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16 years ago
phantom
I have a considerably active job, which has been my excuse and my reason to slack off on having a more holistic exercise regimen for the past few years. I used to do yoga all the time when I was in middle school/high school, and the past month or so I've been itching to start up again.
Yesterday, I felt horrible. Albeit 100% raw, I was overeating all day, had cramps, took a nap and couldn't ge
Forum: Living and Raw Foods Discussion (Vegan) 16 years ago
phantom
I split open some dried figs last night and stuffed them with cacao nibs.
Forum: Living and Raw Foods Discussion (Vegan) 16 years ago
phantom
1263. Re: Tamarind
This entire week I was regretting not grabbing the box of tamarinds I saw at the market... I think a part of me said, "I don't know what to do with them," but I should have listened to the other part that said, "You eat them, silly."
Forum: Living and Raw Foods Discussion (Vegan) 16 years ago
phantom
Offer to be the DD. That's usually what I do. =)
But if you would like a drink, organic wines are the lesser of all evils. If I'm ever in an at-home drinking situation where I decide to partake, I plan to test a fresh orange juice/organic red wine sangria.
Also, if you are newer to the raw and experimenting with alcohol, take it easy, because there is a good chance your drinks will sneak up
Forum: Living and Raw Foods Discussion (Vegan) 16 years ago
phantom
1265. Re: Tea
I find that caffeine makes me TOTALLY crazy whenever I have it, even if it's an organic, blessed by priests on top of Mt. Fuji, super-antioxidizing green tea.
But once it gets warmer here, I see nothing wrong with icing the occasional glass of mint sun tea in the summer.
Technically, it's not raw, but it's a very small percentage of your intake. And if it keeps you at a higher overall perce
Forum: Living and Raw Foods Discussion (Vegan) 16 years ago
phantom
My best advice is to find new and delicious things to occupy that space in your head where you daydream of banquets etc. Try raw recipes, gourmet for the cravings you're battling--it sounds like you could benefit greatly from making raw chocolate!
Also, I'm fortunate enough to live near an Asian market--everything is super cheap, and it's full of all kinds of exotic fruit. Try durian, sapotes,
Forum: Living and Raw Foods Discussion (Vegan) 16 years ago
phantom
Try exploring new fruits, if you can. Check out the Asian markets--there are plenty of tropical delights I'm sure you didn't even know existed. Durian is my new Thanksgiving turkey.
It's also worth revisiting old favorites in the raw form--I tried raw corn for the first time yesterday, and was shocked to discover how SWEET and JUICY and REFRESHING it was! Why anybody cooks it, especially in th
Forum: Living and Raw Foods Discussion (Vegan) 16 years ago
phantom
1268. Re: Am I weird?!
I loved smoothies as a vegan, adored raw smoothies at 50% vegan... and when I went 100% raw, my stomach started REVOLTING against them. Definitely weird! I think I like my greens and my fruits separate. I also enjoy the crunchiness of greens more, perhaps we like to chew. =)
I feel more satisfied eating my smoothie ingredients one at a time, it feels like I lose the specialness of each fruit i
Forum: Living and Raw Foods Discussion (Vegan) 16 years ago
phantom
Every now and again I get cravings to sit down and eat 1-2 pounds of fresh seaweed. I always feel amazing after. It is loaded with protein, iron, calcium, trace minerals, iodine... While it may not be THE answer, I think it can certainly help with many answers. =)
Forum: Living and Raw Foods Discussion (Vegan) 16 years ago
phantom
1270. Re: Soup cravings
I'm very proud of myself. Today I made my first raw soup, and just heated it on the stove until it felt warm to my fingertips. It satisfied me in all the good ways without any of the bad. XD
And I was REALLY itching to go get soup from somewhere, even against my better judgment. I'm so glad I didn't cheat, and now I have a new recipe!
It was thai lemongrass... Just some young coconut meat/w
Forum: Living and Raw Foods Discussion (Vegan) 16 years ago
phantom
1271. Re: What do you use...?
I'm slowly phasing out uneccessary bathroom products.
