Thursday, March 31, 2011

Brava!

What’s up buttercups?

I woke up bright early yesterday morning and did YOGA MELTDOWN. I lie, I lie. I DID do Yoga Meltdown but I woke up at 7 and figured I’d jam it in before I had to leave at 7:40. As a result, I wore a headband to work. I looked cute. Good thing too because I had a date with Mel in the evening.



Okay, instead of answering all the questions today let’s go through the things I didn’t do. I think that might go against Kris’ suggestion to “focus on what you DID accomplish”, but what the hell. I have yet to spend 5 minutes in nature, its cold and 5 minutes is a long time. I still haven’t purchased a neti pot or a dry brush so we know I didn’t do either of those. I didn’t stop eating 3 hours before bed because that is 3 hours too early. I also went for a tan which probably cancels out 5 of the questions I answered right. No I didn’t drink alcohol, but I did bake my skin in fake sunlight for 10 minutes. You have to tan before you go to Mexico. You just do. Otherwise the Mexican's will see you as an easy target and attack. "Cheapy Cheapy. Special price for YOU". Before you know it you'll be a pasty pesoless Canadian covered in henna tattoos and silver. Don't say I didn't warn you. Your hair will probably be braided too.

Moving on. I did eat loads of cooked veggies, raw veggies, Whole Food Optimizer, H20, I shook my booty for 35 minutes, I steered clear of coffee, booze, animals and gluten, I laughed, told someone I loved them and I MEDITATED. All of which over power the first paragraph. Right? right.

Speaking of baking in fake sunlight, remember back in January 2010 when I was scared I had skin cancer? And I was never going to tan EVER again? I do. In fact i'll copy and paste exactly what I said...

I had a Physical this morning (told you I’m getting healthy) at 9:20. I booked it because I have a suspicious mole on my right cheek. It’s suspicious because I suspect that it’s trying to kill me via skin cancer. I feel like a victim until I remember the days worth of hours I’ve logged in a tanning bed. Damn my younger self.

When I left the doctor’s office I was really disappointed with my whole experience. I’m not sure if the doctor had laser vision, was psychic and see’s no illness in my future or if she had decided upon seeing me that she didn’t like me, therefore, doesn’t care. She might as well have poked me with a stick, said “your good” and sent me on my way.

If I had a picture of her I’d post it HERE:

But damn it I don’t.

The suspicious mole has 6 months to kill me before she checks it again.


Come to think of it I can't remember if I had her check it 6 months later. That's what killers do, they mind fudge you. I should still work on getting that picture of my doctor too... Anyway, back to the cleanse. On the day 3 page of the cleanse Kris Carr writes..

"Wednesday-hump day. You may hit your first real wall today. Brava! Hit it and then climb it, champ. It's really just a speed bump. You may feel some physical detox symptoms, such as fatigue, headache, a foggy brain, skin rashes, and muscle weakness. That's okay; it's normal."

Is this a cleanse or an STD gone arye? If you're feeling these symptoms I'd say you're about a bum sore away from Gonorrhea. Brava! You should probably go to your doctor. If it's not, then WHAT have you been eating? Hard drugs?

I haven't hit a wall yet. However, I am getting a little tired of my current Brussel Sprout, Cauliflower, Butternut Squash combo. But unfortunately in an attempt to avoid the grocery store I stalked up. Either I have to eat it all myself or I need to throw a dinner party, invite 20 friends, get them drunk and feed them nothing but these 3 vegetables. Who likes Brussel Sprouts??



I had a small mishap with my supper Socca..



Beside me my Man was also eating a Cleanse friendly Suppa..



Dinner Party Dessert?!

My Sludge brings all the boys to the yard…



And they’re like, it’s better than yours. Damn right, it’s better than yours. I could teach you but I'd have to chaaaarge.

Wednesday, March 30, 2011

On The Floor

The tiny terror finally got her haircut yesterday. Now she looks pretty and I look like a respectable mother. It was a win, win.

Before



After



Look how proper I look in the background. Folded hands. So polite.



So last night when I got home from work I tried my hand at Jillian Micheals Yoga Meltdown for the second time. This time was definitely better than the first time. I'm showing some improvement, but still need to work on the areas like these "coca" something pushups she's adamant I do. I do them facing away from the TV, that way when I'm not doing them as fast as she is it's not my fault.

When I was finished I had all kinds of energy and since I was left standing alone in the living room I decided to CLEAN. My options were limited. I swept, dusted, washed the floor and did the dishes all while listening to J.lo ft Pittbull On The Floor on repeat.

