Day 121 of the Fruit Feast. i have to say, i had a tremendous weekend. Sabbath was so very sweet with the fellowship of all our brothers and sisters in Christ in addition to some guests. We had a picnic in a very nice park and it was a beautiful day for it. We got into the Word of God and the Spirit was among us as witnessed by all present. Then on Sunday we had a surprise 50th birthday party for my wife. It took about a month of planning and we did it about a week and a half after her actual birthday so she would really be surprised. She had no idea and it was worth it all just to see the look on her face when she walked into the kitchen and saw many family and friends yelling "Suprise!". It was totally a wonderful experience. But with all the festivity i fell off the salt wagon.
There was so much delicious vegan and raw gourmet vegan food there. i could not eat of my wife's birthday cake so i ate some of the raw cheesecake a sister was kind enough to make for her and i ate some of the raw cabbage rolls. The cabbage rolls had braggs liquid aminos in them. Of course they were delicious and while i was still 100% raw i still feel like i slipped since i didn't want to use the salt at all. i am not sure how i will proceed at this point but i do know i want to stay 100% raw. That should not be too difficult (well it hasn't been to this point), but i will probably use some salt in salad seasonings and may partake in some raw food called "raw gourmet" by those in the raw food movement. As i was contemplating what happened and its affects, i realized that another thing i had cravings for which also caused me to leave off 100% raw was grains.
All my favorite foods that are not cooked are grain foods. Bulgar wheat, rice, ezekiel bread, unleavened bread for pizza, popcorn....etc. These i still want to forsake in order to stay 100% Raw. i came to the realization last year that whenever i eat the grains, within 24 hours i feel mucous forming in my system. Even though i love them they do not like me. That is the last line of defense for me staying 100% raw and i really want to stay raw. So now that i have fallen off the salt wagon, i am determined to hang on and not fall off the raw wagon completely.
Today, i had my wife's raw italian dressing on my non-sweet salad (which contains salt). i may just be in trouble here but i hope not. Time will certainly tell.
As far as my body, i still feel tremendous with very high energy. Had a great workout today.
Breakfast: 4 mangoes, 32oz Watermelon-mango-cantalope juice.
Lunch: non-sweet fruit salad with raw italian sauce. 36oz cantalope-orange juice.
Dinner: 40oz Watermelon-mango-cantalope juice.
Spiritual bread: 2Chronicles 28-32, Hebrews 1&2
Exercise: 500 push-ups, 120 chins....53 minutes.
Grace and Peace be multiplied.
todd
Tuesday, May 18, 2010
Thursday, May 13, 2010
Thursday, May 13, 2010.....Day 117
Day 117 of the Fruit Feast. Had a terrific struggle with salt cravings yesterday. It was very bad. So bad that i actually started contemplating ending this thing. But i thank the Lord i didn't. i mean, i was craving stuff like steak and eggs or a large cheeseburger. The crazy thing was, i have not eaten beef in about 25 years and i never had steak and eggs together in my life! It was really crazy. What i did though was i made a non-sweet salad and instead of the usual i put some raw cashew pieces thru the Champion juicer and made some butter. Then i added lemon juice and celery juice to it. It was good. The problem was i put way too much nuts into it and i nearly got sick. i could not even finish half my salad. i felt like just curling up and calling it a night. But my son wanted me to play some ball so i went out to the park. i felt terrible but the running and jumping somehow helped my system.
Going forward i am not sure how this is going to play out. But i am determined to continue on this fruity path so we move on. Of course, i am feeling extremely fit and energetic. Its just i am a salt addict. My wife saw me struggle and actually wanted me to put some in my salad but i refused. i am glad though that not only didn't i have the salt, at this point, i have not used any seasonings at all. Not that i think seasonings are a bad thing, but i would like to have my taste buds cleansed so that they are not so perverted. i may go to them in the future, but not right now. i mean, i may even go back to salt but i pray not. i really like the way i am feeling right now and i don't want to lose it. Well, we move forward.