My mouth has been getting cleaner on the raw, but I'm a little nervous to dump the natural, fluoride-free toothpaste. Especially if I mono and get the fuzzy tongue... I still need something to scrub in there!
I'm 100% fine without mouthwash.
I used to use a natural face cleaner. I ditched that.
I use organic shampoos. I work in a v
Forum: Living and Raw Foods Discussion (Vegan) 16 years ago
phantom
1272. Re: raw nuts
I saw some special "cold-cracked" cashews advertised on the interweb. Anyone know anything about that? (as cashews have to be heated to be procured...?)
Forum: Living and Raw Foods Discussion (Vegan) 16 years ago
phantom
1273. Re: skinny on raw
Soaking nuts does make them easier to digest.
I would say, eat until you're full, and then stop; eat whenever you're hungry!
I dropped an ALARMING amount of weight the first month, and that was even with way too many nuts and avocados. From what I understand, first your body deletes damaged/toxic tissue, and once the cleaning is done, it starts to build.
As long as you are eating when yo
Forum: Living and Raw Foods Discussion (Vegan) 16 years ago
phantom
After experiencing a living nightmare with my first two wisdom teeth being pulled (three hours of extraction, infection, cocktails of antibiotics and sickness for months to follow), right as everything started healing up, a hideously impacted tooth on the other side of my mouth started getting extremely irritated. I was so sick, I literally lost two months of my life from the first surgery, I was
Forum: Living and Raw Foods Discussion (Vegan) 16 years ago
phantom
1275. Soup cravings
It is -20 C and I am dying for something warm.
I've also been packing down the tomatoes and young coconuts lately, which are sources of raw sodium.
I broke down and got some Thai lemongrass soup. Just broth and cooked veggies, but still very dead. I don't even want something HOT--I had to put two big ice cubes in a tiny bowl, because it burned my throat and tongue. I just want something *wa
Forum: Living and Raw Foods Discussion (Vegan) 16 years ago
phantom
1276. Re: coconuts
All I've ever had were mature coconuts you can find at standard grocery stores, so Thai coconuts taste like HEAVEN to me right now. So much that I just did a short coconut water fast.
That isn't to say, Thai coconuts in Thailand aren't better, or that to be blessed with fresh ones from Maui, or the Caribbean would... ohhh.... *drool, coconut fantasies*
I guess it's a matter of what you've
Forum: Living and Raw Foods Discussion (Vegan) 16 years ago
phantom
Sprouts?! What is that?! I would be SO PSYCHED to attend a potluck. And meet raw fooders in person, wow, it sounds like something I've only read about on the internet. XD Does anyone have a link?
There is a farm I know of in Burlington... I forget what it's called... but they have fresh fruit-picking that you can do, which I will probably research when the weather starts to get warmer.
Forum: Living and Raw Foods Discussion (Vegan) 16 years ago
phantom
I never had acne since my early high school years, and after switching to raw, I've gotten the occasional MONSTER-SIZED boil. It's all things that need to come out, though, so once it's gone, it will be gone forever...
I used to wear a lot of perfume oils, and during my first month, I broke out all over my neck and chest... exactly where I used to wear perfume (and I quit wearing the oils for
Forum: Living and Raw Foods Discussion (Vegan) 16 years ago
phantom
My personal experience with fats...
I'm 5'7'', was 120 lbs when I started raw. The first month, no joke, I ate 3-4000 calories some days, gorging on macadamias, avocados, and a lot of other nuts and seeds. I had terrible cooked cravings, but high-fat raw was the ONLY way I could keep them at bay, even if it was not a very wise way of eating.
Even with my heinously high-cal diet, I still dro
Forum: Living and Raw Foods Discussion (Vegan) 16 years ago
phantom
1280. Re: more raw on tv
You also have to think about who owns the papers, is financing the broadcasts, etc. Are vested interests at threat? <rhetorical>
Forum: Living and Raw Foods Discussion (Vegan) 16 years ago
phantom
I thought I'd just post an update here in case anyone was interested--I've finally gotten around to starting my young coconut water fast!!
