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Banana Man's B-Day and more

Lemon Merenge and Chocolate Hazelnut Mousse Birthday Pie

Banana Man making his birthday wish!

The spread.

Raw Itallian: mini pizzas, buschetta, jalpeno pepper jack cheese, cesar salad, zucchini noodles with pesto and with marinara, and raw parmesan cheese. Most of these recipes were from the Cafe Gratitude Cookbook, one of the BEST raw cookbooks ever! It was delish!

My friend A and I threw Banana Man the ultimate raw food SURPRISE birthday party! He was genuinely surprised and we had a blast! Everyone loved the food too!

Banana Man and I have been playing lots and lots of tennis. It is so much fun! It also gives us some great quality time together. I do need to get back to running, even if it's just 2 times per week. It a different workout from tennis and I think I need that variety. It's nice to have some alone time too :)

Ever since Banana Man's b-day I have been a little off kilter with 80/10/10. I'm telling ya, the spices just put you right back on the high-fat raw/cooked food train. It's weird. Really weired. I just never thought I could notice such a HUGE difference between 811 and the standard raw diet. Today we bought 9 large canary melons and everyone was commenting saying things like 'wow, those melons bust be good, look how many they are getting!' Haha, if they only knew. At work I think I am officially known as the Melon Girl. I have at least 1-2 everyday they are so delicious. I will be very sad when the season is over.

My skin was FREAKING out last week. I think I was going through some major detox. It was painful, I can't remember a time when my skin was that bad! Luckily I started using coconut oil on my face and consuming 1-2tsps per day and things cleared up very quickly so that's good. My skin is an ongoing issue though, so if anyone has any thoughts or recommendations I would love to hear them!

Oh, and I think I forgot to tell you, I am famous!

I was at Central Market devouring some humongous salads and fresh squeezed OJ with banana man and this woman approaches me and asked 'are you Linda?' I said yes, of course because that's my name, but I didn't recognize her face. She said she reads my blog and her name is Carmen. She was very sweet and it was very, very cool to randomly meet someone who reads my blog! If you're reading this Carmen, shoot me a message, I don't know how to contact you!

Celebrities love raw food

I found this while indulging in my favorite guilty pleasure; surfing a celebrity gossip website!

.The lovely Alicia Silverstone made an appearance at the premiere for “Tropic Thunder” yesterday, looking amazing and slim in a black dress. (Photos via SplashNews)

Like several other celebrities, Alicia stays fit and fabulous by consuming only raw vegan foods..

When In Style magazine asked a bunch of celebrities "What's the strangest thing in your fridge?" actress Alicia Silverstone said the following:
"Raw Balls. I like the name. They're made of dates, walnuts, almonds, carob and salt. They are so good."

Tiger Woods who is rehabbing his knee recently gave the dietary details of his program,
"I'm eating mostly raw and organic foods that provide the most nutrients."

Photos of a svelte over 40 Demi Moore have generated a buzz around the country about a hot diet trend she adheres to - a raw food diet. Reportedly, Woody Harrelson, Sting, and Donna Karan are also devoted raw fans.

According to a new book, Elvis Presley himself tried to be a raw foodist! Here's an excerpt from: Elvis Presley's Own Story: If I Can Dream, by Larry Geller and Joel Spector with Patricia Romanowski, based on the secret diary kept by Larry Geller, Elvis' friend and confidant: One day in 1973, he [Elvis] asked, "What do you eat?"

As if he didn't know. My "bizarre" eating habits--I was a vegetarian then--were the subject of countless Memphis Mafia wisecracks. "Well," I said, "I eat as much raw food as I can, raw fruits and vegetables, and I don't eat meat."

After I had explained my approach to nutrition, he nodded. Later that night, as we were all sitting down to dinner at the Holmby Hills house in Los Angeles, he said, "So that you all know what's happening around here, I'm changing my diet. Because the spiritual teachings say that you have to eat right, I'll be eating a lot of vegetables now, a lot of salads, and raw fruits. I'm telling the maids, and that's what they're going to make for me." Out went the brownies, the ice cream, the chicken-fried steak, the burgers. Elvis ate only fresh, nutritious, healthy foods--for two days. Then it was back to the same old nonsense...
http://www.rawfoodsnewsmagazine.com/

Here are some more pics of raw celebs:

Fruit, Glorious Fruit!

I've been eating sooo much fruit! This is Banana Man with a pinapple, blueberry, strawberry, raspberry, grape salad, yummm!

Close up

Banana Man with 2 HUGE Texas Watermelons!!

I've been running an average of 3 miles, 3-4 times per week. Banana Man just started giving me tennis lessons (he is a tennis coach) and today we went for a 15 mile bike ride. I like mixing up the exercise instead of just running all the time...

I've been loving the Olympics! I am so excited to see my friends on the US Diving Team! I trained with Troy for about 2 years and I hope he does great! Watch for him on 3meter, he's very VERY good!

811 has been going well. I had some seed cheese and flax crackers on Wednesday. Just a little...BUT I paid the price even for that little bit! The garlic, onion, and jalapenos gave me diarrhea and the most disgusting trashcan burps!! Lesson learned!

I just love fruit! It is so clean and beautiful. I get a much higher vibration from fruit and I love that!

My favorite fruits lately are mangoes, raspberries, and Canary melon. Oh Canary melon, I looooove you!