Yesterday was a good day other than the salt craving attack. i did 440 push ups and 112 chins in about 40 minutes. Then i laid the law down on my son in basketball beating him 4 games to 1. We play 7 game series and he won the first three series we played this spring. That left him pretty confident and he said i would not win a series all summer. Well, on sunday i won a tough one that went the 7th game in overtime. But yesterday i just was too much for the kid. So now, instead of i won't win at all, he says i won't catch up to him (i need to win one more series and its tied). i warned him that i am not even in shape yet.....(smile). Today was an easy day workout-wise. i was on the road so i did a quick workout. i am over the thousand push-up plateau for the week but i want to reach 1200. Should easily do it tomorrow by God's grace.
Breakfast: half a watermelon
lunch: 2 mangoes.
Dinner: 1 mango, 40oz of cantaloupe-mango-tangerine juice.
i was sort of eating light today to give my system a rest from yesterday's debacle.
Spiritual bread: 2 Chronicles 20-25
Exercise: 185 push ups, 32 chins.
Grace and Peace be multiplied.
todd
Going forward i am not sure how this is going to play out. But i am determined to continue on this fruity path so we move on. Of course, i am feeling extremely fit and energetic. Its just i am a salt addict. My wife saw me struggle and actually wanted me to put some in my salad but i refused. i am glad though that not only didn't i have the salt, at this point, i have not used any seasonings at all. Not that i think seasonings are a bad thing, but i would like to have my taste buds cleansed so that they are not so perverted. i may go to them in the future, but not right now. i mean, i may even go back to salt but i pray not. i really like the way i am feeling right now and i don't want to lose it. Well, we move forward.
Yesterday was a good day other than the salt craving attack. i did 440 push ups and 112 chins in about 40 minutes. Then i laid the law down on my son in basketball beating him 4 games to 1. We play 7 game series and he won the first three series we played this spring. That left him pretty confident and he said i would not win a series all summer. Well, on sunday i won a tough one that went the 7th game in overtime. But yesterday i just was too much for the kid. So now, instead of i won't win at all, he says i won't catch up to him (i need to win one more series and its tied). i warned him that i am not even in shape yet.....(smile). Today was an easy day workout-wise. i was on the road so i did a quick workout. i am over the thousand push-up plateau for the week but i want to reach 1200. Should easily do it tomorrow by God's grace.
Breakfast: half a watermelon
lunch: 2 mangoes.
Dinner: 1 mango, 40oz of cantaloupe-mango-tangerine juice.
i was sort of eating light today to give my system a rest from yesterday's debacle.
Spiritual bread: 2 Chronicles 20-25
Exercise: 185 push ups, 32 chins.
Grace and Peace be multiplied.
todd
Friday, May 7, 2010
Thursday, May 6, 2010........Day 110
Day 110 of the Fruit Feast. i had a terrible toothache all night and all day today. The pain was so intense i could basically do nothing but lay down and try to hold my face. This caused me to also have a splitting headache. Add this to the fact that my legs were so sore from the prior days workout, i could barely walk. In short, i was in bad shape. Now the first time i got this toothache was about a month or so ago (as reported in my journal). At that time i figured the so-called lo-sugar, no sulphur dried mango i ate combined with the dates were the culprit. But i have had a couple of episodes since then (although none like this) not having eaten those things and my wife observed that the common theme in all of them was........Durian. i had to admit, each time i had pain in my gums it was after partaking of durian (including the first time). Perhaps its the irradiation they undergo on the way here, perhaps its just detox in my system (i had been eating durian since over a year ago with no ill affects until now), perhaps its a combination of things. But for a little while (a very little while), i will leave the durian alone. This week i had it 3-4 times. i bought five of them at the end of last week. i had eaten four of the delicious fruit and still have one in my freezer. Well, there was some good news in all of this.
