twenty two & twenty three

I did not post yesterday due to an insane amount of work I needed to get done. I turned in a 45 page paper yesterday, and completed a seven hour exam today online. but it's all done, phew. my first semester of grad school is over.

yesterday i munched on a lot of veggies & hummus, and had a raw sandwich for dinner. (with left over fruit smoothie for breakfast from the night before).

today i had coffee, a salad, and a blanched stir fry with marinated(ginger teriyaki) tofu. and some raw dark chocolate for dessert.

now that school is over, I'm hoping i can step up my game with this and really start experimenting(despite my crazy work schedule and gift wrapping hours before i leave next thursday for home).

also gearing up to run another 14 miles on saturday morning!!!

day twenty one

3 weeks i've been on this diet. i haven't been exactly REGIMENT about it, but i've been pretty good. today i was on a mostly liquid diet. although the diet requires no cooking, it actually requires a lot more work prepping than i thought!!

breakfast:
lara bar
coffee

lunch & dinner:
smoothie:
one banana
1/2 mango
two blood red oranges
one apple
2 tablespoons of coconut
1 tablespoon of wheat grass
eight ounces of odwalla superfood juice

smoothies like this are actually pretty sustaining!

i also ordered these 2 books from borders (because they were having a huge sale) and got them the other day. I've briefly looked over them, but will get more in depth once i finish my final exams on wednesday.

day twenty

breakfast:
coffee
lara bar

lunch:
a few turkey meatballs

dinner:
a piece of fish
blanched asparagus

dessert:
raw chocolate & almonds

day eighteen & nineteen

okay, i didn't post yesterday. i worked, i gift wrapped, & then i went to bed early in anticipation for my big first half marathon race. well, unfortunately for me, i did not go. i was really bummed out, but there was flooding in effect for the race, and it was torrentially down pouring when i got up this morning. being so close to the disney race, i didn't want to risk an injury (i was advised from my coach to do this).

friday, the 4th:
breakfast
lara bar
coffee

napped through lunch

dinner:
kombucha
raw lettuce wraps filled with squash, carrots, more lettuce & other good stuff from whole foods
carob/almond milk hot chocolate(pretty interesting)

today, the 5th:
breakfast
coffee
go raw bar


lunch:
more coffee (it's just one of those raining, feeling tired, days)
crispy raw spring rolls

i'm not really that hungry, so i don't think im going to eat dinner (and seeing as it's already 8pm & i have to get up at 4am to work tomorrow)

oh, and i also went shopping today - i got a pant size smaller than i normally wear. that was exciting.

day seventeen

last push through finals & gift wrapping

breakfast:
think fruit bar
coffee

lunch:
salad

dinner:
vegan pad thai (raw veggies & spelt noodles)
raw blonde brownie

(& then regular chocolate chips cookies my roommate ate & now i feel sick. blah.)

slowing learning my lessons as I am not eating so much junk anymore!

day sixteen

ugh. i was reminded today why i don't drink soda anymore. it tastes GROSS!

breakfast:
coffee
apple

lunch:
awesome fruit smoothie!
(same one I made a few days ago)

dinner:
soy latte (gotta love finals)
a piece of chicken
cheese & crackers

it's been a really long few weeks & i can't wait until finals are over & i'm home for the holidays.

day fifteen

it's hard to believe yesterday was 2 weeks since i started this raw food blog. i've since lost another 2 pounds (making it 16 pounds total, i hope to hit 20 before christmas). i haven't gone totally raw yet, but i'm out of oatmeal, and only have a few pieces of chicken & fish left in the freezer. then i'll be golden.

some other life changes: cutting down hours to one shift a week at starbucks & substituting instead. & hopefully, once i'm sleeping on a more normal pattern, i can quit coffee. i feel better about where things are headed... i've had to cut some ties that have been really hard on me to let go of, but i suppose it's all for the better in the end.

breakfast:
think bar
coffee with soy

lunch:
raw sushi
edamame

dinner:
decaf tall soy latte
a few pieces of raw chocolate