Tuesday:

Still getting the blog caught up. Tuesday was green day!

Breakfast was a Green Juice, this one is one of my favorites. Kale, cucumber, celery, apples, and a whole lemon, peel and all. It tasted very light and summery. I can see this being a hot weather fave.

Lunch was a Big Sunny Salad, but I was still full from breakfast, so I skipped it and went straight to:

Dinner: a Blended Salad. Tomato, avocado, kale , celery, cucumber, and lemon juice. I left out the bell pepper as I don't care for them and the dulse (seaweed) flakes as I couldn't find them. The result was luscious but grossed my roommates out :)

My back is feeling better, but I haven't exercised yet. It's been raining, so I can't take my hand cycle out. And I'm worried about using the WII or doing weights. I'll give it a few more days.

Monday:

Weekly weigh in: 170! That's 5 pounds down in one week, and 10 lbs down since I went raw four weeks ago!

Still mostly bed-ridden. No exercise beyond pushing myself around in my wheelchair Sunday doing my shopping.

Breakfast was Watermelon Juice, but I slept until 2:00 pm, so I skipped it and went straight to lunch.

Lunch was Big Fruit Salad. Basically every fruit you can think of. Mine had banana, blueberries, raspberries, blackberries, apple, Asian pear, and orange. It took all day to eat!

Dinner was an OJ Banana Blueberry Smoothie. Delicious!

Hopefully my back has benefited from rest and I'll be able to exercise again.

Sunday:

I'm pretty much bed bound. My back is in constant spasm. For breakfast I had leftover Silky Green Smoothie:

I couldn't make lunch and was in too much pain to be hungry.

Dinner was ice cream! Frozen mango, pineapple, and banana, blended with OJ. Just like a sorbet only better! And not to hard to make.

Saturday:

My back is trashed. However, today is the first day I've had to visit our good friends Dave and Renee. Dave is fighting brain and lung cancer (stage 4) and I really wanted to see them. I looked at today's meals and knew I wouldn't be able to make them. Breakfast was, thankfully, Mandarin juice. I substituted OJ and made extra to sip throughout the day.

For lunch I brought an apple, a banana, and a Silky Green Smoothie. A yummy, easy to make meal with a young coconut, spinach, and avocado. I used  little more spinach than what was called for, so it turned out more like a soup. A delicious soup! Sorry for the pic, I forgot until I packed it away.

By dinner we were home, and my back hurt so much I went straight to bed, no dinner. It's been awhile since my back has been this bad.

Friday:

Sorry for the lateness of these posts, but I had a bad back weekend.
Friday breakfast was Orange/Grapefruit juice. 7 cups of yumminess!

Lunch was Penny's Pate. Sunflower seeds, fresh herbs, and some lemon. It didn't say how to eat it, so I grabbed some spinach and ate it wrapped in the leaves. It was amazing! Definitely a keeper. Get some the recipe by signing up for the program at 28daysraw.com.

Dinner was Avocado Tomato Watercress Treat. Great salad, the avocado and a squirt of lemon took the bitterness out of the watercress.

Exercise was hard for once. I went out on my hand cycle, but barely made it 28 mins. I don't think my back was ready yet.

Thursday:

Woke up with my back throbbing. Definitely over did it on the WII. Took a high dose of pain meds and a muscle relaxant just to get out of bed.

Breakfast was an O.J. Banana smoothie:

By lunch my back was hurting again, luckily lunch was easy. Kale Subs with avocado, tomato, cilantro, lemon and salt all wrapped in kale:

Was hoping to exercise today, but after lunch my back was trashed. I decided to listen to my body and laid down to watch TV. I was asleep within minutes. I slept from 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm. I felt a little bit better, but decided against exercising. I watched a few movies with my hubby and went to bed at 10:00 pm without dinner. I was hurting too much to eat and had already taken all the meds for the day.

Hopefully tomorrow I'll be doing better. I will keep exercise on the WII down to 15 min until I get used to it. I'll up it by 5 min each time instead of jumping to 25 min. all at once!

Wednesday:

Morning started off with grapefruit juice. I was supposed to juice 8 grapefruits, but they were so huge that 6 made 8 cups!

That's a 4 cup measuring cup, the grapefruit was the size of my head!

Lunch was Cheesy Noodles. Kelp noodles in a sauce of cashews, lemon, salt, and seasonings. It wasn't what I would call "cheesy" but it was delicious. The noodles had the same taste and texture of Vietnamese glass noodles which are made from white rice.

This is just a half serving. It was easier to blend the sauce with the noodles if I did it in batches. I ate almost the whole thing. Very filling!

Dinner was Apple Pie. However, I had just finished working out and didn't want to break out the Vitamix. Also it came with a crust made of almonds I hadn't soaked, and didn't really want. I'm trying to lose weight, and decided to have just one serving of nuts a day. So I ate two huge Honey Crisp apples, and a few dates. I was stuffed!

Exercise was 25 minutes on my WII, boxing and playing tennis. I was worn out! I gobbled down dinner happily while the rest of the house had In N Out burgers and fries. I felt great, they looked a little over full :)

Feeling great on the diet. Am able to exercise much more, and think leaving out some of the fatty foods here and there will help my weight loss.