Day 12

I tried to go to the gym both yesterday and today, and the power is out and the treadmills and elliptical (what I use) are not turning on. I know there is no room for excuses, and while I was disappointed going all the way to the gym and not getting to workout, a part of me was relieved. But, next time I'll just prepare to run outside. I haven't done that in a while and it's cold now, but I think that's what I'm going to do.
Also, I AM feeling better today, so that is good news.

Breakfast
- 1 Raw Revolution bar (280 kcal)

Lunch
- smoothie of mixed berries, dates and a banana (500 kcal)

Dinner
- organic romaine salad with sun-dried tomatoes, red onions, living alfalfa sprouts and lemon juice (50 kcal)
- raw kimchi (30 kcal)
- 1 organic carrot (25 kcal)

Dessert
- raw cinnamon-banana cookie dough ice cream (400 kcal)

(Total caloric intake: 1,285 kcal)

Day 11

I think I slept 12 hours last night, but my body probably needed it because now I feel super refreshed! And, now that it's the weekend I have LOTS of time to go workout! I'll try to make up for all last week, haha. I also have left over "cookie" from last night, so I'm planning on freezing some bananas to make "ice cream" then mixing the cookies in to that.

Breakfast
- 2 bananas (200 kcal)

Lunch
- salad with organic baby spinach, white mushrooms, sun-dried tomatoes, red onions, living alfalfa sprouts, lemon juice and cinnamon (100 kcal)
- raw kimchi (30 kcal)

Dinner
- 1 Go Raw flax seed bar (170 kcal)
- 1 avocado (300 kcal)
- 2 organic carrots (50 kcal)

(Total caloric intake: 850 kcal)

Day 10

I made cookies today! I accidentally used raw sesame seeds instead of hulled ones, so I didn't follow the recipe well. Also, it was hard to mix everything, and I added in dates, and little water and some cinnamon. REALLY didn't follow the directions. I've been adding cinnamon to pretty much everything, because it's cold and it helps with circulation.

Breakfast
- smoothie with 2 bananas, some soaked dates, blueberries and cinnamon (300 kcal)

Lunch
- juice of carrot, cucumber, apple, spinach and parsley (200 kcal)

Snack
- 1 Go Raw organic spirulina energy bar (220 kcal)

Dinner
- avocado dip with red onions and sun dried tomatoes (300 kcal)
- cauliflower (50 kcal)

Dessert
- raw cookies made with sesame seeds, honey, dates and cinnamon (300 kcal)

(Total caloric intake: 1,370 kcal)

Day 9

I made a really good smoothie today, and I picked up some dried dates so I can soak them and add them to my next smoothie, as well as some berries. I want to find a nut milk bag so I can make my own nut milk, but I think I would have a hard time finding raw nuts anyway so I don't know if it's worth it. I can always use hemp seeds though. I don't think all seeds are pasteurized like nuts are in America.

Breakfast
- 1 organic apple (100 kcal)

Lunch
- 1 avocado (300 kcal)
- smoothie of 2 bananas, some organic raw honey, some fresh aloe, and some freshly ground cinnamon (250 kcal)

Dinner
- avocado dip with sun-dried tomatoes, red onions, some cinnamon, some pepper, and sea salt (350 kcal)
- cauliflower (50 kcal)
- 2 carrots (50 kcal)

Dessert
- 1 Cherry Pie Larabar (190 kcal)

(Total caloric intake: 1,390 kcal)

Day 8

Today, I ate my entire box of figs for "dinner". I just felt like pigging out on something. It's better to pig out on something healthy that doesn't break your diet than to slowly go crazy from deprivation, in my opinion. I ate a lot of bananas today too because they were just perfect in ripeness and I didn't want to let them go brown. I was planning on making a banana smoothie with some cinnamon in the morning, but I had to rush to class for a test, and now I have no bananas! I might just steal my roommate's bananas tomorrow... I wasn't planning on going back to the grocery store until at least Friday. Not working out today because I have an evening language class to go to. Tomorrow!


