DAY 66 -- HIGH CARB/LOW FAT RAW ORGANIC VEGAN - 80/10/10 CRON-O-METER

Yesterday I had a morning filled with putting fires out in my cleaning business.  Everything worked out, which they do always, now that I can think straight and have my clients interests as priority.  I'll be honest here --- while eating a Standard American Diet people are drugged and emotionally taxed and they won't see it until they detox and switch to a living foods diet!  I am amazed how often people say they "want" cheese, milk, etc., and actually it is an addiction that is running their choices. 

I found a very good source for my sprouting seeds and supplies.  I search for knowledgeable individuals who are INVOLVED and available and run their own business.  SproutPeople.com is my source and I highly recommend them to everyone.  Their seeds are organic and great quality, their prices are very reasonable and their shipping costs are NOT bumped up for their profit.  I received my orders within a couple of days without any damage to the contents.  They have Youtube videos on how to do the sprouting and if you need to contact them via email they respond that day.  This weekend I am placing a very big order.  I want a months supply of seeds minimum on hand in reserve and probably more like 3 months.  It will take awhile to get to that point with all my other financial priorities. 

They sell a device called an "Easy Sprouter" that is truly remarkable!  I am using it for my alfalfa and clover sprouts.  They sell them for around $14.00 each.  I ordered 4 more.  With the bigger seeds I am still sold on the glass jars.  The issue with sprouts is drainage #1, and #2 is temperature issues.  Since the outside temperatures are in the 100's the last 2 weeks I've lost 10 crops of alfalfa, clover and lentils together.  That isn't acceptable at my level of needing to grow for my daily use.  The "Easy Sprouter" keeps air circulation and drainage going on all the time.  My alfalfa and clover sprouts are doing great and I'll be enjoying them tomorrow after a final day of growth.  YUMMM

I'm getting excited about starting my wheatgrass growing again.  I love wheatgrass juice!  The supplies should be here by Friday and I'll start growing my crops this week. Yahoo!

My food yesterday: 60 ozs of water, watermelon, 5 cups of Banana-Mango smoothie; 12 dates and 2 bananas for snack, a wonderful Proud Sprout salad with red leaf lettuce added and Nan's dressing.  For dinner corn soup.  I need to change the recipe a bit.  It was ok but not wonderful. 

My Cron-o-Meter stats: 2841 calories; 86% carbs/8.5%fat/5.5% protein; water: 5241.9gms; Fiber: 74.1grms; Sodium:237.4 mgrms.

I hope you all are upping your calories through fruit and decreasing your cooked/SAD diet.  Thanks for stopping by my blog.

DAY 65 -- HIGH CARB/LOW FAT RAW ORGANIC VEGAN - 80/10/10 CRON-O-METER

Another hot one today.  I find when the heat exceeds 95 I retain water and my appetite fluctuate and so does my weight/body fat%.  It stabilizes to normal of course.  Last year and all the years before in the summer heat I got sick so this is a piece of vegan cake for sure. 

I ate watermelon; 6 cups of banana-apricot-blueberry smoothie; Proud Sprout salad with Nan's dressing; 12 dates and for dinner more watermelon.  I drank 60 ozs of water. 

Cron-o-Meter stats: 3159 calories (wow!--and I dropped a whole pound!); 86% carbs/6.2% fat/7.8% protein; water:4865.7grms; Fiber:88.3grms; Sodium:179.8mgs. 

A shocker:  I love heirloom tomatoes!  So much so I am going to grow them next year on my own from seeds from The Heirloom Seed company. Wish me luck!  I bought 4 of these babies this weekend and didn't know how much they cost until I glanced at the receipt: $20!!!!  Wow!!!!  They are good but they aren't gold.  So, again I need to stay conscious when purchasing. 

Thanks for reading my short blog.  I have sunflower sprouts to harvest this morning so I'm short on time. 

