Ariella's Raw Journey:
2009
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I am in the need of being good. I have thyroid and adrenal and hormone issues that come back if i dont stay raw and lately it has been tough to stick with the raw and some bad things have cropped back into my diet. oops! with it being around holiday time especially my husband keeps bringing stuff here that i dont buy! ack! yes, it is still hard to avoid stuff if it is here. i do ok if it is not around but if it is in the house, i am still weak and will eat it. So thank you michelle for letting me blog here and stay accountable to myself and to anyone who might happen to read this. I have a family of 6. this is my 2nd marriage. I have 2 kids from my first marriage. They are high raw vegans. My step kids are not raw, or vegan. ha! and my husband well he will pretty much eat whatever i make. It is an interesting family mix. I have a goal weight of 137. That is what i was down to before i had any children and before i got married. This was after years of being heavy and having a hard time losing weight. I lost weight around 40 pounds going high raw but then after getting married got pregnant after a month. My goal for now is also to be basically all raw with some days of having lentils in there. I sometimes feel the need 4 something cooked and also something with a little highre protein level. I hope to also enter my food into fit day. Ideally i would like to keep my calories below 2000 and my fat around 15% or less. This has been one way that i am able to do that. otherwise, it can get up there.. Today we had company over. lots of tempting food, that i shouldn't be eating and because of knowing i would be journaling and weighing myself again, i didn't eat anything that i shouldn't. yay. accountability is really key for me. I know in my mind what i need to do and sometimes i am strong enough to follow trhough but sometimes that is not enough. grocery list for week: veggies and dip veggies for salad strawberries pasta pasta sauce bean sprouts cabbage brocoli slaw 5 zuchinni 3 shitake mushrooms 5 white mushrooms red pepper scallions handful crimini mushrooms 4 cucumbers potatoes spinach lettuce bananas lentil soup ginger extra virgin olive oil 1 lemon olives kelp tomatoes extra virgin coc oil raw honey vanilla bean shredded coconut almonds basil avocado garlic oranges pineapple mango orange juice watermelon food for today: fruit shake - flax seed, banana, strawberries, orange juice choc pie - avocadoes, coc oil, cocoa, and raw agave handful of red grapes 2 slices of almond cheese (not raw) 16 oz pina colada fruit shake - pineapple, coconut and banana. yummy! raw revolution bar - spirulina and cashew around 3 or 4 cups watermelon baby carrots & brocoli with a little ranch 3 bites mashed potatoes. (forgot was eating all raw. oops!) raw cranberry sauce - around 1/2 cup salad - 1/2 plate - had lots of different veggies on it 1/2 to 3/4 cup fruit salad - strawberries, bananas, apples, raspberries (Was proud of myself stayed away from the gluten free rolls and also the gluten free fudge brownies. yay me :) ) exercise: 75 minutes yoga weight: TBA tomorrow. ha. i only weight in the morning and i haven't weighed myself since i started eating some junky stuff so hopefully it is not way way up there......... November 30, 2009 food journal: green smoothie - spinach, bananas, strawberries, blueberries, flax seed, orange juice 1 1/2 cups lentil vegetable soup fruit salad - apples, bananas, raspberries, strawberries handful carrots & baby tomatoes with ranch 3 brownie bites bowl of raw chow mein green smoothie - same as b4, no flax seeds though 1477 calories, 20% fat. calorie intake good. fat percentage too high. oops! tomorrow will be better. shooting for 15% or less.
exercise: 45 minutes fit bar (weight lifting class) 45 minutes balls, bands, bars 60 minutes Zumba - teaching 55 minutes Zumba - as student 30 minute walk with kids 1353 activity calories burned + whatever for the rest of my day ;) weight: 150.0 ugh. i had been down to 144 a month ago :( I really can't deviate from said plan or i gain weight really easy and despite working out a ton i have to FIGHT for each pound. At my heaviest b4 starting raw 10 years ago i had sat around 170 for a long time! ugh! i worked out, dieted, and it just never seemed to budge no matter what the heck i did. I am thankful for raw. But wish sometimes that i could sneak treats too. But obviously judging by the weight, I can't. It always comes back if i dont stay true to my diet. Oh well! so this is my starting point. 13 to 15 pounds to lose. Ok body time to release the weight again! December 1, 2009 I am feeling very crampy in my stomach today. Last week i had some popcorn. :( Not only is this not raw, but i am also allergic. Yes, it was a not so brilliant thing to do. But it has been so long since i had it and my husband was eating it and well i just really wanted it. normally i get really congested and runny nose. That didn't happen this time. Just really bad stomach cramps and bloated and well digestion not working so well. That has been the case since last week the day after i ate it. Reminder to self: DONT DO THIS! I have been feeling not so great since i did it. still reaping the consequences. hoping it releases out soon and i can find some normality and relief again. allergies are definitely no fun! Tuesdays i get up and start the day by teaching yoga. It is a nice way to start the day. Although i am not super fond of getting up at 5 am! eek! way to early 4 me. I have been teaching this class now though for 9 months. the 5 am thing just doesn't get any easier. I like to sleep until 7 am. Not real late but still a couple hours later than that. Sometimes it is hard 4 me to wind down. I teach at night and then my body is all jazzed up and hard to fall asleep. I am thankful for tuesday though. It is my light day and today i plan on taking the kids to the library and the park this afternoon. should be fun. I miss being a stay at home mom. I do love my job, but honestly i would rather be at home with my kids. I got to do that for 6 years, until my first marriage was starting to collapse and i could see i needed to find a career. Maybe someday i can be a stay at home mom again. I would love to teach group fitness still - just after my babies are well teenagers or something. So not for awhile. I miss being able to go on field trips and go to the park or arrange play dates or just have more time with them. they are growing up SO quickly. Anyhoo. yesterday was a good day. I felt good about how it went. I was really hungry when i got home from teaching last night. But refrained from eating as it was after 7 pm. I would like to have my eating done by 6 pm. and not later. Dont really want food to be sitting in my belly so late and b4 bed. Anyhow i have been doing that for awhile. But was glad that i was able to avoid the food last night. Me and hubby sat down and had a couple of hours of nice chatting b4 bed. Was good. food log: fruit smoothie - blueberries, strawberries, flax seed, banana, orange juice 32 oz reverse osmosis water 4 brownie bites (yeah they were good and well i ate a few, my son finished them off though! he thought they were very yum. Recipe is on this site) small slice raw chocolate pie (also very good! mmmmmmm :) me and the kiddos love this. easy to make and delish for satisfying any sweet craving.) green smoothie (same as fruit smoothie above, except no flax seed, added spinach and cranberries) large plate of salad - baby romaine lettuce, tomatoes, carrots, raisins, cucumber with ranch dressing carob banana ice cream 32 oz hot tea (decaf)
exercise: 60 minutes hatha yoga 50 minutes total body toning
December 2, 2009 Wishing watermelon was in season. I am still having digestive issues from the popcorn last week. :( bummer! My husband said i am never ever eating popcorn again. He is right. Ha! i need him to be strong 4 me if i am feeling weak that is for sure. Have been having him massage my tummy, last night had him rub some essential oils on there as well. Drinking lots of water. Just want to get things moving again. Darn it! I am kicking myself now. Those 30 minutes of pleasure for eating the stuff (i am allergic to it) was definitely not worth it. sigh. lesson learned. Hubby will help me out now if i have a weak moment. He normally doesn't interfere with food stuff BUT this has been going on 7 days today. normal for me. Takes awhile for allergens to run out of my system.
