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Re: trying transitions

« Reply #15 on: Wednesday 05 April, 2006 »

Happy Birthday Motherwytch!

How lucky for you to have such a delicious salad made for you. The addition of orange segments and dried cranberries sounds absolutely divine! Mmmmm! I wish I was there too to share it with you!

Itchy skin has been my most common side effect when making large changes to diet. Skin seems to be a key elinimation organ, and as well the pH can change during detox. You might want to try putting on a light coating of coconut oil after your next shower to help moisturize. Dry skin brushing before showers would also be a great addition to help nourish your skin.

Congratulations again - know that we're all here to support you!!

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« Reply #16 on: Wednesday 05 April, 2006 »

thanks, Sheryl

you know, i would try my best to share with everyone if it were possible... it is very filling and addictive... and yummy... lol
hubby eats the rest after i've had my fill and i get cranky w/him because i could've had leftovers! then again, i can grab a fruit or carrot or celery or... just as easily

i thought the itchies might be from the raw gently detoxing me but wasn't certain. thankfully, it doesn't last all day long but in relatively short bursts that make me want to dip myself in calamine lotion or an oatmeal bath.
mmm... coconut covered motherwytch... bet my hubby would be more than interested evil

LOL too bad i'm not too interested in him yet...
i've also heard wonderful things about dry brushing. i need to look into it some more as i have rather dry skin currently (the kind that bleeds if you're not careful how you scratch...) i do have a body scrubber somewhere. well, assuming the little lovelies didn't get a hold of it...
thanks for all the bright b-day wishes!
day 2 is coming to a close cool


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« Reply #17 on: Wednesday 05 April, 2006 »

happy happy birthday MW..

dry skin brushing is amazing,but go gently,cos if you brush too hard you can actually damage the skin,and increase cellulite! so just use a natural hair body brush..and start at the soles of feet and gently work towards the hard in circular movements..

i had chronically itchy skin for years on cooked,if i accidently ingest salt or anything that isn't as close to nature as poss-ie dehydrated foods orraw olives or even overeat wayyyy too much,i ITCH...so hence i am super super particular with what i eat,all raw always,high fruit,gs and vege salads at night or raw soups ah la natural..


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« Reply #18 on: Thursday 06 April, 2006 »

thanks for the b-day wish, R'g'N

the itch has subsided slightly- mostly just my back now (sort of a crawly feeling... yuck...)
so, last night we had my b-day supper. the boys had spaghetti. Sam had a plum and Ian had an orange for their fruit. hubby and i enjoyed a variation on his awesome salad. i was a bit surprised because he did not have pasta along with the boys... the kicker is that he claimed to be full on the salad alone! Sam made me a beautiful *cake* out of legos cheesy

Papa (hubby) put a plate of sliced banana on top of it and put b-day candles in the slices for me to blow out (got them all in 1 breath- the boys were duly impressed lol) everyone enjoyed my b-day banana slices. my dessert was a chocolate-banana pudding made with almond butter, cocoa, vanilla extract, a mashed banana, a dash of salt and some agave. a bit lumpy but perfectly delicious! the boys each brought me a present (one of their toys wrapped in a play cloth

) then Papa brought me my card and present. and my present??? wanna know? Huh

a blender with food processor attachment!!! part of the reason we went in the red (not all, just part...) it isn't commercial or anything but the blender has a glass jar and the processor is a thick plastic w/s-blade so i will be able to make pates and such as long as i am careful... i was able to have an oj/banana/flax smoothie for breakfast today that was simply delicious/filling/invigorating! i'm a bit ashamed that i didn't share with the boys- who were looking forward to it almost as much as i. i'll be adding blueberries to our shopping list this week cool

my carrot juice hadn't thawed by the time i got in bed early this morning but i'll be able to enjoy it today! i told hubby i wasn't able to have any so he said how crappy it was that i was addicted to carrot juice now because of the price (we do not have a juicer so we get the juice from our natural foods store @ $5.50/quart.) he did the math and says, "oh, that's not bad- you drink $2.25-worth every day?" me- "yeah. it would be a lot cheaper if we had a juicer. then i could just juice it myself" him- "how would that be cheaper? we'd have to pay a lot for a good juicer + carrots..." i just sighed. he really doesn't understand how much we'd save! ugh, he's such a doof. whatever, i have a blender/food processor. i am going to have a blast! and no more raw fudge!!! i've learned my lesson rolleyes


