Day 100, 100% Raw Fruitarian

Wednesday, Day 100, 100% Raw Fruitarian. Well, its been 100 days. Overall i am feeling physically wonderful. Very light, alert and energetic. My mind and spirit are attentive and i am really connecting with Heaven on a new level. My weight is 183lbs. Officially that is 10lbs lighter than where i started. i have been involved in a very stressful period of my life and through it all i have been able thru Grace to continue this journey. Its still only in the beginning, but it is doing great things for me. i am having strong cravings over the last week for certain things. Fried chicken, fried fish, cheeseburgers and pizza. The interesting thing is the chicken, fish and pizza have not entered my body temple in 10 yrs. The beef, that has to be at least 20yrs. So i think its the salt among other things, that i am craving. But its not at all any sort of raging battle in me. i have no desire to actually go and eat these things, but i think of them. i feel that this is just another place in the journey and that in time (i don't think more than a few months), these things will not appeal to me at all.

Today, a wonderful thing happened. While i was at work, a sister in Christ who wants to go raw stopped by my home to get some pointers from my wife. She came bearing a gift. A case filled with valencia oranges! There must be somewhere in the neighborhood of 60-70 of them in that box. Now i know what i will be eating tomorrow. Mono meals for sure. If i had to live on one food for any length of time, oranges would be one of the ones i would choose (along with bananas, durian, mango or avocado). i ate one this evening after my non-sweet salad but tomorrow they will be a large part of my nourishment. Today's meals were:

Breakfast:
4 tangerines, one banana. (313 Calories)

Dinner:
Non-sweet fruity salad with tangerine-avocado dressing. One valencia orange. (1005 calories).

exercise: none today


Grace and Peace be multiplied.

todd

Day 99, 100% Raw Fruitarian

Tuesday, Day 99, 100% Raw Fruitarian. It was a trying type of day. Filled with things designed to cause anxiety if i let them. The type of day that requires faith. i am glad the Lord got me through it. Character must be developed in trial. There is simply no other way. i am glad the Spirit causes me to understand this, although, i cannot say i always rejoice in it. Not yet. In conjunction with the day, good food was not as plentiful. But i can say i did rejoice in what i was able to eat as i thoroughly enjoyed it. Especially dinner where, for the first time ever, i made my own curry. It came out quite good and it was very easy. Went very well on my non-sweet fruity salad. As i was out on road visiting prospects today, i really didn't have time to exercise. i was emotionally exhausted when i got home tonight. My dear wife had already cut up the non-sweet fruity salad for me so that was a great relief to be able to come in, just make the sauce (which takes about 5 minutes or less) and eat. Today's menu was:

Breakfast:

One personal watermelon. (678 Calories)

Dinner:
Non-sweet fruity salad with avocado sauce. One other avocado by itself after. (1139 Calories).

No exercise today.

Grace and Peace be multiplied.

todd

Day 98, 100% Raw Fruitarian.

Monday, Day 98, 100% Raw Fruitarian. Was on the road all day today. Had a three and a half hour drive to a prospect's house. Of course, it was a big prospect. The meeting went well, but its 50/50 as to whether or not we will do business. But its always good to meet nice people. i ate well today. i have one personal watermelon which i am saving for tomorrow. i carried lunch with me and ate it while i was driving. Here is today's menu:

Breakfast:
One large red tomato (delicious), one tangerine, one navel orange, one mineola orange, one avocado (512 calories).

Lunch:
3 honey tangerines, one navel orange, 2 bananas. (434 calories).

Dinner:
Large non-sweet fruity salad with banana-avocado sauce. (1090 calories)

Exercise:
3 sets of handclap pushups (don't know how many because i am doing them now), a few minutes of upper body isometric exercises.


Grace and Peace be multiplied.

todd

Day 97, 100% Raw Fruitarian

Sunday, Day 97, 100% Raw Fruitarian. Sundays are days where we usually lounge around the house and relax. When the weather is good i run and/or play ball with my youngest son. In the morning, my wife and i usually talk for an hour or so, discussing what's going on in our lives, in the world and things pertaining to our family and the Kingdom of God. This morning time flew by on us as we talked until early afternoon (shows there's alot going on.lol). That put me slightly behind as i had to go into the office today for a couple of hours. i have an early day tomorrow and a long drive to see a prospective client. i ate very well today, as i have all this weekend. i don't know how this week will go, but i know i will be alright in the end. i have been having some very bad thoughts go through my head over the last two or three nights. i have been having thoughts of three things, fried chicken, new york city pizza and cheese burgers. Now i wondered why these things were coming so heavy upon my mind and i came up with three things. One, i was hungry most of the week, when a person is hungry, all types of thoughts go through their head. Two, i had not thought about salt in awhile and perhaps i was craving it. Three, dark spirits were seeking to tempt me prior to being banished from my soul forever. i decided it was a combination of all three. But the way i have been eating this weekend, none of that mattered. i was totally satisfied and happy with the fare i was blessed to partake of. Today's meals were:

Breakfast:
one 20lbs watermelon. two bananas. (1565 calories)

Dinner:
Large bowl of zucchini spaghetti with celery, tomato and raisins. seasoned with home-made curry, basil and oregano. topped with banana-tangerine sauce. i also ate two avocados (i really didn't need the second one, but they were so good). (1302 Calories).


