Raw

So, i love this raw thing. i think i've been on raw foods for about fiveish days now, it's such fun! it gets me excited about being in the kitchen again. it's been a while. so far i've made four different recipes, and two of them were knock out delicious, and the other two, just needed some minor tweaking. tonight we made a mushroom burger complete with a raw bun and "special sauce" which was a garlic and tomato "mayo" made from cashews. yummy. the bun needed work. but i'm going to try again next week, and we will have a delicious "mc rawnold" burger... tee, hee. and right now i'm making fermented nut cheese, which so far has taken two days, it should be finished by tomorrow, and it better be yummy!

the only complaint i have so far is that some of these ingredients are EXPENSIVE. i had a really hard time throwing down eight dollars for a bottle of nama shoyu, and i sure wasn't going to pay twelve dollars for a bag of almond flour. yikes. i have plenty of time though, i'm sure i will acquire some eventually. i have the feeling that raw foods are in my life for good. doesn't mean i'm giving up my meats though. i have a weak spot for rare beef, and raw fish.

eating now goes like this: i have fresh fruits for breakfast, and lunch, and then i have a raw dinner. plenty of water after each meal to help out with digestion, and if i'm feeling snacky, i have a glass of carrot juice or coconut juice. with every meal i have a spirulina, and i've started taking pro biotic capsules.

i feel amazing. everyday i jog for 20-30 minutes, and do fifteen minutes of light exercising. so far on the ten days of detox, and five days of raw food i've lost 12 lbs., two cups sizes, and two inches off of my waist, hips and thighs. i have more energy and feel more centered than i can ever remember. best of all, i'm relaxed. which i haven't been at all in almost two years. yes, i am definitely loving this.