Adventures in Grocery Shopping

I wanted to "start over" so to speak and get back on track with eating vegan/raw vegan all in one swoop soooo I needed to do some serious grocery shopping! I was able to work it so that I could shop without Mostest too, which was lonely but nice because I could shop with a clear head and no distractions.

First here is all the produce I bought:

-Celery

-Romaine lettuce

-Cabbage (never bought before)

-Asparagus (never bought before)

-Garlic

-Eggplant (never even eaten before!)

-Fresh basil (never bought before)

-Mushrooms

-Kale

-Pears

-Pineapple

-Bananas

-Avocados

-Blueberries (never bought before)

-Strawberries

Then some old vegan favorites:

-Ezekiel bread

-Follow Your Heart vegan mozzarella

-Almond milk

-Soy milk

-Pinto beans

-Black beans

-Raspberry sorbet

-Odwalla superfood juice

Then some new vegan and raw vegan things to try:

-Tofurky keilbasa (it piqued my interest and I wanted to try it)

-Potsticker wrappers

-Raw dried coconut shavings

-Rice cheeze

-Blue agave

-Raw sunflower seeds

-Medjool dates

-Italian blend herb thing mabober

-Rice Dream ice cream

-Tahini

-Coconut milk

It was pretty exciting to buy all this great stuff! Some of it is to build up my raw food ingredients to actually make something out of that damn book I got and some stuff with be used right away. I am pretty proud of myself for really branching out a TON in the last 4 or 5 months veggie wise. I have tried so many veggies for virtually the first time lately! And to my surprise: I really like them! Not just tolerate them, LIKE them! :) Woot!

Refocusing

I need to refocus my:

-eating

-exercising

-blogging

-house

-parenting

Eating: I am going to bring me diet soda consumption back down to zero. It hasn't been too bad lately compared to the worst times but it is not zero like it was for a bit and like I want it to be. I have also slipped back into non-vegan/vegetarian eating habits. So I am going to get back to eating vegan again. Also I am going to break out this bad boy out again to start my raw vegan journey!

Exercising: I have decided to set my workout schedule like this:

Monday - Run

Tuesday - Gym

Wednesday - Run

Thursday - Gym

Friday - Run

Saturday/Sunday - possible run or some other fun exercise

This could change because my mom is signing up at the gym I'm at and we are going to try to get some workouts in together. But for now this is my planned exercise schedule. And I will continue to utilize my amazingly motivated Nike+ that has not gotten a lot of use lately.

Blogging: I want to get back to blogging on a regular basis (everyday or every other day). Plus I want to start incorporating more pictures in my blogs posts. I know I love reading blogs posts with pictures so I am striving to get more pictures in mine as well.

House: I want to take this 3 months to really deep clean, organize and purge my house. I hate how cluttered it has become due to my lack of time. I want to come home to a house that makes me feel calm and positive.

Parenting: I am setting up a schedule for Mostest that will help him know what to expect, what is on the agenda for the day and the week. I think this will help him transition from one thing to another better and I think it will get a steady routine going for us (something I am not very good at). Plus I think it will somehow help me being a more relaxed mom....

These are my goals, this is what I am refocusing on, this is my plan.... Here goes nothing :P

New "toys"

My Nike+ arrived today!! Unfortunately we were going to a birthday dinner so I did not have a chance to try it out. I want to hit the gym tomorrow to calibrate it and if not that, then I will go for a run in the evening.

Also, THIS came in the mail:

I'm really excited to start reading through it and figuring this Raw Foodism/Raw Vegan thing out once and for all. I have done a lot of reading about Raw Vegan in the last 3 months and have been working at getting immersed in eating that way but it is really hard for me.

I am hoping that Raw Foodism is the "solution" I have been looking for in terms of eating and weight loss. I really notice a difference in how I feel when I eat raw vs cooked. In honesty it sounds kind of crazy but I am really giving this a shot!