Try telling me this doesn't make you want to dance around clean..



Once I was finished I made myself some suppa. Now this is where I would have typically liked to move my party upstairs and watch one of my Tivo'd shows. HOWEVER, on Sunday I washed the remote. That's right. I washed the comforter, the sheets, the pillow cases and the remote. You can imagine my expression and confusion as I pulled the blankets out of the washer and saw the satellite remote laying in the bottom. WHO did that?!?

Anyway, I spent the rest of the night laying on my Man reading a James Patterson book while he watched hockey.

ANSWERS

1) Did you abstain from coffee? Nothin but tea.

2) Did you abstain from alcohol? Yep.

3) Did you abstain from gluten? Sure did.

4) Did you abstain from animal products? Yes, mam.

5) Did you abstain from crack (aka sugar) and choose low-glycemic fruits and better alternatives such as stevia or agave? Yup.

6) Did you dry brush today? Nope.

7) Did you clean your sinuses with the good ol' neti pot? Well Lex informed me what a neti pot is and although I didn't do it yesterday, I may still pick one up and give it a try for nothing else, but the entertainment value.

8) Did you move your body for at least thirty-five minutes? I moved it to Jillian Micheals Yoga Meltdown.

9) Did you meditate for fifteen to 20 miuntes? I DID. Since there's no right or wrong way to meditate (or maybe I just made that up to make myself feel better) I journaled for 20 minutes. I wrote down things I'm grateful for, things I want to work on, and nice thoughts about the people I love. It was fun.

10) Did you chew your meals thoroughly and mindfully? Kind of.

11) Did you laugh out loud and tell someone you loved him or her today? Yes.

12) Did you spend time in nature? Even five minutes is better than nothing. I hung out with Bailey, she's naturish. No?

13) Did you get eight hours of uninterrupted sleep? Pretty much.

14) What did you eat today and did you juice? Include breakfast, lunch, dinner and any in-between snacking - it may help to jot down meals and snacks throughout the day. It was identical to yesterday starting with THIS...



Clearly I'm going to have to get more creative in a hurry. I'm already tired of brussel sprouts. Unfortunately I'm too lazy to get all fancy with recipes involving more than 5 things. I like to keep it simple. Veggies, Oil, Salt or Zucchini Noodles, Hummus and Nutritional Yeast.

15) How much purified water did you consume? You can include fresh veggie juices in you calculations. Mmmm about 80oz.

16) What supplements did you take? Brendan Braziar Whole Food Optimizer.

17) How was your elimination? How was YOUR elimination?

18) What time did you stop eating? Three hours before bed is optimum. About 5 minutes before bed, but just like the day before I did NOT wake up again for snacks.

19) How do you feel physically? Awesome, except my Knee is still a little sore. It's okay though, it makes me feel like an athlete.

20) How do you feel emotionally? So HAPPY.

Today is day THREE. Write that down.

Tuesday, March 29, 2011

Answer Time

1) Did you abstain from coffee? Yes I did.

2) Did you abstain from alcohol? Yes I did.

3) Did you abstain from gluten? Yep.

4) Did you abstain from animal products? Sure did.

5) Did you abstain from crack (aka sugar) and choose low-glycemic fruits and better alternatives such as stevia or agave? Yup.

6) Did you dry brush today? No. I'm scared I'm going to brush my tan off.

7) Did you clean your sinuses with the good ol' neti pot? I know I had to have read about this in the book but WHAT is a neti pot? And I don't like the sounds of it.

8) Did you move your body for at least thirty-five minutes? Yup, I went to Ride.

9) Did you meditate for fifteen to 20 miuntes? I DIDN'T and I wanted to so bad. I've never meditated before and I'm excited to try it. Today. Today I will.

10) Did you chew your meals thoroughly and mindfully? Well I definitely thought of this question every time I ate, so yes for the first 5 minutes I did.

11) Did you laugh out loud and tell someone you loved him or her today? Yes.

12) Did you spend time in nature? Even five minutes is better than nothing. If walking to and from my car counts.

13) Did you get eight hours of uninterrupted sleep? Well I got up to go to the bathroom once, but other than that YES.

14) What did you eat today and did you juice? Include breakfast, lunch, dinner and any in-between snacking - it may help to jot down meals and snacks throughout the day.

Breakfast


As close to juice as I'm going to get. That is unless someone decides to donate me a juicer and the juice surprisingly tastes phenomenal. Not ruling it out. Anyway this is Raw Almond Butter and Vanilla Chai Whole Food Optimizer mixed with water. Sludge.

