Lazy Sunday...

Relatively speaking, at least. I woke up to an apartment in shambles after the cats decided to do a little rearranging last night...and then my youngest cat puked 3 times! I think her sister chased her around too much after breakfast and it upset her stomach. Anyway, I did hit up the farmer's market today and got lots of grapes, red peppers, arugula, mixed greens, and tons of tomatoes. Not as much as I usually get, but I found some good deals at Whole Foods & Trader Joe's this weekend so I didn't need all of the usuals.

I was thinking today about how, in the almost month & a half since I've been raw again, I've been living so much more in the present. I've always had a problem with this, mostly b/c there are SO MANY things I want to do and see and experience and I always seem to be thinking ahead, going onto the next thing. For the past 4 months or so, I've also felt like LA isn't the place for me, and I can't live the kind of life I want to live here. But since going raw, I've been really enjoying LA again and seeing all the great things about living here- the sun, the beach, the farmer's market, the weather, the crazy geography we've got... and I've been thinking, why not live the life I want to the best of my ability in the place I'm in? What's so special about Amsterdam (where I really want to move in a few years) that would immediately make everything in my life come together? There is no "perfect" place. There is only the place we're in right now in this moment, and we have the power to make the most of it or keep wishing life away. Anyway, this has really given me the boost I need to look around me for the things I want and need in life as opposed to looking to some far-off point in the future and thinking, "that's when things will be better." Maybe things would be great in Amsterdam, but maybe they'd be the same. And at any rate, there's no reason things can't be everything I want them to be right now.

I still want to move to Amsterdam though ;) I'm just really happy here right now. Maybe b/c it's winter and I still went running in shorts yesterday. Hehe.

Delicious Daily Dishes:
-2 bananas (I was actually hungry when I woke up!)
-a couple of grapes & 2 strawberries while putting my farmer's market stuff away... then about a cup of grapes. They are SO GOOD!
-smoothie w/ 2 bananas, 1.5 c. strawberries, 1 c. frozen mango, some frozen blueberries, and a splash of fresh-squeezed OJ
*powerwalked in the hills for 50 mins.- KILLER hills- then decided to do 20 mins. "buns & thighs" pilates*
-an apple, a banana, and ONE (!!!) raw cacao-goji energy bite- was craving chocolate (TOM) and I'm so happy I was able to have one, enjoy it, then forget about them!
-HUGE salad w/ arugula, mixed greens, romaine, carrots, red & yellow peppers, tomatoes, cucs & cauliflower, 1/3 of an avocado, and raw ACV

The breakdown: 1234 calories, 284 g. carbs/20 g. protein/18 g. fat or 80/7/13. I'm happy with that!

My goals this week:
-Stay 811 or as close as possible
-Overt fats every other day (at most)
-Run every other day
-No eating after dinner! I really think this will help my digestion- I tend to wake up still feeling full!

That's all I've got! I swear I'm going to make this blog public someday...