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