DAY 58 - HIGH CARB/LOW FAT RAW ORGANIC VEGAN - 80/10/10 CRON-O-METER

Today I made some decisions about some existing clients.  The healthier I get, the more face-to-face interaction I want with people.  I have decreased my on-line time from 8 hrs per day to 2 in the last 6 months.  My businesses all are personal interaction and I thrive because of this.  But 1 of my clients is an office and I never get to interact with the people.  I don't like that!  I've had them for over 10 years and have been holding on tenaciously eventhough not wanting to do the job any more.  This weekend coming up will be my final weekend cleaning for them.  A decrease in income but one that now I can handle. 

We need human interaction!  Using the internet as a passive way to "connect" is not cutting it for anyone.  It is an addiction!  I recommend everyone taking a good look at the way the internet is sucking the life out of you and your day.  Be honest!  Be brave!  Take a stand and take action.  Take action to go out physically into life itself and get connected with others physically.  Hand write a letter; go for a walk in a public park; invite a neighbor over for some salad.  Really take the risk to truly connect. 

Yesterday I also heard from a long-time client.  Their lifestyle has drastically changed and they are moving to a smaller place that is much easier for them to take care of.  I am on my final cleanings with these fine people and I will miss them.  Therefore I am taking action starting today to replace them so I am not left with another opening.  Actually they are on the oposite side of town than my other client that day.  It was always a hastle to get from one side of town to the other.  This has been weighing on my mind for some time.  Now it is time to get this handled. 

I was very focused yesterday and didn't eat much by my standards.  60 ozs of water, watermelon, 5 dates, sprout salad with avocado and tomatoe with Zucchini-Asparagus-Tahini dressing.  Later on in the evening I had a small salad with tomatoe, corn, and clover sprouts with 2 Tbls of ZAT dressing.

Cron-o-Meter stats: 1773 calories; 84%carbs/10%fat/6%protein  water:3303.6 gms; Fiber:51.4 gms; Sodium:182.9grms

As those who read my blogs know I am an avid sprout grower.  Sprout salads are a daily staple and are replacing 1/2 of my lettuce purchases.  This saves money and is actually fun to do.  I've been checking out different ways to grow sprouts, different sprouts to grow and places to purchase on-line supplies cheaper.  Boise grocers are starting to really limit selection in an effort to drive the consumer to the internet!  When a business starts to eliminate the desires of the public it always results in their demise.  One of the many reasons I want to move back to Sacramento!  It is much easier there to find what you are looking for.   

Thanks for stopping by and reading my blogs. 

DAY 56 -- HIGH CARB/LOW FAT RAW ORGANIC VEGAN - 80/10/10 CRON-O-METER

I had the enjoyable experience of spending some quality time with my friends: Kris and Steve.  They live half a year here and have a 2nd home in Florida which they live at Oct through April.  They have invited me to visit them this winter and I may take them up on their offer this year.  They are the ones I'm knitting an afghan for for Christmas.  It is specifically for their Lenai in their Florida home.  I will be starting it today in the afternoon. 

I decided that Sundays are my day to do whatever!  Yes I'll do chores and laundry, but I am going to do what I desire and not worry about the clock!  Both of my jobs require me to watch the clock, to be on schedule, to get the job done, etc.  Yes, I enjoy both and I wouldn't trade them for anything.  However I had this idea that Sunday's should be the same.  NO WAY!  lol  Now I'll work on scheduling my own house during Monday through Saturday and get it done that way.  Sunday is my day to decompress.  It is my mental/emotional rejuvenation day.  Everyone needs that.  I'll simply see it as part of my health program.  LOL 

I had 80 ozs of water (still very hot); watermelon; 5 cups of Banana-Citrus smoothie; 12 dates; Fettuccine-Alfredo (2 cups) on spinach with tomatoes, asparagus, alfalfa sprouts. 

Cron-o-Meter stats: 2313 calories; 89.8 carbs/5.3 fat/4.9 protein.  Water:5108.4 grms; Fiber:62.8grms; Sodium: 135.6mgs. 

Now I'm off the computer and I'm enjoying my day.  One thing I do realize is that today's society is losing their connection to life by spending too much damn time on the computer!  Time for everyone to get into the game - the real game of life.  The computer is a tool for YOU to use, not for social interaction.  Social mediums are passive ways of interacting at best.  Get off the computer and physically be present to those around you.  Truly interact! 

