oregonisaac Posted February 23, 2007 Share Posted February 23, 2007 So I am 100% raw for the first time in my life, started yesterday. I am eating mostly whole foods. A lot of fruit, some veggies, and will likely work in some seeds and nuts at some point. Maybe some sprouted garbanzos too. I am also about the lightest I have been in a long time, weighing in at a mere 155lbs. It is almost time for my fire fighter agility test (2 weeks) and I am going to ramp up training to prepare for that, and beyond! I am going to keep a blog of what I eat, what I do, and any gains I make here. To catch up, my first day was (after coming off a cleanse/fast):FOOD:3 oranges2 tangerines4 kiwis3 mangoes4 pears8 leaves kale1 tbls cp hemp oil1 tbls raw apple cider vinegar TRAINING:Light jog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oregonisaac Posted February 24, 2007 Author Share Posted February 24, 2007 (edited) I don't think I ate enough early today, or I was doing some new detoxing...I had a headache... After the seeds I felt better though. FOOD:blended kale and hemp with some water and vitamineral greens1 mango3 1/2 apples4 bunches of mache (green I had not tried before)3 ounces raw pepitas3 bananas6 live flax crackers TRAINING:Fire fighter training facility exercises including running stairs with a hose, 50 lbs bucket training, sled pull, dummy drag, ladder lift, ladder pull, ladder place, fan carry and fan lifting. About 45 minutes or so. Edited February 25, 2007 by oregonisaac Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lilikoi Posted February 24, 2007 Share Posted February 24, 2007 Just wanted to make a note about the pears, since you'd posted that they were the only fruit you had a problem with - I notice I have a problem with pears too, as much as I love them. So maybe it's a 'pear' thing, and not a 'you' thing!! Will have to do more research on their properties... This is a great opportunity for you to do some first hand research about food combining! You can prob google to find a food combining chart, but the general rules I remember off the top of my head are: Best to eat fruits alone, and before meals or other foods, as they digest the easiest and quickest and will ferment in your system if eaten after something that takes longer to digest... Learn the sub categories of fruits, as you shouldn't combine them (acid, sub acid, etc - oranges and pears don't mix!) I believe you can do nuts/seeds with veggies, so better to put nuts in your salad (and probably why the kale and hemp are good togther) than fruit (a lot of folks like dried fruit in their salads, not so good) Nuts and grains are not supposed to mix well either, I believe. I'm interested to see how you do with grains, Isaac - that is one of the biggest changes in going from vegan to raw, the elimination of cooked grains. So I'd love to hear how you fare with things like soaked and sprouted quinoa, buckwheat, etc!! And mono eating is always best (though most folks are appalled at the notion since we are raised to eat "well rounded" meals, when we should really focus more on well rounded diets overall, not in one sitting!). If you eat only one thing at a time, your digestive system can do it's work properly and efficiently and you should be digestively very happy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oregonisaac Posted February 25, 2007 Author Share Posted February 25, 2007 Feeling good today, no headaches, and a strong appetite. Went for some raw pecan butter (about 3 servings) with bananas and had some stomach discomfort for about 20 minutes, but other than that a great day! My mom is here too, so that is making this way of eating a little more challenging as she wants to feed me... FOOD:1 serving vitamineral greens2 kale leaves wrapped around 2 bananas and 2 handfuls of raisins3 oranges3 bananas and 3 tbls of pecan butter (mom influence, ouch)1 raw bar (figs, seeds, nuts)handful pepitas1 shake (22g raw hemp protein, 1 banana)nut loaf (blossoming lotus)greens drink (blossoming lotus)live pecan pie (blossoming lotus) TRAINING:Fire fighter training facility exercises including running stairs with a hose, 50 lbs bucket training, sled pull, dummy drag, ladder lift, ladder pull, ladder place, fan carry and fan lifting. About 40 minutes or so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andesuma Posted February 25, 2007 Share Posted February 25, 2007 eek! Your ideal balanced raw vegan diet should really be50-ish% fruits40% greens/sproutsand the rest nuts/seeds/dehydrated foods.. less than 10% of yourdaily intake. I would say slow way down on the nut intake... you can really messyour digestive system up! Fresh IS best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oregonisaac Posted February 26, 2007 Author Share Posted February 26, 2007 Really good digestion today, although I feel kind of "heavy" or something. Maybe I was used to the light feel of fasting...I also got a little more complex with bars and bowls. Not sure if I need to worry about that, I am unclear on the advantage of eating singly, if it actually means I get more out of the food or if it