Exercise: Dancing
Food: Green pudding! (2 mangoes and a bag of mixed baby spinach, rocket and watercress), pint of freshly squeezed pineapple juice (lovely and pulpy), lara bars (key lime pie, cashew cookie, ginger snap and pecan pie, I know). Five bananas. Was out and about today, very wet and windy and bought some cashews. I didn't even want them, but managed to finish the whole pack. Now maybe I can apply the same perseverance to stuff I do want to do!!
Went dancing last night which carried over to 4am this morning, so counts as today's exercise. Yesterday had a green pudding of mango and baby spinach, and today mango and mixed greens. It was this pile of very dark very delicious green goop in a round white bowl. Personally I think baby spinach is the best green for a greenie (green smoothie) and mango the best fruit to go with it. So smooth and extremely nutritious. I know some people just love kale, I have to admit I haven't even bothered to try it yet, it just looks as tough as old curtains. Some like romaine, but it is quite watery so can dilute flavour. Whereas I find with the baby spinach it doesn't dilute the flavour, it enhances it. I sound like a green anorak. And just when I thought my Lara bar consumption was abating, I found out one of my local health stores, Victoria Health stocks them!! Like I need another reason.
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Sunday, 9 December 2007
Friday, 7 December 2007
Taste Test
Exercise: Pushups
Food: 6 large bananas, 2 apples, 3 lara bars, a few pistachios, salad - mixed leaves, carrot, beetroot, sundried tomatoes, avocado and basil. I bought this from a place where you get to choose all the ingredients and then they mix it all up for you. In the evening made a soup recipe but didn't love it so straight to the freezer for now.
Forgot to feedback on how colleagues received Lara bars. Well they got finished. Although I think they were a bit of a shock to the system, as no added sugar, no e numbers etc. One girl positively loved them and asked where she could get them. One guy positively hated them. I was surprised as he had cashew cookie. But anyhow he is an older man, set in his tastes. I think his exact words were, 'I can use this to stop the leak in my shoe'.
Food: 6 large bananas, 2 apples, 3 lara bars, a few pistachios, salad - mixed leaves, carrot, beetroot, sundried tomatoes, avocado and basil. I bought this from a place where you get to choose all the ingredients and then they mix it all up for you. In the evening made a soup recipe but didn't love it so straight to the freezer for now.
Forgot to feedback on how colleagues received Lara bars. Well they got finished. Although I think they were a bit of a shock to the system, as no added sugar, no e numbers etc. One girl positively loved them and asked where she could get them. One guy positively hated them. I was surprised as he had cashew cookie. But anyhow he is an older man, set in his tastes. I think his exact words were, 'I can use this to stop the leak in my shoe'.
Thursday, 6 December 2007
Raw London
Exercise: Pushups
Food: 3 tiny bananas, 6 large bananas, a few lara bars, green salad with tomatoes and cucumber, a little pineapple juice
London is great place in case you didn't know. And I love doing raw here. It's so easy to get fresh produce all year round, plus you can easily get mangos, papayas and even guavas and coconuts from the local supermarket.
Bananas are everywhere, as are juice and smoothie bars, chopped salad places, nuts and dried fruit stalls, you can even get freshly squeezed orange juice from the AMT coffee stand in most rail stations. Pre-packaged salads in the supermarkets are creative and plentiful including raw vegan options. And of course Wholefoods and Fresh and Wild (bought by Wholefoods). I picked up frozen acai berries from Wholefoods recently so I get to try out that 'chocolaty' (but not chocolate) smoothie I had in New York. I have at least four juice/smoothie bars within walking distance of where I work, and two chopped salad bars, not to mention good old Marks and Spencer's. You may not have all this, but celebrate what you do have, it'll spur you on. This is a great time to be alive!
Food: 3 tiny bananas, 6 large bananas, a few lara bars, green salad with tomatoes and cucumber, a little pineapple juice
London is great place in case you didn't know. And I love doing raw here. It's so easy to get fresh produce all year round, plus you can easily get mangos, papayas and even guavas and coconuts from the local supermarket.
