I’m still here, and haven’t fallen off the band wagon, yet! There wasn’t much to report for days 9 and 10. Still continued to have energy, no issues whatsoever. My desire towards a raw food lifestyle continuing to increase. Then came day 11. The morning started out fine with yet another delicious smoothie. I had leftover raw chili for lunch and another smoothie mid-day. I had 6 massages to give and by the afternoon felt I needed some more fat and protein. I forgot to bring any kind of snack mix, nuts, and my coconut butter too. I felt lost without those. The cravings began! In particular for something sweet. Typically with sugar cravings it is usually a nutrient deficiency.
The 5 most common causes for sugar cravings:
1. Dehydration
2. Protein imbalance
3. Complex carbohydrate imbalance
4. Exhaustion
5. Lack of (more…)

It’s Day 8 of my Raw Food Challenge and just wanted to give you a quick update. Today was the first of many raw meals to come, ones that I can actually chew! I feel very satiated just from chewing alone. I’m still drinking my smoothies for breakfast and lunch, but because this is the rebuilding phase, I’m also allowing myself to have more raw crunch than just at dinner time. Today I had a yummy green smoothie for breakfast and added some superfoods to give an extra boost of nutrients and energy. I think this was the first time I wasn’t hungry two hours later. For lunch I had leftover Gazpacho soup from last night’s dinner. PLUS a small salad with pea shoots, spring mix, dulse, sunflower seeds and diced tomatoes. I sprinkled some olive oil, lemon juice, sea salt and pepper. It was sooo delicious. I have quite the appetite and can usually eat more than my husband. I couldn’t believe after a very small salad and bowl of soup how full I was. I had another raw salad for dinner with a yummy pesto sauce. Life is good now. Though the temptation is still their for cooked foods, every day of this challenge I have a little more belief and desire for raw foods. I have lots of energy, a clear mind and feel very productive today! 6 more days to go…

I woke up a new person this morning! I’m excited to say I’m back to feeling like myself. I was hungry when I woke up, but not grumpy or irritable like I’d been the last two days. I made a delicious smoothie that filled me up nicely and gave me a huge boost of energy. I also added some superfoods to give me some more nourishment. I added Blue-Green Algae, Revitaphi and a little hemp protein powder. I had tons of energy afterward and even did my regular exercise. I felt calm and connected. My husband was cooking his delicious homemade spaghetti all day which was mouth watering just with the smell alone. (Oh yeah, he gave in after dinner on Day 4. I can’t blame him, he did lose 15lbs!) But I held strong and truly enjoyed my blended raw soup for dinner. I know that a lot of what I was going through yesterday was detox, physically and emotionally. This is extremely challenging, and I’m learning so much about myself and my inner strength. Though I still won’t commit to 100% Raw, I will certainly be incorporating a lot more meals into my diet. One more full day of blended foods and then I get a full raw meal on Tuesday, Yeah!!!

This is going to be as quick as possible as I’m just wiped from this challenge and need rest!
Day 3 went fairly well. I loved both the am/lunch smoothie and my favorite soup by far (cukes, avocados, mint, etc!) I was still a little hungry through out the day and nibbled on raw almonds, gojis, and sunflower seeds. My warm cup of water with a little raw honey in the afternoon was nice. I was a little irritable in general, but I think a lot of that was due to my 2 year old being fussy all day from new teeth coming in and a cold. Needless to say didn’t have much time to post last night. Overall no aches/pains, or issues with energy.
Today, Day 4, is a WHOLE new story!! (more…)