Saturday, May 30, 2009

Day 165, 100% Raw Fruitarian

Friday, Day 165, 100% Raw Fruitarian. Ate well today. It was a beautiful spring day here in southern Virginia. We had been getting alot of rain lately, but we needed it. My quads are sore today from yesterday's squat workout. i only wish i had known about these one leg squats years ago. Better late than never. It is a day of spiritual preparation for me, as i am a Sabbath keeper. This week we are staying home and having company over for home worship. We are planning on picnicking at a state park. i am looking forward to it. i love the restfulness and peace of it. This has been some month, lots of drama and intrigue. But the Lord has brought me through it all. He is better to me than i deserve and i am thankful and feeling extremely blessed and fortunate. Today i had planned on doing some dips at the park and then some isometric chin exercise. i wanted to focus on the part of the chin where my chin goes over the bar. But i forgot my gloves. i don't like the feel of those callouses in my hands, so i just did dips today. Good thing because i didn't realize how sore my muscles were and i realized that dips was about the only thing i could do anyways..LOL. i was able to take my son to the mall and get him and i some new basketball sneakers. i love shopping with my children. It is a sweet joy. Here was today's menu:

Breakfast:
half a watermelon, 3 mangos, 2 valencia oranges. (1200 calories)

Lunch:
almond pate with tomato-cucumber salad. (517 calories).

Dinner:
2 mangos, 7 valencia oranges, one avocado (973 calories).


Exercise: 10 sets of dips......70 total....25 minutes.


Have Wonderful Weekend!


Grace and Peace be multiplied.


todd

Friday, May 29, 2009

Day 164, 100% Raw Fruitarian


Thursday, Day 164, 100% Raw Fruitarian. i really perfected the unsalted almond pate. All i really did was tweek it alittle by not putting in the tomato and adding alittle cumin. That did it. It was delicious. Again it was so good that i ate it twice today. i took a picture of the finished non-sweet salad to show how big a meal it is when compared to a regular serving. Yet the whole thing including the pate is only about 500 calories.
The Lord is good as not only did i eat well today (including some durian pods), but i had one terrifice workout. What i did was make use of door handles in doing my one-legged squats. i didn't feel i was getting low enough. Prior to now i wasn't able to get any lower. Now i can with some assistance. i hold onto the two handles of a door with one leg perpendicular (straight out in front of me). Then i simply squat with one leg gettng my butt as close to the floor as i can. i am typing this the day after and my quads are still wiped out. i love it! The goal is to develop to the point where i can get that low without the door. It will come and it will not take that long. On this diet my body seems to be adapting quickly to new stress. i was only able to do 42 of them (7 sets of 6 each leg), whereas i normally do between 60-120. But these were much higher quality, which to me is very important. i also did 140 chins, which is a one workout record for me. Here are today's activities:
Breakfast:
Non-sweet fruity salad (pictured) with almond pate. (517 calories).
Lunch:
Repeat from breakfast. (517 calories).
Dinner:
7 valencia oranges (delicious), box of durian (more delicious). (1003 calories).
Exercise:
40 minutes.....140 chins....42 one legged squats.
Grace and Peace be multiplied.

Thursday, May 28, 2009

Day 163, 100% Raw Fruitarian.

Wednesday, Day 163, 100% Raw Fruitarian. i sort of went nuts today. More appropriately, i went avocado today. i had three, i felt that third one. Such a piglet. The problem was the second one, it was just so good. i should have been satisfied with that, but instead i wanted to repeat the experience. Bad move; my stomach felt it. i will learn one day. i must admit though, eating one extra avocado is much better to learn from than say, a cheeseburger, a pizza, a load of fried chicken or a bowl of ice cream. i have come a long way, but i cannot spend time looking back. Have to go forward. i ate very well today. Didn't exercise as the day got away from me. But it was very nice in terms of food. Here is what happened:

Breakfast:
Non-sweet fruit salad with chopped onion and almond pate. two bananas. (759 calories)

Lunch:
sucked the juice from 11 valencia oranges (delicious), one mango, one avocado, half a watermelon. (1749 calories).