Bananas are everywhere, as are juice and smoothie bars, chopped salad places, nuts and dried fruit stalls, you can even get freshly squeezed orange juice from the AMT coffee stand in most rail stations. Pre-packaged salads in the supermarkets are creative and plentiful including raw vegan options. And of course Wholefoods and Fresh and Wild (bought by Wholefoods). I picked up frozen acai berries from Wholefoods recently so I get to try out that 'chocolaty' (but not chocolate) smoothie I had in New York. I have at least four juice/smoothie bars within walking distance of where I work, and two chopped salad bars, not to mention good old Marks and Spencer's. You may not have all this, but celebrate what you do have, it'll spur you on. This is a great time to be alive!
Wednesday, 5 December 2007
Looking Ahead
Exercise: Pushups
Food: Five small bananas, salad (baby greens, pomodorino tomatoes, cucumber), a few lara bars, strawberry, banana and pineapple juice smoothie
Today stopped eating now just before 8pm! Have not yet managed to try out my guava and clementine smoothie or a soup recipe I found, hopefully will get to experiment before the end of the week.
I've started looking ahead to 2008, thinking about what in former days were vague New Year resolutions, but what are now detailed values-based goals. And I would suggest you start to mull over this too (I know it's only 5 Dec) and when things come up that you think may be a good idea to explore, just write them down. This way once you do sit down to firm up your goals whether it's Boxing Day, 31 Dec, or early Jan you won't be coming to the exercise cold. Therefore making it a much more enjoyable and productive thing to do.
I'll be carrying on with an ultimate goal of pursuing wholeness, this will be broken down into various elements like my raw adventure, my running, my relationships, my commitment to learning etc.
I'm excited for the future, but will also be looking back at the past year, the things I've learned, the achievements, the breakthroughs, the challenges and best of all... the myriad blessings.
Food: Five small bananas, salad (baby greens, pomodorino tomatoes, cucumber), a few lara bars, strawberry, banana and pineapple juice smoothie
Today stopped eating now just before 8pm! Have not yet managed to try out my guava and clementine smoothie or a soup recipe I found, hopefully will get to experiment before the end of the week.
I've started looking ahead to 2008, thinking about what in former days were vague New Year resolutions, but what are now detailed values-based goals. And I would suggest you start to mull over this too (I know it's only 5 Dec) and when things come up that you think may be a good idea to explore, just write them down. This way once you do sit down to firm up your goals whether it's Boxing Day, 31 Dec, or early Jan you won't be coming to the exercise cold. Therefore making it a much more enjoyable and productive thing to do.
I'll be carrying on with an ultimate goal of pursuing wholeness, this will be broken down into various elements like my raw adventure, my running, my relationships, my commitment to learning etc.
I'm excited for the future, but will also be looking back at the past year, the things I've learned, the achievements, the breakthroughs, the challenges and best of all... the myriad blessings.
Tuesday, 4 December 2007
Rice, Potatoes, Nuts or Bananas?
Exercise: Yoga
Food: Green smoothie - (spinach, mango, banana) 6 small bananas, green salad - baby leaves, tomatoes, cucumber and avocado, lara bars, strawberry, banana and pineapple juice smoothie.
I'm still eating from noon. This is established now. I am hungry enough to eat by then but I think waiting a couple more hours would make the eating experience even more fufilling. That might be a goal for 2008. Have managed to avoid eating after 9.30ish the past couple of days which is progress. I'd like this to eventually be pushed back to 7.30pm.
The Lara bars add a more substantive bite which I seem to need right now. And although for some combining fruit and nuts might not be the best fit, it's working for me. I think this is partly because the amounts of nuts and dates in each bar are relatively small, compared to say eating a bag of nuts/and or a bag of dates. The bars also contain clear nutritional data, so easy to track your consumption. Anyway I've bought some to take in to work. I'll let you know if the lovely cookies love the bars. A more beneficial and fun alternative to the inevitable rounds of mince pies and yule log!!
