I’m feeling super sick to my stomach again. I looked up what I ate the night before I got sick likek this before, to see if there is anything similar to what I ate yesterday.

Here is what I ate yesterday, just for future reference.

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carob coconut shake with hemp protein (I have this almost all the time, so it can’t be this)

huge salad with veggies (lettuce, carrots, celery, sunflower seeds, pepitos, Brazil nuts, garlic powder, possibly some walnuts (can’t remember), lemon juice, olive oil, flax oil)

zucchini hummus eaten with carrots, red and yellow peppers, small amount of blue corn chips

carob cashew nut milk (cashews, agave, carob, dash salt, vanilla)
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From that, what stands out first is the zucchini. This time it was pureed, though. I just did some super quick research and some people are actually allergic to zucchini?! It sometimes causes stomach problems like I am having.

The next thing that doesn’t really stand out much is the flax oil. I had that both days before I became sick. I looked it up and it says that sometimes larger doses can cause these symptoms. Well, I give myself large doses to make up for the days that I forget to have it, so it could be that.

The other thing that doesn’t stand out, because I didn’t consume it last time when I got sick like this, is the cashew. I read that some cashew allergies are overlooked because the only symptom is a stomach problem. When the people have been tested, however, it shows up that they are allergic to the cashew nut.

Of course, I’m hoping it’s the flax oil, so that I can simply cut back on the amount I use and then all will be good. I wouldn’t want to go without zucchini or cashews.

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Today I am having a craving. Oh, no!! I haven’t been having cravings this whole time I’ve been off the dairy, wheat, soy, sugar. I want pizza of all things. Egad! I don’t even really care for pizza. So, I’m analyzing the whole thing. What is it that I really want when I want pizza? The salt, the oil, the texture, the sauce, the warmth, the smell. The whole damn thing I want! UGH. I’m not going to have it, of course. I figure I’m possibly experiencing PMS symptoms, so I ate some blue corn chips and that has helped a bit.

I didn’t update in a few days. I don’t even remember what I’ve been eating. It’s all healthy, that’s all I remember. I ate some salads, coconut shakes, beans, and I can’t remember what else I had. It wasn’t anything out of the ordinary from what I’ve been eating, though. AND, it certainly wasn’t pizza! lol

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carob shake without carob
huge salad (not organic) with sprouts and other veggies
leftover carob shake (small amount)
blue corn chips
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I feel hungry, yet my stomach feels full. How can that be? It must be emotional, then? Hmm…I have no idea. Maybe I’ll make a smoothie in a bit for myself if I still feel like eating something.

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The new juicer arrived (commercial Champion since it was the same price as the home one). So, I’m having juice for dinner. It tastes great. I loved seeing all the dry pulp compared to the wet pulp we usually get with the Juiceman juicer.

Now we need to use the dehydrator soon, so that we can make sure that’s in working order.

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FEELING:

Feeling okay. I’m kind of bummed that the B12 and iron aren’t making me have tons of energy. I am feeling okay, though, so that’s better than feeling like I’m forcing myself to do normal things. I havne’t been sleeping very well now that my family has returned. I was surprised at how well I slept while they were away!

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LEARNING:

Learning how to operate the Champion juicer and to wash all the parts.

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EATING:

carob coconut shake
kale avocado salad
carob coconut “fudge”
juice of carrots, apple, beet, beet greens

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Busy day today, so this is a quick post.

I’m feeling good. My stomach is mostly back to feeling normal. My eyes are still a bit dry, but maybe less so today. My shoulder was hurting a tiny bit last night, but seems okay now. My heart continues to hurt off and on. I’m a bit tired, but not overly so.

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leftover channa masala and some rice
carob coconut shake
2 Brazil nuts
Northern beans cooked with garlic and thyme
blue corn chips

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We are back together as a family again. It’s good to have them home.

