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• regarding dates—i know mine are fresh because I bought them from the farmer who grows them, they were right off the tree! (or bush, whatever :) I can see why they are a transition food-they are so sweet and concentrated, but very yummy! I would be v…

  in the brand new, all glittering 80/10/10 - 30 day challenge Comment by chicagomama
• Pianissima, interesting post for sure. I wonder if I have jumped ahead too quick… Well, I will say my day 3 is going okay not great, not terrible, but I am getting by. My breakdowns for the day were 81/6/13. I ate a lot of different things as well, …

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• wow that celery soup looks delish! will have to try that as well. I had a good day—still having a headache—perhaps caffine withdrawal? Got my calories in with large quantaties nectarines (fresh from the farmers market!), apricots, cantalope, bananas…

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• nycgrrl—down 2 lbs in 1 day? I know our weight fluctuates, but that is a bit exciting :) I am weighing myself later today. I weighed about 133 2 weeks ago, so I will see how I fair today and will consider todays weight as my start of 811rv. el-bo, t…

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• MOTH—there are dressings in the book. Very simple but great. They inspire me to experiment. Tonight I made a dressing of a tomato, young coconut jelly, lemon and some left over watermelon puree. It was surprisingly tasty! Here are some dressings in …

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• el bo, I love that download you suggested—CRONometer, or whatever. It is really cool! It is 2pm in LA (im on the west coast right now, moving to chicago in about a week) and I can’t believe I have only eaten about 600 calories! I feel like I have be…

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• I am very excited! And agree, NaturallyFruity, that it is best to take it day to day. I will be looking forwarding to getting feedback to what I sense will be challenges—social eating; visiting family, etc. How to explain something you know is the r…

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• yes, and I don’t really have misgivings, per say. My DH is trying to encourage me to be more of a skeptic, so that is behind some of my questioning. Otherwise, I feel there is a lot of truth and logic to his points. Some chapters are almost too logi…

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• nycgrrl—just fyi, amazon delivered my book in 2 days… el-bo, I will f/u. My question regards the foundation of his theory being based upon what we find in the wild and investigating eating habits of prior civilizations. This brings to mind the Inuit…

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• A few questions about foods I am not clear about. Are root vegetables considered to not be a part of the 811 diet? I love my carrots, but I could shelve it for a month to adhere more closely to this diet. The other question is nutmilks. They are low…

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• I am glad you posted this thread. I actually am expecting the 801010 book to arrive today. However, although I would really like to do this, I have a lot of social obligations that i feel will interfere with my attempts. I think I will still attempt…

  in the brand new, all glittering 80/10/10 - 30 day challenge Comment by chicagomama
• Hi there. I am the same height as you, and I recently did one of those ‘ideal body weight’ calculations and it said between about 119 and 140 were within a healthy range. I have been stuck at about 133 for what seems like forever, just had my first …

  in I want to lose more weight..or is this disordered eating? Comment by chicagomama
• Meditating: I echo your sentiment. I cringe when I read things like, “those who fail” because it sets up too much pressure. I think food is something that benefits from thought and care—such is the reason why I am here—but I think it turns into a pi…

  in some free 80/10/10 info....i'm leaving Comment by chicagomama
• To alot of what you said, I relate. And I appreciate you posting this and venting. I hope that was helpful for you, as it was helpful for me to read. I feel so similar, it is something I do struggle with as well. One day I am 100% the next I am 50% …

  in Just can't do this anymore Comment by chicagomama
• Just wanted to add on to this. When I was pregnant, I was very “millitant” about the idea of exclusively BF and very gung ho, got my pump and all sorts of BF acourturements ready. By day 5, my DD lost too much weight and I was pressured to give her …

  in Feeding baby... Comment by chicagomama
• hey pianissima, that is a great test! i will keep that in mind as i journey through this path to increasing more raw foods in my diet. excellent advice!

  in need inspiration or advice... Comment by chicagomama
• what is the best source for organic young coco’s? Whole foods?

  in do you drink the bottled coconut water? Comment by chicagomama
• I have been thinking about this too. I have a salad dressing labeled raw, but the ingredient Nama Shoyu (sorry this is spelled wrong I know), anyway, it showed up on the ‘dead food list,’ as it has a base of cooked ingredients. Bummer. It seems ther…

  in Fat for weight loss/ and question about Larabars... Comment by chicagomama
• Glad you posted on this! I was going to tonight. i think what keeps me from being a higher percentage of raw is that my DH is very very carnivorous! The idea that I would forgo cooked foods is just too much for him to wrap his brain around. So I eat…

  in RAW or SAD partners? Comment by chicagomama
• Fully you have posted on this. Yesterday I made a banana-based ice cream i found here and ate all three frozen banans in it. I often wonder if I eat too many banans, but they are so good! My husband says I am part gorilla….

  in Bananas: Simple Question Comment by chicagomama
• do you live in an urban area? There is raw vegan delivery in LA, maybe other cities too…

  in RAW delivery! Comment by chicagomama
• That is great advice Zoe. I think that I do feel weird about Raw Foods. It is still new to me and therefore new to everyone around me. My husband does not know what to do with me anymore. At work, whatever my lunch is for the day always winds up bei…

  in social gatherings and traveling Comment by chicagomama
• It is interesting that the Harvard study concluded that only those living in a “well-supported urban environment” who live a “relatively sedentary lifestyle” will be successful on raw…I would enjoy reading more details about that study.

  in seattle newspaper article Comment by chicagomama
• I think Natalia Rose has a great program for transitioning as an omnivore. Her book has recipies that incl flesh-based meals and her basic rule of thumb is to focus on quick exiting food, so while she does not advocating for eating meat, she states …

  in Live Bait- Raw Virgin Comment by chicagomama
• I love my CSA. I am part of a vegi one and also a meat share. (sorry not very raw vegan I know) but as my husband wants his meat regularly, I prefer to get it from a local farm rather than the supermarket. They also give organic eggs and fresh raw m…

  in I think I'm going to join a CSA Comment by chicagomama
• I am confused about how the solid vs liquid the gel is. I followed the warming pudding recipe above and felt like I was spooning a smoothie up so drank it instead. That was a 1:3 ratio. Would a 1:2 be more firm or maybe it depends on grinding the se…

  in Search for Chia recipes Comment by chicagomama
• how do you know if your coconut is rancid? Is there a foul smell? I m not sure I have ever noticed one but perhaps I just missed it if it is a subtle indication.

  in Dried Coconut Comment by chicagomama
• surprise!! I am from Chicago!

  in What State/Country are you in? Comment by chicagomama
• Moving to chicago in a month

  in What State/Country are you in? Comment by chicagomama