RAW

I am taking on a challenge of working on the inside of my body, as well as the outside while running. I have begun the raw foods 30-day challenge. It consists of eating foods that are not cooked but left in their natural state. It is a detoxing diet to cleanse the body from all the processed foods that have invaded our lives. We are too familiar with the foods that give us a quick pick-me-up or can be served in seconds from a drive-thru window. These are not foods nature intended for us. Don't get me wrong, I've had cravings for a $.99 double cheese burger on my way home from work. But after scarfing it down, I realize it has done NOTHING good for my body; just the opposite, actually. This au naturale' diet should also help with my fertility. I have recently found that my lack of fertility is genetic and has a possibility of being fixed through diet.

My mom tried to explain it to me using terms of a more descriptive nature including- low glycemic index, insulin, hormones, fertility.... The short end of it is: my diet could aide in some of the fertility obstacles that I am facing right now. I would like to try something natural before I get pumped full of drugs and hormones. This diet is said to curb sugar cravings too...that can't hurt my waist-line or my bottom-line!

Yesterday, I went shopping for produce and that is exactly what I got. Foods in all shades of green! Avocados, spinach, lettuce, celery, beans, peas, limes, watermelons - and of course splashes of color with raspberries, bananas, mangos, strawberries, pineapple, lemons! I even bought a juicer for this endeavor. I used it for the first time today to have a GREEN smoothie- not the new sense of the word green, but literally, my smoothie was of a greenish-brown hue.

It was a combination of spinach, lettuce, strawberries, and a banana. Remember from art class that green and red mixed is.... Brown :) It was quite festive before it was all mixed together. Great tasting t00! However, I learned that I need to chill it before I drink it: not so nice warm. So far, I have good energy and can still put in the miles, so you know what that means....I still have many miles to go before I sleep.