My mouth continued to plague me all day into the late afternoon. i had only had some juice in the morning and could not think of eating after that. But about 5pm i started to get hungry so i decided on a non-sweet fruity salad with celery juice. It was about 6pm. By 6:30pm all the mouth pain was completely gone! i strongly believe it was the celery juice although it could have easily been the tomatoes or the cucumber. i mean the pain began to subside about 15 minutes after i started eating and i felt it going away. i was so glad to finally be pain free that i drank another 4oz glass of celery juice later. The stuff is magical for me.
So that gives me ammunition for the next time i eat Durian. In a previous life, when i was still eating beef i used to get an upset stomach if i ate a large steak or too many hamburgers. The only thing that would relieve me was eating raw celery stalks. Now in a new life i find the celery is still a good medicine for me.
After dinner i was able to crank out 400 push ups and 100 chins in about 45 minutes. i was moving alittle slower and actually felt like vomiting but i pushed forward (no pun intended). Afterwards, i was glad to get in the workout after such a painful day.
Breakfast: 32oz of cantaloupe juice
Lunch: non-sweet fruity salad with celery juice.
Dinner: 4oz of celery juice. 36oz of OJ.
Spiritual bread: 2 timothy
Exercise: 400 push ups, 100 chins. 45 minutes. (Praise the Lord i have done 1400 push ups this week along with 322 chins and 220 squats, not including split squats and assisted pistols). i really want to up the leg work so that my legs get used to it.
Grace and Peace be multiplied.
todd
My mouth continued to plague me all day into the late afternoon. i had only had some juice in the morning and could not think of eating after that. But about 5pm i started to get hungry so i decided on a non-sweet fruity salad with celery juice. It was about 6pm. By 6:30pm all the mouth pain was completely gone! i strongly believe it was the celery juice although it could have easily been the tomatoes or the cucumber. i mean the pain began to subside about 15 minutes after i started eating and i felt it going away. i was so glad to finally be pain free that i drank another 4oz glass of celery juice later. The stuff is magical for me.
So that gives me ammunition for the next time i eat Durian. In a previous life, when i was still eating beef i used to get an upset stomach if i ate a large steak or too many hamburgers. The only thing that would relieve me was eating raw celery stalks. Now in a new life i find the celery is still a good medicine for me.
After dinner i was able to crank out 400 push ups and 100 chins in about 45 minutes. i was moving alittle slower and actually felt like vomiting but i pushed forward (no pun intended). Afterwards, i was glad to get in the workout after such a painful day.
Breakfast: 32oz of cantaloupe juice
Lunch: non-sweet fruity salad with celery juice.
Dinner: 4oz of celery juice. 36oz of OJ.
Spiritual bread: 2 timothy
Exercise: 400 push ups, 100 chins. 45 minutes. (Praise the Lord i have done 1400 push ups this week along with 322 chins and 220 squats, not including split squats and assisted pistols). i really want to up the leg work so that my legs get used to it.
Grace and Peace be multiplied.
todd
Thursday, May 6, 2010
Wednesday, May 5, 2010.....Day 109
Day 109 of the Fruit Feast. Today is my wife's 50th birthday. Marrying her was one of the best things i ever did (besides surrendering my life to Christ, who sent her to me). This December will be our 26th anniversary. i love her so much. i can honestly say, she is more beautiful to me today than she was the day i married her in Harlem, New York in 1984.
Proverbs 31:10 Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies.
Proverbs 31:11 The heart of her husband doth safely trust in her, so that he shall have no need of spoil.
Proverbs 31:12 She will do him good and not evil all the days of her life.
Proverbs 31:25 Strength and honour are her clothing; and she shall rejoice in time to come.
Proverbs 31:28 Her children arise up, and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praiseth her.
Proverbs 31:29 Many daughters have done virtuously, but thou excellest them all.
Thus hath the Lord Christ blessed His servant. May He be blessed forever. Amen.