DAY 55 - HIGH CARB/LOW FAT RAW ORGANIC VEGAN - 80/10/10 PARAMETERS

I can't believe it! I ate up all my sprouts yesterday. LOL  I have some being grown/sprouted right now but my daily sprout salads are making a dent in my supply.  I suspected this was going to happen and I started sprouting more a few days ago.  Staying on top of supply is a key element in succeeding at this lifestyle.  I appreciate what our forefathers and mothers went through so much more now that I am participating in the growing of food myself.   It will be another day before I have alfalfa sprouts in sufficient quantity to make salads.  I'm going to start more today.  My friends gratefully accept any sprouts that I do not want for my own needs.  Having good organic plant-based food go to waist is not something I do. 

Yesterday after a very energetic and wonderful teaching session with a mentoring student, I was hungry for more salad.  I fixed another sprout salad (my last supply, sighhh!) with avocado.  Today I ate an entire (149 grms) avocado! This was my 3rd, yes THIRD, salad for the day.  I am craving my vegies and greens for sure.  Since eating so many fruits I no longer have any cravings or desire for deserts.  Nice! 

My menu for today: Watermelon, 12 dates, 5 cups of Banana-Strawberry smoothie; Sprout salad with avocado and tomatoe and Nan's dressing.  For dinner: 1/2 serving of my Zucchini-Asparagus-Tahini dressing with red leaf lettuce from my friends garden (thanks Katie!), corn, asparagus, tomatoe, alfalfa sprouts.  After my student left: Another sprout salad with tomatoe, avocado, 1/2 ZAT dressing. 

Cron-o-Meter stats: 2908 calories; 81.9%carbs/11.7% fat/6.3% protein. Water: 5874.2grms; Fiber: 78.2grms; Sodium 254.1mgs.

Going over 10% once in a while with an AVERAGE of below 10% is just fine.  It's amazing that no matter how many calories I take in as long as I meet the 80/10/10 stats, I do not gain weight!  Of course it is important to note that my calories are much higher than what is taught to us with the propaganda of Eat Less, Exercise More (ELEM) mind controllers!  That's simply starvation!  A woman needs a minimum of 2000 calories if she sits all day at a desk.  2500 for an active female and 3500 for a high-performance athletic female.  Don't believe me, try it yourself and you will FEEL the difference and see the difference.  Of course your diet needs to be raw plant-based with an emphasis on fruit and limiting fat intake. 

Thanks for reading.  Have a fantastic day.

DAY 49 -- HIGH CARB/LOW FAT RAW ORGANIC VEGAN 80/10/10 CRON-O-METER

Those who think that this healthy lifestyle is all about raw food and nothing but raw food are fooling themselves.  High carb raw food is the fuel for the brain, body, emotions to run clean on.  The real "food" that we are fed is the latent screaming voices of our inner thinking processes.  Those are what guides us through life. Those are the demons or angels that we obey. These surface when we choose a path of getting out of our self-imposed prisons, which is what we desire to do.  No one truly LOVES living in hell or living in isolation.  The world is filled with isolated prisoners.  To kill the pain of such a life everyone turns to their favorite distracts and drugs of choice and convenience.  Phood being the drug of convenience.  Are we really alive then?  I say no! 

Most of what I do with my mentoring students is NOT geared around raw food.  Most of what I do is guidance through their own land minDs.  It is a sometimes delicate, sometimes not so delicate process.  I am going through the same process that I'm putting them through.  Everyone WANTS change.  Most do not even fathom what it takes.  It takes desire.  It takes commitment.  It takes consistency.  It takes dogged determination.  It takes focus.  It takes a really big heart and desire to GIVE rather than TAKE from society. 

I have studied more than one lifetime in preparation for mentoring others to health, healing and wholeness.  It is impossible to travel this road of healing without providing your body, brain and emotions with high-quality food in sufficient quantities with a high carb, low fat raw organic vegan eating program.  Don't fool yourself if your thoughts come up with the canned reasoning "but everyone is different".  Yes, everyone has personal preferences.  Yes, everyone does things his/her way within a specific parameter.  No arguing this point. BUT everyone who is a human is also a frugavore and needs sufficient quantity of quality fruit and vegies in their day. EVERYONE.  To argue this point is simply futile on your point and a waste of precious time on mine.  If you don't agree you aren't ready for what I teach and I accept that. 