exercise:60 minutes yoga60 minutes zumba____
did facial and body brushing - yup :) Pizza recipes taken from "The Idiot's Guide to Raw Foods" December 3, 2009 Down a pound today. i am excited to see the scale starting to go down. Still feeling all bloated and gassy and digestive track is STILL not working right. Geesh, ok it HAS been a week now body. Will you please start working right. Hubby is still massaging my belly and i have been doing lots of yoga poses that help with digestion. I am going to try to drink some more apple/green juice today, maybe that will help. It is going a little bit, but i can tell it is clogged up. Darn POPCORN! ack! Anyhoo. Hopefully the weight will come down and the bloating will go away. I can tell the extra weight is all in my belly :( ugh. That is the worst feeling. food log: green smoothie: banana, blueberries, cranberries, coconut milk, Vitamineral green, baby lettuce leaves, flax seed small banana pineapple, apple, lettuce juice large plate of salad: green leaf lettuce, raisins, pumpkin seeds, carrots, cucumber, tomatoes, ranch chocolate banana ice cream - MMMM! love this! so simple but so delicious! :) 32 oz herbal tea with reverse osmosis water 40 oz filtered water
sigh. still too high on the fat! some day i will get it down there to 15%. i am TRYING! other than that have been happy with my food :) exercise: 60 minutes hatha yoga 50 minutes total body toning 60 minutes fit bar 60 minutes ZUMBA 60 minutes ZUMBA TONING
weight: 149.0 (-1.0) YAY! December 4, 2009 Today is full of work, shopping, cleaning, making food. Then driving up to my friends house tonight for Sabbath. (Shabbat) Tomorrow night we are going to a work party. SO wont be blogging tomorrow, but will send it Sunday morning, If i can remember everything i ate. ha! if not, well sunday. My friend that i am staying with is also doing raw. She is trying to lose a bunch of weight and also get better health. Was trying to encourage her to blog. Will see. She has been trying high raw for around 1 month or so now. Fun to share recipes and stuff. tonight i think i am making a raw lasagna to bring to share and some kind desert. not sure what though. Maybe some fruit salad. I dont know. Maybe something more fun. ha. Since she is new to raw it is more fun 4 her to get to have "gourmet" raw. Honestly i have been doing this for so long that i prefer more simple with some gourmet once in awhile. Need to get some sea crackers going - me and my daughter LOVE those! and also promised the kids more raw pizza so need to get those going on the dehydrator today. Told them we could have more pizza on sunday. The lasagna is REALLY good :) Definitely one of the better ones i have had. My knees are really hurting today. sigh. happens at the end of the week. My knee cap on the right keeps popping off track, went to the chiro this a.m. and he popped it back in. Hopefully will feel better tomorrow :) My digestion seems to be trying to turn back on now. Thank goodness. not working 100% yet. My husband is still doing the belly massages for me. BUT it is good to see everything trying to work again. 1 1/2 weeks of this and bloated and painful stomach cramps was definitely not worth the popcorn that i ate. WONT be doing that again! The things we do to ourselves. We know what we should do but then sometimes our urges tempt us to do that which we shouldn't and then just have to try to remember oh yeah. not going to do THAT again! Hopefully we remember right? Things i am noticing physically : when i am all raw or near all raw - i always feel really energetic and happy. That is how i am feeling again. My moods dont get crazy. like they do if i eat junk. It is nice to just feel laid back and able to giggle and have fun. :) other than that. Dont know. My face looks clear. which is nice. If i eat junk, i also break out with acne - ugh! I am doing the face brushing every day now and using Tonya Zavasta moisturizer. I was using her masque as well BUT am out and haven't had any $ to buy any more. Am hoping to get some more soon! I LOVE that stuff! it works great, it is natural and smells wonderful! if you havent check her out. google beautifulonraw and you will find her. She also has a new shampoo line available which i plan on getting and trying! That is one thing. The longer i have been on this journey, the more sensitive my body gets to crap - ie. chemicals. can't use anything chemical basically. The Physical therapist had put some kind of medicinal anti-inflammatory stuff on my knee and zapped it in there with a battery and well i ended up with a rash breakout all over my neck, chest and back :( also on my knee. it is still there and i haven't seen him for 2 weeks! am going to go and get a ion cleanse today. Hopefully that will get rid of some of the garbage he injected into my body. ugh! i had a feeling that would happen. oh well. it will come out right?? Well have a great Saturday everyone! i hope your journeys are going well and you are finding the happiness in your life that you deserve :) food log: bowl of chocolate banana ice cream shot of wheat grass juice raw lasagna 12 macadamia nuts fruit shake - pineapple, coconut, strawberries, banana handful grapes slice almond cheese (not raw) 2 cups lentil vegetable soup carrot, brocoli and tomatoes with ranch shake: peaches, strawberries, banana, orange juice, vitamineral green, flax seeds, cranberries exercise: 45 minutes fit bar 60 minutes ZUMBA 45 minutes hatha yoga
147.5 (YES!) soooo happy. Would love to see 145 next week. come on body you can release the weight. Lets do this! December 5, 2009 food log: green smoothie 2 bananas with almond butter large plate of salad with raw egg salad little bit of watermelon and pineapple handful of grapes 2 slices almond cheese (not raw) carrots, brocoli, cherry tomatoes with ranch Amys lentil soup exercise: 90 minutes walking December 6, 2009 Yesterday was a little bit tougher while not being at home. Just because i couldn't make myself regular stuff. Today am going to get some pizza crusts and sea crackers on the dehydrator. Didn't get that done on friday. Just ran out of time! At my ion cleanse on friday had a lot of joint stuff, liver, yeast and some gall bladder stuff that dumped out. I was surprised about the yeast and gall bladder. It has been joint, liver, and lymphatic system. But now i have been going about doing the skin brushing pretty much daily so maybe that has helped that. I have been going and doing these, trying to reduce inflammation out of my knees because of the accident but also have the bonus of detoxing other stuff as well. This time though i am trying to get rid of the rash that appeared on my chest, neck and back from whatever that medication the PT was zapping into my knee. I told him after a month of having a rash that his medicine was making me have an allergic reaction and after that he said that he couldn't help me out anymore. weird. Well whatever. I am sorry if zapping me iwth medicine is the only thing that you know how to do to help my knee. So now i am stuck trying to get that stuff out of my body. It did help, the ion cleanse, the rash is a little less now. I can see i will need to go and do at least one or 2 more though to hopefully get it gone! I also had succumbed to putting some chemical shampoo on my hair. The hair stylist totally ruined my hair :( long story. But it was fried basically. A friend of mine also a hair stylist gave me that, i used it a few times. I noticed it was making me feel weird. So i stopped. I got some Burts bees. and am hoping to buy tonya zavastas new line of shampoo. I hope this month! but am sure that i also need to detox that junk out of my system as well. My body is so super sensitive to anything not natural. I dont know why i agreed to that stuff. I guess because i want my knee to feel better and would also like my hair to look nice again. someday!!!! oh yesterday, i actually walked for 2 hours. we walk to synagogue and then back, and then went out for a longer walk. Yes despite the cold. Tried taking the kiddos to the park but was too cold ;) oh, Then the day b4, i had a small piece of vegan gluten free challah and a swig of grape juice. had already sent blog on before i had that. Got a letter from my insurance company last night that said my money for my bodily injury on my policy had been exhausted and to basically have a nice day. lovely. I sent my attorney a note to find out what happens now. my knees are not yet better from the accident but the other girl who CAUSED the accident, her policy doesn't pay a