Lauren Loves Food: Week 2 zing and buzz

So I am now heading in to my third week since starting my new lifestyle and I am still feeling good. Just so you know I will only be doing videos every other week but I will be doing more written posts.

I hope you liked the mini workout I posted on Wednesday, if you are feeling as buzzing as I am you should have plenty of energy to give it a go!

This week has I have been eating mostly raw vegan food although I did have some very lovely pescatarian food during the weekend.

I have once again found I am full of energy and my degestive system seems to be all good, it's like my tummy has a smiley face. I am already seeing differences in the shape of my body (I will say no more for now) and my skin seems a timy bit clearer.

I pretty much avoided all my "avoid" foods this week however I had a nasty headache on Tuesday and couldn't work out why. I looked at my food diary. I had drunk plenty of water, I hadn't been sleepy.... Then it hit me I got a lovely new eye cream from lush. I have always had dark circles under my eyes (a family thing) and like using more natural products. I was really pleased with the results but I noticed the days I put it on in the morning (rather than at night) I got a headache again. Why? I asked myself, well it turns out the reason it is so good for the old under eye bags is all the lovely almond oil they pack in to it. But almonds are on my avoid list! Well, I hear you say your not eating it. Your right the skin around the eyes is fragile and stuff can be easily absorbed in to the blood stream through the eyes. Solution, only wear the cream and night and voila away go the headaches again!

In other news I tried piloxing this week with a wonderful trainer in Shopshire called Annette you can find her on Facebook as Annette Zumba piloxing Harding. I went along and had so much fun. The workout was a combination of boxercise and Pilates but parts felt almost like dance or ballet. I loved it, it was hard and you could feel your muscles working but the music was upbeat and Annette was very motivational so I didn't feel like mental hardwork.

Also this week my new dehydrator arrived and it is a beast! I have already dried myself some fruits and veg. I love the results, every tastes amazing and it is great for making my own healthy snacks (even if it does take 8hours! ) I have a recipe for this week coming for a dinner using the dehydrator so I shall report back on that later.

Here are some of the yummies I have been gobbling up the is week....