Day 46: Rainy Day Blues (I mean Greens!)

It's raining outside ... and I mean raining! Usually on rainy days (aka PK, 'Pre-Kids) I used to l.o.v.e to snuggle up on the couch and have lots of munchies around and watch old movies with a nap here and there.  Life has changed - all for the better but yes, life has changed...

Fast forward to my present life.  I still snuggle on the couch but there are two beautiful little girls snuggled under each arm and instead of munchies around that tasted 'oh so good' as they went into my mouth but later regretted are replaced with yummy smoothies, raw almonds and endless bowls of delicious fruit.  My new snacks keep me in the moment, enjoying my kids, ready at a moments notice to dance the rainy day away as they both love to do ...  and keep me loving my energized, vibrant life!

Rainy days - I didn't know they could get any better!

My goal over the next week is to try a new raw recipe for dinner - I will post pics and share the good and the bad!  Stay tuned ... and please share any recipes you may have!  

Happy GREEN!

Day 32 - It can be done!

Going raw can seem crazy - it sounds too hard, too weird and overall not fun.    I think most have a picture in their head of eating carrots and celery all day long and starting have a permanent smell of 'green' surrounding them at all time.  Not the case, I tell ya!

Not only has this journey been wonderful for the obvious reason but I also have talked to so many people that I haven't spoken to in YEARS and now are intrigued by Going Raw for a Reason.  I wanted to share with you an email I got yesterday that hopefully will convince you that it's not hard, it's not weird and it IS fun!  I didn't put the entire email ... just the good stuff for you! 

'Erin ...

I have been living the raw food detox diet life for a week and a half now and I'm loving it! (My husband has signed on, too). I've lost 10 pounds already and it seems too good and easy to be true. I ended up buying a Breville juicer and we use it several times a day. LOVE it. My 16-month-old loves the green lemonade, so I'm thrilled to be pumping him full of kale, spinach and romaine.

How insanely good is avocado spread on toasted Ezekial bread? I had the classic chopped salad with Golden Elixir dressing for lunch and then just had the above mentioned treat. I have baked some sweet potatoes to have as a snack a little later.  This is the easiest "diet" I have ever been on, and I plan to stick to it for the long haul. Thanks for the insight and heads up about this way of life. I was clueless when it came to eating "raw." I suspected that it would be miserable and that I would miss terribly all the sinful and delicious food out there. Now, my cart is FULL of nothing but fruits and vegetables.

PS-- I can still drink WINE. That made me a very happy girl.'

L and her cute little man.

This made my day - maybe even my week!  I will admit that I am a sucker for 'success stories' - when I go to buy a new fitness DVD (or anything for that matter) I always read the reviews and especially the success stories, am I the only one??   This is a GREAT success story in the making that I wanted to share.  Please, send me more!

FYI - she is talking about the RAW FOOD DIET DETOX by Natalia Rose that I have mentioned regularly and I had to throw in the wine comment for you girls out there : )  So you can have sweet potatoes, whole wheat pasta, and much more - it' how and when you eat them to allow for proper digestion ... so you can do it, I know you can!  Even having a green smoothie every morning and/or lunch is HUGE and that is a great way to clean your system and shed those extra pounds that our bodies hold on to which is mainly waste.  Ok, enough of my rambling.  

THANK YOU L for my email!  Happy Green to all!

Day 28 - The Good, The Bad and the Ugly

Twenty eight days, isn't that a movie??

I'll get right to it ... it has been a rough week!  As most of you can agree with - being stuck in the house (and I mean stuck - as in NOT leaving) is rough.  The hubby was out of town for the week so the girls and I honkered in and stayed put in the foot of snow.  I didn't do horribly but after day two I was suddenly out of my 'greens' and found myself lost!  Then I got hungry, then I got crabby, then I was going stir crazy with cabin fever - you get the picture.  I all of the sudden was back to way I used to eat - and that is not bad by any means and as good as it tasted (the homemade pizza one night was melting in my mouth) it wasn't good in the long run.  I was tired again, didn't have the energy I was used to and hungry all of the time.  The yummies that I was eating - weren't so yummy all of the sudden.  So ... that is the bad and ugly part of everything.

Here is the better part, the Good of the week.  My friend who you all have heard about (and who is doing AMAZING by the way with her eating habits) got her blood results back and they were GREAT!  I would give you specifics - but I may incorrectly report them to you ... but I can tell you that her Dr. is slowly reducing her medications which is HUGE!  Praise God, that is amazing news!   All of the sudden, that homemade pizza didn't seem really worth it.  

Here is what I learned from this crazy week ... 1) I am over the snow 2) faith can move mountains (with a little bit of greens to help out!) and 3) to be realistic about my raw eating.  If I have to have a few bites on the weekends of something yummy that I am craving - it's okay because it usually ends up for the better in the end. BUT, if I don't give in to them ... I may end up a falling off the cliff! 

Here's to NO SNOW this week and a week of greens and more!