Today was pretty active. i did an intense leg workout. Then i bought fifty bags of manure for the garden that weighed 40lbs apiece. i had to unload them from the van and bring them to the garden. Moving 2000lbs of anything is a good workout even cow dung........lol.
Breakfast:
1/2 Large watermelon.
Lunch: 4 mangoes.
Dinner: Non-sweet fruity salad (ran out of celery today), tossed with a mashed avocado. One 4lb Durian.
Spiritual bread: 2Chronicles 5-7
Exercise: 220 full squats, 75 split squats per leg, 25 assisted pistols per leg.
Grace and peace be multiplied.
todd
Proverbs 31:10 Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies.
Proverbs 31:11 The heart of her husband doth safely trust in her, so that he shall have no need of spoil.
Proverbs 31:12 She will do him good and not evil all the days of her life.
Proverbs 31:25 Strength and honour are her clothing; and she shall rejoice in time to come.
Proverbs 31:28 Her children arise up, and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praiseth her.
Proverbs 31:29 Many daughters have done virtuously, but thou excellest them all.
Thus hath the Lord Christ blessed His servant. May He be blessed forever. Amen.
Today was pretty active. i did an intense leg workout. Then i bought fifty bags of manure for the garden that weighed 40lbs apiece. i had to unload them from the van and bring them to the garden. Moving 2000lbs of anything is a good workout even cow dung........lol.
Breakfast:
1/2 Large watermelon.
Lunch: 4 mangoes.
Dinner: Non-sweet fruity salad (ran out of celery today), tossed with a mashed avocado. One 4lb Durian.
Spiritual bread: 2Chronicles 5-7
Exercise: 220 full squats, 75 split squats per leg, 25 assisted pistols per leg.
Grace and peace be multiplied.
todd
Wednesday, May 5, 2010
Tuesday, May 4, 2010.........Day 108
Day 108 of the Fruit Feast. i don't think its a coincidence that i am getting into Fruitarianism at this time of my life. i believe those with the most clarity of thought are at an advantage these days. My thoughts today were with the people of Nashville, Tennessee. At least 22 people died in the flooding. Flooding in Tennessee, bombs in new york city, Oil spills in the gulf coast. Disasters have been happening for thousands of years, but only the willfully ignorant cannot see the increase in both intensity and frequency over the last 20 years. That with the increases of school shootings, families killing each other and (in this "enlightened" age), rampant diseases shows the Bible is right, we are in the last days and what we are seeing is just the beginning of sorrows. To me, the best thing i can do is be a perfect reflection of Jesus Christ.If i can be an example to point others to Him, precious souls can be saved from a lost world.
Micah 6:8 He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the LORD require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God?
Ecclesiastes 12:13 Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man.
Ephesians 6:12 For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.
Ephesians 6:13 Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.
James 5:20 Let him know, that he which converteth the sinner from the error of his way shall save a soul from death, and shall hide a multitude of sins.
Recently i have been more into eating in a mono fashion. With the exception of the non-sweet fruit salad, i have noticed that i really only want one type of fruit at a time. i noticed that even the salad all i really want is the tomatoes. The other stuff are just fillers. i want to celery only because it helps with salt cravings and the avocado with fat cravings. Last year there were times when i could eat up to 3-4 avocados at once. This year i can only eat 1/2 -1 avocado and that would only be like3-4 times per week. The transiion continues and we move forward.
My workouts have started off very well this week. As of today i have done 820 push ups and 222 chins. i need 1125 and 250 for more weekly goals for the month of May so i am well on the way. i added a chin up bar to my bedroom today. i have my "gym" in the basement but if i am only doing upper body, i like to be able to do it in the comfort of my bedroom. So i did 12 sets of both push ups and chins giving myself 2 minutes rest between sets. It worked out very well as i did 420 push ups and 102 chins today. i felt very energetic afterwards and would have done another workout in the evening by i was on the road all afternoon into the evening. So i will do some leg work tomorrow.
