greens

i just had to share a picture of some greens...i was pretty much obsessed with greens last week. and i was lucky enough to find organic heads of lettuce for 1 euro each!

beautiful ;)

another beautiful (raw!) day

today was another great day! the past few days i have been feeling really, really good. i've been popping out of bed around 6.30am...i've been getting into bed around 11pm or so, but i haven't felt tired at all. fortunately it doesn't take me long to get to sleep. it's kind of odd...when i have to get up in the middle of the night to go to the bathroom i feel wide awake, yet when i get back in bed i fall asleep almost immediately.

i have been so energized and focused lately. the mental clarity is amazing--it's really helping with the school work!

on another note...vacation begins on saturday!!! yippie! i'm looking forward to resting up and eating lots of good raw food.

last week i was craving lots of greens and was eating up to 800 grams a day...this week i haven't been feeling the greens too much. however, i have managed to eat at least 200 grams a day. i'm listening to my body and i feel that i can trust my cravings (for raw food, at least) more or less. if i crave greens i'll eat them. but, if i don't feel like eating them for a few days i don't worry about it. at this point, i think my body knows what it needs.

i got my hands on some ataulfo mangoes today! wow! juicy, sweet and NOT in the least bit stringy! it was a mango lover's dream :)




well, that's all for now. i have enjoyed yet another day of raw euphoria--moments of complete and utter bliss....what a way to live!

calorie counting?

i didn't want to sound like i'm an obsessive calorie counter in the last post. i want to make it clear that i eat what i want when i feel hungry. i'm not intentionally restricting fat either, i'm just doing what makes me feel the best.

at the end of the day i plug what i ate into fitday to see how many calories i ate and the ratio of carbs/protein/fat. but i do that mostly just to keep track, so if a couple of days down the road i don't feel as good as normal i can go back and see what i've been eating.

i'm still in spain (going home in May!!!) so i don't have my vitamix here with me. that means, unfortunately no green smoothies for me....but i LOVE my greens. so, lately i've been having a large salad for bfast and lunch and then maybe some fruit for dinner or something a little heavier, depending on what i feel like.

the other day i ate 800grams of leafy greens! yum! i discovered a new green...oakleaf lettuce. it is so good! actually i've finally found 1 source for organic greens. i can usually get between 175 and 200 grams for 1 euro--that's amazing here! but, the selection is very limited and it's not always available. i do what i can.

my staples lately have been romaine (non-organic) and organic oakleaf lettuce. i realize the importance of rotating greens and have been looking into other sources. anyway, this all started out with me talking about calories...you don't need to count calories. you don't need to think about calories because this isn't about restrictions. it's about living life to it's fullest and abandoning the opressive thoughts of our past. it's about enjoying our food. but if you find something isn't working for you, change what you're doing of course.

people think that eating raw takes a lot of discipline. i laugh when i hear that. i've never enjoyed my food more. my mouth salivates at the site of a melon. i eat my greens like chips--no dressing on those bad boys. i dream of green smoothies and banana ice cream. let's get real--sacrifice, discipline--i don't think so!