I weighed in on Monday and I was very pleased with my weigh in because I lost 4.3/4lb...YES! I'm not sure what my next weigh in will be because I have been eating more snacks, raw snacks of course and nut butters, I have been craving them and I haven't exercised at all this week either. I have had a few things going on hence the snacking and lack of exercise, an excuse? Maybe but at the same time it can be a tad difficult. I'm still doing okay though and I am feeling a lot better in myself in general:)

I popped into the new Morrisons supermarket tonight and I discovered vegan cheese, I was going to make some raw cheese but it will be handy to have some of this in the fridge. You can view the product here: CHEEZLY.

I made some of the raw things that I had on my list but still more to make.

We went to my Mam's tonight and WOW did we have a laugh, my Mam and step Dad are so funny and my husband can really give us a laugh when he winds my Mam up:)

Back tomorrow

Another good day. I made a breakfast that I watched MrsLeafyGreens make on her You Tube. It was made with a base of cauliflower and I have to say, it was rather nice and refreshing, of course you need to like cauli as it can be tasted.

 

Shredded Cauliflower

Coconut

Blueberries

Dates

Agave

Almond Milk

 

MrsLeafyGreens used slightly different ingredients but it is basically the same and I did enjoy it and I will be having it again..YUM!

I had the above for my breakast and a lovely, DELICIOUS, big salad for my evening meal. I am so into my salads!!

 

I have managed to get some of the foods made that I had on my list. Sprouts; mung bean and alfalfa...Two of my favourites! And buckwheat to make buckwheaties. I will maybe dehydrate the buckwheat tomorrow depending on if they have little tails.

 

 

Also, I made these little beauties below that are in the dehydrator now.

 

 

Kate Magic's flapjacks, page 215 'Raw Living'. I have made these before and they are AMAZING! I also made vanilla macaroons with a 1/2 tsp of almond extract in also...WOW! That almond extract smells just like marzipan..LOVE marzipan!!

 

Tomorrow I plan on making Russell James' bread and almond crackers, fakin bacon and maybe some cheesie kale chips, and then on Sunday I will make some more things, I want that freezer stocked up a tad.

 

I had to have my Cuisinart food processor changed for a new one last year because the first one just stopped working so Cuisinart very kindly just replaced my food processor for the same model and tonight was the first time I have used it:) I suspect I will be using it a tad more again now.

 

The snow had cleared in my town but today it started snowing again and now we are back to square one with the snow...boohoo - ah well!

 

Well, that is all for today.

Night, Night

Another good day but no exercise today, I am hoping to get some exercise in tomorrow but if not then Monday I will exercise. I have still done more exercise this week than I have done in a LONG time!! I have done two sessions of Tae Bo and vacuumed my bedrooms, landing and stairs and other housework this week which I do housework anyway..of course, but I have still been more active than I have been for ages.

I am planning on having a raw un-cook day tomorrow and maybe over this weekend so I will be stocked up on snacks. I am going to have a freezer or a couple of freezer shelves dedicated to just raw foods.

These are the foods I am planning on making:
Buckwheaties
Start some sprouts growing
Make raw butter
Protein balls
Caesar or Ranch dressing
Kate Magic raw flap jacks...these are soo yumcious!
Raw Vegan cheese
Fakin Bacon
Cheesie kale chips
Marinated mushroom
Macaroons
Kate Magic Raw chocolate cake
Russell James' bread
Russell James' crackers
And possibly some raw cupcakes:)

I also want to do something with some brown coconuts that I have, I might attempt making some raw yogurt with these, I have done this before.
I am also wanting to make some eggless salad, YUM! Love this stuff!
There you have it, how much I manage to make is anyone's guess but I am going to see how much I can do.

I am THOROUGHLY ENJOYING this raw at the moment and plan to be organised food wise with this!
I am going to make different breakfasts over these coming days that I have found on You Tube, so that should be fun!

