Clean, fresh, RAW Challenge for JULY!!!

UmmBinat

I tried to post earlier in the day and it wouldn't let me!!!!

Ok so only 2 people voted So there will be TWO WINNERS!!!!!!

The WINNERS ARE.....

RMCCully

&

Ummbinat

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I don't believe either of you have 80/10/10 so let me know if you would like that or a raw treat goodie bag!!!!!

You both stuck through this month & did an exceptional job with maintaining a high level of raw through out the month. Maybe you can share how your month went, challenges, and success with lovely fruit & veggies. Will you continue? Let us know!!

Oh yay!! Good for us!! I am also proud about how well I did even with the various restaurant visits. I totally and completely want to keep this up. I mean how could some who really tries this fully not??? And I would love the book. Love to read and about health yes please

My favorite month is august as well because in Canada, where I live it is the sunniest time. So I will get lots of it. It helps with my energy too of course. We are actually going to Niagara Falls ether tomorrow for Saturday for a week. Canadian side.

I am getting a juicer soon as I originally come from a town that the community is so into organic health ways and my mom's friend has an extra one to spare. So I will finally try juicing. I already make total fruit smoothies a lot, I love making drinks.


Congrats's rmccully :-)

UmmBinat

I'm going on vacation tomorrow or Saturday so really busy getting ready here. I will be back with you in another week.

Oops already said that LOL.

:-)

kickitlarson

Sounds like a lovely time Ummbinat!! I can't wait to get off this island so I can travel! Plane tickets from here are so EXPENSIVE!!! Hope you have a great time & when you get a chance shoot me a message with your address.

I burned my leg yesterday making popcorn for my husband Yet another reason not to eat cooked food!!! I was all about laying out in the sun & doing some running today but everytime I go outside my leg starts to get hot. Totally sucks.

UmmBinat

I hope you feel better. I like much less touristy spots.

rmccully

How is everyone doing?

rmccully

So I get my body analysis done every six weeks I started this 12 weeks ago. I started at 125 six weeks later 119 six weeks later (which was yesterday) 114. They also do a break down of body fat vs. water . So my boday fat has been going down and my water has stayed about the same. 47.9 to 47.8 to 47.3. I am told that my water level should be between 50 - 60%. I can't figure out why it is not. I eat raw fruits and veggies that have a lot of water, drink smoothies, and drink water all day long. SOOOO if anyone has any thoughts on this I would love to hear them.


Someone said drink coconut water for more electrlites

abbychelle07

BUMP!! For me to read later...

kickitlarson

RMc - how much salt do you take in? Probably not as much as the normal person which is fine!! Salt makes you retain water resulting in higher %. You want to be drinking & flushing your body instead of holding on to the junk. If you are worried about it up your celery intake (quality natural sodium) and maybe try the fresh coconut water. You can get them at asian marketss and some HFSs - the young white ones are what you want. Your results are great!!!

My leg is getting better...and I am hopefully traveling to the states soon for a spur of the moment wedding - my brother is getting married. I can't wait to see family - its been almost a year and a half. This is a great time in PA as well....tons of farmer's markets & roadside stands. So excited!!!

I'm have to follow up with your 811 books - I had a site that was helping me out with the monetary side & I haven't heard anything back for the final go ahead. I will make sure it gets taken care of tomorrow. OH and my husband said I could get a VitaMix for my birthday!!!! All of my dreams are coming true Probably going to get a refurbished one as they are so much cheaper plus they have the same warranty. Can't wait!!

rmccully

RMc - how much salt do you take in? Probably not as much as the normal person which is fine!! Salt makes you retain water resulting in higher %. You want to be drinking & flushing your body instead of holding on to the junk. If you are worried about it up your celery intake (quality natural sodium) and maybe try the fresh coconut water. You can get them at asian marketss and some HFSs - the young white ones are what you want. Your results are great!!!

My leg is getting better...and I am hopefully traveling to the states soon for a spur of the moment wedding - my brother is getting married. I can't wait to see family - its been almost a year and a half. This is a great time in PA as well....tons of farmer's markets & roadside stands. So excited!!!

