September 2009 Blog Posts (94)

Hooked on cinnamon; need cinnamon rehab .../... and my new rash!

All is going rather well, Im stickin to it. Not losing weight since the first week though, so for almost a month that is only 4 lbs lost. s***e. need more exercise.

I have eaten too late many times the last week and half too. rats. i eat nanner ice cream at 8 pm. and im hooked on cinnamon. i love it in the ice cream and in my nanner romaine smoothies. UGH! how do i get away from it now? but i feel good though not much good change has come, yet.

i got a "rash" like. its itchy… Continue

Added by sonja on September 30, 2009 at 3:00pm — 3 Comments

Doing October 100% Raw!

Tuesday 29 September 2009

11:36pm

So, I've just decided tonight that I am going to do 100% raw in October! Wow! It will just about be my first whole raw month since I ate 100% raw for a year and half, which stopped around December 2007. That means I've probably been into and known about raw foods for about 5 years, pretty cool!

Okay, so October is going to be 100% raw. I didnt realise October starts in just a few days, and I get paid on Thursday, so I'll be… Continue

Added by Paulina on September 30, 2009 at 11:04am — 3 Comments

Fruit and Fertility

Ohhh things got a little hectic after my trip to Tasmania (apple island went great -they have some seriously good apples down there!) I fell pregnant!.....Had a pretty horrendous first trimester and stopped blogging.

It is such a nice feeling knowing that I have started my pregnancy with such good nutrition!! Unfortunately I have been anything but 80-10-10 during this pregnancy, especially the first three months. A lot of it is fear related, I don't want to rule out any conventional… Continue

Added by Reet on September 30, 2009 at 10:36am — 2 Comments

Day 7 of 100

Jujubes are making me high. After just this week of doing mostly mono-fruit meals, and not tasting anything because I'm no longer a cook, I've actually got standard detox symptoms again. It's great! And every time I get a wave of feeling like crap, my mental clarity and sense of physical wellness improve better than before:-)

For the last two days, I haven't eaten any greens at all, and I feel great. I would love to come out of my 100 days with the new challenge of 100 days pure LF… Continue

Added by Kait on September 30, 2009 at 7:04am — 2 Comments

Tuesday, September 29,2009

Tuesday, September 29, 2009.

Luke 21:19 In your patience possess ye your souls.

In my walk as a disciple of Jesus Christ, i find the development of a proper character through trial to be a major partner in the journey. The Word has much to say on this subject (as it should being such a big part of the walk overall).

Hebrews 12:6 For whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom he receiveth.

Hebrews 12:7 If ye endure chastening,… Continue

Added by todd on September 30, 2009 at 4:30am — No Comments

The adventure of a lifetime

www.leehughes.co.uk

WOOOOOO... so excited :)

Added by Lee Hughes on September 30, 2009 at 3:23am — 2 Comments

Second post.. still on my way

I've been lurking here, but haven't had time to post.. or I haven't made time yet..

I haven't started my 80/10/10 yet, I am still getting motivation and reading my book by Dr. Graham. Everything is making so much sense to me. I just need more will-power. I'm not just transitioning to the 811 from regular raw, or from a vegan, I'm a junk food vegetarian. My first step was to cut out soda, and that hasn't gone well, but it did teach me how much I'll need to go within and how much I… Continue

Added by heather on September 29, 2009 at 11:27am — 3 Comments

Day 6 of 100-JUJUBEEEEEEEES!!!

I just bought a case of beautiful ripe jujube fruits yesterday (25 pounds!), and am on an ecstatically blissful island of them today. They have the unique nature of each tasting completely different from one another, so I can eat a boatload. They're also SUPER cleansing, like soft scrubby sponges(okay, that was TMI).

So I'm still sticking to my 100-day challenge, though I got really stressed for three days during management training and started adding flax oil to my banana milk in the AM,… Continue

Added by Kait on September 29, 2009 at 7:06am — No Comments

my street entertaining weekend, featuring teen mums confrontation

On track for wearing my 39 inch trousers next week, yeh!

The money I get from entertaining is going on tomatoes, peaches, nectarines. Maybe the occasional melon. I'm not limiting myself to bananas and blackberries. What I mean I got the bug!!! The message has got through my thick skull! No more squirrel philosophy and hiding my money, I now have a lifestyle that I can spend money on! Still bananas will be king.

Blackberry season is over. Apples now in season and I have… Continue

Added by Paul on September 28, 2009 at 11:42pm — 1 Comment

Quick intro!

Hey everyone - I'm a newbie so I thought I'd just throw out an intro - hopefully I'll be able to add some decent discussion to the forum. I'm blown away that such a place exists... a place where we can discuss true health without fake politeness & handholding?? Haha, it's great thought. I've lurked for about a week and I am just really inspired by all of your intelligence, security, and lack of BS. Truly refreshing :)

So just a quick little background on how I got here and how I… Continue

Added by Jenny on September 26, 2009 at 2:49pm — 4 Comments

Friday, September 25, 2009

Friday, September 25, 2009.