Fruit is my mainstay though. Bananas are to me now, what bread was to me some moons ago. I would always hoover up the bread basket if I was eating out at a restaurant, didn't matter how many slices or pieces were in there, I'd sort it out. And if you've read my previous posts you'll know that it is a miracle that I'm eating bananas at all, the fact that they are my staple continues to amaze and amuse me. God has a sense of humour.
Food: Green smoothie - (spinach, mango, banana) 6 small bananas, green salad - baby leaves, tomatoes, cucumber and avocado, lara bars, strawberry, banana and pineapple juice smoothie.
I'm still eating from noon. This is established now. I am hungry enough to eat by then but I think waiting a couple more hours would make the eating experience even more fufilling. That might be a goal for 2008. Have managed to avoid eating after 9.30ish the past couple of days which is progress. I'd like this to eventually be pushed back to 7.30pm.
The Lara bars add a more substantive bite which I seem to need right now. And although for some combining fruit and nuts might not be the best fit, it's working for me. I think this is partly because the amounts of nuts and dates in each bar are relatively small, compared to say eating a bag of nuts/and or a bag of dates. The bars also contain clear nutritional data, so easy to track your consumption. Anyway I've bought some to take in to work. I'll let you know if the lovely cookies love the bars. A more beneficial and fun alternative to the inevitable rounds of mince pies and yule log!!
Fruit is my mainstay though. Bananas are to me now, what bread was to me some moons ago. I would always hoover up the bread basket if I was eating out at a restaurant, didn't matter how many slices or pieces were in there, I'd sort it out. And if you've read my previous posts you'll know that it is a miracle that I'm eating bananas at all, the fact that they are my staple continues to amaze and amuse me. God has a sense of humour.
Monday, 3 December 2007
What Exactly Are You Trying To Say?
Exercise: Push ups and leg stuff
Food: 5 small bananas and green smoothie (banana, mango spinach and a little shredded coconut), 1 apple (jazz variety it was rather big, and wished I hadn't started eating it, but ate it all anyway, around 4pm had salad of baby spinach, rocket and watercress with pomodorino tomatoes, cucumber and avocado (no dressing) simply scrumpslicious (yes just made up that word), Later at home around 7.30pm had started thawing a green smoothie, but it wasn't quite there so scooped off the top, green smoothie ice-cream!!! And for the life of me I can't remember what I put in it. I froze it in a hurry on the day I flew to New York. Also had a few Lara bars. Actually had one too many, but pleasantly full not painfully full. What lovely food I get to eat!! And I move around a lot I run up and down the stairs all day. Regularly going up three fights of stairs to use the loo (when there is one on my own floor) just for the fun of it.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7124501.stm
Read this today at work. This is not the first time I've read about acrylamide. But what really struck me was how confusing the article was. First of all you're told eating fried, grilled and roasted food could harm you. Then it says but don't panic? then it says it's virtually impossible to eliminate these from the diet (well that is not a fact, whether we want to or not is another matter), then you have some other experts saying food should not be 'over-cooked'?? How helpful is that advice? Then a glimmer of hope with some other advice to try and eat a balanced diet with lots of fruit and vegetables. But what is balanced? It's presented in a rather confused fashion, do you think the majority of readers will be helped by this to take action in any way?
I didn't get much sleep last night as I had a CD playing (deliberately) but it was too loud but not so loud as to get me out of bed so I suspect I didn't get any deep sleep. I woke up feeling a bit rough but as the day wore on I just got more alert and right now feel very energised, and wasn't grumpy at all. Whereas if I had been eating cooked I'm sure I would have been wiping the floor with myself. No kidding, and probably anybody that crossed my path.
