Day 27 of the Fruit Fast. Preparation day for the Holy Sabbath. Glorious Blessing! The celery juice is really doing me good. i drank half a gallon of juice for breakfast. It held me all day with much energy. i worked out late in the afternoon. Nice half hour workout. i am so excited about the possibility of not needing to eat salt at all. This is the first time in my life that i can honestly say it may be possible. Its still too soon to tell, but man, it feels good. God's simple remedies always work best. Simple, yet powerful and life changing. Christ makes things plain and simple, but human beings make things complicated.
Ecclesiastes 7:29 Lo, this only have I found, that God hath made man upright; but they have sought out many inventions.
Today's activities were these:
Breakfast:
2 bananas, 64oz of Celery-watermelon-orange juice.
Dinner:
16oz of celery-apple juice, Half a watermelon, Durian(yummy), 1 avocado,
Spiritual bread: Joshua 17-19, 1Kings 22-23
Exercise: 150 pushups, 24 chins, 75 weighted hops, 75 weighted jumping jacks.
Have a Wonderful Weekend!
Grace and Peace be multiplied.
todd
Friday, February 12, 2010
Thursday, February 11, 2010...........Day 26
Day 26 of the Fruit Fast. i am cautiously very optimistic about the workings of the celery juice. i am having absolutely no salt cravings. But today i suffered out of a habit. i overate on my non-sweet salad big time. The only reason i really was eating the non-sweet salad in the first place was to have the taste of something savory. This taste for the savory i attribute to my want for salt. But now, with the advent of the celery juice, i don't have a taste for anything savory. But out of habit i made a non-sweet salad anyways. As is my bad habit at times, i made way too much. i don't generally like to leave leftovers of raw salad, but i like to eat what i prepared. Tossing out good salad is out of the question (perhaps if i had a good compost pile it would not be so bad), but i have a real peeve about wasting any food (especially fruit). So i made way too much sauce with the celery juice (probably 24oz) and way too much salad (3 tomatoes, 2 large english cukes, 1 large avocado, 1 stalk of celery, 1 orange sweet pepper) and i had the nerve to eat 2 bananas while preparing it. Yes, i ate the whole thing and i was totally overstuffed. Now the good thing about raw foods is that within say 90 minutes it was digested. But, i felt the energy my body used to deal with it drain from me. i could not work out later the way i wanted to as my energy seemed sapped. But by the Grace of the Lord Christ, i have learned my lesson. By His grace i don't want to do that again. If, by chance this experiment with large quantities of celery juice is successful in freeing me from any need of salt, my meals will become much simpler. This scares me alittle as it gives me a mental picture of want, but the reality is that i would be totally satisfied. What a journey this is indeed!
Proverbs 4:18 But the path of the just is as the shining light, that shineth more and more unto the perfect day.
Today's fare was:
Breakfast: 44oz watermelon-celery-OJ juice, 6 bananas.
Dinner: Way too large non-sweet fruity salad with avocado-celery dressing, 2 bananas.
Spiritual Bread: Acts 13
Exercise: 5 sets of 10 clappng pushups, 36 weighted step hops.
Grace and Peace be multiplied.
Proverbs 4:18 But the path of the just is as the shining light, that shineth more and more unto the perfect day.
Today's fare was:
Breakfast: 44oz watermelon-celery-OJ juice, 6 bananas.
Dinner: Way too large non-sweet fruity salad with avocado-celery dressing, 2 bananas.
Spiritual Bread: Acts 13
Exercise: 5 sets of 10 clappng pushups, 36 weighted step hops.
Grace and Peace be multiplied.
Thursday, February 11, 2010
Wednesday, February 10, 2010.....Day 25
Day 25 of the Fruit Fast. My strategy for the next 2 weeks is to include about 16oz of celery juice in my daily intake. i really am not thrilled with the taste of if alone so i will be combining it with other juices (like watermelon & OJ). It does make me feel fantastic though. Today i put about 20oz of it in my smoothie. The thing actually tasted too "salty". i feel this may be the answer going forward, but, again we'll see. At this point i am no longer feeling any salt cravings. So far so good. i popped up this morning at about 6am with energy. Which is one of the great benefits of the Fruitarian diet (at least in my experience). i feel like the celery juice will probably work optimally vis-a-vis the salt cravings in juices rather than smoothies and sauces.
Today's fare was:
Breakfast:
30oz smoothie with Celery juice, bananas & alittle OJ. Half of a watermelon.
Dinner:
3 bananas followed by large non-sweet fruity salad with celery-avocado dressing.
Spiritual bread: Acts 12.
Exercise: Faith.
Grace and Peace be multiplied.
Today's fare was:
Breakfast:
30oz smoothie with Celery juice, bananas & alittle OJ. Half of a watermelon.
