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What I Ate on my First Raw Birthday 18 y
This is a blatant endorsement of the Go Raw Café!
(NOTE: if for some reason you cannot view these pictures I’ll re-upload them later)
(Photo #1: raw Lasagna from the Go Raw Café)
This
is not really a review of the Go Raw Café- it were, I’d have the real
names of the meals and a much more descriptive vocabulary, but I’m no
food reviewer. However, I can say that I heartlily endorse the Go
Raw Café and recommend it to anyone interested in tasty, healthy meals
done up in an imaginative way. (If you are able to visit them, please tell
me what you had and how you liked it!) My girlfriend and I w ... read more It's My First Raw Birthday! 18 y
Eating raw was the best birthday gift I could have gotten for myself
Today
I’m going to the raw cafe for a birthday celebration. I might even get
myself a raw dessert! This will be my first birthday where I didn’t
indulge in foods that have no nutritional value whatsoever. It’s great
knowing that whatever I eat today- even if it’s something extra for
celebratory purposes rather than for hunger, it’s not going to harm me! Next
year this time, I hope to be at my goal weight, but even if that’s a
pie-in-the-sky wish, I know that I’ll be close enough to my goal that
I’ll be a much happier, healthier person. Eating raw was the best
birthday gift I ... read more February 22nd, 2006 - The Good, the Bad & The Ugly of Raw 18 y
The good: my BP looks good! The bad/ugly- I'm looking for a remedy for my gastric woes
First: The Bad and the Ugly
Today I felt really bad. I had a stitch in my side for hours. The kind
that makes you press in on your side so you can breathe without pain. I
am getting tired of these problems. I feel that all this fiber is
wreaking havoc with my insides. I don’t remember how long it took me to
get used to a high fiber diet the last time I lost weight, but I
remember that eventually I was absolutely fine and ate high-fiber every
day. Of course I ate a lot of cheese, too. The raw cheese I’m
eating this time around isn’t helping. I don’t want t ... read more Raw Foodists and Protein Revisited 18 y
More information about amino acid content in food
According to NutritionData.com, here are the essential amino acids the
human body needs from foods to create a complete protein.
Essential Amino Acid
mg/g of Protein
Tryptophan
7
Threonine
27
Isoleucine
55
Leucine
25
... read more February 21st- Almost 2 months Raw! 18 y
Can you tell me what "alkaline" or "acidic" mean in terms of nutritional health?
(Photo: frozen berries)
I
find that now that I’m counting points I’m a little more free with the type of food I eat. I’m eating more fats again
- avocado, olive oil and raw cheese in the same meal, for example. But
I’m still eating around 1300 calories or less a day, it appears (at least I’m
consistent). I’m going to continue using sparkpeople.com
to tally my nutrients for a little while so I can see if, over time,
there really is a difference in how much I eat when I count points vs.
calories.
A New Question
My current interest in the world of raw food ... read more February 20th - Yesterday was a fluke! 18 y
I lost weight afterall...
(Photo: wheatgrass)
Hee hee - I looked at the scale and saw I’d lost 3 more lbs.! Good thing I didn’t freak.
No news today- too busy to post!
TODAY’S MEALS
BREAKFAST
Banana
2 points LUNCH (Salad)
Spinach
Tomato
Taboule Salad 1/2 cup
Scallions
Blue Cheese, 1.5 oz
2 tsp olive oil
10 points DINNER (Salad)
Taboule
Spinach
1 tomato
Sweet Corn
Avocados 1/2
Scallions
Garlic, 1 clove
Blue Cheese, 2 oz
12 points
SNACKS
OJ+ Mango juice (16 oz)
4 points
TOTAL POINTS: 28 read more February 19th- Thank God Today is Almost Over 18 y
Have you ever been too mad to even eat?
(photo: whole cloves)
Today was a baaaad day. If I wasn’t studying I was dealing with technical problems related to my studies (one of my classes is very technological and my software isn’t at all cooperative). This affected my eating; not only did I not take the time to write down anything that I ate, but I didn’t eat much at all. Right now I have no appetite due to severe frustration. I know I should eat, but I’m too mad to! Now let’s see... I remember my girlfriend making me a salad this morning. It seemed bigger than usual so I gave it an extra point. I made a second salad m ... read more summary for week six on raw lifestyle 18 y
So did I end up losing any weight this week?
This week was a strange one, gaining and losing a couple of
pounds there in the middle and ending up the same as last week. But
it’s only strange when comparing it to my previous weeks on Raw- not in
comparison to my history of weight loss. Indeed, the previous few
weeks on Raw have been the strangest weeks of my life! In the past
when I’ve lost weight I’ve lost the largest amount on the first week,
and then I gradually settle down to about 2 lbs a week. Losing 10 or
12 lbs in a month was a good thing! So losing 32 lbs in less than 2
months on Raw is extraordinary for me. ... read more February 18th- The Barbecue is On! 18 y
But my sweetie made me the most delicious salads...
(photo: spinach salad)
Today all of the guests are here and the food is smelling great.
