Daily affirmations of a word mercenary
Thus far I have learned:
1. How to swallow seven herbal suppliments simultaneously, five times a day.
2. The Just Tomatoes, etc products are really tasty. (Thanks to Mackenzi for the heads up)
3. That shakes made from almond milk are outstanding.
4. Andreas should not play a hard, three hour game of soccer when he’s not consuming the [...]
Uncomfortable intestines today. Sort of … puffy feeling.
Feeling quite airy today, if you get my drift. In related news, there is nothing more terrifying than passing flatus while wearing headphones. Did it make a noise? Did everyone hear? Will laughter ensue? Even if it did, it wouldn’t be audible over the music on the headphones. OH HORRORS!
Andreas sent me this article about exercise, protein and a vegan diet, on the website of Brandan Brazier, a vegan Iron Man winner.
Today was hard. I was hungry for a lot of the day, and that makes things difficult. I think the problem was not having a bottle of good juice at work, a problem which has been remedied for today.
I pee constantly. Many many times a day and night. Does this indicate too much sugar via juices and fruit? I’ve added some cranberry tea to my diet to counter-act any sugar affects. Naturally, the tea makes me pee even more.
Weight stable, which means I’m at -3 pounds from when I started.
Energy has been pretty [...]
[there was a great picture of a really good salad here, but I accidently erased it.]
Here’s an article about raw foods diet that also meantions the cleanse I’m on. The article is fantastically sardonic and irreverent. I love it.
Much in the same way that recovering smokers, alcoholics, and addicts have “relapse dreams,” last night I had cleanse relapse dreams.
In the first one, I was at a restaurant on my lunch break from work. I ordered a salad, and then a seafood pasta. The pasta arrived and I realized what I’d done, but it [...]
Food to add to “cravings” list: a fish taco from Baja Burrito down on the boardwalk. TW had one today and boy, did it ever look good.
One thing I’ve been denied during this cleanse that I am not missing? Alcohol. I know that Dre’s been agonizing a bit, missing his beloved beer, but when TW [...]
Hey there. I'm Ariel Meadow Stallings, a native Seattleite who's written my way up and down the Left Coast. Electrolicious is where I post daily randomata, but I also write for a living. My first book, Offbeat Bride, was published last year.
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