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Community PageThanks Claire, glad to still be going rawrrrr. 
Day 33: Despite being out and about so much, I managed a-ok. I didn't take photos of every meal but I did for the main ones. Album is updated.
Breakfast: More raw granola, but I added some more of the trail mix to lighten it (those buckwheat clusters are so dense). I also ate a larger bowl of it because I knew I'd be out of the house for a while. I was a little nervous to be going to this event of which I was a cohost because I didn't want to appear rude for not eating. Turns out, no one noticed or cared that I never grabbed a plate. Oh, also had coffee.
Lunch: I had zucchini pasta topped with tomatoes. I didn't have lemon so I ended up having a cashew sauce that was more like the ranch dressing, but I ate every bite. I didn't take a picture because it was a quick meal and didn't have my phone handy (nor did I want to whip it out at the lunch table).
Snack: Orange juice, plus more trail mix.
Dinner: Red pepper soup and the last of the flax crackers I brought from Bali.
I exercised again yesterday in the evening-ish and it worked out (heh) a lot better than in the morning. Mood was fine all around. I've been loading recipes into Paprika, but it seriously makes me hungry. Unsurprising that staring at delicious food can do that to a person.
Day 32-33: I'm away from my abode both of these days, but I did stay raw yesterday (32).
Breakfast: Had mango and sapota, and coffee smoothie
Lunch: Raw granola with coconut milk
Dinner: Big kale salad with ranch dressing. Toppings were red pepper and avocado. It was a fat-filled salad for sure but really good, especially because I didn't have much to eat during the earlier parts of the day. Part of it was lowered appetite but also just being out and about.
I also exercised for about 25 mins. I stole Lissa's workout (from Raw Food Romance), because it's pretty basic but juuust challenging enough for someone as exercise-a-phobic as myself. Plus, she too hates repetitive workouts and isn't like a lot of raw foodists who for some reason immediately jump into cycling for 10 miles or running for 5. That said, I think I'll do it in the evenings rather than morning since it left me feeling tired. My food intake was lower for most of the day but I also just wasn't very hungry and I don't believe in forcing myself to eat (nor restricting myself). Energy is a mysterious thing. On raw, one tends to have more of it but it's still possible to have 100% raw days and just feel *tired* either because of hormones, busy workday, whatever.
All is good, though. :) Not sticking with the weekly meal plan on account of change in location but I'll do a lot more fun recipes come tomorrow.
Matt_Raw said:I think there are other Alternatives to oats for protein, fiber, magnesium, calcium and loads of vitamins and minerals. I've been doing some research and I've started eating bowls of soacked buckwheat, quinoa, and amarath. I believe millet can also be eaten once soacked overnight. Does anyone know more about these grains?
Millets are amazing! I'd turn to those over rolled oats for sure. In fact, Gabriel Cousens's book, "Conscious Eating" contains many recipes with (sprouted) buckwheat, quinoa, etc.
Day 31: I uh... guess I didn't stop!
First, I'm taking pictures of my meals and uploading them here:
I am clearly not a food photographer nor do I aspire to be one, but I think it'll be super helpful in meal planning to see what I eat and what's worthy of repeats.
Today I spent a lot of time uploading recipes to Paprika, which is like a recipe managing software. It's so handy. I also downloaded the Rawtarian app on my phone. I also planned out the weekly meals and made a grocery list in accordance. It always feels like Christmas when the delivery guy shows up with the order. I got a few random stuff like wheatgrass powder since I want to make a concerted effort to have more greens in my juices and smoothies.
Breakfast: I got way too much fruit--bowl of sapota, bowl of mango, then a separate bowl of pomegranate, watermelon, and papaya. I still have the sapota in the fridge waiting for me tomorrow. But the fruit was so sweet, which is always a pleasure. Also had a coffee smoothie, hooray!
Lunch: Decided to make the Rawtarian's simple raw garlic dressing atop cucumber, tomato, pomegranate seeds and almond meal. Only problem was, I downsized the batch to 1/8, which I think made for some weird blending issues. I ended up adding more garlic and a little more lemon juice, and I could taste the potential but it wasn't totally there for me. I think making a full size batch and letting it sit for a day would've gone a long way. Oh, the fresh thyme in it was nice. :)
Post-lunch: had the mango parfait. The taste is good but I probably need to let it thaw for longer since it's a little ice crystal-y... which I know is not a problem if there was more banana, cashew or coconut (ie, fat). Still was good, though!
Dinner: Awesome mac and cheese with the cheesy crackers. I blended the sauce for a long time and it tasted even better. It actually spooned out like Velveeta. The crackers were waaaay too soft out of the freezer so I ended up just mashing small squares of them in the mac and cheese which tasted really good. That said, it was obvious that if I'm to enjoy the rest I'll need to dehydrate them again.
Thumbs up food day! I'm trying to eat earlier in the evenings and drink more water, too. So far so good, though I don't want to take on too many rules all at once.
