April 2009 Blog Posts (152)

Day 27

- Excercise:

40 minute walk (including 17 minute jog) - stacked it while jogging this morning and skinned my palms and elbow and knee (ouch...they are even hurting while I type) so I cut my run short cos I wasn't feeling up to it...bummer

- Food:

8am papaya, bananas

11.30am custard apple (now thats a challenging mono meal...they are too damn sweet! had to add the celery to balance out the sweetness) + 4 celery sticks

2pm 1 banana, 1 apple

4pm green smoothie… Continue

Added by Jacki on April 30, 2009 at 10:14pm — No Comments

My story (Lame title, I know)

Six years ago I became a vegetarian. I don't know why it just felt right and it still does. I always had problems with my weight, I nearly tried everything (weight watchers, atkins, exercise, fat camp, a fast, eating only soup made of cabbage...). But after I "reached" my highest weight ever (189lbs if your interested) I knew I had to change my diet completely.

After mocking the lifestyle during cheese pizza binges with my friends I began to read about veganism and it all made sense: The… Continue

Added by Lia on April 30, 2009 at 9:11pm — 2 Comments

So far so prety good

6 oranges

about 4 10 inch stalks of celery

6 bananas

1/2 a pineapple

2 tomatos

1 red bell pepper

flavored coffee

Carb:protein:fat

88: 9: 4

all the protein came from the coffee.....it isnt exactly correct but if anything I put too much protein.

1518 calories

Im trying to exercise every other day, though I do work at an organic dairy goat farm where I lift 50 pound bags of grain and other little things...heh.

MY family… Continue

Added by Eric D. on April 30, 2009 at 2:30pm — 1 Comment

Day 19

I feel so huge and bloated and I haven't even eaten any salt today. Am I gaining weight? I know I'm not supposed to care about this if I feel good, but I feel exactly the same as I did before. I guess I'll find out when I weigh in on saturday. Maybe I will never lose it. I think i'm just frustrated.

Added by OrangeFever on April 30, 2009 at 11:08am — 1 Comment

What is my MIND telling me? .... and how is it WRONG?

I have been thinking, many time on this site we focus on the question .."what is my body trying to tell me?" this is all very well and can help a lot but i think a better question to ask sometimes is "what i smy mind telling me?" and then "how is that wrong?"

i belive any challenge or problem i have is a result of my thinking, and i try to apply this in all areas of my life. sometimes it is diffult because my… Continue

Added by cindy on April 30, 2009 at 7:10am — 2 Comments

Day 134, 100% Raw Fruitarian

Tuesday, Day 134, 100% Raw Fruitarian. A small development in my fruitarian regiment. Today, i wasn't in the mood for any sauce on my non-sweet fruity salad. It was so good i had two large bowls of it. i did add the seasonings to the salad, but i can see the time coming where i won't want that either. Growing in grace is a wonderful thing indeed. i intended to workout today, but i got home so late (about 10:30pm), that i decided to workout the next morning. i ate well today, had another box of… Continue

Added by todd on April 30, 2009 at 5:05am — 3 Comments

Day 26

- Exercise:

30 minute bike ride

90 minute vinyasa yoga

- Food:

8am 600g pineapple

10am to 12noon green smoothie with banana, garden greens and weeds

2pm 4 bananas

4pm 4 cherry tomatoes

8pm 4 bananas

- Water:

1.5 litres

- Feelings:

happy, content

- Today I am grateful for:

the feeling of having stretched every part of my body in my yoga class

sunny days and crisp mornings...ahhh, I love this time… Continue

Added by Jacki on April 29, 2009 at 10:07pm — No Comments

Day 9

500g cucumber
1/2 rockmelon
1/2 cup kale
2 oranges

1.5 bananas

1 apple

5 persimmons

2 manderines

4 dates
1 stalk celery
2 tomatos
1/2 cup walnuts
4 cups cos lettuce chopped

76/19/5

cals 1903, carbs 399g

chest infection feels like its come back slightly today. trying to take it easy as have a big weekend ahead.

Added by Pearl Jupiter Starfish on April 29, 2009 at 8:46pm — No Comments

Ahhhhwww man.

Well for the last few days I have not been doing so good. Generally, fruit by day, cooked by night and I did it again tonight. Kind of a bummer.

At least I lifted heavy weights for a half hour......I am very tired and sore.....so I have that to make myself feel ok.

I am going to try to get it all raw tommoro. I was so close today.

Just bought anothe rbox of bananas, almost out of the ones I got earlier. Also got about 20 oranges and I want to try an apple mono… Continue

Added by Eric D. on April 29, 2009 at 4:15pm — 6 Comments

dog-sitting day

I am dog-sitting for the next few days. One half-blind dog, one deaf 15-year old dog, one dog who is scared of strangers and one beautiful cat.

