Day 42 of 108

Drink: blended dates & lots of water

Blended banana smoothie (-just bananas)

Drink: blended dates & lots of water

Zesty tomato 'pasta': a leafy green salad with raw cucumber 'pasta' noodles (made with vegetable peeler) & a zesty thin tomato sauce (ingredients- lemon juice, lemon rind, sun-dried tomatoes, fresh tomatoes, red bell pepper, dates & spinach, all blended till smooth) 

:)

Day 40 & 41 of 108

Today & yesterday were pretty much the same. there were slight differences in my cucumber noodle sauces. On Sunday it had lots of cherry tomatoes & today it had much less tomato, more lemon rind, fresh ginger, lots of baby spinach, no cucumber skins & lots more bell pepper.  -So good!

Sunday~
Blended dates, water & ginger
Zesty saucy cucumber noodles (-check out yesterday's post for ingredients)
Mixed salad with guacamole at LifeThyme
Avocado & tomatoes

Monday~
Blended apples, water & ginger
Zesty saucy cucumber noodles
Blended dates, water & ginger <--I will have this after hot yoga class tonight!
:)

Day 39 of 108

Drink: blended apples, ginger & lots of water

Zesty tomato 'pasta': raw cucumber 'pasta' noodles (made with vegetable peeler) & a zesty thick tomato sauce (ingredients- lemon juice, lemon rind, sun-dried tomatoes, cherry tomatoes, avocado, red bell pepper, dates & green cucumber skin peels, all blended till smooth)

Drink: blended dates & lots of water

Zesty tomato 'pasta' -again, had to. -it's so good!

[*The pic above is not of my Raw Zesty Pasta. Mine looks more like THIS but red, -& raw!]

:)

Day 38 of 108

Smoothie: blended pear-water-banana

Zesty tomato 'pasta': raw cucumber 'pasta' noodles (made with vegetable peeler) & a zesty thick tomato sauce (ingredients- lemon juice, lemon rind, sun-dried tomatoes, cherry tomatoes, avocado, red bell pepper, dates & green cucumber skin peels)

Drink: blended dates & lots of water

So far so good. Things are getting better & better. I am on a Bikram yoga challenge right now. (I'm on day #49.) It is 60 days of consecutive hot yoga classes, 90 minutes, everyday. Drinking lots of water & blended drinks have made this challenge a breeze. I feel quite hydrated & consistent with my energy. Other than my left hamstring, my entire body has been flexible & at ease throughout the challenge. It's definitely the result of the 'juicy' diet. :) Xx..

Day 37 of 108

Sweet soak water (water from soaked dried mango)

Apple-ginger drink: blended water, apples, fresh ginger & dates

Banana-mango smoothie

Spicy creamy 'noodles': cucumber noodles (made with potato peeler) with a blended sauce of yellow grape tomatoes, avocado, mango & habanero pepper, on a bed of soft red oak lettuce

:)

Day 37 of 108

Date mylk: lots of water & soaked dates, blended

Sun-dried saucy 'noodles': organic sun dried tomatoes, lemon juice, soaked dates, habanero pepper, fresh basil, avocado, baby spinach, cherry tomatoes, red bell pepper, all blended into a thick tomato sauce, over cucumber noodles, shredded Iceberg & baby romaine lettuces

Creamy 'noodles': cucumber noodles (made with potato peeler) with a blended sauce of yellow grape tomatoes, avocado, date, sun dried tomatoes & habanero pepper

Date-apple mylk: lots of water & soaked dates, & apples, blended
Red grapefruits

:)

Day 36 of 108

Date mylk: lots of water & soaked dates, blended

Sun-dried saucy noodles: organic sun dried tomatoes, lemon juice, soaked dates, fresh basil, avocado, cherry tomatoes, red bell pepper, all blended into a thick tomato sauce, over cucumber noodles & baby romaine lettuce

Date mylk: lots of water & soaked dates, & apples, blended

Mixed herb & lettuce salad with chopped banana

:)

Day 35 of 108

I really liked my food today. :)

Blended drink: soaked dates, lots of water

Red saucy salad: baby romaine lettuce, cherry tomatoes & cucumber salad, with a spicy bell pepper dressing on top (ingredients- blended orange juice, red bell pepper, habanero pepper, fresh basil, avocado, tomato)

Blended drink: soaked dates, lots of water, apples

Cucumber noodles: (made with a potato peeler), on a bed of shredded iceberg lettuce, with spicy bell pepper dressing (ingredients- orange juice, red bell pepper, habanero pepper, avocado, tomato), & chopped cherry tomatoes & cucumber centers on top

Day 34 of 108

Blended drink: soaked dates, lots of water, apple, banana

BIG green salad: chopped lettuces, cucumber, cherry tomatoes, avocado & spicy orange dressing (ingredients- blended orange, lime juice, tomato, cucumber skin, habanero pepper, avo, red bell pepper)

Blended drink: soaked dates, lots of water, apples

Cucumber noodles: (made with a potato peeler), w/ chopped cherry tomatoes & spicy orange dressing on top
:)

Day 33 of 108

Date-apple mylk: blended dates, an apple & lots of water (-love it!)