2 Samuel 22:2 And he said, The LORD is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer;

2 Samuel 22:3 The God of my rock; in him will I trust: he is my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower, and my refuge, my saviour; thou savest me from violence.

2 Samuel 22:4 I will call on the LORD, who is worthy to be praised: so shall I be saved from mine enemies.

2 Samuel 22:5 When the waves of death compassed me, the… Continue

Added by todd on September 26, 2009 at 12:12pm — 8 Comments

Supersensitive Sniffer - ugh, everything stinks!

It happened to me on my long juice feast over a year ago. And eating this way it is happening again;

people and places stink like oh! Rancid!

I keep recoiling from kisses with me beau when he has had garlic or onions; he eats raw and is super hygenic and to me it is still almost unbearable, his breath with those foods now.

And to be in public places in Los Angeles is just making me sick. Hope I adjust back! Its not fun and I love my mans kisses and want em back!

If I have a… Continue

Added by sonja on September 25, 2009 at 3:30am — 3 Comments

my daily blog of starting 811

okay so this is what i have had today.

BREAKFAST+DINNER=LARGE SALAD WITH TOMATO,MUSHROOMS,ONION,SPINACH,ZUCCHINI,CABBAGE,PEPPERS AND CELERY. + 1/2 AVOCADO + 1 LARABAR.

SNACKS ALL DAY ABOUT 10 PIECES OF FRUIT INCLUDING BANANAS, APPLE, PEARS, GRAPES AND MANDRINE.

im new to this so any advice would be more then welcome :)

Added by spekgirl on September 24, 2009 at 4:13pm — 3 Comments

Day 1 of 100-day challenge!!!

Today, my fruit is apples. I have lots and lots that I get for free at work.

OH-just got a promotion at the day job, I'm out of the kitchen and now managing a deli. The 30% pay increase was rad, I like being able to provide nice things and the best food ever to myself.

The thyroid supplement program I put myself on is really helping everything! Energy, movement, digestive fire, sleep pattern, appetite, mental clarity. All by just taking 1.5 mg of iodine from kelp per day, and… Continue

Added by Kait on September 24, 2009 at 10:48am — 4 Comments

Impressions of the Raw Scene

I decided to go 100% raw 10 months ago after talking with my greatest friend and partner Cathy, who also introduced the vegan diet to me 15 years prior. From her I learned I could eat fruit all day and I wanted to try it. She told me about the 80-10-10 way and introduced me to Dr. Graham, Fredrick Patenaude and Roger Haeske whom she had discovered when she first tried eating raw. So I dove in. I opened an account at fitday.com and started keeping track of what I ate making sure to hit my… Continue

Added by Rev. BS on September 24, 2009 at 10:00am — 10 Comments

Lovin' it, Lovin' it, NOOOOO More Tooooth Ache!!

I'm surprised that the "omg simple sugar" fruits are not rotting my teeth! If anything after fruit, they feel as if I brushed them.

I can report huge weight loss, the blackberries are helping alot with this.

I must have about a douzen trousers mostly size 34 inche waist, wish I had a camera so I could be a 811 poster boy and proclaim the success of the diet.

To be fair though, still not following the diet to the tee, must respect for those who do. I understand… Continue

Added by Paul on September 24, 2009 at 5:15am — 5 Comments

Seattle Board Room Rocks! :)

Was bumped, sort-of, going home from visiting my dad after H&F Week, etc. - long story that started with the plane getting delayed from mechanical problems, causing me to miss my connection before we left... ended up leaving a day later. Turned out nice though, they put me up in a hotel, gave me a couple of $8 food vouchers (that I used for bananas, actually found ripe bananas at the airport AND hotel, wow!), and they put me on First Class for my flights back today. Nice.

They… Continue

Added by Janie Gardener on September 23, 2009 at 6:22am — 5 Comments

Day 5

Having a lousy day with really bad cravings. I´ve never been that fond of pizza before, but for some reason it´s the only thing on my mind right now. I guess it´s because I haven´t eaten enough today due to poor planning. It´s okay when nothing out of the ordinary happens, but whenever something breaks my daily routine I loose focus. But so far I´m still raw and trying to be strong.

Added by Katta on September 23, 2009 at 2:38am — 2 Comments

A few more thoughts....

This is a continuation of a blog i posted called "A few thoughts on conventional education." You can find it here: http://arawconnection.ning.com/profiles/blogs/a-few-thoughts-on-conventional

(You can find both of them with pics on my blog, www.badashclimber.blogspot.com)

I cannot deny my brain the knowledge that it is craving at this moment.

I talked to someone who is actually taking the same course at the University of Natural Health that I am planning… Continue

Added by Ashley Hamilton on September 22, 2009 at 8:00am — 3 Comments

A few thoughts on conventional education

Why am I here?

Why did I think a mainstream university would suit me?

I am so far off the conventional realm of things.... This is not a good idea.

Why do we go to school, anyway? What IS school?

Who came up with it? When did it become the “norm” to go to school?

Don't get me wrong. I love to learn. We are born to learn. We are curious creatures.

But when did this “school” thing come into action?

Can't I just learn… Continue

Added by Ashley Hamilton on September 22, 2009 at 8:00am — 14 Comments