Rawsome Healthy 4/5 – Healing Journey Day 57

Journal:

Today was the day I was determined to straighten myself out. Today I was going to do it! Today I woke up motivated to stop feeling so awful! And incase you can’t tell, I definitely felt awful after yesterday once again, so I didn’t even begin eating until the afternoon.

For breakfast, I had a smoothie made from a Romaine heart and bananas. It wasn’t bad. I have definitely found that if you mix the lettuce leaves with water first before adding the bananas to the blender, it is able to process the leaves much better and the taste is much less prominent. That’s a helpful tip for anyone out there who enjoys putting greens in their smoothies.

After the smoothie (and a few hours), I made the dinner from Day 2. It was a very simple recipe that tasted alright. My favourite dinner from this guide is the dinner from Day 3. Hands down. However, I have developed a very strong love of zoodles and coodles. They will be a staple in my diet for sure.

Following this, and a few hours later, I had another smoothie with bananas and spinach. I definitely prefer spinach in my smoothies over lettuce any day. And just look at that colour! It’s so vibrantly green! ❤

After these 3 meals, I was sadly still hungry and ended up eating even more with a little bit of cooked grains. I didn’t go completely off track but somehow a little cooked still made its way in. Thankfully, I have no more cooked foods in my house so no more being tempted!

And that pretty much summed up my day. I didn’t go anywhere today; I stayed home and watched the church service online. This is such a great option for people who are sick or unable to go to church, if you slept in, or if you have people Skyping with you from hundreds of miles away which was my case this morning.

For the most part I’m feeling better eating much more vibrant food. There is absolutely no denial in my mind that fresh, raw fruits and vegetables are the way to go for optimal health and feeling great. I will never regret the day I decided to jump right in and begin this way of life. It is truly the best.

Review of Symptoms:
-Still not feeling the greatest after bad eating yesterday.
-Acne still bad.
-Hair is still doing great.
-Digestion is doing better. #rawfoodsforthewin
-Feeling “dry” and dehydrated. It’s affecting my pre-headache status. This could also be because of the heater that is running regularly in my bedroom.

Weight at the end of the day = 167.8 lbs (down 0.8 lbs from yesterday)

Total Calories = 2822 (87% carbs, 6% fat, 7% protein)

Rawsome Healthy Day 1/5 – Healing Journey Day 51

Journal:
I woke up so excited for today!!! I’m done with smoothies all day and I’m finally onto eating raw foods again. For the next 5 days, I will be following a quick, 5-day program created by Paul and Yulia Tarbath of Rawsome Healthy on Youtube. This simple, really quick program basically has some type of a fruit breakfast, a smoothie lunch, and a veggie supper. I absolutely couldn’t wait to get started with my day. I slept really well last night too, so that was a bonus!

This program is COMPLETELY FREE. So if you are interested in trying raw for 5 days, or just need a refresh, check out: http://www.rawsomehealthy.com

If you would like to hear bounds of information from this lovely raw couple, check out their YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/user/Rawsomehealthy

Now, when I got groceries last night, I got everything I would need for the complete 5 days. However, because it is essentially winter in Canada, the produce selection is highly unripened (except for apples and oranges and the berries we have left). So, that means that some of the things I could get ripe right away, and some of the things I couldn’t so I’m not going to follow the days in exact order, but rather in order of things I have ripened. Which means, I started with Day 4.

For breakfast, I ate two cantaloupes. Day 4 says that you are supposed to eat 4 cantaloupes, but I only had three and one of them was not good. So… two it was!

Then, for lunch, I had a banana and celery smoothie. Honestly, this is still far from my most favourite concoction, but it was in the meal plan, so I ate it.

I didn’t eat supper at the regular time because I had a soccer game tonight at 7:00 pm. So the smoothie was enough to tide me over. I did, however, make fresh orange juice to take with me so I would have a “recovery” drink after the game. I forgot to take a picture of this, but I can assure you that I played hard during our soccer game, had a ton of fun, but was super thankful for that orange juice after.

For supper, I got to make a huge meal (so much I couldn’t finish it). I was so excited for it, however, I can honestly say that it pays to make sure your fruit is good quality because this sauce was so bland. Had the peaches been juicy and the tomatoes been a little more ripe, I think it would have brought a whole new game plan. But, it didn’t, so it wasn’t as pleasing. However, the process of making this zoodles dish was amazing, so I took pictures of the process for you.

After I had managed to stuff in as much of this as I could, I decided to chuck the rest that I couldn’t and head to bed. I had a lot of fun today but needed to rest and recover.  Hopefully my foods will be a little more ripe for tomorrow as I choose another day of this Rawsome Healthy journey!

Review of Symptoms:
-Hair is so soft!
-Energy was great.
-Endurance while playing was fantastic.
-Acne is so-so.
-Definitely noticed my legs have slimmed down a lot.
-Digestion is working great.

Weight at the end of the day = 166.8 lbs (same as yesterday)

Total Calories = approx. 2352 (83% carbs, 9% fat, 8% protein… awesome macros, crazy amount of food!)