Day 135, 100% Raw Fruitarian

Wednesday, Day 135, 100% Raw Fruitarian. Had a tremendous workout today. i just did one leg squats, but i did them aplenty. For most of my life, since i was 14 actually, i believed in bodyweight exercises. But i used to use them in conjunction with martial arts. When i put away martial arts, i also put bodyweight exercises away. In my mind the two were connected since i used them together. Now, some 20 years later, i am re-discovering the great benefits of bodyweight training. The fruitarian diet is giving me tremendous energy and this goes perfectly with this type of training. The bible says the Lord will "satisfy thy mouth with good things so that thy youth is renewed like the eagles" (Psalm 103:5). Well, i am 48 years old, that is definitely middle aged, but i feel like a kid again. Only now much wiser through experience (that may make me dangerous.....LOL).

Here are today's meals:

Breakfast:
Half a large watermelon, 3 mangos (1081 calories)

Lunch:
Non-sweet salad with 2 regular tomatoes, 4 roma tomatoes, one large cucumber, one avocado, 3 bananas ....seasoned without salt (715 calories).

Dinner:
Same as lunch but i subtracted one regular tomato and added a mango to the salad and no seasoning at all. (805 calories).

Snack: Box of Durian (588 calories)

Exercise: 200 one leg squats (each) in 35 minutes.


Grace and Peace be multiplied.

Day 134, 100% Raw Fruitarian

Tuesday, Day 134, 100% Raw Fruitarian. A small development in my fruitarian regiment. Today, i wasn't in the mood for any sauce on my non-sweet fruity salad. It was so good i had two large bowls of it. i did add the seasonings to the salad, but i can see the time coming where i won't want that either. Growing in grace is a wonderful thing indeed. i intended to workout today, but i got home so late (about 10:30pm), that i decided to workout the next morning. i ate well today, had another box of durian with lunch. In fact, i consumed several of my favorite fruits today, durian, mango, watermelon, avocado and tomato. Good day.

Here is the meal breakdown:

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

Lunch:
box of durian, 2 large bowls of non-sweet fruity salad. Each bowl had 1-2 cucumbers, 3 tomatoes, one avocado, all seasoned with curry, basil and cayenne. (1352 calories)

Dinner:
two bananas, 28oz of juice made from one cantaloupe and 3 navel oranges. (559 calories).


Exercise: none.


Grace and Peace be multiplied.

Day 133, 100% Raw Fruitarian

Monday, Day 133, 100% Raw Fruitarian. Felt nice and sore today. My triceps, lat muscles and biceps. Felt nice, the muscles really got in a good workout yesterday between the chins, dips, pull-ups and basketball. i ate well today. Had some durian, watermelon and mango. Can't get better than that. i didn't workout today as i wanted to let my body recover. i am leaning towards focusing on legs tomorrow with the one-legged squats. My abdominals are really sore today. i am finding that just by doing the bodyweight exercises that my abs are getting intense workouts without direct work. That and the diet of course. Things are not easy financially, yet i am extremely blessed. i praise my Father in Heaven and my Lord Christ for this.

Today's meals were as follows.

Breakfast:
2 mangos, 4 bananas (753 calories)

Lunch:
Non-sweet fruit salad made with 2 large tomatoes, one avocado, one large cucumber. i sprinkled cayenne, basil, curry and a pinch of oregano on it. Then i put my banana-avocado sauce over it. It was very tasty. i also ate a mango while it was being prepared. (1230 calories).

Dinner:
half a large watermelon (678 calories)

snack:
box of frozen durian pods (588 calories).

Exercise: none.


Grace and Peace be multiplied.


todd

Weekend Review Days 131& 132, 100% Fruitarian

Weekend Review Days 131 & 132, 100% Raw Fruitarian. Had a nice weekend. The weather was warm and the sky was clear all weekend. Saturday we went to a campmeeting and met up with some present truth believers who were interested in starting a home church network. The fellowship was good. Being that all the participants were vegan, there seemed to be keen interest in my fruitarian lifestyle. It was good to speak to people who, though not raw, are definitely raw-interested and want to learn. i ate well as i had some mangos that were not the costa rican variety but nevertheless were pretty good. i ate more advocados than i normally would (at least three). As we had to drive a few hours to get to the meeting place it was a long day but satisfying. On Sunday, my son and i went out to the park at about 11am and did sets of chins and pullups. He did well as he ended up doing a total of 60, i did 100 (keeping in mind it was the first time he ever did such a workout). It took us about 20-25 minutes. i also did about 30 dips. Later that day, we played some basketball. It was in the 90s all day, but when we went to play ball it was probably in the mid 80s. Nice weather. i also had a durian on sunday (smile). It was a small one, but hey, small or large, it was a durian.

i did not log anything this weekend so i don't know my caloric intake. i had lost 3lbs by the end of the weekend though. i feel this was mostly due to the activity in the outdoor heat on sunday. i was also able to re-connect with one of my two brothers on sunday. Had not talked to him in years. It was nice. i believe i am in the healing relationships mode now, with me connecting with mother, father and now youngest brother. i still have one more brother to reach and hopefully that will happen in time.

