Friday, 15 February 2008
Thursday, 14 February 2008
Valentine's day
I got my boyfriend a raw chocolate heart (from true love organics - texture is like AERO :D) and he got me the same but bigger! How embarrassing!
I tried freeze-dried durian today (from funky raw) - I can't decide if I like it or not! When I eat it I think, interesting, but weird, then go back for more. I LOVE the texture of the freeze-dried stuff - it's crunchy and then melts in your mouth!
I had a pink beetroot salad tonight, valentine's themed :)
I had a bread-craving hit today, and thought about how it was holding something in my hand that I missed, so I had some nori, ripped up and dipped in salsa. The nori isn't raw because I hadn't been able to get raw nori (it is now sold on funky raw) so stocked up on normal nori. When I run out of it I will buy some of the raw stuff. Anyway, this worked pretty well and the craving went away :)
I tried freeze-dried durian today (from funky raw) - I can't decide if I like it or not! When I eat it I think, interesting, but weird, then go back for more. I LOVE the texture of the freeze-dried stuff - it's crunchy and then melts in your mouth!
I had a pink beetroot salad tonight, valentine's themed :)
I had a bread-craving hit today, and thought about how it was holding something in my hand that I missed, so I had some nori, ripped up and dipped in salsa. The nori isn't raw because I hadn't been able to get raw nori (it is now sold on funky raw) so stocked up on normal nori. When I run out of it I will buy some of the raw stuff. Anyway, this worked pretty well and the craving went away :)
Wednesday, 13 February 2008
Ouch
Ahh why does this keep happening!
I was trying so hard to keep off the bread, and I was doing so well...Today I had some raw buckwheat bread and I think that got me on a carb kick, so I ended up having 2 wholegrain rice crackers, a couple of spoonfuls of porridge and a baked sweet potato. We had hardly any raw food, let alone fruit in the house so I was on a massive sugar low and ate a wholemeal pita bread, dammit.
And now I have agonizing stomach cramps. I don't want to eat food that makes me feel like this. I'm going to make a commitment to never eat cooked wheat bread again and stick to it.
So as of 14th February 2008, I have given up cooked wheat bread. For good.
I was trying so hard to keep off the bread, and I was doing so well...Today I had some raw buckwheat bread and I think that got me on a carb kick, so I ended up having 2 wholegrain rice crackers, a couple of spoonfuls of porridge and a baked sweet potato. We had hardly any raw food, let alone fruit in the house so I was on a massive sugar low and ate a wholemeal pita bread, dammit.
And now I have agonizing stomach cramps. I don't want to eat food that makes me feel like this. I'm going to make a commitment to never eat cooked wheat bread again and stick to it.
So as of 14th February 2008, I have given up cooked wheat bread. For good.
Tuesday, 12 February 2008
I'm so proud of myself :)
The last few days have been going great! I have craved bread loads but just ignored the craving and it went away :D
I am BUZZING with raw energy and so can work late without feeling like crap the next day - something I love about raw - more time to get stuff done!
I wrote a lettter to the college I want to go to, I'm eagerly awaiting/dreading their reply.
If they say there's no way I can go there I might go down there and try and persuade them. I'm not quitting!
I am BUZZING with raw energy and so can work late without feeling like crap the next day - something I love about raw - more time to get stuff done!
I wrote a lettter to the college I want to go to, I'm eagerly awaiting/dreading their reply.
If they say there's no way I can go there I might go down there and try and persuade them. I'm not quitting!
Sunday, 10 February 2008
Back on track
The last couple of days have been great! Eating all raw and feeling fantastic.
I tried one of Shazzie's chocolate bars and I haven't tried hers before. It was the goddess one. It was incredibly good! I love the taste of hers, but I still prefer the texture of Conscious Chocolate ones. Yum.
I made some raw energy bars that I have been keeping with me. The base is apricot and ginger flavoured and the top is coconut and chocolate fudge. Yumm!
I tried one of Shazzie's chocolate bars and I haven't tried hers before. It was the goddess one. It was incredibly good! I love the taste of hers, but I still prefer the texture of Conscious Chocolate ones. Yum.
I made some raw energy bars that I have been keeping with me. The base is apricot and ginger flavoured and the top is coconut and chocolate fudge. Yumm!
Thursday, 7 February 2008
Ergh.
Well, I guess I was speaking too soon yesterday when I was talking about 'effortlessly raw' heh!
I had the worst day, I couldn't think straight at school and had a horrible headache so I went home. Then I kind of collapsed with the stress of everything and cried for a few hours. And when I get all emotional...that's when I hit the damn bread. Its always the wholemeal pita breads that get me! So I had a few.
Made the headache worse, unsurprisingly.
It made it clear to me that it is my emotions that throw me off track and nothing else. When I'm emotional I grab at food, and bread is the quick and comforting option. I just need to get more organized.
The onion sesame bagels I had yesterday (raw buckwheat ones) were amazing so I think I just need to organize myself and keep prepared. If I have a raw carb source available at all times I'll be fine.
