afternoon.
4. continue my exercise - try to do spinning and swimming a mile each day (or at l
Forum: Raw Diary - Your Personal Experience 16 years ago
optimist4life
Thanksgiving started off going well -- made a HUGE salad that everyone liked, and ate only that. Also had a few of my sister's sweet potatoes -- I figured they were okay because at least they were vegan. I decided to have a few bites of pie, which just led into a downward spiral. It was way better than prior years, but I definitely didn't stick to being raw. Not sure how I feel about it -- on
Forum: Raw Diary - Your Personal Experience 16 years ago
optimist4life
Went to spinning this evening -- I LOVE IT! I get so much happy energy from all of those endorphins. When I go spinning in the am I am usually too tired to push myself too hard, so evening spinning classes are definitely the way to go when I have time.
Okay, food check in for the day:
br: box of blackberries & almonds
l: 1/2 of my big salad
Sn: odwalla bar
sn (before spinning): oran
Forum: Raw Diary - Your Personal Experience 16 years ago
optimist4life
I ate an Odwalla bar, which is delicious and (seemingly) healthy. However, I think it has some cooked stuff in it. Not sure how I feel about Odwalla bars.
Forum: Raw Diary - Your Personal Experience 16 years ago
optimist4life
Oh, and I am currently drinking green iced tea.
Also, I have decided to eat raw over Thanksgiving. No need to ruin my progress just because it is "turkey day," I'll be sure to make a big delicious salad, and bring some fruit as well.
Forum: Raw Diary - Your Personal Experience 16 years ago
optimist4life
By the way, how old are you? I am 28.
Forum: Raw Diary - Your Personal Experience 16 years ago
optimist4life
In regards to your earlier question, I have decided to eat raw tomorrow. I just feel like I have come a long way and it takes me several days to feel really good & back to normal after eating cooked food. It is just not worth it for me.
I think it would be a great idea for you to make something for your family! Why don't you make a really big and healthy salad with lots of fun ingredient
Forum: Raw Diary - Your Personal Experience 16 years ago
optimist4life
Last night I did end up eating when I got home -- was really hungry. I ate
-an apple
-a banana
-carrots
-almonds
-olives
Not so good. It all started with the banana and the I just ate everything raw in sight. At least it was raw! I know that I really can't even eat 1 piece of fruit at night, or it will set me off into an eating ramapage.
Today so far I have eaten:
box of blackberri
Forum: Raw Diary - Your Personal Experience 16 years ago
optimist4life
So far this is my update today:
Exercise:
6am 60 min spinning & some core conditioning
noon swam a little less than a mile (60 laps)
biked from home to the pool, and from the pool to school
Food:
7:30am - box of blackberries, 40 almonds (yikes! gotta cut down on the nuts!)
11am - green lemonade
noon - apple
2pm - 1/2 of my big salad -- sprouts, greens, onions, tomato, bulgur, par
Forum: Raw Diary - Your Personal Experience 16 years ago
optimist4life
Well, my roommate's friend left for the day, so I made my green lemonade. It took me 21 minutes, including clean-up! Not too shabby.
I bought the vegetables at the grocery store after spinning.
I think I am going to try to make this my daily morning routine:
-spinning at 6am
-grocery store to buy veggies
-make and drink green lemonade
Forum: Raw Diary - Your Personal Experience 16 years ago
optimist4life
Don't worry about the detox zits. You will just need to wait it out until your body fully detoxes. Think of it as a long-term investment with the payoff of beautiful, clear skin.
Also, remember that eating raw will prevent wrinkles, so in the long-run your skin will be much better off.
Sounds like you are doing great! Those lara bars sound intriguing, but I tend to be a compulsive eater,
Forum: Raw Diary - Your Personal Experience 16 years ago
optimist4life
off to a good start!
I went to spinning at 6am, then did a few sit-ups and back exercises
drank green tea
ate a box of blackberries and 30 soaked, peeled almonds
I really wanted to have green lemonade, but my roommate's friend is sleeping in our living room, and the juicer makes too much noise.