My apologies for not having detailed intake information. We will begin that on Monday's blog.


Grace and Peace be multiplied.

Day 130, 100% Raw Fruitarian.

Friday, Day 130, 100% Raw Fruitarian. My soul is totally rejoicing in the power of my Saviours love today. i made the phone call that the Lord showed me i had to make. i prayed much over it. This one was to my father. i had not seen him in over 6 years. i have not spoken to him either. i had so much pent up anger and resentment that i always thought if i called him it would spill out. i knew that was not what my Lord wanted from me. i dialed that phone very nervously i tell you. When he came on, he was so.......nice. So humble and so wanted reconciliation. We had the nicest conversation i think we ever had. He spoke of regret, of wanting to be able to move on. i listened. Then at the end of our conversation he said "Todd, please keep in touch with me, please don't let this happen to us again".....that broke my heart. All the anger was gone. i loved him. i didn't cry on the phone, but the tears flowed like a river afterwards. i had to go to a couple of stores and pick up some supplies and i kept my shades on the whole time. People looked at me strange as i had my shades in the stores, but every time i thought of that last statement, i could not help it, the tears would flow. i didn't want everyone to think i was crazy or distraught or something. Oh, i am so happy! i know that only Heaven could have arranged such a thing. Only Christ could have taken away all that was welled up in me. i never thought i would ever be programming my dad's number in my cell phone...........but i did. i didn't eat alot today. Food was not on my mind. Many of you understand what i mean when i say that. It was one of those type of days. As i look on my caloric intake it appears i was starving myself, but it wasn't intentional. All i kept thinking about was those last words....wow.

i had alot of physical activity today though. i mowed my lawn for 3 hours. 3 hours pushing a mower is good exercise. i also played basketball with my son today. The web site i log my intake on says i should have taken in 4400 calories today, but i took in about a third of that. i am sure that will not be an everyday occurance.

Here are today's meals:
Breakfast:
32oz smoothie. It was awhile since i had a smoothie. We had some pears that no one was going to eat. i myself am not feeling pears right now, i think its because they are a fall fruit and we are in the spring. So i had three of them, i juiced them along with a plum and alitte bit of pineapple and placed them in the blender with two bananas and some raisins. Not bad. i also ate some pineapple while i was doing it. (828 calories).

Dinner:
One half of a large watermelon (678 calories)

Snack:
2 navel oranges, 3 roma tomatoes. (171 calories).


Exercise:
3 hours of lawn mowing. 90 minutes of basketball.


Have a great weekend!

Grace and Peace be multiplied.

todd

Day 129, 100% Raw Fruitarian

Thursday, Day 129, 100% Raw Fruitarian. Beautiful spring day today. When the sun shines and its warm, it seems like everything is alittle better regardless of the situation. i didn't have all my favorite fruits today, but i still had enough to eat. Had a good morning workout. It was alittle scary in that i am leery of over-training. i have done that in the past. It was just a week ago that during a 30 minute workout i did 160 pushups. Today, i set the timer for 35 minutes. After 27 minutes i had done 250 pushups. i wondered if i would do damage to myself by pushing for more so i at first decided to stop there. But then i still had alot of energy, i wasn't sore and after 3-4 minutes i felt good. So i did two more sets, one for 30 reps and the other for 20 with one leg in the air to put stress on the abs. Felt great. i am thinking i should be at 400-500 pushups in one workout by Memorial Day. i still cannot do one power-up so my July 1 goal is looming also. i am determined to get that done. Today's meals were:

Breakfast:
4 bananas, 4 navel oranges. (759 calories).

Lunch:
non-sweet fruity salad of cucumber, tomatoes, apples and half a avo with banana-avocado sauce. (857 calories).

Snack:
one mango (my last one), one avocado (423 calories).

Dinner:
One avocado, 3 bananas, 2 kiwi (i am not really a kiwi fan, but i wasn't going to waste them). (745 calories).

Exercise:
4 mile power walk. 300 pushups.


Grace and Peace be multiplied.

Day 128, 100% Raw Fruitarian

Wednesday, Day 128, 100% Raw Fruitarian. One of the things about Christ is that He receives you where you are, but He does not leave you there. Over the process of time He strips away from our soul the ravages of sin. He does this step by step and never without our complete permission. We are all sinners and these ravages represent not only what sin has done to us spiritually, physically and emotionally, but sin that we have grown to love and cherish. Many times without realizing it. Sometimes we grow comfortable the way our life is, we grow comfortable holding sadness or anger or frustration. We grow comfortable in our selfishness and self-centeredness. We grow comfortable in our dysfunction and sinful character. Christ lovingly takes us thru a journey to rid us of all that. As He gets closer to our core being, the things that are closest to us are exposed. The removal of these involves great pain, but if we are to be like Him in truth, these must be removed.

