Raw Food Phase 2 Day 18 & 19 Dehydration?

It is time to get back to writing about my journey with raw foods. I did my public service blogs on the environment and on pet foods.

I had a bout with dehydration last week and I had a slight one last night. I got a muscle cramp in my left calf while playing volleyball. I rubbed it and walked it off. Then when I got home and was preparing my young Thai coconut I got muscle cramps in my other leg. Well I am going to eliminate one detoxing tea from my diet for one or two weeks and see if that was it. If it was I will dilute it more than I already do and try it again. If I feel the effects of dehydration again I will have to seek help from a professional raw foodist.

Recipe of the Week:

I had some avocado on Wednesday and had some left over. I had seen this recipe and decided to look for it and try it out. It was really good. I have to admit that I thought that avocado was weird and not really something that I would match up with desert but it works. It gives the pudding a great consistency and texture. Try it out.

Chocolate Pudding:

1 avocado, diced

1/2 c agave nectar (or Medjools dates)

1/4 c cocoa powder

1/4 c water

2 T vanilla extract

1/4 t sea salt

Place avocado, agave nectar, cocoa powder, vanilla extract and sea salt in a blender.

Gradually add 1 tablespoon of water at a time to achieve a creamy consistency.

Picture and recipe from http://www.thedailyrawcafe.com/

Thursday's Raw nutrients of the day:

8oz fresh squeezed orange juice with

2oz E3Live

1oz aloe vera juice

1 apple

1 pear

1 banana

2 quinary

1 chocolate vitashake

2 fortune delight
1 strawberry vitashake
Juice of 1 young Thai coconut
Meat of one young Thai coconut with water, vanilla extract, 1 banana and agave nectar
1+ gallons of water
1 NuPuff

Friday's Raw nutrients of the day:

16oz fresh squeezed orange juice with

2oz E3Live

1oz aloe vera juice

2 bananas
24oz Cafix

1 cup chocolate pudding (avocado, carob powder, vanilla extract and water

1 Sunbar

1 Rawies (dehydrated fresh mango, coconut and cashew) 1 NuPuff
48oz water
2 quinary

2 NuPlus

2 fortune delight

2 NuPuffs

Quote of the day:

Enthusiasm is one of the most powerful engines of success. When you do a thing, do it with all your might...Be active, be energetic, be enthusiastic and faithful, and you will accomplish your objective. - Ralph Waldo Emerson

Celebrate Life and drink lots of water,

Alma

Raw Food Phase 2 Day 10 through 14 – Dehydration

Wednesday night I was tired so I did not journal/blog. Thursday night I was exhausted and could not even do anything after volleyball but pass out in bed. Friday night I was tired again. This was totally strange to me because last Saturday through Tuesday I was ENERGIZED and very HAPPY. You could hear the excitement and happiness in my voice. So what happened? After thinking about what could have happened many times I came to realize that I got dehydrated. I was passing water very frequently on Thursday. So much so that I had called my mom and told her. I went to play volleyball and I was sweating more than usual due to the humidity. I drank my coconut water and felt no effect from it. I made a mental note of this because it usually revives me. During game play I had mentioned how tired I was a few times and I even thought of stopping. I stayed and came home and just about made it to bed and passed out til 2AM. I am assuming that I drank too much detoxing tea but I could be wrong. I really do not know exactly why I dehydrated but I know I did. I had pains in my upper thighs that I have always felt when I have passed too much water and my electrolytes were low. I used to take 1 or 2 potassium supplements and I was good to go. I actually took one on Saturday because I was not up to par with my energy levels.

Today I went to play volleyball with the co-ed league and there were four guys and myself. I still was not up to 100% but I was able to play for a couple of hours. I stopped because I did not want to push myself too much but if I go next Sunday I will probably play longer if given the chance. The great weather has been keeping people outside. Indoor volleyball is usually busy during the colder, gloomier days of winter. Much more excitement to come.

Tomorrow I start a woman’s league of indoor volleyball. This league has referee’s and many rules and regulations. It will be fire by baptism with all the rules so I have to pay attention so that I could learn quickly. I hope to play with these rules at all times so there is no confusion on my part (at least I hope not).

Below are some pictures I just uploaded onto my computer.

Wednesday’s Raw nutrients of the day:
24oz sesame milk with cantaloupe juice
3 Quinary
3 Fortune Delights
3 NuPlus
76oz Calli
4 cashew cheese sticks
4 snowballs (raisins, dates, coconut, agave nectar)
Portobellos, watercress, tomato and eggplant
NuPuff

Thursday’s Raw nutrients of the day:
E3Live with fresh squeezed grapefruit juice
1 banana
1 chewy almond crunch bar
16oz Cafix
4 snowballs (raisins, almonds, dates, walnuts and coconuts
Cauliflower and tomatoes
24oz San Pellegrino
3 NuPlus
3Quinary
3 Fortune Delight
46oz Calli
20oz green smoothie with 1 cup sesame seeds
16oz young Thai coconut water

Friday’s Raw nutrients of the day:
E3Live with fresh squeezed grapefruit juice
1 banana
1 apple
24oz Cafix
2 snowballs (raisins, almonds, dates, walnuts and coconuts
1 large garden salad (lettuce, tomato, cucumbers, olive oil and vinegar)
20oz herbal tea
3 NuPlus
3Quinary
3 Fortune Delight
46oz Calli
2 flax seed crackers
3/4 cup almond butter
2 pieces of fudge

Saturday’s Raw nutrients of the day:

20 oz green smoothie with sesame seeds and meat from 1 coconut
16oz Cafix
3 NuPlus
3Quinary
3 Fortune Delight
¼ cup almond butter
2 pieces of fudge

Sunday’s Raw nutrients of the day:
2 oz E3Live with fresh squeezed grapefruit juice
1 teaspoon bee pollen
16 oz green smoothie with sesame seeds and meat from 1 coconut
8oz Cafix
16oz coconut water with orange and cranberry juice
1 Vitalite Sunbar
3 NuPlus
3Quinary
3 Fortune Delight
16oz Mystic Mango Kombucha drink
1 vege meatball and 2 oz spaghetti (zucchini, carrots, squash and tomato)
16 raw olives
1 piece of almond fudge
1 piece of vanilla fudge
46 oz Calli

Quote of the day:
"The heights by great men reached and kept, Were not attained by sudden flight, But they, while their companions slept, Were toiling upward in the night." - Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Celebrate Life,

Alma

Alma and Annette at The Stone Pony

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Margarita, Joe and Annette at The Stone Pony

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Joe, Alma and Margarita at The Stone Pony
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