You also must deal with your personal stumbling blocks that are generated within your own mind.  "As within, so without".  I've studied 35 years in all facets of the nature of personal reality and spiritual truth.  I've gone to hell and back several times.  It all boils down to realizing what I'm thinking and if it isn't in alignment with gentleness and kindness to myself and others it is to be gently looked at, laughed at and disposed of.  This is not a PASSIVE, nor a "sugar coating smiley-faced happy-happy positive thinking" perspective.  Sometimes this can be getting into the mental muck and rolling in it and throwing a shit fit until the cows come home the next day.  You cannot do this without faith that there is a Higher Power that has your hand and is gently and lovingly holding you.  Without this step you are fooling yourself to think you are truly happy in the world.  How can you be when you are programmed for superficial happiness at the cost of your soul? 

The last part that I teach is getting connected to that inner self that is part of the True Self within which is pure Love.  It is connected to everyone at all times.  It is the silent voice within, the gentle voice, the voice without sound.  To be truly alive we need that connection and we need the trust in that connection no matter what. 

This blog is a bit deep.  I do not apologize at all.  I simply wish to state the obvious.  It isn't just about the food. 

Yesterday I did great on my food and kept strong on my healthy eating program.  I had watermelon, 60 ozs of water, 5 cups of V6 green juice, 5 cups of Banana-Citrus smoothie, 10 dates, 2 bananas and 2 servings of Fettuccine-Alfredo with letuce, asparagus, tomatoes and clover sprouts. My Cron-o-Meter stats: 3137 calories (wow!) 85.7% carbs/7.9% fat/6.4% protein.  Water: 7720.2grms, Fiber: 101.0grms, Sodium: 688.3mgs. 

I am sleeping fantastic and getting things consistently and incrementally handled in my daily life.  Thank you for reading my blog.  Supportive comments are welcomed.   

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

Well I can say for sure I am eating well! It's amazing how much better one feels when they eat ENOUGH and eat high-carb.  I can't really explain it in detail.  It has to be experienced.  It brings tears to my eyes to think that most "well fed" individuals are actually starving themselves to death!  And then it makes me angry to see so many well-intentioned individuals exercise themselves into very stressed out emotional and physical conditions.  No wonder the wealthy skinny bitches here in Boise, Idaho all look and act the same.  Kind of like Barbie on crack cocaine and needing another hit!

Yesterday more wonders came my way regarding my garden plans.  I have such a wonderful front porch area that I'm using it this summer and fall for planter boxes as a first go round for my vegie garden.  It has sun most of the day and is a large enough area to have up to 8 whiskey barrels filled with wonderful produce.  My herbs are out there right now enjoying the great outdoors and they have plenty of room even with the barrels.  I'll be getting my barrels this weekend as well as the tomatoe plants and soil.  Fun in the sun for sure.  We are in between seasons right now and in a month I'll be planting my late summer/fall crop.  See, I'm learning! LOL 

Broccoli sprouts:  don't ever try doing these in a glass jar! They stink to high heaven!  Instead soak them in water for 12 hours, drain well, rinse and drain again and plant them in soil with a light amount of dirt on top.  Within 2 days they start growing and they are cuties! So far I'm on day 4 and they are about 1" tall.  These sprouts have a bit of a bite and I will use them sparingly in my mixture.  They are also pricey little buggers as sprout seeds go.  Of course go organic! 

Yesterday I felt I ate like a queen: watermelon, 6 cups of Banana-Strawberry smoothie, 4 cups of V6, Sprout-Zucchini salad with a new dressing: Zucchini-Cashew dressing---very yummy!  For dinner I had a mixed greens salad (thanks to my friend's heirloom garden!) and another new dressing: Avocado-Bell Pepper.  Again, very yummy.  I also had 10 Medjool dates. 

