It was great not feeling heavy on the inside all day yesterday and waking up to a 4 pound weight loss was awesome! The weight loss alone is making this challenge worth it! Here's how Day 2 went:
upon rising: 60 ounces of water
Breakfast: 5 bananas blended in vitamix with 3 medjool dates and water and ice ( i added another date for calories and more ice to make the texture better and the smoothie colder. The hubs had 6 bananas in his smoothie. I enjoyed it more this morning!
Lunch: 1 lb red seedless grapes (me) apple (hubs) 1/2 lb red cherries
Snack: 2 oz raw cashews
Dinner: 2 bananas and 13 grape tomatoes (with a little oil/vinegar dressing) We got caught in the storms and didn't get home until after 11:00 so I didn't get to have my huge salad...was a little bummed.
Total water intake: about 90 ounces
Weight loss: 1.6 pounds
How we felt: Got another headache towards the end of the day...still detoxing and didn't get enough calories in...working on that!! Still loving the "light" feeling and so is the hubs (he still has a slight headache too). Still going strong!!
Tuesday, May 24, 2011
30 Days Low Fat Raw Vegan (LFRV) Day 1!!
The hubs and I decided to try 30 days of LFRV...we are wanting to change our way of eating and thought this would be a great experiment that doubles as a cleanse! We are going to follow the 80/10/10 way of eating...80% carbs (fruit) 10% protein and 10% fat. We finished Day 1 successfully! Here is what we ate:
upon rising: 40 ounces of water
Breakfast: 5 bananas blended in the vitamix with 2 medjool dates and some water (to taste/texture)
Lunch: 1lb of red seedless grapes + (me) 1 1/2 bananas (hubs) orange
Snack: (me) banana (hubs) fuji apple
Dinner: about 5 cups romaine lettuce with about 15 or so grape tomatoes and a little red onion (i did put a little oil/vinegar dressing on mine, but not as much as i would normally....my hubs only put herbamare)
Total daily water intake: about 110 ounces
How we felt: we did end up having a headache towards the second half of the day...pretty sure mine was from detoxing and the hubs thinks his was the same plus a little caffeine withdrawl.
Weight Loss: We are weighing ourselves every morning just to see how this impacts our weight. I lost 4 pounds this morning...yay!! The hubs lost 2 pounds!
More to come!!! :)
upon rising: 40 ounces of water
Breakfast: 5 bananas blended in the vitamix with 2 medjool dates and some water (to taste/texture)
Lunch: 1lb of red seedless grapes + (me) 1 1/2 bananas (hubs) orange
Snack: (me) banana (hubs) fuji apple
Dinner: about 5 cups romaine lettuce with about 15 or so grape tomatoes and a little red onion (i did put a little oil/vinegar dressing on mine, but not as much as i would normally....my hubs only put herbamare)
Total daily water intake: about 110 ounces
How we felt: we did end up having a headache towards the second half of the day...pretty sure mine was from detoxing and the hubs thinks his was the same plus a little caffeine withdrawl.
Weight Loss: We are weighing ourselves every morning just to see how this impacts our weight. I lost 4 pounds this morning...yay!! The hubs lost 2 pounds!
More to come!!! :)
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
Day 8...
Here's what today looked like:
-1 grapefruit
-2 clementines
-protein shake
-dark chocolate
-chai tea latte w/almond milk
-2 slices of cantaloupe
-stewed squash
-zucchini in coconut oil with barley flour
-sandwich on sourdough with 1 whole tomato, 2 leaves romaine lettuce, onion, 2 slices boar's head turkey, cheese, mayo
-2 romaine lettuce leaves filled with hummus, tomatoes, and onion
Today wasn't so bad, I still didn't drink near enough water. I def. felt better on the inside than I did over the weekend. I totally gave in and had a sandwich for dinner stuffed with veggies and it was AWESOME!!!!! The hummus taco's were very yummy...my hubby had 4 and loved them! :)
-1 grapefruit
-2 clementines
-protein shake
-dark chocolate
-chai tea latte w/almond milk
-2 slices of cantaloupe
-stewed squash
-zucchini in coconut oil with barley flour
-sandwich on sourdough with 1 whole tomato, 2 leaves romaine lettuce, onion, 2 slices boar's head turkey, cheese, mayo
-2 romaine lettuce leaves filled with hummus, tomatoes, and onion
Today wasn't so bad, I still didn't drink near enough water. I def. felt better on the inside than I did over the weekend. I totally gave in and had a sandwich for dinner stuffed with veggies and it was AWESOME!!!!! The hummus taco's were very yummy...my hubby had 4 and loved them! :)
Sunday, March 28, 2010
Days 6 and 7...
