Raw Food Diet Diary

Today’s Menu

• Green Smoothie: 6 bananas, 2 peaches, half bunch of collard greens
• Green Smoothie: 6 bananas, bunch of grapes, half bunch of spinach
• Apples: 2

I’m back in the saddle again!

My experiment in mostly raw eating has kept my weight fairly stable at 266 pounds for awhile.  I’ve maintained about half of my weight loss from the beginning of the summer, which is good, but I’m ready to get serious again.

Looking back, the green smoothie seems to have been a huge contributing factor to my earlier success.  I am resolved to follow Victoria Boutenko’s recommendation to consume at least a quart of green smoothie per day to improve my health.

One thing she wrote got my attention; she said that it was important to rotate greens so that I wouldn’t tire of green smoothies.

Today, I tried my first non-spinach or non-lettuce green smoothie.  The collard greens are slightly more bitter than the spinach, and the color is a little lighter.  I liked it very much.  Right now, collards are cheaper than spinach, so that may become the staple green for the time being.

I also tried grapes in a green smoothie for the first time.  I’m still working on that one as I write.  It’s very sweet.  I made it on a lark to get rid of some grapes that were starting to go bad.  Since grapes are coming into season right now, I may do more of them.

I also tried transporting a smoothie for the first time since my trip to San Antonio at the end of July.  Last night, I put my thermos in the freezer, cap off, and poured freshly made smoothie into it this morning.  At lunch, it tasted pretty good after the first big glop that seems to float to the top.  Maybe tomorrow I’ll try shaking before opening.

A friend at work celebrated his birthday today.  I did have a slice of cake . . . and it definitely wasn’t raw.  However, that’s the only non raw food I’ve had all day.

Today was a taxing day.  Students and colleagues both seemed a little fatigued coming back from the weekend.  Moods seemed to be low among everyone.  Had I started my day with coffee and a fritter like I used to, I’m sure I would have been a ready partcipant in the lethargy and the grousing.  Instead, I felt in control of my emotions, and my energy levels were better than they have been for awhile.  I guess that’s more reinforcement for starting the day with a green smoothie!

Best of all, I’m writing again.  It’s good to be past the craziness of the last couple of months.  While I have to work quite a few Saturdays over the next couple of months, I won’t be putting in extremely late hours most days, and that should help me be able to write more.  I’m noticing that I do better on a raw food diet when I take the time to write about my experiences.

And, I’m ready to do better on a raw food diet again!