Thursday 26 May 2011

No comment.  lol.  That sums up my thoughts on yesterday's diet. But in the spirit of blogging ;) I will reveal that it started off fantastically at home, with a Green Lemonade, and later, fruit. 

It's when I went to my band practice that I 'fell down the 12 steps' so to speak.  The road to hell is paved with M&Ms.

*******

Today, howevahhh, is a new day, and I am going to re-green-erate now and get back to the plot.  Ahem.  I am so predictably bad this way. 

That is it.  It's time to tap on it (do some EFT.)  Do it with me?  :)
No comment.  lol.  That sums up my thoughts on yesterday's diet. But in the spirit of blogging ;) I will reveal that it started off fantastically at home, with a Green Lemonade, and later, fruit. 

It's when I went to my band practice that I 'fell down the 12 steps' so to speak.  The road to hell is paved with M&Ms.

*******

Today, howevahhh, is a new day, and I am going to re-green-erate now and get back to the plot.  Ahem.  I am so predictably bad this way. 

That is it.  It's time to tap on it (do some EFT.)  Do it with me?  :)

Tuesday 24 May 2011

Rawkin' Roll, Baby!

Hey you know what?  I'm doing awesome!  :)  Yeah!!  I'm feeling better already.  I woke up this morning with a pinch more energy than usual because I noticed I didn't have what I call a "food hangover".  (You know, when you wake up feeling deep-fried and toxic from having indulged in rich cooked food the day/night before?  Well I sure know it; I'm a sucker for rich food. Hi, my name is Rawkin' and I'm a Sweet-n-Salty-a-holic.)

*******

Well, I'm not still on Maui, but I thought I would post this photo from my trip last month because I am convinced that this should be my permanent state:  fabulous.  I simply can't shake how amazing I felt there.
It is my goal to create this feeling anywhere.  I want that to be my default setting.  :)

So even though I woke up in rainy Vancouver, I definitely had more spring in my step today.  You know that I've been eating a whole lot better since Thursday, right?  Well, forgive me, but I also woke up feeling really freakin' proud of myself for not getting into my van last night at 10 pm to seek out a boston cream donut.  Omg I coulda swam a river lengthwise for a couple of those last night.  But I did not.  So what did I do instead?  I peeled and ate half an English cucumber (which was strangely satisfying) and went to bed. 

Look, I know what you're thinking.  You wanted a boston cream donut but had a freakin' English cucumber instead??  And that's a good thing?  :)  lol, I get it.  haha see?  I get it.  But really, when you're that fed up with how you are feeling and looking, and your eye is starting to focus in on the prize, it's game on, gimme dat cucumber.  It was such a sweet sensation to trust myself and not let myself down. 


It reminded me that I used to experience those triumphs a whole lot back in my early days of raw.   Back when I had a good command over myself and was able to resist temptation because I had my eye on the prize (health & weight loss & that sought-after raw 'glow'.)  Every successful junk food dodge and subsequent better choice was a victory along the way, that, added up, paved the way.  Good thing for me to remember...that good choices, when strung together, make for change.

*******

Hey, I was inspired a couple times at work today!  I have a co-worker, I'll call her Anna, cuz that's her name, lol.   We just had Victoria Day here in Canada, so I asked her what she did on her long weekend.   She said, "I flew to Miami."  I was all, WHAT?  for the WEEKEND??  :) 

She was all, 'uh-huh...' 

WOW I still smile for real when I think of it.  I'm so inspired, it turns me inside out.  Happy sigh.  I love that spirit.  Just like that, Vancouver to Miami for the weekend.  I want some o dat.  Only, make mine Maui. ;)

The other time I was inspired at work today was when I chatted to a new co-worker and discovered that she's been 100% raw for 6 or 7 years...that alone rawks, but the other part is, she is only 22!  She is so cool and no-nonsense about it, just eats what looks good, and when I asked about dinner, she said, "Fruit!"  She's clearly found what works for her, and what struck me was her ease with raw.  There didn't seem to be a battle there for her like there is for me. lol  I will be pickin' her brain!  :)  So cool that I am working with young people my oldest son's age!  It occured to me to interview her for this blog.  What d'ya think?  I also want to interview another co-worker, a young man of 19 who has lost 50 lbs since working at Organic Lives!! 

