- 1.5 organic apples (150)

- 2 cups of a combination of strawberries and grapes (100)

- Green smoothie with 3 cups cold water, organic romaine lettuce, 3 tbsp raw vanilla protein powder, a sprinkle of bee pollen, a sprinkle of chia seeds, 1.5 bananas, a handful of frozen strawberries – I only drank half (250)

- 1 peanut butter chocolate chip Lara bar (200)

- Some baby carrots (50)

- 1 glass red wine with some homemade mac and cheese and some homemade nachos (with Daiya cheese and bison), plus a couple pieces dark chocolate, a little Easter chocolate, and some candied almonds (800)

- 1 mug hot chocolate (200)

Total calories: 1,750

Our Internet was acting up the other day so I wasn’t able to post my eats for April 5. This is what I remember eating:

- Wheatgrass shot and 1/2 grapefruit

- Raw chocolate brownie

- Grapes

- Apple

- “Toad in the hole” (homemade whole wheat bread, fried in a pan with a local organic egg cracked in the centre of it) with nitrate-free bacon and a glass of red wine

I think it was around 1,800 calories in total.

8am – 9am 1.5 organic apples (100)

11am – 12pm 6 large strawberries and some pineapple (150)

12:45pm Salad with organic romaine, organic cherry tomatoes, some organic raw pumpkin seeds, homemade Liquid Gold Elixir dressing (200) I forgot my avocado

2:30pm Homemade lemonade with cold water, juice of 1 lemon, a drizzle of organic maple syrup and a pinch of cayenne (50)

4pm Leftover rice with chickpeas and 1 glass red wine (400)

4:30pm Raw chocolate brownie (700)

Total calories: 1,650

11am – 12pm 6 large strawberries and a couple handfuls grapes (150)

12:45pm Salad with organic romaine, organic cherry tomatoes, some organic raw pumpkin seeds, homemade Liquid Gold Elixir dressing, 1/4 avocado (250)

2:45pm 1.5 organic apples (100)

4:30pm Homemade raw chocolate brownie and 1 glass red wine (450)

5:15pm Brown rice with broccoli, cauliflower, chickpeas and grass-fed steak, plus a little Green & Black organic dark chocolate (500)

Total calories: 1,500

Essentially, this month is “green juice” first thing in the morning, fresh fruit til noon, then a salad or smoothie or other raw food til dinner. Dinner will be anything cooked or raw.

Fun stuff! I’m really glad to try eating raw again (or at least raw til dinner). I decided to start raw food today, Monday, rather than the first of the month because Mr. Science and I had already made plans to have a tasty cooked breakfast yesterday.

Yesterday I was volunteering to work the Bingo (work event), and I didn’t get home until midnight. Consequently I didn’t get a very good sleep and woke up a lot between 6 and 9am, when I finally got out of bed. Today felt all around kind of weird and I was pretty sleepy, and since I knew I’d be up late on Sunday night, I ate an extra snack in the evening which meant that I wasn’t hungry at all when I woke up. But here’s what I ate today:

9:30am 1 shot organic wheatgrass. That stuff is so gross! Have you ever tasted wheatgrass? Luckily the aftertaste doesn’t stick around very long, and I had tea as my chaser I’ll be aiming to drink a shot of wheatgrass first thing every morning, so I expect over time it will gradually grow on me.

10am 1 organic apple (75)

10:30am Another organic apple (75)

11:45am Homemade raw chocolate brownie (800)

2:30pm 2 strawberries (50)

4pm Grass-fed steak, homemade potato fries with organic ketchup, 1 glass red wine and some Green & Black organic dark chocolate (700)

Total calories: 1,700

- “Pancake sandwich” with 2 leftover blueberry pancakes, 2 tbsp PB2 and a bit of honey (250).

- Double Berry smoothie with 1 cup plain nonfat Greek yogurt, 1 tbsp local honey, 1 tsp vanilla extract, organic romaine lettuce, 1/2 cup each frozen strawberries and blueberries, 1/4 cup cold water (250) – recipe from the Carb Lovers Diet Cookbook.