Dinner:
6 more valencia oranges, two avocados (mistake). (934 calories).


Exercise: none.


Grace and Peace be multiplied.

todd

Tuesday, May 26, 2009

Day 162, 100% Raw Fruitarian

Tuesday, Day 162, 100% Raw Fruitarian. Very interesting day today. But before i get into that, my apologies for missing some journal days. Truth is i wanted some time away from the computer and since yesterday was Memorial Day, i took some time with my wife and children. It was very nice. The only exercise i got in was about an hour of basketball with my son and some young fellows. Something really funny about when i play basketball. There is the Park and Rec gentleman that supervises the park. Nice guy, about 65 years old. Whenever he sees me coming to play he comes to the court and starts yelling "the old man is going to put a hurtin' on you boys!". He has done it so often that all the young guys now call me "Old man". i actually like it. Its shows the kids accept me. Plus the park and rec guy is right, this old man does put a hurtin' on 'em....LOL. Today, i discovered something interesting. i always knew that vegetables for the most part are much lighter in calories than fruit. Fruit is much denser and has much more natural sugars in it. But i think of tomatoes and cucumber as fruit too. i have been eating these large bowls of mostly chopped tomatoes and cukes. Today i added some almond pate (by the way, came out great this time and no salt), as a change of pace from the avocado. It was totally delicious. i actually at this for breakfast. It was so good, i ate it again for lunch. Thing is, i felt totally satisfied and full, but when i plugged in the calories, it didn't amount to much. i came home and had a fairly monstrous workout and i ate half a watermelon afterwards. So i realized i could basically eat a ton of tomatoes (which, when they are nice, i probably could) and it won't amount to many calories, yet i wouldn't feel deprived. i found that interesting. Here are the details:

Breakfast:
5 tablespoons of almond pate with non-sweet salad. The pate was made of:
1/3 cup of walnuts, 1/3 cup of almonds
cayenne pepper, dill weed, basil, half the juice of half a lemon, curry, 1/3 of a sweet onion, one orange sweet bell pepper, one half a tomato, 2 stalks of celery. It made alot of pate. i also had this for lunch and of course have leftovers for tomorrow.

i didn't measure anything, sorry about that. i just add stuff and taste it. i put all that in the food processor and pulsed it until it was the desired consistency.

The salad had: 2.5 tomatoes, 1.5 large english cucumbers, 1/2 onion. i added basil, curry and cayenne to it then put in the pate.

(565 calories)

Lunch: ditto. (565 calories).

Dinner:
one leftover piece of durian, half a watermelon. (825 calories).

Exercise:
40 minutes......400 pushups, 120 one legged squats each leg.


Grace and peace be multiplied.

Monday, May 25, 2009

Day 160, 100% Raw Fruitarian

Sunday, Day 160, 100% Raw Fruitarian. Nice day today. i ate well and i got in some decent exercise. i was able to have some durian, which always makes me happy. i didn't blog yesterday, as i was quite busy, but one thing new did happen. i decided to try my hand at some raw almond pate. Prior to this fruitarian foray, almond pate was a regular part of my diet. But i had decided to leave nut foods alone for awhile because i wanted to make sure nothing would clog me up. Also, one of the things that made my pate taste so good to me was the salt (which of course i am not using now). Well, it didn't come out so good. Of course i ate it (wasn't going to waste it), but without the salt there was something missing. i believe i can improve it though, which i will in the future. So today, it was back to my old friend the avocado. i had several at home, but when i went to an asian market to pick up some mangos, i saw some of the best looking haas avos i had seen in a long time. Had to get two of them, ate one of them right there in the store while talking to the owner (very nice man). It was as good as it looked, creamy and buttery delicious. Here are the meals for the day:

Breakfast:
Half a watermelon and two mangos. (947 calories)

snack: Delicious avocado at the asian market.

Lunch:
Non-sweet fruit salad which consisted of 2 large delicious tomatoes, 3 roma tomatoes, 2 english cucumbers and i put a sliver of chopped onion in for flavor (came out very well). i didnt use the avocado today because i had one earlier. After that i ate 2 mangos and had some durian. (774 calories).