Oh, and I found out there's basically no chance of me getting into the college that I want to go to so that made me feel worse, especially as its my own stupid fault for getting the application in late. The only source of hope is that my mum said when she mentioned that I had good predicted grades to the receptionist she put her through to 'have a word' so hopefully they will at least look at my application.
Oh, I feel so crap.
I had the worst day, I couldn't think straight at school and had a horrible headache so I went home. Then I kind of collapsed with the stress of everything and cried for a few hours. And when I get all emotional...that's when I hit the damn bread. Its always the wholemeal pita breads that get me! So I had a few.
Made the headache worse, unsurprisingly.
It made it clear to me that it is my emotions that throw me off track and nothing else. When I'm emotional I grab at food, and bread is the quick and comforting option. I just need to get more organized.
The onion sesame bagels I had yesterday (raw buckwheat ones) were amazing so I think I just need to organize myself and keep prepared. If I have a raw carb source available at all times I'll be fine.
Oh, and I found out there's basically no chance of me getting into the college that I want to go to so that made me feel worse, especially as its my own stupid fault for getting the application in late. The only source of hope is that my mum said when she mentioned that I had good predicted grades to the receptionist she put her through to 'have a word' so hopefully they will at least look at my application.
Oh, I feel so crap.
Wednesday, 6 February 2008
RP's brownies with lucuma!
I just tried some, made it earlier after sitting it in the fridge and it was AMAZING :D
Strangely effortless
It's weird, but after the brandy/bread incident it has been very easy to stay raw. Like it was before. The day after I had some brown rice but yesterday and today have been easy.
My order of a big bag of cacao powder, lucuma and cacao nibs came yesterday. Yay! I lurveeeee lucuma (I love cacao too, but that goes without saying). I got it from www.funkyraw.com and they gave me a free raw chocolate bar that had gone just past its sell-by date but tasted amazing!
I made Cacao and lucuma brownies today as well. Mmm yum :)
And I had sprouted so much buckwheat I didn't know what to do with it so I dehydrated a load and made some of it into onion bagels. The buckwheat had gone a bit weird though because I forgot I was sprouting it. It was a bit furry right before I dehydrated it but I rinsed it and it washed off. Oh well.
I made a cacao-lucuma-maca shake this morning and took it to school. Yum! That was the best bit of school. I hate it at the moment, so stressful. I don't know what I'm going to do about sixth form college. There's one I desperately want to go to but I was late applying so I probably won't get in. Other than that there's a 'maybe' one. Thing is, I don't want to stay put but if I don't go to the 'maybe' one that's the only option. I'm going to look round it on Tuesday.
My order of a big bag of cacao powder, lucuma and cacao nibs came yesterday. Yay! I lurveeeee lucuma (I love cacao too, but that goes without saying). I got it from www.funkyraw.com and they gave me a free raw chocolate bar that had gone just past its sell-by date but tasted amazing!
I made Cacao and lucuma brownies today as well. Mmm yum :)
And I had sprouted so much buckwheat I didn't know what to do with it so I dehydrated a load and made some of it into onion bagels. The buckwheat had gone a bit weird though because I forgot I was sprouting it. It was a bit furry right before I dehydrated it but I rinsed it and it washed off. Oh well.
I made a cacao-lucuma-maca shake this morning and took it to school. Yum! That was the best bit of school. I hate it at the moment, so stressful. I don't know what I'm going to do about sixth form college. There's one I desperately want to go to but I was late applying so I probably won't get in. Other than that there's a 'maybe' one. Thing is, I don't want to stay put but if I don't go to the 'maybe' one that's the only option. I'm going to look round it on Tuesday.
Sunday, 3 February 2008
The WORST night and day
Ergh. I messed everything up!
Last night I went to a party and drank half a bottle of wine and a whole bottle of brandy. I downed half the bottle in one go playing a drinking game. What an IDIOT. I threw up everywhere and my parents nearly took me to hospital because I was so out of it...
So then I woke up with the worst hangover ever, and I couldn't remember anything past drinking that brandy. Literally, a complete mental blank. I think I'm going to give up drinking altogether. It makes no sense to be putting all this good stuff in my body food-wise and then filling myself up with poison every time I go to a party. The only food that would help with my hangover was...BREAD. So I munched on wholemeal pitas all day.
What a failure.
Last night I went to a party and drank half a bottle of wine and a whole bottle of brandy. I downed half the bottle in one go playing a drinking game. What an IDIOT. I threw up everywhere and my parents nearly took me to hospital because I was so out of it...
So then I woke up with the worst hangover ever, and I couldn't remember anything past drinking that brandy. Literally, a complete mental blank. I think I'm going to give up drinking altogether. It makes no sense to be putting all this good stuff in my body food-wise and then filling myself up with poison every time I go to a party. The only food that would help with my hangover was...BREAD. So I munched on wholemeal pitas all day.
What a failure.
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