My weight has gone up slightly from 108 at the start of this program 47 days ago to 110 which is still slender for my 5'2" height.  My calories are higher and I now need to do exra exercise.  This morning I got out of bed on time and after my kitchen duty I am heading for the mall to do that.  Exercise to me is my alone time away from it all.  I need that!  No computer, no cats, no phone, nothing except the joy of movement.  The GREAT news is my body fat hit a new all time low: 24.7%!!! Hooray! My doctor and I have a goal of 22% and I may just make it!  I'm half way through the program and I am feeling optimistic.  My weight goal is 108 or less. 

Cron-o-meter stats: 2689 calories, 6655.0grms water, 90.2grms fiber, 663.8mgs sodium. 

Thanks for reading my blog. 

DAY 43 - HIGH CARB, LOW FAT, ORGANIC RAW VEGAN -- 80/10/10 CRON-O-METER

We all have personal issues. Some are circumstantial, some are related to people we attract to us, some are solely because of our own life lessons and follow us wherever we go no matter what!  One of my major ones is forsaking myself/making myself look inconsequential/weak to others so I don't appear to be a threat.  Some of you can relate. Others will go "huh?", LOL.  Believing I am a threat by being all I can be truly is a monkey on my back. 

The way it works is this way:  I'll be easily sailing through my life - life is NOT difficult, we simply make it that way.  Something will happen and someone will state the obvious to me that perhaps I might be to blame.  So, who is perfect in this world? LOL  But, instead of simply resolving the issue -- all problems are EASILY resolvable -- I'll get into my personal muck and feel guilty.  Guilt is the true disease of all of us.  Then following guilt I'll have to punish myself.  My favorite mode of punishment is stated above in my opening remarks. 

This self-debasement mode will last quite a long time until I get sick and tired of being so ineffective.  Then I'll get angry and get out of it.  Unfortunately that entails finding fault in others which is the same guilt issue pointed outwards.  Realize that when you are pointing your finger at another 2 fingers are pointed back at you.  Blame and guilt are the same.  When we are blaming another we secretly are blaming ourselves yet again.  This spiral leads only one way -- down into the pit of dispair. 

I have developed a program of sorts to keep me anchored strongly enough so that even when I am feeling like self-destructing because of guilt I keep on going until the wave of guilt deminishes.  Yesterday I implemented the program.  It worked!  Yesterday was sensational! Not perfect of course but I stayed on purpose and focused and got a tremendous amount accomplished and barely skipped a beat. 

I was planning to do another 92 day juice feast after this 100 days program.  I've decided to continue with what I am doing and start a completely different program.  I am doing 100 days of staying on purpose.  Part of this program has to do with no longer using my charge cards - a very self-defeating and guilt/fear driven habit.  I think in this day and age credit is just part of what is necessary and acceptable.  I have plenty and am in good standing.  This past year has taken a toll on my finances and my health expenses where a priority.  It is time to start the road to paying off my credit card debt and the first step is to no longer charge.  This program will coincide with a filled client roster in my cleaning business which will provide me adequate income to sustain myself while building up my mentoring business also. 

I am a person that needs a well thought out program.  In the next half of this current journey I will develop in detail my next step and try different aspects of it out to make certain that each step is doable. 

We often say we don't have enough time, money, resources, support, energy, etc.  Those are simply excuses for the most part.  We have EVERYTHING we need to right our life and become stronger, healthier, more loving and productive people.  WE stop ourselves!  It is much more comfortable to keep in our box than to venture out of it.  That "comfort" is costing us dearly!  I say break down the walls of the box and come out into life and truly live it!  Participate! Make mistakes! Skin your knees! Enjoy life to the fullest!  Get off the computer and TRULY interact with people face to face!

Of course you can't enjoy life unless you are taking care of your body first and foremost.  That leads to what I am doing and have been doing since last November---eating raw organic produce and nothing else!  This step is essential.  The next step of course is to do a detox cycle of at least 60 days duration.  Then continue on a raw program afterwards low in fat and high in carbs. 