is just easier on digestion. FOOD:vitamineral greensbowl of raw granola with raw nut milk1/2 cup pineapple1 cup melon2 raw bars5 figs2 large bowls of kale with flax, avocado, garbanzos, salsa, cucumber3 kale leaf wraps with banana and raisinshake with hemp, kale, figs and soaked cashews1 head broccoli w/ almond butter TRAINING:45 minute trail run50 pull ups Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oregonisaac Posted February 26, 2007 Author Share Posted February 26, 2007 (edited) I guess I was feeling heavy for good reason, I weighed in at 161 today which is about 6lbs up, and I know that is not muscle gain. Maybe that is the weight of my active digestive system? Crazy. FOOD:hemp and vita mineral greens shake3 oranges2 Vega bars1 kale, tomato, avocado and dulse saladhandful raw trail mixlarge bowl raw granola with fig blended soaked cashewslive barhemp and almond shakeraw granola with almond milkhummus w/ carrot and celerypecan piea little nut loaf TRAINING:stair machine with 50lb backpack70lb 7ft rope lift sets (5x8) Edited February 27, 2007 by oregonisaac Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zack Posted February 27, 2007 Share Posted February 27, 2007 Maybe that is the weight of my active digestive system? Crazy. Shoudn't be, when I was raw, passd through fast, maybe it is though and you have to adjust to it, you usually gain some weight back fast after a cleanse/fast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oregonisaac Posted February 28, 2007 Author Share Posted February 28, 2007 Got a late start today, then took a nap, and my meals suffered. Still feeling really good. No kale today! FOOD:hummus and flax crackerscabbage and applehummus and broccoli3 homemade raw protein bars (hemp, soaked cashew, agave, cacao)vitamineral greensyoung coconut2 oranges2 tomatoes1/2 head local cabbage (between purple and green, tasted like kale!)apple cider vinegar1 avocadohandful walnuts (from Robert, really good, he is selling for cheap) TRAINING:1 hour budokanstair climb w/ weightrope lifts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oregonisaac Posted March 1, 2007 Author Share Posted March 1, 2007 So I am trying to remember yesterday to list my food. Wednesdays are really busy for me. FOOD:2 orangeshummus2 tangerines1 avocadokale, tomato and cucumber saladvitamineral greenshemp, cashew, agave barhead broccoli2 larabars2-3 handfuls of pecansapples and walnut butterapples and almond butter TRAINING:None Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oregonisaac Posted March 2, 2007 Author Share Posted March 2, 2007 Good day, but I got dizzy while training which is a little odd for me and nearly puked. Maybe that just means I was working hard enough. FOOD:3 apples1 orange1 tangerinessaladgranola nut cream parfaitraw bagel with walnut cream spread (seriously, a raw bagel!)1 whole coconutfig sweetened hemp shakevitamineral greensdouble wheat grass shot2 handfuls of pecanslarge bowl raw granola with agave sweetened cashew milk TRAINING:stair climb w/ weight, squats, back extensions, leg lifts, dips w/ weight, speed walk with 50lb dumbbells Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robert Posted March 2, 2007 Share Posted March 2, 2007 I used to get dizzy a bit or feel like puking or actually puking when I was into bodybuilding hardcore and training legs until I made myself sick. It is pretty common for bodybuilders and other lifters to feel "sick" when training legs or doing very heavy and intense workouts. I don't get that way much anymore and I'm still training hard and have some sweet leg workouts. I still get a little lightheaded when standing up after leg press or something like that. Quite a variety of fruits! Great stuff! I eat a ton of fruit, as you know and have seen. I like your approach to health and your goals to feel great, just like Brendan. His focus is to feel great to perform well and have great mental clarity and he follows a 90% raw diet to do that. He has no stomach problems (like I have) and digests food well, and is as efficient as it gets. I'm sure you'll be like that soon too. I also want to cleanse for a certain period of time and go mostly raw but still maintain and build muscle. I want to keep getting bigger. Right now I'm smaller than I was months ago. Sorry, didn't mean to write so much in "your" blog, just thinking about things since you've been hanging out quite a bit. All the best with the training. Let's hit up the Lotus sometime soon! Take care man, great journal! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oregonisaac Posted March 2, 2007 Author Share Posted March 2, 2007 (edited) Must be normal, because I proved to myself I am not weak today doing a test run of the fire fighter agility test. It is a simple pass fail, 8 minutes and 4 seconds or less, and I ran through it in 6 minutes 30 seconds. Raw power! FOOD:vitamineral greenswheat grass shottangerineraw granola and cashew milkbowl coconut soupcup coconut soup3 flax crackersnut loafromaine and avacado salad w/ apple cider vinegar and hemp oilraw granola parfaita lemon blended with coconut oila few handfuls of pecansraw bagelmixed greens saladspinach, lentil and avocado salad with vinegar, hemp and coconutlive fudge TRAINING:Fire fighter training facility exercises including running stairs with a hose, 50 lbs bucket training, sled pull, dummy drag, ladder lift, ladder pull, ladder place, fan carry and fan lifting. About 25 minutes or so. Edited March 3, 2007 by oregonisaac Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robert Posted March 2, 2007 Share Posted March 2, 2007 Nice Job! Keep it rockin man! Well done and stay nourished with the healthiest foods and you'll be great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zack Posted March 2, 2007 Share Posted March 2, 2007 You look like you're putting a lot of effort into this! Hope your agility test goes great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 3, 2007 Share Posted March 3, 2007 Sounds good...hows your new lightweight self treating you on the bike...I can imagine you, Harley, and Finnbarrio(assuming you all attend) will really be kicking my butt on the coast if and probably when we hit the hills Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oregonisaac Posted March 3, 2007 Author Share Posted March 3, 2007 Sounds good...hows your new lightweight self treating you on the bike...I can imagine you, Harley, and Finnbarrio(assuming you all attend) will really be kicking my butt on the coast if and probably when we hit the hills I have no idea, my bike is still broken and I have not ridden since the fall. I am training for an 8 minute event, so if the bike ride is 8 minutes I might! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 4, 2007 Share Posted March 4, 2007 Forget the mountain bike...sell the parts and get a road bike so you can tag along during the VV...sure others are mountain bikers too but you have to consider how much of a wimp I am. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oregonisaac Posted March 4, 2007 Author Share Posted March 4, 2007 No workout today, just some walking and stretching, got a nice deep soreness in the legs. Also it has been a short day, only awake 12 hours. FOOD:a lemon and coconut oil blended with vitamineral greens and agaveraw pasta3 raw breakfast barspecan pienut loafspinachhandful pecansromaine and hummushummus and flax crackersraw cacao heart TRAINING: walking around the city and a little yoga Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oregonisaac Posted March 4, 2007 Author Share Posted March 4, 2007 Forget the mountain bike...sell the parts and get a road bike so you can tag along during the VV...sure others are mountain bikers too but you have to consider how much of a wimp I am. I live as close to in Forest Park as is possible, no way I am starting this spring without a mountain bike. Maybe I can rustle up a road bike to borrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 5, 2007 Share Posted March 5, 2007 I may bring two bikes to Portland(maybe three I mean ). I'm definately going to have my road and track bike but I may bring my TT bike...if I do I'll ride the TT bike and let you guys fight over my road bike but that all depends on my living situation when I go out to Portland since I'm only going to be there until a bit after the VV....by the way do you need a roomate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oregonisaac Posted March 5, 2007 Author Share Posted March 5, 2007 I may bring two bikes to Portland(maybe three I mean ). I'm definately going to have my road and track bike but I may bring my TT bike...if I do I'll ride the TT bike and let you guys fight over my road bike but that all depends on my living situation when I go out to Portland since I'm only going to be there until a bit after the VV....by the way do you need a roomate No extra bedroom, but I have a futon that is open for crashing on as need be! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oregonisaac Posted March 5, 2007 Author Share Posted March 5, 2007 Great day, a lot of hanging out, relaxing, and meditation training. FOOD:lentil sproutsvitamineral greens2 tangerineshummusfruit salad (a lot)greens saladgrapesspinach saladdate fudgecoconut soupyoung coconutlive bar2 banana2 kiwiraw sushi (from Daily Grind, really good, but no wasabi)granola TRAINING:4x1 hour meditation sessions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 6, 2007 Share Posted March 6, 2007 I wouldn't mind crashing on a futon but three months with a girlfriend and three bikes that are larger than she is makes for a tight fit...won't be bad to sleep over a few times to get your but up at 5am for a ride though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oregonisaac Posted March 6, 2007 Author Share Posted March 6, 2007 I wouldn't mind crashing on a futon but three months with a girlfriend and three bikes that are larger than she is makes for a tight fit...won't be bad to sleep over a few times to get your but up at 5am for a ride though I have not seen 5AM in quite some time, except maybe on the way to bed... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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