Breakfast: 1/3 of a 20lb watermelon
Lunch: Non-sweet fruity salad with celery sauce (no avocado today). It wasn't as good without the avocado. i would have enjoyed it more if i had just eaten the tomatoes and drank some celery juice. i will remember that for next time.
Snack: 5 bananas.
Dinner: 2/3 of a 20lb watermelon.
Spiritual bread: 2 timothy 2, 2 chronicles 1-4
Exercise: 420 push ups, 102 chins 37 minutes.
Grace and Peace be mutliplied to all.
todd
Micah 6:8 He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the LORD require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God?
Ecclesiastes 12:13 Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man.
Ephesians 6:12 For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.
Ephesians 6:13 Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.
James 5:20 Let him know, that he which converteth the sinner from the error of his way shall save a soul from death, and shall hide a multitude of sins.
Recently i have been more into eating in a mono fashion. With the exception of the non-sweet fruit salad, i have noticed that i really only want one type of fruit at a time. i noticed that even the salad all i really want is the tomatoes. The other stuff are just fillers. i want to celery only because it helps with salt cravings and the avocado with fat cravings. Last year there were times when i could eat up to 3-4 avocados at once. This year i can only eat 1/2 -1 avocado and that would only be like3-4 times per week. The transiion continues and we move forward.
My workouts have started off very well this week. As of today i have done 820 push ups and 222 chins. i need 1125 and 250 for more weekly goals for the month of May so i am well on the way. i added a chin up bar to my bedroom today. i have my "gym" in the basement but if i am only doing upper body, i like to be able to do it in the comfort of my bedroom. So i did 12 sets of both push ups and chins giving myself 2 minutes rest between sets. It worked out very well as i did 420 push ups and 102 chins today. i felt very energetic afterwards and would have done another workout in the evening by i was on the road all afternoon into the evening. So i will do some leg work tomorrow.
Breakfast: 1/3 of a 20lb watermelon
Lunch: Non-sweet fruity salad with celery sauce (no avocado today). It wasn't as good without the avocado. i would have enjoyed it more if i had just eaten the tomatoes and drank some celery juice. i will remember that for next time.
Snack: 5 bananas.
Dinner: 2/3 of a 20lb watermelon.
Spiritual bread: 2 timothy 2, 2 chronicles 1-4
Exercise: 420 push ups, 102 chins 37 minutes.
Grace and Peace be mutliplied to all.
todd
Monday, May 3, 2010
Sunday, May 2, 2010.......Day 106
Day 106 of the Fruit Feast. It was warm and humid today, about 90 degrees. My son Joshua and i hit the park for a nice workout. We really went at it so that when we were done i needed to re-fuel with some OJ. When we went to play ball both of us were pooped. It was great. i noticed that my whole family, as well as people at the park were totally uncomfortable in the heat of the day, but i was very comfortable. i believe its because of the fruit. i drank very little water today (just a few sips at the park between games), but i drank alot of living water in the fruit juices. Its no substittute for the Living Water of Christ, but it sure does keep me strong.
i am excited to be getting some manure for our garden. i am hoping for a good crop of tomatoes especially. We are planning to plant some watermelon, celery, sweet pepper and cucumber also. i am a total novice at gardening and i am bugging one of my dear brethren for advice. He has been so kind and patient to give me help. This man has been keeping a large garden for years and he knows what he is talking about. i am blessed to have such a brother to help me. So i need to get some manure and some lime then hopefully later this week i will plant.
i have to step up my exercise some as i am aiming for at least 4500 push ups and 1000 chins this month. So i need to average about 1125 and 250 per week. i think i did about 4200 push ups for April and probably less than 500 chins because i sprained my ribcage. But i feel much better now and ready for the challenge. i figure if i can increase my push ups by 500 each month, i will be at 8000 by year end. We'll see.
i cannot adequately express the clarity of mind i am experiencing right now. i don't want to lose it again, but rather, by God's Grace, grow into it more fully. As i believe we are living in the last days of earth's history, i feel it my duty to represent Christ in my life to a lost world. i feel that so many hypocrites claiming christianity do more harm than good to the cause of God. If i can live the life of Jesus, maybe some lost souls can be brought to Him in truth and be saved at the last. The Fruitarian diet is really a great tool to aid in this goal and i am extremely thankful that i have been led this way.
