CSD Day One
Crazy Sexy Diet Day 1Breakfastwarm glass of lemon water with a pinch of cayenne just a couple of sips of black tea (weening from coffee)Green Juice--------------1 apple5 celery stalks2 chard leaves2...
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Okay so the caffeine withdrawals seriously set in today. And can I really go until noon on juice alone?I had a tiny cup of green tea.I ate a banana at 11am.There, I said it.Cheater!Breakfast:Green...
View ArticleCSD Day Three
WOWI feel great!!!Caffeine updateI'm down to a third of a cup of green tea. I don't even think I need any caffeine tomorrow!(a true coffee drinker uses the word "need"). This is coming from...
View ArticleCSD Day Five (!?!)
You can bypass reading this entire post by by reading the following statement"I feel healthy and energetic on the Crazy Sexy Diet Cleanse."---Some wonderful things about this cleanse so farI'm shocked...
View ArticleCrazy Sexy Diet Day Seven
It's Day Seven of the rest of my life!!! I think I needed a clear timeline to be motivated to start this cleanse-slash-new-way-of-eating, because to say "no more sugar or coffee, period" would have...
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Hey y'all!I haven't been blogging because I just have any pictures, but I wanted do a check-in post on this cleanse-thing.Stil going strong!Things I'm good at doing/remembering:exerciseall the food...
View ArticleOnce upon a time, there were two salads
This is too easy!It's SO easy being vegan.It's SO easy eating a diet of 60% raw food.(I'll be ready for the 80% goal very soon!)This much stuff made two salads. One for dinner, one for lunch tomorrow.1...
View ArticleSexy Time!
Okay that might seem like a weird title if you don't remember the movie "Borat"!Yesterday would be my Day 21except...we went camping over the weekend and I didn't really follow the CSD protocol.How did...
View ArticleSo Sushi
For lunch today, I made these I Am Loved Nori Rolls from Kris Carr's book and they are great. Very basic ingredients inside 'em (pea sprouts, carrots, avocado, rice and tahini), but something about the...
View ArticleTMI (Toe Much Info)
Crazy Sexy Diet Announcement1. The toe fungus I've been fighting with my usual natural skin cure-all (neem) for months has nearly healed itself even with no neem or other medication. I've been...
View ArticleDonut Holes and Inner Peace
Zucchini, carrot, bell pepper, micro greens, and spinach salad with Asian Dressing.So I'm catching up on the blog reader, and I see some awesome looking donuts, which are my biggest temptation in life....
View ArticleThe Holes
Vegan Raw-ish Donut HolesMade 'em (I said I would yesterday!). However, these aren't the pumpkin ones I promised yesterday. This is an adaptation of several recipes from several sources based on what...
View ArticleYummy Salad
Okay, this is not the actual salad because I scarfed it down before taking a picture, but I will share this because it's as colorful as my salad (almost):Artist: a very confident 4-year-oldMy salad...
View ArticleA helluva vegan day
mouth-watering portobello steaks w/plain spaghetti squashI.I want to rescind my previous statements about not having "more" energy on the Crazy Sexy Diet. I do have more energy, it just took some time...
View ArticleSimple detoxifying dinner
the goal: to detox off of my CSD slip last night (read: lots of white flour, lots of sugar, even some soda...AND I missed my green juice today!)I'm not entirely hungry but I must eat before the...
View ArticleFriday night excitement : )
This was a combination of leftovers that left me wanting seconds (which would have been easy since it only took five minutes to make:Lightly sauteed kale, Gimme Lean sausage, tamarind chutney wrapped...
View ArticleBack on the CSD (Crazy Sexy Diet)
I'm here for a brief visit...and based on my page views each week I know you're still out there!While I don't promise to blog about it, I am starting the Kris Carr diet again. Adding lifestyle...
View ArticleReaching for the life preserver
When I first became vegan, this blog saved me. Networking with other vegan bloggers, publishing my dietary intake, being accountable on the public forum, are some of the many ways that blogging kept me...
View ArticleUGH.
This is not a happy post.It's an honest post.[this is my plug for "Cowspiracy", the documentary, available full length on you tube]I am seriously going to blow my brains out if people don't start...
View ArticleOh My Tempeh!
Tempeh + Sweet Potatoes = HeavenEven tho I usually hate tempeh, I loved this.Therefore, I am documenting my process so that I may replicate it for the second half of my tempeh block.Tempeh de...
View ArticleRedefining my blog (and myself!)
For a few years now, my blog has been called "Frenzied Vegan" because that's EXACTLY how I felt at any given time.My high-stressed lifestyle fueled by sugar and carbs led to adrenal fatigue and may...
View ArticleSugar and the cold and flu bug
Will not eating sugar/dairy/wheat help me get thru this cold and flu bug unaffected?Time will tell...
View ArticleBlueberries and Perfectionism
Hi everyone,I'm peeking in here to share and to confess.Share:Have you heard about the benefits of blueberries on bone density? Confession:I have a bit more time to blog now but since I haven't been...
View ArticleCrazy Sexy Diet
Without caffeine, you know I'll be feeling crazy. Sexy? Maybe not : )My friend Ali and some of her bloggy friends will be doing the Crazy Sexy Diet Cleanse for the next 21 days (or more). (It feels...
View Articlegrocery shopping tips for getting back on track :)
is this even on? ok i wanted to offer some tips to my future self about how to grocery shop. 1. always have a huge thing of salad greens. 2. buy sauces. they spruce up anything: tahini, bitchin sauce,...
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