This weekend was a bit of an experiment! My hubs and I decided to eat raw the 5 days during the week and eat some cooked foods on the weekends to give us something a bit different. Here's how the weekend went:
-Sat. bkfst...french toast (spelt bread, org. eggs, vanilla and almond milk) with real maple syrup
-banana
-friend's b-day party early afternoon...turkey pinwheels (3) and veggie straws
-Cristina's with family (early dinner)...chips, salsa, queso :( and flour tortillas, I also had a few mini chicken flauta's and we drank water
-orange juice
-holy tea
I didn't like the full feeling I had after eating at Cristina's at all....and we didn't even eat an actual meal....I felt heavy on the inside. When we got home from church we weren't even hungry and decided to just have a big glass of fresh OJ. I never really feel the effects of my eating til later in the evening and then it's usually too late. I have to remember how I WANT to feel (nice and light on the inside)!!
-Sun. bkfst...org. scrambled eggs (which my son kept eating off my plate, so I don't know how much I actually ate) and fresh french fries in coconut oil and a blend of holy tea and grape/cranberry juice over ice
-lunch at a friends house...1/2 burger with lettuce and tomato and 1/2 chicken breast, pasta salad, fresh strawberries, a little bit of this yummy artichoke/jalapeno dip with these dipper things (garlic toastie things) and sweet tea
-dinner was a few more fresh fries in coconut oil (didn't want to waste the oil...it's not cheap) and water
I know I ate a lot of potatoes today and that truly is b/c I have this huge bag of them from Costco and don't want them to go bad!!!
What I've noticed today was that I actually didn't want to eat fruit while I was eating the bad stuff....weird!! When all I'm eating is raw fruit and veggies that's really all I want. The bad stuff seems to actually make my taste change to want more of it and the same goes for the fruit. So now I have a choice to make...what kind of tastes to I want to crave?? I'm very much looking forward to starting back to mostly raw tomorrow....I say mostly b/c I will keep drinking my healthy protein shakes with almond milk after I work out. I've got a counter full of fresh fruit ready to be eaten. It seems so much worse when I actually right everything I ate down and read over it....thanks for reading and keeping me accountable. Here's to lessons learned and healthy week ahead!! :)
-Sat. bkfst...french toast (spelt bread, org. eggs, vanilla and almond milk) with real maple syrup
-banana
-friend's b-day party early afternoon...turkey pinwheels (3) and veggie straws
-Cristina's with family (early dinner)...chips, salsa, queso :( and flour tortillas, I also had a few mini chicken flauta's and we drank water
-orange juice
-holy tea
I didn't like the full feeling I had after eating at Cristina's at all....and we didn't even eat an actual meal....I felt heavy on the inside. When we got home from church we weren't even hungry and decided to just have a big glass of fresh OJ. I never really feel the effects of my eating til later in the evening and then it's usually too late. I have to remember how I WANT to feel (nice and light on the inside)!!
-Sun. bkfst...org. scrambled eggs (which my son kept eating off my plate, so I don't know how much I actually ate) and fresh french fries in coconut oil and a blend of holy tea and grape/cranberry juice over ice
-lunch at a friends house...1/2 burger with lettuce and tomato and 1/2 chicken breast, pasta salad, fresh strawberries, a little bit of this yummy artichoke/jalapeno dip with these dipper things (garlic toastie things) and sweet tea
-dinner was a few more fresh fries in coconut oil (didn't want to waste the oil...it's not cheap) and water
I know I ate a lot of potatoes today and that truly is b/c I have this huge bag of them from Costco and don't want them to go bad!!!
What I've noticed today was that I actually didn't want to eat fruit while I was eating the bad stuff....weird!! When all I'm eating is raw fruit and veggies that's really all I want. The bad stuff seems to actually make my taste change to want more of it and the same goes for the fruit. So now I have a choice to make...what kind of tastes to I want to crave?? I'm very much looking forward to starting back to mostly raw tomorrow....I say mostly b/c I will keep drinking my healthy protein shakes with almond milk after I work out. I've got a counter full of fresh fruit ready to be eaten. It seems so much worse when I actually right everything I ate down and read over it....thanks for reading and keeping me accountable. Here's to lessons learned and healthy week ahead!! :)
Saturday, March 27, 2010
Day 5...