Dinner:
16oz of fresh OJ and some more durian. (517 calories).


Exercise:
11am....did 5 sets of 20 pushups with one back leg extended took about 12 minutes.

2 pm....stopped at the park on my way to the asian market. Did 4 sets of 7 chins, 4 sets of 6 dips (went as deep down as possible), 4 sets of 7 baby muscle ups (those wipe me out). Felt great.


6:30pm. Played an hour of full court basketball with my son and some other teenagers. Lot of fun.


Grace and Peace be multiplied.

Friday, May 22, 2009

Day 158, 100% Raw Fruitarian

Friday, Day 158, 100% Raw fruitarian. i had a nagging cough today. But i felt much better than at any time this week. i didn't have quite the appetite i normally would have though. This is reflected in my consumption. i try not to spend too much time analyzing these things, but rather just flow with them. i had a very good workout at the park this morning. i found a bar about eye-level where i was able to do some muscle ups. They are not really muscle ups because the bar was low, so i called them baby muscle ups. i had been attempting them all week with little success. But today i was able to do 7 sets of them. One more step towards my goal of doing regular muscle ups. It was a beautiful day today. i'd say the most beautiful of the year so far. Sunny and bright, no morning chill. Comfortably warm. i am really enjoying exercising in the open air. i am also thanking the Lord for the victory He is giving me over my salt addiction. That has taken alot of prayer. i am not completely convinced that i should do away with it forever. But i will deal with that in mid-December on my one year anniversary. For now, its out of my life. Here are today's meals:

Breakfast:
Half a watermelon, 2 bananas, 2 mangos. (1157 calories)

Lunch:
Zucchini spaghetti, with tomato and avocado. (417 calories)

Dinner:
4 mangos, 2 navel oranges. (675 calories)

Exercise:
300 pushups, 7 sets of baby muscle ups (5-7 per set). 30 minutes.


Have a safe and wonderful weekend! Honor to those who died serving my country, may they rest in Peace.



Grace and Peace be multiplied.

Thursday, May 21, 2009

Day 157, 100% Raw Fruitarian

Thursday, Day 157, 100% Raw Fruitarian. The days seem to be flying by fast. i have missed a couple of days worth of posts. i have had some detox episodes. Yesterday i awoke with a sore throat and i felt weak. i did work out in the park yesterday morning, but the volume was much less. i also had a sore in my mouth, to me, that confirmed detox. Today i felt alittle better but still not at 100%. i am glad for the detox because i know with each episode my body is ridding itself of toxins it has been holding for many years. i am convinced that, besides a water fast, the all-fruit diet is the most cleansing one i have ever experienced. Here is today's menu:

Breakfast:
2 bananas (prior to going to the park), half a watermelon and 2 mangos upon returning. (1157 calories)

Lunch:
Non-sweet fruity salad with 2 avocados, 2 mangos. (1147 calories).

Dinner:
2 bananas, 16oz of OJ with alittle cantaloupe juice in it also. (503 calories).

Exercise:
Outdoors today. 35 chins, 35 pull-ups, 80 dips, 30 pushups......30 minutes.


Grace and Peace be multiplied.

Tuesday, May 19, 2009

Day 154, 100% Raw Fruitarian

Monday, Day 154, 100% Raw Fruitarian. Now that the weather is nicer, i would like to try and exercise outside more. The Creator has given us air and sunshine for our good. So today, my wife and i walked to the park (its alittle more than half a mile from our house). She continued walking a two mile trek while i spent about half an hour doing body weight exercise. i felt alittle weak but it was all good. i also had quite a feast today as i ate two whole durians. They were monthong that had a golden color to them. They were small (about 5lbs each) but they were both very creamy and sweet. i also had some of the most delicious mango i've had yet. i did discover something about myself though, i cannot eat durian with avocado. That kept me off my feet for about two hours today. Didn't sit well in my stomach at all. But after about two hours i was fine again. i am not needing deodorant again, now my wife is sniffing for herself to make sure.....LOL. i had not told her prior to last week so she didn't know. Here are today's meals and activities.