I am going swimming at school at 11:30, so maybe at 10am I'll have some green lemonade. That is
Forum: Raw Diary - Your Personal Experience 16 years ago
optimist4life
Well, I came home brushed my teeth and made a big salad for tomorrow.
Not eating at night when I get home is so difficult for me, so every time I am successful at resisting the urge is an accomplishment!
My day food and exercise wise:
Food:
Breakfast -- box of blueberries and almonds
lunch -- big salad
snack -- melon
dinner -- big salad
dark chocolate
chai from Starbucks
Exercise:
Forum: Raw Diary - Your Personal Experience 16 years ago
optimist4life
My juicer cost $60 at Linens & Things. It isn't the best one by far, but it was all that I could afford. If you have the money, I would recommend one that doesn't keep the pulp inside of the mechanism because sometimes you have to clean it right in the middle of making yourself some juice. The $60 one takes a bit more work, so some day I will be able to afford the $300 one :-). Maybe afte
Forum: Raw Diary - Your Personal Experience 16 years ago
optimist4life
Yes, you are right. Seeing people putting poison into their bodies, just reaffirms my decision to eat raw. It is almost painful sometimes to see what people eat -- especially little children. I remember this one time on the bus, I saw these two cute little kids eating sweet rolls and grape "drink" (sugar water with food coloring) for breakfast. I wondered how those kids could learn
Forum: Raw Diary - Your Personal Experience 16 years ago
optimist4life
That first week when I was doing really well I lost like 6 pounds. I think I want to go back to what I was doing then:
box of berries with 20 almonds
big salad -- half for lunch and half for dinner
water and green tea throughout
not so difficult, i just gotta keep the goal in mind.
that's the plan for tomorrow...
Forum: Raw Diary - Your Personal Experience 16 years ago
optimist4life
Wow, I was hungry when I got home and ate a lot -- green lemonade, apple, banana, almonds, and taboule (mostly parsley with bulgur onions and tomatoes).
I guess it makes sense because I hadn't eaten in 6 hours, and swam a mile today. I am glad that it was all raw, but I don't love eating so much at night. This has been like a lifelong dilemma. I think I am going to try to have dinner at 8 a
Forum: Raw Diary - Your Personal Experience 16 years ago
optimist4life
I love my juicer! I can't get enough green lemonade, I am just worried about how expensive this is going to be to feed the juicer -- and my habit! Any suggestions?
I don't know if I am ready to do a juice fast, actually. I like to eat, and have been enjoying my healthy meals. Maybe I'll try to incorporate more green lemonade into my diet but don't know if I can actually do a fast.
Today I
Forum: Raw Diary - Your Personal Experience 16 years ago
optimist4life
237. Re: Lemonade fast
For a lemonade fast, do you drink green lemonade? I am thinking of doing that as well -- today was the first time I tried the green lemonade recepie of Natalia Rose. I just bought a juicer for the first time yesterday. I loved it!!
It consisted of:
spinach
kale
apples
lemon
celery
ginger
I plan to do do that every day (Sunday-Wednesday), eat vegetarian but partake in thanksgiving, and
Forum: Juicing, Juicers, Blending and Blenders 16 years ago
optimist4life
I think I am going to fast on green lemonade until Thanksgiving (Sunday-Wednesday) eat a vegetarian thanksgiving meal on Thursday, and then fast again Friday-Sunday. Next Monday (a week from this monday), I will reassess and see how much longer I will fast.
I really like green lemonade, and am super excited about it! I bet it would be very tasty with mint!
Forum: Raw Diary - Your Personal Experience 16 years ago
optimist4life
I just bought a juicer yesterday and today had my first glass of green lemonade. I love it, but am a bit worried about how expensive this is going to be.
Any advice on how to cut down costs?
Forum: Raw Diary - Your Personal Experience 16 years ago
optimist4life
For dinner I had a big salad with olives and sprouts.
I also had a banana and some almonds. Feeling good!
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