Food: 5 small bananas and green smoothie (banana, mango spinach and a little shredded coconut), 1 apple (jazz variety it was rather big, and wished I hadn't started eating it, but ate it all anyway, around 4pm had salad of baby spinach, rocket and watercress with pomodorino tomatoes, cucumber and avocado (no dressing) simply scrumpslicious (yes just made up that word), Later at home around 7.30pm had started thawing a green smoothie, but it wasn't quite there so scooped off the top, green smoothie ice-cream!!! And for the life of me I can't remember what I put in it. I froze it in a hurry on the day I flew to New York. Also had a few Lara bars. Actually had one too many, but pleasantly full not painfully full. What lovely food I get to eat!! And I move around a lot I run up and down the stairs all day. Regularly going up three fights of stairs to use the loo (when there is one on my own floor) just for the fun of it.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7124501.stm
Read this today at work. This is not the first time I've read about acrylamide. But what really struck me was how confusing the article was. First of all you're told eating fried, grilled and roasted food could harm you. Then it says but don't panic? then it says it's virtually impossible to eliminate these from the diet (well that is not a fact, whether we want to or not is another matter), then you have some other experts saying food should not be 'over-cooked'?? How helpful is that advice? Then a glimmer of hope with some other advice to try and eat a balanced diet with lots of fruit and vegetables. But what is balanced? It's presented in a rather confused fashion, do you think the majority of readers will be helped by this to take action in any way?
I didn't get much sleep last night as I had a CD playing (deliberately) but it was too loud but not so loud as to get me out of bed so I suspect I didn't get any deep sleep. I woke up feeling a bit rough but as the day wore on I just got more alert and right now feel very energised, and wasn't grumpy at all. Whereas if I had been eating cooked I'm sure I would have been wiping the floor with myself. No kidding, and probably anybody that crossed my path.
Sunday, 2 December 2007
Wholefoods
Exercise: Resting
Food: Water fast
Yesterday had to go to Kensington for an event, so decided to pop into Wholefoods on my way home. I wanted to check out whether they had the sun-dried coconut, and flaxseed crackers. Well as it happened they had neither, you lovely rawies in New York are well and truly spoilt.
Although I have to admit that the store here is amazing. I must have spent an hour browsing and it's not like it was my first visit. I spent ages in the produce section looking at the different varieties of apples (got some french ones, Sonya and Jazz), the different types of chard, mushrooms, mangos etc. I made a mental note not to go wild as I had already done my food shopping. Bought some guavas to emulate the smoothie from Tate Modern, but will be using clementines instead of mandarins. I bought a few Lara bars, but it would be more economical if I buy direct from website, plus some fennel that I couldn't find in Sainsbury's for a soup I'm trying out. I also saw Jicama, a starchy vegetable, never had it before, but the write up said it is eaten mainly raw with lemon juice and salt. Think I'll try it with guacamole.
The abundance of choice is phenomenal and the combination and recipe possibilities are endless. Certainly here, lack of produce is not an issue, what with the supermarkets, greengrocers, pick-your-own, farmer's markets, speciality and ethnic food stores, and of course the trusty Internet. And Wholefoods is in a category all of it's own. The salad bar deserves an award. Okay if one of your excuses was don't know where to get stuff, I think I just anihilated that one.
Food: Water fast
Yesterday had to go to Kensington for an event, so decided to pop into Wholefoods on my way home. I wanted to check out whether they had the sun-dried coconut, and flaxseed crackers. Well as it happened they had neither, you lovely rawies in New York are well and truly spoilt.
Although I have to admit that the store here is amazing. I must have spent an hour browsing and it's not like it was my first visit. I spent ages in the produce section looking at the different varieties of apples (got some french ones, Sonya and Jazz), the different types of chard, mushrooms, mangos etc. I made a mental note not to go wild as I had already done my food shopping. Bought some guavas to emulate the smoothie from Tate Modern, but will be using clementines instead of mandarins. I bought a few Lara bars, but it would be more economical if I buy direct from website, plus some fennel that I couldn't find in Sainsbury's for a soup I'm trying out. I also saw Jicama, a starchy vegetable, never had it before, but the write up said it is eaten mainly raw with lemon juice and salt. Think I'll try it with guacamole.
The abundance of choice is phenomenal and the combination and recipe possibilities are endless. Certainly here, lack of produce is not an issue, what with the supermarkets, greengrocers, pick-your-own, farmer's markets, speciality and ethnic food stores, and of course the trusty Internet. And Wholefoods is in a category all of it's own. The salad bar deserves an award. Okay if one of your excuses was don't know where to get stuff, I think I just anihilated that one.
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