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« Reply #345 on: Saturday 17 May, 2008 »

WOE IS ME...

Still sick... spent all afternoon in bed with James, lol, he fell asleep but my head was pounding too LOUD to sleep.

Yesterday I had

Smoothie (Green)
mango slices
water
smoothie with coconut, blueberries, banana and spinach
water

Today

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green smoothie
raw soup - tom, carrot and a bit of corn slightly warmed (can't say how it tasted because I can't taste anything at the moment)
water
going to have a smoothie soon and that's probably all for the day

It's my 17th anniversary today and hubby gave me flowers but I feel sooooo miserable that I can't really enjoy them yet, ok, had my little pitty session, still 100% raw, couldn't eat anything cooked if I wanted to at the moment, lol, take care all and maybe send some healing vibes my way.

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« Reply #346 on: Saturday 17 May, 2008 »

Oh lulu, I do hope you feel better soooon!  **wipes your brow**  hang in there luv.

<raises her glass of pond-sludge to everyone>  cheers! 
Yep my GS tonight looks like pond sludge.  Luckily it tastes good!  Pear n banana, spinach, lsa, mesquite.
And I think that's the only raw thing I had today. hmmmmm............. Smiley  Hello sharkies....  Nice sharkies....

I did do my jog tho, even though it was cold and raining and miserable.  Thankfully the miserableness hasn't rubbed off tho, I have been in a great mood ALL day Smiley  Had a great night out with friends last night and such.  Just suffering a minor hangover, teehee... but still dancin'!
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« Reply #347 on: Monday 19 May, 2008 »

Hi Everybody,

I finally found my way back to raw again today. Day 1 it is!!

This morning I had a huge smoothie packed full with bananas, berries, orange juice and baby spinach. YUMMO. But now almost 4 hours later I feel absolutely terrible... Sad maybe my body is getting rid of all the crap I ate over the last week or something but I think I am going home early today and go to bed...

Hope you are all well!
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« Reply #348 on: Monday 19 May, 2008 »

Go Eve! I was told ages back that orange and banana are a match made in hell. I go with it really well sometimes and not so well at others.

I had a lunch today, recipe from RGG, that I thought you would adore. It's so filling. I don't know if I have already posted it in my journal.  I'll make it again tomorrow and then take a photo and put it in the recipe section but for now here is the rawcipe:

Chia Pudding

In morning soak 3 tablespoons of chia seeds in juice of 1/2 a lemon and water
At lunch time, grind some flax seeds in blender.
Add 5-7 apples depending on size and 1 or two pears. Add more water if needed.
Blend until smooth and then add four large handfuls of cos lettuce or baby spinach, blend again.

Pour into bowl and add blueberries. I use frozen, mix through and eat.

So filling and satisfying. If you have no chia or just don't like it or include it in your diet, you could use bananas instead.

Dinner was just as excellent. Another Neet rawcipe:

2 tablespoons of ground flax mixed with the juice of 1 lemon, 3/4 cup of water and sweetner of choice

Grate 1 beet, 1 parsnip, and finely slice some fenell. Put these in separate bowls and mix some of the flax marinade though.

Shred some lettuce and then layer with your coloured grated veges. Top with finely chopped parsley.

That was what it was supposed to be! I had no parsnip so grated zucchini instead. Very nice! I had loads of marinade left as well so grated a carrot.

Nice and filling. Mmmm.

Enjoy!

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« Reply #349 on: Tuesday 20 May, 2008 »

uuummmmmm, sounds interesting Jen.

Welcome back Eve, I'm getting lonely here  Undecided.

Well day 47 for me today and I'm finally feeling somewhat normal again.  I'm still not eating much, mainly smoothies at the moment and I don't feel hungry either.  I had a large mushroom with pesto on with a little lettuce and tom sprinkled on top for Sunday dinner and a mixed salad last night for dinner and that's about it, lol but I'm sure I could have quite easily gone without it too but I don't want to wake up one day 'starving' and go for the wrong thing do I, lol.

My nose is still all blocked but on the good side my EAR is almost unblocked, YEH I can almost hear properly again after, what, five weeks  yahh.

Take care then and bye for now

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« Reply #350 on: Tuesday 20 May, 2008 »

Sounds yummy there Jen!  And great news on the ear, lulu! yay!

'Detox' wise, I still have my sinus dripping, seems to be something that's plagued me on and off all year actually. I get dark eye circles when it's at its worst. Hopefully one day it will fix itself forever.  I bought myself a neti-pot this week to help, and heard about adding colloidal silver to the saline solution to kill bacteria.  Worth a try, if I can afford some (haven't priced it yet) on my skint student budget Wink

This weekend was crazy, a socialising butterfly I was.  Got to see all my closest Melbournite friends at three different parties, woohoo!  But parties are parties and full of temptation, so I ate um.......... vegetarian things,  Cooked. 

This whole week has been great though, I'm in the best of moods.  Getting results back from classes and I'm doing really really well, 97% to 100% in the four grades I have back so far, YAY!  There are some events in my future to look forward to as well, including a costume party that I must create the most amazing dress for.  So to go along with my best of moods, I've been eating all raw again since Monday, get over the weekend partyness Wink  Persimmon GSs and persimmon sorbet have been high on my list of favorites. 