Everyone is different, of course.  But that doesn't mean that some can't do raw!  It means that your raw program will have variations that aren't in mine.  If you can eat cooked rice and have limited financial resources or a family to also feed, perhaps having some rice a couple of times a week will be on your program.  As long as that rice doesn't have fat or salt, then I say that is fine.  It isn't the healthiest thing to eat and often causes cravings however.  Many can eat a bowl of rice and have no adverse effects.  I can't.  So do what you do within reason as long as it is plant based high-raw eating. 

Sorry for the long blog--no I'm not! LOL  Yesterday for my food choices:  60 ozs of water, watermelon, 3 cups of my V6, 5 cups of banana-strawberry smoothie, 10 dates, 1 serving (1 1/2 cups) Fettuccini-Alfredo sauce on red leaf lettuce, asparagus, orange tomatoe, alfalfa sprouts.  1 serving (1 cup) Zucchini-Asparagus-Tahini dressing on Spinach, Mushrooms, Corn, Tomatoe, Lentil Sprouts. 

My Cron-o-Meter stats: 2588 Calories, 83.5% carbs/9.2%fat/7.3%protein.  Water: 5648.5grms, Sodium:603.0mgs, Fiber: 832.9grms.

Have a wonderful day. Thanks for stopping by and reading my blog.

DAY 42 - HIGH CARB, LOW FAT RAW ORGANIC VEGAN - 80/10/10 CRON-O-METER

Had a very nice day today. Spent time with my friends Kris & Steve.  As always we talked about raw food! Yum.  I'm going to teach Kris how to make the Fettuccine-Alfredo before they go back to their Florida winter home.  For Christmas I'm knitting them an afghan for her beloved Lanai room in their Florida home.  She couldn't be happier!  I need to get started on this right now to give it to her before their departure in October.  As always I will miss them. 

I've made the decision to put in the effort and do an organic garden next year.  I've weighed the pros and cons and took a sober look at the projected expenses and learning curve the first 3 years - the most expensive! I feel it is our responsibility to do what we can to take care of ourselves and share our bounty with others freely.  My actions reflect my ideals for sure.  I started a seed bank from my organic produce.  I'm labeling and dating each batch.  My friend, Trish, has offered the use of her vacuum sealer for seed preservation.  That was kind.  Kris and Steve are starting a garden also when they return to Florida. October is their planting season.  I'm sharing my seeds with my friends and she is grateful. 

I'm getting a lot of joy out of sprouting.  I have sprouts daily and share my bounty with my friends and they in turn feel the joy.  It also is a great way to entice others to eat healthier, but certainly not to manipulate anyone.  Everyone needs to make their own decisions in their own time for how they want to eat and treat their body.  We often need to have a health or personal crisis before we do something substantial to change.  Change takes commitment and consistency.  You have to have motivation to get the other two. 

A note about sprouting broccoli seeds: they stink!!!! Yep, those little stinkers not only smell to high heavens, but they are costly buggers! I stopped sprouting them because of these issues. I don't like eating raw broccoli-too spicy!, so I wanted to eat the sprouts. I read up on different ways to grow them and came across the soil method. I started sprouting them again yesterday and will plant them in soil today. I'll keep you posted.

Yesterday I increased my water consumption to 80 ozs because we are having 100 degree heat.  This will continue for the next couple of weeks.  This summer is the first one ever I am managing fine in this heat.  Every other year I normally would be sick by now - not fun!  This is very refreshing! 

I had 80 ozs of water, watermelon 6 cups of banana-kiwi-mango smoothie, 10 dates, Fettuccine-Alfredo with baby spinach, asparagus, tomatoes, alfalfa sprouts, Nan's Sweet Pepper-Tani Dressing with romaine, corn off the cob, tomatoe and alfalfa sprouts. 

Cron-o-Meter stats: 2747 calories; 84.4% carbs, 9% fat, 6.6% protein.  Water: 5908.8grms, Fiber: 80.3%, Sodium:258.5 mgs. 