dime until i settle and say i am as good as i am gonna get. Now doesn't that stink. Ok. Well hopefully he will tell me something good. I am hoping. The chiro has been paid from august and yes i have seen him a lot since then. The massage therapist is still owed money. I still need to go back to the orthopedic dr. So now what the heck??? hmmmmmmmm.... He was still talking surgery. BUT i am hopeful for not having that happen. I am getting more of my range of motion back in my knee now. But there is still pain and the knee cap still goes off track and my quadricep is till not full strength since i had 7 months with ZERO range of motion in my right knee. Made it hard to do anything to strengthen it when it just would not move. hmmmm.... Hoping to get to work with this girl that i think can really help me get this finished up. Honestly i want to be better by the END of this year. I am tired of this and want to start out the roman calendar year without this hanging over my head still. Thank you State Farm for adding more stress to my life! ha! Also trying to contemplate maybe a change of career - not because i dont love what i do. I honestly do love waht i do. But i want to be AT HOME with my kids more. I love my kids and they are only going to be around for a short period in the whole spectrum of things. I want to still workout of course but not have to go at a specific time. contemplating - personal training, genealogist, medical transcription, massage..... Or maybe i will just keep on with what i am doing as well. Hard to think about giving it up. But i see time flying by with my kids adn well i dont want to miss out on a moment of it! Such a hard choice to make - definitely one i am goign to chew on for awhile b4 committing to anything finally. Anyhoo, yup that is what is going on in my world today. did a lot of cleaning today. deep cleaned my sons room. lots and lots of laundry! ugh! 7 loads! yeah. that is a lot. Seems like it never gets done! but some of that was bedding. dishes. making some more pizza crusts and also some raw sea crackers. clean the fridge. sound exciting?? Did make it out sledding with the kids for a bit :) that was fun. food log: smoothie - peaches, cranberries, strawberries, bananas, flax seed, Vita-mineral green, orange juice bowl of chocolate banana ice cream - cacao, raisins, small handful of almonds, 1 brazil nut, frozen bananas, and a little water blended - mmmm! hopefully that will keep my chocolate craving at bay for awhile! salad - baby romaine lettuce, olives, avocado, tomatoes, cucumber, brocoli, little bit of almond cheese, carrots with some ranch (some day i will start to try to make some dressing just not yet.) another small bowl of chocolate banana ice cream - cacao, banana, little bit local raw honey another large plate of salad: same as before smoothie - same as before with little bit of apple and mango watermelon raw pizza crust (no topping) fat % still to high. SIGH! ugh. someday i will get it down there. I am trying. really want it to be below 15%.
exercise: 30 minutes intermediate yoga 60 minutes sledding
(the roads were slick out and i didn't want to go out in it. Yes i am a total chicken after the car accident so opted to do a video at home instead. Will have to make up 4 it tomorrow. They have a challenge going on at one of my jobs so need to get in for some extra classes! A diet much closer to the Life Science regimen is the raw food vegetarian diet. People who are "raw fooders" eat a variety of foods, but all are eaten uncooked. Some raw fooders eat uncooked grains, and others include raw milk, raw cheese, and raw cream in their diet. Many times raw fooders will concoct entrees and main dishes that contain 15 to 20 ingredients, all chopped and mixed together. They often overeat on salads and raw vegetables and neglect fruits. They consume salad dressings, raw oils, and various nut butters with their plates of raw vegetables. They rely heavily on avocados, dried fruits, and nuts, sometimes to excess. They are often enamored with raw juice therapy, and drink pints and quarts of fresh-squeezed juices each day. One of the main problems with the raw food diet followed by most people is that its adherents eat far too little fruit and far too many nuts, fats, oils and seeds for their fuel. Raw fooders who do not make fruit the major part of their diet will overeat on nuts, oils, salad dressings, or other concentrated foods. They are on the right track, but may fall short when it comes to food combining or avoiding inappropriate raw foods (such as onions, garlic, raw cheese, raw honey, etc.). Advantages: The raw food diet, when it does not include dairy products or other relatively-indigestible foods, can promote the highest level of health. The diet is supers charged with vitamins, minerals, enzymes, and amino acids—all in an easily-digestible form. By eating foods raw, you avoid totally-inappropriate foods such as meats, junk foods, breads, and so forth. Disadvantages: The raw food diet may still include certain noxious vegetables such as garlic and onions. Honey and raw dairy products may be included. An over-reliance on salads, salad dressings, and nuts is common. Weight loss may occur too rapidly if not enough fruits are included. Compared to the Life Science Diet: The raw food diet comes very close to the Life Science diet. If all herbs, spices, and seasonings are avoided, as well as all animal products, the raw food diet can be said to be 90% similar to the Life Science diet. When raw foods are eaten in proper combinations and according to our fruitarian biological heritage, then this diet closely approximates the Life Science diet of raw fruits, supplemented by vegetables, nuts, and seeds. taken from: http://www.rawfoodexplained.com/the-vegetarian-diet/the-types-of-vegetarian-diets.html December 7, 2009 I think my period is going to be starting sometime soon. I have been craving chocolate like mad and also have a breakout on my face. gaah! Have to love hormones. Plus i feel a little bloated and a little crampy. My hubby massaged my belly for a little bit last night. Made it feel a little better. The whole popcorn scenario has FINALLY passed. Geesh that only took 2 weeks!!!!! Next time i will remember it is NOT worth it! That is for sure. My upcoming challenge is going to be Chanukah. If anyone has any raw recipes for latkes would love to have one :) I love latkes, frankly i love potatoes. BUT i am not supposed to be eating any now. not only because of the raw thing but because they are also one of the night shades which is supposedly and inflaming food. I am trying to avoid nightshades right now. Although i dont always succeed with the salads. The cooked ones seem to flare up my knees though for sure. Anyhow, I will be making and at parties with lots and lots of latkes. Oh geesh! I am going to need some help. something yummy that i could have in replacement. Last year I went ahead and ate them and then after Chanukah, i looked like i had a pregnant belly. I am serious. My husband kept saying that my belly was his little baby belly. :( ugh. I also let myself eat some "sun drops" at that point. a chocolate from the health food store. It was my one vice but not really a very healthy one and definitely not a weight losing one! ha! (i gave up the chocolate though again august of this year) Then i didn't get it slimmed down until i went on a 4 day raw retreat the first week of april. I still have some belly but not like it was then. Not sure what my weight was then as i was not really weighing myself at that point of life. you know. When you dont feel good about yourself. you tend to avoid the scale. You already KNOW by looking at yourself you have weight to lose. food log: smoothie - vitamineral green, flax seed, strawberries, banana, cranberries, orange juice raw pizza crust acidopholus raw spirulina bar slice of almond cheese (not raw) 1 cup amys lentil soup large smoothie - blueberries, strawberries, cranberries, Vitamineral green, orange juice one bite of gluten free, vegan cinnamon roll small salad - baby romaine lettuce, green peppers, tomatoes, little bit of avocado, ranch raw pizza - no basil pesto, topped with black olives chocolate banana ice cream
exercise: 45 minutes fit bar 45 minutes balls, bands and bars 60 minutes ZUMBA
weight: 149 (blah) pretty sure it is just pre-period bloat. I can tell my period IS coming any day and i always retain some water b4 hand. could also be all the nuts and stuff made from nuts i had on Saturday. I dont normally eat that much nuts in one day.