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« Reply #351 on: Thursday 22 May, 2008 »

Oh Waterberry, congratulations on your wonderful grades, you must be soooo pleased with yourself, well done.

Day 49 for me, wow it doesn't seem that long ago I was saying day 30 (twice).  That means only 11 more days for me on this challenge, WOW and then the rest of my life from there.

I'm feeling much better now, thanks for your thoughts and well wishes, it's just my nose that's blocked up now.

It's pretty quiet in here now, I think I hear an echo.......

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« Reply #352 on: Saturday 24 May, 2008 »

And now you hear a reply from the abyss to where you shouted out!  Sorry I've added to the quietness on this board.  Things have been so intense from my fast that I just had to regroup myself.  I'm still not fully recovered, and I'll make a point to post again this weekend sometime.

Thanks, Jungle, for your warm wishes also.  It helped me get through the beginning of the 5th day, but I was so exciteable in my body, maybe from a combination of windy, Spring allergy season and the detox of past stimulants into my blood, but I just couldn't sleep again at night.  I really thought my period would make me more tired, but what I noticed this time around with my fast, I was actually burping although I didn't eat anything, so my digestive tract was way too slow, and my period that was starting at the time of the fast essentially halted, so things were not progressing in these departments but healing in other ones, which is good, I guess.  I think the fast was successful even though I couldn't make the 6 days (but 5.25 is good), but when my eating resumed and therefore my period, wow, was I in so much pain that I don't know what happened!!  I wonder if it was from the build-up of blood (sorry, but we're all women here!) and/or from a severely negative emotional association to my sexual area due to past relationship problems and also abuse.  I want to think it was the second thing, unless you can enlighten me more from a fasting experience of your own, because that 5th night, a negative emotion was finally hitting me, and I just wanted to turn to food.  I embraced it and wanted it to come out, so I just exercised instead.  However, I still couldn't sleep, and when you are not sleeping much at all after 5 days and the majority of water fasters say they are ok after the 3rd or 4th, well, I just wanted to take care of myself since other eliminatory functions were stalled.  Then, 1.5 days later, I had the biggest cramps that left me audibly moaning in pain and so weak and sweating profusely.  I almost passed out, and I NEVER faint.  I was scared.  I am trusting my body's response, but I am careful to look out for next month.  I had outpatient surgery for endometriosis 7.5 years ago and haven't had problems like this since, so what the heck happened?  I really want to think it was a deep emotional/physical release since most of my physical problems are emotionally based from the past.  This whole aspect of the body is mysterious to a degree, though.  What do you think, if you would like to contribute?

So, I'm now all raw, even though I messed up a bit since I overate after coming out of the fast.  There was that sabotaging behavior that I'm glad I'm not alone here in experiencing.  But, I was so clean that it really irritated me.  I am totally aware now of the damaging effects of that food, hence my full awareness and desire for all raw right now (and hopefully all summer too!).  So, another good reason for that fasting experience.  I also lost some weight, yay, and I was even mistaken for a model at the gym. Smiley  I have a ways to go, though, since I detoxed a lot in my skin and still need to get in better health and shape.  I also have to eat more simply now after my combo-abombos from eating again, but thankfully, I'm done with the eating introduction, which is the hardest to me, and now I want more mindfully raw things.  I'll post my meal tomorrow. 

Congratulations, Waterberry, on your school successes, and I hope the detox symptoms get it over with soon for some others here. Smiley
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« Reply #353 on: Saturday 24 May, 2008 »

Hi Everybody,

Well after my last post here earlier this week I have been in bed on and off feeling terrible with a cold etc.

Anyway I am feeling better now and have been doing some major thinking about raw and  if I do or do not wish to be so and YES I still want it so badly cause I feel sooo much better but I really dislike the impact it has on my family
especially being the only one who really aspires to be completely raw. It is just sooooo frustrating.

Anyway I am taking it easy now and actually try to focus more on other things happening in my life..
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« Reply #354 on: Saturday 24 May, 2008 »

Wow Eve - you poor thing...sounds like you are copping it from all angles :-(

I don't know your family set up but here's my take on it anyway: do not EVER give up on something that is REALLY important to you 'for the sake of your family' - especially when it involves your health. I don't know the 'impact' it has on your family but I am sensing some guilt as though you think they are 'suffering' becasue of your own 'selfish' desires. I am deliberately using strong language here to make the point......but since when does looking after your health, animal well-being, the planet and the vibration you emanate make a negative contribution to anyone or anything??? We all have a responsibility to be part of the SOLUTION, not part of the problem. And what a gift you are giving your son by way of example!!! I reluctantly acknowledge that being raw is not for everyone (although I will never understand people that don't embrace it)  .....but your family should be givng you medals for your courage and commitment, not giving you a hard time (silently or otherwise). And if your family is not giving you a hard time, then why on earth are YOU giving you a hard time?

I really really care about you getting your head straight on this because I know how passionate you are about being raw.