I am still feeling a lot better in myself, a tad headachey today but I didn't feel the need to take anything for it, it did go itself..woohoo

Well, I'm off to start soaking a few things to make some of the above.
Back tomorrow and I will attempt to get a video done also, I did upload a video yesterday, not great but a video:)

Night, Night

Still going great guns...WooHoo I exercised again this morning, I done Tae Bo, so that is twice this week...YES! My raw is going great ANNND I haven't been craving naughties, maybe I have finally realised that I want to get fit and healthy, maybe it has FINALLY sunk in!!

I made a dessert this afternoon, well, actually it was meant to be a smoothie but maybe I was meant to put water in also, anyway, it was a recipe from, 'Yourproduceguy' on You Tube. I used the can of coconut, a little agave and two mango's but it came out thick like a yogurt consistency, but oh so yummy! I am going to make everyday video's so this is the sort of thing when I make something that I will video and upload each day.

I haven't any more vegan mayo that I love to have on my salads so this evening I just used a little olive oil and WOW! My salad was THE BEST YET!
I used shredded iceberg (no romaine in my fridge:()
Tomato
Grapes
Persimmon
Avocado
Nutritional yeast
and because I had a small amount of cheesie Purple Corn kale chips left I decided to throw them onto my salad also to give it a little crunch, these just finished my salad off..PERFECT! And I didn't miss the vegan mayo either.

I am still going to be using vegan mayo, nutritional yeast, canned coconut and one or two other small things that aren't officially raw but are sometimes used in the raw world. Maybe canned coconut is raw, I'm not sure, I don't think so, I will have to check on that one.

Today I didn't feel the overwhelming need to sleep but I did still have a nap but I could well have not had the nap.
I am feeling more energetic, just better in myself and my tummy is feeling good, no nausea which I often feel, this might sound odd but my tummy is feeling clean inside, that is the only way I can describe it;) and it is certainly feeling less bloated.
I can do this, EASY!

I still have some of the coconut and mango dessert left so I am thinking of having that for my breakfast in the morning.

Back tomorrow, and I MUST do some vlogging!!

Night, Night

I exercised this morning, I done Tae Bo...woohoo. After my exercise I drank coconut water and then had my shower. I done a body scrub, a sonic facail and body moisturise which I am going to continue to do these extra beauty things, I am thinking it will spur me on that little bit more!! I am planning on doing a DVD exercise about three times per week and maybe increasing it further. Anyway, after I had my shower I had a strawberry and banana smoothie...love those! I snacked on bananas for pretty much the rest of the day. Later, around tea time I had a little bit of cheesey kale and then a gorgeous salad for my evening meal.
I did have one chocolate muffin that I bought from Costco last week, I had these in the freezer. I am alright about having the muffin because I planned it and so I looked forward to it, it finished off my meal and has satisfied me for the rest of the evening and until breakfast in the morning when I will have a raw breakfast and stay raw throughout the day, day 2.
I have two more Costco muffins in the freezer so I might have one per day after my evening meal for the next two days until they are gone, I will then think about things that are raw that I can make for that little something for after my evening meals, or better still, eat fruit! I have some lovely persimmons, soft fruits and mangoes in my fridge at the moment.

I have made a second video for my RAWlief vlog but as yet not uploaded it.

Well, that is all for today, Oh! I did have a nap later this morning for one and a half hours, less sleep than I normally have:)

Night, Night

Here is my first video: Intro RAWrelief  I am going to vlog pretty much daily so subscribe so you know when I upload a new video.
Of course I am still going to blog daily also.

WOW! The weather warnings are in place. Supermarkets in Wales are apparently out of food because folk have been panic buying.
Our satellite is acting up because of the weather, I hope it isn't broken!

I took a pic from my bedroom window. It has been snowing for hours and is still snowing.

 

I had to go out this morning but I was thankful the snow wasn't as bad as it is now but still not great having to drive in any bad weather conditions.

When I got back I then went to my Mothers for an hour and then home all safe and sound, tucked up in my warm home...BLISS!:)

 

Back tomorrow

Night, Night