Exercise:
i put my timer on 20 minutes and this is what i did.

50 regular pushups. 15 clap pushups, 60 one-legged squats, 24 chins, 40 chair dips. i really got a good workout. The isometrics are helping me progress tremendously.


Grace and Peace be multiplied.


todd

Day 96, 100% Raw Fruitarian

Saturday, Day 96, 100% Raw Fruitarian. i ate very well today. Better than i have eaten in about a week. It was a restful day, which i love. We had a good bible study Friday night and then an even better one on Saturday night. We are studying the prophecy of Daniel (which is fast fulfilling). My mind is receiving so much from the Bible now, more than ever in my life. Whatever hardship i have to endure or discomfort this journey may cause, that one advancement is worth it all and much more. i have read and re-read the entire bible many times, but it all is going to another level now. i have learned that just when i think my mind is clear, things get more clear. There seems to always be new levels to reach, higher spiritual heights, deeper knowledge and understanding. Also, much deeper appreciation for my Creator and all He has done (and is doing), for me. So this was a typical 7th day of the week for me, in that it was a time for contemplation, meditation, fellowship and worship. Also it was filled with delicious fruit!!

Today's menu was:

Breakfast:
A little over one half of one 20lb watermelon. (813 calories)

Lunch:
The rest of the watermelon, 3 bananas, 4 oranges, half an avocado. (1125 calories)

Dinner:
Large non-sweet fruity salad with avocado-banana dressing (918 calories).

Now THIS is how to eat as a Fruitarian!

Exercise: Took a long walk with my wife. 4 miles.


Grace and peace be multiplied.


todd

Day 95, 100% Raw Fruitarian

Friday, Day 95, 100% Raw Fruitarian. i was able to eat very well today. Interesting how the body adapts. Today, i ate about 1200 calories less than i was used to eating prior to this past week and i feel stuffed. That's because this week i was eating about 1000-1300 calories per day. That felt like a starvation diet. Today i was able to obtain two 20lb watermelons. Spring is definitely in the air. i like the mini ones, but i would much rather have the regular size watermelons. i look forward to having one of them for breakfast and lunch tomorrow. i notice that as the weather gets warmer, the place where our melons come from gets closer to us. For example, all winter i have been eating melons that have mostly come here to Virginia from Costa Rica and Guatemala. The large watermelons i purchased today (first time this year they were available here) came from mexico. In about a month or so, they will start coming from here in the southern united states and in the summer i will be able to get them from Virginia grown locally. i feel that this is the reason the quality of fruit gets better and the summer draws nigh. It doesn't have to travel as far.

Today's meals were:
Breakfast:
3 bananas and one avocado (604 Calories)

Lunch
Large non-sweet fruity salad with banana-tangerine sauce. two more bananas. (1009 Calories).

Dinner:
2 tangerines, one minneola orange, one navel orange. (227 calories)

Exercise: 20 minutes of isometrics.


Have a Wonderful Weekend!

Grace and Peace be multiplied.

todd

Day 94, 100% Raw Fruitarian

Thursday, Day 94, 100% Raw Fruitarian. Another very busy day (i love it). It seems like the day just flew by. i met some very interesting people. i find people interesting. We come from all different walks of life, all different shades and colors and ideas. But we all want the same things, we all want to be happy, we all want to avoid sadness and we all face obstacles. Now what makes us happy or sad or what each of us considers an obstacle differs with the person. But humans are so complex, as the Bible says we are "fearfully and wonderfully made" (Psalm 139:14). This thought causes me to give praise to my Creator everyday. Today i met a person that is a chain-smoker. This person has suffered much and has fought hard all their life (about 75 years old). Such a nice person and responsible in that she raised four children and paid off her home (her husband died a few years ago). It was hard to watch, knowing what the cigarettes were doing to her. Sometime i wish i could just do something or say something that would cause people to understand certain things, but i realize that is not my place. i am just to be an example and show love, light and truth that comes from my Heavenly Father. Each person must make decisions for themselves. Well, that is life on planet earth.

Todays meals were:

Lunch:
3 tangerines, one banana (261 calories)

dinner:
non-sweet fruit salad with banana-tangerine sauce and two avocados. (1068 calories). The avocados gave this meal its density. i was glad to have them.


Exercise: none today.


Grace and Peace be multiplied.


todd