Lunch


Socca (1/4 Cup of Chickpea Flour, 1/4 Cup Nutritional Yeast, Italian Spices and 1/4 Cup and 2 Tbsp of water) & Zucchini noodles with Lemon Olive Oil, Salt and Tomatoes.

Supper


More SOCCA.


Veggies drowning in Hummus and and Nutritional Yeast.

Snack


More Sludge before bed. Obviously this is the same recycled photo from breakfast, BUT this time I tried the Chocolate Whole Food Optimizer. I can't decide whether I like it or hate it.

15) How much purified water did you consume? You can include fresh veggie juices in you calculations. 80oz, I know because my fancy water bottle measures ounces. Why does the abbreviation for ounces have a z?

16) What supplements did you take? Brendan Braziar Whole Food Optimizer.

17) How was your elimination? Business as usual.

18) What time did you stop eating? Three hours before bed is optimum. Not a chance, but I didn't wake up to eat in the middle of the night.

19) How do you feel physically? Aside from the limp I acquired at ride last night, fabulous.

20) How do you feel emotionally? Excited for day 2. Bring it.

Here's one of my favorite quotes from the book...

"Human breast milk is nature's best formula for human babies. It's rich in good fats like DHA for brain development, but it's relatively low in protein. Cow's milk contains more than three times as much protein as breast milk. That's because baby cows need a lot more protein. They grow to between 1500 and 2000 pounds. Is that your desired weight? If so, hello reality TV!"

Happy TUESDAY!!

Monday, March 28, 2011

Begins NOW

Morning!!

Today is DAY 1 of the 21 day cleanse. Yup, I'm doing it. Diving in head first. Taking the plunge. Balls to the wall. And any other idioms that seem fitting. All OUT.

Before I get into THAT here are a few pictures I took this weekend. I know I've mentioned that my Man and I are going to Cabo in April but I can't remember if I said it was for a wedding or not? Well it is. And this past weekend was the beautiful Bride's stagette.















Crazy Sexy Time



Last week I had done a pretty good job of participating in my own "wean week". You know weaning off all of the foods that aren't cleanse friendly. I mean for the most part I don't genuinely love some of these foods anyway so it wasn't even a matter of weaning. However, true to form when the weekend rolled around I decided to eat EVERYTHING and as much as could of all of the "forbidden foods" that I MIGHT at some point (even though I don't now) crave. Old habits die hard. The flight-or-fight response.

As promised here is a list of the 20 questions over 21 days. The goal here to answer each one of these questions at the end of everyday. It's emphasized that it's not important that you say yes to all of them but that you do what you can. Try your best. It's okay if you're not perfect. Focus on what you DID accomplish, not what you didn't. Hmm this speech sounds awfully familiar to the ones my parents would give me after a basketball game or soccer game, "you did your best. So what if you're still no good?" JUST kidding. They didn't say it out loud.

Questions (I've answered the first 5 in accordance to my weekend)

1) Did you abstain from coffee? No.
2) Did you abstain from alcohol? No. I had a 4 pack of Mike's Light. And a vodka.. And a glass of wine..
3) Did you abstain from gluten? No. Cereal, English Muffin, Chips..
4) Did you abstain from animal products? Nope. Chicken Pita? Chicken Quesadilla? Whole Roasted Chicken? Yes.
5) Did you abstain from crack (aka sugar) and choose low-glycemic fruits and better alternatives such as stevia or agave? Did you see those cakes? I ate some (a lot) of both the boob and the penis.
6) Did you dry brush today?
7) Did you clean your sinuses with the good ol' neti pot?
8) Did you move your body for at least thirty-five minutes?
9) Did you meditate for fifteen to 20 miuntes?
10) Did you chew your meals thoroughly and mindfully?
11) Did you laugh out loud and tell someone you loved him or her today?
12) Did you spend time in nature? Even five minutes is better than nothing.
13) Did you get eight hours of uninterrupted sleep?
14) What did you eat today and did you juice? Include breakfast, lunch, dinner and any in-between snacking - it may help to jot down meals and snacks throughout the day.
15) How much purified water did you consume? You can include fresh veggie juices in you calculations.
16) What supplements did you take?
17) How was your elimination?
18) What time did you stop eating? Three hours before bed is optimum.
19) How do you feel physically? After everything I did in those first 5 questions? Like poop.
20) How do you feel emotionally? Refer to number 19.