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« Reply #19 on: Friday 07 April, 2006 »

let's see... i cannot remember what my lunch was yesterday.... huh

oh, zucchini & carrot noodles with a parsley/sd tomato sauce. delish! my afternoon snack was a think!organic bar. supper was boutenko's garden burger wrapped in cabbage leaves. i added spinach to the garden burger because it turned out very sweet. i had cinnamon-date manna w/almond butter on it for my dessert. a bit later i had my carrot juice.
today's breakfast was a water/mango/fr banana/sesame meal smoothie. the sesame gave it a nice nuttiness but i wish the banana had been more ripe. it was the last of the 3 bunches i bought last week! thankfully, grocery day is just around the corner... snack was manna and relish. lunch was a peeled, small cucumber dipped in leftover garden burger. the boys and i are talking about hitting another park today so i'll take a think! bar for my snack. maybe a baggie of almonds and raisins also to share with the boys.

i'm pretty tired today. also irritable. eldest has been driving me bonkers!!! he started the day with a pear and immediately afterward started in on one of his brothers.

ooo... park's out. well, looking forward to the end of today :angry:


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Re: trying transitions

« Reply #20 on: Saturday 08 April, 2006 »

i am having trouble remembering things lately...
snack last evening was my carrot juice, supper was a soup that i could not finish (or make myself finish either...) very tasteless... probably because i was really wanting a cucumber or tomato soup and neither was in the one i made!
breakfast today was the water from a coconut- i love that stuff!!! it's waiting in the fridge for hubby to get the meat out. i just had "mashed potatoes" & broccoli for lunch. really good cheesy

it's grocery day!!!! yayayayayay!!!!


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« Reply #21 on: Saturday 08 April, 2006 »

hey Mawhytchy..raw will help you with mental clarity and memory...as long as you aren't eating too much heavy foods too often(raw) ie-excess nuts,oils avocados,as they personally made my thinking 'foggy' as well as cranky..but that was me...........

hope you're not feeling too bonkers still-heh heh...?


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« Reply #22 on: Sunday 09 April, 2006 »

'Neet~ makes sense about the heavy foods muddying the mind. i'll see if i can cut down- i know i can't cut them out altogether (at least not right now...) but cutting down shouldn't be a prob! really can't picture you cranky...

journal update....
i had some cinnamon jordan almonds for a snack yesterday along with the rest of my manna (i'm thinking about leaving it off the list for this week... concentrate on wraps and veg noodles and soups) my supper consisted of lemonade (AWESOME- making more today....) and carrot juice. i followed it with some chocolate pudding (almond butter, agave, cocoa, salt... out of cocoa so i can start grinding the cacao nibs i have and use that in its stead) today i've only had a few sips of water as i've been a bit busy (eldsest has been throwing up so i've been cleaning the floor a lot. he just asked me to slice up a mango for him so i hope he's feeling better.) planning a slaw for lunch today. hope to get the opportunity to make it shortly as i'm a bit hungry!


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« Reply #23 on: Tuesday 11 April, 2006 »

went shopping saturday and spent waaaaay more than i should have! but stocked up on my juices (oj and carrot), got loads of fruit (including cherimoya- which we've never had! papaya, strawberries-gone-, and cantaloupe... which i despise- or do i?- i'll explain more in a bit...

