Emotionally, I am going through a rough time right now. I'm feeling down, hopeless, disconnected, and uninspired in my life. These feelings were triggered back in April, when I wasn't accepted into the super competitive American Sign Language Interpreter Preparation Program at my college. It's the best interpreter preparation program (IPP) in Northern California, and it's one of the best in the entire country. I was put on the waiting list, but everyone who got accepted entered the program. I wa…
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Added by Eden on September 13, 2009 at 9:24pm —
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I just did some of Anasma's Belly Dance hip-hop fusion dvd, and she is just fabulous! I've studied Belly Dance for about 3-4 years (classes and dvd practice) but I've been feeling like I want to explore other kinds of dance. Hip-hop in particular piqued my interest. I got the dvd…
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Added by Eden on July 20, 2009 at 10:06pm —
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I'm bringing my blog back to life! After abandoning it for over a year, I'm reviving it!
http://handgrowngarden.blogspot.com
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Added by Eden on July 19, 2009 at 3:30pm —
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(The above pic isn't mine, I just love it for this post)
When I got home, I ate an entire bar of organic 72% dark chocolate, and a small bowl of organic oatmeal with sunflower seed butter (i had mad cravings due to PMS). Then I sat down to do homework. As I got close to finishing, I s…
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Added by Eden on July 1, 2009 at 12:19am —
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For the past month, I've been eating lots of greens and feeling great! Then I slept over at a friends and had some cookies, etc. and I felt just awful for the whole day and the day after that. As soon as I got back home, I made a beautiful bountiful salad and a green…
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Added by Eden on June 29, 2009 at 10:30pm —
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Hey all,
I'm just curious what some of your favorite green-loaded recipes are?
Thanks :)
- Eden
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Added by Eden on May 30, 2009 at 12:06am —
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(note: the above shirt was the shirt I wore today. It is in fact green, not yellow. The recycle logo is also green, not yellow. My comforter is green, not gray. Just fyi)
So after finding out about a cyst i have above one of my front teeth (although otherwise my teeth and gums are…
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Added by Eden on May 29, 2009 at 8:38pm —
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All I've had so far today is fruit, green juice, and 1 and a half avocados. AND I did a 30 minute cardio/toning dvd and then a 15 minute toning for abs dvd. I've actually lost about 2 lbs, since starting my regimen. I'm feeling pretty good about that.
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Added by Eden on January 5, 2009 at 3:12pm —
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So far all I've had to eat is fruit, and green juice. I'd like to continue having just juice and fruit during the day, and maybe a kale salad for dinner.
And I worked out today! Did a 40 minute cardio/toning dvd.
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Added by Eden on January 4, 2009 at 5:07pm —
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I'm blogging every day because blogging about my food and exercise accomplishments helps keep me motivated.
Foodwise, I've consumed at least 30 oz of fresh lemonade so far. I went food shopping at Trader Joe's and I was starting to feel faint because I hadn't had breakfast yet. I got an organic cold-pressed green bar and ate it on the way home. I later realized it had soy and wheat in it (I've cut those out of my diet), but I'm not going to feel guilty about eating it. Usually I take the time to…
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Added by Eden on January 3, 2009 at 3:00pm —
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Happy New Year everyone! I'm feeling good so far this year. I just finished doing Aaron Lankford's Energy Kickboxing Workout, which totally kicked my ass!! But I did the entire hour, and I'm really proud of myself for that. I've still gotta get my laundry started and make breakfast. Hmmm...grawnola and fresh cashew mylk, or kale salad?...decisions decisions...
Oh, and I found an adorable little icon that belongs here:
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Added by Eden on January 1, 2009 at 1:53pm —
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I've been feeling pretty good today, and I wanted to blog about it, especially as a follow-up to my last blog.
I'm really appreciating "Raw food made easy" by Jennifer Cornbleet. I love her kale salad, and her ranch dressing is better than ANY ranch dressing ever created. :)
So anyway, today I went food shopping and went to a new Trader Joe's that just recently opened next to a Borders bookstore...how could I not swing by after getting my food? Especially since Borders was having a 30% off sale.…
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Added by Eden on December 29, 2008 at 8:52pm —
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I just finished watching the film "Disfigured" and it really made me think about my self-perception and body image and behaviors. Disfigured is a low-budget independent film about the friendship between and lives of a fat woman and a thin (recovering anorexic) woman. I think it's a very good movie and I really enjoyed watching it. Anyway, it made me think about a lot of the thoughts that are almost constantly in my head. I wanted to blog about it because I just wanted to share my thoughts, and m…
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Added by Eden on December 21, 2008 at 12:58am —
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I had a green smoothie (only nonraw ingredient was protien powder), some raw chips, carrots and mustard (the mustard probably wasn't raw) a few ginger snaps with whipped cream (definitely not raw), a small raw salad (only nonraw ingredient was edemame beans), an apple, a pear, and I just finished a glass of cashew mylk. I'm still hungry, and I'm not sure what I want for dinner....
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Added by Eden on September 23, 2008 at 9:02pm —
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Today I had two small raw salads (w/ not raw edemame beans), two green smoothies (only non-raw ingredient being protein powder), two apples, and a glass of cashew mylk. Feeling pretty good, but tired (having been up for 19 hours straight), and full from the cashew mylk.
I really noticed the obnoxious ads for junk food on the Bart trains and at the stops. No matter where I sat, I faced an ad for some stupid fast food place. And there was a guy eating pringles. I had some momentary cravings for ch…
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Added by Eden on September 22, 2008 at 11:33pm —
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After an hour or so of fruitlessly attempting to fall back asleep, I got up and did 30 minutes of yoga. I like the yoga portion of the "Budokon weight loss system" workouts. I'm just not patient enough for most yoga dvds. The yoga section is 15-30 minutes long, but I always break a sweat. And I believe that Cameron Shayne (the guy who created the Budokon system) is a raw foodist.
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Added by Eden on September 22, 2008 at 8:17am —
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So yesterday was my first fully raw food day. I have to admit, I felt pretty good. I knew I'd have to get up today @ 5:45, so I got ready for bed early. I still felt pretty energetic, so I spent 10 minutes meditating to calm my mind (I haven't meditated in a while, and I want to start doing it more often) which felt sooo good, and then I got into bed at about 9pm. I slept well and then I woke up at 1am. Usually my middle-of-the-night wakings involve me, groggy and half-asleep, begrudgingly pulli…
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Added by Eden on September 22, 2008 at 5:36am —
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A glass of freshly-made cashew mylk (with enough left-over for tomorrow's green smoothie). Nothing like a glass of mylk before bed... ;)
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Added by Eden on September 21, 2008 at 10:16pm —
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Thought that it might help me stay raw this time. So yeah, I'm now eating a 100% raw salad for dinner (baby bok choy, avacado, carrots, green bell pepper, and raw chips (courtesy of Thrivin' Edibles), drizzled with the yum yum sauce from La Vie (raw restaurant)). Yay. So far I've had a 99% raw day (edemame beans being the only non-raw food I ate)
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Added by Eden on September 21, 2008 at 8:56pm —
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I've prepared my lunch for tomorrow: a salad consisting of edemame beans (not raw, but green and full of protein), avacado, bell pepper, baby bok choy, and "yum-yum sauce" (from the raw restaurant "La Vie". I got a container of it from their stand at the farmer's market, and it is soooooo good). I marinated some baby carrots and bell peppers in the yum-yum sauce for a snack salad. The sauce's expiration date is on Tuesday, so I gotta use it up before then! I'll also bring 57-77oz of purified wat…
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Added by Eden on September 21, 2008 at 6:14pm —
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