The dehydrator arrived, so we’ll be unpacking that and getting it to work very soon. I need to make crackers and breads to go with our meals, since that’s what my husband and daughter seem to be wanting when we eat all raw. I do admit that I sure do love Amsden’s onion bread used as a sandwich–so I’ll be making that, for sure!

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FEELING:

I’m feeling tired. I didn’t sleep well last night–getting used to someone in the bed again. lol My husband was snoring, something that I just noticed had stopped when he was eating mostly raw foods. He definitely ate nothing raw while he was away and he was certainly tired from that long drive, so he snored most of the night. I tossed and turned and now I’m super tired.

My heart keeps giving me pains over the past three weeks, or so. It’s kind of like an occassional muscle ache, but not too dull sometimes. I’m going to keep an eye on it and possibly talk with the doctor about it, again. I wish my heart problem was something that could be fixed with the raw foods, but it’s not. I guess I don’t really know that for sure, though. The body can do amazing things if given the right environment. So, I’ll not say it won’t fix the problem, I’ll say I hope it will fix the problem.

My shoulder hasn’t been hurting. My stomach is still feeling a little off since yesterday, but not nearly as bad. My eyes continue to feel dry, so I guess I’m not getting enough oil or omega 3s?

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LEARNING:

I was looking over some of the raw info I had printed out a few months ago. I’m thinking of collecting the raw recipes that we all enjoy and putting them all in one place, for when the new year starts.

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EATING:

coconut shake
small glass of OJ to take supplements
huge salad with carrots, celery, pepitos
two steamed idli with chutney and channa masala with a little bit of rice

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They will be home late this evening, thus ending my alone time. It’s been nice–much nicer than I even thought it would be.

I feel sick to my stomach, however. I woke off and on all night long, starting at about 2am. I still feel very sick, as though I will vomit. I don’t vomit easily, though, so I could be carrying this sick feeling around with me most of today. I’ll only juice today, and possibly have a coconut shake to get some protein (hemp) in my diet. Right now I feel like I shouldn’t eat anything at all.

Could not chewing the zucchini up very well cause all of this? I had a dream that I vomitted large chunks of lettuce and veggies, as though I hadn’t even chewed them. Is this a symptom of detox? I don’t think it is. Is it the mixture of the zucchini with flax oil and the coconut shake? Whatever it is from, I don’t like feeling sick like this.

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1 juiced red and 1 juiced granny smith apple
small cup OJ
carob coconut shake
lots of water
steamed broccoli with daughter when she returned (thus begins the cooked food, ugh)

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I was a bit tired last night, and still feel a tiny bit sleepy this morning. I’m thinking maybe I’ll make another of those liver juices today. That sounded gross…as thought I’d be drinking the juice of liver. Anyway, all seems to be going well. I’ve been doing a sauna and soak every day, and that feels nice.

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THINKING:

To be honest, I’m not thinking all that much. Is my mind quieting a bit? Wouldn’t that be amazing if my ever-chattering mind became silent (or even near silent)?!

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LEARNING:

Not learning all that much.

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EATING:

Usual carob coconut shake with hemp protein powder
OJ with four Brazil nuts
last of pumpkin “pie”
small zucchini “pasta” with flax oil, garlic, basil, salt
leftover carob coconut shake

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The time is going by so quickly. I feel like near a black hole, or something, and the time is getting sucked away from me before I get to use it.

I went to bed around 10:30 and woke around 7am to pee. I was too tired, so I crawled back into bed and didn’t get up until about 9:15! That’s sleeping in for me! I felt uncomfortable last night, because the dinner I made felt like a brick in my stomach. I woke to the same feeling–the food didn’t digetst well. I don’t know if it’s because of all the nuts/seeds, or because of the food combining. It’s definitely from the food, though. The “stuffing” recipe said it made enough for 3-4 servings, so I made 1/4 of the recipe. It looked like a lot, and even though I wasn’t very hungry I ate it all anyway. That was probably the mistake I made. So much for not stuffing yourself on Thanksgiving if you are a raw foodist (or aspiring to be one). It was yummy, but I’ll definitely not eat that much again when I make it another time.