December 8, 2009 Tonight we are having a bday party for my step son. he is 14 now. I know his grandparents are coming. Hoping my parents (his step grandparents) will also come. will see. Matts parents treat my kids no differently then their own grandkids. Wish my parents would also do that. My dad is getting better. But it would be nice if they would come to parties and be at least KIND OF involved ya know. Suppose you can't force that. needs to be a personal choice. As far as food, I am making some raw stuff to compliment the cooked stuff. made my favorite raw chocolate pie, put another couple bananas in the freezer so i can make some banana ice cream, also making salad and having veggies and dip. I am excited. The GF cake is smelling tempting but i wont eat it. Eating is going well. I am still feeling all bloated. like pre-cycle. i can tell it is coming. wish it would just start already! yikes! it is not painful but i know my body and know what normal feels like. i can just tell my belly is bloated. so would just like to get it over with. ha! food log: smoothie - vitamineral green, flax seeds, bananas, cranberries, blueberries, strawberries, and orange juice bite of gluten free vegan cinnamon roll 1/4 cup Amys lentil soup couple of bites of raw choc pie salad: lettuce, olives, tomatoes, cucumbers, brocoli with ranch 2 rock n' sea crackers green smoothie - spinach, banana, cranberries, blueberries, strawberries, OJ raw spirulina bar chocolate banana ice cream slice of raw chocolate pie large salad veggies with ranch 32 oz tea with reverse osmosis water sip of hot cocoa (organic cocoa mix and reverse osmosis water) exercise: 30 minutes intermediate yoga (video tape) - looking forward to getting the Shiva Rea vinyasa yoga DVD i ordered. Woohoo! more personal yoga practice time! I am definitely in need and getting to live classes well at this point in life usually impossible except on some sundays! Eliyahu food log: smoothie (same as mine), GF vegan cinnamon roll, homemade hashbrowns, amys lentil soup, strawberries, small plate of salad (lots of fixings), green smoothie, GF choc chip cake, coconut ice cream, veggies and dip, another salad, fresh apple juice, lots of reverse osmosis water, rock n' sea cracker Chana food log: smoothie (same as mine), GF vegan cinnamon roll, couple of bites of homemade hashbrowns, amys lentil soup, strawberries, small plate of salad (lots of fixings), green smoothie, GF choc chip cake, coconut ice cream (vegan), veggies and dip, another salad, fresh apple juice, lots of reverse osmosis water, rock n' sea cracker not my kids most raw day. but you can see they get a good bulk raw. Try to just do the best i can. I am wishing for an excalibur dehydrator then i can start making them some raw muffins and breads!!! mmmm!!! some day! December 12, 2009 food log: green smoothie - coconut non-dairy kefir, orange juice, lots of spinach, cranberries, strawberries, flax seed raw revolution bar - spirulina and cashew large plate of salad with a raw dressing banana bowl of mixed fruit a few carrots in hummus small amount of coleslaw cucumbers & carrots 2 sufganiyot, gluten free - chanukah food, fried 1 potato latke - chanukah food, fried exercise: 120 minutes walking December 13, 2009 Today i will hardly be home. Think i will just pack some fruit and go. Hopefully that will be good :) Found out friday, my daughter has a UTI. ugh! poor thing! so have her on some herbal stuff that i mix in her water, cranberry juice, lots of water, going to get a cream from Vitamin Cottage for the itching still, and then all the smoothies with cranberries in it, yeah that is for her benefit. Also the kefir. Was told that would help. Am going to start using it to wash her with supposed to help. Wish it wasn't so expensive!!! yikes! food log: green smoothie - coconut non dairy kefir, flax seed, baby romaine lettuc, banana, strawberries, cranberries, orange juice 5 small sufganiyot (yup i did it, ate some more) banana sunflower seeds apple banana chips large plate of salad with raw dressing baby carrots dipped into hummus reverse osmosis water hot herbal tea made with reverse osmosis water small package of chanukah jellies (fruit snack) exercise: 150 minutes walking around zoo to see zoo lights and the mall - leisurely 37 minutes Shiva Rea vinyasa flow yoga ( beautiful - LOVE this DVD cant wait to do more of it!) December 14, 2009 Yesterday was fun we had a fabulous time at the zoo lights! :) and also out window shopping at a HUGE mall! Was a great afternoon and good to spend it with my hubby and kiddos :) I also had 2 oranges as well as what as what i listed yesterday, forgot to put that on there! oops! Today we have some school today adn then i think we are going to build a candy house. The kids will be happy :) They are very psyched. this will be our first time attempting it. Hopefully it will go good. Then tonight we are going to a chanukah party! they are going to have a ventriliquist and music and food. I am sure it will be a fun time :) hey very cool saw on Michelles blog you can vote for the best of 2009, From sad to raw is on there on the favorite raw websites, if it is your favorite go vote! :) http://tr.im/HjGs food log: green smoothie - coconut non dairy kefir, flax seed, orange juice, romaine baby leaves, strawberries, cranberries banana Raw REvolution bar - spirulina and cashew handful of red grapes large salad with guacamole goji berry kombucha tea reverse osmosis water hot herbal tea made from reverse osmosis water 3 cups fresh apple juice (starting liver cleanse.....) large plate of salad with raw dressing banana with 1/2 TBS peanut butter (all that my friend had and i was starving) more salad 1/2 cup apple sauce some sliced veggies - cant remember what - at party pistachio nuts 1 cup orange juice 2 small potato latkes exercise: 45 minutes fit bar 45 minutes balls, bands and bars 60 minutes ZUMBA December 15, 2009 Oh we also made some chanukah houses yesterday. The kids had a fun time with that :) This is the first year we have made them. Anyhoo fun and messy project. ha! Starting to see a couple of people again for personal training. I am excited but still trying to decide what really i need to do. Debating between doing more personal training or getting a course and studying medical transciptionist and doing that from home and hopefully finding a work from home job that i can set my own hours. ideally when the kiddos are SLEEPING! will see where all that leads i suppose. I want to be home with my babies more though. Ideally i would still teach at most 10 classes per week...... I want to stay active in the fitness field and still teach as i WANT to do that still when my kids are more grown but just not as much as i am now. I would still go work out but just want it to be more on my terms and what i want to do and not what my schedule dictates i have to do. Although i love it there are days when i do wish i could stay home. When i have to go away from my kids i really just long to be with them. Another party tonight! woohoo :) We are excited. Seeing friends we have not seen for a couple of months so it wil be a good time. The kids are looking forward to it. As far as raw goes, well i can't promise i wont eat a latke. Overall considering it is the holidays i do feel like i have been really good. I ahven't really overindulged. Have kept them to a minimal and kept the rest of my diet raw. So blogging is helping me with that anyway. I think last year i ate more fried than i am this year. Started the prep for the liver cleanse yesterday. hopefully it will be good and we get some