Daily Log 4/6/2010

Down 1.3 lbs. this morning! Finished a thirty minute wii workout and am planning on an hour walk this evening while Al is having soccer practice.

So far today we've had a strawberry, blueberry, banana, pear, and coconut water smoothie for breakfast and I blended up some tomato, cabbage, spinach, red pepper, onion, garlic, carrot, and mushrooms added a bit of cajun spice, a dash of cumin and some veggie bouillon along with about 3 cups of water to make a lovely soup. When the soup was done blending and getting just warm enough I threw a little corn and crushed tortilla chips in there for some chew factor. I love that the vita mix will blend and warm this just enough to keep it raw. I forgot the pictures today but will add them next time I make the soup. Which knowing how much we all love it could be very, very soon:)

Now I'm off to order some more Aubrey Organics face wash. I love that stuff!
Have a healthy day.

Monday's Culinary Delights

Down .2 lbs this morning, hey I'll take it:) Especially after yesterday's Easter indulgence!

While I was playing around on the computer this morning waiting for the kiddies to bless me with their presence I drank a wonderful cup of Teeccino Herbal Coffee. It's not really coffee and it's so much better for you than coffee. I've recently made the switch and haven't regretted it for one minute. It really is awesome. I brew it just like coffee, add a little bit of sugar and some So Delicious Coconut Creamer then I sit back and enjoy. GOOD STUFF!

The kids and I started off our morning with a yummy if not a little ugly, Swamp Sludge Smoothie, named after it's appearance. This is a slight variation on another smoothie that Green & Crunchy does over here.

For lunch we enjoyed a favorite of mine and the girls, handmade guacamole, which is really just a couple of avocados mixed with some of Kirkland's Organic Salsa, a squeeze of lemon, a little pink Himalayan salt, and pepper. We used sliced mushrooms to dip with. Delish!
Through out the day I also snacked on a handful of pistachios and a handful of grapes, and a couple of bites of boy-boy's corn.

Exercise today was a thirty minute wii fit work out.
For dinner we all just raided the fridge for Easter left-overs. I enjoyed that three bean salad all over again. For dessert I threw four carrots, a cup of rice milk, a pinch of nutmeg, about a a half teaspoon cinnamon, some honey, and some ice into the beautiful Vita-Mix and out came the yum! Of course I'm the only one here that likes this but likes it I do. Now off to get some beauty rest.

My Steps To The Raw Diet

I started this journey a little over two years ago. It started with me hearing that the Skinny Bitch diet was working for some people I knew for weight loss. Me wanting to lose weight as usual rushed out to my local Borders to purchase my copy of this wonderful, miracle diet book. Little did I know that it would change my life. After reading the entire book in one night, being completely grossed out and crying for a few hours over the poor tortured animals, I gave up meat. Right then and there I was done. My Alli said "me too" as soon as I told her what I was doing (she had been wanting and trying to give up meat for awhile). Jess and Hubby laughed and thought it would never last. A little over a year later and Alli and I went vegan (except for honey). We still weren't eating all that healthy and I actually gained weight through all of this. There is just plenty of vegan junk food out there let me tell you! Getting fed up with having been over weight for oh thirty years I started looking at how to become a healthy vegan. High raw seemed like the next logical choice and it is working!! Just this past week I've lost about 5 pounds and I feel great.