day TENNNN!

yes! i made it. pretty astounding... not one morsel of food has passed my lips for 10 days... nothing but lemon juice, water, syrup, cayenne, and tea! wow.

today i had a lot of eliminations, which makes me believe that my body isn't entirely cleansed yet- not surprising after 20+ years of cooked food! at least i wasn't a meat-eater all those years....

i want to continue with the cleanse but i have a bit anxiety.... i'm seriously, seriously craving greens. i can't stop thinking about juicing carrots and carrot greens, kale, dandelion, and celery... i think that i'm going to start juicing tomorrow and continue living on liquids. i can't ignore my body and i'm worried that i'm not getting adequate nutrition, since i'm craving greens so much! i'm really happy about finishing and happy that i'll be able to give my body what it needs.

i'd love to do the cleanse again- perhaps i'll do it once more this summer. it's a very enjoyable experience, overall. thanks to hill, matt, shana, and tabi for reading! a BIG BIG thanks to brandon!!!!! you keep me inspired. :)

all that remains is transitioning into juices... i'll probably do half juice and half lemonade tomorrow, then start thursday full-on juice feasting. who knows how long i'll do that... maybe a few days, a week, who knows. whatever feels right... and right now, GREEN JUICE is what i want!!!

i'm off to watch some pre-4th of july fireworks at the stadium.
peace!
sam

PS cute pic huh? i like him... he's a raw vegan ;)
PPS i'll let you know how much weight i lost after i weigh myself tomorrow!!

Wow!

Yet another blog post from me!!! First off, I'd like to announce my newly acquired position as deli cook at Bloomingfoods on 3rd St. in Bloomington, Indiana!!

I'm having a wonderful day. I decided last night that I would eat raw today... it's really phenomenal.

After my first shift at work I had a salad with carrots, cabbage, zucchini, celery, green pepper, raisins, alfalfa, broccoli, and oil & vinegar. I also had a cucumber/tomato/onion salad with oil & vinegar, as well as a banana, a few grapes, and a couple pieces of canteloupe.

I dashed over to Bloomingfoods after calling my mom to wish her happy Easter. I grabbed half a pound of banana chips, some raw trail mix (the gogi/cacao stuff!), some dates, a couple apples, carrots, and kiwi. Hillary called and said that she and Shana were on their way over to Bloomingfoods, too! That was a lovely surprise. I sat and ate with them for a bit and then returned home.... to finally try out my new juicer!!!

I learned how to work the juicer and juiced two carrots, two apples, and about 1/4 cup melon, and half a dozen or so very large purple grapes. I have to say, the juice was absolutely AMAZING. I haven't ever had a better glass of juice in my life, hands down. Here's a pic of me enjoying the lovely concoction! Go make some, if you can!!

Drinking that juice certainly made me believe that I could embark on a long-term juice fast sometime in my lifetime... hopefully later this year, if things go well in the summer! I can undoubtedly try a short-term juice fast sometime soon. Mmmm!

Peace and love,
Sam

PS- "Freedom can never be reached by the weak. Throw away all weakness. Tell your body that it is strong, tell your mind that it is strong, and have unbounded faith and hope in yourself." -Swami Vivekananda

Frustration!

I'm so frustrated! I want to go raw right now. I wish I had the money to do it. I think I'm going to try to get as near to 100% raw as I can starting now...I keep reading Angela Stokes's blog and I get so inspired and I feel so happy and enlightened...then I make something with tofu or rice or cooked vegetables and feel guilty and depressed, even though it's vegan. Worst of all, I feel like a traitor to my little enzymes. I'm going to concentrate on getting greens, keeping my refined sugar intake as low as possible (which is really a difficult thing for me to do but hopefully will be easier if I'm eating a greater percentage of raw foods), and learning even more about raw living. I'm going to focus on forgiving myself and not being too hard on myself if I have a slip here and then-- that doesn't mean I won't try my best! I'm going to develop my relationship with my juicer, too! ;)

By the by, does anyone know the status of tea? Is it raw?

Peace and love,
Sam