results. My hubby is doing it with me. That is always nice. He is at least open to trying my "crazy" things even though he doesn't always believe they will work. So i hope that he gets a nice release of gall stones from doing this. me too! My poor daughter had/has a UTI. ugh! anyhoo. the tincture seems to be helping. along with the coconut kefir and cranberry juice. Last night no peeing in the bed like she had been because of this. still going to the bathroom a lot b ut it has only been 3 days. i was thrilled about the no peeing during the night thing and also not wet spots on her clothes so she is making it to the bathroom now in time anyway. poor dear. so 3 days - i think that is a good sign that it should clear out soon. NOW my ex has her thursday night to sat night this week ugh! he is so not responsible. i told him he HAS to stay on top of this. she has to have the tincture every 2 hours no slacking and the other stuff she needs as well. will see if he does it or if we end up back at level 0. praying he just does the right thing. maybe it is not irresponsible as much as laziness. I really dont know. Glad it is going away though. She was not too thrilled with me washing her with the kefir but i was told that it would help to clear it up faster and also relieve some of the itching. food log: 1/2 lemon squeezed, 1 TBS olive oil with warm reverse osmosis water 3 cups fresh apple juice green smoothie - coconut non dairy kefir, flax seed, orange juice, cranberries, blueberries, peaches, romaine lettuce large slice raw chocolate pie reverse osmosis water juice plus gummies (vitamin) Raw Revolution bar - spirulina and cashew large bowl of salad - raw veggies and guac to top off large plate of salad - lots of raw veggies and guacamole to top off few slices of banana 3 sweet potato latkes small bowl of veggie soup 1/2 cup fresh orange juice 1 cup fruit juice 100% not sure what kind exercise: 50 minutes total body toning Chana food log: 1/2 cup cranberry juice with herbal tincture for UTI, green smoothie (same as mine), piece of raw chocolate pie, juice plus gummies, 1/2 cup cranberry juice + herbal UTI tincture, lots of reverse osmosis water, plate of salad (romaine lettuce, red peppers, almond cheese, guacamole, carrots & hummus), salad, bowl of veggie soup with rice noodles, banana slices, sweet potato latkes, gluten free bar, marshmallows with chocolate (yes it was a party thing. they had a fondue thing set up), fresh orange juice, Raw Revolution bar Eliyahu food log: green smoothie, raw chocolate pie, juice plus gummies, plate of salad (romaine lettuce, red peppers, almond cheese, guacamole, carrots & hummus), lots of reverse osmosis water, salad, bowl of veggie soup with rice noodles, banana slices, sweet potato latkes, gluten free bar, marshmallows with chocolate (yes it was a party thing. they had a fondue thing set up), fresh orange juice, Raw Revolution bar December 16, 2009 Had to start getting a tooth fixed yesterday. It is throbbing. Had a broken tooth and had to have a core build up and still have to get a crown. However those are really expensive! so hopefully in the next month or 2 can go and get that done. Even with insurance is $400! ouch! yes i am picky and want porcelain. it is $100 more and then i dont have toxic junk in my mouth. Hopefully the ache goes away soon. The numbing stuff basically numbed the whole SIDE of my face and my chin! serious! I hate that they use so much stuff and then it took 9 hours to run out of my system. Anyhoo taking some tumeric maybe that will help with some of the inflammation of the gums and all that. Anyhoo. The party last night was fun. Saw friends we have not seen for awhile. Kids had a good time. Always good to reconnect with old friends. Here are a few pics from the party on monday night :) I am excited that my friday class is going to monday. YAY! that means i will have more time to get ready for Shabbat now and if i get done early i can go and TAKE some classes or something instead. Right now i never get home until almost noon and then i have 4 hours to get ready. and yes i am usually stressed. Summer is good. But right now during winter. Very hard to work that late and still be ready. Anyhoo that starts next month. I think i will try to fit in a yoga class or cycling class in the a.m. or something will have to check out the schedules and see what i can do. But still even if i could be home at 9 or 9:30 that would be a massive improvement over noon! YAY! however i dont know what they are going to do with the rest of my schedule at one club and i am kind of nervous about that. hopefully it all works out. I need to keep teaching the same number of classes i am or start to go look for more work. Ahhh the life of a fitness instructor. Ever changing. Have to know how to go with the flow and really push teh pedal to the medal when things take a turn. food log: 1/2 lemon squeezed with 1 TBS olive oil + some warm water 3 cups fresh apple juice juice plus gummies large bowl of chocolate banana ice cream fruit smoothie - banana, orange juice, flax seed, coconut non dairy kefir, blueberries, peaches, cranberries plate of salad with guacamole on top 1 cup fresh orange juice/grapefruit juice combo piece of gluten free/vegan lasagna reverse osmosis water herbal tea made with reverse osmosis water exercise: 60 minutes yoga 60 minutes ZUMBA body and facial brushing - DONE! yay December 17, 2009 Here are a few pics from our week of Chanukah: Here we are back to thursday. took my early morning class off today. too many late nights this week. Needed to get some rest some TIME! eek! Was soooo tired last night. and smelly yes the fried foods are making my sweat stinky when i teach. blah! it is definitely not that bad usually. 2 more nights of Chanukah but the kiddos are with their dad. :( That is one thing i really dislike about being divorced having to SHARE! I enjoyed being around my kids all the time and really dislike that i have to miss parts of holidays with them. ahhh well! BUT that being said there are other things i really do enjoy. Like the fact that this holiday really means even more to me now, having the freedom to be able to practice my faith as i need/want to. My ex there were so many things i could not do while married to him. Anyhoo ready to get back to the grind now! so watch out body here we come. :) only raw foods or beans again. Going to finish up the liver cleanse sometime this weekend. not sure when yet. Guess we will see! Excited about that. Excited to see how it works. oh also decided i am going to TRY to do cardio 2 times a day if i am not already. Will see if i can fit it in. obviously not on Shabbat, but the rest of the week. Maybe that will help with the weight loss. I want to see my goal. Anyhoo will do what i can ;) Have it out there in my thoughts as something i WANT to do anyway! food log: 1/2 lemon squeezed + 1 TBS extra virgin olive oil + warm water 3 cups fresh apple juice fruit smoothie - coconut non dairy kefir, flax seed, orange juice, blueberries, cranberries, peaches 10 m&m's large salad with guac on top shot of wheatgrass juice fruit smoothie - pineapple, banana, strawberries, coconut -mmmm :) reverse osmosis water exercise: 50 minutes total body toning 60 minutes fit bar 120 minutes zumba TONING December 18, 2009 My back is spasming super bad today. oy. It really really hurts. and my knees are hurting. Not sure why this week has been so tough. But am thankful for a short week next week. Plan on taking some classes on thursday or doing something but wont have to push full speed if i dont feel up to it. Or may do just