Dinner:
3 bananas followed by large non-sweet fruity salad with celery-avocado dressing.
Spiritual bread: Acts 12.
Exercise: Faith.
Grace and Peace be multiplied.
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
Tuesday, February 9, 2010....Day 24
Day 24 of the Fruit Fast. Something came to me today regarding my salt issues. i was brought back to the time when i had serious sugar problems. Up until 2004, i was addicted to sweets. Especially cookies and fruit pies. Candy bars (especially mounds and almond joy) also were great weaknesses. By 2004, i was desperate to get freedom from sweets and i prayed to the Lord admitting my weakness and love for sweets and my inability to free myself from them. That was April 2004, i had begun the raw diet, but still felt strong pangs for sweets. In May of 2004 i was led to do a two week fast on just fresh squeezed OJ. All my friends and family thought i had lost it. But i felt led to do it. As a result of that fast, not only did i lose weight and feel tremendous, but i was over the sweet addiction for good. Since that time i have always had the majority of my intake be fruit whether or not i was 100% raw.
When i first did the fast, i had what some described as diabetic symptoms. i was drinking up to a gallon of OJ per day, 32-48oz at a time. i would guzzle the drink and the sugar rush would cause me to be really high and then suddenly crash. i would have to lay down and if i was driving sometimes pull over and close my eyes in the middle of the day. This is one of the things that caused concern from those closest to me. But i kept going anyways, trusting that i had been led this way. The sugar rushes only lasted about 3-4 days then my body seemed to adjust and the sugar in the OJ had no effect on me. So it appeared to be the serious deluge of the natural sugar in the orange that the Lord used to free me from my addiction to processed sugar.
This brings me to the salt cravings. Last year i was eating alot of whole celery. i ate it almost daily, especially as the salt cravings continued after my fourth month on fruit. It always seemed to ease the craving, but never totally eliminate it for too long. Then yesterday a thought hit me. Maybe i wasn't ingesting enough of the celery. To eat more than i ate last year would be nearly impossible. But, suppose i juiced it? By consuming it in juice form i could intake much, much more than by just eating it. So that just as a deluge of natural sugar from the OJ was used to deliver me from sugar addiction, perhaps a similar deluge of natural sodium from celery juice might deliver me from salt cravings. So today, i tried an experiment.
i juiced enough celery to make about 14oz of juice. Then i made a sauce out of it. i added an avocado, basil, cayenne and other non-salt seasonings. i wanted something sweet in it, my first choice is usually honey, but we had none so i used a very ripe banana. i poured half of this blended mixture on a non-sweet fruit salad of sweet pepper, cucumber and tomatoes (i added one chopped celery stick for good measure). It was not only delicious, but i got the sensation that i had just eaten something salty, though it didn't taste salty. i felt no inclination to crave anything salty at all. i was so excited! i bought four bunches of celery (my wife thinks i have lost it again, thats a good sign.)
So here was todays activities:
Breakfast: 32oz apple smoothie, Durian.
Dinner: Non-sweet fruit salad (1 sweet pepper, 1 english cucumber, 3 tomatoes, 1 stick celery) with avocado-banana-celery sauce (1 haas avocado, 14oz celery juice, 1 banana, organic non-salt seasoning, cayenne, basil). Durian.
Later: 32oz watermelon-oj juice.
Spiritual bread: Joshua 11-15, Acts 10-11
Exercise: 3 sets of 12 tricep presses, 3 sets of 12 incline pushups.
Grace and Peace be multiplied.
When i first did the fast, i had what some described as diabetic symptoms. i was drinking up to a gallon of OJ per day, 32-48oz at a time. i would guzzle the drink and the sugar rush would cause me to be really high and then suddenly crash. i would have to lay down and if i was driving sometimes pull over and close my eyes in the middle of the day. This is one of the things that caused concern from those closest to me. But i kept going anyways, trusting that i had been led this way. The sugar rushes only lasted about 3-4 days then my body seemed to adjust and the sugar in the OJ had no effect on me. So it appeared to be the serious deluge of the natural sugar in the orange that the Lord used to free me from my addiction to processed sugar.
