raw food day 1

6/9/2006 Friday

today was a little bit different. i woke up at like 5:45 which is pretty typical but then i went back to sleep until like 7:30 which is also typical. i have to be at work by 8 so i usually leave as close to 8 as possible. sometimes thats 7:59, sometimes thats 8:04. its depends. but my travel time to work is negligible. so anyway i didnt have to make orange juice this morning but i decided that was fine because i'd just bring an orange to work and eat it along with the almonds i had soaked yesterday.

all i'm doing right now as far as "sprouting" almonds goes is soaking a bunch for about 8 hours and then draining and rinsing them. it really does improve the taste and they seem more vibrant. supposedly it deactivates the enzyme inhibitors in the nuts. fine.

BREAKFAST
1 orange
~50 almonds

i ate that throughout my morning shift over like 2 hours. i also ate a lot of the pith off the orange peel.

when i got home from work around 12:30 i was tired and took a nap for about an hour. when i got up i thought hmm i havent really eaten much today because thats part of the problem.

LUNCH
~40oz LS sweet pepper and basil hummus
wrapped in 7 or so romaine lettuce leaves

seriously this is like the greatest lunch.

i'm really into the idea of having simple meals like this instead of preparing advanced raw dishes but maybe thats because i'm really just a beginner and i'm just trying to eat as much of three things as i can

1. green leafy vegetables
2. sugars (sweet fruit)
3. fats (oils, nuts, avocados)

and eat them in pretty fair balance.

i got my raw vegan protein supplement in the mail today and that was pretty awesome when that arrived. very exciting. its called "Raw Power!" and i ordered it from Nature's First Law.

RAW POWER!
brazil nut powder
hemp powder
goji berry powder
maca
maca extreme

this stuff is supposed to help me get all the protein i need and help me gain weight. its not like i can just read about everything online and know what the best foods and combinations for my body are. i've been pouring over forums for hours in the past two weeks and there is really a LOT of information out there. the best thing to do is just experiment on myself and figure out what works and what doesnt based on how i feel and how my body is adjusting. so like any experiment, this one needs a lab book.

SNACK
6 oranges (juiced)
w/ 2 tbsp Raw Power

this was actually really good. i drank it a lot faster than i normally drink my orange juice. it seemed like there wasnt as much but i usually use 5 oranges and not 6. i dont know.


DINNER
3 pears
1 bunch parsley
soaked sunflower seeds
soaked sesame seeds
water (all blended)

this smoothie was definitely tasted good. i dont think i blended it for long enough and it took me about two hours to drink. there was tons of it. but i feel like i've definitely had enough to eat today. by the way i'm not hungry at all lately. i mean i do want to eat but i havent been craving cooked food. i was craving it earlier in the week and i did have some pizza. that was only two days ago but the pizza wasnt all that great when i ate. it did taste good but my stomach felt really heavy and gross afterwards.

i worked out today in between lunch and my snack, mostly upper body chest and shoulders. my shoulders were in some good pain when i was done. i think working out at the gym for about 30 minutes is a good length of time. i cant stand it there for much longer. the music is horrible AND its the same shit all the time. but i'm pretty much all about business when i'm there. i notice people really sit at machines for awhile and stare into space and shit. maybe thats why people spend so long there. not everyone of course. i'm not trying to say i'm the only one thats doing anything at the gym because that would be total bullshit obviously.

anyway i'm looking pretty good. my gut is wasting away slowly but surely. actually not that slowly, it hasnt been that long. two weeks really. my 34 waist pants wont stay up anymore without the belt and my 32 waist shorts fit pretty perfectly. which is good. i think 32 waist is pretty much where i want to be. ok i'm sick of talking. more tomorrow. let me just say though that i am feeling a lot better since i started this raw thing. my stress level is way down. my life is sorta like "well, whatever happens happens". hahah, thats not really true because i'm actively trying to make a lot of different things happen lately which is also a new trend. but school has little to do with that. maybe its just because this is finals week coming up and i'm just sick of it. oh well whatever, right now i'm tired and i dont need to write anymore.