I passed another parasite in my stool today. I'm not sure what that's all about, I'm not on the parasite cleanse anymore... I am going to start wearing the Zapper tonight. Hopefully it will help my skin which has been freaking out since I ended the juice feast. Hulda Clark says acne is due to parasites, we shall see!

811 - Days 17

Pure Bliss.

Mangoes are sooooooo good right now!

and berries are soooo good. Oh my goodness, heaven in a bowl!

I have never eaten so many melons in my life!

This is an heirloom cantaloupe, delish!

My birthday night with my fabulous friends!

yellow and red heirloom tomatoes with celery, okra, red and orange bell peppers on a bed of romaine and arugula with lemon juice for dressing. Yummm!

79/9/11

2004 cals

*no exercise today

I was really tired today. I've been having trouble falling asleep, like I have so much energy and so much going on in my head. If I focus on my breathing I can usually snap out of it and fall asleep quickly...

There's a lot going on but I'm not sure how to articulate it.

I'm reading Infinite Mind by Valerie Hunt and it is blowing my mind in the most amazing ways possible!

811 - Days 14-16

Another picture from the ranch thanks to my lovely cousin Sarah.

Day 14

I had much of the same today, the usual melons, okra, tomatoes, spiralized cukes, OJ and some lovely persimmons!

2273 cals

85/8/7

*no exercise today

Day 15:

2 Cantelope

Spiralized Cucumber with cherry tomatoes and basil

Anti Pasta with avocado

2070cals

78/10/12

*2 mile run - I thought about just skipping the run today because I was feeling lazy but I'm glad I didn't. The run felt great, much easier, and I loved sweating in the 100 degree weather!

Day 16:

Watermelon

Anti Pasta (I am obsessed!)

gala apple with blueberies, yumm! - Thanks Alicia!

2lbs grapes

1762cals

84/8/8

*no exercise today

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About Me:: I work in the nutrition field and am constantly cleansing! I did a 65 day juice feast this spring and I'm currently experimenting with 80/10/10. Read Arnold Ehret's 'Mucusless Diet Healing System' if you haven't already! It was published in 1953 and is right in line with 80/10/10 and fruitarian principles.

I'm just trying to keep laughing, learning, and growing!

Relationship Status:: In a Relationship

Favorite Raw Food or Recipe?: watermelon and pineapple/parsley juice

Interests (outside of Raw Food):: reading, hiking, biking, swimming, sunning, live music, athletics, yoga, water skiing

Favorite Books or Authors:: The Tao Te Ching - Lao Tzu, Mucusless Diet Healing System - Arnold Ehret, Anastazia Series - Vladimere Megre, 80/10/10 - Dr. Douglas Grahm, Change Your Thoughts Change Your Life - Wayne Dyer, Conscious Eating - Gabriel Cousens, Diet for A New America - John Robbins, The China Study - T. Colin Campbell, Walden - Henry David Thoreau, Eastern Body Western Mind - Anodea Judith, Timeless Secrets of Health and Rejuvenation - Andreas Mortiz, Bless Me Ultima - Rudolfo Anaya, Narrative of the Life of Fredrick Douglass, an American Slave - Fredrick Douglass, Invisible Man - Ralph Ellison, Autobiography of a Yogi - Paramahansa Yogananda

Favorite Quote:: "I look my age. It is the other people who look older than they are. What can you expect from people who eat corpses?" -George Bernard Shaw

Website or Blog:: http://www.lindaintheraw.blogspot.com

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At 3:20pm on July 15, 2008, sunnied said…: A raw chef friend of mine is visiting Austin and just emailed me on how prevelant the raw movement is out there. I might have to visit you sometime!

At 1:03pm on July 15, 2008, el-bo said…: hey there, thanks for the buddy-up :o)

so, another 811er...hope it treats you well...i'll check out your blog also

peace, love and sweet fruit

elliot

At 4:04pm on July 3, 2008, Karma said…: I just started reading your blog. You are a great writer! And I love your honesty with the ups and down you experience.
Thanks!

At 8:40pm on April 28, 2008, Laura Yochelson said…: Hi! I am going to be going to Austin for a Donna Farhi yoga workshop. any suggestions/advice for staying raw in austin? are there any raw restaurants or juice bars? thanks!
--laura

At 2:53pm on March 30, 2008, vy said…: hey! I just wanted to say your juice feasting blog is one of my favorite blogs..=) I find it extremely inspirational..and I can relate to it.

At 10:43pm on March 15, 2008, vy said…: Hi Linda! Sorry for the delay in response to your message. I have been secretly following your blog for a while now haha. It's also very inspirational. and it's even more so now that you're juice feasting! I really want to do that right now. But I think now is not a good time, since I am on a 5 dollar a day budget..as for 811, I have been on and off..I still eat cooked food since I have a passion for trying new foods. But I'm at least 70 percent raw..so I tel myself at least I'm so much healthier than people around me. There are days that I'm 100 percent too. Food isn't everything but it does indeed sometimes dictate how your day is going to be! I'm not hard on myself anymore. I improve everyday! The number one thing for me is not to eat anymore sugar filled food. I find it easy to avoid them anyway..so I'm excited about that! You know, I just want my clarity back..well you keep on enjoying your juice! hehe. ttyl

At 9:39pm on March 11, 2008, Bryan Au said…: RAWbulous Smile!:)

At 7:22am on February 22, 2008, Pete Vincent A.C.E. said…: Hi ya Linda..hope you doing well.

How come you never added that lovely smile to the raw humour group then ;-)?