Feeling Raw Inside (week one)

Those of you who know me will say, "here she goes again!".
And I'd have to agree. Regardless, here I am starting Raw Foods. I became inspired after I interviewed Maureen Slater on Meetup.com. Here I will track my progress. Stay tuned!

Day One
Monday March 12, 2007
Feeling excited about starting!

Breakfast:
one banana and a handful of raw almonds.
Lunch:
Food of Life Greens Bar
Snack:
One Apple
Small OJ - water
Dinner:
Spinach, romaine, red pepper, kalamata olive, alfalfa sprouts, mung bean sprouts, celery, radishes with cold-pressed olive oil and white wine vinegar, spices. Organic Raw cheese.
sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds.

Day Two
Tuesday March 13, 2007

Feeling kinda tired - Started Power Yoga today.
.50 of soaked steel cut oats
.25 cup of soaked almonds
half a banana, a bit of rolled date, dash of cinnamon
Whipped up in the blender. tastes really good!
Lunch:
Pretty much the same salad as I had for dinner without the cheese.
Snack:
glass of apple juice
.5 cup of Ezekiel cereal
.5 cup of organic chocolate soy milk
Dinner:
Salad again! Annie's Raspberry Vinaigarette
Smoothie: 1c chocolate soy milk, .5 banana .5 frozen strawberries

March 14, 2007
Major bowel movement this morning. Lost 4 pounds. Dehydrated Veggie Burgers. Smells AWFUL! Hope they taste better than they smell.

Breakfast:
Oatmeal whip without the dates.
Lunch:
Food for Life greens bar
Cashews
Dinner:
Avocado Salad
Dessert
More Cashews (too many)
Fig rolled in coconut.

Thursday March 15
Felt tired, couldn't sleep last night. Oddly I don't feel physically tired, just sort of spacey.
Another Major Bowel Movement. I'll weight myself again tomorrow. Not really hungry at all, but I guess I should eat something. My veggie burgers were quite delicious, I can't believe it!

Breakfast:
Ezekiel Cereal (half cup)
Organic Chocolate Soy (half cup)
Lunch
Veggie Burger (shockingly delicious!)
1tsp. Raw Sesame Tahini
Alfalfa sprouts - lettuce tomato
8oz Organic Vegetable Juice
Dinner
Soaked garbanzo beans
Sprouted Lentils
Red onion, fresh parsley, cucumber, olive oil, fresh lemon juice
sea salt, fresh cracked pepper, dried oregano.
Dessert
8oz smoothie - banana, strawberry, OJ
small piece of fig rolled in coconut

Another bowel movement before bed.

Friday, March 16, 2007

Two Bowel Movements so far, and its only 10:30. Lost 2 more pounds. I'm really detoxing now. Toxins are coming out all over. Congestion is going away. I've had this head congestion for years. My doc prescribed Nasonex, which I rarely use, I didn't want to become dependent on it. I didn't have to blow my nose for five minutes to clear out my ears this morning. I didn't wake up in the night coughing my lungs out and stumbling over to the bathroom to swig Robitussin. This morning I woke up without the nagging pain an stiffness in my legs, feet and back. I'm really happy about this!