I’m not really sure where to start because I have so much
whizzing through my head and I am really excited. This time two weeks ago my
hayfever was about to peak and I felt absolutely shocking. Today I feel
amazing! I am full of energy, my hayfever symptoms are nowhere to be seen and I
am in an amazing mood.
I think the 5 day course of steroids have had a part to play
in dampening down the allergy symptoms but I can’t ignore that I have consumed more
fresh fruit and veg in the last two weeks than I probably did during the whole
month of June. I am now firmly in a breakfast routine which is a big deal for
me. I am now waking up hungry in the morning and I am making sure I eat at
least three healthy meals per day. The
majority of my meals in the last 2 weeks have consisted of fresh, raw food. I have
been keeping a food diary to send to my personal trainer. Knowing that I have
to write down what I’m eating and sending to a third party has made me look
closer at my diet.
This is a snapshot of the food I’ve eaten in the last few
weeks. It is far from perfect and there are definitely changes to be made but
seeing some it together shows how much colour there is in natural foods. I have to say I feel more energetic than I
have done in a long time. I’m waking up every morning before 5:00 most days and
I am bouncing out of bed and full of energy.I haven’t been a saint and haven’t given up booze. In fact
at a second glance I realise I have
completely forgotten to put a couple of G&T’s and several glasses of
prosecco from Tuesday night. Ed, if you’re reading this, I am not being a
secret squirrel, just completely forgot to put it down.
If you’ve been following me on Twitter or Instagram, you
will have seen me getting over excited about a raw food workshop that I
attended today in Bristol. I feel so excited and inspired. The workshop was run
by Anna Middleton and she was assisted by Fliss who runs http://www.insideouthealing.co.uk/. It was a fantastic workshop and I learnt so much from Anna and Fliss
who were extremely passionate about what they do. It was a world I knew very
little about before today, but I got the chance to learn about new ingredients
and techniques, and tasted lots of new foods. There were six other people in the
group and it was great as I picked up lots of new information from other group
members too.
I absolutely love learning, especially about topics that I
have little knowledge of. Although I like to think of myself as a bit of a
foodie, today was very humbling as so much was like a foreign language to me. This
was in no way negative but instead a very positive and exciting experience.
I am going to do
some detailed separate posts about the workshop and the new foods and
ingredients I was introduced to. I am no expert but I think my beginner’s
perspective may be useful to some people. From the little research I have done
so far, most raw foodies seems to be pretty hardcore and experienced and it can be overwhelming
for people like me. As Anna said today, you don’t have to go 100% raw; it’s about
introducing some beneficial raw foods into your diet in ways that suit you. I
can honestly say that I have benefited greatly after only two weeks. I will be sure to update you regularly on my
progress.
Here is a selection of the foods I was lucky enough to try today. Anna prepared a huge amount of recipes from Thai curry, to chocolate brownies, green smoothies, chocolate sauce, nut milks, salads and salad dressings. Believe it or not, all of the foods below were made using fresh, natural ingredients that are good for you and there was no cooking at all. I was astounded by just how delicious everything was that I tasted today including the almond milk which I have always been reluctant to use. The avocado chocolate mousse was outstanding, as were the chocolate brownies, and the raw Thai curry was so tasty and filling and it wasn't strange that it was cold. I
will be sure to share some of the recipes as I start trying experimenting. I had so many ideas when watching Anna at work today.
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