*******

I had an EFT client tonight and I got such a glowing testimonial.  This person bought a block of five sessions and was telling me that the issues they came in with are becoming complete non-issues!  We are only 3 sessions in!!  

*******

I went to the grocery store and loaded up my crisper with kale, romaine, and more romaine (for those green lemonades I love so much) and a goodly bunch of fruit.  I saw pathetic avocados...you know, the gross kind where you slightly press and your thumb goes through...shudder!!!)  and they made me think of the ones I saw on Maui.  Holy gawd they were healthy lookin'!!

*******

Anyway, all in all, bit by little bit, it's starting to feel a tiny bit fabulous.  :) 

Yay,
xo
Rawkin'

Rawkin' Roll, Baby!

Hey you know what?  I'm doing awesome!  :)  Yeah!!  I'm feeling better already.  I woke up this morning with a pinch more energy than usual because I noticed I didn't have what I call a "food hangover".  (You know, when you wake up feeling deep-fried and toxic from having indulged in rich cooked food the day/night before?  Well I sure know it; I'm a sucker for rich food. Hi, my name is Rawkin' and I'm a Sweet-n-Salty-a-holic.)

*******

Well, I'm not still on Maui, but I thought I would post this photo from my trip last month because I am convinced that this should be my permanent state:  fabulous.  I simply can't shake how amazing I felt there.
It is my goal to create this feeling anywhere.  I want that to be my default setting.  :)

So even though I woke up in rainy Vancouver, I definitely had more spring in my step today.  You know that I've been eating a whole lot better since Thursday, right?  Well, forgive me, but I also woke up feeling really freakin' proud of myself for not getting into my van last night at 10 pm to seek out a boston cream donut.  Omg I coulda swam a river lengthwise for a couple of those last night.  But I did not.  So what did I do instead?  I peeled and ate half an English cucumber (which was strangely satisfying) and went to bed. 

Look, I know what you're thinking.  You wanted a boston cream donut but had a freakin' English cucumber instead??  And that's a good thing?  :)  lol, I get it.  haha see?  I get it.  But really, when you're that fed up with how you are feeling and looking, and your eye is starting to focus in on the prize, it's game on, gimme dat cucumber.  It was such a sweet sensation to trust myself and not let myself down. 


It reminded me that I used to experience those triumphs a whole lot back in my early days of raw.   Back when I had a good command over myself and was able to resist temptation because I had my eye on the prize (health & weight loss & that sought-after raw 'glow'.)  Every successful junk food dodge and subsequent better choice was a victory along the way, that, added up, paved the way.  Good thing for me to remember...that good choices, when strung together, make for change.

*******

Hey, I was inspired a couple times at work today!  I have a co-worker, I'll call her Anna, cuz that's her name, lol.   We just had Victoria Day here in Canada, so I asked her what she did on her long weekend.   She said, "I flew to Miami."  I was all, WHAT?  for the WEEKEND??  :) 

She was all, 'uh-huh...' 

WOW I still smile for real when I think of it.  I'm so inspired, it turns me inside out.  Happy sigh.  I love that spirit.  Just like that, Vancouver to Miami for the weekend.  I want some o dat.  Only, make mine Maui. ;)

The other time I was inspired at work today was when I chatted to a new co-worker and discovered that she's been 100% raw for 6 or 7 years...that alone rawks, but the other part is, she is only 22!  She is so cool and no-nonsense about it, just eats what looks good, and when I asked about dinner, she said, "Fruit!"  She's clearly found what works for her, and what struck me was her ease with raw.  There didn't seem to be a battle there for her like there is for me. lol  I will be pickin' her brain!  :)  So cool that I am working with young people my oldest son's age!  It occured to me to interview her for this blog.  What d'ya think?  I also want to interview another co-worker, a young man of 19 who has lost 50 lbs since working at Organic Lives!! 