Breakfast
- 2 bananas (200 kcal)

Lunch
- organic baby spinach with sprouts, seaweed and lemon juice (50 kcal)
- mixture of orange bell pepper and white mushrooms (50 kcal)

Snack
- 1 banana (100 kcal)
- 1 avocado (300 kcal)
- fruit bowl with honeydew, cantaloupe, red grapes and pineapple (140 kcal)

Dinner
- 19 dried figs （630 kcal)

(Total caloric intake: 1,470 kcal)

Day 7

I juiced again today! SO good! I also finally got some green into my juice, so I guess that means I made "green juice"? I feel like a real raw foodist! I can totally understand how people can juice fast for long periods of time. After drink freshly made juice, I feel so alive and satisfied. Juice fasting must be a great way to clean out one's system while simultaneously giving it so many vitamins and minerals. That being said, I am too lazy to juice every day, but I will enjoy it every now and then.

Breakfast
- 1 banana (100 kcal)
- 1 apple (100 kcal)

Lunch
- juice of 4 oranges, 4 carrots, and a bunch of celery (450 kcal)

Snack
- 2 bananas (200 kcal)

Dinner
- 1 avocado (300 kcal)
- organic baby spinach with white mushrooms, orange bell peppers, sprouts, seaweed, and lemon juice (50 kcal)

Dessert
- 5 dried figs (170 kcal)
- 1 Apple Pie Larabar (190 kcal)

(Total caloric intake: 1,560 kcal)

Workout
- 30 minutes jogging (2 miles; I know, I'm slow)

Day 6

So... I feel energetic today! Despite only getting 6 or something hours of sleep (I'm used to 8 or 9). I don't even feel like taking a nap today! I guess this is what 100% raw, clean energy does to you! But, I'm not even 100% organic, and I am suspicious of the nuts used in my "raw" Larabars... I think they are pasteurized, and hence not really raw. But, it just goes to show that any addition of raw foods is beneficial. I'm just taking it to an extreme.

Breakfast
- 1 organic apple (100 kcal)

Lunch
- organic baby spinach, sprouts, seaweed and lemon juice (50 kcal)
- mixture of carrots, orange red bell pepper, and white mushrooms (50 kcal)

Snack
- wakame seaweed with sesame seeds (110 kcal)
- 1 banana (100 kcal)
- 1 Cherry Pie Larabar (190 kcal)

Dinner
- 1 avocado (300 kcal)
- bowl of watermelon (90 kcal)

Dessert
- 6 dried figs (200 kcal)

(Total caloric intake: 1,190 kcal)

Day 5

I finally got to my gym yesterday! I had to get the new code first. I am still not in the shape I want to be in, but that is to be expected. I got in a good workout and did not feel low energy. I need to burn up all that avocado I've been eating! I've been thinking about getting some raw nuts, but I know most nuts in America are pasteurized, and are not raw. I weighed myself today before dinner, so still at the end of the day, but the scale read 116.5 lbs, 6 lbs less than what the scale said the night before Day 1.

Breakfast
- 1 organic apple (100 kcal)

Lunch
- 4 organic carrots (100 kcal)
- organic baby spinach with alfalfa sprouts, orange red bell pepper, seaweed, and lemon juice (50 kcal)

Snack
- 1 Apple Pie Larabar (190 kcal)
- 1 banana (100 kcal)

Dinner
- bowl of papaya (150 kcal)

Dessert
- 6 dried figs (200 kcal)

(Total caloric intake: 890 kcal)

Day 4

So, today I am not tired! I feel really good, and I'm excited to go workout and see how well my body performs. I really enjoyed my juice last night, and it helped me get in a lot of calories. I wish I could juice more, I'm just lazy about cleaning my juicer and buying all the fruits/veggies to juice. Also, I feel like throwing away the pulp is a waste. I want to find something to do with it, but I don't have a dehydrator or anything fancy like that. I have started to run out of food (no more dried figs!) so I will probably be going to the super market tomorrow and most likely weighing myself.