yoga. I dont know. Will see. I am sooooo very tired. Not sure what is going on. Maybe it is detox? Maybe i need a day to just sleep? dont know. I am just having a brain fog today for some reason and ma not feeling very with it. Teaching was tough. Hard to teach when everything hurts and you are exhausted. Still trying to decide what day to do the finale of the liver cleanse. I am thinking probably sunday. Hopefully after that some energy will come! fingers crossed. Anyhoo, I needed a treat and a mental lift today so went out to the raw restaurant here in town. Delicious! I love their food. ordered a raw cheeseburger with onion rings. mmmmm!!! so delish. still tired, but so very yummy. I wanted to get one of the raw deserts but only had enough $ for the main meal. It was a toss up between the burger and the hummus wrap. both sounded fab. oh yesterday i was starving after i got home from teaching all the classes and i ate 2 servings lentil vegetable soup, very large spinach salad with guacamole on top, banana ice cream and some hot tea. finally got full after that. i was super duper hungry! the spinach has really been hitting the spot lately. must be something in there that i am needing. I am too tired to write really anything exciting today. SOOOO I will close with this. Here is a pic of me from a little ealier this month at my stepson bdays party. food log: 1/2 lemon + 1 TBS olive + warm water (going to do the liver cleanse finale some time this weekend!) 3 cups fresh apple juice reverse osmosis water herbal tea made from reverse osmosis water raw cheese burger with flax "bread" with raw ketchup and mustard, + lettuce, tomatoes and onions raw spicy "onion rings" large bowl of choc banana ice cream large salad + guac green smoothie 1 gluten free cookie 7 m & m's slice of gluten free challah exercise: 45 minutes fit bar (total body conditioning class) 60 minutes ZUMBA toning weight: will start weighing myself again on monday next week. i just dont want to know this week. Since well it has been chanukah. ahhhh! will see what monday brings. December 19, 2009 food log: green smoothie lemon juice + olive oil + warm water bowl of chocolate banana ice cream reverse osmosis water exercise: none. December 20, 2009 Things worked themselves out and today ended up being much happier. I am glad. Couldn't stand having many days like yesterday. that is 4 sure. I am very proud of my husband for doing this cleanse with me. He has been a trooper. Today is the finale of it. Will see what tomorrow brings! hopefully lots of stones passing through my body. (and my husbands). we were supposed to stop eating at 2 pm. Hence the reason for not much food today. I was also going to go to a spin class this afternoon at 3 pm BUT i realized i am not supposed to have water after 2 pm SO didn't go as i couldn't survive spin class with no water and i dont think it would be good for me anyway. Maybe tomorrow i can go to a spin class. Will have to see. I do want to GO to a class tomorrow and this week. Go fill up my energy tank. To be able to give more back again. food log: 2 gluten free pancakes with raw maple syrup flavored agave nectar green smoothie 1 gluten free cookie some veggies - carrots, broccoli herbal tea with reverse osmosis water 3/4 cup orange/grapefruit juice with 1 TBS epsom salts 3/4 cup orange/grapefruit juice with 1 TBS epsom salts reverse osmosis water 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil, 3/4 cup grapefruit juice, 20 drop black walnut tincture exercise: 63 minutes Shiva rea vinyasa yoga 60 minutes gentle walking a little zumba and some toning at personal training session this a.m. December 21, 2009 So i will start to weigh myself again as of tomorrow. I really dont want to get on the scale after drinking that much olive oil. ugh! Am going to try to do more cardio and more yoga. The question will be if i can do it. ha! I am determined to get some weight off though. I know go all raw! 100% raw and it drops pretty quickly. I should. And will these short weeks for sure. I have a hard time keeping 100% raw and working as much as i do. But my goal is to be 100% raw for these 2 weeks and start the new year that way. Will plan some yummy food so hopefully that will help me :) Will just make it for everybody. There is definitely a difference between high raw and all raw. Although i initially lost 35 pounds by being high raw 9 years ago or however long ago it was now. time has kind of all blurred together it was before my first marriage so 2000. The year before that. That was after being stuck with all that extra weight for years and exercising my butt off and not being able to get it off. I was amazed with the diet changes that it came off so easily. loved it!!!!! Not sure why now it has to be such a struggle. ha! will go back to journaling my food in fitday as well. I didn't over the holidays. well because i was not eating as good as i usually do and i knew it. I didn't need fitday to tell me that! ;) foods fried in oil = high fat. yup. Friday my muscles totally crashed. All those toning classes, i normally do 2 cardio and 4 toning classes between thursday and friday. But last week i did 6 toning/strength classes and i totally bonked my muscles. oy! i was a hurting unit. I came home and could literally hardly move. So just crashed out on the couch and watched a movie for awhile until i could get up to start making some food. And i couldn't hardly think either. i think my brain had shut off! ha! My thoughts were definitely confused up. ugh. I wont do that again that is for sure. Short week of work this week! I am EXCITED!!!! YAY! Am going to take some classes though this week. Maybe weds/thursday. Friday everything will be closed. Hoping to convince my hubby to go out on a walk with me but we will see. I know we are going to his parents for lunch. He will probably make his chicken enchiladas. He can't make them here at the house. well because he couldn't make them and have them be kosher. mixing meat and dairy. I always just pack my own food when we go over to their house. It works. I want to make something yummy this year. Will see what. I made a coconut chocolate cake that was raw that my MIL really enjoyed. And i did too but i may try something i haven't made yet. To be creative. I dont know. Have to look at my recipes when i get back from teaching this morning and put together my shopping list!!!! :) just found out about a raw desert book that is supposed to be FAB! oh i really want this book!!!! Have heard only good things about it. If you haven't gotten it might want to check it out. shopping list: cranberry juice, apples, dates, agave nectar, almonds, lettuce, veggies for salad, olives, cocoa powder, pecans, raisins, agar flakes, flax seeds, olive oil, cashews, chai tea, reverse osmosis water, coconut oil, clery, mustard greens, nori sheets, raw revolution bars, amys pizza, cranberries, jicama, 1 1/2 cups portobello mushrooms, 1 1/2 cups cremini mushrooms, red cabbage, parsnips, red peppers, scallions, cucumber, yellow zuchinni, horseradish, bananas food log: 1/2 cup grapefruit juice + 1 TBS epsom salts green smoothie - spinach, flax seed, orange juice, banana, strawberries, blueberries, cranberries juice plus gummies large salad - baby romaine lettuce topped with a little guacamole 1 serving Amys lentil soup reverse osmosis water herbal tea made with reverse osmosis water Raw Revolution spirulina and cashew bar gluten free vegan blueberry muffin - no i was not home much today so ate to much stuff "on the go"
exercise: 45 minutes fit bar 45 minutes balls, bands and bars 60 minutes ZUMBA 55 minutes ZUMBA (as a student)
