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LIW +1.0
Overnight LOSS 0.2

Here is my menu for the day before – this is what I ate:

Breakfast: coffee with half and half, leftover greek salad
Lunch: bagel and cream cheese
Dinner: broccoli salad
Snacks: 2 green smoothies, ground beef with blue cheese, chips and salsa, wine

A total of 2174 cals divided: 91 fat grams (37%), 204 carb grams (36%), 129 protein grams (24%)

And let me tell you, raw is definitely agreeing with me! YES! I am starting already to feel the benefits (particularly the bathroom benefits!), especially energy. Although, I can’t be sure if the energy level is just because it’s SPRING and I feel the sun shining and the wind through my hair!

I hate to sound like a broken record, but I am still not on schedule, and I only have time for an update. Geesh, this is starting to irritate me something fierce.

On to my commenter’s – these are my responses to yesterday’s comments:

B - Look at the calorie and fat count on both, I don’t see why not? Try it and see?

Becca - Hmmmm, ok, that sounds like a plan, coming up with some new dips! You know I love a challenge!

Shelly - WOOT! Come on Shelly! Join me!

Liz – sent you an email.

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LIW +1.2
Overnight LOSS 0.8

Here is my menu for the day before – this is what I ate:

Breakfast: coffee with half and half, cottage cheese with mango/strawberries
Lunch: ground beef, blue cheese and raw hazelnuts
Dinner: greek salad, chicken stir fry
Snacks: 1.5 green smoothies – coconut bark – raw broccoli with blue cheese dressing

A total of 1842 cals divided: 91 fat grams (44%), 144 carb grams (29%), 123 protein grams (27%)

I am SO THRILLED! I am gonna tell you right now, these smoothies are FILLING! I am sipping on one right now – not as good as the one yesterday, but I am experimenting, and so wanna try different ones until I settle in on some that I like the best:

• 6.8 oz apple (skin still on, but cored)
• 5.8 oz pear (skin still on, but cored)
• 3 oz spinach
• 1/2 cup plain all natural yogurt

Now this one, in comparison to yesterdays, made a TON more – I could fill one of my glass water glasses yesterday with what I made, today, it looks like I will be able to fill this same water glass TWICE. I think I will like the ones made with banana a lot better than the ones made with yogurt, but like I said, I am experimenting.

I wanted to get into “SuperFoods” today, but I am running out of time. Now that spring has sprung, I am finding it harder and harder to get computer work done. I want to spend all of my time outside! And I just haven’t gotten my clock regulated back to Eastern Time since I got back from California. I am used to being up at like 4am and then there is plenty of time for me to work on my blog, but lately, I have been getting up at around 5:45am – 6:00am, just in time to wake the kids and get them going, and my day too!

I am just gonna have to figure out a better schedule. I miss my profound posts. I miss my blogging alot. I have so much to share inside this head of mine, and the time just keeps escaping me – give me time to figure out what my spring / summer schedule is gonna be like. I will get up to par, I promise.

Even at over 1800 calories, which is my BMR (with sedentary activity), I lost .8 lbs. What do you think about that? I am thrilled!

On to my commenter’s – these are my responses to yesterday’s comments:

JLO - Oh yeah, raw spinach!!! Do you have any idea what that is doing for your VISION???

Liz - Drop me a line when you get a chance and I will lead you thru the process of putting the link on your blog! Excellent!!!

B - LOL – hey, like I tell my kids all the time, all I want you to do is TRY!

Becca - Yeah, I am starting to keep more and more raw veggies around here just to snack on, they are SO good! I need to discover some new, cool dips for them, got any suggestions?

Mary - Thanks girl!

Jan - Hey, you can do the challenge while on P2 as well ya know? You don’t have to do smoothies, but you can concentrate on 50% of your food being raw, what do you think?

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LIW +2.0
Overnight LOSS 0.4

Here is my menu for the day before – this is what I ate:

Breakfast: WW bagel and cream cheese, coffee with half and half
Lunch: (kinda ate breakfast late, and dinner early)
Dinner: Chinese buffet, two times to the Mongolian Grill using shrimp, scallops, squid, zucchini, green onions, onions, cabbage, Kalbi, chicken wings
Snacks: banana, broccoli and blue cheese dressing, beer

A total of 1753 cals divided: 47 fat grams (24%), 137 carb grams (31%), 153 protein grams (36%)

Raw Foods

My focus recently has been on the benefits of raw foods – you heard me tell this story before, but the more I preach about it and the more people start to listen (including myself) the more I believe in the full benefits of eating “mostly” raw.

I started my challenge today – my goal today will be to eat at least 50% of my food (in weight) raw – with the focus on anything that is “green”. I made a little button for us to put on our blog somewhere that shows that we are doing the challenge:

What would be extra cool is if you went ahead and linked it back to this post so that whoever wants to join in can. I haven’t really thought about any ‘prizes’ – I still owe more than a few people prizes from pasts contests (and don’t think I have forgotten because I haven’t!) but I am sure they will be forth coming. I just really want to start creating a BUZZ on doing at least 50% raw.

I already provided you with some links to the benefits of ‘green’, but today, I want to focus in on the benefits of eating ‘raw’. Tomorrow, if all goes well, I will be focusing on what are termed “superfoods” – that is quite an interesting topic I tell you!

I guess it pretty goes without saying how beneficial it is to eat raw foods whenever we can. Some of the other benefits of eating raw foods are:

• Increased Energy
• Weight Loss
• Reduced chance of heart disease
• Better digestion (includes great colon health)
• Better skin
• Ease of preparation (one of Regina’s favorites)
• Ease of cleanup (again, one of Regina’s favorites)

Now people, I hope you don’t think that I have completely gone bonkers with my pushing of ‘raw foods’ – I am still in the real world, still living the fast paces life that causes one to have to deal with outside influences. All I am doing is trying to get into this body a bit more nutrition so it can last longer. My eventual goal is to go 75% – 85% raw. That would mean pretty much that the only thing I would be eating that was cooked would be my proteins. And even some of that can be ‘raw’ (can you say SASHIMI???)

Here is an excellent article on Green Smoothies – I am actually drinking one right now, and for the person that has constantly said – I would rather eat my meals than drink them, I am actually enjoying this quite well. I made it with:

• 3 oz spinach
• 4.5 oz banana
• 6 oz of mango / strawberry

If you can get over the green look, the taste is pretty nice. In fact, at first I thought it had sort of an aftertaste, but have now discovered, after consuming about one third of it, that the after taste has disappeared. I have also discovered how incredibly FILLING this is. GOOD GRIEF! After my first smoothie, I do believe I am sold.

You willing to try?

On to my commenter’s – these are my responses to yesterday’s comments:

Lili - Actually, it’s not at all bad, I am very much enjoying my drink this morning!

Mary - Mary, my sweet Mary, eat more RAW! Find SOMETHING you like raw and eat it ok? Make me that promise, I need you to live a long healthy life!

Regina - YES! I knew you would be in my corner! I can’t believe it girl, I honestly cannot believe how much I am enjoying this smoothie right now! Thank YOU for making me do the research.

B - try some different salad greens, spinach, spring mix, romaine, all of those are HEALTHY! We will get you on the Green Smoothie kick, I promise you! ROFL – shoot, if I can do it, anyone can!

Crystal - You starting again? WOO HOO FOR YOU! Excellent my friend, totally excellent. I sure hope you keep up with your blog on your progress!