) also got some spinach which 'Neet suggested in her gs writings (thx muchly, 'Neet

) they were out of baby so i had to get regular bunched which i hope will work out!(?)
hubby really enjoyed the slaw (made for lunch sunday). there were leftovers he was going to take to work with him but he left LATE late late!!! so he'll probably have it when he gets home.
the boys and i have been enjoying GOBS of smoothies! i had blueberry/banana/oj and chia yesterday for breakfast. today was a combo of everyone's (mango/blue/oj, blue/oj/nana...) i keep forgetting about the spinach! i'll make a gs tomorrow. my supper last night was devoured in large part by hubby rolleyes

he loved it! carrot chip nachos with "refried" almonds and guacamole! leftover almonds and guac, so i'll have lettuce leaf burritos for supper. my sunflower pate has lasted 3 days (the recipe made a lot more than i anticipated!) so i'll try to finish that off for my lunch today... maybe in between a couple of tomato slices with some sprouts and spinach...
the sunflower pate is absolutely delicious as a stuffing for baby bellas! i had 6 on my plate for lunch sunday and 3 made it to the table (hubby enjoys them also ;o)
hubby made himself and the boys supper yesterday but ate more than half of mine (there was more than plenty to share!) "to get the taste out of my mouth" he said- LOL. he called it a taco salad as some of the chips were too small to load any toppings on.

instead of thinking "i would really like a sandwich or pasta today" i have been thinking "mmm, a tomato/pate sandwich would taste so good!" or "what kind of sauce am i going to make for my squash noodles?" automatically! i love that! in less than a week i have gone from "tg there's manna!" to not even thinking of breads at all. there was a commercial on the tv last night for one of the national restaraunt chains- the plate of food they showed consisited of chicken breast covered with cheese and other things i couldn't even recognize. i felt ill! the commercial tried to make the food seem almost sexually appealing which made it all the more disgusting to me.

so, the cantaloupe... the Taliferos mention cantaloupe milk in their Garden Diet e-book. i'm not a fan of any melon but watermelon but was immediately intrigued when i read about the milk. the hfs had 1 cantaloupe left and i brought it home and blended half of it (seeded and peeled) with a half cup of water. it was delicious! just awesome. i had been craving sweets and it ended my craving as quickly as i drank it! i seeded and peeled the other half (carefully peeled so as to leave the green on the slices but not the rough rind-- i'm thinking chlorophyll cheesy

even better!) then cubed it and put it in the freezer. i don't think it should be mixed with oj but i do think it will go well with some fresh coconut water! i'll post my results...
now, what to do with that cherimoya...


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« Reply #24 on: Tuesday 11 April, 2006 »

had 2 of those tomato sandwiches- UNBELIEVABLE! i really enjoy the feeling i get when i eat this way... for once, it seems, i can feel my body absorbing it's nutrients, even water... i've never understood physiology/biology on a cellular level. it is much easier to comprehend when you can feel the way the cells work! alrighty, i'm off to at least get the laundry (that's washed) folded and get out in this light!


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« Reply #25 on: Tuesday 11 April, 2006 »

Welcome & I hope your birthday rocked cheesy

I endorse the posts here, change is difficult, also with a family to cater for, you sound a lovely convinced person, I know you will make the right changes for yourself...


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« Reply #26 on: Tuesday 11 April, 2006 »

ah my friend MW,sounds like you are resonating with raw-at a cellular level..awesome!!

re;gs-the reg spinach is a little stronger tasting,not quite as smooth as baby spinach,but still good...when i used sorrel and dark green lettuce in mine this am,it came out a vibrant green,awesome color therapy....green inside is clean inside,plus much much more...


