Fellow Endurance Athletes- You are what you eat!

I had a chance this evening to catch up on Torrey's posts and wanted to highlight his June 13th statement below:
"As far as my diet is concerned, I have cut back significantly on red meat, chicken, turkey and pork. Actually for the past 2.5 weeks I have almost gone vegetarian. I know I need to increase my carbs and protein because my energy level is low."
My mostly vegetarian diet was upgraded to a mostly vegan diet over the past few months. Researching and being intrigued by the raw foods diet, I decided to step my game up a notch again about a month ago. The results? OMG!!!!
The energy level increase from eating cooked foods less and live vegetables and fruits more is tremendous. You feel lighter..cleaner....clearer in thought. You feel more intune with your body and thus significantly improve the mind/body connection during rigorous training. Plus, your skin improves!
A typical breakfast for me is a banana and almonds rice milk shake with cinnamon, an apple and usually half a ruby red grapefruit. Lunch might be some fresh spinach, sliced carrots and beets, cucumbers and red cabbage. Nope, no salad dressing (this isn't a salad). Dinner may be tempeh, beans or fish, with raw dark leafy greens and a sliced vine ripened tomato overwhelming the plate. Snacking on raw fruits, nuts and veggies in between meals of course too. A sprouted grain and almond butter sandwich here and there for protein.
My energy levels and mental stamina have increased significantly enough for me to strongly encourage you to add live foods (not including flesh) in abundance to your marathon nutritional plan (if not your nutritional life plan). The more the better, and you WILL feel the difference!
Siana