I’ve been taking a sauna and tub soak every day. It’s making my skin feel smoother. It’s going to cost me a fortune, but I’m just counting it as a retreat. I haven’t felt lonely at all (probably because I get a lot of phone calls during the day). And I’m able to go to sleep without fears, which is a good thing!

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FEELING:

I’m feeling like it’s easy to be a raw foodist. It might be hard being a perfectly balanced raw foodist, but I don’t think this year that’s coming is going to be tough on me. I look forward to being 100% raw. I’m doing mostly raw these days while I’m alone. I can’t count them as actually raw, though, because the carob isn’t raw. I still need to find a good, inexpensive source for raw organic carob.

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LEARNING:

I’m not doing any active learning, other than reading some raw email that comes in, or looking through raw food prep books.

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EATING:

Small amount of leftover coconut shake from yesterday
small piece of pumpkin pie
liver cleanser juice (spinach, parsley, apple, garlic, cauliflower, broccoli)
tiny zucchini made into “pasta”, eaten with flax and olive oil, garlic, salt, and dehydrated basil
small piece of pumpkin pie

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I woke up feeling very hungry, something that doesn’t happen very often to me. I ate two Brazil nuts and had a small glass of OJ to take my supplements. After about an hour I made my regular carob coconut shake to which I now always add hemp protein. Then I chatted on the phone with my family and then a friend.

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FEELING:

I’m geeling good. My eyes are a bit dry, so I’ll try to have a salad later with flax oil (which I need to remember to eat every day, anyway). I had a tiny headache this morning, but once I ate it went away. It feels almost like a detox headache, but I’m not sure why I’d all of a sudden be getting detox symptoms. I do need to drink more, though. I feel like I’m not drinking enough water lately.

My daughter wants me to eat something special today since it’s Thanksgiving, so I’m going to try to make a raw pumpkin pie and maybe some sort of “stuffing” that I saw a recipe for in Matt’s book. It calls for mushrooms, though, so I’ll have to think of something to substitute (since I don’t eat mushrooms).

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LEARNING:

Not sure if I’ll be learning anything today, other than possibly a new recipe, or two!

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EATING:

Two Brazil nuts and a small glass of OJ
Carob coconut shake with banana, date, hemp protein, handfuls of almonds
second half of green drink from yesterday
1/2 of the leftover kale avocado salad
Matt Amsden’s “stuffing”–it was yummy!
Raw pumpkin pie–it was yummy!! I don’t know where I got the recipe for this, but it was great!

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It’s day one of being alone. It’s too new to really feel completely alone. I’m sure it will hit me this evening. It’s about 3:30 right now and it just feels like a day when my daughter has gone to stay with a friend and my husband is at work. I’m interested in seeing what kinds of things I eat and do while they are away.

I stopped working on the NaNo novel, because I fell behind and had a computer job that took up a weekend (when I could have caught up). It was so much fun last year to do and finish it, but this year since I was behind I knew it wasn’t going to be the same kind of fun. I’ll do it next year, again. Now I have time to do other things–like getting back into my raw foods learning and exploring even more. It’s hard to believe that it’s going to be December in a little over a week from now! That leaves me only about five to six weeks to get my plan in place for my January 1st goal of being completely raw for an entire year! I know I’m going to do it, I just think if I have it planned a bit, it will be even easier to accompish.

I’ve been feeling tired off and on. I was hoping that the iron and B12 supplements would give me overnight energy. I knew that wasn’t going to happen, but I hoped for it, anyway. I am definitely more and more energetic, compared to how I was a month ago. I’m just waiting for that you-can’t-stop-me energy that I know is waiting for me!

