OMG, It’s Finally Happening

I’m getting a Vitamix 3600 tomorrow for $85!  It looks pristine and comes with all the parts.  I am so excited!!!  I’ll report back tomorrow.

Banana Mook

Right now, I’m in LOVE with the most delicious breakfast drink I’ve had in a long time.  So often, everything buy the kitchen sink goes into a smoothie.  Its so nice to stick with something simple.

I made Raw Model Anthony’s Vanilla Macadamia Mylk yesterday out of the first batch of raw macadamias I’ve ever been able to find in the store.  I blend up some with two bananas and some ice and it produces the most incredible banana shake that is totally filling and delicious!  I’ve been making it with all kinds of nut mylk though and I can’t taste much of a difference.

This particular shake is so filling because its made with macadamias and coconut butter (both incredible heart healthy fats) and bananas which are filling in and of themselves.  Its a great energy booster and a perfect breakfast.

The very best part about it is that my kids absolutely LOVE it.  My youngest is basically a raw foodist.  She loves anything and everything raw.  My oldest, however, is very reluctant to try anything… but he loves mommy’s “banana mook”!

Tomorrow’s Hopeful Menu

Breakfast: Berry Mylk (Cashew mylk with Strawberries, blackberries, and ice)

Snack: Jalapeno corn chips and salsa

Lunch: Big BIG BIG salad- probably a kale salad.

Snack: Fruit salad

Dinner: Probably 15 bean soup… and this carrot salad.

I really need to like avocados… I really do.  But I just don’t.  There’s not much flavor and the texture bugs me.  How can I like them better?  I was thinking about building a little mini-sandwich.  Mush up a little avo, top with lime juice, salt and pepper and then put a big tomato slice over it.  I think the flavor of the avo will probably be masked.

Any other tips for getting to like avocados?

A Good Day

So, I did pretty well today in terms of food.  I did have a little desert at the church potluck today and some baked french fries at dinner… cream in the coffee (which I will NEVER give up)… but other then that, I did really well.

Breakfast: Peach (not enough, but in getting ready for church, I didn’t have time to eat more)

Lunch: Salad, Watermelon, Loads of fresh veggies (and a big piece of my best friend’s cake)

Snack: Banana mylk

Dinner: Freshtopia’s Tomato Soup, Jalapeno Corn Chips

Snack: More fruit

Tomorrow’s Experiment

Sweet Chile Nuts

makes 4 cups

Juice of one lime

1 tablespoon olive oil

1 tablespoon agave nectar

1 tablespoon paprika

2 teaspoon cayenne

1 teaspoon sea salt

4 cups raw soaked nuts of your choice

1 Whisk together lime juice, oil, agave and seasonings. Add nuts to coat evenly.

2 Spread nuts on a Teflex sheet and dehydrate at 100 degrees for 8-12 hours or until dry, crisp and crunchy.

FINALLY! A Cacao Recipe I LIKE!

Very simple way to get a chocolate fix and its amazing!

1 part cacao

2 parts coconut butter

1 part nut milk

Agave to sweeten and thin.  Blend.  Its basically the texture of frosting.  So good…

Cheat Day

Blew it today… big time.  Sunday is my “high calorie” day because we attend the potluck at church.  I try to pick the healthy stuff, but its hard to say no to the dessert at the end of the table.  Anyway, I blew it today.  Big time.  And I feel like CRAP!

Back on it tomorrow.  For sure!

My Reward

Okay, here’s the deal I’ve made with myself.  I weigh 160 pounds.  I had gestational diabetes during my last pregnancy.  Basically, the doctor told me that I had a 50% chance of getting Type II diabetes within the next 5 years.  That statistic scared the crap out of me, especially since Type II diabetes runs in my family.  Basically, they told me to get down to 130-135 pounds.

When I started with raw foods a year ago, I dropped 10 pounds without even trying.  I felt great and I looked great.  And somewhere along the way, I lost it.  Sugar sugar sugar!  All I’ve been eating lately is sugar.  And I gained fifteen pounds.  Right now, I’m only 5 pounds less than I was when I was 35 weeks pregnant with my daughter.

But even beyond the weight- I feel like crap.  I can’t get enough rest.  I have no energy.  I’m irritable and bitchy and obviously what I’m doing now just isn’t working for me.

So, I have this goal to lose 30 pounds.  How am I going to reward myself?  I’m going to put $10 a pound into savings.  When I lose all 30, I’ll have saved $300- almost enough to by a brand new Vita Mix from Costco the next time they come around.  At the end of the road, I’ll only have to fork out $50 for it.

Its worth it and I want it NOW so I guess I’d better go work out.

Its Do or Die Time

I’m at my highest non-pregnancy weight ever… 160 lbs.  I have no energy.  I’m pretty pooped and irritable all the time.  I don’t feel good about my body.  I’m pissed at myself for getting this big.  I know I could look smoking hot if I could just get the discipline and eat raw and work out!

I think I might be there.  I know that raw is the solution.  People eat this way every day and they THRIVE!  They live beautiful lives.  They don’t starve.

Here’s the game plan for tomorrow.  Its going to be a busy day, so hopefully I’ll be able to do what I intend which is to eat all raw until dinner.  Not sure what dinner will be yet.  Probably Raw corn chowder…

Upon rising: Lemon Water

Breakfast (8:00am): Almond Cinnamon Oatmeal (courtesy of Ani Phyo… this is a raw oatmeal using raw oat groats.  Its pretty dang good.  I’ve had it before.  I’ll be using up a few of my really raw almonds that I bought a while back…)

Lemon water

Snack: Green smoothie… haven’t had one of those in a looooooong time

Lunch: Giant salad with some kind of homemade dressing

Lemon water

Snack: Nuts… maybe I will make these or these if I can bring myself to spend waaaay too much money on Nutiva Coconut Oil (the best cheap coconut oil out there that isn’t coconut butter like the delectable Artisana which I’m going to eat STRAIGHT from the jar for a snack tomorrow instead of my smoothie I think…)

Dinner: Raw corn chowder, also courtesy of Ani Phyo.  The fam will have some kind of meat, mashed potatoes and green beans.

Okay, the baby woke up.  More tomorrow.

Dessert Mylk- OMG!!!

Any Phyo is a GENIUS!  I made Prailine Mylk from her book tonight.  It will be gone before I go to bed tonight.  Here’s the recipe:

1/2 c pecans

1/2 dates

1/2 vanilla bean

pinch of salt

1 T. coconut oil

3 c water (she says 5, but I like a creamier mylk)

Blend and strain.  What am I going to do?  This stuff is frakking incredible!!