Today's fare was good:
Breakfast: 36oz of cantaloupe-mango juice, 3 mangos.
Lunch: 32oz of OJ
Dinner: Large non-sweet fruity salad with avocado and celery juice.
Snack: 2 bananas, 3 mangos, 5 oranges.
Spiritual Bread: 2Chronicles 26-29
Exercise: 400 push ups, 120 chins, 1 hour basketball.
Grace and peace be multiplied.
i am excited to be getting some manure for our garden. i am hoping for a good crop of tomatoes especially. We are planning to plant some watermelon, celery, sweet pepper and cucumber also. i am a total novice at gardening and i am bugging one of my dear brethren for advice. He has been so kind and patient to give me help. This man has been keeping a large garden for years and he knows what he is talking about. i am blessed to have such a brother to help me. So i need to get some manure and some lime then hopefully later this week i will plant.
i have to step up my exercise some as i am aiming for at least 4500 push ups and 1000 chins this month. So i need to average about 1125 and 250 per week. i think i did about 4200 push ups for April and probably less than 500 chins because i sprained my ribcage. But i feel much better now and ready for the challenge. i figure if i can increase my push ups by 500 each month, i will be at 8000 by year end. We'll see.
i cannot adequately express the clarity of mind i am experiencing right now. i don't want to lose it again, but rather, by God's Grace, grow into it more fully. As i believe we are living in the last days of earth's history, i feel it my duty to represent Christ in my life to a lost world. i feel that so many hypocrites claiming christianity do more harm than good to the cause of God. If i can live the life of Jesus, maybe some lost souls can be brought to Him in truth and be saved at the last. The Fruitarian diet is really a great tool to aid in this goal and i am extremely thankful that i have been led this way.
Today's fare was good:
Breakfast: 36oz of cantaloupe-mango juice, 3 mangos.
Lunch: 32oz of OJ
Dinner: Large non-sweet fruity salad with avocado and celery juice.
Snack: 2 bananas, 3 mangos, 5 oranges.
Spiritual Bread: 2Chronicles 26-29
Exercise: 400 push ups, 120 chins, 1 hour basketball.
Grace and peace be multiplied.
Friday, April 30, 2010
Thursday, April 29, 2010.....Day 103
Day 103 of the Fruit Feast....Contentment has been my recent theme.......
Philippians 4:11 Not that I speak in respect of want: for I have learned, in whatsoever state I am, therewith to be content.
1 Timothy 6:6 But godliness with contentment is great gain.
Being self-employed, my life is always a series of either feast or famine. Last week was mostly famine but i did have fruit and the lack was supplied by the Lord through my brethren. Today my house is overflowing with fruit. i have 3 cases of oranges, 15 cantaloupe, 5 Durian and a host of other stuff including a case of bananas and several cases of mangoes. But i have learned that since all things work together for my good as i am seeking to be conformed to the image of Christ, i can be content whatever my situation. So last week i could rejoice for the scarcity and this week i can rejoice because of the abundance. In all things i can give thanks and rejoice.
Proverbs 15:15 All the days of the afflicted are evil: but he that is of a merry heart hath a continual feast.
Well, this week has indeed been an abundance. i have been able also to close in on 1000 push ups for the week. i have 895 as of the end of today. Friday, my son Joshua and i plan on hitting the park for some calistenics. We usually seek to do at least 200 push ups each so i will surpass the 1000. This means that i have over 4000 for the month of April. Now let's see if i can push it to 4500 for May. A sprained ribcage limited my chin production but i believe i can get 100 for this week (40 so far). i'd like to be knocking out 2000 push ups and 500 chins per week by year end. i don't think that is an unreasonable goal and i believe its quite attainable. This coming Sabbath day will complete 15 weeks of 100% Raw fruit. Its a good start and i praise the Lord for His grace.