Today wasn't the best day! I learned a very valuable lesson about being prepared. I had an hour and a half wait at the chiropractor and then got stuck in traffic for an hour due to an accident, this left me only 10 minutes to get directions to my next appt., eat and feed my kids and get them to my friends house. I forgot to mention that while I was stuck in traffic I was suppose to be getting groceries b/c we were out, so guess what happened next....we ended up at the Taco Bueno drive through and I ended up eating a bean burrito and a tostada (if you haven't checked...they are not raw or fruit). Lesson learned: BEING PREPARED=BEING SUCCESSFUL!! So anyway, here's what I ate today:
protein shake (was completely out of banana's....not a good start to the day)
chai tea latte
bean burrito and tostada
2 clementines
banana
zucchini noodle stir-fry (w/onions, shallots, green onion, carrots, and a few rice noodles)
2 cookies :(
I learned a valuable lesson today....I need to be prepared for anything b/c hunger will lead to bad decisions if I don't have something healthy on hand. My hubs got to work today and they had training and free pizza again....need I say more! He jumped right back into healthy eating and had zucchini noodle stir fry for dinner. We've decided to cut ourselves a little slack on the weekends and eat some healthier cooked meals and continue with the fruit/raw diet during the week....hoping we will eventually choose to have the raw food on the weekends b/c we want to, not b/c we have to. I think it will definitely make our transition a little easier. I'll keep you posted on our weekend choices and how we feel compared to the raw eating! :)
protein shake (was completely out of banana's....not a good start to the day)
chai tea latte
bean burrito and tostada
2 clementines
banana
zucchini noodle stir-fry (w/onions, shallots, green onion, carrots, and a few rice noodles)
2 cookies :(
I learned a valuable lesson today....I need to be prepared for anything b/c hunger will lead to bad decisions if I don't have something healthy on hand. My hubs got to work today and they had training and free pizza again....need I say more! He jumped right back into healthy eating and had zucchini noodle stir fry for dinner. We've decided to cut ourselves a little slack on the weekends and eat some healthier cooked meals and continue with the fruit/raw diet during the week....hoping we will eventually choose to have the raw food on the weekends b/c we want to, not b/c we have to. I think it will definitely make our transition a little easier. I'll keep you posted on our weekend choices and how we feel compared to the raw eating! :)
Friday, March 26, 2010
Day 4....
So today there was another temptation....birthday cupcakes and cookies at my ladies group!! I was strong and ate my apple and grapes and felt better for it. Here's what I ate today:
banana....pre-workout
banana
apple
1 1/2 cups of grapes
1/2 large salad from Baker Bros (with ladies group)
a few crackers with my favorite sun-dried tomato spread from BB
rest of salad later (what G didn't eat anyway..she loves eating my salads)
clementine
stir-fried zucchini noodles with red pepper, shallot and green onions (in coconut oil)
1/2 apple with org. pb
I felt pretty good, should have eaten more calories though. My hubs fell off the wagon at work and ate 4 slices of pizza, but hopped right back and finished the day off healthy. Today wasn't perfect, I shouldn't have eaten the crackers or spread....but I'm not perfect either. I am doing my best and hope each day gets easier. :)
banana....pre-workout
banana
apple
1 1/2 cups of grapes
1/2 large salad from Baker Bros (with ladies group)
a few crackers with my favorite sun-dried tomato spread from BB
rest of salad later (what G didn't eat anyway..she loves eating my salads)
clementine
stir-fried zucchini noodles with red pepper, shallot and green onions (in coconut oil)
1/2 apple with org. pb
I felt pretty good, should have eaten more calories though. My hubs fell off the wagon at work and ate 4 slices of pizza, but hopped right back and finished the day off healthy. Today wasn't perfect, I shouldn't have eaten the crackers or spread....but I'm not perfect either. I am doing my best and hope each day gets easier. :)
Thursday, March 25, 2010
Day 3 of fruit....
I'm writing this a day late, so I'm trying to remember exactly how I felt. It was a pretty good day energy-wise! Here's what I ate:
banana...pre-workout
2 clememtines
1 date
protein shake
1 clementine
1 apple with org. pb
mini chai tea latte (almond milk)
banana
zucchini pasta with raw sauce (didn't eat very much, it wasn't my favorite)
2 boiled eggs
bowl of coconut milk ice cream with my hubs
My hubs liked the zucchini pasta with raw sauce.....it wasn't my favorite. He has continued to feel good and had plenty of energy. I still feel good. I have been having a few headaches here and there and am not very fond of them (hoping it's just detox symptoms and they will go away soon). Sorry this was posted late, will be sure to post today's menu later tonight. :)
banana...pre-workout
2 clememtines
1 date
protein shake
1 clementine
1 apple with org. pb
mini chai tea latte (almond milk)
banana
zucchini pasta with raw sauce (didn't eat very much, it wasn't my favorite)
2 boiled eggs
bowl of coconut milk ice cream with my hubs
My hubs liked the zucchini pasta with raw sauce.....it wasn't my favorite. He has continued to feel good and had plenty of energy. I still feel good. I have been having a few headaches here and there and am not very fond of them (hoping it's just detox symptoms and they will go away soon). Sorry this was posted late, will be sure to post today's menu later tonight. :)
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