I'm have to follow up with your 811 books - I had a site that was helping me out with the monetary side & I haven't heard anything back for the final go ahead. I will make sure it gets taken care of tomorrow. OH and my husband said I could get a VitaMix for my birthday!!!! All of my dreams are coming true Probably going to get a refurbished one as they are so much cheaper plus they have the same warranty. Can't wait!!

How fun. I was looking online the other day at the Vitamix. They look great. Someday I think I may need to get one. Let me know how you like it and what it can do.

Have you had the Raw Revolution fruit bars?

So my number being at 47 isn't a big deal?

We gonna starte up the workout month?

kickitlarson

RMc - how much salt do you take in? Probably not as much as the normal person which is fine!! Salt makes you retain water resulting in higher %. You want to be drinking & flushing your body instead of holding on to the junk. If you are worried about it up your celery intake (quality natural sodium) and maybe try the fresh coconut water. You can get them at asian marketss and some HFSs - the young white ones are what you want. Your results are great!!!

My leg is getting better...and I am hopefully traveling to the states soon for a spur of the moment wedding - my brother is getting married. I can't wait to see family - its been almost a year and a half. This is a great time in PA as well....tons of farmer's markets & roadside stands. So excited!!!

I'm have to follow up with your 811 books - I had a site that was helping me out with the monetary side & I haven't heard anything back for the final go ahead. I will make sure it gets taken care of tomorrow. OH and my husband said I could get a VitaMix for my birthday!!!! All of my dreams are coming true Probably going to get a refurbished one as they are so much cheaper plus they have the same warranty. Can't wait!!

How fun. I was looking online the other day at the Vitamix. They look great. Someday I think I may need to get one. Let me know how you like it and what it can do.

Have you had the Raw Revolution fruit bars?

So my number being at 47 isn't a big deal?

We gonna starte up the workout month?

Will do!! No I haven't had those bars....only "raw" bars I've tried are the Larabars and that was a couple years ago. We don't get things like that out here in Guam. Plus they are so easy to make yourself!! I'm not a doctor buuuuuttttt if you are drinking plenty of water....at your weight & moderate exercise (3-4times per week) you should be drinking 9 cups. Make sure you are drinking the majority of your water an hour before or after eating. Drinking with food causes digestive hardships. As long as your going to the potty 8-10 times per day and peeing clear you are staying hydrated. Retaining water is not ideal and you want a nice cycle going. What kind of water are you drinking? If you buy water they go with distilled....After this Vitamix a water distiller is our next big purchase. Distilled is much easier to assimilate and use properly. I honestly wouldn't worry about it....did the doc give any recommendations?

tres1967

Tagging so I can read and catch up later, I've been taking raw food "cooking" classes

kickitlarson

Tagging so I can read and catch up later, I've been taking raw food "cooking" classes

Sounds lovely tres!! Can't wait to get back to society so I can get involved in things like that!

kickitlarson

OOOOOHHHH Yeah!!! Just what we were looking for!!! Santiago from Raw Food Muscle is putting together a raw fitness challenge!! I'm signing up anyone else?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TWHEyV77OQc&feature=related

rmccully

I am in

kickitlarson

sawwweeetttttttt! Really excited for this!! Apparently there will also be something on their main website therawfoodmuscle.com - not sure when that will happen and if it will go off of there or the facebook - can't wait for all the details!!

teetee1281

Bump! Gotta read this later. A lot of info.

JennaGermain

It's cool that you guys can do this. I couldn't because I hate bananas (seriously, merely tasting them sets off my gag reflex) and I hate pineapple.

I also can't chew anything hard because I have a damaged jaw, but I'm glad to see that it's helping some people.

kickitlarson

It's cool that you guys can do this. I couldn't because I hate bananas (seriously, merely tasting them sets off my gag reflex) and I hate pineapple.

I also can't chew anything hard because I have a damaged jaw, but I'm glad to see that it's helping some people.

There are plenty of other fruits & veggies to have Plus many people do smoothies - no need for chewing there!!

