So we have arrived at day 6 in raw foods....I had something cooked yesterday I have to admit. I picked up pizza for the kids and family and on the way delivering it I had TWO SLICES!!!!! IT was delicious and I'll say I got it from Al Madina pizza on the corner of Baseline and carnelian, wow I love that pizza, but you know, sure enough an hour or two after I had this nasty feeling in my stomach. I felt bloated.
It was the bread, the cheese and the meat. (yes it was a chicken pizza)...so sometimes we give in to our taste buds...but that's all, its nothing more than the smell, the taste but has reduced nutritional values...
I think of this...when you make your dishes. I noticed on the raw food, it's a matter of simple "rinsing" my dishes. I don't even have to wash with soap unless I have used an oil (like olive oil or coconut oil)...I usually can rinse all food out of pots, plates and it looks like new.
When I have "cooked food" left over, it's a different story. Very quickly the cooked food will stick to the plates and it takes some soaking for it to come off and even then, I have to scrub.
I figured you know...this is happening in our insides too! The cooked food gets stuck to our insides and it may take a day or two or sometimes years for all that to exit out bodies.
On the raw food diet I feel like I'm constantly cleansing, detoxifying, it feels really wonderful.
I have already lost weight. I don't measure myself, I don't like that. But I saw myself in the mirror...
and I don't care about loosing weight really, I care about feeling good and telling people about it! It's so simple, ,easy, anyone can do it!
about shopping. So, yes yesterday I shopped. I had some money and was able to shop and get "diapers" that my husband sent me to get, I got a few other things (mostly not for me) and I got the pizza... So I did spend, I want to say approximately $100. That all was for projects I have and gifts to give away as I rather give something healthy than something that is not useful.
Yesterday I met a pastor on the church next to our masjid. His name is bruce. He was clueless about our beliefs and I was shocked as we are neighbors! I told him we believe in Jesus and Mary and he told me "no you don't!" I had to explain that yes, we do and respect them very much and we even have a chapter on Mary in our Quran.
I need to visit him again. lol
Then I did some business errands, it was very productive yesterday alhamdulilah.
Also yesterday Adil our wonderful friend who is working on fundraiser printed a banner for Ronan and also the letters we will send to invite people to come to the banquet. I'm really excited this is wonderful.
I de-cluttered my husband's car. (if that counts) and as far as planting, yesterday I planted flowers. Today I might plant some new seeds I got which are also organic. I got this one which is a weed looking grass, it can be cut to make tea but it serves as food and play area for our cat! I was so excited. I can't wait for it to grow so he can play with it!
As far as "making money" today I will talk to some people regarding some business ideas...I did that yesterday too it was more than fun.
It's trying to help people and getting something in return. I love it!
OHHH and we made a pledge at KPFK radio. that we would get the Longevity Dvd set by David Wolfe. I told them I want it! It was $150 but told them I can't shop until next month so please bill me and they will.
So that was all of yesterday and today I got some new ideas of de-cluttering, planting, creating business, eating raw and ZERO WASTE (which is probably the easiest challenge I got to say) I'm used to zero waste now that I learned to compost the right way. It's way easier for me, it mostly goes back into the ground. I even put the things I collect after I clean my floors, everything mostly can be composted or recycled but even my recycled items I'm not even throwing away, I'm washing them and using for kids toys.
it's fun!
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