Today was a fun sort of day as i spent most of the afternoon shopping for fruit at various places. Over the past year on Fruitarian forays, i have learned about some of the various types of tomatoes. Last year i discovered the Campari tomato. It appears to be a cross between a vine-ripened tomato and a cherry tomato. i find them totally delicious and at times if i am spending hours in my car driving i will carry them at a meal. As i was in this mode yesterday, my lunch was on the go as it were. i went to the spanish market in Roanoke first, then drove down to Greensboro, NC to the Super G Asian market. If i am going to spend over $100 on Fruits at one place i always sample some of the produce to check for freshness and quality. i usually get no issues from the grocers but this particular asian market always gives me funny looks. Nobody says anything to me because they know i am going to spend good money (i spend $153 there yesterday). So i was picking some Roma tomatoes and i ate one. As i was enjoying its goodness a tall Asian man (an employee) was looking at me as if i did something bad. He looked down and saw my cart overflowing with produce and he asked 'Is it good?', i answered 'Very good'. After that he smiled and left me alone. Sometimes i sample the mangoes but i could seem the quality of the ones they had was good so i didn't. i did sample the mini-clementines and they were sweet like candy. i bought large quantities of all of these. i also got a case of honey tangerines as i have been really enjoying their juice this season.
Regarding durians, my local Roanoke asian markets have been telling me that because of the recent political/social upheavals in Thailand, the durian is more scarce and the prices are higher. i just so happen to have a very good friend whom i grew up with from gradeschool who works in the state department. He is always traveling and i spoke to him this week. He told me he was just in Thailand and its not as bad as the media is saying, but that its mostly calm. This was confirmed with the Asian market in Greensboro as the durian was abundant and the price was $1.79/lb which is on the cheaper side in these parts. i have found that that smaller durian are usually much sweeter and of higher flesh quality than the large ones. i saw one very large one there (the largest i ever saw actually), it weighed at least 20lbs. But i ended up getting 5 of them each one weighing around 5llbs. When i got to the cashier she said her country had the best durian. She was from Burma (now i didn't even know they grew it there). The young lady bagging my groceries said her country had the best and she was from Thailand. The lady i buy it from in Roanoke said, her country has the best and she is from Cambodia. i figure southeast Asian my be Durian heaven for sure. If the Lord permits, perhaps one day i will see for myself.
Today's fare was:
Breakfast: 5 bananas, 36oz of fresh OJ.
Lunch: 1 Roma Tomato, One box (approximately 12) of Campari tomatoes, 3 small atafaulo mangoes, a few handfuls of dried organic mango, 1 mini-clementine.
Dinner: 36oz of Mango-Cantaloupe-watermelon juice (Delicious). It was mostly mango, which made the drink rich and gave it a smoothy type of texture. Very filling, delicious and satisfying. i also ate the rest of the dried mango from the afternoon.
Spiritual Bread: 1 Chronicles 17-22
Exercise: 335 push ups in 24 minutes.
Grace and Peace be multiplied.
todd
Philippians 4:11 Not that I speak in respect of want: for I have learned, in whatsoever state I am, therewith to be content.
1 Timothy 6:6 But godliness with contentment is great gain.
Being self-employed, my life is always a series of either feast or famine. Last week was mostly famine but i did have fruit and the lack was supplied by the Lord through my brethren. Today my house is overflowing with fruit. i have 3 cases of oranges, 15 cantaloupe, 5 Durian and a host of other stuff including a case of bananas and several cases of mangoes. But i have learned that since all things work together for my good as i am seeking to be conformed to the image of Christ, i can be content whatever my situation. So last week i could rejoice for the scarcity and this week i can rejoice because of the abundance. In all things i can give thanks and rejoice.
