Recap of how we are feeling

Hey everyone,

I hope everyone stayed warm last night….crazy weather on the East Coast! We did not get any heavy snow here but check out our friend Stephanie who saw some white stuff. It is freezing out and a high chance of ice! I hate ice, especially black ice, ugh ; / Lori and I have both seen the pavements a few times before with black ice and each have had our fair share of bruises!

Glad to hear everyone enjoyed our Candy Cane Macaroon recipe, please let us know if you make them and what you think!! Seriously one of the easiest raw desserts to make ; )

Anyways both of us have been doing pretty well this week with our candida cleanse. No major complaints, have been having some type of green smoothie twice a day

We love our green smoothies…even with little to none fruit….okay sometimes they are a bit hard to get down, I am not gonna lie ; )

This one was actually a really good one!!

Keeping our meals simple. We have enjoyed our homemade water kefir about every other day

Raw homemade sauerkraut 3 times this week

Here is our stash of raw sauerkraut fermenting away

Homemade kombucha about 4 days this week. Here is our collection

* yes we have a little corner in the kitchen where we store all our ‘fermented’ foods. And we share cheese cloths

Now I know we have discussed a few times about eating fermented foods and we honestly love them. People have shared with us that they get gasy or have an upset stomach when they have fermented foods (a.k.a. good bacteria), well for me it usually helps my tummy feel better. Yes there are times when I get a little bloated, etc after eating some, but nothing too bad. So for Lori and I we still think it is important for us to incorporate them because we know over time our bodies will adjust to the increased in probiotics and start to balance. It is the waiting part that is so hard!!!

We also been having one avocado each almost everyday and coconut oil as our main two fats. We feel that our bodies have been really liking this increased in healthy fats. Also we have been washing our faces with coconut oil at night and feeling that is slowlying helping our skin (especially now due to the colder weather). Still no major improvements but small changes which we will take any change Overall we have had decent amount of energy really turning into night owls… staying up till midnight or later!!! Our training for our marathon is not going as planned :/  But that is ok we know we can do it and as long as we believe we can run it we will!!! Mind over matter, right We hope to run one more long run before our big day, but not sure if that is going to happen or not.

Dinner last night we tried having cooked millet. This is the first time we have had cooked millet in a year!! We topped it with fresh cilantro, olive oil,  garlic and turmeric (both of which we have been having every single day to help fight any infections, etc)!! Though we love fresh garlic – I know we are weird.

Very simple yet sooooo satisfying!!!

How did we feel after eating cooked millet??? We both actually felt alright! We were both surprised that we did not get that bad of an upset stomach because we have had a cooked ‘grain’ like quinoa and buckwheat a few weeks ago and got a little bloated and gasy from them.  Maybe our stomachs are slowly starting to get stronger!!!! Still a long journey ahead but one we are so happy to be on! We know our stomachs will only get stronger and stronger each day.

And sipped on a warm hot chocolate this afternoon while writing this post

We both are looking forward to the new year and getting a chance to start fresh : ) Speaking of the new year and getting it started right have you checked our friend Gena’s Choosing Raw + Spark! Wellness January 2010 Cleanse. It is a great way to get you and someone you love a gift of health…remember it is never to late to turn your health around : )

Tomorrow Lori and I will be announcing our gift of health that we have mentioned before, so check back tomorrow.  ; )

Stay warm!!

Till next time,

The Twins