Kale
Grape tomatoes
Walnuts
Almonds
Raisins
Beet stems
Green onions
Marinated in:
Lemon juice
Olive oil
Sea salt
Pepper
Tips:
Massage kale in olive oil before you add any other ingredients
Store for 2-3 hours to let juices soften the kale
And land on your back and are paralyzed for 6 weeks…metaphorically speaking, you just get back on. I mean, you can over analyze the crap out of it like I did last night(transference, comfort, convenience, grief, scary thoughts) or you can accept that you f*ck up sometimes. I had a horrid day yesterday. I caved in. And to top it off I have nightmarish PMS. So just do better.
I’m 9.4 lbs down. Just keep going. I’ve kicked my coffee addiction. I just gotta move on to my food addiction. I’m keeping my wine addiction. I like it.
Berry Gazpacho:
Cucumber, beet, bananas, apples, cranberries, blackberries, and raw honey. So pretty.
So I gave in to my extreme PMS craving last night and ate some cheese. But life’s too short for guilt so I just jumped back on the RAW food horse and continued on.
Progress:
Thus far it’s not too bad. The cravings are getting rather dreadful and this being my last month of food stamps, I’m produce-ing up. I just hope I look and feel totally bangin by my wedding, December 1st.
Today begins Course in Miracles classes and 21 day Abundance Meditation. Spiritual November is officially underway!
I have read and read and read about soaking nuts to use them to make milk or salad dressings. So I soaked 3 cups of cashews for a day and decided to make something. After reading about a delicious red pepper dip/dressing, I decided to make my own version of it(particularly because I am sure everyone has nutritional yeast in their cupboards…I mean, who doesn’t?). So here is a green version of this, which I will call Green Yum Yum’s.
Green Yum Yum’s Dressing/Dip/Spread:
1 cup soaked cashews
1/3 cup filtered water or alkalined or distilled
handful of spinach
1/2 avocado
salt and pepper
1 clove garlic
3 tbsp or half a lemon of juice
1 dollop of tahini, pref over 1 tbsp
Put all ingredients in blender and top off with 1 tbsp of olive oil. Blend until chunky. Gradually add in more olive oil and fold until a creamy smooth texture develops in the blender.
It’s soooooo yummy. I make a spinach walnut pesto and it really reminds me of that. Super happy.
On an additional note: I’ve lost 6 lbs in 9 days and have way too much energy. I did cave in to some regular red wine though simply because I have only found 1 store by me that carries sulfite free wine. Hopefully, I find a new one soon! But if I am so strict on everything else, a little wine concession isn’t really bringing my spirits down. No pun intended.
And I feel:
wayyyyy more energetic, less headachey, and optimistic about these 20 days.
I definitely notice how much I crave coffee still and how I am soooooo addicted. Which is not only kind of shocking to me, but the fact that I am basically caffeine free and have this much energy is a beautiful thing.
I bought a new scale yesterday because new scale #1 was a piece of sh*t and you had to stand on it a certain way and several times to get the same number and be able to tell your weight. However, new scale is super accurate and pointed out to me in such a blunt way that apparently I am 4 lbs heavier than first scale indicated. I mean, I’m still 5 lbs down from when I started weaning onto RAW but 4 lbs heavier than I originally thought…….boo.
I wonder just how creative I’ll get with my raw cooking. I still feel like I tremendously enjoy cooked food, but you just can’t argue with results. I enjoy raw fruits and veggies but am not a huge convert on the legumes yet. I am more appreciative of raw nuts though(no dirty pun intended).
20 days.
I got this.
Asian Slaw:
Bean Sprouts
Anjou Pear
Cashews
Gluten Free Tamari
Light Agave Nectar
Ground Ginger
Just shake it up and enjoy! Tasty….spicy…sweet…salty…yummy!
Tomato Gazpacho makes my lips soft:
3 tomatoes
1.5 cups light coconut milk
1 clove garlic
1/4 cup olive oil
1 tbsp sea salt
1/4 cups chives and parsley
Curry
Paprika
Cayenne Pepper
1 tbsp Agave Nectar
Blend for 2 minutes, gradually adding olive oil. Season and drizzle olive oil to garnish.
Well today I am officially 2/3 Raw and this is where I plan on staying after my 20 days. My main issue right now is Major League World Series coffee withdrawals. Not caffeine. Coffee. I clearly am an addict. Slightly jarring discovery.
Meanwhile…..changing subjects to avoid going in the kitchen and breaking already. I am down 4.8 lbs in 3 days. Hello water weight detox! It comes with a side of acne.
Going to Whole Foods. Avoiding the coffee aisle.
So 2.2 lbs down in 2 days. My veggie dish with coconut curry sauce might have been good had it actually been sweet red onion instead of regular but alas, red onion filled. Harsh, heartburn inducing, annoying. Disappointing.
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On to the next venture.
Today’s smoothie will consist of pineapples, bananas, coconut milk, pistachios, and avocado. Rather tropical.
I’m starting to have cravings and resisting.
Resistance!
Slightly sleep deprived.
I still need some tamari and Organic Sulfite free wine but I’m getting closer to having a well stocked fridge.
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