Happy to say that produce is cheaper right now.  I got tons yesterday and it didn't break the bank! Yahoo!!  The co-op reduced the price of their organic bananas down to the same as Natural Grocers so I bought 23 pounds (my weekly use) their instead.  A woman questioned me about it and asked how many in my family, LOL  I told her just me and I eat that many in a week.  Then the normal response about sugar and glucose management!  I gave her some education of course.   She mentioned her doctor said: blah, blah, blah and that she had type 2 diabetes.  LOL  So I told her it was the fat, not the fruit. (Of course she was over weight)  Then I asked her how much fat content was in what she was purchasing.  She was quick to tell me the processed phood was for her DH and said not much fat.  I told her all her produce in her basket had fat in it.  Of course closed minds and defensiveness are not good tools for learning.   People certainly don't like changing their opinions about fruit, do they? That's ok, I'm an avid educator!

Eat your fruit!  Cut your fat!  Use Cron-o-meter to track.  Up your calories to 2500 for moderate activity and more if you exercise avidly.  Don't be starve-conscious! 

DAY 39 -- HIGH CARB, LOW FAT 80/10/10 CRON-O-METER PARAMTERS.  FRUGIE DOG

Yesterday I started a new cleaning client.  Nice family and friendly woman.  I enjoyed it and hope it works out for all of us.  Their big dog a "golden-doodle" (part golden retriever/part standard poodle) eats fruits and vegies!  What a hoot!  She loved the Medjool date I gave her - without the pit of course!

I tried a new recipe and it failed.  I used the wrong type of tomatoes and will be doing some experimenting with the different tomatoes this weekend.  The water content of the cheaper tomatoes separates from the sauce almost instantly making the tomatoe sauce more like paste.  Or perhaps I am blending it too long and too fast in my Vitamix?  Again, I'll do some research. 

Yesterday I had water, watermelon, 5 1/2 cups of Banana-Cherry smoothie (yumm!), 4 cups of my V6 green juice - green juice cleans you out fast! LOL, 1/4 serving of my Zucchini Pasta with Marinara Sauce (a bust!), and for dinner I had sprout salad with my avocado-lemon-sweet pepper dressing ---yumm!.  I almost forgot: 10 Medjool dates.

Cron-o-Meter stats: 2773 calories 86.6% carbs/7% fat/6.4% protein, 6212g water, 99g fiber **my goal is 100 grms....so close!, 701.5mgs water. 

The more I eat carb heavy the more my weight and body fat % are in check.  Strange but true! 

Thanks for reading my blog. 

DAY 25 -- HIGH CARB/LOW FAT/80/10/10 PARAMETERS   ACTS OF KINDNESS

My mom had her flaws.  She was a fem fatale'.  She would have felt home in a western whore house actually.  She was a party-hardy woman and very much loved by men.  I was not the product of her husband, my dad's, loins.  My next door neighbor was my father actually.  She had more affairs then most women and she never felt guilty at all.  She also was very intelligent: IQ of 175 which matches mine.  She also was very generous.  One time when I was struggling she transported me back and forth to work while she paid for my car to be towed to a repair shop and be repaired.  She furnished me with enough food to keep me going for a week and gave me $40 cash.  She truly was a generous and giving woman.  I, again like her, am generous.  No one goes hungry around me.  And I don't feed them junk!  They eat what I eat. 

Yesterday was a very busy day.  I had an early morning student after 2 hrs of food prep in the kitchen, followed by an initial inspection of a new cleaning clients house.  Then a regular cleaning client followed by a special cleaning project with another client - garage cleaning!!!!  Which I simply love to do!  On the way to that client's house I got a call from a neighbor of a client of mine wanting a bid on their house this Saturday to possibly add to my work.  This was all followed by the delivery of a new small freezer to my house.  I'm running out of freezer space in my 2 refrigerators.  Summer is coming up and I am being gifted loads of produce from friends and students.  I needed the extra space.

I finally got to bed and slept for 9 hrs straight!  LOL  I was tired but the good type.  Again, no exercise at the mall.  I still need to get that consistent.  Still, I exercised!! 

On the subject of acts of kindness:  1)A young girl was going door to door in my client's neighborhood promoting her organization.  She was being trained on properly facing people and asking for support.  I admired her drive and commitment.  So did my client who did a donation to her organization.  I donated a ice-cold bottle of water for her journey.  I also complemented her on her abilities with the public.  She truly had my vote of confidence.  2)This was the client who I helped clean his garage.  His wife had gone on a business trip and he was going to go to the grocery store to buy more produce because she had made smoothies with what they had and they were in the freezer. LOL  I just happened to bring over some extra smoothie for him and shared my Fettuccine-Alfredo with him.  He was very grateful. 