weight: starting again tomorrow Eliyahu food log: green smoothie, juice plus gummies, odwalla bar, 2 1/2 veggie hot dogs, large plate of salad with guacamole, veggie chips, Chana food log: green smoothie, juice plus gummies,odwalla bar, 2 1/2 veggie hot dogs, large plate of salad with guacamole, veggie chips, December 22, 2009 Today my car the battery didn't want to stay on and then on my way home from class well.... it wasn't pretty the temp gauge jumped up to AS HOT as possible. Thankfully i was only 1 mile from home. But i got home and it started smoking massively from underneath the hood. ugh! i so need a new car but sadly we can not afford one! this one is conking out little bit by little bit. food log: green smoothie - spinach, orange juice, coconut non dairy kefir, flax seed, cranberries, blueberries, strawberries raw revolution bar - spirulina and cashew chocolate banana ice cream large salad - romaine lettuce, tomatoes, sprouts and 1 TBS ranch TBS raw honey herbal tea with reverse osmosis water raw sushi (recipe on this site!! in recipes section) taste of raw gingerbread cookies - mmmm! will post recipe really could stand to be doubled or tripled as this only makes like 9 balls (cookies) fresh apple/pineapple juice - YUMMY! love it! and it is good for my joints and the inflammation just not so good for the pocket book as pineapples are running $4 for a pineapple right now! YIKES! exercise: 60 minutes hatha yoga 50 minutes total body conditioning 60 minutes ZUMBA (as student) 40 minutes bike riding weight: 150.0 - blah! eliyahu food journal: green smoothie, juice plus gummies, vit d3 supplement, large salad with ranch, several cups of fresh pineapple/oj, raw vegan sushi rolls, raw gingerbread cookies, raw revolution bar, green smoothie(same as b4 look at mine), reverse osmosis water chanah food journal: green smoothie, juice plus gummies, vit d3 supplement, large salad with ranch, several cups of fresh oj, raw vegan sushi rolls, raw gingerbread cookies, raw revolution bar, green smoothie (same as b4), cranberry juice with UTI tincture in it, reverse osmosis water both kids seems like they are fighting a cold. so off to bed they will go early tonight! also pumping them up with lots of fresh oj and d3. i will have to get some sambucol when my car is up and running again! this happens every year after Chanukah and they get lots of fried food and sugar. both kids crash and get sick. the rest of the year the year they are pretty healthy over all..... December 23, 2009
Tonight i think we are going on a date. Which will be nice :) then i am going to do some scrapbooking. Always fun :) A hobby i truly enjoy! aside from physical activities :) Have a happy day all! I hope some of the other bloggers return soon! I would enjoy to read some of their adventures in addition to my own :) oh will be making some other raw deserts and foods this week. will take some pics if the stuff comes out good. never know. will see! usually the deserts are always yummy! definitely need to make some more rock n' sea crackers too :) me and my daughter love those! the sea weed is really good for your thyroid too. so hopefully TODAY! yummy! food log: green smoothie - spinach, coconut non dairy kefir, flax seeds, orange juice, blueberries, strawberries, cranberries bite of white chocolate cream cheese cake salad with raw hummus 1 raw falafel - SO YUMMY! raw revolution - spirulina and cashew taste of raw pancake mixture fresh pineapple/apple juice - MMMMMM!!!!!!! love it!! :) slice of white chocolate cheesecake! mmmm! veggie burger green smoothie - same as before
plus whatever the cheesecake was.... willl have to figure that out tomorrow! exercise: 60 minutes yoga 60 minutes ZUMBA
weight: 148.5 (YES! down 1 1/2 pounds! now that IS better! hope tomorrow the scale is nice to me again! I was really cautious with what i ate yesterday and tried to keep the calories to around 1500. will shoot for that today again! woohoo!) Eliyahu food journal: green smoothie, oranges, smoothie - wild berries, brazil nuts, agave nectar, raw falafel, taste of raw hummus, beets, raw revolution bar, fresh orange/pineapple juice, lentil soup, white chocolate cream cheese cake, veggie burger (not raw), salad, green smoothie, reverse osmosis water Chana food journal: green smoothie, oranges, smoothie - wild berries, brazil nuts, agave nectar, raw falafel, taste of raw hummus, beets, raw revolution bar, fresh orange/pineapple juice, lentil soup, white chocolate cream cheese cake, veggie burger (not raw), salad, green smoothie, cranberry juice, reverse osmosis water December 24, 2009 Here is a pic of my white chocolate pie from yesterday:
food log: fruit smoothie - mangos, strawberries, cranberries, kefir, orange juice, flax seed vegan spring roll 2 raw revolution bars - spirulina and cashew green smoothie - same as b4 + LOTS of spinach! mmmmm! serving of lentil soup exercise: 105 minutes vinyasa yoga December 27, 2009 food log: fruit smoothie - cranberries, strawberries, blueberries, pineapple, oj, non dairy kefir, flax seeds 3 sea crackers raw revolution - spirulina and cashew reverse osmosis water herbal tea with reverse osmosis water large plate of salad with guacamole on top of it fresh pineapple/apple juice slice of almond cheese exercise: 55 minutes cycling 30 minutes core exercise class December 28, 2009 food log: green smoothie - spinach, coconut non dairy kefir, flax seeds, orange juice, cranberries, blueberries, strawberries, pineapple large salad with guac on top 1 serving rice cakes green smoothie - same as before rock n sea cracker fresh pineapple/apple juice! mmmm!! love it! and the pineapple is good to help take the swelling out of my knees :) small amount maybe 1/3 to 1/2 cup cooked veggies reverse osmosis water herbal tea with reverse osmosis water exercise: 45 minutes fit bar 45 minutes balls, bands and bars 120 minutes ZUMBA December 29, 2009 http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2009/12/29/The-7-Foods-Experts-Wont-Eat.aspx Had a good day yesterday. way to busy though. to much gone from home time. i subbed a class in a neighboring town so lots of extra drive time. plus i took my daughter to get her pic done professionally. haven't had a 4 year old picture done yet and she is 4 1/2! eek! Today is going to be busy too. Although i hope to make it to the library with the kids and the park to play. Think hubby is going to take me out on a date later tonight. that will be fun :) Maybe we will go out to the raw restaurant. that would be a treat. i would love to have some falafel and hummus on a wrap...... mmmmmm..... will see though. i know he wants to go to a movie or something. not even sure what is out there. Need to also go grocery shopping today. our kitchen is looking kidn of bare again. It amazes me how quickly we seem to roll through food! Will try to take pics on the "new year" day that way i know what i am starting at. would like to hit my goal weight by summer. spring would be nice though. would like to look and feel good about myself this summer and before the upcoming jewish new year. I know i can do it. Just need to stick with it and stay committed. will start running with my fitday logs again starting friday. food log: green smoothie- non dairy coconut kefir, flax seeds, oj, strawberries, blueberries, cranberries, pineapple, bananas, lots of spinach 2 raw revolution bars - spirulina and cashew kombucha reverse osmosis water banana green smoothie - same as before 2 collard green wraps with raw falafels and raw hummus + veggies large plate of salad with olive oil slice