This brings me to the salt cravings. Last year i was eating alot of whole celery. i ate it almost daily, especially as the salt cravings continued after my fourth month on fruit. It always seemed to ease the craving, but never totally eliminate it for too long. Then yesterday a thought hit me. Maybe i wasn't ingesting enough of the celery. To eat more than i ate last year would be nearly impossible. But, suppose i juiced it? By consuming it in juice form i could intake much, much more than by just eating it. So that just as a deluge of natural sugar from the OJ was used to deliver me from sugar addiction, perhaps a similar deluge of natural sodium from celery juice might deliver me from salt cravings. So today, i tried an experiment.
i juiced enough celery to make about 14oz of juice. Then i made a sauce out of it. i added an avocado, basil, cayenne and other non-salt seasonings. i wanted something sweet in it, my first choice is usually honey, but we had none so i used a very ripe banana. i poured half of this blended mixture on a non-sweet fruit salad of sweet pepper, cucumber and tomatoes (i added one chopped celery stick for good measure). It was not only delicious, but i got the sensation that i had just eaten something salty, though it didn't taste salty. i felt no inclination to crave anything salty at all. i was so excited! i bought four bunches of celery (my wife thinks i have lost it again, thats a good sign.)
So here was todays activities:
Breakfast: 32oz apple smoothie, Durian.
Dinner: Non-sweet fruit salad (1 sweet pepper, 1 english cucumber, 3 tomatoes, 1 stick celery) with avocado-banana-celery sauce (1 haas avocado, 14oz celery juice, 1 banana, organic non-salt seasoning, cayenne, basil). Durian.
Later: 32oz watermelon-oj juice.
Spiritual bread: Joshua 11-15, Acts 10-11
Exercise: 3 sets of 12 tricep presses, 3 sets of 12 incline pushups.
Grace and Peace be multiplied.
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
Monday, February 8, 2010........Day 23
Day 23 of the Fruit Fast. Working independently has its perils. But it also has its joys. One of them is being able to work from home. i had business to take care of today on various fronts. All done from home between my computer, my fax machine and my phone. i know that come March i will be hitting the road pretty hard, but being able to work leisurely from home on cold, snowy days is a good thing to me. As my wife was preparing the days school activities for our children, i was in the kitchen eating breakfast with them. i am so thankful to the Lord Christ that, although i grew up in a broken home, He has blessed me with a wonderful family. It is such a joy to be laughing with my children, sometimes they almost make me choke on my food and cry tears i laugh so much. i owe it all to the Lord Christ, in Whom we have Eternal life and eternal joy.
Psalms 127:1 Except the LORD build the house, they labour in vain that build it: except the LORD keep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain.
Psalms 127:2 It is vain for you to rise up early, to sit up late, to eat the bread of sorrows: for so he giveth his beloved sleep.
Psalms 127:3 Lo, children are an heritage of the LORD: and the fruit of the womb is his reward.
Psalms 127:4 As arrows are in the hand of a mighty man; so are children of the youth.
Psalms 127:5 Happy is the man that hath his quiver full of them: they shall not be ashamed, but they shall speak with the enemies in the gate.
Today i ate well, although i did have some salt cravings. By God's grace i didn't give in though and i have some experiments to try and see if they help. We'll see and we move forward.
Breakfast:
1 whole watermelon (about 7lbs).
Dinner: 6 large bananas, 18oz of OJ, 3/4 of an avocado.
Snack: 32oz of OJ.
Spiritual Bread: Joshua 9-11, Acts 7-9
Exercise: 180 pushups, 40 chins, 75 step hops, 50 1-leg squats.
Grace and peace be multiplied.
Psalms 127:1 Except the LORD build the house, they labour in vain that build it: except the LORD keep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain.
Psalms 127:2 It is vain for you to rise up early, to sit up late, to eat the bread of sorrows: for so he giveth his beloved sleep.
Psalms 127:3 Lo, children are an heritage of the LORD: and the fruit of the womb is his reward.
Psalms 127:4 As arrows are in the hand of a mighty man; so are children of the youth.
Psalms 127:5 Happy is the man that hath his quiver full of them: they shall not be ashamed, but they shall speak with the enemies in the gate.
Today i ate well, although i did have some salt cravings. By God's grace i didn't give in though and i have some experiments to try and see if they help. We'll see and we move forward.
Breakfast:
1 whole watermelon (about 7lbs).
Dinner: 6 large bananas, 18oz of OJ, 3/4 of an avocado.
Snack: 32oz of OJ.
Spiritual Bread: Joshua 9-11, Acts 7-9
Exercise: 180 pushups, 40 chins, 75 step hops, 50 1-leg squats.
Grace and peace be multiplied.
Monday, February 8, 2010
Sunday, February 7, 2010.........Day 22
Day 22 of the Fruit Fast. We were digging out of the snow from mid-morning until early afternoon. Shoveling snow is an excellent workout. i was out there alittle over 2 hours in the crisp open air. It was a sunny and clear day which is excellent. Even if the weather is cold, when the sun shines in his strength it makes everything better. i had a bit of a feast today because i was able to obtain some durian. A day with durian is always a good day. i made a non-sweet fruity salad today and did a sauce experiment. i used alittle oj juice with half an avocado and some non-salt seasoning. i must admit the lack of salt was starting to get to me today, but i am seeking to go as long as i can without it during this fast. i have not determined to totally discard it forever, but i do want to see what happens in my own person as i attempt to live without it again. i am also having cravings for grains also but again, i will take a wait and see attitude. It could be a form of withdrawal or a particular need my body is having, but i want to wait and see. To my friends in the raw food community i request that you please do not bombard me with the evils of salt and all the so-called scientific evidence blah, blah, blah....
