DAY 47 HIGH CARB/LOW FAT RAW ORGANIC VEGAN 80/10/10 CRON-O-METER

The blessings continued today. What a week! I went over to Lowe's home store and purchased 3 whiskey barrels! These are actually aged Jim Beam barrels that were cut in half and are used by plant and vegie gardeners. They were very cost effective and decorative.  I have a very long sunny driveway and I put them on the edge.  By next year I'll have a dozen! This year we are coming up to the 2nd planting season. Vegies that do well germinating in the soil in the heat and want cooler temperatures when they are bearing their product. Lettuces, root vegies, beans, peas and tomatoes that are plants - which I'm buying this Sunday.  So I'll have one pole bean, one barrel for lettuces and one barrel for tomatoes.  I've got the organic soil which I purchased yesterday. I found out that you need less nitrogen in the soil for container vegie growing. I'm certain to learn tons more as the time wears on. Gesh, another round of learning! LOL 

I started to get concerned this week when every day my weight went up.  Since I am not adversely effected by the heat anymore with my increase in health and decrease in weight, I forgot that heat does make me retain water and it shows on the scale. This morning it was back down thank goodness.  As soon as it starts cooling down a bit from the 100 degrees we have had this week, I should start peeing like a race horse. LOL  Then it will really go down.  My body fat is in the very good range - for me - of 24.7%.  I am a happy camper!

I am harvesting my first batch of broccoli greens I grew in dirt.  They are a bit spicy and I will add a few on each salad.  I am very proud of my product of course.  I think I have 14 jars of sprouts sprouting this time.  I am the sprouting queen of Boise, Idaho! LOL

Yesterday I had 80 ozs of water, watermelon, 5 cups of Banana-Mango-Kiwi smoothie, sprout salad with Avocado-Sweet Pepper dressing I made from scratch - all my dressings are made from scratch.  For dinner I had a mixed green salad with Cashew Butter-Red Bell Pepper dressing and it was yummy! 

I also had 10 dates and realized I can't have dates until the afternoon for some reason.  They make me gassy if I have them in the morning.  Funny but true. 

Cron-o-Meter stats: 2567 calories, 87.9% carbs/6.1% fat/6% protein.  Water:5704.5 grams, Fiber:70.grm, Sodium: 279.8grms

Have a fruit-filled blessed day.