Day 8

In honor of 8/8/08, and the opening of the 2008 summer Olympics, I started the day with this red, white, and blue, non-smoothie (for once!) breakfast. This is one of my favorites when I am just not in the mood to eat breakfast through a straw. This one is also good when you need a little bit of a kick because of all the superfoods!

Breakfast "Cereal"

~1 banana, sliced
~about 1/2 a pint of blueberries
~almond mylk
~2 Tbl hemp seeds
~small handful of cacao nibs
~small handful of goji berries
~2-3 Tbl shredded coconut

I layer the bananas and blueberries in the bowl, add almond mylk until it covers the fruit and then add the other ingredients, topping it with the coconut. I don't actually measure anything, but I estimated how much I probably use.


Day 7 was a little shaky for me, as we spent the day on a friend's boat and I fell off the raw wagon a bit. I did well all day, even at lunch on Martha's Vineyard, but by the time dinner rolled around and the grill was on, I lost all will to stand in the kitchen and make a salad. So, turkey burgers were the culprit. Interestingly though, I woke up this morning without feeling guilty about it. I think maybe because I don't consider this a diet, but rather a lifestyle change, I'm not falling into the trap of disordered eating/thinking that I always have encountered in the past.

There have been a few forum posts on Raw Fu about brain games and tricking your brain into thinking the raw way. For me, I don't have to trick myself, because not only do I feel better on raw, but I actually enjoy eating it more that I ever do eating SAD. Also I have been impressed by the fact that I can actually make some pretty awesome dishes when I don't have to add the heating element.

Yesterday marked the first day of the 14-day period before my upper-endoscopy in which I have to add gluten into my diet. Still haven't worked out the best way to do this and honestly, I am dreading it, as I have been feeling great lately, but I do want to have a valid test. Hopefully I'll figure out a way to do it without feeling too uncomfortable.