During my 25+ years of walking with Christ, He has removed many things. Now its at the point where He is stripping things from sensitive areas of my core being. It hurts. It hurts badly. Yet it must be done if i am to be a perfect reflection of Him (this i most desire). He has been using this fruitarian lifestyle as a tool to aid in this effort. i have journaled regarding my dysfunctional upbringing and broken home. i have recently re-opened communication with my mother.......... Very difficult for me........... Grace allowed it to happen. We have a very long way to go; very long, but it has begun. Its taken nearly 40 years for me to get even to this point. Now, there is another call i must make and the thought of it brings great pain. i am praying for Grace and Righteousness that i know will be there for me. i thank Christ for the clarity of mind this lifestyle has given me, but i tell you the truth, some things i wish i didn't see.

Here are today's meals.

Breakfast:
One personal-size watermelon. 3 mangos (1081 calories)

Lunch:
Non-sweet fruity salad and avocado-banana sauce (exactly like yesterday for those who want the recipe). (1071 calories).

Dinner:
3 bananas, 3 mangos, one avocado (1056 calories).

Exercise:
i had a nice 35 minute workout this morning. In that time i did: 50 chins, 50 pull-ups, 120 one leg squats (each leg).


Grace and Peace be multiplied.

Day 127, 100% Raw Fruitarian

Tuesday, Day 127, 100% Raw Fruitarian. Stressful day today. The type of day that builds character. Days like today have me looking for comfort food. It was one of those days where cooked foods seemed very appealing. i have noticed that days like these have me reaching for my non-sweet fruity salads with herbs and spices as well as avocados. This i did today although i only ate one avocado, i believe this was due to the fact that i had some delicious mangos still in my possession. After eating that salad i felt alot better in terms of the desire for cooked comfort as the salad was very good. i used my normal orange juice as the sauce base instead of the grapefruit i had to use yesterday. When i arrived at home i went into the yard and grabbed a small handful of chives also. Here are the meals for today:

Breakfast:
One half of a large watermelon, 4 large bananas (1162 calories).

Lunch:
5 large bananas (605 calories).

Dinner:
Non-sweet fruity salad made with 4 italian tomatoes, one cucumber, one half of a large papaya. Topped with chives, basil, cayenne, curry and a little oregano. i also made a sauce from half an avocado, 3 large bananas, juice of one orange with the same herbs and spices sans the chives. It was hot as i added alittle too much cayenne in my zeal (LOL), but it was delicious for sure and totally satisfying to my palate. i ate the other half of the avo while preparing it and about half an hour later i ate two delicious mangos. (1363 calories total).


Exercise: none today.

Grace and Peace be multiplied.

Day 126, 100% Raw Fruitarian

Monday, Day 126, 100% Raw Fruitarian. Rainy day today. i wasn't very productive work-wise. i did eat well (praise my Saviour for His provision). These mangos from Costa Rica are really very good. i have heard about mangos from the carribbean and central america and how they are much better then the ones we usually get here. i am definitely a believer now as i ate 6 of them today. i am glad we had the rain as we need it badly. Rainy days tend to make me lazy though. i always feel like sleeping. i did get in some very good workouts today. Here are how the meals went:

Breakfast:
Little over half a large watermelon, 3 mangos (1008 calories)

Lunch:
Large bowl of zucchini spaghetti with avocado-plantain-banana sauce. The sauce could have been (and would have been) better but i used the juice of a grapefruit. i am not a big fan of grapefruit but nobody was going to eat it and i definitely wasn't going to let it waste. (1045 Calories)

Dinner:
2 large bananas, 3 mangos, 4 navel oranges (920 calories)

Exercise:
In the morning i did 5 sets of 50 pushups (250 total). This evening i did 9 sets of dips (265 total).


Grace and Peace be multiplied.

Days 124 & 125, 100% Raw Fruitarian.

Weekend Review of Days 124 & 125, 100% Raw Fruitarian. i had a great weekend. i was greatly blessed. The weekend was so busy that i really did not have time to blog as i normally would. It seemed that the tone was set as i was out and mowing my lawn Friday morning before 8am. The Revelation bible studies online have started well. We had a very nice time in North Carolina on Saturday. After the service we had lunch in a very cute little park in a small town. It was a very bright and sunny day in the low 80s. There, in the midst of a delicious-looking vegan lunch complete with homemade biscuits, chickpea spread, potato salad and a large green salad, sat my durian. People kept wanting to touch it and kept saying "its like a porcupine"....LOL. A couple of people were brave enough to taste alittle but i had it all to myself. Which of course i didn't mind at all. On Sunday, at the Asian market i was also able to obtain 32 of the most delicious mangos. 20 of them were the small variety from Costa Rica. i wish i could have gotten more, but i was very thankful for the bounty i received. My wife made me give her my word that i would not buy another durian until next weekend. i reluctantly agreed. i did have such a taste for one on Sunday and i would have bought one if she had not interceded.

