Day 12

Breakfast: raw organic apple cider vinegar in water, 2 organic bananas

Lunch: Cherry Pie Larabar, banana/strawberry smoothie

Snack: Cherry Pie Larabar

Dinner: organic banana, organic apple


So, I bought some apple cider vinegar because I read about how healthy it is and plan to add it onto my salads. I found out today that I do not enjoy drinking it first thing in the morning, and eating something right after just makes it worse. I felt SO sick :( And I usually love drinking vinegar... however weird that sounds!

I am having BIG cravings for cooked food... I don't know what to do about it!

Day 11

Breakfast: cashew/fig cereal with almond milk

Lunch: 2 organic bananas and 1 organic zucchini

Snack: 1 organic apple, 1 organic banana

Dinner: organic cauliflower with "salsamole"

Dessert: organic dried figs

I feel like I ate a lot today, but when I woke up from a nap at 7:30pm I wasn't in a very good mood, because I was hungry and had just woken up. I was really grumpy, as usual in that sort of state, haha. But anyway, I also had no food other than bananas and carrots and still had errands to run, so when I got back I quickly made something to eat with some stuff I bought and then had some dried figs afterward. Along with my nut/fruit cereal in the morning, I feel like I ate a LOT. I wasn't even that hungry the whole time, just in that agitated eating mood, which I know is not good. They say, "eat when you are hungry, don't eat when you are not". That is so much easier said than done!

I also tried to donate blood again today, and my hemoglobin level was 11.1, not very good. I probably shouldn't have expected it to go up that much in just a few days. I am also still having some trouble falling asleep. I think maybe I am eating dinner too late. I would like to be done eating by 8pm, but I usually get home late and eat really slowly.

I have been very good about drinking water, and somewhat good about exercising. My skin is doing really well, especially my pores. My black heads are going away and the pores on my nose look smaller. Weight loss is not happening as quickly as I would like, but from what I could remember from my other mini raw food adventures, there is an initial weight loss (most likely water weight), then weight loss slows while your body does other things, like cleaning out waste, and then weight loss picks up again. So I will just keep doing what I'm doing, putting emphasis and on exercise and low-fat.

Day 10

Breakfast: 1 organic banana

Lunch: homemade organic cashew/fig 'cereal' with homemade almond milk,

Dinner: cucumber/celery/carrot/orange juice (all organic except orange), organic banana, smoothie (banana, green apple, aloe, dulse flakes, almond milk)

Today, I made raw granola cereal, and it was SO GOOD. All I did was put my soaked cashews and dried figs (about 50/50) into my food processor, add a pinch of ground cinnamon and sea salt, and then process. The combination of sweet from the figs and the saltiness from the sea salt made it taste like trail mix, and the nutty cashew taste added a great texture and flavor. It actually tasted better on its own than with the almond milk. My almond milk is so full of almond pulp (because I have no cheese bag/nut milk bag to strain it out) it's actually more of an almond yogurt. It goes great in smoothies, but it's not really a good milk substitute. I think I will blend up what I have left of it with some water, and maybe add in some more raw honey or sea salt to make it taste better, although I think the main probablem is the texture. Live and learn!

Anyway, I am thrilled with how my first 'cereal' came out. I have realized that, without even trying, I have made quite a number of raw food recipes that imitate normal recipes. So far I have learned how to make: salads, smoothies, juices, cereal, milk, dips, cookies, ice cream. I can nearly open my own raw restaurant!

Day 9

Breakfast: 2 organic bananas

Lunch: green spirulina smoothie, 1 Raw Revolution spirulina bar (spirulina is so tasty!)

Snack: Cherry Pie Larabar, a few organic dried figs

Dinner: green smoothie (organic banana, organic granny smith apple, organic baby spinach, organic dulse flakes, chia seeds, homemade organic almond milk, organic raw honey)

I picked up some raw, organic almonds yesterday at my local supermarket, soaked them last night, and then blended them into almond milk today. I added only a pinch of sea salt and maybe a table spoon of honey for a lot of almonds/water, so it doesn't have very much flavor to it. I added a little to my smoothie today which gave it a nice smooth, creamy texture. I also have cashews soaked and I am not sure what I am going to do with them yet. I broke down and bought some regular multivitamins because my iron has been low (it's always been low, not just as a vegan/vegetarian) and I took my first one last night and feel really good today. I know the goal is to get to the point at which one does not need any supplements, but I want to donate blood!

I also had my first avocado since I started raw. I got it organic and small, and I don't plan to have very many. My weight this morning was 117.0 lbs. My goal, as I have said before, is to get down to 110 lbs at one point. I have been exercising more, but not enough as I would like.
So: I want to eat more green veggies, eat less fat from nuts/avocados, depend less on "raw bars" for a quick snack, and exercise more!

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Day 8

Breakfast- 2 organic bananas, 1 organic apple

Lunch- kimchi, organic strawberries

Snack- raw honey (I ran out of food and I was hungry!!)

Dinner- half a head of organic cauliflower with avocado dip (1 organic avocado, 1 organic tomato, some red onion, dulse flakes)

Dessert- Cherry Pie Larabar

I went and worked out yesterday. I've been trying to run more outside, but this time I went to the gym. My workout was really easy and I felt strong, but I think running outside is more difficult, so I'll see next time I run outside how much better I feel.

I have been drinking more water lately. I fill up my 32 oz (I think it's 32 oz) canteen/water bottle when I go to bed and drink the whole thing when I wake up. I don't really drink a lot throughout the day, so I feel it's better to just drink a lot in the morning. My goals right now are to take in more probiotics and raise my hemoglobin levels. I will try to donate blood again this upcoming monday and see if my hemoglobin levels have risen at all.

Day 7

Breakfast: 1 organic banana, 1 Raw Revolution spirulina bar

Lunch: raw kimchi, juice of organic celery, organic carrot, organic tomato and orange

Snack: organic blueberries

Dinner: 1 organic zucchini, big green smoothie

I think I will have to do a product review of various raw bars. I have tried Larabar, Raw Revolution and Go Raw. I've seen a few others I'll pick up next time I'm at my health food store (probably tomorrow) and I'll do a video of the different bars, which ones are healthier, taste better, etc.
Also, maybe I'll do a video on making a green smoothie? I think I've finally worked out a really good recipe~