Banana-Bartlett pear smoothie (-so good! I made it with just fruit, no water)

A few Bosc pears

& ..More date mylk (plain, no apple)

:)

Day 32 of 108

I really enjoyed my food today.  :)

• Blended apple, banana & soaked figs
• Mixed baby greens with sliced apples & blended figs for dressing
• Mixed baby greens with chopped cucumbers, tomato & red onion, with blended bell pepper, habanero pepper, avocado, lime juice & tomato for the dressing

Day 31 of 108

Date mylk: blended dates & water

Red Bartlett pears  (-eaten plain)

Juicy Fig Salad: chopped D'anjou pears & shredded Butter lettuce, with a figgy dressing (ingredients; soaked calimyrna figs, water, Butter lettuce leaves, all blended together)

Cucumber, tomatoes & 1/4 avocado (-eaten plain)
:)

Day 29 & 30 of 108

Yesterday~

Blended soaked mango & fresh basil smoothie

Spicy papaya saucy noodles over salad: a big salad of red oak lettuce, red onion, cucumber, tomato, avocado, with papaya-basil dressing (-dressing ingredients; soaked papaya, lots of lime juice, lots of fresh basil, habanero pepper, red tomato, a little soaked mango, yellow bell pepper, -all blended together) & cucumber noodles on top made with a potato peeler

Today~

Date mylk: blended dates & water

Soaked medjool dates (-whole)

Spicy papaya saucy noodles over salad (-again)

:)

Day 28 of 108

Tangy tangelo drink: blended tangelos, oranges, fresh basil, fresh ginger, lime juice
Date mylk: blended dates & water
Green smoothie: blended apple, fresh basil, water, banana
Prune pudding: blended bananas, apples & soaked prunes
&
Romaine lettuce, avocado & tomato -eaten plain, piece by piece
:)

Day 27 of 108

Banana smoothie: just blended bananas!

Green smoothie: blended lime juice, mango, basil, spinach 

Tangy tangelo drink: blended Minneola tangelos, fresh basil, fresh ginger, lime juice

Wow, what a difference! Today my Minneola tangelos were not organic. I bought them from a store that didn't sell much in the way of organic produce. These tangelos were not nearly as good as the organic ones I usually get. My blended drink was really good, but I can only imagine how much better it would have been with organic citrus. -Next time.

:)

Day 26 of 108

Mango soak water: sweet water from soaked mangoes

Date mylk: blended dates & water

Green smoothie: blended bananas & romaine lettuce

Mango-spinach 'noodles': cucumber noodles made with a potato peeler, peeled till I reached their seedy centers, then I chopped those up along with tomato, lettuce, red onion & avocado, put it all in a bowl mixed together. The sauce was made of baby spinach, yellow bell pepper, soaked organic dried mango, sweet mini orange peppers, hot habanero pepper, lime juice & fresh basil, all blended & poured on top.

:)

Day 25 of 108

Mango soak water (-the sweet water from soaking my dried mango)

Date mylk: blended dates & water

Mango 'stew': soaked organic dried mango, red onion, cucumber, lettuce & yellow bell pepper chopped, mixed with a stewy sauce made out of blended mango, mini sweet peppers, red bell pepper, habanero pepper, tomato, fresh basil & avocado

:)

Day 24 of 108

Young coco water

Date mylk: blended dates & water

Red grapefruits

Saucy raw 'noodles': cucumber noodles made with a potato peeler, I just peeled till I got to their seedy centers, then I chopped those up along with tomatoes & avocado, & put it all in a bowl. The sauce was made of young coco-meat, red bell pepper, habanero pepper, scallion, lots of lime juice & fresh basil all blended into a cream.

:)

Day 23 of 108

Green smoothie #1: blended water & dates with juiced ginger, romaine lettuce & lime mixed in.

Lots of Honey tangerines

Green smoothie #2: blended apples, romaine, bananas, water & dates.

A few cucumbers

:)

Day 22 of 108

Blood oranges & grapefruits (-I'm almost out of citrus! Just ate my last blood oranges.)

Blended young coconut & medjool dates with chopped bananas on top (-Todays super yummy lunch was inspired by Maite. She got me thinking about young cocos. -Thanks Maite!)

Apple (-plain, :) as is, just one lonely one)

Mixed baby lettuce salad with lemon juice, chopped fruit-veggies & herbs at Lifethyme

:)

Day 21 of 108 - Yay! :)

The feedback I got yesterday made all the difference today. Usually if I have a bad food day, or a slip-up, it takes me a few days to recover. I either get very strict with my food choices the next day, or I eat badly the next day too. Both lead to more more guilt, more regret & more bad food choices! Today I woke up like I usually do if I eat something that is not ideal for me. It feels a little like a hang-over. Like a night-out of drinking or drugs. Swollen eyes, not hungry, very dehydrated, headache, puffy face & hands. This morning was exactly that, but with guilt & regret added to it. I was not feeling my best. But after checking my email & reading your supportive replies to yesterday's post, I was able to dust myself off & pull myself together. :) What a great feeling. The day just got better & better cause I went immediately back to what I know works for me. 

