Happiness Is..

Cold toes in warm sand. I spent the day at the beach today and it was just total bliss. I love this week! I have done so many "me" things and it's been incredibly therapeutic! I took my pastels & drawing pad with me and sketched for a bit, then read some more of my book (I'm reading and LOVING Atlas Shrugged, I may end up liking it even more than The Fountainhead but let's not get ahead of myself...haha). I took the day off from cardio b/c my legs and butt were/are pretty sore! Those mountains I hiked are catching up to me!

I'm really become better about this whole crazy appetite thing that's been going on for the past week or so. I've lost even more weight and I think maybe raw is making my metabolism speed up or something, now that the junk is being cleaned out and my body can run more efficiently. I wonder if anyone else experienced this? It makes sense to me. Anyway, eating more fruit feels right. Bananas especially...I am crazy for them. Especially when they're getting spotty. Mmmm. I was craving Italian food for the past couple days (I think I was detoxing all the lasagna and pasta I've eaten in my very Italian past b/c I smelled like marinara sauce all day yesterday...). I decided to make some raw zucchinagetti w/ marinara. It was kind of a disappointment. I don't usually eat imitation cooked foods or raw gourmet- In fact, I haven't at all in the past 2 months. I missed the simplicity of a salad or fruit meal. The garlic in the marinara also nearly killed me! Eeek. I'm really thirsty now and my nose is running. I know they say garlic is good for your heart, but I'm starting to question things like that. I mean, we wouldn't go up and pick some garlic and start eating it by the clove, right? Maybe we're not meant to eat it. Either way, I have half the sauce left so I'll have to finish it up at some point. I hope my mouth doesn't catch on fire. I never realized how spicy garlic is- I used to eat tons of it!


The cats are doing great w/ their raw meat based diet! I noticed Gracie, the overweight and veeerrryy lazy cat, has been running around like crazy for the past 2 days! Seriously, this is like a miracle b/c she usually doesn't get up off her butt for anything but food! I'm really happy that she's getting some "exercise." She wasn't even like this as a kitten! The only thing I've changed is her diet...I am honestly shocked to see a change so early-on, and it really affirms that this is the right path for them as well as for me :)

The Daily Dish:
-1 c. OJ & 1 brazil nut, then an hour later, 4 bananas
-cashew cookie lara bar (WHY are they ALWAYS out of chocolate coconut??), apple
-2 bananas, apple
*half hour of abs pilates & push-ups/tricep dips*
-half a small bag of baby carrots (sooooo good); raw zucchinagetti w/ 1 peeled zucchini sliced thin and half of the marinara made from 1.5 big tomatoes, 5 soaked sundried tomatoes, half a red pepper, 3 garlic cloves, 1 tsp. EVOO and a tiny bit of basil. Also, I ate the remaining half of a tomato. Mmmm.
-definitely having an apple later