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100 Day Raw Liquids, Day 1

nobody@vox.com(gitana) — Fri, 01 May 2009 18:48:10 -0700

I fell asleep last night rather early... so I was up at 4:00 AM.

I wanted to wait until I was hungry to eat... um, drink, which didn't happen until around 1:00 PM. I had veggie juice and the juice of a whole pineapple! And it took a while to drink it all. Later I had an green avo smoothie, which was great. And now I am having a different avo smoothie, since I am having a very late night and need the energy.

I took my liquid supplements at dinner and felt sort of drunk, which was strange.

I hope that I can hit the farmer's market tomorrow to stock up on more fruits & veggies. Today I've already been through a ton! The champion juicer does not juice leafy greens well, so I may have to rig my old juicer to work to do it. I need my greens!

My avo smoothies are generally anything you could put in a salad, juiced, then blended with an avocado and maybe some seaweed. I like mine spicy so I juice peppers, garlic and onions first then go with whatever vegetables I have.

Today's had a combo of some: avocado, cucumbers, celery, carrots, habaneros, garlic, spring onions, tomatoes, dulse, raw soy sauce.

Some people think juicing is a pain because of all the cleanup, but I find that I am spending less time than I normally spend preparing food for myself! So, it is great!

I am feeling pretty full right now... and after dancing tonight, I know I am going to want some more juice!

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The Last (solid) Supper

nobody@vox.com(gitana) — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 22:28:01 -0700

Today - April 30th, will be the last day I will eat any solid foods for 100 days.

Why?

Over the last 6 years, I have had some crazy health issues... in the last year I have been sick more often than not and the only time I feel amazing is when I am on raw foods.

So, the idea here is to give my body a chance to rest, boost my immune system and hopefully pump up my metabolism and attain a higher level of mental clarity.

What?

I will be drinking all my food; lots of fresh juices - veggies, fruits, some raw smoothies, teas and water. I'll also take some supplements and extracts to help the process along. The idea is to give my body nutrients in an easy form for it to digest so it has an easier time to repair and rejuvenate. I will not be depriving my body; I will take in plenty of calories because otherwise it is a fast - which is not what I am doing. A long fast only helps to shut down your body, making it horde.

When?

From May 1st through August 8th

Some of my health heroes and my inspirations...

Shazzie

Angela Stokes

Philip McCluskey

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23 March 2009

nobody@vox.com(gitana) — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 14:33:14 -0700

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Breakfast was fruit plate and Energy Smoothie from R Thomas.

late lunch / dinner - juice

Collard greens, mustard greens, celery, carrots, lemon juice, garlic... so good.

I also have some carrot pulp - maybe some raw sea cake thingy later or tomorrow.

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gitana - Friday, June 27, 2008 8:52:16 PM

nobody@vox.com(gitana) — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 17:52:22 -0700

Berry banana pineapple cherry smoothie
Avocado, Hemp seed, nutritional yeast & Kitchen Sink Salad juice smoothie
Raisins
Hemp seed, nutritional yeast & Crazy Salad juice Smoothie (Spinach, radishes, jalapeno, poblano pepper, fennel, celery, garlic, shallots, carrots, scallions, bok choy, mixed sprouts, cucumber, green leaf lettuce, lime

Essene raw bread & mexi flax crackers with spicy raw "cheese" and olives

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Smoothie Heaven

nobody@vox.com(gitana) — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 09:06:43 -0700

Yesterday was great! I ate some seaweed salad from R Thomas Scott picked up on Wednesday as a side to his sandwich. I tried to nibble on it late Wednesday night and couldn't and it took two sittings yesterday to eat one portion. I have been out a lot and tired, so I thought seaweed salad would be a good solid to eat. And it was nice.

The hemp and nutritional yeast smoothie was really amazing! A little hot pepper and some thyme a nice lady at work brought me from her garden made it oh! so good... and I know this will sound weird, but it was very cheesy and so savory! I want to make another one for lunch!

We were out late again last night and having that second fruit smoothie was a good pick me up and deterrent to want to go get a veggie burger after hitting a show then a club!

I have been thinking about mushrooms... they are so soft, I guess I could pop them in the blender and try a smoothie with them... I'll be scoping the aisles at the co-op later to see what else I could liquefy!

Carrot Juice
Avocado & Kitchen Sink Salad in a glass Smoothie
Sesame Seaweed salad (solid)
Berry & Banana Smoothie : mixed berries, pineapple, banana
Hemp seed salad smoothie: hemp seeds and nutritional yeast blended with juice of carrots, tomato, parsley, celery, spinach, chard, garlic, sprouts, zucchini, spices.
Sesame Seaweed salad (solid)
Berry & Banana smoothie (again!)

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I could have been drinking this the whole time?

nobody@vox.com(gitana) — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 09:20:16 -0700

Yesterday was much easier. And I tried something crazy! I like my salads hot - and so I was thining I wanted my salad smoothies and juices hot as well, so I thought about juicing a hot pepper. I was worried if I would even been able to taste it but more importantly, I was worried that putting a hot pepper through my juicer would make all my juice tase like hot peppers. So as an experiment, in my lunchtime juice I juiced a sweet pepper from my garden. It was amazing! It was the second veggie I harvested from my garden. The first was a hot pepper which I gave to Scott's dad on father's day. Now I can wait to try a hot pepper!

