September 1, 2009

Hi! It's the 1st of September already, and I am still eating mostly raw. I am shooting for 95% raw, but there have been a couple of days that I ran out of raw food. Instead of going to the store, I just ate what we had in the house. Days like that make me feel icky. I have noticed that when I eat raw, I feel more alive and fresh. It's a good feeling! I guess my rawality is showing me that, so far, even with the best intentions, I am not getting this raw thing down perfectly yet.

I have noticed that my clothes are fitting looser. Yeah!! I had already lost 32 lbs eating raw before, but I gained about 10 of that back when I went on a month long hiatus. My miserable feelings during that month proved to me that I didn't want to return to eating junk food and meat. This is coming from a girl who's previous favorite food was a ribeye! So, that's what spurred me to do a year raw and document my ups and downs. We are only 15 days in, and I have already had a few downs... oops... lol. Hey, I have had some ups too! I think that I have lost 4 more pounds. So, I am down 26 lbs... Can't complain when the numbers are getting lower!! ;-)

It's funny, because I am absolutely not trying to re-invent the wheel or anything. So, that being said, if I tell you something that I am doing is so cool and cutting edge, well, it's probably been done for centuries, and it's just me that's being re-invented. So, bear with me while I tell you about the yummy smoothies that I have been drinking lately!

My favorite smoothie of the week: Coconut water, strawberries, 1 banana, Amazing Grass's Fruity Greens (they may have another name, I just call them fruity greens), and maybe a couple of pieces of ice. Ahhh, refreshing! Sometimes, instead of the fruity greens, I'll add a packet of Acai EmergenC. Someone gave us a box of this EmergenC because it didn't taste very good. Thanks... Well, I have found that if you smell it, it smells like dirty feet. Ick! On the other hand, if you blend it with a smoothie and put a top on it, it actually tastes great!! Scary, huh?

Well, I am off to work, but I will try to update more often. I am sure something crazy is happening in my rawality! Have a great day, and eating something raw today!