Merry Christmas! This is my first Christmas on the West Coast and this weather is AMAZING!!! It's much warmer and sunnier than it's been in weeks and it just makes me feel so happy and full of energy. I really do believe that I get a great deal of energy from sunlight. When the sun is shining I just feel happier and buzzing. When I'm indoors all day or it's gray or rainy out, I just feel depressed and somewhat lethargic. I'm so happy this weather is here now when I have time to enjoy it! I went for a great 5.75ish mile run today (it was more than 5.5 miles but probably a tad less than 6, lol). It felt great and I just felt so lucky to be out there! Yesterday I went hiking in this huge mountainous park here in LA and that was WONDERFUL too. Tomorrow I'm going to Malibu to lie on the beach all day :)
So this year Christmas is very unconventional. I didn't go home to the East Coast b/c of $$, and I also chose to go home for Thanksgiving instead (truth be told, I kind of wanted to spend my time off from work here in Cali b/c I do love it here and there's so much I want to do that I don't normally have time to do). I guess it's a little lonely being w/o my family on Christmas, and none of my friends are in town today, but it's just another day, right? I got plenty of Merry Christmas calls & texts so I feel kind of in the loop. Plus my cats are having a ball with all their new toys! It's way too cute.
My cats are all doing so well transitioning to a raw diet! I'm not sure when I last posted, but I got them fresh wild salmon for their Christmas Eve & Christmas meals and they went crazy for it! I'm so happy that eating raw meat came very naturally for them. Something I've found is the raw meat seems to satisfy them & keep them full for longer, which is great b/c they are eating less of the dry food that I leave out for them during the day. I HATE the dry food & it seems so unnatural for them to eat it so I hope I can eventually wean them off of it totally. I'm planning to slowly increase the amount of food they get at their mealtimes at breakfast & dinner so they get used to just eating 2 meals a day with no food in between. I think this is optimal for their digestive systems. They all have very very different metabolisms (one is skinny and eats all the time, one is a totally normal weight and eats like an average cat- can be finicky from time to time but generally eats well, and the third is overweight at 14 pounds and loves food but even though I feed her less she doesn't lose weight!). Anyway, I'm getting used to dealing w/ raw meat and they are happy!
Ok onto my Christmas Eve & Christmas Day Deliciousness! I haven't been juice fasting, I just don't feel like it! Oh well.
Christmas Eve:
I'll try to remember... lol.
-2 c. OJ
-3 bananas
*hiked for 1 hour 40 mins., then stretched in the grass- so nice*
-2 c. OJ, banana, 2 raw cacao-goji energy bites
-2 apples, banana
-salad w/ romaine, red peppers, carrots, cucs, tomato, cauliflower, raw ACV; a few carrots/pieces of cauliflower w/ raw hummus
-banana & half a cacao-goji energy bite (was starving late at night, I don't like eating past 8:30 but oh well!)
Christmas Day:
-2 c. OJ, banana
-4 bananas, 1 raw cacao-goji energy bite
*5.75ish mile run, stretching like woah*
-apple, brazil nut, half a banana
-smoothie w/ 1.5 bananas, frozen mango, blueberries & strawberries, splash of OJ
-a little bit of raw veggies (carrots, cucs, tomato, red peppers, cauliflower) w/ raw hummus, and a red, green & white "Christmas Salad" w/ romaine, red peppers, cucs and a tiny piece of cauliflower b/c I had no hummus left to eat it with! *I did not plan on this being red green & white, I'm not THAT big of a dork, it just happened b/c I have no more carrots or yellow peppers!* Oh and I had another raw cacao-goji energy bite too...oops.
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I've been eating more lately b/c I've been hungrier. I had a slight freak-out about it but I still seem to be losing weight based on how clothes are fitting, so I'm trying to listen to my body and accept that it may need more food than I've been eating. I do have lots of energy for great workouts lately, which is awesome!
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