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30 Days Raw – Day 19: I Am WAY Too Happy

By Pam Sterling

Today’s Observations I am way too happy.  Like giddy kind of happy.  Like if-I-were-you-I’d-be-suspicious kind of happy.  I don’t know what is going on with this food I am eating,…

Suitcase And Vegetables

30 Days Raw – Day 18: The Raw Traveler

By Pam Sterling

Today’s Observations I’m preparing to fly to my parent’s house tomorrow in Castle Rock, Washington for my Dad’s 80th birthday party.  I will be gone for four days, and I…

Vine Maple Leaves In Autumn

30 Days Raw – Day 17: Autumn… Acceptance & Anticipation

By Pam Sterling

Today’s Observations Today is the first day of Autumn.  Although we don’t have the dramatic changing of the seasons here in SoCal that I experienced when I lived in Boston,…

Avocado Soup

30 Days Raw – Day 16: New Skin Suit

By Pam Sterling

Today’s Observations Today I treated myself to a far infrared sauna.  If you’ve never had one of these things, you have got to try it.  Infrared sauna is mentioned in…

Beet And Apple Salad

30 Days Raw – Day 15: And The Beet Goes On

By Pam Sterling

Today’s Observations I promise this is the last time I will talk about bodily fluids, but this is so amazing that I have to share it with you.  Whenever I…

Day 14

30 Days Raw – Day 14: End of Week Two

By Pam Sterling

Today’s Observations I’m at the end of week two, and I’m feeling really good.  Eating 100% raw gets easier every day.  I find that I am satisfied on much less…

Poo Pourri 3

30 Days Raw – Day 13: Was it something I ate?

By Pam Sterling

Today’s Observations I had a serious date with the commode this afternoon.  I’m not sure if it was something I ate, or if i had a bug, or if I’m…

Hot Flash Mama

30 Days Raw – Day 12: Once Upon A Hot Flash

By Pam Sterling

Today’s Observations I am in the middle of that vortex called Menopause.  One of the well known symptoms of being in this vortex, is hot flashes.  OK, can we just…

Yoga

30 Days Raw – Day 11: Becoming Reacquainted with My Yoga Mat

By Pam Sterling

Today’s Observations Today was the first day I tried my new morning routine.  I got up at 5:30 (the key is to NOT hit the snooze button), took a shower,…

Detox Fruits And Vegetables

30 Days Raw – Day 10: Detoxing is Contagious

By Pam Sterling

Today’s Observations Detoxing is contagious.  I’m finding that as my body is detoxing itself and bringing in new energy and vitality,  I’m also wanting to get ‘cleaner’ in some other…

Green Apple And Yellow Banana

30 Days Raw – Day 9: In Search of Something for Lunch

By Pam Sterling

Today’s Observations Today is the first day I feel like I struggled a bit… mostly because – I know I’m starting to sound like a broken record – I did…

Pressed Fennel Salad

30 Days Raw – Day 8 and Feeling Great

By Pam Sterling

Today’s Observations It’s 8:30 PM and I’ve been going non-stop since 7:30 this morning, including a 10 mile bike ride… with no dip in energy and, in fact, with energy…

Cashew Cream Sauce

30 Days Raw – Day 7: End of Week One

By Pam Sterling

Today’s Observation Today is the end of week one, and I am feeling clear headed and happy.  I woke up this morning with no headache, so I guess the big…

Happy Baby Pose

30 Days Raw – Day 6: Happy Joints

By Pam Sterling

Today’s Observations One of the things I’m noticing today is that my joints are not achy… like, at all. When I eat less raw and more wheat in particular, my…

Almondmilk

30 Days Raw – Day 5: The Almond Milk Debacle

By Pam Sterling

Today’s Observations It’s 1:30 AM and I got up at 6AM yesterday morning.  I guess that’s a testament to the energy available to me through raw foods.  I’m at the end of Day 5.  I’ve tried 3 new recipes.  Lost 3 pounds.  And am getting back in the…

Raw Food

30 Days Raw – A Confession and a Commitment

By Pam Sterling

I’m not sure why, but I seriously fell off the raw wagon. It’s been gradual over the past five months, but then I seriously fell off right after teaching a…