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Re: The Ultimate Test of Human Endurance: Conquering the 4 Deserts Race Series

girlandcoconut — Thu, 05 Mar 2015 22:21:00 -0000

Looking forward to listening to this one, I watched the documentary a couple months back, fascinating. I'm seriously obsessed with reading about, watching, listening to convos about endurance athletes...yet I have zero desire to do it myself, lol. I did buy a new pair of fitted for me running shoes a few days ago so you never know hey?

Re: From Crash Victim To Elite Athlete: A NYC Firefighter’s Long Run to Wholeness

girlandcoconut — Mon, 02 Mar 2015 12:52:07 -0000

"Hey, I'm from Brooklyn." That line at the end of the podcast made me smile, I'm a Brooklyn girl and happen to have a special place in my heart for firefighters. My great uncle was a battalion chief in the NYFD and I have firefighter friends from NY to the West Coast where I've lived for a long time. I'm living in Spokane, WA which oddly enough is the small town he mentioned in the last few minutes of the podcast. Great interview, these conversations constantly inspire, can't get enough. Thanks Rich and Matty!

Re: From Me To You - December's FREE iPhone Wallpapers, From Me To You

girlandcoconut — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 00:51:42 -0000

A-Mazing. Do you sell prints? Because I already have a wall where I would love to put a series of those B&W NYC winter prints up. Like, I NEED it. Beautiful photos. Thank you to Mill Lil Bee for sending me.

xoxo
Carrie

Re: - Mademoiselle Capucine turned 5 today !

girlandcoconut — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 17:03:11 -0000

Happy Birthday Capucine!!!

xoxoxoxo

Re: Changing My Relationship With Food

girlandcoconut — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 16:45:03 -0000

Oh boy. This is a doozy for me. But I think you may have set me on the path to finally managing my relationship with food. It's not good currently, it's emotionally fueled and no matter how much I read, think, try to change, I struggle daily.

Thanks for this post, much food for thought (lol!) I'm going to be setting some intentions around this right now!

Re: Sun Rotations...

girlandcoconut — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 13:00:58 -0000

Happy Birthday sweet Anthony!! Wishing you a year full of joy, love and loads of all the goodness in the world.

p.s. Um, you're really really taking your hottness factor up another big notch. first the speaking spanish, now the mid-pull up back shot? I mean, take it easy on a girl, will ya? ;)

xoxoxoxoxo

Re: Walking away from Veganism...

girlandcoconut — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 14:57:50 -0000

Great post, as always of course. You are definitely one to get us thinking on all new levels.

I think the main reason this post resonated with folks isn't that some would feel like it was a validation that eating some animal products might be ok, but more so that I think all of us that have been involved in raw, raw vegan, vegan, vegetarian or whatever have felt a bit like outcasts at times, have felt isolated, and have struggled with this lofty "ideal" that some mystical figure out there said we should strive to attain. I think more than anything, we needed to hear that we're not the only ones who want to just relax and just BE.

This post really resonates with me today because just this past weekend, I made a conscious decision to stop calling myself "raw" or "raw vegan" or "x%" or blah, blah, blah. Because I never was 100% any of those things, I'm in the process of evolving my lifestyle to eat healthier but using those labels set me up for my own failures. Any time I would have something I wanted to avoid, I felt guilty for ever associating myself with any of those labels.

THAT for me was the freeing part of this post.

Now, if I may comment on the animal product piece in general. I personally am highly allergic to both dairy and eggs. Both cause reactions for me and dairy really bothers my asthma (as does soy) so I avoid them... but even then, i'm not 100%. Have I eaten a cupcake that was made with eggs, yep, I have. Did I beat myself up for it, yep, I have. I need to stop.

Even if I wasn't allergic however, I would have a hard time eating eggs or dairy based on the practices used to obtain them. I know that eggs can be obtained in a very humane way but the vast majority of them are not. Same with dairy. A cow lactates because it has born an offspring, they don't lactate just because. So what then becomes of the offspring, and on and on.

I think the struggle I have in this area is that I feel like if I justify it, I'm potentially playing a role in the mistreatment of the animals who provide these things, to whom we should be grateful rather than treat like factory milk/egg machines. I'm softer on the eggs because I know it can be done in a way that respects the hens... but I still struggle with dairy because I'm not sure it can, or if there is a way, I'm not educated about it.