Stopped by my landlord's to pay rent before coming here and we chatted a bit. I told her about the awesome YouTube clip about the 88-year old incredibly successful Canadian mayor lady someone posted on 30BaD. She seemed impressed but when she spoke she started in with a litany of her physical complaints. She is 67 and follows a SAD diet. I… Continue

Added by Figgie on April 29, 2009 at 11:42am — 2 Comments

Day 18

I don't feel good. I'm really really tired. I ate a pinneaple, a small banana, 4 oranges, and guac with cucs. I ate too muchhhhhhhhhhh. But I need energy which I have none of....

Added by OrangeFever on April 29, 2009 at 10:00am — 1 Comment

Day 25

I've got similar physical stuff coming up today (a few days after eating something cooked) that was coming up for me a few days into this 811 journey about 4 weeks ago. I have got cracks in the side of my mouth as well as the skin on my hands is feeling really dry; pain just below the rib cage; and pains in my chest when I take a deep breath. All of these symptoms disappeared after a day or two a few weeks ago so I am hoping the same will happen this time.

- Exercise:

1 hour… Continue

Added by Jacki on April 28, 2009 at 11:51pm — No Comments

Day 133, 100% Raw Fruitarian

Monday, Day 133, 100% Raw Fruitarian. Felt nice and sore today. My triceps, lat muscles and biceps. Felt nice, the muscles really got in a good workout yesterday between the chins, dips, pull-ups and basketball. i ate well today. Had some durian, watermelon and mango. Can't get better than that. i didn't workout today as i wanted to let my body recover. i am leaning towards focusing on legs tomorrow with the one-legged squats. My abdominals are really sore today. i am finding that just by doing… Continue

Added by todd on April 28, 2009 at 11:45pm — 1 Comment

Day 8

3 bananas
70g kale
1 orange
200g grapes

500g grapes

100g tomatos

1.5kg pomello

400g durian

busy busy busy! organising a 24hr bike race on the weekend.

Added by Pearl Jupiter Starfish on April 28, 2009 at 11:06pm — 1 Comment

Last Day in Chanthaburi

It's 15:18 (gotta get used to the 24 hour clock, which I kinda like). Today I went to the Nom Tuk Phiu national park and the Pui waterfalls. It was a good time. I got a ride there from town center. As I was about to go it was looking like dark clouds rolling in, but I braved it anyway, as I had gone to bed excited about it and already pretty much had my mind made up.

It started downpouring about 5 mins before they dropped me at the park gates lol. Awesome that it only lasted about 15… Continue

Added by Ryan | on April 28, 2009 at 8:00pm — 2 Comments

Day 24

- Exercise:

25 minute bike ride

30 minute walk

15 minutes hula hoop, trampoline, handstands, cartwheels

- Food:

9am green smoothie with banana and cos lettuce + 1 apple

12noon salad with celery, tomato, lettuce, cucumber

3pm bananas

6pm oranges

- Water:

1.5 litres (my intake has dropped off after my cooked food episode...will make a conscious effort to get it up to at least 2 litres)

- Feelings:

buzzing!...feeling… Continue

Added by Jacki on April 28, 2009 at 3:53pm — No Comments

Weekend Review of Days 131 & 132, 100% Raw Fruitarian

Weekend Review Days 131 & 132, 100% Raw Fruitarian. Had a nice weekend. The weather was warm and the sky was clear all weekend. Saturday we went to a campmeeting and met up with some present truth believers who were interested in starting a home church network. The fellowship was good. Being that all the participants were vegan, there seemed to be keen interest in my fruitarian lifestyle. It was good to speak to people who, though not raw, are definitely raw-interested and want to learn. i… Continue

Added by todd on April 28, 2009 at 10:24am — No Comments

Another great day!!!

I am having another amazing day. I have been reading Dr. Judith Orloff's newest book, I think it is called Emotional Freedom and it has been great at teaching/reminding me how to keep my energy up instead of letting others drain me. I was able to listen to a co-workers woes today and not let it negatively affect me. Also I have had a LOT of quiet alone time which is so, so refreshing. Gotta go!

Added by Figgie on April 28, 2009 at 6:24am — 1 Comment

Day 6 & 7

Day 6

4 Persimmons

4 large bananas

13 manderins

92/4/4 cals 1561 carbs 402g

had bad menstrual pain on day 6 so didnt eat too much. Had craving for cooked food but didn't give in. Feel like my body was doing some internal work. Woke up with coated tongue on day 7.

Day 7

10 manderins

500g durian

10 manderines

4 persimmons

200g tomatos

83/13/4 cals 2153g carbs 499g

Feeling clear… Continue

Added by Pearl Jupiter Starfish on April 27, 2009 at 9:39pm — No Comments

first few days in thailand

all's going great.. been hanging in chanthaburi the first 2 days thus far.. first day i spent finding my way in, and out, of bangkok.. that place is chaotic and i knew i wanted to be out of there ASAP.. the bus ride to chanthaburi was a bit painful, as i had fasted for almost my entire trip here (about 24 hours) and not eaten much once off the plane, and all we kept passing were mounds and mounds of durian and jackfruit, trucks full of pineapple, and all kinds of other fruit stands… Continue

Added by Ryan | on April 27, 2009 at 9:00pm — 4 Comments