Ask me whatever!!!!!

It's been awhile since I have blogged anything, but I remember back when I was curious about the vegetarian, vegan, and raw vegan lifestyles. I had so many questions, so here is your chance to pick my brain. What do you have questions about? I won't give you a bunch of BS answers, but I will give you answers based on what I have personally experienced if the question fits. So, come one think about some questions that you have about my journey of being a vegetarian, vegan, or how I felt when I used to be a hardcore meat eater. If you don't want to comment on this post feel free to send me an email message at Dolicia@aol.com, and I will answer your questions via a blog post and keep your name a secret. I would love to hear from you so come on, and don't be shy!!!!!!

Stricky Raw on hold!!!

Ok, I know that I said I was going to do this for 20 days, but last night I decided that I will post-pone this strictly raw adventure and pick it back up after Thanksgiving. I am doing this for a couple of reasons, and one being a competition at work that starts on the 21st through Jan 1st. The second reason is because I am craving cooked food. Like the norm I will continue with juicing twice a day, one cooked meal, and snacking on fruits and nuts throughout the day. I hope that you all have a wonderful weekend, and enjoy the weather where ever you live.


When it comes to eating right and exercising, there is no "I'll start tomorrow."  Tomorrow is disease.  ~Terri Guillemets

Quotes

I love reading quotes, and although this one is not new to me I just read it again and vigorously shook my head in agreement. Read the quotes below and  think about it.....


The... patient should be made to understand that he or she must take charge of his own life.  Don't take your body to the doctor as if he were a repair shop.  ~Quentin Regestein


In minds crammed with thoughts, organs clogged with toxins, and bodies stiffened with neglect, there is just no space for anything else.  ~Alison Rose Levy, "An Ancient Cure for Modern Life," Yoga Journal, Jan/Feb 2002


The hospitals and graveyards are filled with those who refused to acknowledge the virtues of physical morality.  ~Dr Ron Spallone, denverchiropractor.com


Adam and Eve ate the first vitamins, including the package.  ~E.R. Squibb

Day 4 of Going Raw Phase 2

Day 4 of Going Raw, and we had a pretty cool gloomy as it is going to snow type of day....What I didn't mention is that I love when the temperatures is not scorching hot, and cool enough to enjoy outdoor outside activities for hours. LOL!!! Well today I did pretty good, but I wasn't prepared for lunch. We were at the mall and my inner hunger bitch was quickly approaching, and she only appears when I need food. So, the only place that's has raw food that I normally enjoy is Hovans, but today I wanted something warm and cooked so I went to iSpice which is a Indian restaurant in the food court that sell a variety of vegan food. Yayyyyyy!!!!!!! I purchased the Curried mixed vegetables, and it was delicious.

Curried mixed vegetables from iSpice in Altamonte Springs Mall

Yes, I cheated on Raw foods with cooked foods, but this is not the end of my 20 days of Going Raw. I strongly believe that when you cheat on your food challenge you MUST get back on track with the next meal. I made the choice to eat cooked today, and I did not beat myself over the head about it because I had already said in my mind that this is what I want right now, this is the last time I will have cooked food during this phase of going Raw, and the next meal and thereafter will be RAW. So your probably thinking if I cheated on my challenge I would keep it to myself and not tell anyone. I felt the need to share this on my blog because anyone that follows a diet/food choice challenge need to understand that when you get off track of your plan don't waste time beating yourself up. Instead hop back on your plan and finish it STRONG!!!!!

Today's focus at the mall was strictly for the children because when it comes to clothes they were not prepared for this cooler weather, but they were prepared for any possible flooding. While there we also stopped in Borders and of course I went straight to the Vegetarian section before taking the kids to the kids section.  I know Lindsay Nixon only via FB and she is always posting some tasty sounding recipes so naturally I picked up her book  The Happy Herbivore. I must say that there was not one page that I viewed that I did not say "Wow!!! I have to try that!". I also love that many of her recipes are for vegans, vegetarians, and omnivores (meat eaters) as well without containing any meat. I did not purchase the book from the store, but have decided to order it from Amazon instead. So if your new to the vegetarian lifestyle, looking to try something to new, or searching for healthier recipes for the brownies and other baked goods I highly recommend purchasing her book The Happy Herbivore.

"Don't let the low times get you down. Learn from them and reach for the high times."~D. Wiemers


Wishing you all peace, love, and much success!!!!
Dolicia M.

Quickie

Today makes day 3 in phase 2 of  Going Raw. I am enjoying every bit of this RAW life, and I realized that I am missing suggestions on my page. With that said sometime today I create another tab so be on the lookout.

Have a Raw-licious evening!!!!!

Day 1 of Going Raw Phase 2

As mentioned before I would eat RAW every month on the 1st for 5 days, but because I like to challenge myself I decided that this month I would do 20 days instead. Obviously, I had a good experience with going RAW the first time otherwise I wouldn't be doing it again. I must admit for me today is much easier than I expected, and I look forward to trying so many new recipes.