Let the games BEGIN!!!!!!!

Friday, March 25, 2011

I Can't Think of a Title

I went to Ride this MORNING!! How exciting is that? I'll tell you. SO exciting. My workout is out of the way and now I'm free to enjoy the rest of the day rather than being prisoner to thoughts like this..

"FML I have to go to the gym later."

"Is it REALLY necessary. I mean REALLY?"

"I hope someone makes a fake threat, pulls the fire alarm and the gym has to close. What? I can't go. And I had nothing to do with it."

Anyway, I'm done. FREEDOM.

SO yesterday I spent the morning working and pretending to be a grownup. Then I took my Grandma for lunch to the 13th Ave Coffee House.

We both got the Power Salads..


Weeds, Sprouts, Red Pepper, Cucumber, Tomatoes, Chickpeas, Tofu, Shredded Carrots, Cilantro Lime Dressing.. This beast of a salad is SO good. This is saying a lot since I'm not a salad girl.

My Grandma is one of the funnest (fake word) women I know. We decided to coordinate our outfits for lunch..



JUST kidding, that was the two of us rocking our toilet paper wedding gowns at my Sister's stagette.

I'm SO SO SO passionate about this book. I truly I am. I'm also aware that I've been a semi-vegetarian for over a year now and I've gradually made a lot of healthy changes. That being said, this book would definitely be a little harsh for a coffee guzzling meat lover who enjoys a cocktail, or 10. It does however embrace making small changes that will benefit your health. You've got to start somewhere!

On Monday I'm going to start the 21 day cleanse. This isn't the kind of cleanse you're probably thinking of, it's more of 21 days of being really healthy. No coffee, booze, gluten or sugar. Now I know that sounds restrictive and boring but it really isn't. I can eat all the veggies, hummus, socca, black bean brownies, zucchini noodles, olive oil, raw almond butter, tea and sludge I want. It's basically eating vegan and incorporating some raw foods where you can. She also wants you to drink green juice or a smoothie for breakfast, "liquids until lunch". Not me though. Technically Sludge is like a smoothie in food form so that's as close as I'll get. I can't drink my breakfast, are you nuts?

Another guideline in the cleanse is to stop eating 3 hours before bed. Mmmm not likely, but I'm willing to stop eating AFTER I'm in bed. No waking up and having snacks. I've been slowly weaning myself off of this for the past week and half. I've also for the most part been eating like this already and feeling GREAT, which is why I decided to do the cleanse. I have more energy, I'm happier, my mind is clearer and my nails CRAZY. They're HARD and are noticeably longer. I actually have to cut them for the first time in.. Well ever. Normally they just break off and there's no need.

The part I love about the cleanse is the meditating and the fulfilling lifestyle the book encourages. I think there are about 20 questions you have to answer daily like, did you abstain from coffee? Did you tell someone you loved them? Did you laugh? Did you abstain from animal products? etc... It's not about answering yes to all of them though, it's about doing whatcha can. I'll answer those questions daily on here. I feel like it might be entertaining.

ANYWAY, if you haven't noticed I think you should buy the book.

So last night since my Man had hockey I caught up on my Tivo'd America's Next Top Model episode and finally decided on my favorite girl...

Monique


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Sadly for Monique, my favorites never win. Luckily, it's usually because they're too pretty.

Before I go here is the link the AMAZING flavored Olive Oil my Mom got me in Arizona. You can order it online and they even ship to Canada. This stuff is out of this world and if you order some you won't regret it. My Mom's the BEST cook. If she says you have to have it, you have to have it.

Happy Friday!!

Thursday, March 24, 2011

Yoga?

Last night I never made it to ride. I blame it on the fact that no one told me to "go to ride you lazy butt". Instead though I popped in Jillian Michaels Yoga DVD after I dusted it off and pulled the plastic off. I figured it would be a good idea to do a relaxing form of exercise. Get in touch with my body. Meditate. You know, all the things calm, centered, wise people do. I want to be calm, centered and wise.

I'll tell you right now this was the wrong DVD. Jillian Michaels "Yoga" was more like Yoga on Speed. It left me no time to get in touch with my bod. Instead I was violating every piece of furniture in the living room trying to catch myself from falling, tipping over and slidding into the TV. I suppose subbing the area rug, which slides on hardwood by the way, for a yoga mat might have been part of the problem.

A wrestling ring for Chewbacca Versus Shoes? Sure.







Yoga mat? Not so much.

My Man bought me a new water bottle. He knows me so well...



