Day two on Raw Food Diet

I felt very satisfied all day yesterday. I never really got hungry and came in 300 calories under my daily goal. Today I need to add more calories and protein. The research I did tells me to really monitor the protein, calcium and not to let your calories drop too much. You really do have to eat a high volume of food on this diet to get all your basic requirements in. I did not crave sweets at all which is unlike me. I think it may be because of the sweet fruits you are eating all day. This is a great time of year to do this. I wonder how hard it would be when all these wonderful fruits are no longer in season.

I had trouble going to sleep and staying asleep last night. I felt so charged up at one point, I almost went ahead and got up....but I looked at the clock, it was only 2:30!! I lay there for quite awhile until I feel back to sleep.

So far the only complaint I have is the sleep thing and the gas! I hope that subsides with time. They say it will.

I went mountain biking today and tried to ride my usual mileage, but my legs were burning more than normal and I felt wasted. May have been lack of recovery from yesterday's ride.

Breakfast - A large bowl of banana, black berries and pineapple.
coffee

Lunch - Steamed peas, wild rice and a banana.
water

Dinner - A large green salad with chopped apple, pear and cranberries, vinegarette dressing, 1 cup of brown rice and red beans, water.

Snack - Handful of trail mix, water.

Supplements - 500 mgs. Calcium, 3000 units of Fish oil.

After I posted all my food to the calorie tracker, I still came in 350 cal. under my daily requirement. This is like volumetrics, you have to eat a ton of food!

Beginning of Raw Food Diet

Day One.

I'm not really sure how long I will do this. I may like it so much I stay on it for a while. We will see. I really started weaning myself into it over the weekend. I ate only raw foods for breakfast and lunch on Sat and Sun. then had a lite dinner with only a small portion of chicken with huge salad. I feel great today, mentally and seemed to have more energy at spin class today as well.

I read on a few websites that you have to eat a lot of food on this to get enough nutrients and feel satisfied. So far I have just nibbled on fruits, nuts and veggies and really have not been hungry. It was very hard for me not to have bread this morning. Tom made some toast and it smelled so good. I did not give in. I have not given up coffee yet either. That is just too many changes all at once.

Breakfast - 2 bananas and 1/2 cup of cubed pineapple.

Lunch - huge mixed green salad with cran-raisins, nuts, seeds, tomatoes, cucumbers. I made a vinaigrette dressing for it & water.

Snack - 1/4 cup trail mix, water

Dinner - 2 cups lightly steamed veggies, 2 cups white rice & water

Snack - 1/2 cup fresh cherries

Stay tuned.