What I had yesterday:

Carrot & Beet juice
Kitchen Sink Salad Smoothie: Avocado with juice of garlic, shallots, sweet pepper, spinach, swiss chard, celery, cucumber, mixed sprouts, carrots, tomato, lime and parsley. I also added a little sea salt.
Fruit smoothie: pinaapple, cherries, blackberries, raspberries, blueberries and a banana. (Oh! Yum!!)
Salad in a glass: Spinach, celery, carrots, tomato, garlic, swiss shard, zuchinni, sprouts, parsely and a little salt and hot sauce!
I also went out and after midnight went by R Thomas for another yummilicious Energy Soup Smoothie. They are soooo good!

I am really liking being able to juice a salad. The combinations have all been really lovely so far. When I go through these veggies, I would like to try mixing in some other things, like fennel and radishes! Having all that avocado sure helped. I know that for people who juice feast they dont drink complex fats and fiber like in my green smoothies, but I read that being on a juice feast also slows down your metabolism!! I don't want to do that! I just want my pipes clean! So it may take a little longer, but it is delicious! and hopefully I am not confusing my body too much!!

When I stepped on the scale today I did notice I dropped 4 pounds. I want to be very careful with that. I read where lots of people would lose a pound or more a day on liquids. I also read the folks who stayed raw after pretty much kept off all the weight they lost... people who went back to cooked gained some back. I am not so much worried about that as I am a little worried about making sure I am getting enough fuel for my body. I am taking some supplements which helps, I think.

I am really excited to juice things from my garden. After I move next month, I will be looking at what I can plant at the new place for harvesting in the fall. I am in Georgia, any suggestions?

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Juicy Juice

nobody@vox.com(gitana) — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 06:25:01 -0700

OK, So after the 90 days ( and a few non raw meals at the end while on vacation) I tired going back to cooked food here and there.

Yeah. Other than some hummus, R. Thomas food and some rice, my body was not ready for it.

So now I am incorporating more juice into my menu. I am going to try to do all juice/ liquids/smoothies for a week and go from there. I understand that people do not drink smoothies with lots of fats on the juice feast... but I think I am going to listen to my body for clues....

Yesterday was the first day and last night was hard. We went out, unexpectedly, to meet some friends, and there was a lot of people in a party/club atmosphere which always makes me want to go to R. Thomas and eat cooked food. And after drinking juice all day it was all the more difficult to resist the yummy cooked goodness! Their red beans and quinoa and the veggie burger are too amazing!

What I had yesterday: (I have a huge servings of each of these - except the cantaloupe juice.)

Citrus detox juice
Carrot & apple juice
Salad in a Glass: tomatoes, garlic, cucumber, spinach, red chard, parsley & a twist of lime
1/2 of a Cantaloupe juice (rind and all - delicious.)
And I did go to R Thomas and picked up the Energy Soup Smoothie: Avocado, apple, sunflower sprouts, dulse & mixed greens. When I arrived at home, I added a little sea salt and cayenne pepper. Oh! So! GOOD!

I was starving when I picked up the energy soup around 12:30 AM. Normally, I am not hungry at all then, but I think the first day of drinking nothing but juice on top of the triggers made me hungry. After a few sips of the Energy Soup I was fantastic.

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Off blog but not off track

nobody@vox.com(gitana) — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 08:53:38 -0700

So, I went on a bit of a holiday in Florida. Ate a TON. Found several places to chow down in the raw.

Glaser Organic Farm hosts a farmer's market on the weekend. Lots of raw yumminess to be had. Not just fruits and veggies, but also dehydrated goodies, nice cream, pizza, juices and all kinds of cakes and pies. They also have their goods in some local groceries like Whole Foods. My favorite is their Sunburger!

Go-Go in Miami Beach was terrific. Not raw but raw friendly. Always nice to go to a place where I can bring an Omni and we both eat what we want.

I ate at some nice omni places who were happy to make me luscious raw salads. One place was Oceans 234 in Deerfield Beach. It is right on the beach; it was nice to spend the day learning to surf and then have a cozy meal while watching the rest of the surfers do their thing.

I loved eating my weight in young Thai coconuts! My mom brought home tons of them, so I had coconut water everyday and coconut flesh to make chocolate pudding! I wanted to bring home a car full, but the car was pretty loaded up as it was ( and I drive a tiny 2 seater!)

My mom and her boyfriend were very interested in my food and wanted to try anything I made. They bought thought this was a super way to eat - and both are going to incorporate more raw food into their diets.

Two places I did not make it to, but I will hope to go to next month are Sublime in Fort Lauderdale and Escopazzo in Miami. Sublime is all vegan with some raw dishes and Escopazzo is an omni Italian place with vegan and raw vegan options.

Friday will be two months raw -I feel so fantastic!

I will get back to blogging what I eat tomorrow!

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09 April 2008

nobody@vox.com(gitana) — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 03:22:34 -0700

07:30
The juice of 10,000 carrots... I mean 9.

09:05
One small banana made its way into my belly.

12:30
One avocado. I always think it strange when someone looks at my avocado and asks what it is that I am eating.

15:30
I may have have an orange.... maybe not.

19:00
We went to Life Cafe and I ordered the Organic BBQ Sandwich. WOW. From their website:

Organic BBQ Sandwich...House made, low temperature dehydrated onion bread (golden flax, sunflower seeds, Nama Shoyu, onions), portabella mushrooms, BBQ sauce (tomatoes, peppers, onions, garlic, orange juice, spices), spring mix.

Hungry now, are you not?

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08 April 08

nobody@vox.com(gitana) — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 06:04:32 -0700

07:30
I think that I shall never see a juice as lovely as a carrot.

13:15
PIZZA!!!

15:30
Blood Orange

18:30
PIZZA!!!

The leftover pizza, just like SAD pizza, was even BETTER today. The "slices" were huge too, like a pizza for one.

I didn't have any after dinner snacks, since we went to Scott's nephew's birthday party and came home late.

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