Breakfast
(nothing)

Lunch
- salad with sprouts, seaweed and lemon juice (50 kcal)
- 1 avocado (300 kcal)

Snack
- 1 organic apple (100 kcal)
- 1 banana (100 kcal)
- Cherry Pie Larabar (190 kcal)

Dinner
- organic baby spinach salad with sprouts, red bell pepper, seaweed and lemon juice (50 kcal)
- 1 avocado (300 kcal)

Dessert
- 1 banana (100 kcal)


(Total caloric intake: 1,170 kcal)

Workout
- 20-minute jog
- sit-ups and arm exercises

Day 3

My detox symptoms are not as bad today as they were yesterday, but I still feel very low energy and would much rather nap than go workout. I've been trying to drink more water, but I still think I am not drinking enough, especially for the detox period.

Breakfast
- 1 organic apple (100 kcal)

Lunch
- salad with sprouts, lemon juice and seaweed (50 kcal)
- mixture of carrot, red bell pepper and celery (50 kcal)

Snack
- 1 banana (100 kcal)
- wakame seaweed with sesame seeds, garlic and green onions (110 kcal)
- 3 dried figs (100 kcal)

Dinner
- 1 avocado (300 kcal)
- juice of 7 oranges and 3 carrots (500 kcal)

Dessert
- 6 figs (200 kcal)

(Total caloric intake: 1,510 kcal)

Day 2

So, I did not get around to exercising yesterday, partly because as I was calculating my total caloric intake for the day, I got worried that I wasn't eating enough. After hearing so many warnings about not cutting calories too much, I've become paranoid about putting my body into a so-called "starvation mode". Now, I don't know how much truth there is to this, and for now I'm going to tell myself that as long as I'm getting adequate nutrition, my body will not think I'm starving it. On top of that, I'm also going to try to eat more! It's difficult because I'm trying to save money as well as trips to the grocery store, and really on a raw food diet I'm NOT hungry, despite getting (much) less calories from my food. But, I figure I can spend a bit more money on food (goodbye, new clothes and haircut!) and try to get my calories as least above 1,000 kcal/day, preferably near 1,200 kcal/day.

(FYI: The word "calorie" that we use nowadays is actually short for the word "kilocalorie", which is shortened to 'kcal', not 'cal'.)

Breakfast
- 1 banana (100 kcal)

Lunch
- 1 avocado (300 kcal)
- salad with alfalfa sprouts, lemon juice, and dried seaweed (50 kcal)

Snack
- 1 avocado (300 kcal)

Dinner
- salad with sprouts, lemon juice and seaweed (50 kcal)
- 11 strawberries (45 kcal)

Dessert
- 9 dried figs (300 kcal)

(Total caloric intake: 1,145 kcal)

Workout
- some jumping jacks, jogging in place, and sit-ups

Day 1

So, yesterday I went to my local supermarket and stocked up on some fresh fruits and veggies:

-avocados
-organic carrots
-organic spinach
-lemons
-strawberries
-bell peppers
-oranges
-organic apples
-bananas
-dried figs
-organic raw honey
-aloe leaf

I will be using the raw honey to wash my face with, and the aloe to use as a sort of moisturizing masque for my face as well. Everything else I will be eating!

My diet today went something like this:

Breakfast
- 1 orange (60 kcal)

Lunch
- mini salad with alfalfa sprouts and lemon juice (30 kcal)
- 1 carrot (30 kcal)
- 1/2 red bell pepper (20 kcal)

Snack
- fruit bowl (melon and grapes) (100 kcal)
- 2 bananas (200 kcal)

Dinner
- 1 avocado (300 kcal)
- 10 strawberries (50 kcal)

Dessert
- 3 dried figs (100 kcal)

(Total calories: 890 kcal)

As of last night (after a LARGE dinner) my weight was 122.5 lbs. Hopefully a lot of that weight is from food/water in my system at the time, and hopefully what IS extra fat will not be there for much longer! I feel pretty good today, no detox symptoms yet, but I am expecting to feel it in a few days. To lessen the symptoms, I am trying to drink more water and exercise more, even if it's just for 20 minutes.

Starting Tomorrow!

Hi, everyone! My name is Clare and I will be going raw for Lent this year. Lent is from February 17th to April 3rd, which is 45 days in total. Because today is "Pancake Tuesday", I will be having pancakes tonight, bidding farewell to cooked foods for over 6 weeks. I will be updating on what I eat every day, how I am feeling eating a 100% raw diet, and hopefully also about how much weight I am losing!