I can't believe it has been over a month since I blogged. I am doing very well. I continue to live a high raw vegan lifestyle (80/10/10). Over the course of time I have slowly gravitated back to raw vegan foods. Although I still struggle with dairy products from time to time (I'm working on it!) I really feel better on the raw foods. At the moment, the only non - raw component of my day is my homemade salad dressing - which I will share with you below! I will be returning to work full time next week - so I have to take my raw show on the road. So it will be interesting to see if and how things change in that environment.
Here is what I ate today (and pretty much the whole week):
Banana and kale smoothies
Banana and cinnamon smoothies
Great big salads with my miso - mayo dressing
Lovely dark organic cherries
Personal watermelons
Peaches
The summer is just wonderful for this way of life. It is totally normal for me to sit down with a big spoon and devour half a full sized watermelon. In case you are wondering - I eat about 2000 calories a day. That is enough to fill me up - give me energy - and keep any cooked food cravings under control. So not the 2500 Plus I was once aiming for, but not too much lower. I still find myself slimming down in the right places. I am currently down to about 122. Which is pretty much baseline for me. (That's down from 130 at the beginning of the year). I am also taking a vitamin D supplement called vitashine. It is pretty cool because it is a tasteless spray.
I have another raw achievement to announce ... not only have I given up diet soda, but also coffee products. It has been a week since my last coffee and I am doing very well. I have noticed less irritability, nervousness and agitation. I have a two year old at home ... and a husband ... LOL so as you can imagine agitating moments arise, but lately I am able to take everything and deal with it appropriately. Where as before I would find myself wanting to rip someone's head off, yell, scream or stomp. I feel more like me! Also, I was having troubles with an energy dip in the afternoon, which I no longer experience. I hope I can keep it up when I return to work full time! Thus far --- all good. What is soooo bad about coffee? It is nothing short of a drug. It gives you "false" energy which you should be getting by sleeping properly and energizing your body with proper foods. It can lead to adrenal fatigue in some unlucky individuals. It's best to use it sparingly.
Here is my recipe for the white miso dressing. This makes a pretty small amount considering my salads are GARGANTUAN. However, I like to keep my fat intake under 10%, so I go easy on the dressings.
Ingredients:
1 tablespoon Vegan - mayo
1 tablespoon sweet white miso (organic and lower sodium)
1 teaspoon organic brown rice syrup
1/8 cup water (Adjust based on preferences)
I simply mix the "mayo" and miso together thoroughly. Then I slowly add water to get it to the right consistency. It will be thin and white, but not watery. Add the water sloooow. After words I mix in the sweetner. I prefer brown rice syrup for added sweetness. I don't really like stevia and agave is kinda controversial.
I want to also leave you with a yummy green smoothie recipe too.
Ingredients:
4 large leaves of dinosaur kale - stems removed
6 organic bananas (I like 1 of them to be frozen)
1 to 2 cups of water
Add all the ingredients to your blender. High power is the best! If you don't have one ... use the highest setting and pulse it until the kale is well processed. It will all turn a beautiful green color. Don't knock it until you try it. This is a large portion, so you may want to cut it in half. For me, this is 1 meal. It makes about 1 liter of liquid. I find the kale and banana both have strong tastes, and they sort of cancel each other out. So it's not exceedingly strong. Hard to explain - just try it!
Peace and LOVE!!!
