Actually 59 but who’s counting. And 60 or so days later I’m back – not raw or vegan mind you – but at least ready to think about trying to eat healthy again.
It turns out there was a reason for my ravenousness those last few weeks of eating raw… I was pregnant. And still am thankfully – 14 weeks today.
The first trimester came to town with its bullying friends Nausea and Fatigue that lasted from about week 6 through 13. I still get nauseous if I don’t eat regularly – or if I eat too much. And especially if I get anywhere near the smell of marinating or dehydrating mushrooms or kale chips. Just typing about them makes me queasy. So it’s mildly amusing that my last post to date was a picture of the retched culprits. The Husband still loves them. I have to beg for him to dehydrate them in the laundry room if he’s going to make them.
Other than fruit I haven’t had much raw food in the past two months. A green smoothie every other week perhaps. A raw carrot ginger soup that The Husband made me when I was laid up with a bad cold and ear infection after a trip to St. Louis.
Now that I’m feeling better and off the bedside cracker regime, I’m ready to start adding more raw foods back in. The heatwave that’s hit the East Coast has me wanting watermelon by the pound. I had a delicious soup made with it, ginger, cucumber, yogurt*, and mint last night – not sure what else as it was out at a restaurant – but damn it was good. I also had some linguini* (the kind made with pasta – not zucchini – sorry folks!) with pesto and key lime pie*.
The fridge is stocked with green smoothie ingredients. I had a coconut shake for breakfast from Lifethyme and I’ve got some watermelon, strawberries and Greek Yogurt* for later.
*Not Raw or Vegan