A permanent straw? You have NO idea how much more water I've been drinking solely based on the fun that is this water bottle. Among other things it's free of the (insert big fancy words here) unhealthy cancer causing thing in typical plastic water bottles. This is a friendly water bottle, it's not secretely trying to kill you. Your friends on the other hand...

Last night I steamed a bowl of veggies and drizzled Mushroom and Sage Olive Oil over them. AMAZING. And by drizzle I mean I dumped some on and then used my hands to rub it all over them.



If you can't guess what I ate along side of these veggies then you must be new. In which case, welcome and I ate SOCCA.

Since my Man was watching hockey last night I read more Crazy Sexy Diet and watched an E True Hollywood Story on Kelly Ripa. I love her. She literally has my dream job.. to a T. I don't just want my own morning show I want it with Regis. Live with Regis and Brittany. That's right. And then when we're done filming everyday I want to go shopping around the streets while drinking starbucks.


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Lastly, just incase you're interested here are the Chapters in Crazy Sexy Diet...

1) This is Your Wake-Up Call - Pick Up Gorgeous
2) pHabulous
3) Cupcakes, Coffee & Cocktails
4) Tushi & Milk Mustaches
5) Go With You Gut
6) Make Juice, Not War (I'll never be a juicer because I like to EAT mah food)
7) God Pod Glow
8) Getting Started
9) Crazy Sexy Supplements
10) Let the Adventure Cleanse Begin

Wednesday, March 23, 2011

Limitless Java

So I tried to wake up this morning and hit the gym, but I JUST couldn't do it. These two were making it too hard..



More lazy enablers. I'm sticking to the, "it's not me, it's them" theory. I'm not sure why I won't just get up. I KNOW that if I drag myself out of bed and make my way to the gym I'll be happier and have more energy the rest of the day. If I could just make this a habit, I and everyone around me will be better for it. I think my biggest struggle is that it IS hands down the most relaxing time of the day. Seriously. Laying there, hitting the snooze button every 5 minutes, cuddling with my little family, warm, somewhat half asleep.. PURE relaxation. Since I'm greedy I enjoy perpetuating this state from 5:25 until around 7:00 o'clock rather than getting up and being useful. Did I mention that my current alarm clock is the sound of crashing water?

Quit it. I know what you're thinking. It's not me, it's them.

Last night my Man and I DID go see Limitless. The moment the previews were over and the movie started I realized something... I had NO idea what this movie was about. Somewhere along the lines I had decided that my Man and I NEEDED to see this movie as soon as it came out. I went so far as to purchase our tickets online yesterday morning to ensure that we WERE going. When I thought about Limitless pictures of the preview would pop in my head, pictures that I'd seen but not heard. I hadn't HEARD one preview for this movie. A cliff, beautiful turquoise water, Bradley Cooper in a suit, expensive cars, bright flashy colours from city lights, this is what I knew of Limitless. Apparently this was enough for me. Shocking? Not really.

As the Limitless started, and I got over the fact that I'd brought up to a movie I knew nothing about, I realized that these pictures were not a good depiction of what was to come. It was much more dramatic than that, it wasn't all fancy things and fun times. Damn it.


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I give this movie one peanut butter covered thumb up, but my Man liked it and gives it two. I know it was a good movie and that if you're into this type of movie I'm sure you'll really like it. But i'm not. This one was kind of confusing and a little dark at times. I'd say the best part of the movies last night was when the man walking out of theatre in front of me had not one, but TWO napkins stuck to his feet. One napkin on each foot. What are the chances.

In other news.. I'm still in the midst of reading Crazy Sexy Diet and I'm still loving it. One of the things that Kris talks about heavily in this book is the difference between alkaline foods (the good stuff) and acidic foods (not so good). Coffee is way up there on the list of acidic foods and I believe she talks about it in the same breath as alcohol. The only time I'd want to be mentioned in the same breath as alcohol is if someone were comparing me to a bottle of fine wine.

Anyway, I just up and decided to stop drinking coffee Friday night. No coffee Saturday, no coffee Sunday, no coffee Monday, UNTIL I realized that there might be a correlation between the no coffee and the POUNDING headache I'd had for 2 and half days. Coffee Monday, headache gone. So my advice to you is, do not just up and ditch the java. That's as much as I know. Now I'm stuck and still drinking it.

Now before you go, everyone all together say, "GO TO RIDE TONIGHT YOU LAZY BUTT."

Tuesday, March 22, 2011

Lazy Enablers

Happy Tuesday!!!