Breakfast:
One Durian, 2 mangos (1154 calories)

Lunch:
Another Durian, one avocado, half a watermelon (1716 calories)

Dinner:
16oz of OJ, 2 mangos (492 calories)

Exercise:
35 chins, 35 pullups, 60 pushups, 60 one leg squats, 4 dips.....30 minutes.


Grace and Peace be multiplied.


todd

Friday, May 15, 2009

Day 151, 100% Raw Fruitarian.

Friday, Day 151, 100% Raw Fruitarian. Very good day today. My dad offered and gave me some financial assistance. i only started talking to him about 2 weeks ago after over 5 years! Just for some perspective, my home was several months behind on the mortgage and facing foreclosure. Bank people taking pictures in preparation, knocking on my door and warning me. Last week while i was in a parking lot a 300lb+ man opened my car door and attempted to pull me out of the car and take my keys. It was a repo man, he wasn't successful. It hasn't been exactly a fun year, but i know there are people in much worse situations. Like having lost their job and their home. So i am thankful for where i am. These were a few of the challenges i have been facing this year. Today, my dad (Lord bless him) called me to let me know he took care of all of it. What a wonderful God i serve! i also had a terrific workout this morning. Wednesday i focused on pull-ups and legs, today it was chin-ups and pushups. Its like i am discovering bodyweight exercise for the first time, although i have done it for years (on and off). i ate very well today. Here are today's meals and activities..

Breakfast:
Half a watermelon, one mango, one avocado (1101 calories)

Snack:
Large slice of watermelon, one banana...(277 calories)

Lunch:
Non-sweet fruity salad with two large tomatoes, two large english cuke, one avocado, one very large banana, one mango.....half a box of Durian. (1082 calories)

Dinner:
2 valencia oranges, 3 mangos (522 calories).



Exercise: set the clock for 30 minutes. did 110 chinups and 200 pushups. Excellent workout.


Have a wonderful Weekend!!


Grace and Peace be multiplied.

Day 150, 100% Raw Fruitarian

Thursday, Day 150, 100% Raw Fruitarian. Well, today marks 5 months as a fruitarian. At this point, i am really feeling fantastic. i think i am definitely approaching the best shape of my life. The best shape of my life was probably when i was about 21. i am not quite there yet, but i am rapidly approaching it for sure. i also have noticed one strange situation. For about the last three weeks, i have not had to use deodorant. No funky smell was eminating from my armpits. Until last weekend. i was feeling a detox episode as i was alittle tired, a cold sore showed on my lip and suddenly, i was very funky. It got so bad i had to reach for the deodorant so as not to offend. The strange thing was, it was not because of exercise, i was just sitting by the computer when it just started coming out. i know it was a detox thing. My weight these days is in the high 170's. My wife keeps mentioning how i am disappearing, i just tell her to relax...lol. i feel very energetic. i was so sore today. My back muscles and leg muscles from yesterday's workout. It was great. i love that feeling because i know i reached the muscles very well. Being careful not to injure myself and suffer a setback, i rested today. My food was low so my caloric intake was about half what it should be. But thats alright as i will be getting a good haul tomorrow by God's Grace.

Today's menu was:

Breakfast:
Half a watermelon, one mango (812 calories)

Lunch:
Non-sweet salad with 2 tomatoes, 2 cukes, one avocado, one mango (556 calories)

Dinner:
one medium sized red tomato (22 calories)

Exercise: none


Grace and Peace be multiplied.

Thursday, May 14, 2009

Day 149, 100% Raw Fruitarian

Wednesday, Day 149, 100% Raw Fruitarian. i had a tremendous workout today. i decided to do sets of 5 reps of just pullups (will do chins tomorrow) combined with one legged squats. Really good workout. i ended up doing 20 sets each in the 30 minutes i set on the timer. What excited me was, for the first time i pulled up high enough to hit my head on the basement ceiling. This shows me that my strength is increasing (it didn't hurt my head, its too hard.....LOL). i really want to be able to do the muscle ups so i know i am making progress towards that end. i was able to get 6 mangos and two avocados (total cost $5). So today was a mango type of day, which of course, i do not mind at all. Mango and durian are at the top of my favorite foods list. The quality at the stores are improving as it gets warmer. Just that thought brings a smile to my face.

