Day 6 of 108

Today I will begin eating/juicing citrus only for a few weeks. I feel inspired to do this for two reasons; the first reason is because I have begun a Bikram Yoga 30 Day Challenge, & the last time I participated in this challenge, I got very dehydrated. I feel that staying on a super juicy diet will make the yoga challenge easier & keep me hydrated. The second is because I love my friend Anne's Orange Juice Girl Blog about her mono-diet of orange juice. She also has a fabulous book that I totally recommend. One of the best fruitarian books out there. Anyone who loves fruit or is fruit curious would appreciate & enjoy her book. It's called, "Fruitarianism The Path to Paradise". I learned a lot & was very inspired by what I read.

Today I juiced lots 'n' lots of oranges with a little lemon or lime. I also ate lots of yummy red grapefruits & tangelos. I feel so much better today. I think the last 3 days of sweaty hot yoga (& not drinking enough water or eating enough juicy fruits) had me a bit dehydrated. I'm feeling more loose & happy today. Hydrated cells make a world of difference!
:)

Day 5 of 108 ~ Today I ate;

Red grapefruits
Soaked mango slices
Zucchini noodles with sage sauce
Mixed green salad with the mango-tomato soup recipe for dressing. (-Yum!)
:)

Day 4 of 108 ~ Yesterday I ate;

Soak water from my died mangos
Soaked mango blended w/frozen banana (-So good!)
Raw mango-tomato soup
Raw zucchini noodles with sage-tomatillo sauce
Salad: tomato/bell pepper/onion/lettuce
Durian (-Mmmm... yum.)

*Raw Mango-Tomato Soup Recipe* (serves 4 people) You can also use it a a salad dressing!
If I can remember this correctly, here it is; several medium-large tomatoes, a few scallions whole (top & bottom, without roots), lots of soaked dried mango, a little soaked dried papaya, lime juice, lemon juice, 1/2 an avocado, 1/2 a jalapeno pepper (use less if you don't like hot pepper), some fresh cilantro, a whole red bell pepper & 1/2 of a zucchini. Put everything in the blender & blend until smooth. After that, you can add lots of chopped watercress on top & a few red grape tomatoes for color.

Day 3 of 108 ~ Today I ate;

Lots of soaked bahri dates (-love drinking their sweet soak water too!)
Red grapefruits
Raw zucchini noodles with sage sauce over chopped red leaf lettuce

* Raw Zucchini Noodles with Sage Sauce Recipe *
I make the zucchini noodles with a noodle maker. You can also use a potato peeler or grater to make the noodles. For the sauce I use a 1 small bunch of fresh sage, the juice of 1 lemon, some scallion whole (the top & bottom) , a few tomatillos, 1/2 pint of red grape tomatoes, about 2 cups of baby spinach leaves, 1-2 hot peppers (I use 1 very small habanero & 1 big jalapeno, but that may be too hot for most people), and 1/4 or more of a Florida avocado. (I like Florida best because they are more water rich than California avocados & they have a sweet taste than combines well in sauces.) Put everything in a high speed blender & blend away. I put the noodles over a bed of lettuce, then add sauce, after that I place some chopped tomato & scallions on top for color.

Day 2 of 108 ~ Today I ate;

Lots of red grapefruits
The same salad as yesterday -Oof! ate way too much of it. It's was so good. 
Ugh, then ate too many bahri dates later that evening! -Oof, oof, full belly. Too much food! 
Everything was so good & my emotions were running high today. Not a good combo, definitely combo-a-bombo! Don't eat your emotions! -I must write a note to self; "When feelings feel like too much, breathe, think light & feel loved". Doesn't that sound way more yummy than food? I must remember that.

Day 1 of 108 ~ Today I ate;

Big salad with lots of veggie-fruits & a super yummy cilantro-avo-basil-jalapeno-tomato dressing 

Today was fabulous. Today is day 1 of my 108 days of fruits & leafy greens (the re-start date). Starting again today. Yesterday I had my last dinner eating together with my sister. I told her that  it's be for me to stay away from salt & things that taste yummy, but bloat me. I totally understand that others may digest gourmet raw or salts really well, but I don't. The next morning my face & hands are totally swollen. I's always tasty & fun while I eat it, but the next day (or days) I suffer for it. So being back to the fruity-leafy salt free plan today feels quite good. Feels like home. :)

Yesterday I ate;

Grapefruits & oranges
Canistel
Endive
Big salad with mixed fruit-veggies
Raw 'sandwich' at Rockin' raw with my sister (-The last fancy meal while she is here.)