SO I’ll have you know that I’ve been to the gym twice since I posted yesterday. That’s right. Hold your applause. I only did so my Man and I can go see LIMITLESS tonight!!!!


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I only do things for rewards. This morning I did a random assortment of weights for my shoulders, biceps, triceps, deltoids (not sure EXACTLY what those are but that’s what the machine said and it felt like it was the back on my arms), abs and some squats for good measure.

Then LAST night I headed straight to ride class from work and got my spin on. There was a slight problem with last night's class though. As per usual I chose the bike at the very back and closest to the door. If that's not a testament to how I feel about ride class, I don't know what is - two steps in, two steps out. On average i'd say that as far as pushing yourself i'd be in the upper percentile of hard working participants. However, last night I had three people sit on the bikes directly infront of me, and not just any three people. Three lazy enablers.

That's right E-N-A-B-L-E-R-S


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All three of them rode slowly and under pace. On top of this, they blocked my view of the instructor. Now I know you're wondering how this makes them enablers, so i'll tell you. I AM inherently lazy. The little voice inside my head tells me to "just pretend to turn the tension up". It also says things like, "Whoaw, that's way too fast, you can't breath. Slow down. Relax. Have a drink. Check out the people beside you. Sh*@ you've stopped pedaling all together." The LAST thing I need is three people infront of me practically encouraging me to ride at comfortable speed. The three of them barely keeping pace was like saying, "let's ALL go slow. You need an excuse to be lazy? We're excuse. Follow us. Besides you can't see the instructor."

Like I said... LAZY ENABLERS.

The point of this story is that I didn't work that hard in ride last night. But it wasn't my fault (never take blame). And I should sit in the front. Annnd at the end of class I wanted to stand infront of the enablers bikes and say, "Screw you guys."

I'd show you some of things I ate yesterday, but really all you have to do is scroll down. Veggies, Socca, Hummus, Green Sludge, Black Bean Brownies. Speaking of Black Bean Brownies, I offered my Dad one yesterday and promised him it was good. His response was, "Well that's not saying much, i've seen what you eat on your blog."



I love him.

My Man and I spent the rest of the night watching Dancing with the Stars. I've never been an avid DWTS watcher, BUT it's a fun show. My Man will watch because of the football players and boxers, and i'll watch for my fav supermodel...


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And Kendra..


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How about when Wendy Williams said, "I'm fine," and sounded like Sean Connery took over her body.


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I bet she's a lazy enabler.

Monday, March 21, 2011

Crazy Sexy

Saturday night was a celebration HERE...



For one of my gorgeous gf's BIRTHDAY...



She booked the Prime Minister's Suite, duh. Since we got there early we decided it was a good opportunity to do a photoshoot before drinks started to overrule cameras.





If you can't tell, I wasn't sure what to do with my arm in this next picture. I decided to go with the "awkward hang".







I thieved this picture off Kel's twitter. It was taken later in the night and it's the only evidence I could find proving there was more than just the 5 of us there. Blurry, but I think you can still make out all the beauties.



This weekends grub was inspired by the Crazy Sexy Diet book I bought last Thursday. I've heard alot about it over the past few months and I've picked it up in Chapters (Walmart, Coles, basically everywhere) and read sections of it about 7 different times now. You know what they say, 7th times the charm. I think what finally pushed me to buy is the fact that i've been having trouble with my stomach for the past week and half (i'll spare you the details, you're welcome). If Kris Carr can live with terminal cancer I think she might be on to something. Plus Dr. Campbell the author of the China Study is a contributor, he's my fav! And the title helped too..

Some of the eats..


A side of Crazy Sexy Diet and Socca (1/4 Cup Chickpea Flour, 1/4 Cup Water, 1/4 Nutritional Yeast, Italian Spices).

Keepin'it Raw


Spiralized Zucchini, Tomatoes, Hummus, and a boat load of Nutritional Yeast.

Sludge


Scoop of Vanilla Chai Whole Food Optimizer mixed with 1 Tbsp Raw Almond Butter and enough H20 to make it cookie dough like. I LOVE this. I'm officially obsessed with this doughy bowl and so excited it's UBER healthy. It's so healthy it's GREEN.

Veggies, Veggies, Veggies


Steamed Brussel Sprouts, Bnut Squash, Cauliflower, Hummus and Nutritional Yeast. Obviously eaten along with more Socca. If it ain't broken, don't fix it, just eat more.

I'll talk more about the book this week!!