The reason she feels that way makes sense. A Durian is basically one meal. For the cost of a Durian i could buy a case of the mangos (which i did) and that will last us 3 days. So the Durian is a weekend treat. i was blessed because in the last 7 days, i have had four of them so i didn't complain when she made me promise not to buy another one this weekend. But they are so good! Funny thing, the one i ate on Friday night weighed alittle less than 6 pounds, but it had more flesh in it than the bigger one i ate on Saturday. My wife and children also noticed this. i hope to be able to spot the ones with the best flesh by a trained eye in time. i am so glad its Durian season. The sermon i was impressed to give on Saturday was entitled "When knowledge is not enough". It was designed to impress the hearers with the need for experience in their beliefs rather than relying on theory. i am gaining a tremendous experience in the 4+ months i have been fruitarian. i am really enjoying the journey overall for sure.

On sunday i played basketball with my son and some young guys for a couple of hours. The kids noted how i seemed to have alot of energy and was able to play a long time. i even was able to do sets of chins between games. i cannot adequately express how good this lifestyle is making me feel both physically and spiritually. It has to be experienced to understand really.


Overall, i didn't mark well my meals this weekend, but i know i ate about 3000 plus calories on both Saturday and Sunday. i ate whole watermelons, mangos and of course Durian. i am blogging this on Monday and i will give a more detailed account of today's activities and meals when the day ends.


Grace and Peace be multiplied.


todd

Day 123, 100% Raw Fruitarian

Friday, Day 123, 100% Raw Fruitarian. Good day today, it was in the high 70s and sunny. The bible study went well this evening. Also, i ate a Durian. Well, one of my durian didn't make it quite to the weekend. i had it for dinner this evening. i still have one more. Oh, it was sooo delicious. My wife had some and my daughter had a choice between my wife's homemade peanut butter-oatmeal cookies (kids are wild about them) and durian. She gladly gave her share of cookies to her sister for the Durian. She is just as hooked as i am! This one was shaped differently, it wasn't very symetrical. But it seemed to contain more fruit than any other one i have had. i had a nice bowl full. Today's meals were simple, yet very calorie-dense. Here they were:

Breakfast:
Half a large watermelon, 2 large bananas (920 calories).

Snack:
2 large bananas (242 calories).

Lunch:
Half a large watermelon, one avocado (967 calories)

Dinner:
the majority of one Durian (885 calories).

Exercise:
today i got out early in the morning and pushed my lawn-mower for 2.5 hours over an acre of land. That was a good workout!


Have a wonderful Weekend!


Grace and Peace be multiplied.

Day 122, 100% Raw Fruitarian

Thursday, Day 122, 100% Raw Fruitarian. i ate well today and i had a tremendous workout. i am wondering if i should use eat workout to focus either on upper body or lower body the way the bodybuilders do. i may try that with the bodyweight workouts i am doing. But i have always been careful to keep a balance in my workouts, which is why i usually do both in the same workout. But i noticed that i did 200 pushups today and 62 chins during my 30 minute workout. i did this while also doing the one leg squats and i wondered if i had used that time and energy towards the upper body, how much more could i have done? i also did 100 of those squats and i wondered if i just did those and sissy squats, how many could i do in a 20 minute workout? i may try it and alternate days. Today, i didn't use the raisins or the celery in the non-sweet salad. i used alot of tomatoes (yummy) and papaya and i added cucumber. Here are today's meals:

Breakfast:
One half of a large watermelon, 3 large bananas (1041 calories).

Lunch:
Non-sweet fruity salad consisting of: one large vine-ripened tomato, 4 roma tomatoes, one half of a large papaya, one medium fuji apple. i made the avocado-banana sauce from: 5 large bananas, one-half an avocado (ate the other half), 6oz of fresh squeezed OJ, with homemade curry and basil (which i also sprinkled on the salad) and some cayenne pepper. Behold, it was very good. (1458 calories)

Dinner:
i had this after my workout. 18oz of OJ, 2 tangerines (thanks FG), 2 clementines.

Exercise: 30 minute workout. 200 pushups, 62 chins/pullups, 100 one leg squats.

Grace and Peace be multiplied.


todd

Day 121, 100% Raw Fruitarian

Wednesday, Day 121, 100% Raw Fruitarian. Was very pleasantly surprised today in that i was able to obtain a nice bunch of Durian. Without going into details, i obtained some funds from a surprise source that allowed me to pay a bill and get this delicious fruit. i bought two, nice durians about 7lbs apiece and i got two boxes of the frozen pods. The plan is to bring one of the whole fruit with me on Saturday as i am scheduled to preach in North Carolina, have the other one for either Saturday night or sunday and eat the frozen pods tonight (yippee!). My wife didn't want any so my youngest daughter and myself (the only remaining durian-lovers) destroyed those two boxes of pods. i had to stop myself from going after the other fruit and save it for the weekend. i also got two regular sized watermelons and some other fruit and supplies. Very good day indeed. The only thing i was missing were those mangos and the asian market won't have any until Friday at the earliest. So hopefully that will be another weekend treat. Admittedly, i am getting tired of the non-sweet fruity salads. i am slightly modifying them now. For example, now i don't want any raisins in it. i am probably going to ditch the celery too after today. i really just want the whole fruit. i am so glad that spring and summer are coming because its perfect timing for the things i really want to get into eating now. Sweet melons, sweet peaches, mangos, bananas, avocado and fresh juicy tomatoes. i am glad i started this journey in the winter and now its past with summer coming on. i believe i am really going to enjoy the fare and it will be interesting to see how my body, mind and spirit develop.