of raw coconut cream pie with raw chocolate sauce - delicious! veggie sandwich - lots of lettuce, some avocado, tomatoes on a slice of gluten free vegan bread 2 rice cakes exercise: 60 minutes vinyasa yoga 50 minutes total body toning shopping list: cranberry juice, grape juice, apples, trail mix, lettuce, spinach, tomatoes, olives, salad stuff - cucumbers, etc., sprout seeds, 1/2 head cabbage, honey, bananas, cashews, mint extract, dates, dark agave nectar, extra virgin coconut oil, agar flakes, pineapple, bell peppers, guacamole, oranges, fruit whatever is on special, raisins December 30, 2009 So the roman calendar new year is coming up, for me i already made ideas for changes i wanted to see happen at Rosh HaShanah. Most had to do with my hubby and my character. not so much with weight loss or stuff like that. I am proud though of my hubby and the things he is proposing to do for 2010. I hope i can be a full support to him and help him with all his goals. I am excited for him and it makes me excited to get back on it. Really i have been doing good but if i want to drop some pounds i have to stay all raw whether i am working out or not. BUt i am always working out as it is my job. ha! So guess i should get back on the all raw bandwagon. Last night hubby did take me out for dinner. It was so fabulous. the collard wraps with raw hummus and raw falafels. oh my gosh! so delicious! i forgot to put on my log for yesterday that i also had some dandelion root tea. or i think i did anyway, it isn't up yet. I was a little scared to try it. But the menu said it tasted nutty or chocolatey. it really was GOOD! wish that was something you could buy in the store. I know there is lots of benefits to eating dandelion. I love the leaves and that is actually one of my favorite juices. You just can't get them right now. So come spring i will hopefully once again be dining on pineapple/dandelion green juice! mmmmm! the thought of it makes me salivate. :) Making some raw chocolates today and a raw chocolate pecan pie. The pie is for tomorrow night when we go to my inlaws. the chocolates well those are just for around here at home :) hoping they come out yummy! will post up some links if they do! and pics :) Also on jan 1 when i am taking pics of my hubby for the start of his journey, i will have him take some pics of me. Some better pics. like from the side and full length and all that. I have been neglectful in doing that thus far. And i guess well i have just been busy. So look for those at the start of january. Then i can really start documenting my progress. Also need to get a tape measure. So i can take his measurements and mine! That really can be motivating because you sometimes lose inches where as you dont lose pounds when you are reshaping. So that is a must as well. And yes i will post them. That way i dont have to hang onto a piece of paper, i will just put it out there for anyone who might be reading to see. Tomorrow is going to be busy, going to start the day working out. Then going up to a friends house. back home and maybe some sledding or a movie or both. HAven't decided yet. Then off to my inlaws! phew wont hardly be home at all. food log: green smoothie - lots of spinach, oj, flax seed, strawberries, blueberries piece of raw chocolate - MMMM! this IS good! :) another green smoothie - same as before, plus coconut non dairy kefir & cranberries LARGE plate of salad with guacamole for dressing 1/2 slice gluten free bread kombucha tea herbal tea with reverse osmosis water reverse osmosis water pistachio nuts small handful of raisins spoonful of raw honey exercise: 60 minutes ZUMBA 60 minutes yogastretch 90 minutes roller skating weight: 150.0 - ok i am back up at that. gaah! could be i just ate a lot yesterday! we were out and about yesterday and by the time i got home at 4 pm i was starving! so consumed a lot all at once. oh well. Tomorrow maybe will be better and then it is whatever it is come the new month. December 31, 2009 Last day of the month. can't believe it. Well survived all the holidays. time to get serious again about diet and exercise. At least i stayed within 2 pounds of where i started. I am getting that crampy nauseous type of feeling, but that probably means my cycle is like a week away. (maybe i need to go and buy a kombucha on my way out that always helps with stomach issues and calming them down) i am so tired today. really i would just like to stay home and watch movies with the kids and well do NOTHING! Instead i have a full day planned of activities and tomorrow too....... I dont know what i was thinking. I guess i was thinking i wanted to make the most of my days off. I didn't have to work today. The gyms are closed today and tomorrow that i teach at. But now that it is here i dont want to. oh well. Our friends are expecting us. I am sure the kids will have a blast. Think we are going to do some sledding and then not sure what else. Then we are coming back home picking up my daughters friends and heading over to see a movie at the theatre! This is a treat for them as they only get to go once every 1/2 year or so. It is a surprise so that will be fun :) Tonight we are going to my in-laws house! I have salad made, some veggies and dip (which my daughter already wanted to get into. she loves veggies!), raw chocolate pecan pie (so excited to try!) and a veggie gluten free pizza for teh kids. no not raw. but they will get plenty of the raw stuff too. Everyone else is going to be feasting on treats and stuff. We do the best we can around the holidays. Tomorrow i will go back to being serious with their diet as well. Every year after Chanukah they get runny noses and they are still fighting with that! Have been giving them the d3 and sambucol. That usually helps clear it out but it is not helping this time. I can only think that their dad is continuing to feed them sugar where as i have cut it out except for the raw treats which i have been making. I always let them have those. Overall though i am happy with their diet, they get lots of salads, fruit and green smoothies. nuts in raw treats. I think it is pretty balanced. When i hear about kids not getting enough servings of fruit and veggies i wonder exactly well what ARE they eating? but then i dont have to look far. My step sons probably dont get their quota of fruits and veggies. I make salads and stuff while they are here. Give them a fruit with their breakfast. But they really are not into that whole scene. They would rather have soda pop, hamburgers, pasta, macaroni, pizza, chips, candy. That is more their thing. But that is what their mom feeds them so???? guess that is the eating habits that they are learning. I guess i have a hard time understanding why anyone would think that was a healthy diet, but perhaps they dont care? And just want what they want. I dont know. food log: fruit smoothie - flax seed, coconut non dairy kefir, oj, cranberries, strawberries, blueberries piece of raw chocolate - this stuff is SOOOO good! 2 seaweed wraps with guacamole, sprouts, and hummus plate of veggies (red peppers, broccoli and carrots) with guacamole fruit shake - orange juice, banana, flax seed, coconut milk handful of popcorn reverse osmosis water herbal tea with reverse osmosis water lots of veggies with guacamole (again) 3 seaweed (nori) wraps with guacamole, sprouts, tomatoes, lettuce, hummus - this is so good! definitely will be making these more often! couple of slices of chocolate pecan pie (raw!) - SOOOOO good! around 1/4 cup of sparkling apple grape cider exercise: |
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