30 Days Raw
Hello hello hello raw food enthusiasts!About 2 months ago, my girlfriend, Kristen, and I came back from a 4-month bicycle trip through Spain, France and Italy. My (our) plans to go raw and live that way in Europe was cut short when we realized that we hadn’t a clue on how to eat enough and have the energy to cycle.
You can read more about our cycling trip here: http://www.rawandfit.com/biketour
When we flew out of the Rome airport and into Los Angeles, we were greeted by my brother, his wife and their 2 kids. It was a celebration to see them! We stayed 2 weeks before my folks arrived and drove us, minus our bikes, to Sedona. A week in Sedona, then another week with Kristen’s family in Chandler, we had a blast.
… but so did my waist line!
During the trip, I was cycling near 175lbs. When I came back to Michigan, I was up 20 pounds, to 195 — a number I haven’t been at since 2006!
But Wait — There’s Great News!
I moved into Ann Arbor, Michigan and have had a blast getting to know people in the area. So many wonderful people — I’m very lucky to have moved here!
I was surfing online and found a raw food MeetUp hosted by Ellen Livingston. I read that she had a lecture about Grains in a nearby town and headed that way. After listening more and more, I really started to dig what she was saying. She demoed a VitaMix 5200 (the first time I’d seen one!), and answered some questions I’ve been having for a LONG time about raw foodism.
She recommended Dr. Douglas Graham’s book “The 80/10/10 Diet”, which I read the week after.
Then I ordered a VitaMix 5200.
Then I signed up for her 30-day raw coaching program.
My intention is to blog by writing or video every day starting Monday, March 15, 2010, until it’s over. I’m curious to see how adopting a 100% raw 80/10/10 diet will affect my body, including weight, strength and muscle, body odor, eczema, and a light condition that’s been bugging me for the last 10-or-so years, dystonia.
I will post current body weight, resting heart rate, BMI, and any other measurement that seems applicable tomorrow.
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