Today's meals and activities went like this:

Breakfast:
one half of a large watermelon, 2 mangos (947 calories)

Lunch:
Non-sweet fruity salad with avocado, 2 large tomatoes, one large cuke, one mango with curry, basil and cayenne. (523 calories)

Dinner:
2 mangos, one avocado (558 calories).

Exercise: Set the clock for 30 minutes. Did 100 pullups and 100 one leg squats.



Grace and Peace be multiplied.

Wednesday, May 13, 2009

Day 148, 100% Raw Fruitarian

Tuesday, Day 148, 100% Raw Fruitarian. Seems like my life is on spin cycle. Everything is going crazy and happening fast. Communicating with my parents, mortgage and car note issues, detox and cravings for cooked....all at the same time. Its crazy. Yet i am strangely calm and cool. Grace is a wonderful thing indeed. Then above all this, yesterday i had a meeting with a major prospect. It went very, very well. This deal, if completed would help me more than alot. The toughest thing about this is remaining calm and not blowing it. So far, so good. i feel like things may be turning around, but i still am guarded. But definitely optimistic. We have a good amount of cooked foodstuffs, but the raw reserves are dwindling fast. So today's intake is lighter than normal, but i thank my Father for what i was able to eat. Also, since i am not making sauces these days my caloric intake for the non-sweet salads are greatly reduced.

i also had a pretty good workout this morning. i did my workout in the kitchen because the counter-top provides a good dipping station, the best in the house. i alternated between sets of dips and sets of pushups with my hands at hip level and one leg extended up for abs. Good workout. Those pushups are in preparation for what i hope will become planche pushups. They were tougher then the basic pushups. Here were today's activities.

Breakfast:
A little less than half a watermelon, one mango (677 calories)

Lunch:
Non-sweet fruity salad with one large tomato, 5 roma tomatoes, one large english cucumber, one mango, one avocado, two medium bananas, topped with basil, curry and cayenne. (790 calories)

Dinner:
2 navel oranges, 2 bananas, one mango (482 calories).

Exercise:
set the clock for 30 minutes. Only worked out for 25 minutes as my pecs and arms were wiped out. Did 10 sets of dips (122 total) and 10 sets of pushups with hands at hip level. (105 total).


Grace and Peace be multiplied.

Sunday, May 10, 2009

Day 145, 100% Raw Fruitarian

Saturday, Day 145, 100% Raw Fruitarian. We had a raw potluck today. We didn't get as many visitors as we have had recently, but it was still sweet. A family who are brethren and sisters in Christ shared the meal and the day with us. It was restful, relaxed and peaceful. The type of day we all really needed as we all had a stressful week. The spread was fantastic. Raw mushroom burgers, raw cabbage rolls, onion rings, zucchini chips almond pate as well as fresh fruit and salad. i had a 20lb watermelon of which i ate about 75% of it for breakfast. Delicious. i am already a melon lover but as the days get warmer i can see the melon and myself will become closer. As usual i didn't workout on my day of rest. Here were the meals for today.

Breakfast:
three quarters of a large watermelon (1017 calories).

Lunch:
Non-sweet fruity salad with tomatoes (3), cucumber, avocados (2), mango, bananas (2) and zucchini (1035 calories).

Dinner:
3 navel oranges. (206 calories)

Snack:
2 navel oranges, one avocado (426 calories).


Exercise: none

Grace and Peace be multiplied.