*******

I had an EFT client tonight and I got such a glowing testimonial.  This person bought a block of five sessions and was telling me that the issues they came in with are becoming complete non-issues!  We are only 3 sessions in!!  

*******

I went to the grocery store and loaded up my crisper with kale, romaine, and more romaine (for those green lemonades I love so much) and a goodly bunch of fruit.  I saw pathetic avocados...you know, the gross kind where you slightly press and your thumb goes through...shudder!!!)  and they made me think of the ones I saw on Maui.  Holy gawd they were healthy lookin'!!

*******

Anyway, all in all, bit by little bit, it's starting to feel a tiny bit fabulous.  :) 

Yay,
xo
Rawkin'

Sunday 22 May 2011

Sunday Prattlings

As I type this, I hear my dehydrator hummin' in the backgound, and my juicer parts are on the counter, rinsed and ready to reassemble.

In other words, so far so good.  :)

The past couple days, I've been eating salads and drinking green smoothies, and I even ordered a "Deep Cleanse" from work when I stopped by. 

(I ordered a non-raw, shall we say, 'junk food item' off a menu late last night, but I lived to tell the tale, and continue on...;))

Why am I telling you all this?  lol... Well, it helps me sort through it and keeps me accountable.  Also helps me know that I'm still goin' for it, aiming at fabulous.  (Speaking of fabulous, last night I went out and heard my friends' band play, and caught up with a bunch of folks I hadn't seen in a while... good times!)

This morning, I made a green lemonade, which yielded two tall glasses.  God, it is the stuff of life, that drink.  It feels good going down, and it's absolutely refreshing and delicious.  I'm such a huge fan of this concoction.  (1 whole lemon - skin, seeds, and all...2 apples...1 head romaine...small handful other leaves, spinach/kale, etc...juice and walla!)



I sat down and browsed through my raw recipe books the other day, and decided to make a couple simple things that I used to make, so I started with carrot pecan burgers, zucchini tortillas, and hummous. 

I still have to make the hummous but I have 8 hours...you see, that's what the tortillas are pairing up with, lol.



It's pretty cool to work in a larger kitchen.  Remeber my widdle basement suite?  Man, I made a lot of raw food in that tiny space!!  Today, I was all, WOW this is pretty cool.  Counter space!!  (I have lived here since November, but today is my first real uncooking day since my break-up.  I haven't had the heart or the motivation to bother with pulling out all the raw kitchen gear and using the dehydrator.  Well it's a good sign, right?)  Anyway, I used my kitchen, and spring has sprung in my heart.  Wow, I'd be nuts not to give you this song now...it's my favorite Peggy Lee tune, I sing it, but this is her...it's called Another Spring.  I listened to this a lot in the past several months, coming out of grief. 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VUW5s8PoS_4

...sniff sniff...so beautiful....sigh...


Ooh!  I cooked up a bag of quinoa...not raw, lol...but dang good fer ya and delish!!  I made three cups so that will see me through a couple days.  Nice to just have a nutritious, filling, and more to the point, instant (!) food in the fridge to snack on.



I feel pretty good.  Prettyy, prettyy, prettyy, pretty good.  (for any fellow Larry David fans reading this.)

Onward!

xo
Rawkin'

Sunday Prattlings

As I type this, I hear my dehydrator hummin' in the backgound, and my juicer parts are on the counter, rinsed and ready to reassemble.

In other words, so far so good.  :)

The past couple days, I've been eating salads and drinking green smoothies, and I even ordered a "Deep Cleanse" from work when I stopped by. 

(I ordered a non-raw, shall we say, 'junk food item' off a menu late last night, but I lived to tell the tale, and continue on...;))

Why am I telling you all this?  lol... Well, it helps me sort through it and keeps me accountable.  Also helps me know that I'm still goin' for it, aiming at fabulous.  (Speaking of fabulous, last night I went out and heard my friends' band play, and caught up with a bunch of folks I hadn't seen in a while... good times!)