Here are today's meals.

Breakfast:
3 navel oranges, one avocado, 6 roma tomatoes, 2 bananas (804 calories).

Dinner:
Non-sweet fruity salad with avocado-banana sauce. about 450g of Durian. (1727 calories).

Exercise: none today.


Grace and Peace be multiplied.

todd

Day 120, 100% Raw Fruitarian

Tuesday, Day 120, 100% Raw Fruitarian. Now i am at the 4 month point. Seems like nothing in terms of time. Like i am still at the very beginning and just getting started. That's probably because it is indeed the very beginning and i am just getting started. But i am in a flow now in terms of foodstuffs. Meaning that, although i still get cravings for crazy things like fried chicken or fried fish, the likelihood of me eating anything cooked or not fruit is pretty remote. i am also really craving fruit that is fresh and juicy, its just that i cannot always get it in the quantity i want. That seems to be the most difficult issue. i ate the most amazing mangos a couple of days ago, there were 12 of them of which i think i ate 8 or 9. i could easily have eaten 20 of them with no problem. i am thriving on this diet right now, but i believe at this stage of my journey i would be even higher with more abundant, high quality fruit. Now my weight is fluctuating usually between 180-182lbs. i believe i am headed to the 170s the way i am feeling in my person. My workouts are getting better and better. i look forward to running again and hope to start soon. Layers of spiritual, emotional, mental and phyisical pollutants are still falling off of me. i don't know how long it will take to finish (if it ever does, i don't think it does), but i am enjoying each step.

i hate to sound like a broken record, but my mind is still getting more and more clarity. i really am happy about that above all, the spiritual clarity. My life during this journey has been like a pressure cooker, usually, its emotional pressure and upheaval that cause people to give up wanted lifestyle changes. i am no different, but i know the power of Grace from Heaven for myself. This is the only thing keeping me during this journey. Not just on this diet, but in all ways. To know that angels walk with me, stand by me. To know that all Heaven is watching me to see my development. To know my Heavenly Father and my Lord and Saviour are in the Most Holy Place ordering all things for my highest good. These thoughts keep me.

i feel like i ate like a fruitarian pig today. When i look at my caloric intake for today, it wasn't even 2400 calories. i believe its because i ate 3 avocadoes today and i ate my last meal very late. Here are today's meals:

Breakfast:
3 navel oranges, 3 delicious mangos (the last 3), one avocado (898 calories)

Lunch:
non-sweet fruity salad with plantain-avocado sauce. The difference today is that i didn't use any raisins. That cut down my calories, but i just wasn't into them today. (809 calories).

Snack:
4 roma tomatoes. (45 calories)

Dinner:
6 roma tomatoes, one avocado, 2 navel oranges, one banana (615 calories).

Exercise: 30 minutes of calistenics this morning..80 one legged squats, 160 pushups, 76 chins/pullups

20 minutes more in the evening: 125 chair dips, 12 one arm pushups, 14 clap pushups.

Announcement: We will be having a study on the Book of Revelation, online, starting Friday, April 17, 2009. It will begin at 9pm EST. We will study the Prophecies on weekends (Friday, Saturday and Sunday Evenings). The study will take place at www.PalTalk.com it will be under the Christianity section. The Room is titled "The Last Days of Earth's History". We will be recording the studies to mail out for free to whosoever wants them.

Grace and Peace be Multiplied.


todd

Day 119, 100% Raw Fruitarian

Monday, Day 119, 100% Raw Fruitarian. Just as blissful as the weekend was, today was full of troubles. But at least i have the memory of such a sweet weekend to help me move forward. Also, one very nice thing about today, i ate my other Durian for breakfast. i shared some with my wife and daughter, it was delicious. The thing about Durian is that it always leaves you wanting more. Perhaps if i ate like 20 pounds or so of it at once i might think differently. i would love to able to try that! Needless to say, i ate very well today. Anytime i eat Durian, i ate well regardless of what else i ate, but today i also had a couple more of those delicious mangos. Heavenly! So, fruitarian-food wise, i suppose it was a very good day. Here are today's meals:

Breakfast:
One Durian, 3 navel oranges, 2 mangos. (1360 calories)

Dinner:
Non-sweet Fruity salad with plantain-avocado sauce (1226 Calories)

Exercise: none today.

Grace and Peace be multiplied.


todd

Day 118, 100% Raw Fruitarian

Sunday, Day 118, 100% Raw Fruitarian. They say when it rains, it pours. i have found that to be true. My life seems to be made of a long series of feast or famine. This weekend can definitely be characterized as feast. After the terrific day of spiritual renewal, fellowship and delicious raw food yesterday, today was even richer on the food front. With some of the offering we received, i got permission from my queen to inquire at the asian market for durian. Well, you know that made me very happy in an of itself. It was a very nice and sunny day, so i also promised my son that i would be out to play some basketball with him. So i hopped in my car and gleefully went to the asian market. i figured since it is now spring, there should be more availability of durian. Even if they didn't have any, i knew another asian market that always seemed to have it in frozen pods in a box. When i walked into the store, it was quiet, the nice cambodian lady who co-owns the store was in the back tending to something.