Saturday, May 9, 2009

Day 144, 100% Raw Fruitarian

Friday, Day 144, 100% Raw Fruitarian. Its been quite a week. But the Lord has brought me through. My father cursed me out on Monday, but called today and was sincerely apologetic. We had a two hour conversation going over alot of our past history. We both learned much that we never knew about each other. Amazing how families can be together for decades and still not really know everything about each other. Although we had a very good phone conversation, i realized that we have a very long way to go. But i am so thankful for this start which i wasn't sure would ever happen. My mother has completely given her heart to the Lord Jesus Christ. She is a new person. Even her tone of voice is different. She called my dad and he didn't recognize her. Listening to her talk, i don't either. She is sweet and patient and very trusting in the God of Heaven. Amazing. Its been quite a week. There were other very intense things that happened this week, some were dangerous. But the Lord brought me through.

i have had a real taste for watermelon. Stronger than usual. Avocado too. In fact, this week i have liking to eat watermelon, followed with an avocado. i don't know what's going on but i am just flowing with it. My eyes have sunken in alittle, as my wife also noted to me. i am going thru a detox episode. i believe its a continuous thing, but that i don't always recognize it. i have eaten well. i have had excellent workouts. On Wednesday night i set the clock for 30 minutes and did 100 one legged squats. For half of them i stood in a chair and dropped down as deep as i was able. What a workout. That was wednesday, today, i really feel it. i am planning to workout again on sunday. i have been so busy this past 48 hours that i have not logged what i ate. i have had mangos, durian, watermelon, avocados and oranges mostly.

Well, as i said, its been quite a week.

Have a Wonderful Weekend!

Grace and Peace be multiplied unto you.

Wednesday, May 6, 2009

Day 141, 100% Raw Fruitarian

Tuesday, Day 141, 100% Raw Fruitarian. i was blessed to eat well today and have another very nice workout. i purchased some very good avocados at the end of last week and i have been enjoying them this week. Nice and creamy (which is how i like them). These days i rarely have more than two although once already in the past few days i had three. They feel heavy in my system when i overeat on them, but oh they are delicious. i had two of them today. Here is today's menu and activities.

Breakfast:
Half a large watermelon, one avocado (736 calories)

Lunch:
6 large bananas, 3 mangos (1130 calories)

Dinner:
Light non-sweet fruity salad with tomatos, cucumber, papaya and avocado (441 calories)

Later (post workout):
10 valencia oranges (593 calories).

Exercise: Set the clock for 35 minutes, warmed up for 5 minutes, then did a total of 167 pushups and 69 chins over 30 minutes. Good workout. Felt exhausted and satisfied.


Grace and Peace be multiplied.

Tuesday, May 5, 2009

Day 140, 100% Raw Fruitarian

Monday, Day 140, 100% Raw Fruitarian. Bit of a tough day today. i spoke with my dad. i was basically reamed for about 10-15 minutes. Using heavy language and telling me how i was always no good (and that was the nice part). i took as much of it as i could stand before i hung up the phone in tears. i came away with certain realizations. First, i genuinely felt sorry for him and prayed for him. i learned that if a person has done evil and never makes amends, the evil eats at the person. It may not always appear like it, but it does. In the torrent of verbal abuse that came over the phone, i heard a man heavy with guilt. The guilt is killing him. i heard a man that, for that 10-15 minutes, had lost his mind. i have seen people out of their minds before, having ministered in prisons for several years, but never someone this close to me. Secondly, it made me want to make sure that i have confessed all my sin to my Father in Heaven and that as far as in my power i make anything right with anyone i have wronged. i called my brother soon afterward because i felt like i didn't give him the support i should have growing up as his big brother. Plus i wanted to warn him of what he might expect should he call our dad. We had a long and very pleasant conversation. i told him i was sorry for anything i may have done to hurt or disappoint him. It was very nice and he was glad i called because he thought it best not to call our dad for awhile. i am not sure if i will ever call him again, seeing the reaction i inadvertently illicited. But i know for sure i will be praying for him. Very diligently. Hearing him like that was like seeing a wounded animal that needed to be put down. i pray he can come clean with himself and with the God of Heaven, before it kills him........ Real life is something else.

Foodwise, it was an excellent day. i also had a terrific workout. After working out on and off since i was 10 years old, i feel like a novice. i like that, as i can build from here little by little. Progress is rewarding. Here are today's meals and activities.

Breakfast:
5 valencia orange, 2 bananas, 3 mangos (910 calories).