Barbecued ribs, baked beans, potato salad, potato chips, sodas, all
kinds of bar drinks, a big ol’ cake... And what am I eating? The GOOD
stuff! I mean it - look at that salad up there. How can you beat a
salad that looks that inviting? My girlfriend made it and I just had to
share it with all of you. Knowing that I’m up here writing a paper and
staying raw, she’s already made me two salads, juiced some oranges,
made sure I got my vitamin and brought me papaya slices. Isn’t that
sweet? ... read more We Have a Raw Food Podcast! 18 y
Raw Vegan Radio is producing raw vegan podcasts!
I’m so excited!! Raw Vegan Radio is producing raw vegan podcasts. I
hope it becomes a regular, quality affair for all of us interested in
pursing raw foods as a healthy way of life. Their first guest is Storm
Talifero (whom some of you may know from TheGardenDiet.com. To hear the podcast, click the following link: rawveganradio. Or you can click rawveganradio.com to get to the rawvegan podcast website. Either way, happy listening! read more NutritionData.com - A Cool Resource 18 y
This site offers more than simple nutrient counting
NutritionData- A Cool Resource
I
really like using online calorie and nutrition counters because they
are so convenient. What I especially like about NutritionData’s site is
that you can do several things with their database. Besides simply
looking up foods in the search bar, you can compare different foods for
their nutritional contents, and you can look up foods based on
nutritional values you are interested in. For example, I know that
without my vitamins my diet is low in B12, calcium and iron. I used the
"find foods that ... read more February 17, 2006: 48 days Raw! 18 y
I've been raw for about 1,152 hours!
(Photo: fenugreek seeds) I
barely made it to 32 points today! When I finished my last meal and saw
I was still down by 6 points, I made 16 oz of orange juice and had my
remaining two dates. They happened to come to 6 points. I spent all of
today studying, so I had to consciously break from the books to eat and
to record my meals. If it weren’t for the points being on my mind I
would have skipped eating just to keep studying. Luckily it’s a lot
faster to record points than calories. Overall, today was a good day as
far as keeping with the new points system and geting enough to ea ... read more My Raw Odyssey Encounters a Fork in the Road 18 y
...And it's not the kind you eat with, either!
I Had Another Oprah A-Ha Moment!
My
girlfriend mentioned to me that it didn’t appear that I had eaten much
yesterday (Thursday). I thought about it and realized she was right,
even though my calorie count was around 1200. This got me thinking. As
you may know from my earlier post about Weight Watchers, it’s the only
plan through which I’ve lost a lot of weight in a healthy, sensible
manner. I think it’s the best program out there for weight loss. The
only problems I have with it is 1) I can’t afford it and 2) that it is
based on the Standard American Diet, so it allows a lot of p ... read more February 16, 2006: Non-Raw Temptations Surround Me! 18 y
Why does unhealthy food have to smell so good?
Temptation
surrounds me everyday while guests are visiting. Today there were
leftovers from P.F. Chang’s in the house, and in the car I was
surrounded by the aromas of Taco Bell. Those aromas are heavenly to me
still. Maybe even more so now. I’m not one of those raw foodists or
vegetarians who can’t stand the smell or sight (or thought) of meat. I
wanted to stay in the car until the smells faded away! But I’m very
happy to report that the aromas were sufficient for me. I really did
not feel the urge to sneak anything out of anyone’s bag.
I’m not
going to pretend, however, t ... read more February 15th- A Possible Weight Glitch? 18 y
The scale says I've gained two pounds today- and I didn't cry!
Today
something new happened: I took my midweek sneak peek at the scale and
found myself UP two pounds! Since January 1st I’ve been steadily losing
weight or staying the same each time I weigh in. However, I can’t say
I’m upset about the gain. First of all, I stick to a once-a week
weigh-in right now, and today ain’t my weigh-in. Second of all, I feel
very positive about the foods I’ve been eating and I know that any
weight gain I may experience isn’t caused by bingeing, fast foods,
candy, or Pepsi. In fact, I made it through Valentine’s Day without
even thinking about eatin ... read more Happy Valentine's day 2006! 18 y
I made spice mixtures today like a real raw chef!
Today
my girlfriend brought me a load of spices! I spent a little time
putting together some spice blends: Chinese 5-Spice blend, berbere,
garam masala, and mole spices (for which I used ground raw cacao
nibs!) The house smelled wonderful all morning. The picture
above is of green cardamon pods. She also got me black ones. They smell
heavenly! Other spices she brought (all whole): cumin seeds, allspice berries, black peppercorns, fennel seeds, fenugreek, sesame seeds, coriander seeds, whole cloves, and anise seeds. We already had cinnamon sticks, turmeric and paprika, whic ... read more February 13th - HUNGER HEADACHE! 18 y
Nothing worse than a hunger headache at midnight...
How Can I Not Eat When I’m STARVING?
As I type this, close to midnight, I am FAMISHED. I haven’t eaten enough today due to all of the studying I have to do. And because it’s so late, I can’t make myself a shake or I’ll wake everyone up. I guess I’ll find something boring, like carrots! Times like these are rough. I’ve never had an equivalent experience on SAD, where I was hungry but felt picky about what to eat. ”Back then” my only criteria for not eating something at midnight was if it caused heartburn. Now that I eat raw, I find myself going for hours without eating because I have no ... read more |