-Thank you for being so present & for contributing to me. I appreciate it. It made all the difference. 

Today I ate;

Young coconut water 

Date mylk: blended water & dates

Grapefruits

Sweet savory salad: chopped banana & shredded apple on a bed of mixed baby greens tossed in blended date-water dressing

:)

Day 20 of 108 -Didn't happen...

Well Friends. I will start anew tomorrow. Today was a crazy day. One thing after another & before I knew it, I was eating lentil soup! Like I said before, I will keep trying for 108 days until I feel like they are good enough. Until I feel like I have 108 consistent days of eating food that makes me feel great. So I can see & feel what it would be like. I won't know until it happens.
This week was very emotional for me. Something is going on. I was feeling so good about my food choices & so many other things that are happening in my life. Sometimes when things are going really good, I crack. I just buckle. I'm not sure why. 
Something is rising to the surface right now. But instead of allowing it to rise, I burry it. With food, distractions, excess thinking, etc. Not a good thing, but it could be a good thing if I could learn from it. Become more aware. Become stronger, more in tune with what is transpiring. I must do this instead of just brushing it off.

Today I ate:
Dates blended with water
Mixed citrus, mango & cucumber
Mixed lettuces & raw hummus (-ugh!)
Lots of Italian lentil soup (-double ugh!!)

Also, please watch a video I posted on my other blog "Sunday Is For Lovers" http://sundayisforlovers.wordpress.com/2010/03/07/magic-wand/ It's an important video about food. Everyone should see it.
:)

Day 19 of 108

Date mylk: blended water & dates
Raw apple 'porridge': blended apple flesh, apple skin, lettuce, dates & water. (-I liked it! It reminds me of the Cream of Wheat I used to eat as a kid.)
Spicy mango lettuce wraps: organic iceberg lettuce filled with chopped avocado, red onion, mango, cilantro, baby lettuces, tomato & a mixture of blended yellow bell pepper, habanero pepper, lemon juice, & tomato
:)

Day 18 of 108

Sweet soak water (-from soaked dried mango & papaya)
Tangelo juice
Blood oranges
Spicy Mango Salad: a big salad of baby greens & lettuces, with chopped red onions, tomatoes, avocado & a mango-basil dressing (-dressing ingredients; a little soaked papaya & mango, lots of lemon juice, lots of fresh basil, fresh garlic, habanero pepper, several vine ripe red tomatoes, whole red bell pepper, -all blended together)
Medjool dates
:)

Day 17 of 108

Mango soak water (-the water from the dried organic mangos I soaked)

Blood oranges & Minneola tangelos (-the usual, still loving this for breakfast)

Apple-Spice Krunch: Water, medjool dates, apple skin peels & a pinch of cinnamon all blended together, in a bowl with chopped apple flesh, romaine hearts & bananas (Recipe inspired by GreenMama's reply to my post. :) -thank you!)

Spicy Mango Madness: Sliced red onion, chopped soaked mango, fresh basil & tomatoes over a bed of mixed baby lettuces, -with blended red bell pepper, habanero pepper, lemon juice & soaked mango as the dressing

Day 16 of 108

Tangelos & blood oranges
Super smoothie: blended dates, frozen strawberries, baby spinach, banana & water
Banana 'cereal': blended water & medjool dates in a bowl of chopped romaine hearts & bananas
Sage cucumber 'noodles': cucumber slices & sage-avo sauce on a bed of mixed baby lettuces with chopped cucumber & tomatoes on top (-I used a potato peeler to make the noodles. They come out thin & wide. For the sauce I just blended Florida avocado, lemon juice, fresh sage, habanero pepper, tomato, baby spinach & lots'n'lots of the green cucumber peels.)
Medjool dates (-for dessert)
:)

Day 15 of 108

Minneola tangelo feast (-mmm..)

Crunchy banana 'cereal': blended water & medjool dates (-it makes a sweet milk-like liquid), chopped romaine hearts (-for a crispy crunch) & bananas. (-This is really yummy. I enjoyed it a lot. The different textures make it fun.)
  Avocado, tomatoes & romain hearts (-just plain & whole, bite by bite)
  Grapefruits, cucumber, blood oranges & tomatoes (-just plain & whole, bite by bite)
:)

Day 14 of 108

Blueberry smoothie: blended frozen blueberries, medjool dates, baby spinach, banana & water

 Spicy pudding: medjool dates & cooled vanilla-spice tea blended in a bowl with strawberries & chopped bananas on top

Romaine heart boats: romaine lettuce leaves filled with chopped tomatoes, scallions, mashed avocado & lemon juice