Getting Raw~ The Journal

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Wed, 19 Sep 2012 22:44:46 -0700

Woohoo!

Fri, 20 Jul 2012 00:51:34 -0700

Woohoo!

Good to know.

Fri, 20 Jul 2012 00:50:28 -0700

Good to know.

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Thu, 19 Jul 2012 12:58:57 -0700

My little pal. Was curious about this necklace on my wall. So I...

Thu, 12 Jul 2012 22:27:19 -0700

My little pal. Was curious about this necklace on my wall. So I let her wear it. She seems to like it.

A new approach

Thu, 12 Jul 2012 05:44:08 -0700

I’ve been reading a lot lately about detoxing and the overlooked art of transitioning to a more alkaline diet. Sure fruit is cleansing and I think a great natural food for the body, but if you are fairly unhealthy and dare I say toxic, a high raw and fruit diet may be too much too fast as far as cleansing. I think this has been my challenge.

Like many people, I get it and want to get on board as quick as possible but then I feel badly and fall back into old habits or succumb to cravings. Candida is a real thing and can make a quick change nearly impossible to maintain. Or just make you (me) miserable.

So after much study, I am considering giving up fruit and the focus on 100% raw for a bit in an attempt to alkalize more, and transition. I am going to focus on the addition of more greens, the elimination of all processed food, including gluten and dairy and eliminate all animal foods.

I will miss the fruit, I know but hopefully I can kick the candida and the resulting cravings, not to mention the bloat and difficulty losing weight. I have much to heal in the way of digestion. I feel if I can streamline that up front, I will feel much better and when that is accomplished I can have my fruit back.

The people that I know who have made a raw diet their everyday lifestyle and lost enormous amounts of weight (100+) transitioned gradually and it was an easy process. They did not struggle. It happened organically. They only set out to add in more greens. Their taste buds changed on their own and guided them to a higher raw diet.

I think alkalyzing, healing candida, and detoxing slowly had a lot to do with their success in reclaiming health.

It’s very basic and not terribly sexy as far as recipes but I’m going to give it a try.

Found a great new Italian restaurant in town that makes this...

Thu, 12 Jul 2012 05:27:22 -0700

Found a great new Italian restaurant in town that makes this awesome arugula salad! Fresh strawberries and mango, a sprinkling of sliced almonds in a citrus vinaigrette! I finally feel like I can eat fresh and raw outside the home and enjoy it! (not too many places around here serve good salads.) very excited!

The Great Eliminator juice.

Sun, 08 Jul 2012 23:50:41 -0700

The makings

of a great juice

The Great Eliminator juice.

Dinner. What? Fresh Nuts, dates, cacao, fresh fruit. Raw...

Sat, 07 Jul 2012 19:35:59 -0700

Dinner. What? Fresh Nuts, dates, cacao, fresh fruit. Raw vegan-Delicious!!

The word for the day is hydrate! No juicer required- just blend...

Sat, 07 Jul 2012 17:50:00 -0700

The makings

Finished!

The word for the day is hydrate!

No juicer required- just blend and strain.

You know when people say, “Don’t do anything drastic?” Screw’ em! Do It!

Sat, 07 Jul 2012 17:47:36 -0700

You know when people say,

“Don’t do anything drastic?”

Screw’ em! Do It!

Revisiting one of my first raw books and it’s still a...

Fri, 06 Jul 2012 23:00:53 -0700

Revisiting one of my first raw books and it’s still a favorite. Time to get back to basics.

Dinner was not only tasty but patriotic as well.

Wed, 04 Jul 2012 18:46:35 -0700

Dinner was not only tasty but patriotic as well.

This is a perfect day to declare your Independence from...

Wed, 04 Jul 2012 16:58:27 -0700

This is a perfect day to declare your Independence from something! What will it be for you?

Happy 4th of July Everyone!

Recipe for this brownie fruit tart (raw vegan of course) coming to GettingRAW blog

My friend, Mike made this based on a photo I found. He is a...

Wed, 04 Jul 2012 15:39:00 -0700

My friend, Mike made this based on a photo I found. He is a stranger to the kitchen so I’m so proud of him for thinking to try this. Good job Mike!!

Love the colors here. So vibrant!

Wed, 04 Jul 2012 05:02:27 -0700

Love the colors here. So vibrant!

Rebounding with diet

Wed, 04 Jul 2012 05:01:01 -0700

Since Cleanse America ended, I have had some nights out eating the wrong food. If there was any question where my fatigue comes from it’s definitely reinforced now. I have been very tired again during the day and not sleeping at night. example it’s 4:53 am now and although I’m exhausted, I can not sleep. This has been 2 nights in a row now. While on the cleanse this crazy behavior had ended and I was sleeping well and going to bed early. Obviously something in the cooked food is making me tired and yet restless and messing with my cortisol and adrenal levels. I can definitely feel it after eating non raw food.

I haven’t been completely awol but a little of the wrong food seems to go a long way with me.

Tomorrow (today- July 4th) I have a nice (mostly raw) food day planned and then I plan to resume a cleanse and detox lifestyle after that. I really need this. To feel better again.

Morning Smoothie- mango, oj, spinach, strawberries, chia seeds.

Wed, 04 Jul 2012 04:49:45 -0700

Morning Smoothie- mango, oj, spinach, strawberries, chia seeds.

Hard to believe but this is my first green juice! Pretty good!...

Mon, 02 Jul 2012 15:48:33 -0700

Hard to believe but this is my first green juice! Pretty good! Head of romaine, 5-6 kale leaves, 1/2 a cucumber, 2 apples, 1 lemon.

I’m going to be working on drinking one everyday. Need to focus on alkalizing.

Making smoothies. Mango, banana, strawberry with coconut water...

Sun, 01 Jul 2012 12:35:25 -0700

Making smoothies. Mango, banana, strawberry with coconut water on the left. Oj, peach, raspberry and baby greens on the right.