I'm on day 2, and I have to say, I FEEL AMAZING. Better than mono-banana (that made me listless and thirsty), better than mono-orange (very cold and very hungry, 20 oranges/day), and better than water fasting (dead and in bed ^.^).
Yesterday I drank the
Forum: Living and Raw Foods Discussion (Vegan) 16 years ago
phantom
Cherimoyas. =) Young coconuts, durian, and I'm still clinging tenaciously to the pomegranates I can find at the Asian markets, the season will end soon. >.<
And when the gourmet mood struck me the other day...
4 succulent tomatoes
1/2 a small cooking onion
1/2 tsp tumeric
1/2 tsp chili powder
1/2 tsp garam masala
1/2 tsp curry powder (something containing all ground spices from a
Forum: Living and Raw Foods Discussion (Vegan) 16 years ago
phantom
Coco,
I'm in Oakville, about 20-30 mins west of Toronto. And it is the perfect place for local cantaloupes and peaches when summer comes (I keep telling myself this while it's -20 degrees with 60km/hr winds blasting outside right now, brr). Essex is a little more southwestish?
Forum: Living and Raw Foods Discussion (Vegan) 16 years ago
phantom
After a few weeks in to switching to 95-100% raw, I consented to eating some salad someone had prepared for me. I hadn't had any vinegar since switching over, and I instantly got a very, very bad ache in my stomach, which passed eventually. I now avoid vinegar like the plague.
Fortunately, fresh lemon or lime on a salad I find much yummier. =)
I have read from various sources vinegar, even
Forum: Living and Raw Foods Discussion (Vegan) 16 years ago
phantom
1285. Re: seeds
Soaked sunflower and sesame seeds are FABULOUS. Try black sesame if you can. I've found it's easier to eat a gigantic bowl of soaked sunflower seeds... soaking does make them easier to digest and supposedly awakens some dormant nutrition.
I tried some soaked pumpkin seeds the other day, and they were unusually sweet. O.o
If your body wants them, it probably needs them, so don't be shy. As l
Forum: Living and Raw Foods Discussion (Vegan) 16 years ago
phantom
Those tangerines came from Mother Earth.
I had a 4 liter basket of peaches like that last summer. My boyfriend and I sat down and devoured the entire thing. I went back to the grocery store the next day, and they were all gone.
Can't wait for Ontario's local peach season to start this year... XD
Forum: Living and Raw Foods Discussion (Vegan) 16 years ago
phantom
1287. Natural contraception
I was wondering if anyone here could please point me in the direction of some detailed information regarding natural methods of contraception! I picked up a basal body thermometer today, but I don't really understand the mucous method, and can't seem to find a detailed source of information. I understand there are also machines you can use that will measure urine samples for changes in mineral co
Forum: Other Health Related 16 years ago
phantom
1288. Re: getting started
I can try to answer your questions from my own experience. >.>
I tried to go cold turkey 100% raw, and it had its difficult moments. I was also previously cooked vegan/50% raw beforehand. If you have the drive and willpower to stick to your decision, I think you can do it, as long as you don't punish yourself whenever you slip up; if you're worried about detox, and/or symptoms you experi
Forum: Living and Raw Foods Discussion (Vegan) 16 years ago
phantom
1289. Re: peanut butter
Unless otherwise stated, the peanuts are roasted. I used to search far and wide for unroasted, raw, natural peanut butter, and it was all I ate for many moons. One day, I accidentally bought another jar of natural peanut butter--that tasted like a FOREST FIRE. Turns out, it was roasted. Yuck. It was really gross. The difference is huge. Whole Foods carries it for sure, and a lot of other grocery
Forum: Living and Raw Foods Discussion (Vegan) 16 years ago
phantom
1290. Re: eating disorder
I battled anorexia through middle school and a lot of high school. While eventually maintaining a normal weight, I've found the mental components of the struggle, especially related to body image/control/punishment the hardest things to let go of.
Being raw for a couple of months has brought me so much peace. Part of that comes from me knowing I'm not putting anything into my body except what
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