Let me start out today by asking you how you're all doing? I was looking at our traffic feed yesterday and realized that most of you who frequent our blog have never commented. Don't worry. I get it. But today, simply because I love you all and I worry about you and I wish I could hold you in my arms and sing to you my twinkle lullaby, I hope you'll leave a comment. You don't have to tell us your life story or anything. I mean, you can tell us your life story if you want to, and we'll read it with great enthusiasm. But we're not demanding it. But you can. But don't feel like you have to. But if you do, maybe we'll send you a basket of avocados and a small bunny rabbit as a thank you gift. Okay I'll stop now.
Yesterday I was feeling pretty effing good. Although I did learn the hard way to stay far far away from the food and drink category on Pinetrest as apparently chocolate cake and massive loaves of french bread are taking over the world. Also, I woke up this morning feeling like a dozen little men were ice picking their way up my throat. I think a lot of the aches and pains I've been experiencing have actually been a head cold setting in. Totally perfect timing. Actually I'm fine. I might hork up my liver or something but no biggie.
Hey, so I have a good story for you. Two actually. But I'll do you a solid and combine them into one. You're welcome.
Several of my close friends have allowed me to brainwash them into participating in this cleanse. Or at least they say they are participating. Maybe they're lying to make me think I'm popular. Whatever. Anyway, one of them texted me late last night and said, "hey, how the heck do I get the peel off a frozen banana?". You guys, I laughed so bloody hard. It was late and granted I get punchy after 9:30 pm, but I couldn't stop imagining her trying to coax that frozen banana out of it's peel. It was only a few minutes later, after I had calmed my spastic diaphragm, that Ryan and I had this conversation:
Ryan: So, how do you choose who gets the prize at the end of this thing?
Me: (long blank stare) Prize? What prize?
Ryan: Isn't there a prize?
Me: For what? For eating healthy?
Ryan: Yeah. Like, some sort of award.
Me: Are you serious?
Ryan: Well, maybe you could pick the person who drank the most green shakes or ate the most celery or something...
Me: uh, what???
Tell me, can anyone relate to this? Is it men in general who need everything in life to incorporate the element of competition, or is it just the one I'm married to? It's like he needs a blue ribbon to pin on his lapel for being "the best" at breathing in and out every day. I calmly explained that the prize is feeling good. The prize is being healthy. The prize is not having to depend on a sugar fix to get him through the day. And he said, "what kind of prize is that?"
Right when I start thinking he's made some progress...
So, I know you just read several paragraphs of useless crap but I wanted to check in with you all today and let you all know that I've stayed on track so far. And to ask you how you are holding up? And to tell you that I'm siiiiick. It could be worse though. Take an ostrich for example. How bad would it suck to be an ostrich with a sore throat? Half the length of your body would feel like it was being bathed in steel wool. I would be one pissed off bird.
Oh wow. I've resorted to the topic of large birds. I win the prize for "most bizarre blog post".
Menu for Friday
breakfast: green shake, raw granola & berries (almond milk for Ryan)
snack: veggies and Omar's dressing for dip
lunch: left over zucchini noodles with raw marinara
snack: apple and raw chocolate pecans (recipe coming)
dinner: roasted vegetables and brown rice for Ryan, large green salad with tomatoes, cucumbers, carrots, sprouts, and cilantro dressing for me
snack: banana almond shake
Thursday, January 5, 2012
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11 comments:
i never comment- but love your blog! my sister is studying to become a dietician and she referred me to you. i am a new mom and trying to figure out how to keep my little family healthy. i wasn't quite brave enough to try the cleanse- maybe in the near future!? i love your recipes and hearing about how you are keeping your families healthy.
So do you make different food for your kids or do they eat the same? Otherwise it seems like you are doing 3 different meals sometimes. That would make me want to cry.
I need a slice of pizza as much as I need air to breath. So that's how I'm doing. Otherwise, GREAT!
I am leaving a comment because I never have before, and I know how happy getting comments on my blog makes me.
My husband is the same with the unnecessary (in my opinion) competition. Men. Haha.
Annie, I am leaving a comment only because I feel disgusting right now after eating my bag of cheetos which is really caleb's bag of cheetos but he is working late tonight so they slowly became mine and then i see pictures on your blog that don't seem like a mother with 4 children actually made but ordered from somewhere facny, and i feel even worse. Also, Jenny told me you were doing a cleanse and I had to see for myself that Ryan was doing it because I am pretty sure that even though I have never actually talked to him, we have the same love of putting delicious food into our bodies while watching sports.
Thanks Jessica - Congratulations on becoming a mama!
Louie - Shamefully, sometimes I actually do end up making 3 different meals. Only during a cleanse, but still, not easy. I do cry occasionally.
I'm a - Keep on keepin on girl! You can do it. I know the feeling though.
Wifelife - Thanks a million. Husbands are a different breed entirely.
Liz - Ohmygosh, I love you so much! I think Ryan secretly wishes he married someone like you instead of someone like me. I'm the equivalent of his warden.
I found your blog just in time for my juice feast. So I guess we are kind of like twins except the fraternal type that has nothing in common except that we share our love for blended veggies and fruit.
www.jessicajuices.blogspot.com
Well, I just started reading your blog and look forward to trying your recipes. I recently bought a Blendtec and have been making green smoothies. Yum! Who knew? Watched and loved "Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead" recently. I'm really wanting to go in the direction of a largely raw diet. Thank you for blogging!
Leslie (William is my Boxer's name)
I was so happy to see that you have been posting regularly! Can you tell me your thoughts on protien powder? I noticed you said you are an endorphin junkie, and the exercise world seems to think we need lots of protein. Do you guys have any thoughts on this subject?
I was so happy to see that you have been posting regularly! Can you tell me your thoughts on protien powder? I noticed you said you are an endorphin junkie, and the exercise world seems to think we need lots of protein. Do you guys have any thoughts on this subject?
Kelli - Protein is important, but too much protein is hard on your kidneys. If you diet is well-balanced and includes protein sources such as avocados, nuts, seeds, legumes (especially lentils), and faux-grains like quinoa (a complete protein meaning it has all the amino acids we need from food to make protein), millet, and buckwheat, then you don't need a protein powder supplement. However, if you choose to use one I recommend SunWarrior raw protein powder. The first powder they came out with is brown rice protein. Their newest blend contains hemp protein, cranberry protein, and something else (I think pea protein). I MUCH prefer the newest blend's taste while my husband prefers their first brown rice powder (although I think it's more chalky). We have only tasted chocolate in both. If you use a scoop daily, I don't think it will hurt you, but we use it every other day usually (we put it in our hemp frosty --recipe on the blog). Hope this helps!!
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