I absolutely have always known that primates were not 100% vegan, that their diets did include bugs, SBOs and the like. The monkey eating is on the very rare end, these primates still maintain a very highly raw, good portion vegan diet. That's what I strive for. I just struggle with the humane treatment of animals in all of that...I wanted to mention it because I think that's why many people become vegan in the first place... it's why I was drawn to it. Raw to me was just what made sense in my discovery of getting back to nature, back to earth, back to health.

Millions of thanks for this post and for getting me thinking about all of this and for also lending us a place to voice our thoughts on all of it. You're a superstar :)

xoxoxo
Carrie

Re: Walking away from Veganism...

girlandcoconut — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 14:41:29 -0000

Ok seriously, your hottness factor just went up by A LOT with that little demo of your spanish-speaking ability. YOWZA! ;)

Sera un placer verte por fin en Raw Union!

xo
Carrie

Re: My Big Fat Raw Experiment

girlandcoconut — Sun, 31 May 2009 02:41:02 -0000

I'm SO in. Love learning and trying new things and I am in serious need of a PLAN! xoxoxo - Carrie

Re: no words, only music now

girlandcoconut — Wed, 06 May 2009 14:21:37 -0000

Oh!! Baby Yardy is so precious! What a beautiful little boy Caleb is :)

I'm SO SOSOSOSO happy for you guys, how exciting! I'm also very glad to hear that Heidi is doing better, big hugs to her :)

xoxoxo

Re: Twitter Rolls Out New Interface for All

girlandcoconut — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 18:24:06 -0000

I like the new change. I would also love a retweet option :)

Re: Swine Flu for suckers?

girlandcoconut — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 16:17:24 -0000

Yep, if only the voices of reason would be presented in the media. I emailed that Mercola article to folks here at work who were panic-stricken and now they are totally relaxed about it and not living in fear.

Re: A Spring Cleaning Giveaway

girlandcoconut — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 13:14:19 -0000

Eeep! only 5? wow, the first one is easy... Avocado, hands down. Secondly, young coconuts for sure. 3-5 would be (oh this is SO hard!!) watermelon, mango, orange... I guess I'd be a fruitarian! :)

p.s. I am very intrigued by the soapnut, I need to read up on those, sound amazing!

Re: A Feast For The Eyes: Fennel & Tomato Tart

girlandcoconut — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 15:18:04 -0000

Oh my goodness this is the best day ever. Finding your blog and now Chef Russel? Heaven. Ok, his pictures are probably the best food porn I've ever seen, cooked or raw!

Tx for sharing, I look forward to coming back here to visit soon :)

Re: Raw Event of the Year

girlandcoconut — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 20:22:51 -0000

I'm working on changing my LA trip so that I can go. Checked out flights but thinking I'm going to drive down if I can make it happen. Let me know what you're thinking and i'll keep you posted on my plans and we can try to carpool if it works :)

I'm thinking of a long weekend but not thinking I could stay for the entire week after, it costs loads to board the doggies and bringing them looks like less of an option as there are only a couple vacation rentals that allow pets and most are already booked. I think lodging is going to be interesting so I'm trying to figure out quickly if I can make it or not.

Re: Raw Event of the Year

girlandcoconut — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 19:51:24 -0000

K, looking into it! I'd pretty much decided that I was going to have to, I don't want to miss the opportunity to spend time with you two and give REAL hugs! It sounds like it's going to be an amazing experience :) And how cool of them to open their union up to our fabulous community, so great!

I'm thinking about Friday and then heading back home Monday or Tuesday. I'll look at flights but driving is a possibility for me too, it's about 7 hours but I love taking road trips! And I could possibly find a vacation rental that would take the doggies so I could bring them with. Hmmm, working on it!

Re: Raw Event of the Year

girlandcoconut — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 18:42:05 -0000

I've been freaking out ever since I heard about this. I JUST bought tickets to be in LA that weekend! I'm freaking out! What to do?!? I've been aching to meet all my fave raw foodie friends and getting to MD for the East coast Raw Spirit isn't going to work out I don't think so geez! help me help me help me! xoxoxo Carrie

Re: Seedlings

girlandcoconut — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 14:48:15 -0000

I started some seedlings about three weeks ago... three kinds of tomatoes, bell pepper, chive, jalapeno & basil. Just bought tons more seeds too so going to get some more starts going tonight! I'm working on cleaning out my raised beds to have them ready for planting time :) I'm SO excited to be doing a garden this year :)

xoxo
Carrie

Re: Honey Bunny, i have something special to show you...

