Day 8 - Samantha
Weight: 119.6 lbs.
Total weight loss since Day 1: 3.4 lbs.
So we have survived a week of raw. It has been fairly easy as the days have worn on, although we are both wanting a little more variety and more dishes to choose from. I also have been craving cooked foods, but I haven't once given in to the temptation, which is quite encouraging. There are a couple of things that I am planning on trying to make this weekend which I think will help me, and hopefully Matt as well.
For breakfast I had raw oatmeal with a raw thick cream on top (which I don't like a whole lot, but that's why we're trying different recipes - to see what we do and don't like), and of course the usual fruits, nuts, and raisins.
For lunch I had 1 corn on the cob with olive oil, garlic powder, and celtic sea salt. Matt made a ranch-type dip and I also had some of that using raw broccoli and carrot sticks. I was still kind of full from breakfast, so this is all I ate.
For supper Matt made a really great smoothie - actually more like a milkshake. It was VERY thick and creamy, and it tasted fantastic. I think he made it with various frozen fruits, different types of nuts, and fresh almond milk that I had made this morning. It was quite good and filling.
Tomorrow I hope to make Spanish "Rice" with sprouted barley acting as the rice, and hopefully Cinnamon Rolls. The recipe for rolls calls for flax seed, but I am going to experiment and substitute ground up oat groats. Since oatmeal is normally pretty good at binding things, I think that this will possibly do the trick, because I just can't stand the taste of flax. I'll post my results tomorrow!
Anyway, I haven't noticed much of a difference over the last week. I do feel skinnier, but I don't know if I necessarily look skinnier. Maybe a little, but I don't know. As far as energy goes, I would say it is about the same. Since we got back from our cruise I have had trouble sleeping, but we just bought shades for our bedroom windows, and that has helped tremendously the last couple of nights. Since eating mostly raw, and now 100% my breasts are noticeably better. It makes me wonder what triggered the intense pain - was it dairy? Was it soy? Was it the fact that my food was cooked? Maybe I'll never know, and I am not sure I am willing to experiment to find out.
We didn't take pictures today, but we hopefully will tomorrow. I am not sure when I'll be able to post those because right now we're both without laptops (waiting on our new iBooks to arrive!), so I don't have my web design programs loaded at the moment.
Total weight loss since Day 1: 3.4 lbs.
So we have survived a week of raw. It has been fairly easy as the days have worn on, although we are both wanting a little more variety and more dishes to choose from. I also have been craving cooked foods, but I haven't once given in to the temptation, which is quite encouraging. There are a couple of things that I am planning on trying to make this weekend which I think will help me, and hopefully Matt as well.
For breakfast I had raw oatmeal with a raw thick cream on top (which I don't like a whole lot, but that's why we're trying different recipes - to see what we do and don't like), and of course the usual fruits, nuts, and raisins.
For lunch I had 1 corn on the cob with olive oil, garlic powder, and celtic sea salt. Matt made a ranch-type dip and I also had some of that using raw broccoli and carrot sticks. I was still kind of full from breakfast, so this is all I ate.
For supper Matt made a really great smoothie - actually more like a milkshake. It was VERY thick and creamy, and it tasted fantastic. I think he made it with various frozen fruits, different types of nuts, and fresh almond milk that I had made this morning. It was quite good and filling.
Tomorrow I hope to make Spanish "Rice" with sprouted barley acting as the rice, and hopefully Cinnamon Rolls. The recipe for rolls calls for flax seed, but I am going to experiment and substitute ground up oat groats. Since oatmeal is normally pretty good at binding things, I think that this will possibly do the trick, because I just can't stand the taste of flax. I'll post my results tomorrow!
Anyway, I haven't noticed much of a difference over the last week. I do feel skinnier, but I don't know if I necessarily look skinnier. Maybe a little, but I don't know. As far as energy goes, I would say it is about the same. Since we got back from our cruise I have had trouble sleeping, but we just bought shades for our bedroom windows, and that has helped tremendously the last couple of nights. Since eating mostly raw, and now 100% my breasts are noticeably better. It makes me wonder what triggered the intense pain - was it dairy? Was it soy? Was it the fact that my food was cooked? Maybe I'll never know, and I am not sure I am willing to experiment to find out.
We didn't take pictures today, but we hopefully will tomorrow. I am not sure when I'll be able to post those because right now we're both without laptops (waiting on our new iBooks to arrive!), so I don't have my web design programs loaded at the moment.
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