One new super great thing that I am experiencing since cleaning up my diet is; eating leafy greens plain! (-Yay!) I can eat endive, lettuce, etc., just plain, leaf by leaf as a meal. I was never able to do that before. I always needed something sweet, fatty or salty to put with them. Now I love them & crave them as they are. For the bitter, sweet, soft or strong taste they may have. Their crunchy texture & water rich leaves gives me such pleasure. The simple things in life can be so sweet. Simplifying your diet is like magic. This is why I continue to steer myself in that direction. There is much bliss to be experienced there. By letting go of a few old habits, you gain so much freedom & newness in return. I have to remind myself of this sometimes. It takes time to develop & see. I'm working on it. :)

Today I ate;

Ugh, it's getting worse. I ate too much today too. -And! I ate nuts. They are not on the 101 day fruity-leafy diet program. This week my sister is here visiting from California (-first trip to hang-out with me for a week in 14 years!). She wanted to try healthy raw friendly restaurants so that I have something I can order (that isn't cooked), she also wanted to try this raw restaurant called Rockin' Raw in Brooklyn for lunch, because it has Peruvian dishes (-we are half Peruvian, our other half is German). Anyway, we went, I ordered food too and bam, ....went off the diet. (-Eeek.) She loved it so much, she wants to go there for dinner before she leaves New York. (-Eeek again, more tempatation, cause the food was yummy!) I will take her back there on Wednesday or Thursday night before she goes.

Black Sapotes
Blended dates & water
Raw hummus & flax chips
Raw spicy sauce on zucchini noodles
Raw nori rolls with veggies inside

I think what I will do is start the challenge again after this week. I really want to go for a least a 100 days and follow it through to feel the progress & the difference. I don't want to mix it up with other raw foods or salt. If I do that, I will never know how good I can feel on just fruits & leafy greens. I really want to see what that would be like. So, after this Friday, (that is when my sister leaves), I will begin again & go 108 days -straight! No flub ups, no special occasions, tryin' it once again. Goin' for the long haul. -XO!

[The pic above is not from the restaurant, but looked similar.]

Yesterday I ate;

Red Grapefruits
LOTS of soaked Bahri dates
Raw squash noodles w/ cilantro-tomato sauce
BIG mixed herb salad w/ cranberry-corn medley & grape tomatoes on top
Planin cucumbers & grape tomatoes
-Agh! I ate too much yesterday. I did it for fun. Just eating away as I was spending time with my sister. I ate when I was hungry -and- I ate with her when she was hungry. -Bad idea! ;) Too much! But everything was yummy. No complaints about that! It was a tasty day.

Today & Yesterday I ate;

On Saturday I had durian (-Wow! So good!) & a romain salad with chopped mixed veggie-fruits on top.
Today I had lots of fresh OJ with lemon & some grapefruits. Later I will have some mashed soaked dates with black sapotes. 
:)

This week...

Monday- 
Oranges
Grapefruit
Canistel

Tuesday-
Grapefruits
Raw yellow squash noodles on a bed of romain lettuce w/mango-tomato-cilantro sauce

Wednesday-
Mixed lemon-grapefruit-orange juice
Raw yellow squash noodles w/spinach-basil sauce & chopped mango, tomato & cilantro on top

Thursday-
Lots of cumbers & tomatoes,
Raw yellow squash noodles & chopped romain lettuce w/basil-tomato sauce
Soaked prunes & soaked dates

Today- 
Lots of OJ & red grapefruits
Raw yellow squash noodles on top of chopped romain lettuce & tomatoes w/orange-avo-basil dressing
Durian

I am really loving everything I am eating right now. (-As you can see I got hooked on squash noodles this week.) Everything is so good! I'm in heaven. :) Xx...

So far so good! Just saying "Hi". See you on Friday. :) ♥