girlandcoconut — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 14:34:33 -0000

Fascinating! I've been wanting to check out honey some more. Started using agave and then haven't bought anymore of that lately (mostly using dates or stevia drops for sweetners) but honey always is something i've loved. I have gone back and forth on the whole vegan aspect too but just don't know enough about that. We used to raise bees, I didn't pay too much attention to all of it but I do know that we did it in a way that was respectful to the bees and without harming them. It was a happy coexistance :)

Re: The Biology of Blubber

girlandcoconut — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 14:30:17 -0000

Oh wow, SO interesting! I can definitely relate to most of those cravings/feelings (all but the meat/angry - THANK GOODNESS) :)

Re: Tralalère !

girlandcoconut — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 21:14:42 -0000

wow, that is beautiful!

Re: Green Spring Break

girlandcoconut — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 18:10:48 -0000

Hi mamasita! Have to wait to watch the vid til I get home but wanted to say how proud I am of you and the knowledge and love you spread. The fact that it's interesting and fun for kiddos is the most amazing thing. You are opening up a healthy world to a whole new generation in ways that entire countries, establishments, schools, families haven't. Good on you girl!!!

Here's my absolute fave...even though i'm not supposed to have pineapple... I used to LOVE pina coladas (the liquor - WOOHOO kind) so for me, this just makes me feel like I'm on a tropical island under the sun, sand between my toes...

meat & water of one young coconut
2 handfuls spinach
1/2 c pineapple
1c mango
ice (no ice needed if fruit is frozen)
VitaMix away and drink up the tropical blissful greenness

love you mucho! happy spring!
xoxox
Carrie

Re: Juicing & Supplements

girlandcoconut — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 01:30:35 -0000

ha, giggling at earthmother's comment.... i noticed the freeze frame of your cleavage too...ha ha.

i too am a Vitamineral Green devotee, love the stuff and going to take your lead and mix with some fresh grapefruit juice tomorrow...yum!

i had a rough day, it's the busiest i've ever ever ever been at work and i'm trying to get to bikram yoga too (didn't make it today) and have to tell you, trying to do bikram on just juice is brutal!! i'm probably going to put in a small smoothie an hour or 90 minutes before class on the days that I go. burning almost 1200 calories each class really takes a lot out of you when you're eating regularly so it's been a bit challenging trying to on juice liquids.

i'm keepin on though and enjoying very much!

xoxoxo
Carrie

Re: Weigh In - Day 2

girlandcoconut — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 20:29:02 -0000

Penni!!!

I *heart* you so much!! I truly get a smile on my face listening to you talk and getting to hear your voice.

LURVED the video, excited for more, keep it up, it's really great! I know YouTube can be slow as molasses (as you said in your tweet) but believe me, for those of us out here watching, it's worth it!

I've had the following so far today.
.5 qt canteloupe
1 qt celery, cuke, carrot w/leaves, lemon, ginger, romaine

I don't really feel like more but do want to be hydrated for yoga at 7:30...won't be able to have anything but water until after 9 if i wait. I already have another qt made: tomato, scallion, garlic, romaine, celery, cuke, lime.

As for overall feeling, I had an extremely stressful day at work and ended up with a raging headache for the last half of the day. I'm feeling better but I did eat a hershey's kiss in a moment of stressful frustration and didn't even realize it until I noticed I was tearing the wrapper into a million pieces as I sat listening to coworkers on a conf call....ha. I definitely need to focus on being in the present so I can avoid such things. I was certainly craving a bagel earlier, I wanted comfort, I wasn't hungry. Glad I stuck it out :)

big hugs for day two!

xoxox
Carrie

Re: March Juice Madness

girlandcoconut — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 23:41:18 -0000

Hey mama.... this weekend got crazy so wasn't able to call during your available times but hope to talk with you one of these days soon!

My first day of March was pretty good. Although I've not had nearly enough juice :( I started off with a pomegranate and berry smoothie actually around 11 am and then had 1 qt celery, romaine, green apple, parsley. Then I had to go to yoga (which is a 3 hour round trip) and just having some tea to get rid of the chill.

I'm going to run in and make the 2nd one you had up there minus the jalapeno as I forgot it at the store...DOH! I've had 1/2 gallon of H20 today too. Honestly, i've not felt hungry but for a quick second when I got home just now from yoga and wonder if I won't fill up too much trying to do 4 quarts of juice plus water. Do you feel like you're tummy is sloshing around all day?

xoxo big hugs & love to you!