Check in on day 154

154 Days RAW



Well, I did pretty good. And I ate out twice. Which is an even better accomplishment. To eat out and do good. I went to breakfast with a friend before going to whole foods.

We ate at La Madeline.. and just FYI... La Madeline is an excellent place for a raw breakfast... they had a mini fruit bar which I got a small cup of and a large cup of strawberries. Very yummy.. not perfectly fresh... but hey.

I had lunch at a sushi place. Veggie Rolls with rice.
Dinner was the corn chowder from rawvolution like the plan.. yay!
All in all not a bad day.

I probably did closer to 50% which is good to write and think about. This is a pretty typical day for me lately and writing it here helps me acknowledge that it is not that raw. I need to hit 80% because as I write I am hungry and the almond milk is not even helping.

I am a little worried that I will have some detox symptoms because I have been cheating so much.. we will see. I am also VERY worried because I went to a friends Gym tonight and I weighed and the scale showed way more than my scale shows. And honestly, I trust that scale a lot more than mine.. the idea of having to change the above weight to a lot higher just seems so discouraging. So while I am not going to ignore this face, I am going to just wait to do a whole lot about it. Does that seem silly? And I guess it is possible their scale was wrong and mine is right. ;)

My friends gym was very resort ish and their sauna had heavy eucalyptus... I showered and everything and I still smell like it. I wonder how I could recreate this experience at the Y? Bring my own Eucalyptus oil? It was so great I am not above doing it. I wonder if Eucalyptus aids detox? I know the steam does.

OK there is my check in. Goal for tomorrow is 80% right? Busy day... but I can do it!

So.... Menu for the week

So, with that in mind...

Menu for the week

You know my weight, my grief, my silliness.. why shouldn't this blog hold me accountable to what I am going to eat for a week. I am going to give it my all to conquer the eating out temptation, and maybe loose the 9 lbs while I am at it by Easter Sunday. Easter Sunday, under 200 lbs!
Friday 80%
Breakfast- my favorite green smoothie
Lunch- eating out before grocery trip... salad
Dinner- Corn chowder w/ tortilla chips (cooked) and salsa
Dehydrate in the PM - Sweet potato chips, onion rings and onion bread

Saturday 50-80%
Breakfast- mint chocolate smoothie w/ fresh mint leaves
Lunch- on the go... take raw bar, nuts, an apple and a bottle of water to get me through 3 parties
Dinner- hope that Saba will have some great Rawish stuff at the party.. worst case I eat grilled veggies! Still good! Aim for 50%

Sunday 100%
Breakfast- Dreamsicle (orange/vanilla) smoothie
Lunch- Raw Potluck
Dinner- apple w/ almond butter and a bottle of water on the go

Monday 100%
Dehydration Day- Dehydrate Kale, flax seed graham crackers
Breakfast -Pear, cilantro smoothie
Lunch -My favorite Green smoothie
Dinner-Mock Panera Bread company sandwich on onion bread w/ cucumber, cilantro hummus, and sprouts... served with sweet potato chips and tahini dressing
Dessert -Mint chocolate chip ice cream from Naked Chocolate

Tuesday 80%
Breakfast -apple cinnamon and oat groats with a glass of almond milk
Lunch- Grape and cilantro slush
Dinner- small group -Kelly's Fajitas on sprouted corn tortillas
Dessert-Mint chocolate chip ice cream

Wednesday 100%
Breakfast- my favorite green smoothie
Lunch- (at Taft) mac cheese with veggies w/ treat from co op
Dinner- Raw Pizza w/ greens
Dessert- Banana nut bread from Sarine
Thursday 80%
Breakfast- my favorite green smoothie
Lunch- (at Taft) mock Panera sandwich w/ Kale
Dinner- veggie mushroom/spinach burger on onion bread using cooked falafel and marinated shrooms and spinach w/ onion rings on the side.
Dessert- Banana nut bread

OK so I will be checking in on my progress. Thanks Blog for holding me accountable to the typing of the cheating :)

40 Days and Temptation

153 DAYS RAW
240 lbs








I did not mean to fast from this blog for Lent. But we are headed towards Palm Sunday and I have not posted.

My Lenten Fast from shopping has been successful except in one area. I broke it pretty early on and have struggled with it almost daily... eating out. It is here in black and white on the blog "including eating out" but I have rationalized why that was the one thing that did not count.

I read in Lauren Winner's Voice of Matthew this week about the 40 days Christ spent in the desert... about his temptations and posed the question to friends "have you ever thought about why those three?". Bread was just the first one.. and I failed that one right away. And though I managed to maintain no shopping... It feels silly. I managed to not buy anything I did not need. Is that really giving anything up? Guilt finds it's root and once it is there that is how Satan really works his way in.

Another Lenten practice I have had is a mid week communion. It follows my staff meeting so it is nothing but convenient. The bread and wine there for the taking, forgiveness a little more regularly to make up for the fact that I am a little more conscious of my sinful nature... my need for forgiveness. My weakness in saying no to temptation. My strength in him.

And this seems to be the point. So maybe it is not a coincidence that I have struggled so much over Lent with my Raw Foods lifestyle. That I have cheated and failed. Maybe it is no coincidence that as I am closer and closer to his death and resurrection, I find myself able to tackle the no eating out and renew my commitment to raw foods.

And as I think it through tonight while laying still to get my daughter to sleep.. I find myself with thoughts of my mother... sadness... grief. I am giving blood to a friends father who is struggling with cancer tomorrow. This brought some of it. But why so much sadness? Then I realize... I am nearing my mom's d day. Oh!

And with this date approaching I have to commit to myself to get off the 9 lbs that hold me from being under 200 lbs. I have to commit to myself to post on this blog daily. I have to commit to myself that I will post menus, and seek accountability. I will challenge the comfort zone I have fallen into, the excuses I have made. Accept my weakness and ask for Christ's help in conquering sin and death in this very visible way... the visible way that is around my mid section. ;)