This morning, I made a green lemonade, which yielded two tall glasses.  God, it is the stuff of life, that drink.  It feels good going down, and it's absolutely refreshing and delicious.  I'm such a huge fan of this concoction.  (1 whole lemon - skin, seeds, and all...2 apples...1 head romaine...small handful other leaves, spinach/kale, etc...juice and walla!)



I sat down and browsed through my raw recipe books the other day, and decided to make a couple simple things that I used to make, so I started with carrot pecan burgers, zucchini tortillas, and hummous. 

I still have to make the hummous but I have 8 hours...you see, that's what the tortillas are pairing up with, lol.



It's pretty cool to work in a larger kitchen.  Remeber my widdle basement suite?  Man, I made a lot of raw food in that tiny space!!  Today, I was all, WOW this is pretty cool.  Counter space!!  (I have lived here since November, but today is my first real uncooking day since my break-up.  I haven't had the heart or the motivation to bother with pulling out all the raw kitchen gear and using the dehydrator.  Well it's a good sign, right?)  Anyway, I used my kitchen, and spring has sprung in my heart.  Wow, I'd be nuts not to give you this song now...it's my favorite Peggy Lee tune, I sing it, but this is her...it's called Another Spring.  I listened to this a lot in the past several months, coming out of grief. 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VUW5s8PoS_4

...sniff sniff...so beautiful....sigh...


Ooh!  I cooked up a bag of quinoa...not raw, lol...but dang good fer ya and delish!!  I made three cups so that will see me through a couple days.  Nice to just have a nutritious, filling, and more to the point, instant (!) food in the fridge to snack on.



I feel pretty good.  Prettyy, prettyy, prettyy, pretty good.  (for any fellow Larry David fans reading this.)

Onward!

xo
Rawkin'

Friday 20 May 2011

Taking Aim at Fabulous

Yesterday was just great; I kept my motivation.  My new motto is 'how fabulous can it get for me?' and I'm just going to take steps in the "right" direction in all areas of my life and keep reaching for choices that contribute to FABULOUS. 

So I had a couple smoothies yeserday, off to a good start!!

The weather here is sunny and spring like, so I'm going to walk to the grocery store and buy a bit of produce.  I took advantage of this spring weather yesterday, too, when I took an hour walk out in the sun.  Lovely!  Brings me back to Maui.  Well, except for the traffic and noise. 

Omg, Maui.  Best thing I ever did in my entire life.  Remember, I blogged about it being the biggest thing I'd ever done?  Well it was that, and it was also the best.  I used to be deathly afraid of flying, and then I worked on my phobia with EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique) and over a few sessions, the fear has unbelievably vanished, to the point where, a week after we landed, I booked a helicopter tour of Maui!  Of the 10 folks on the trip, I was the only one who wanted to.  EFT is amazing stuff, Man!!!  Here is a link to the helicopter taking off, complete with my stunned and joyful reaction.



Well, my next logical step from here is to go to the grocery store.  *poof* back to Earth. 
;)
xo
Rawkin'

Taking Aim at Fabulous

Yesterday was just great; I kept my motivation.  My new motto is 'how fabulous can it get for me?' and I'm just going to take steps in the "right" direction in all areas of my life and keep reaching for choices that contribute to FABULOUS. 

So I had a couple smoothies yeserday, off to a good start!!

The weather here is sunny and spring like, so I'm going to walk to the grocery store and buy a bit of produce.  I took advantage of this spring weather yesterday, too, when I took an hour walk out in the sun.  Lovely!  Brings me back to Maui.  Well, except for the traffic and noise. 