- Grilled chicken Caesar salad with homemade dressing and croutons (325) – recipe from the Carb Lovers Diet Cookbook.

- 1 organic Fuji apple (75).

- Leftover homemade lasagna and a glass of wine (500).

- 1 slice homemade multigrain bread, toasted and topped with PB and honey (300).

Total calories: 1,700. I was hungry today! I’m still aiming for 1,200 calories/day, but I’m okay with taking it slow for the next week or so. If I can focus on gradually reducing caloric intake, that will likely work best.

Exercise: 40 minutes pacing indoors; 50 minutes walking outside; 100 jumping jacks; 2-minute plank hold.

But after work on Saturday we went grocery shopping, and now I’m all Carb Lover stocked up! Here’s what I ate on Sunday:

9am 3 slices nitrate-free bacon and 2 oat/honey/blueberry pancakes (recipe from the Carb Lovers Diet Cookbook) with a little smidgeon of Earth Balance and a drizzle of organic maple syrup (500).

11:30am 1 organic Fuji apple with 1 tbsp organic all-natural peanut butter and 2 tbsp PB2 (250)

1:45pm 1/2 cup popcorn kernels with 2 tbsp organic Earth Balance and a little sprinkle of salt (500) – I didn’t quite finish the popcorn.

2:30pm The rest of the popcorn, plus a few chocolate chips and peanut butter chips (150).

I also munched on another pancake, a slice of bacon and some peanut butter throughout the day (300).

Total calories: 1,700. I’m supposed to be aiming for 1,200 calories on the Carb Lovers Diet, but I’m not managing that very well! Ah well. The popcorn and chocolate chips weren’t from the Carb Lovers Diet – just a treat.

Exercise: 45 min pacing indoors.

8:20am 1/2 cup wheat-free oats with 1/2 scoop vanilla protein powder, 1/3 banana and cinnamon (250 calories).

11am Leftover smoothie from yesterday – I think it included Organic Meadows strawberry kefir, Manitoba Harvest hemp hearts, frozen banana and organic green leaf lettuce (200 calories).

12:45pm Stella’s Cafe small house salad (mixed leafy greens with sunflower seeds) with the dressing on the side (100 calories) and another bowl of oatmeal, same as above (250 calories).

5:30pm Brown rice spaghetti with spicy red pepper tomato sauce and parmesan cheese (400 calories).

Total calories: 1,200.

Exercise: Level 1 of the 30 Day Shred (20 min); 55 min walking outdoors.

5:20am 1 glass cold water with juice from 1/2 organic lemon, as well as 1/2 tbsp organic maple syrup (50), plus 1 slice homemade multigrain bread, toasted and topped with 2 tbsp all-natural PB and a drizzle of local honey (300).

6:15am Another slice of toast with PB and honey (300).

11:30am 2 green smoothies, same as yesterday but not measured super exact (200).

12:45pm Just over 2 cups steamed broccoli and cauliflower with nooch and black pepper (200).

1:30pm 1/2 of another green smoothie (100).

3pm – 4pm: Raw brownie (400?) and 1/2 cup popcorn kernels, air-popped and topped with sea salt and organic Earth Balance – not real food, I know! Also I didn’t measure the Earth Balance but it was a generous amount (700?).

6:30pm 1 apple with PB (300?). Again, I didn’t measure.

Total calories: 2,550. Boo.

Exercise: 50 minutes walking outdoors; 15 minutes pacing indoors.

11:40am 2 organic apples (150).

12:45pm Smoothie, same as yesterday – it’s super delicious! I drank 2/3 (250) with 2 cups steamed broccoli and cauliflower, topped with nooch and black pepper (100).

2:15pm The rest of the green smoothie (100).

6:30pm Leftover homemade fettucine alfredo (500) plus some raw brownie (450? I didn’t measure).

Total calories: 1,700. I was at the office for nearly 10 hours today, which I hadn’t planned for (had a deadline to deal with), so I wound up missing the gym class I wanted to attend, and I was awfully tired when I arrive home from work so I expect that’s why I felt it necessary to eat so much raw walnut/date/cocoa powder brownie. But at least it was all very tasty

Exercise: 50 minutes walking.