Emotionally it’s the dark time of the year for me. I tend to withdraw a bit more during this time, get a little depressed, feel things more strongly, become more distant from others (and myself), and pretty much just linger in the darkness. I’m so glad that I realize this about myself, because it used to be very frustrating to feel depressed and not know what was going on. Now I know it’s just a seasonal/turn of the wheel thing that I need for myself. I sometimes consciously embrace this time, diving into the darkness and sometimes working things out for myself. It’s always refreshing to emerge from the darkness, all renewed.

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FEELING:

Physically, I’m feeling okay. My shoulder doesn’t hurt much at all these days. I have been hearing my joints crack some more, though, and it reminds me that I haven’t been consistently using flax as I should. I have, however, been taking the supplements I am supposed to be trying. I now take daily iron, B12, and another B something or other in the morning. In the evening I use the CALM magnesium powder and take that with a tea bag. I’m thinking since I don’t like the magnesium plain, I will probably be a raw foodist the first year who drinks herbal tea, still.

I couldn’t take the chromium. I don’t recall if I wrote about it here, or not. It caused me to have these weird things happen that used to happen sometimes when I took the Metformin. It all points to liver problems, I think, so I’m not going to take it anymore. The symptoms are hard to explain. I feel dehydrated, in a way, and the circles under my eyes get VERY dark and sunken in. I also get a bit of a headache. Anyway, I don’t like what it does to me, and it seems like it’s not a very positive, healthy thing, so I’m not going to take the chromium. I’ll continue with everything else, however. I’ve also been having about one Brazil nut each day, too, as the doctor requested for selenium.

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LEARNING:

I did some research on dehydrators and juicers. My husband is really into juicing and wants a better juicer. I bought the dehydrator (see previous post about it) and also ordered a Champion juicer. It all adds up, but it’s all going to be put to great use! I’m on a mission, now, to find a good source for raw carob at a reasonable price.

My other learning about raw foods seems to be just flipping through random raw foods books. I have plenty of them here in the house that I borrowed from the library. I have requested Raw Food, Real World as a holiday give from my MIL. My husband and daughter really liked the recipes in that book, so I figure it’s a good one to have around.

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EATING:

Carob coconut shake this morning with my family before they left for their trip
small cup oj w/ Brazil nut
cashew nut milk with carob to tide me over while I made lunch, since I was so hungry
kale avocado salad
green smoothie (one part frozen mangoes, one part spinach–with one cup of oj and 2 T hemp protein) It’s very bright green and somewhat yummy, if I don’t smell too much of the green.

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I’ve been looking for a source for raw, organic carob powder. There are so many out there. Have any of you already done the work on figuring out which one is the best value (price of the carob combined with the shipping)?

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I’ll share my best value find for dehydrators, to say thanks for any help with the carob.

I spent a long time debating on dehydrators, now that I’ve given the borrowed one back to my friend. The Excalibur ones are definitely the better quality for the price. Ideally, I would love to be able to afford one that’s all stainless steel, since I detest plastic. Since I can’t, the mid-range price is what I’m going for with the dehydrator (I have those cheap circle ones and they don’t work well at all for raw foodists who dehydrate a lot).

Anyway, the reason the Excalibur is the best deal is because of the warranty. If you order *directly from them* (it can be done on eBay, since they list on there), you can get a 10-year extended warranty for $14-$30 extra. That guarantees that you’ll have a working, quality dehydrator for ten years for about $200. I was able to purchase their latest model (that includes the built-in timer) for $224.89 (including shipping and the 10-year warranty). This model (3926T) normally sells for more than what I’m paying! The reason? It’s considered “scratched” a bit on the door. It has never been used, but since the machines are so expensive the manufacturer doesn’t want to try selling it with the tiny scratch and upset the customers. So, that makes it a deal for the rest of us who know things will end up getting scratched, anyway! I got a 1/2 price deal on the extended warranty, too. They have many more with the small scratch, all going for the same price.

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