Lunch:
Non-sweet fruity salad with bananas, mango, avocado, cucumber and tomatoes. i also ate an avocado after that. (1033 calories)

Dinner:
one third of a large watermelon, one avocado (my third of the day). (736 calories).

Snack:
one third of a large watermelon. (447 calories).

Exercise:
set the timer for 35 minutes.......did 120 pushups/61 chins& pullups/60 one legged squats on each leg.


Grace and Peace be multiplied.

Monday, May 4, 2009

WHATS YOUR MOTIVATION?

Many people have various motives for doing what they do. In the area of health and fitness alone there are as many motivations as there are those that undertake to be healthier. For many its to look good. For others its to live longer. For some its to save money on health care costs. Then there are those that would like to teach others about health. These also have their own motivations. Some want to simply help others. Some want to spread their version of the health gospel. Some want the esteem of being thought of as a guru or expert.

But this blog is dedicated to Jesus Christ and His gospel. For the follower of Christ, there is but one motivating factor in everything they do......Love. More specifically, Love for Christ. Unfortunately, in this world the majority of people (and many who profess to be Christian), have never known or experienced the Love of Christ. This, with the fact that most of the world's bloodshed has been spilled in the name of religion, well, it is no wonder that there are skeptics.

Those that communicate in a rough manner, those who are gruff and rude. Those who sit in the seat of the scorner, are in no wise representing Christ, though they may claim the name "Christian". The true Christian will be seeking to model their lives after the One whom they profess to follow. This model is perfectly outlined in the Word of God. First let us examine the Bible definition of Love.

1 Cor 13:4-8
4 Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,
5 Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil;
6 Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth;
7 Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things.
8 Charity never faileth:
1 John 4:7-10,16-19
7 Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God.
8 He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.
9 In this was manifested the love of God toward us, because that God sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him.
10 Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins.
16 And we have known and believed the love that God hath to us. God is love; and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, and God in him.
17 Herein is our love made perfect, that we may have boldness in the day of judgment: because as he is, so are we in this world.
18 There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear: because fear hath torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love.
19 We love him, because he first loved us
This type of Love is Divine. It does not naturally occur in the human heart. The human heart can be hard and cold. Divinity never is. The human heart is subject to changes based on emotion. Divinity is steadfast and never changes. This type of Divine Love is for the lost soul to receive as a gift, to partake in as a priviledge. Once received it is the motive for all decisions of the possessor. Self is forgotten. Personal feelings set aside. Love for Christ constrains all movements. All comments, all actions.
Therefore i can say confidently that i am not a fruitarian because i want to be saved. i am not a fruitarian because i want to lose weight or save money. i am a fruitarian because Jesus Christ led me here. i do it because i love Him. i love Him because He first loved me. What happens from here i do not know. But by Grace, thru faith i want this verse to apply to me:
Revelation 14:4,5
4 These are they which were not defiled with women; for they are virgins. These are they which follow the Lamb whithersoever he goeth. These were redeemed from among men, being the firstfruits unto God and to the Lamb.
5 And in their mouth was found no guile: for they are without fault before the throne of God.
All this because of Love for Christ. Divine Love. Love that has its origin in Heaven. This is my prayer for you, the reader, as well as for myself.
Ephesians 3:14-19
14 For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,
15 Of whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named,
16 That he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened with might by his Spirit in the inner man;
17 That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love,
18 May be able to comprehend with all saints what is the breadth, and length, and depth, and height;
19 And to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fulness of God.
Grace and Peace be multiplied to all.

Weekend Review Days 138 & 139 Raw Fruitarian



Weekend Review of Days 138 & 139, 100% Raw Fruitarian. Very nice weekend. Friends, fellowship, worship and good food. Can't beat that. i got no exercise at all, but i did feel alittle tired anyways. i was going to workout on sunday, but it was raining most of the day and then i over ate on durian. Well the truth is, i ate a large non-sweet fruity salad and followed it up with alot of durian. i probably should have skipped the salad, so it really wasn't the durian's fault. i posted a picture of the salad. It was delicious. i have been having a strange aftertaste in my system for the last few days though. i can't quite describe it except is has a little bit of a metal taste. i noticed it as i have increased my intake of tomatoes. Although i am not sure what it is. So i will not eat tomatoes for a day or two just to test it and see what happens. But i did thoroughly enjoy that salad on sunday.


i didn't have any durian on saturday, but i did have plenty of valencia oranges (maybe 14-16 of them) and delicious mangos. i am watching sadly as my case of valencias is quickly disappearing. But i am very much enjoying them, after all they are not here to do anything but be eaten....LOL.

