well ...here I am again.....

HI everyone !!!

Sorry I haven't posted in awhile...been kinda busy lately with life in general ...ANYWAY haven't made anything new and exciting lately BUT next week I will trying something NEW and EXCITING !!! Not gonna give it away just yet....hehe.....but I am awaiting something in the mail and hopefully by next weekend (May 8th) I will be making something I have NEVER had before and I will be sharing it here with you !!! So keep checking back !!!!

OK now as to how I am feeling -- I feel GREAT WONDERFUL and just SUPER FANTASTIC !!! I have now totally given up all diet soda no more nutrasweet crap or Splenda!!  WOW what a difference in the way I feel !!! I would have to say the pain I have been experiencing has been almost 100% because of that !! (not including my knee issue due to knee cap not riding properly) HOWEVER the all over body pain is almost ALL GONE !!! am hoping after all the garbage has been released from my body it will all be gone!!! AMAZING !!!!!! Talk about a mood lifter!!!! sheesh I was so depressed and touchy about stuff due to the pain I was in all the time...and NOW after a long day at work I felt like I could still hike a mountain !!! now that is AMAZING !!!! ( even more amazing considering how I sleep awful with insomnia and I STILL have energy!!)

I have no idea if I have lost weight cause my scale broke (it wasn't a good scale) but I don't think I have lost much if any but I don't think I have gained anything...I haven't been totally on my transition diet as of late but with my health improving in spite of my falling off the wagon habit lol I am feeling extra empowered !!!! I think I will be able to soon add some exercise!! (just have to be careful of exercise induced asthma) but inhaler in hand I will persevere !! hahaha...I am thinking of just starting with some dogs walks with my dogs (remember I have 5 of them!! so that will keep me walking ALOT haha) and some stretching...in order to get some flexibility back plus maybe some sit ups to tighten my stomach and help my back pain...I have been "walking around" my store where I work ,doing "laps" up and down the isle in between customers when I can just to add SOME exercise in my daily routine...

I am still getting more fruit and veggies in my diet ...and am not eating a bunch of junk at night...As a matter of fact tomorrow am making some almond milk so I can make some of that SUPER YUMMY ice cream I LOVE so much!! I do need to find something different for breakfast as smoothies don't seem to work as a regular thing for me...I don't want that sort of "food" for breakfast - I normally am not a breakfast eater and smoothies seem a bit too "sweet" in morning....eating actually fruit like a banana is ok but doesn't stick with me long and seems to actually MAKE me feel hungry - I know I am weird haha.....Oh Kyle (my son) made some dehydrated fruits -- some were good some were not...by the way dehydrated watermelon is really good and so is Kiwi...We are gonna try making some fruit leathers too maybe this weekend - if I do will post some pictures!

Well gonna close for now have a great weekend !!!!! OH one more thing before I go - If you are looking for some GREAT support while learning to go RAW check out Raw Food Rehab !! It's a free website and has TONS AND TONS of info and videos and great recipes and MOST IMPORTANTLY ---- SUPPORT !!!! That is where I hang out DAILY!!! so check it out !!

Til next time.....

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YUMMMYYYYY Ice Cream !!!!!!!!! I LOVE learning how to UN-cook!!!!

Oh and here is a picture of my CHUCKY MONKEY ICE CREAM !! talk about YUMMMYYY!!!!

1 frozen banana
1 cp almond milk
1 tsp raw agave nectar
2 tbsp raw cacao powder

blend away and WELLA ...ice cream
 lactose free,low glycemic,vegan/vegetarian,raw

Til next time....

Tropical smoothie ...YUMM!!

OK i decided to experiment ..I wanted to try something that I normally do not like..Mangos....I LOVE pinapple (fresh never canned or anything -yuk) and so I made a smoothie using :

1 mango
2 1 inch slices of pineapple (Including core)
2 small oranges

and for my greens - organic Romaine lettuce heart - one whole heart

Blended with some ice in my blendtec and .......

It's FABULOUS!!!!! I think this is my FAVORITE smoothie so far !!!!!!!!!! I love the lime green color from the Romaine!!

Til next time ...

Fell off the wagon ...but am back on track!!

Well had a few days where I "fell off the wagon" but I am back on track again!! I was feeling so great last week !! Soooo much energy! I lost 2.4 pounds. I was bouncing off the walls and I felt GREAT!! however had a family emergency and fell into the same old way of eating when i was stressed (didn't realize I was so stressed til I had a emotional melt down) however after letting off some steam I realized I was eating "wrong" and felt sooo tired!!! and had I NOT let myself eat "wrong" maybe I could have handled the stress better !! and it dawned on me what a contrast it was to how I felt just last week!!! WOW!!! never had a side by side comparison before because every "diet" I ever tried always still made me feel tired!!! all I can think now is WOW WOW WOW!!!! I will do everything I can to keep on track now that I have realized the difference!!!

Why I am choosing to go RAW..

Well I have been researching a way to lose weight and get out of pain ..I have all over muscle pain and a bad knee (my knee cap does not ride properly over the joint) I get lots of headaches bad and almost daily ,I live on advil all day and am just tired all the time!! I have no energy and to top it off I have insomnia and run on about 4 to 6 hours of not so restful sleep - needless to say I HATE mornings!!

lost some weight......

Almond Milk I made ..TASTY!! (sorry I drank most of it before pic haha)


Berry smoothie with alfalfa my son made....


Flax seed crackers ...yummmm.........

Sorry I hadn't had a chance to post my original weight but it was 225.6 when I started this...Guess I am doing ok cause I just weighed in and now I am at 223.2 so that is a weight loss of 2.4 pounds !! WHOO HOOO !!! Wanted to share !!!
Oh and before I go I FINALLY made something with my new blender thats YUMMYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!! I made cashew ice cream !! You have to try this wonderous stuff !