Last week I dared myself to eat exclusively raw/live food for seven days–no processed sugar, coffee, or anything cooked. Last time I tried this goal over the summer I sadly quit after six days. It was stupid of me, but proves just how much we rely on comfort food to attempt to make us feel better. This time, I finished out the whole week–huzzah!
It was definitely difficult preparing food for the day with my busy schedule. Also, making sure I got enough sleep and had enough energy–I’m a die-hard night owl so I had to get extra rest to function properly without caffeine. I suppose I could have gotten by just getting take out from one of the raw restaurants in the city, but my wallet wouldn’t have liked that so much. I did buy some tasty things locally when I realized I didn’t bring enough food with me.
I ate a lot of fruit & nut avocado salads, green smoothies, almond butter, raw chocolate, and realized that I really really like these magical things called kelp noodles.
Try to ignore the fact that these are less than awesome cell phone pics:
Since then i’ve been doing a pretty good job of sticking with clean/good food choices and not gouging myself with vegan pizza. I have a better appreciation of food and after the 2nd day felt a lot more fit. Yay!
Excellent! I remember reading that you quit after the sixth day, which was just so close I wondered if you’d really try again. Good for you! I’ve never done this, but you’e got me thinking about it.
Amie Reply:
February 11th, 2013 at 9:26 am
For some reason I really wanted chinese food that day hah I was so mad at myself & I needed to do the full 7 days! Even if it’s just for a day I definitely recommend trying it to see how you feel and cleanse your body :)
I always admire people who can make this kind of choice with their food… I’m such a picky eater that it’s really difficult to do something that involves all raw food, because there’s such a limited amount of fruits and veggies that I’ll happily eat.
Amie Reply:
February 11th, 2013 at 9:24 am
Totally, you don’t want to try it if you’re going to be unhappy about what you’re eating! No bueno.
Kelp noodles? I definitely need to keep my eyes open for that! Congrats on making it through the week. I personally know that I don’t have the will to even fathom such a diet lol but I always try to eat as clean as possible.
And these raw and/or vegan restaurants always have the best food because they always use the absolute best ingredients. But, yes. Way too $$$ for the everyday!
Love, Shushu
Amie Reply:
February 11th, 2013 at 9:23 am
They have kelp noodles at Whole Foods and most health food stores, they’re very little calories, a great source of iodine and very bitter if you don’t rinse them off first (I learned from that mistake, haha) They are delicious paired with a peanut based sauce! Yes! If I could i’d be eating at raw restaurants almost every day but instead I just stick to my budget friendly vegan joints :) Yay for eating clean!