Proverbs 15:15 All the days of the afflicted are evil: but he that is of a merry heart hath a continual feast.
Well, this week has indeed been an abundance. i have been able also to close in on 1000 push ups for the week. i have 895 as of the end of today. Friday, my son Joshua and i plan on hitting the park for some calistenics. We usually seek to do at least 200 push ups each so i will surpass the 1000. This means that i have over 4000 for the month of April. Now let's see if i can push it to 4500 for May. A sprained ribcage limited my chin production but i believe i can get 100 for this week (40 so far). i'd like to be knocking out 2000 push ups and 500 chins per week by year end. i don't think that is an unreasonable goal and i believe its quite attainable. This coming Sabbath day will complete 15 weeks of 100% Raw fruit. Its a good start and i praise the Lord for His grace.
Today was a fun sort of day as i spent most of the afternoon shopping for fruit at various places. Over the past year on Fruitarian forays, i have learned about some of the various types of tomatoes. Last year i discovered the Campari tomato. It appears to be a cross between a vine-ripened tomato and a cherry tomato. i find them totally delicious and at times if i am spending hours in my car driving i will carry them at a meal. As i was in this mode yesterday, my lunch was on the go as it were. i went to the spanish market in Roanoke first, then drove down to Greensboro, NC to the Super G Asian market. If i am going to spend over $100 on Fruits at one place i always sample some of the produce to check for freshness and quality. i usually get no issues from the grocers but this particular asian market always gives me funny looks. Nobody says anything to me because they know i am going to spend good money (i spend $153 there yesterday). So i was picking some Roma tomatoes and i ate one. As i was enjoying its goodness a tall Asian man (an employee) was looking at me as if i did something bad. He looked down and saw my cart overflowing with produce and he asked 'Is it good?', i answered 'Very good'. After that he smiled and left me alone. Sometimes i sample the mangoes but i could seem the quality of the ones they had was good so i didn't. i did sample the mini-clementines and they were sweet like candy. i bought large quantities of all of these. i also got a case of honey tangerines as i have been really enjoying their juice this season.
Regarding durians, my local Roanoke asian markets have been telling me that because of the recent political/social upheavals in Thailand, the durian is more scarce and the prices are higher. i just so happen to have a very good friend whom i grew up with from gradeschool who works in the state department. He is always traveling and i spoke to him this week. He told me he was just in Thailand and its not as bad as the media is saying, but that its mostly calm. This was confirmed with the Asian market in Greensboro as the durian was abundant and the price was $1.79/lb which is on the cheaper side in these parts. i have found that that smaller durian are usually much sweeter and of higher flesh quality than the large ones. i saw one very large one there (the largest i ever saw actually), it weighed at least 20lbs. But i ended up getting 5 of them each one weighing around 5llbs. When i got to the cashier she said her country had the best durian. She was from Burma (now i didn't even know they grew it there). The young lady bagging my groceries said her country had the best and she was from Thailand. The lady i buy it from in Roanoke said, her country has the best and she is from Cambodia. i figure southeast Asian my be Durian heaven for sure. If the Lord permits, perhaps one day i will see for myself.
Today's fare was:
Breakfast: 5 bananas, 36oz of fresh OJ.
Lunch: 1 Roma Tomato, One box (approximately 12) of Campari tomatoes, 3 small atafaulo mangoes, a few handfuls of dried organic mango, 1 mini-clementine.
Dinner: 36oz of Mango-Cantaloupe-watermelon juice (Delicious). It was mostly mango, which made the drink rich and gave it a smoothy type of texture. Very filling, delicious and satisfying. i also ate the rest of the dried mango from the afternoon.
Spiritual Bread: 1 Chronicles 17-22
Exercise: 335 push ups in 24 minutes.
Grace and Peace be multiplied.
todd
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