JennaGermain

Can you give an example smoothie I could try to make that doesn't have any pineapple or banana in it?

kickitlarson

You could just pick some fruit that you do like and try them together...I just like to mix and match....
strawberries, mango, peach, apples & pears add bulk so use one of them as a base (you can get the first three frozen for a frosty treat & keeps better)
blueberries, cherries, kiwi, and papaya add yummy flavors - throw in whatever you like
orange, lemon, lime, coconut milk, or nutmilks add some liquid
spinach, kale, add the greens if you would like to try that route. Add in a handful, blend, and then taste...if you can't taste the greens try adding a bit more at a time til you just start to taste them. great way to get huge amounts of greens into your diet

Apple, peach, cherry is a winning combo. For juicing carrot/apple is delicious & so is cucumber/coconut milk
I also bet if you would make a smoothie with a couple ingredients from above and add in a banana for the creamyness you wouldn't even be able to taste it!!!

Always blend your fruit first then add in the greens until you can't add any more If you're not using orange, lemon, lime juice, nut or coconut milk then just add water to get it moving & to the right consistency.

2-3 cups any greens of your choice, 2 cups papaya, 2 oranges, 3 dates

Winter Smoothie - 1 cup organic frozen berries (any kind), 2 cups fresh spinach, 1/4 inch fresh ginger, water

4-5 kale leaves, 4 apples, 1/2 lemon juiced, water

2 big handfuls mixed baby greens, 2 pears, 2 mangoes, 1 cup fresh or frozen blueberries

2 pears. 2 mangoes, 1 c. blueberries, 1 c. greens

3 pears, 1/2 c. raspberries, 5 leaves of kale

tomato/celery/cayenne for a bloody mary

JennaGermain

Thanks for the ideas. I'll let you know how it goes.

FunkBunny

How do you start if you're not 100% sure of becoming a raw foods eater? Baby steps or jump in with both feet/
plus...I'm not interested in becoming vegan at this point, will that stop me from going raw the rest of the way or is this all or nothing?

kickitlarson

Its YOUR journey!! You do whatever you are comfortable with now and reevaluate when you feel necessary to make changes or adapt to how you feel - that's the beauty of all of this!! Raw is one thing and vegan is another. There are raw folks who eat raw meat, eggs, and milk...personally the cleanliness aspect would just never be good enough in my opinion. There are raw folks who are more like vegetarians and eat raw milk, eggs, and honey. Then there are raw vegans who don't want to use any animals for entertainment/food/profit. Find what your comfortable with. There are some folks who shoot for 50% raw and others who say 100% or go home. there are some folks who eat clean raw and others who have processed "raw foods". Nothing is wrong or right, its your journey and just where you are.

The best start would be to shoot for 51%+ of your diet being whole unprocessed fruits & veggies. You need at least 51% to counteract the other non raw foods you eat (cooked foods are treated like foreign objects in the body not food - they make your pulse and blood pressure rise, the white blood cells increase as if they were combating an infection). Now anything above this 51% will go to fixing, helping, and nuturing the body.

The best way to do this is to have a large fruit smoothie for breakfast - fast, easy, and gets you pumping for your day. then for lunch either have fruit again or fruit & veggies either in salad, just a huge plate of whatever you want, blended soup, zuchinni noodles & marinara, raw chili, whatever really. Then if you must you can have your cooked dinner. I would recommend keeping the processed foods down & stick with whole foods, rice, baked potatoes, stirfried veggies, and lean meats (cagefree, grassfed type stuff).

Or you can just say I'm going to do a week of raw and see how I feel after that. However you must do this correctly. So many people are scared of fruit and this is why they fail. Eating veggies all day and then some nuts only gives you nutirents & fat. You need fruit for energy! Believe me I have failed on raw many times because I did not realize this. I was tired and felt crappy - not the amazing results so many had told me about...I was missing the fruit aspect! After a week they feel like junk and say - yeah - raw is not for me!! Well those people do it incorrectly. Lots of fruit for breakfast and anytime you get a sweet/carb craving. Large amounts of dark leafy veggies for iron & protein. On average a handful of nuts or half an avocado per day for fat.

Hopefully some of this helps and there is really no way to say what will work for you - you just need to try it out. Its really the easiest thing to do - just eat more fresh fruits & veggies. You don't need a degree to know that is good for you.

emarcia28

bump! cant wait to read all this later!! after school

jojowink

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