But they are a beautiful looking fruit to me. Our Bible studies on the prophecies of Revelation and their relevance to these times is going very well also. People are learning and growing spiritually which is one of the points of the exercise. This coming weekend is our next Raw potluck and we are looking forward to that as are some of our scheduled guests. Should be a great blessing.


Hope you had a nice weekend.



Grace and Peace be multiplied.



todd

Saturday, May 2, 2009

Day 137, 100% Raw Fruitarian

Friday, Day 137, 100% Raw Fruitarian. i was real sore today. But just as eager to workout. i didn't do it though, because i didn't want to risk overtraining and injury. i haven't felt this much enthusiasm about working out in quite a while. i am glad that over the next 24 hours, it is a period of physical and spiritual rest for me. My body needs it. Dinner today was glorious as i had two boxes of durian. Truth is, i wanted to save one box for tomorrow, i really tried to take my time and enjoy every bite, but to no avail. The stuff is ridiculously good. The smell was bothering my family though as the odor from the box lingered. But for me, the fragrance was indeed sweet. A dear sister in Christ called me today with good news. She was in a health store and found they had a case and a half of valencia oranges. Oh the joy i felt at that news! i happened to have enough money for one case ($25), so she got them for me and i will pick them up over the weekend. i had been having such a craving for valencias, as God is my witness i was just telling the Lord yesterday about it. Lo and behold here they come. My God is a faithful and loving God. Here are today's meals:

Breakfast:

Half of a 20lb watermelon, 2 bananas (1055 calories).

Lunch:
Large Non-sweet fruity salad that had: 6 Roma tomatoes, one large cucumber, 2 mangos, 1 avocado, half of a small papaya and 3 bananas. i sprinkled curry, basil and cayenne on it. Delicious! (1153 calories)

Dinner:
2 boxes of delicious Durian (1176 calories)

Exercise: none today.


Have a Great Weekend!!

Grace and Peace be multiplied.

todd

Friday, May 1, 2009

Day 136, 100% Raw Fruitarian

Thursday, Day 136, 100% Raw Fruitarian. Had a humbling experience today. i came to the realization that i have been doing my chins and pull-ups all wrong. i have not been bringing my arms to full extension. So today, i decided to do them (and all my exercises) with the best form possible. Whenever exercises are not done properly, one is only cheating themselves. Still, i had a terrific workout day today. i did one session in the morning and one in the evening after i got home from work. i ate very well today, Thanks to my kind Father in Heaven and my Jesus for His faithful provision. My wife made my children some really delicious-smelling rice wraps. They were one of my favorite meals prior to undertaking the fruitarian walk. i do miss them, but at least for this year, they are not in the program. Of course, i loved them because i would sprinkle salt on them. 136 days without salt is by far the longest ever for me. i feel good for sure and i can see my body is letting go of all the excess water it carried for so many decades. My weight is now fluctuating between 177lbs and 180lbs as the body is finding its own balance. My meals today were:


Breakfast:
Half a watermelon, 2 bananas, 2 mangos. (1157 calories)

Lunch:
Non-sweet fruity salad: 5 roma tomatoes, one mango, 2 bananas, one cucumber, half a papaya, one avocado.......i ate one banana also while it was being prepared.....(914 calories)

Dinner:
Half a watermelon, one avocado (967 calories)

Exercise:
Morning: 220 dips between chairs, 4 sets of 10 pushups with one leg extended (for abs). 35 minutes.

Evening: 20 minutes.....total of 22 chins, 20 pull-ups, 110 pushups.


Grace and Peace be multiplied.


todd