Todd's Raw Journey:
February 2008
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Todd's Raw Journey:
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February 4, 2008 Todays fare was: Breakfast: Lunch dinner: February 6, 2008
Wednesday. Day 27 of the Juice Feast. Today and yesterday were days of big stress. Not surprisingly, the juicing got tougher. Yesterday the thought of juice made me nauseous. I drank it though, but it caused me to drink less today. My cravings for solid food are strong because of the stress I am under. The good thing about not giving in to the temptation to break the fast now is that by God's grace my appetite is being trained so that hopefully in the future I won't automatically reach for food when stressfull situations come. Also, when I daydream about eating somethiing I noticed that I always wish to have alot of it. I believe this is part of a trained culture of over-eating. I pray I will last for the full 40 days, I know I am getting great benefits and I feel like I will be able to have made some positive, permanent changes in my life regarding appetite and food. Today was tough in that anything that appeared in any wise edible looked good to me which tells me that as soon as I do eat all such feelings will cease. I just have to hold on...... Todays fare was: Breakfast: Dinner: The Sabbath. Day 30 of the Juice Feast. This represents another benchmark/milestone as this is the 30th day. The last time I went 30 days was 2004 (see August-September). Since then we did 20 days and when I first embarked on the raw journey we did 14 days (that was all OJ). At this stage I am requiring much less juice than in the beginning. Today I think I had about 76oz total. Which is half of what I was drinking in the first few weeks. I am praying that this translates into power to not over-eat when the fast is done. I believe it will by God's Grace. The spirit of Temperance is one of powers I seek in this effort. My weight at this time is 182lbs. 17lbs lighter than when I started. I feel really good and my head is very clear. I found a raw burger recipe that I asked my wife to try to see if the children would like it. They are very honest about these things. They loved it. I am so looking forward to trying it myself, so much so that it has pretty much replaced my desire for a cheeseburger. Not completely, but pretty much (smile). Well, one Sabbath and 3 days to go....... Today's fare was: Breakfast: Lunch: Dinner: February 12, 2008 Tuesday. Day 33 of the Juice Feast. With 7 days to go, this is definitey a day by day affair. My wife is making some really delicious looking meals and its tough to see and not eat. But I am also realizing the power of Grace because otherwise I would have surely quit by now. This morning there was a raw apple pie, then this afternoon millet patties with steamed collards and almond pate with other trimmings. Whew. I am noticing that I am losing weight more rapidly now. I was 188lbs about 8 days ago, I am 181lbs (and shrinking) now. I don't know what it is but I definitely felt a shift in my body toward a cleansing mode. I still feel good......light and energetic, but of course, I definitely look forward to eating again. Today's fare was: Breakfast: Lunch: Dinner: February 15, 2008 The fare today was: Lunch: Dinner: February 19, 2008 Tuesday. I actually broke my fast yesterday (Monday) on the 39th day. I had made some zucchini chips and then tasted them. That was it. But today was my first official meal. It was simple......but oh so delicious. It is so good to eat food again. Of course I ate much less than I did prior to the fast and I hope to keep it that way by God's grace. My ending weight is 180lbs. I am 19lbs lighter than the beginning of the fast. I hope I only gain back 5-7lbs as I feel very good at this weight. The zucchini chips turned out excellent by the way and I was munching on them as part of my breakfast. I had supposed that because I was eating only fresh fruit today (well that was the plan but as you will see that wasn't what happened), that I would require a third meal. That is not the case. I ate my last meal at about 12:45pm and its 9:08pm now and I am not hungry at all. I do have to take into consideration that I tasted the batter from some raw burger mix and sun-dried tomato bread I put in the dehydrator for tomorrow. Tomorrow's main meal will be a "Happy Cow" burger with cashew cheese, zucchini chips and a salad. I look forward to that. I had all fruit for breafast today and I want to continue that practice but tomorrow my wife is making a raw apple pie for breakfast so I will definitely have some of that. What I am also doing differently from the past is that I made a dinner menu for the week. A different meal each day for 7 days. I remembered later that I am fasting one day but it still will work. I have not ever really done alot of raw recipes. I pretty much stuck with salads with different toppings and raw fruit. But I think getting into some recipes now is a good thing. Today's fare was: Breakfast: Lunch: February 22, 2008 Thursday. So wonderful to be eating again! I am enjoying and savoring every bite. I have attached a picture of the Raw Cheeseburger I ate yesterday. Today I ate one meal and had OJ for dinner because I really want to avoid eating after 2pm. I had a long day but I didn't have to leave the house until about 11am (I came home about 9pm). I ate a raw pizza at about 10am. Today's fare was: brunch: Dinner: February 29, 2008
Friday. I have been having a very nice time eating again. I have sort of re-discovered all the raw recipes I used to use in the beginnnig of my journey. Its been alot of fun and extremely tasty as I have learned from the past and now know what I like and don't like (with some exceptions which I will speak on). This week though, I learned I cannot tolerate cumin.....at least not too much cumin. I have never prepared food with it before although I am sure I have had food with it in the past. I put too much in a raw taco mix I did last sunday and my stomach didn't feel very nice. I was glad I was fasting on monday as that aided my body in recovery. Today I had what has become my favorite meal the raw cheeseburger. Those who have read prior posts know I had very strong cravings for one. Well, thats gone now as this particular raw offering tastes better than any cheeseburger that I can remember. I made it slightly different than the "Happy Cow" burger I did last week. This one was made from portabella mushroom, carrots, zucchini and pecans. With onion and seasons of various types. It was delicious. Not only that, because of the mushroom it actually looked like a well done burger. I did take a picture of it but for some reason the pictures are not being sent from my phone to the email. I need to call the company about that. Anyway, the burger was scrumptous, in fact I didn't expect my daughter to want it also so it didn't last like I expected it to. I wanted to have it for tonight and tomorrow after our fellowship but now I need to make another batch, which I plan to do for sunday. I also made a pilaf out of cauliflower, some seasonings and some seeds that came out very well also. Its hard to believe the amount of things one can put together on a raw diet. Today's fare was: Breakfast: Lunch: Cauliflower Pilaf supreme: (cauliflower, crushed sunflower seeds, crushed pumpkin seeds, olive oil, sea salt, nutritional yeast all tossed and topped with sliced avocado).... |
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