well, it happens, it's tough to go cold turkey on a lifestyle change, and practice makes...better.
there are a few things that have happened in the last week that indicate to me that it's time to jump into raw food again.
~travel(convenient food choices on the road) and thanksgiving gorging led to eating barely any raw foods except a fruit here or there.
~i turned 25 and should take better care of myself.
~i gained a few pounds and would rather lose a few
~birthday gifts! i received a 2 in 1 blender and food processor from my parents, which will make some recipes a lot easier now. my sister gave me a booklet about food dehydrating (as well as an awesome book about homesteading and gardening.) and i have a new, fully functioning camera, which means better pictures for this blog.
~ portland raw. now, i had wanted to go to a raw restaurant in portland while i was there. my man and i went on a trip to powells books and i did see the section of raw (un)cook books. i found one that looked great (unpretentious, simple recipes) but i cringed at paying 20 dollars for a book.( i know, i'm too cheap) anyway, i thought, i don't really need a new copy, i'd be just as happy with a used one. also, when we got back to my sisters place we discovered we only been a few blocks from an eatery with raw options. i had already looked at their menu, which is mostly vegan, with a few raw things, and found the one item i wanted( a 9$ tacosalad kind thing). well i felt disappointed that i'd missed the opportunity. but i turned it around and made the decision that i would take the 9 dollars that i would have spent on just one raw meal, and use it to buy the first edition of the cookbook i wanted off of amazon and get the recipes for 300 meals! i feel i can make the food just as good as a restaurant. i'll tell you all about the book when i get it.
~on the way home from the oregon trip, we were listening to ian Fleming's Thunderball, at the beginning of which, M sends james bond to a health spa and explains how raw food makes you feel better. this was written almost 50 years ago, and i'll try and get the text on this blog sometime, even if i have to transcribe it myself from the audiobook.
~Nanowrimo is over now (i made it to 50,000 words today!) and so i now have more time since i'm not writing everyday, and picking food just cuz they are fast and easy.
i've already started soaking my buckwheat and almonds for cereal. :D the other thing i have to get started, sprouts! it's been too long.
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