We have a responsibility in my book to assist those wanting to help themselves.  I do not give to the manipulative people on the street corners begging for money from kudo-seeking passers-by.  These people are not poor, they are completely supported by our tax dollars and they make more money than I do, and I make a very good income!  But, I will help those who help themselves. 

My food today was great! 
Water
Watermelon
ABC Smoothie
2 bananas for snack
1/2 serving of Fettuccine Alfredo served over 1/2 lb of red leaf lettuce
For dinner:  Tomatoes, corn, mung bean/alfalfa/lentil sprouts

My Cron-O-Meter Stats:  2423 calories 81.1% carbs/11.3% Fat (a little high)/ 7.6% protein.
My Omron Body Comp Stats:  Wt: 109.4 Body Fat: 28.1 Muscle: 27.9

A very good and active day.  I'm feeling great and my energy level is sustained all day long. 

I need to get more bananas than usual this coming market day.  I'll see if Natural Grocers will cut me a deal on a case.  Keep in mind that the true cost of fruit/vegies is the edible amount per lb.  As in bananas the fruit itself weighs much less than the "clothed" product.  When I weigh/measure it is the EDIBLE part of the fruit/vegie itself. 

Thanks for reading my blogs.  Have a HIGH-Carb day.

             DAY 24 - HIGH CARB/LOW FAT ORGANIC RAW VEGAN 80/10/10 
*************FRUIT/OVERT FATS/STARCHES TO FEEL FULL**************

After 24 days on this program and experimenting like a newbie mad scientist I've realized the truth behind this eating program.  You either have massive amounts of fruit and fruit with greens to feel that "fullness" we so dearly love, or you have overt fats added such as MINIMAL nuts, seeds or avocado, or you have starch or starchy vegies such as corn.  I've been going back and forth on this overt fats subject as you well know.  Too many times during the week without sufficient additional exercise that day causes me to go down a path of more and more overt fats.  Too little overt fats and I don't feel truly full.  We can't fill up on vegies without that feeling of fullness without one of the above 3 food groups.  Starches are out for me altogether because I can't do cooked/steamed/boiled food.  I go into an automatic binge.  Since I am consistently exercising I will add overt fats into my daily eats and start making green smoothies with fruit like I used to do.  This go-round I am not making as much.  1 quart per day instead of 2 quarts should do it. 

Yesterday I had:
Water
Watermelon
10 cups of my ABC smoothie.  This time I used the entire citrus fruit (the "C") instead of the juice/pulp from the fruit.  It was much stronger!  So I'll cut back the quantity of citrus and save money to boot! Yea!
I had 2 bananas for a snack
Spinach-Petso Dressing with spiralized cucumber, spiralized zucchini, tomatoes, mushrooms, cauliflower on red leaf butter lettuce with sprouts, pea shoots and sunflower greens. 

**The handle on my Spiralizer broke today!!!! :-(  I ordered another from Amazon this morning.  I can still use it and will do so.  It's a great tool just not the best construction. 

The Spinach-Pesto dressing needs overt fats for sure.  I only ate half of what I prepared.  I hate wasting food, especially good nutritionally-dense organic produce.  I couldn't eat more than 1/2 of what I made.  So sad. 

I did 2 laps of the mall with 1 stair case and a 30 minute walk outdoors in the beautiful sunshine and nice breeze. 

My stats:  1958 calories - not very much for me.  89.7% carbs/4.3% fat/6% protein.  64.3 grms fiber, 190.4 mg sodium (125 is minimum necessary).

I just discovered that I can add items Cron-o-meter does not have.  I will have to get the nutritional information off the net for pea shoots, most of my sprouts and my sunflower greens.  At least I can add this to my log now.  I'll probably do this this coming weekend. 

My morning stats: Wt: 109.4 Body Fat% 28.1%, Muscle Density: 27.9% 

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Remember to FRUIT UP!