My eyes almost immediately rested upon stacks of very delicious-looking mangos in cases. i knew i would have to purchase one of those. i then proceeded to the large freezer where i knew they kept the Durian when they had them. i lifted the lid and lo, about 10, whole, delicious durian! i grabbed two of them, not knowing how much they were going to cost me. Then i grabbed a case of those mangos. She was selling the Durian for $1.99 per pound and the case of 12 mangos was $14.50. i had her weigh the Durian, one of them was $14 and the other $11. At first i thought i would get one of the Durian and the mangos, but i could not make up my mind. i asked her if she would let me sample one of the mangos to help me make up my mind (LOL). This she gladly did. As she began to slice the mango and i saw the golden color and dripping juice i knew this was going to be special. Indeed it was, as i was thoroughly enjoying the most sweet and juicy mango i had eaten in about 3 years, i told her ring up everything. So it came to alittle over $40. She told me that they would soon be getting jackfruit as well. i was so happy, i went out to my car and left my keys on her counter. i didn't realize this until i got to the car, at which point the nice lady was right behind me, my keys in hand, chuckling because she saw my joy. No non-sweet fruity salad today for me, my dinner would be very special. i ate more today then i usually would, because i could more than anything else. What a joy good fruit is to my soul! It makes my heart glad indeed. My meals were:

Breakfast:
At about 8am i ate...one personal watermelon, one avocado (831 calories).

Lunch was on the run today:
i ate that mango at the Asian market (about 2pm), then about 20 minutes later i sampled a Roma tomato at Walmart, then about 20 minutes after that i ate 2 vine-ripened tomatos purchased at Walmart. (190 calories total).

After returning home with the bounty, i proceeded to the basketball courts. It was a good day for me, not so good for my 17 year old son and his 20 year old buddy. (LOL).

Dinner:
After i finished playing ball and having alittle extra exercise (i will explain in a moment), i went home and ate dinner. It was later than i usually eat (about 5:30pm). The Durian was still frozen, so i couldn't eat it yet. This of course was disappointing. But i had a good dinner anyways.

one personal Watermelon (my second of the day) and three of those most delicious mangos. (1217 calories).

Later:
i had finished my online Bible study and by then one of the Durians was sufficiently thawed for consumption, and consume i did. It was late (after 10:30 pm), but that did not stop me. i ate,

One whole Durian, one roma tomato, two mangos. (1176 calories).

Totally delicious and fruity day.

Exercise:
When i arrived at the park, prior to going over to the courts, i went to the playground. i wanted to attempt a power-up. i could not do even one of them. Even though it was the first time in my life i attempted one, i was still disappointed. This presented me with a challenge. i want to be able to achieve 10 of them by July 1. Goals like this are fun for me. So i went and played 2 hours or so of basketball. It was a good workout. i beat my son in two games of one-on-one full court. Then i beat his friend in one game of one-on-one half court. Then we played about 8 games of 21 of which i won 6. They said i was just lucky...LOL.

After that i went back to the playground and did four quick sets of 5 (two sets of chins, two sets fo pullups). Then went home for dinner. If only all weekends could be like this, but alas, i will take them when i can get them and be thankful when they come.


Grace and Peace be multiplied.


todd

Day 117, 100% Raw Fruitarian

Saturday, Day 117, 100% Raw Fruitarian. Wonderful and blessed day today. We had a Raw potluck in the afternoon and in the morning we had a fellowship/worship in our home with some like believers. We had planned the potluck, not having the resources for it, but the Lord provided wonderfully. We received plenty of raw foodstuffs and my wife prepared raw tacos, raw "tuna" as well as a large salad. A raw sister in Christ brought some dehydrated raw gourmet. She made raw eggplant chips with raw onion rings. She also brought some cooked walnut burgers and we made bulgar wheat. My wife had plenty of sprouted lentils as well for the tacos. People brought me watermelons, papayas and other fruits and we also got a surprise monetary offering. It was a day of total blessings. i made a non-sweet fruit salad and banana-avocado sauce. People were too stuffed to eat my salad but they wanted my sauce. i was glad i had some for myself! We also had very fruitful spiritual conversation. It was rich. All the troubles i have been dealing with are more than worth it for one day like this. We are planning another one on May 9th.

My meals today were:
Breakfast:
4 bananas, 2 tangerines, 2 navel oranges (661 calories). That was the last of the case of bananas we bought 10 days ago. But now, i will be able to buy another one!

Lunch:
Non-sweet fruity salad with chives and the aforementioned banana-avocado sauce. One other avocado i ate while preparing it. (1229 calories).

Later:
snack of 6-7 Roma tomatoes. (67 calories).

Exercise:
none today.