Omg, Maui.  Best thing I ever did in my entire life.  Remember, I blogged about it being the biggest thing I'd ever done?  Well it was that, and it was also the best.  I used to be deathly afraid of flying, and then I worked on my phobia with EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique) and over a few sessions, the fear has unbelievably vanished, to the point where, a week after we landed, I booked a helicopter tour of Maui!  Of the 10 folks on the trip, I was the only one who wanted to.  EFT is amazing stuff, Man!!!  Here is a link to the helicopter taking off, complete with my stunned and joyful reaction.



Well, my next logical step from here is to go to the grocery store.  *poof* back to Earth. 
;)
xo
Rawkin'

Thursday 19 May 2011

Ready, Set, Raw...

Papayas growing at the edge of a parking lot, Lahaina, Maui

Hello there!

Well I'm back for another kick at the can.  You know, back to eating raw foods.  Back into the raw foods lifestyle.  Gonna read books, attend workshops and seminars, and get my head and heart back into it.

I'm going to create simple raw meals, enjoy smoothies and green juices, crackers, spreads, nuts, seeds, seaweed, desserts (funny to see those last two words next to each other).

I'll be going on trust for a the first while because that's all there is.  Trust, and this really deep knowing that it's time for me to wake up again.  I am remembering there is a fog that a cooked and sloppy diet puts us in, and I am in it as I type this, lol.  But I had a window there for a minute, and remembered the fog, so there's hope for me yet. ;)

Anyway, just going to trust, and head in the right direction.  Just have faith that it's the right thing to do, and the rest of me will catch up as I start seeing my various systems improve as symptoms of this or that vanish, and my pants fit better, and my mood brightens.  Oh, and clothes shopping will be fun again, and dating, when I get to it, will feel sexy intead of dumpy. 

I sure am glad I have this blog to remind me because if raw was just something I'd done, undocumented, it would just be 'something I'd tried years ago.  This way, I have detailed articles.  I honestly don't even recognize myself in some of these blog articles.  Who is this woman who spends that kind of time in the kitchen?!  Surely not me.  See, that's how profoundly raw changes you.  What seems time consuming and absurd from the fog, is actually just one of a kajillion other things you have daily energy for when you're raw.  Your energy is boundless and  I remember where I wrote about feeling like a child again.  Whoa.  I mean, whoa, right?  Let's get this again.  Let's go there. 

Let's start this blog over from here.

Who's with me? ;)

xo
Rawkin'

Ready, Set, Raw...

Papayas growing at the edge of a parking lot, Lahaina, Maui

Hello there!

Well I'm back for another kick at the can.  You know, back to eating raw foods.  Back into the raw foods lifestyle.  Gonna read books, attend workshops and seminars, and get my head and heart back into it.

I'm going to create simple raw meals, enjoy smoothies and green juices, crackers, spreads, nuts, seeds, seaweed, desserts (funny to see those last two words next to each other).

I'll be going on trust for a the first while because that's all there is.  Trust, and this really deep knowing that it's time for me to wake up again.  I am remembering there is a fog that a cooked and sloppy diet puts us in, and I am in it as I type this, lol.  But I had a window there for a minute, and remembered the fog, so there's hope for me yet. ;)

Anyway, just going to trust, and head in the right direction.  Just have faith that it's the right thing to do, and the rest of me will catch up as I start seeing my various systems improve as symptoms of this or that vanish, and my pants fit better, and my mood brightens.  Oh, and clothes shopping will be fun again, and dating, when I get to it, will feel sexy intead of dumpy. 

I sure am glad I have this blog to remind me because if raw was just something I'd done, undocumented, it would just be 'something I'd tried years ago.  This way, I have detailed articles.  I honestly don't even recognize myself in some of these blog articles.  Who is this woman who spends that kind of time in the kitchen?!  Surely not me.  See, that's how profoundly raw changes you.  What seems time consuming and absurd from the fog, is actually just one of a kajillion other things you have daily energy for when you're raw.  Your energy is boundless and  I remember where I wrote about feeling like a child again.  Whoa.  I mean, whoa, right?  Let's get this again.  Let's go there. 

Let's start this blog over from here.

Who's with me? ;)

xo
Rawkin'
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