RFR: Day Nine

So the past week was a little bumpy. I had a couple of social functions that of me off track. I am finding that when I drink alcohol - be it a glass of wine or a couple of beers - then I crave unhealthy foods and don't have the motivation to exercise.

I have decided to do a modified Master Cleanse for the next week or so. If I am feeling good I may extend to 2 weeks. I call this a "modified" MC because 1) I am using primarily grapefruit juice instead of lemon since we have a tree in our yard; 2) I am adding a scoop of Green Vibrance to the morning 32 oz MC batch; and 3) I am having 20 - 24 ounces of carrot based juice in the evenings. I will also continue taking MSM and Apple Cidar Vinegar. In addition, I will be allowing Green Tea or a Yerba Mate/Pau d' Arco blend. So my daily intake will look something like this:

6 AM - Salt Water Flush
7 AM - 1 TBSP MSM powder & 1 TBSP AC vinegar
7 AM - 32 oz MC w/ Green Vibrance
10 AM - 16 oz Green Tea or Yerba/Pau blend
1 PM - 32 oz MC straight up
4 PM - 16 oz Green Tea or Yerba/Pau blend
7 PM - 20 oz carrot-based juice
7 PM - 1 TBSP MSM powder & 1 TBSP AC vinegar

RFR: Day Three

More inspiration...

2 hour lecture and question and answer session w/ Markus Rothkranz at Oakland Raw Food Meetup. I find him so incredibly motivating. Enjoy...


http://www.archive.org/details/2010_05_23_markus_rothkranz

RFR: Day Two

Some inspiration for the day...

Raw Food Rehab Experiment - Take 2

OK. Again, I know it's been a really long time. I fell off the wagon multiple times and finally kind of gave up for a bit. But I didn't give up totally and that's the point of this post.

I have just signed up to participate in Raw Food Rehab this time becoming a member of "The Vault - Rawk Star Lockdown". It is an 11 week initiative starting Sat 7/10 and ending Fri 9/24. There is a higher accountability for members of The Vault that I think I need right now.

My plans are to incorporate daily yoga into this program. I will be talking about my food choices on this blog and discussing yoga related stuff on the other one.

Stay tuned w/ me for the next 11 weeks. ;))

Week One

Wow. It has been a long time. I have kept up w/ the yoga but sort of let my eating habits slip back towards being way less than ideal.

I have 12 weeks starting today until I head back to the mainland. Today I stumbled upon Jim Dee's "Get Down and Do It" Challenge and got inspired.

http://foxhanger.com/getdown/?page_id=2

I am already doing yoga every day. But I decided to follow his lead and commit to doing 100 crunches 5 days a week for 100 days (which is 10,000 crunches in 20 weeks). That's in addition to whatever ab work might be part of my daily yoga. ;))

I also decided to begin a food challenge to help me develop some better eating habits before I leave. In the diet dept for the next 20 weeks I commit to:

32 oz green smoothie every day/5 days per week
2 oz wheat grass every day/5 days per week
1 green salad every day/5 days per week
8 oz kombucha every day/5 days per week
20 oz fresh squeezed juice every day/5 days per week

I want to be in tip-top shape before my move and this plan is going to give me a giant push in that direction. I will try to post before pictures and measurements in the next day or two.

Today's Weight: 200.5
Highest Weight: 236
Goal Weight: 150

Day #50

Beginning Weight: 207.5
Today's Weight: 196.0
Highest Weight: 236
Goal Weight: 150


That means I have FINALLY hit 40 pounds gone and the halfway mark towards my weight loss goal. So very exciting!!!!

There are only 4 weeks left in the Raw Food Rehab project I am participating in and 7 weeks left in my yoga experiment. I want to kick things up a notch from here on out. So I am going to *try* my best to adhere to the following routine: green smoothie for breakfast, a big salad for an early lunch, one of Alissa Cohen's recipes for an afternoon snack, and fresh-pressed juice for dinner.

Day #20

Beginning Weight: 207.5
Today's Weight: 199.5
Highest Weight: 236
Goal Weight: 150


YAY!! I broke 200!!!! I am so very excited. And today is my birthday. What a fantastic way to start my personal new year.

I know that I may fluctuate up and down for a few days, because that's usually what my body does when it reaches a new low. But I hope to be out of the 200's *for good* very, very soon now. YEHAW!!!!!