Day 85, 100% Raw Fruitarian

Tuesday, Day 85, 100% Fruitarian. Busy day today, that is good. Good day foodwise also. We are planning another Raw Remnant potluck in early April. We have some of the same folks coming back. One of them is now 100% raw since coming to our last one (smile). i spoke to him today and he wants to go 30 days. It has been about 10 days since the last raw potluck, that day he decided to be 100% raw. He says he is out of the "200lb" club now and still shrinking. It is a wonderful thing to help people, its good for the receiver and the giver. People have donated to our ministry and we in turn seek to bless others. i pray such ripples are very far reaching indeed.

Today's menu.

Breakfast:
Delicious juicy watermelon, 2 tangerines, 2 minneola oranges, 2 navel oranges. A most satisfying breakfast. (1000 calories)

Lunch:
7 large bananas. i ate them at my office, i should have brought a few more. (800 calories)

Dinner:
Large non-sweet fruity salad with mango-avo-banana sauce. (1600 calories)

i post the calories because i am noticing many of those i speak to who are just starting out are not giving themselves enough fruit calories to ensure fruity success.

Exercise: 4 mile powerwalk, 15 minutes of isometrics.


Grace and Peace be multiplied.


todd

Day 84 100% Raw Fruitarian

Monday, Day 84, 100% Raw Fruitarian. i noticed that over the last two weeks i really have had no taste for sweet fruit salads or smoothies. i really just want the fruit itself. The juicier and sweeter the better. i obtained some minneola oranges yesterday and the rest of my family thinks they are bitter. To me, they are very sweet and very juicy. They were only 50 cents apiece so i bought 15 of them. i had 5 dollars left and i bought ten more today. Last night after i finished my online bible study, i had three of them (along with two navels). Delicious. Also, i am continuing to thoroughly enjoy the watermelon. We are so fortunate in that i am able to get central american watermelons when they are not growing here. Now the season for Virginia (and the southern U.S.) is coming in a couple of months, that will be joyful! My caloric intake has been over 3200 both yesterday and today. i didn't plan it that way, yesterday the durian and the avocado alone added about 800 calories, today it was the bananas. Eating enough calories is very important in the beginning stages of fruitarianism i believe. i had an excellent isometric workout after our powerwalk this morning. i am sore right now, the good kind, the kind that makes one know you reached the muscles involved.

The menu for today was:

Breakfast:

one watermelon, 3 minneola oranges.

Lunch:
5 bananas.

Dinner:
Large non-sweet fruity salad with avocado-mango sauce.


Exercise: 4 mile powerwalk, 34 minutes of isometrics.


Grace and Peace be multiplied.


todd

Day 83, 100% Fruitarian

Sunday, Day 83, 100% Raw Fruitarian. Another beautiful day today, low in the 80's with a warm breeze. My caloric intake was higher than normal (normal for these days) today because i ate both one avocado and some durian. According to nutadiary, which i do use to log my intake, durian throws the whole carb/protein/fat ratio out the window. So be it.....lol. If i could, i would just live on durian. i love it that much. i have never tasted anything quite like it. Today's meals were:

Breakfast:
One mini watermelon and 5 bananas.


Dinner:

Large bowl of zucchini spaghetti, with chopped tomato and celery with raisins. Covered in mango-avocado sauce.......Delicious.

about 450 grams of Durian.


i was able to obtain some juicy mineola oranges today for a cheap price. i will probably eat about 3 or 4 of those later after i exercise.

Exercise:
i have been getting into isometrics lately. i did about 15 minutes this morning and will do some more this evening.

Grace and Peace be multiplied.


todd

Saturday, Day 82, 100% Raw Fruitarian

It was a beautiful day today.






After Brunch i went out for a nature walk. Air, sunshine and exercise.






i had one of these for breakfast and one in the evening (about 1200 calories total).



This was the non-sweet fruit salad for Dinner. Those two dark green things are one zucchini and one cucumber. The spices in the background are curry, basil, oregano and red pepper. These were added to the sauce and to the salad (the red pepper was not in the salad).



The next picture is the sauce that i made prior to blending. i juiced the oranges and put that in the blender with the rest of the products





This was brunch. About 350 calories







This was the finished dinner product (sauce and salad combined). About 900 calories.






Grace and peace be multiplied.

todd

Day 82, 100% Fruitarian

Saturday, Day 82, 100% Raw Fruitarian. Very nice day today. i stayed home and it was quiet and peaceful. i love days like that. Very therapuedic. The temperature reached 80 degrees F today. i was able to take a nice walk in the first warm breezes of the year. It felt wonderful. i have many troubles, but today, i cast them all off. i ate well today. i took pictures of each meal and hopefully will post them tomorrow. This gives a visual for those that learn best that way. Here are todays meals.

Breakfast:
one watermelon.

Brunch (3 hrs later):
3 navel oranges, 4 honey tangerines.

Dinner:
Large non-sweet fruity salad with banana-mango dressing.

Later:
one watermelon.

exercise: 4 mile walk.


Grace and Peace be multiplied.


todd

Day 81, 100% Fruitarian

Friday, Day 81, 100% Raw Fruitarian. i rarely work on Fridays. i usually do food shopping early in the day and get home early. i am a Sabbath Keeper. So i use that day to prepare my heart and mind for rest on the Sabbath with my family. But today was different. i did my shopping yesterday morning and i had an early afternoon appointment. So i ate breakfast, but i missed lunch and had lunch as dinner. Overall i ate lighter than usual, but i feel very good. The fruit is becoming more and more of a great blessing to me each day and each week (and now each month). i am nearly three months into it and while its still very early (i am committed for one year), i can really experience many of its benefits. It is scheduled to be a very warm and nice day here tomorrow. i look forward to getting out in nature and breathing in the clean air after eating delicious melon in the morning. i look forward to prayer and bible study and contemplation of the things of Heaven. Fruitarianism is being used by the Lord to give me a greater appreciation of all these things.

Todays menu.

Breakfast:
one whole mini watermelon, one cantaloupe. One very satisfied man. Delicious.


Dinner:
Large non-sweet fruit salad with a most delicious mango-banana sauce.


exercise: 4 mile power walk, 80 pushups.

Have a great weekend!

Grace and Peace be multiplied unto you.


todd

Day 80, 100% Fruitarian

Thursday, Day 80, 100% Raw Fruitarian. Very busy today. i am hoping this is a sign of good things to come. In my line of work, the busier i am the better for business. i was driving all over, but i still ate well. i was able to stop home and eat lunch which really hit the spot. i am noticing that i am adding less as far as ingredients into my sauces. Its taking less to satisfy my taste buds. i am enjoying whole fruit more and more. Definitely becoming more attuned spiritually as i am more able to read situations and circumstances with more clarity, making better decisions and, i believe, hear the Holy Spirit as He guides me. i ate well today, alittle more avocado than usual (i keep thinking back to my blog of a few days ago when i sadly thought they would be history), in fact, i have a taste for them now. Well, on to today's menu.

Breakfast:
one watermelon, three navel oranges, one mango.

Lunch:
Non-sweet fruit salad with plantain-avocado sauce.

Dinner:
4 tangerines, 3 navel oranges.

Exercise: 100 pushups. The thing i am noticing about the pushups is, i am able to get them done with very little rest. i have been doing pushups since i was 12 years old as a workout on and off. i seek to have very good form when i do them (bad form only cheats yourself). Until very recently, like the last 3-4 weeks, i had not done them in about a year. So to get back into them is cool and like i said, they are not making rest as much between sets. Fruitarian power!


Grace and Peace be multiplied.


todd