My Best Day Yet!

Gosh darn I just feel so fantastic today! I really do! It’s a little over 2 weeks now of consistently eating real, whole, nutritious food and this morning when I woke up I just felt like singing! I have a ton of energy, and that cloud of depression that’s been doggin’ me for years seems to have lifted somewhat!

How AMAZING!

So this morning since I felt SO good, I did everything right! Read the rest of this entry »

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Another day, another half pound!

I went to the store yesterday and picked up another load of fresh fruits and vegetables. The night before last I had quite a stomach ache, and I wondered if it had something to do with all the RAW I was eating, so I gave myself a bit of a rest, and steamed my veggies. Then I realized that I had eaten a banana. I haven’t eaten bananas in years and years, because they have always given me the worst heartburn ever. I had just totally forgotten about that. So no more bananas and back to raw and we’ll see how that works out.

Oh by the way, did you know bananas are not meant to put in the fridge? But I have always found that leaving them on the counter wasn’t the best idea either. I have recently discovered banana hooks. You can hang your bananas as long as you have more than one, and it keeps things neat and tidy, allows air to circulate so they don’t ripen quite as fast, and they look kind of pretty too!

So it seems like I am averaging a half pound a day, which isn’t too bad considering Read the rest of this entry »

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Chocolate Every Day

And I am still losing weight!

 I love chocolate. I think many of us do love chocolate, and because of what happens inside our bodies when we eat chocolate, we can actually justify explain scientifically our passion. It has to do with serotonin. Now this article is not going to be about serotonin, so don’t get all glazed over yet!

I want to know WHY chocolate is so bad for us if it makes us feel so darn good, and is there a way to have our chocolate and eat it to, without feeling like we have to go out back and sneak a bite while furtively looking over our shoulder to make sure nobody sees us!

So what is the difference between healthy and unhealthy chocolate? To find the answer Read the rest of this entry »

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It’s Weigh Day again!

WOW 2 weeks gone already… is that POSSIBLE?

It’s true though AND I’m down 3 pounds so that’s a total of 5 pounds in two weeks. I am THRILLED. So how have YOU been doing?

It is so interesting to me, this different perspective. You know, I want to share with you what I think is going on.

My mind created a different view of who I am.

As strange as that sounds to me, there is no other way to explain what has happened to me… more over the past several months, not just the past 2 weeks. 

In March I quit smoking after Read the rest of this entry »

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A Day to Honor Myself

Yesterday I didn’t blog… Jim and I went out on the boat to the lake again. We left early… around 10:30 AM and it was such a beautiful day! We didn’t start for home until after 7:30 PM.  This picture was taken right around 6:30 or 7. So many days up there it is crystal clear like that, and what a beautiful place to spend some time connecting with yourself, when you are so close to nature!

So in the morning I packed a Read the rest of this entry »

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The Farmer’s Market in Summer

If you live in Canada like I do, or any other climate that has definite seasons, then you know ALL about looking forward to fresh produce at this time of year. It has been quite EASY to be vegan and raw over the last bit because of the bounty.

So here’s the update…. ALL vegan and ALMOST entirely raw now for 48 hours. AND I feel quite amazingly well. I’m not starving today either…. I have a theory about the whole hunger thing… I’ll tell you about that in a minute!

So back to my day yesterday…. Read the rest of this entry »

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Salsa

There is nothing that reminds me more of summer than this home-made salsa. It’s because the rest of the year we just can’t get those really nice tasting fresh ingredients like we can from the local Farmer’s Market! Enjoy!

4 cups chopped tomatoes - (plum are better because they are less juicy, but regular round ones have MUCH more flavor)

3 green onions, stalk and root chopped

1/4 cup each of red onion, green pepper and red pepper chopped

1 garlic clove finely chopped (or pushed in the press)

1-4 jalapeno peppers finely chopped (a note that the HEAT in a jalopeno is in the whtie ribs and seeds inside. wear gloves to chop jalopenos and do not touch your eyes)

1/4 tsp sea salt and ground chili powder

1 tsp olive oil

ground fresh pepper

1 tablespoon of dried cilantro OR (preferably) a small bunch of chopped fresh leaves.

Juice of one lime

Mix it all up. Place in a covered dish and let sit for several hours to season. Serve with flax crackers, or nacho chips, or as a side to grilled chicken breast, or any other way you serve salsa. (on top of omelets?? YUM!)

ANOTHER way to have salsa:

I love to put my fresh salsa on a big green salad, or scoop it up with celery sticks, instead of salad dressing. It adds SO MUCH more wonderful fresh flavor to your chopped veggies!

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Raw Vegan Chili Recipe

(I have a confession… I was surfing and came across Michelle’s blog and found this. It looks and sounds to good to walk away so I scooped it for you) I told her I was going too!!!

Chili (adapted slightly from Living on Live Food by Alissa Cohen)

3 cups sprouted whole wheat or whole (hulled, not pearled) barley (Wait, wait, stick with me here. If you are put off by the idea of sprouting anything, I suggest you just go ahead and cook your whole grains, then stick ‘em in the fridge to chill before using in this recipe)

1/2 tsp. curry
1/2 tsp. cumin
1/2 tsp. paprika
1/2 tsp. garlic powder
1/2 tsp. onion powder
1/2 tsp. cayenne
2 Tbl. chili powder
1 Tbl. italian seasoning
2 Tbl. Braggs Liquid Aminos (or just use some salt)
1 green bell pepper, diced
1 ear of corn, shaved (I used frozen corn, sue me)
1/4 cup olive oil
juice of 1 orange
5 large tomatoes, diced
1 cup dates, pitted and soaked
1 cup sundried tomatoes, soaked

1. In a big bowl combine everything except dates and sundried tomatoes
2. In a food processor, blend dates and sundried tomatoes into a paste
3. Add paste to everything else, stir well. Easy peasey!

Faux Sour Cream and Onion Topping
2 cups macadamia nuts, soaked
1/2-1 cup water
1 tsp. sea salt
1/2 cup onions, leeks or scallions

1. In a food processor, blend macadamia nuts, water and salt until smooth and creamy. Add water a little as a time, just enough to help the nuts blend.
2. I went ahead and cooked my onions because I REALLY don’t like smelling onion breath for 2 days after eating them raw. So, your choice.
3. Combine onions with creamy mixture and chill. Use a dollop on top of the chili when serving.

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Juicing is not just for fruit!

OK well THAT didn’t come out exactly how I meant it. I mean.. there is more to juice than orange juice from a carton or a V8!

When I first (several months ago) began seeking better nutritional information than I learned in nursing school, I kept tripping over information about juicing. Seriously, this was a totally foreign concept to me. I knew that some people squeezed their own orange juice, but beyond that it never really occurred to me that juicing was becoming so ‘main stream’.

Keep in mind that I am a 45 year old ‘work from home’ mom, with Read the rest of this entry »

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Raw Vegan Zucchini "Spaghetti"

This was supper last night and it was simple to prepare and quite delicious!

Ingredients:

1 small zucchini shredded

1 large tomato coarsely chopped

1 green onion (stalk and root)

1 garlic clove crushed

1 teaspoon olive oil

oregano and basil

sea salt/pepper to taste

Shred the zucchini length-wise to make long strings (I used the big holes on my cheese grater). Throw everything together into a pot and heat on low just until warm. Take care to keep temp below 105 degrees or it won’t be raw any more.

It was good cold too, but I liked it warmed up a wee bit. Note that mothers will not miss hot food. Since their babies were born, they haven’t had a hot meal anyway! 

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