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« Reply #27 on: Wednesday 12 April, 2006 »

Cee~ thanks! my 1st raw b-day was lovely in the end

((((((((goooodhealingvibessss)))))) you're awesome, Cee

Neet~ i (finally) remembered to do the gs this morning! used the reg spinach, about 1/4 blender-full, water, 2 bananas and a cup frozen blueberries (hubby and i finished the mangoes last night. made him a smoothie w/oj, mango, & banana... very sunny and smoothe!) wound up with just about 1 liter and downed it all for my breakfast. felt it immediately!!! cheesy

so, i hope you're proud of yourself, womon... i'm converted!!! LOL
seriously, i thought it was going to be slightly odd but it was delicious... thanks again for the help

journal update...
i still have an itchy back that makes me feel like a bear without a tree! wall corners do not help and i am trying to leave my nails alone but... talk about a bad habit! i've been biting my nails for over 2 decades now. i am trying to stop because i've noticed that my thumbnails (the only ones i currently have at any length) are very strong and the one, which used to have a noticeable dent in it, has barely any dent at all! i have developed a rather unhappy looking rash on my face, basically all over it... little soft bumps that remind me a bit of roseacea. the glands on my neck are a little tender. the itchies, rash and tenderness i attribute to the detox process. Will has been peeing a little more than usual also...
i already wrote about my AWESOME lunch yesterday, that was so good! and the smoothie i had with hubby... supper was leftover nacho ingredients wrapped in a lettuce leaf
I JUST REALIZED WHAT COULD HAVE CAUSED THE RASH... i ate some of the relish (see earlier posts) on my wraps. i bet the rash is a reaction to that! welllllll... we won't be doing anymore of that... :angry: stupid relish... i will just have to make a raw version. should be very simple with my trusty fp!
anyway- i had 4 (hubby ate one- "do you want to try some?" "oh, i'll just have a bite"- his "bite" was the entire thing! honestly... you'd think i'd learn...lol) afterwards, i had my daily carrot juice.
today, gs (spinach, water, bananas, blueberries- delish! envigorating! saves my oj! lol), more slaw (had the worst craving!), dates stuffed with cacao nibs (thanks to the choc thread...) i'm seriously thinking of something very simple for supper- maybe a celery stick with some almond butter or tahini, lemon juice and cayenne. and i'm craving a pear... maybe i'll have that for my pm snack... maybe i'll make a simple soup. we'll see! although, i'm starting to crave another gs! great, Neet's got me hooked on raw crack... thanks, Neet! lol
i'm thinking about upping my daily allotment of carrot juice to a quart. currently, i am drinking 16oz daily. i could always continue my 16oz regimen and add another 16oz of green juice mixed with carrot (like spin/parsley/celery/carrot...) i have a little manual juicer that is great on parsley but only so-so on spinach. i've never tried it on celery... i could have the girls juice me up a few qts of spin/celery and just add my own parsley & carrot. ugh! i could really use a juicer... maybe hubby will let me set aside a few bucks each week... i'll talk with him about it.
i have laundry to tend to so we can get outside again today kiss


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« Reply #28 on: Wednesday 12 April, 2006 »

*chuckle* "raw crack" baby -it's the only way to go...proud of you girl!!mwah kiss


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« Reply #29 on: Thursday 13 April, 2006 »

thanky, 'Neet

weighed myself yesterday- on purpose which came out to be 153lbs... which was how much i weighed when hubby and i started our thing 6 or so yrs ago.
my rash is beginning to get a bit itchy and it feels like it may also be on my shoulders/neck. i have pimples on my arms, too. don't i sound fabulous? lol... this too shall pass...
had a "caesar" salad for supper last night and drank a bit more carrot juice than usual... had a gs this morning (no banana :angry: so, water, spinach- a bit much-, a papaya, blueberries and a pear...) that was rather earthy as i put in a bit more spinach than yesterday's. had avo/tomato/sprouts salad w/salt and olive oil for lunch. followed that by cacao stuffed dates then had almond/cacao pudding (finally shook that sweet pang!) haven't had enough water today... i should go fill up!
we're supposed to go letterboxing today but doubt if we'll not just go play outside as it's getting late.
i should start some sort of simple exercise regimen. would love to get back into yoga. the boys enjoy it, also. chores burn energy but they're chores, you know...


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