Grace and Peace be multiplied.

todd

Day 116, 100% Raw Fruitarian

Friday, Day 116, 100% Raw Fruitarian. i am back online from home now, having received a gift from a dear soul (May the Lord bless them). That means bible study tonight. i am really looking forward to it after having been away for two weeks. We are also having a raw potluck tomorrow. i pray all goes well for the attendees. One in particular is very excited. He has been 100% raw since the last one alittle over a month ago. He has (or apparently had) been diagnosed as a diabetic. He went to his doctor recently who told him his blood was great and suggested the insulin is helping him. My friend then replied that he had not taken insulin in a couple of weeks! Of course the doctor was quite shocked. Such is the power of the Creator's diet. Needless to say, he is very excited to be coming back tomorrow. It is such a joy to see such blessings realized in people. i pray there will be many, many more like him. i ate very well today, as has been the case this week (by my Father's Love and Saviours Grace). i also had a good workout while i was waiting for a phone call. i didn't keep accurate count of everything as it was informal, but i did lots of chins (i'd say at least 40), one-armed pushups (like maybe 20 or so) and one legged squats (don't know how many). It was all good for the 30 minutes or so i put into it.

Here are today's meals:

Breakfast:
Large personal watermelon (about 10lbs i'd say). 4 bananas. (1098 calories).

Snack:
2 bananas, 6 roma tomatoes. (300 calories).

Lunch:
Large non-sweet fruity salad with sauce made from mango-banana-apple juice. (Delicious). (1251 calories).

Exercise:
30 minutes of vigorous calistenics. chins, pull-ups, one arm pushups, one legged squats.

Have a wonderful Weekend!

Grace and Peace be multiplied.

todd

Day 114, 100% Raw Fruitarian

Wednesday, Day 114, 100% Raw Fruitarian. i would characterize today as a tomato day for sure. There was a sale on Roma Tomatoes at a couple of stores today at $1/lb. i was blessed to be able to secure about 6lbs of them. They are delicious. i think i ate about 8 of them today. They are shaped like large plums and the color and texture of them were such that i was able to get good quality. Then i came home to find out my children didn't think so highly of them. Well, this is one time i don't mind that at all! The case of bananas i bought last week are very ripe now, so i am consuming alot of those also. They, along with the avocados, are so calorie-dense that the consumption of them helps me get my daily requirements and then some. Here are my meals for today:

Breakfast:
7 bananas, 2 tangerines, 2 navel oranges (976 calories)

Lunch:Large non-sweet fruity salad featuring about 6 roma tomatoes and one regular tomato with one cucumber, 3 large stalks of celery, 3 tbsp of raw chives and half an avocado.

The sauce was 12oz of juiced fuji apples, 2 large bananas, couple of small pieces of the celery, quarter cup of raisins, one half avocado with curry, basil and oregano. i also ate one avocado while i was preparing it. (Delicious)....(1269 calories).

Dinner:16oz of fresh squeezed oj. 4 bananas. 4 roma tomatoes. (752 calories).

Exercise: i did a 20 minute workout this morning. In that allotted time i did: 40 chins, 75 bench dips, 60 one-legged squats with each leg.

Later in the early evening i did another 10 minutes where i did: 32 hand-clap pushups, 25 regular pushups. It was a good workout day.

Grace and peace be multiplied.

todd

Day 112, 100% Raw Fruitarian

Monday, Day 112, 100% Raw Fruitarian. i have noticed that over the last 2 days i have had an increase of eliminations. Its one of those times where i believe my body is cleansing itself. My body felt lighter and as i went on the scale, sure enough, i lost 3lbs. i was 180lbs. The last time i was 180lbs (not including times on juice fasts), was about 20 years ago. Feels good. i had the opportunity to eat another personal watermelon today. i was saving it as long as i could (lol), but it was time for me to eat it. i like to at least have them on the weekends, so i was blessed to have one for Friday, Saturday, and today. i didn't work out today, but i had a good workout yesterday with the basketball. My meals today were:

Breakfast:
One personal watermelon, one banana, 2 mangos (916 calories).

Lunch:
Large non-sweet fruity salad with avocado-banana sauce. 3 extra roma tomatoes. (1373 calories).

Exercise: none


Grace and Peace be multiplied.


todd

Day 111, 100% Raw Fruitarian

Sunday, Day 111, 100% Raw Fruitarian. i had to leave my house at 6:30am this morning. i spoke at a state prison. It was about 2 hours from me. i have done this many times over the years and its always very rewarding. i was invited by a local pastor that i met to discuss life insurance. When one meets men, some of whom are to spend the rest of their life behind bars, there is very little pretense. No high theories that mean nothing. These guys want answers and they mean business. i love that, because it allows me to get into the Word. No denominations, no churches, no watered down theories. The straight truth. If they think you don't know what you are talking about, they will tell you. If they find what you say to be true, they will say so. We had a wonderful time. The officials want me to come back in the future and i really look forward to it. It was a beautiful day today in terms of weather. It reached 80 degrees and it was sunny. So i went out with my 17 year old and played some basketball in my worn out old sneakers. It was good exercise. My son plays all the time and i have not been out there since October. But he saw that the old man with the strange diet has alot left (lol). The thing is, i went out there right after i ate my non-sweet fruity salad. Looking back i think i should have had the juice concoction i made then and the salad after. It would have been easier on the digestion. We live and learn. Here was today's menu:

Breakfast:
4 bananas, 2 tangerines, one navel orange, one avocado (881 calories).