My recommendation is to figure out what's blocked here...deal with it..... and then move on with pride, joy and a renewed sense of love and exuberance for your chosen lifestyle!!!

Lots of love

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« Reply #355 on: Saturday 24 May, 2008 »

PS Lulu, you should be sooooo proud of your rawness!!! Well done!!!

I have to confess that I did actually fall off the 100% raw wagon for a while, which totally surprised me. Anyway, to cut a long story short, today is day 1 of my 92 day juice feast and NOTHING is going to prevent me from doing it and finishing it properly. Yay! I'm tossing up whether to blog here or on the juice feasting site.....any feedback/preferences on that, anyone??? xx
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« Reply #356 on: Saturday 24 May, 2008 »

Thanks for your reply Love Spirit,

Unfortunately I am the one that is giving myself a hard time as that I am hoping (expecting) that my family will follow my example. I am impatient though and see them eating crap so often that I get frustrated.

The problem is not so much that they are not raw but more that I have no real support from home, my husband says "go for it if you feel great you should do what you need to no problem"  but that is not the same as having somebody who is sharing my raw life.

You really made me think LS, I know there is a lot of emotional stuff to sort out and I feel I can not hide from it anymore so better start dealing with it...

I wish you all the best on 92 juice feast... can't wait to read more about it

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« Reply #357 on: Saturday 24 May, 2008 »

Hi Eve

I do understand how you feel. It sounds to me like it's more of an isolation thing then - wanting someone to share the whole exciting journey with. I feel exactly the same way but I'm single...... so same problem, different set up!!!

I just went out to meet a raw friend in Manly and to meet some of her other friends. What I didn't know was that it would be in a bar/nightclub environment. Doof doof very loud music, neon lights, drunk people, cigarette smoke and bad vibes. I totally hated it, my energy was going AWOL and so I left after 5 minutes. So I'm now back at home 'all revved up and nowhere to go' as Meatloaf would say.

This evening was a double edged sword. I am now clear that I have left behind my old life forever if I cannot handle this kind of environment for even a short while. There is no turning back now and it means that I am a bit of a social outcast except when I am with 'my own kind'. On the other hand, I am pleased that I honoured myself and left the place, when it was so uncomfortable for me physically, emotionally and spiritually just to be in there. Now I have a nagging pain in my shoulder I need to clear.

I'm not sure I needed this on day 1 of my juice feast. On the other hand, maybe it's a great thing that I have so much clarity about who I am and what I want. There's no struggle or inner conflict with that!!! Maybe it was the perfect experience for me on day 1 to strengthen my resolve!!!

So, what I'm really saying to you Eve is that there is a way for you here to find peace with yourself, your thoughts and your actions.....where you can have a congruent life. So what I wish for you is that you find a way to have that peace :-)

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« Reply #358 on: Saturday 24 May, 2008 »

Yes Eve, the high raw times are those times when emotions surface... I've noticed that too.  I'm guessing this one was just presenting itself for thinking through...  it sounds like your family are supportive, give them time, perhaps they will gradually eat more raw food too, or perhaps not.  Maybe a friend nearby or someone in the nearby community could fill the void for you, if you can find someone interested.  And of course there's forums for friendships and understanding Smiley

Love Spirit, I'd love to read about your juice feasting!  I did that for a week or two (I forget now) when I first started raw, and loved it.  I made up 2L of juice today actually... carrot, green apple, cucumber, grape, celery.  Yum.. was craving some real juice.

Made some 'banana bread' with walnuts yesterday, but it wasn't a good consistency so I wont bother sharing the recipe Wink hehe.  It was my first time with ground raw oat-groats, interesting things to play with. 

Salads are getting more and more difficult with the freezing cold snap we've had here.  Even GSs are getting difficult, I'm leaving them 'til lunchtime and just having bananas for breakfast lately.  Having cooked/hot veggie soups for dinner, made a good red-curry coconut squash soup.... Heating up the liquid and just adding the veggies in at the end, letting them soften a little bit but still firm, can't seem to eat 'mush' veggies and think they are nice, anymore!

So, still on track... my diet seems really repetitive though that I haven't seen the point posting it in detail every day.
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« Reply #359 on: Sunday 25 May, 2008 »

Hello everyone, Day 52 now.

Californiaglee, sounds like you are going through lots of emotional stuff, keep hanging in there.

Eve, I know what it's like to be in that situation, I too am the only raw one in my family then there's three vegos and three carnivores, lol.  I just made that decision to do it for me, not bother anyone with the details, if they ask for my food I give it to them lovingly and freely if they don't then that's fine, I have three teenagers in the house and I'm very proud that they eat ALOT of fresh raw good stuff so I don't let the little crap that they do have get to me.  The younger one's it's easier to control their foods so if they eat crap then it's my fault because I buy it.  That's just the way I deal with it.  Over the past couple of year they have all eaten more raw and that's what's good.  My hubby on the other hand... well probably best not to mention what he eats in this forum, lol.  I'm actually finding that if I keep my mind off food and on other totally different things everything is so much easier.

LS, I too would love to hear of your progress on your juice feast and thankyou for your kind words.

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