Breakfast: 38oz of watermelon smoothie, 3 bananas, 1 avocado.
Dinner: Non-sweet fruity salad with orange sweet pepper, cucumber, tomatoes, half an avocado and a stalk of celery. This was topped with a sauce blended with the juice of one orange, basil and a non-salt seasoning with cayenne. It was pretty good i'd say. Then i had some durian.
Spiritual bread: Joshua 7-9, Acts 6-8
Exercise: 2 hours of snow shoveling.
Grace and Peace be multiplied.
todd
Breakfast: 38oz of watermelon smoothie, 3 bananas, 1 avocado.
Dinner: Non-sweet fruity salad with orange sweet pepper, cucumber, tomatoes, half an avocado and a stalk of celery. This was topped with a sauce blended with the juice of one orange, basil and a non-salt seasoning with cayenne. It was pretty good i'd say. Then i had some durian.
Spiritual bread: Joshua 7-9, Acts 6-8
Exercise: 2 hours of snow shoveling.
Grace and Peace be multiplied.
todd
Sunday, February 7, 2010
Sabbath, February 6, 2010............Day 21
Day 21 of the Fruit Fast. We received a blizzard today of over a foot of snow. So it was another cozy & warm Sabbath in home. We did an online bible study around noontime. It was great and we could feel the Spirit of God move among us as the sense of Joy, peace and Love permeated our home. The watermelon i have been getting lately has been of not the best quality. But the thing i love about the watermelon is, even when the flesh is not of the highest quality, the juice always seems to be. i had about three quarters of a watermelon in the fridge and decided to juice it all up for breakfast. It was a smoothie made from the watermelon juice, about 8oz of OJ, 3 bananas and 4 strawberries. Delicious. My wife had about 16oz and i drank the rest (it was about 64oz). Needless to say, i didn't need anything else to eat for breakfast. Even though we stayed in today, the day still seemed to fly by way too quickly. For Dinner i had 32oz of OJ, 3 bananas and 1 avocado. My family usually fixes a treat for saturday night. This night my oldest daughter made some vegan cinnamin rolls. While the children enjoyed that, i drank an additional 24oz of OJ. Honestly, i was totally satisfied. My wife is on a 100% raw foray also and she is on day 21 as well. She is using some raw gourmet dishes and yesterday she had some delicious looking raw tacos. i am very happy for her and she seems very happy with her progress so far.
We have just pretty much completed our Paltalk study of the book of Ezekiel. Ezekiel is a book that i would say contains mature subject matter. If the Bible had movie ratings, it may be rated R. i can understand why nobody i ever met in the christian world really studied it indepth. Its a book that shows how the God of heaven really feels about things going on upon the earth and what He intends to do about it. Its like when someone vents in a torrent and another person may sarcastically say "Well, tell me how you really feel". That's Ezekiel.. But, as all books of the Bible, it not only tells it like it is, it also gives powerful promises to those Faithful to the Lamb of God. We'll be studying the Book of Romans starting Sunday evening. Very Powerful gospel book indeed.
To summerize todays fare:
Breakfast: 64oz watermelon smoothie.
Dinner: 32oz of OJ, 3 bananas, 1 avocado.
Snack: 24oz of OJ
Spiritual Bread: Joshua 4-6, Acts 5
Exercise: Faith
Grace and Peace be multiplied.
We have just pretty much completed our Paltalk study of the book of Ezekiel. Ezekiel is a book that i would say contains mature subject matter. If the Bible had movie ratings, it may be rated R. i can understand why nobody i ever met in the christian world really studied it indepth. Its a book that shows how the God of heaven really feels about things going on upon the earth and what He intends to do about it. Its like when someone vents in a torrent and another person may sarcastically say "Well, tell me how you really feel". That's Ezekiel.. But, as all books of the Bible, it not only tells it like it is, it also gives powerful promises to those Faithful to the Lamb of God. We'll be studying the Book of Romans starting Sunday evening. Very Powerful gospel book indeed.
To summerize todays fare:
Breakfast: 64oz watermelon smoothie.
Dinner: 32oz of OJ, 3 bananas, 1 avocado.
Snack: 24oz of OJ
Spiritual Bread: Joshua 4-6, Acts 5
Exercise: Faith
Grace and Peace be multiplied.
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