Lunch:
Non-sweet fruity salad with banana-avocado dressing and raw chives. (902 calories).

dinner:
60 oz of juice made from 1.5 canteloupes and 12 oranges. Really good. (638 calories)

Snack:
2 bananas. (210 calories).

Exercise: About an hour or so of basketball.


Grace and Peace be multiplied.


todd

Day 108, 100% Raw Fruitarian

Thursday, Day 108, 100% Raw Fruitarian. Today was an avocado day. i ate three of them today. i had one in my lunch (half in my sauce, half in my salad), then two more for dinner. i felt no ill effects at all and they were extremely satisfying. i like them when they are somewhat firm but have some give to them. They are very creamy and have a slight nutty flavor. Delicious. i have not gotten to the point where i totally understand how they work in my system yet. Sometimes they feel heavy and other times they don't. i did notice that today, i ate two of them alone on an empty stomach, then followed them up with 3 tangerines and 2 navel oranges. Maybe that was why i had no issues, the order in which i ate them.....i don't know. But they were very good. i also had a very good workout today, attempting one armed pushups for the first time in my life. Interesting indeed. Here was today's menu:

Breakfast:
3 tangerines, 2 mangos, 3 bananas. (740 calories)

Lunch:
Non-sweet fruity salad with banana-avocado sauce. (1289 calories)

Dinner:
2 avocados, 3 tangerines, 2 navel oranges. (849 calories).

Exercise:
16 one armed pushups, 32 hand-clap pushups, 50 regular pushups, 3 sets of 2 minutes in a horse stance. took about 25 minutes.

Grace and Peace be multiplied.


todd

Day 107, 100% Raw Fruitarian

Wednesday, Day 107, 100% Raw Fruitarian. i was feeling down on myself today. i am sure most people can relate. Like a failure. It was one of those decision-making days. Today i decided, that i am tired of debt, of owing people money. If my Heavenly Father can help me get out of debt, i will never get back into again. Ever. As i looked over the past few years of my life today, my mistakes seem like giant red flags. i do not blog this to seek pity, please none of that. But i simply want to blog my experience as it really is in my life, from my perspective. i suppose in the past this type of day may have been an excuse for me to eat things i know i shouldn't. i am past that point now by the Grace of the Lord. From the experience i have had in life, i know i will rise above this. These verses help me today:

Micah 7:8 Rejoice not against me, O mine enemy: when I fall, I shall arise; when I sit in darkness, the LORD shall be a light unto me.

Micah 7:9 I will bear the indignation of the LORD, because I have sinned against him, until he plead my cause, and execute judgment for me: he will bring me forth to the light, and I shall behold his righteousness.

i really thank the God of Heaven for the Bible. Especially in times like these. i ate very well today. It was not the type of day that would make the mono-meal crowd happy, but it sure did make me happy...LOL. This is also a testament to where i am right now. The food i ate today really also helped me with my mood. In the past it could have been stuff like fried chicken or veggie "meat" sandwiches or PB&Js. It could have been an apple pie or oreo cookies or a pizza. Today, this is what it was:

Breakfast:
7 valencia oranges, 2 mangos, one large red tomato, one avocado (1011 calories)

Lunch:
Non-sweet fruity salad with banana-avocado dressing and curry. (818 calories).

Dinner:
10 valencia oranges, 3 navel oranges. (799 calories).

That was the last of my valencias. Man i will miss them! The sister that brought me some last week has ordered another case for me. Very much looking forward to getting them. i tell you the truth, i could eat 2 cases per week easily. Seriously. i love them.

i have listed 7 fruits that i could definitely live on indefinitely. Oranges, melons, durian, mango, bananas, avocados, tomatoes.....throw in some cukes and celery and i am all set....

Exercise: 10 minutes of isometrics. Mental exhaustion stopped me more than anything else. This would have been a good day to run or even walk. But it was raining all day. That too will pass.


Grace and Peace be multiplied.


todd

Day 106, 100% Raw Fruitarian

Tuesday, Day 106, 100% Raw Fruitarian. Another day of drama and intrigue. What else is new? Sometimes one phone call or email can really be something. Both for good and for evil. It can either cause such rejoicing that one walks on air the rest of the day or it can cause one to hold up the shield of faith with both hands and all the soul. The latter was the case today. But, praise my kind Father in Heaven and my loving Saviour, i made it. i ate very well today. Lunch was provided by a prospect on the road in the form of two large, spotted bananas. Delicious. No time for exercise today, but i will definitely catch up on that front. Besides, my triceps are still sore from sunday. Very good feeling that soreness from reaching the muscle deeply. Today's menu was:

Breakfast:
12 valencia oranges, one banana. (816 calories)

Lunch:
2 large bananas. (242 calories)

Dinner:
Large non-sweet fruity salad with chopped chives and avocado-banana sauce. (1162 calories)

Exercise: none.


Grace and Peace be multiplied.


todd