Raw Food Lemon Dessert… Delicious!
Alright fans, check this one out!
I have been doing my best to become more natural, and this one is a bit extreme. As a kid my dad would take me to the local Arnie’s to get a slice of my favorite pie: lemon meringue. With my clean diet, today I couldn’t touch a slice like I used to, but I found this most amazing recipe for a lemon dessert made of raw food. I did make a few changes to make it easier and did not food process it (lack of food processor, though I could have probably used a blender but didnt want to risk it). I mixed a half lemon (with peel and cut up really, really well) with the meat of a whole avocado and a cashew cookie Larabar (contains dates and cashews). I had my brother’s girlfriend try it and told her to chew fast (to fix my lack of food processor problem 
). She absolutely loved it! I absolutely love it! Hah. Yes, oh joy… OH JOY! The recipe calls for a little maple syrup in it as well, and I suppose I will add a bit of the organic syrup I have in the fridge and see how that sweetens it up!
In other news, I am feeling awfully congested but hope it is all to blame on the weather. I’ve been consistently working out and am rarely not sore in one muscle group or another. I will begin running again this weekend after the rain cools the air down a bit; it has been terrible humid out with record high temperatures. [My thoughts are all random, can you tell?] I went a week without coffee, but I gave in today and had a few cups more than I should have. My sleep patterns are becoming more normal since I became serious about giving up caffeine, and last night I went to bed around ten at night.
Weigh in is fast approaching! In less than three weeks I need to get updated weight and body fat information. I know I have a lot more work to do. I really should start charting every two to three weeks.
If you have not yet checked out my core/adominal post make sure you do so. [It is the previous entry.]
Thanks to all for such great support. I always look forward to the messages I get from you, especially those who love to keep me accountable! Keep up the great work and continue to chart your own successes!
Sara
June 26, 2009 at 8:20 am
The raw food lemon dessert sounds great. I will try it and let you know!
June 28, 2009 at 8:03 am
The funny thing about coffee is that I drink tons of it and it doesn’t affect my sleep as I often thought it would in the past. Eating below maintenance for more than a week is what ruins my sleep. I prefer to eat more and work the fat off with exercise. Your fit status says you’re having symptoms of caffeine withdrawal. What are they like?
July 21, 2009 at 3:10 pm
Wow, kicking coffe is a tough thing to do but Im sure you can do it. That dessert does sound good too. This may sound strange but I am able to drink a cup of coffee and then go right to sleep lol. Im sure its not healthy for me to drink but I do it anyway so I give you kudos for going so long without it
even though you did give in. Now you can set your goal for going without a bit further than you went this time 