Day Fourteen!! :)

Whoo-hoo! Two weeks! ;) It has been incrediably easy to stay on this diet. Sure I get cravings sometimes for chicken and certainly for chocolate every once in a while, but they're just passing -- I haven't gotten to the point yet where I HAVE to have chocolate!!! But I did check out the green and blacks chocolate bars - they are probably the safest way to go when I do decide to eat some, as they are all organic. Too bad they don't make smaller bars (never before have I said that! hehe) But I'm not getting any yet. I'll see how long I can hold out. Or I could look up some raw recipes for chocolate. And I've been thinking about making a meal on Sundays - once a week for a change-up. Otherwise - I've been eating salads for two straight weeks! hehe. Not minding it one bit. But I went to the bookstore today and did some reading on this lifestyle and other similar diets. 'Eating to Live' says that if you steam veggies they will still retain the nutrients because the water isn't sapping out all the vitamins and stuff. That's great because I have really been wanting some corn on the cob!! So I might try that tomorrow night and make some type of asian dish -- I miss my stirfries! :( And I might make some chilli on Monday, I'm supposed to be able to heat it a little - just don't boil it or anything. Which reminds me to sprout some of those beans before Monday rolls around, you're supposed to soak them in water for 24 hours? I think. Better check that before I do. :)
Anyway -- I have been feeling wonderful the past few days. In the forums I read other people complaining that they go through a 2 weeks to a month of detox once going 100% raw and feeling uncomfortable and stuff like that, being tired before they turn the bend and actually feel so great. But I have been feeling pretty great this entire week. There were a few days in there where I was a bit on edge at work, but I think that it was just my attitude. I prayed and I changed and it got better. It was employee appreciation week at work so all week they have been giving us cookies and dilly bars and providing lunch -- none of which I could eat. Well, they did give us an orange for 'orange you great' day...yes, they're dorks...but I don't think they realized that orange season has passed and so they tasted nasty! :) I even told Connie I wasn't eating sugar and to keep that cookie away from me! :) That stuff just doesn't even look appetizing. That's so weird. I would have scarfed that cookie three weeks ago! That and putting up with Joshua - who continues to tease me. 'I don't know why anyone wouldn't want to eat a free dilly bar, especially one that's covered in chocolate!' :) He kept pursuading me to go and get one so I could give it to him. hehe. He's funny. I gave him a copy of my piano music because he knew I had been recording all week, and he keeps asking me how it's been going and I know he likes piano music. 'Are you really sure you want to give this to me?' he asked, 'you know I will critique it.' I just smiled, "I'm not scared to give you that at all, but I'm scared to give you my book..." The next day he came back and told me I needed to fix something in the first song - change that D sharp to an E flat, he said. I laughed and looked away, I'm still wondering if he knows that those are the same note. ;) Silly man. Actually the fact that he keeps bringing up the 'no sugar' policy keeps me motivated. Just to prove I can do it. So I'm glad he does. It's kind of funny really. But enough about work.
Oh - I made a delicious smoothy for lunch!! I pitted 12 sweet cherries (those big, dark purple ones that come out later in the season)  -- and they also stain your hands purple by the way! :) A handful of blueberries and one banana, threw them all in the blender with four ice cubes and it made a really really good smoothie. It was thicker then the ones I normally make, so it was excellent. Man, now I want another one! I usually make one with an orange and a banana and pinapple if I have it, and because there is more juice from the orange it makes it more liquidy. I think the cherry smoothie would taste good frozen too! I've been trying to find popsicle molds, but can't find one yet. I've only looked at walmart though. So if anyone sees one tell me about it!! :)