I have been inspired by following this thread.
I have decided to join in!


27th
Am 2 bananas
smoothie spinach, banana, mango water.

1pm 2 bananas 4 medjool dates

4pm handful of sweet black grapes

Green salad, tomatoes

tues march 27

11am
smoothie: 3 bananas, 2 celery ribs, head of romaine, 3 fuji apples, 7 dates

2pm
1 very ripe pineapple

6pm
shredded purple cabbage, carrots and 2 apples with juice of orange mixed in

8pm
frozen (leftover from breakfast) smoothie


holding at 107-109#
1 hr biking/ day
yin yoga daily 30-60 min

Day 14 (28 March):
Watermelon, grapes, bananas, mixed greens salad with orange juice and tahini dressing.

Fat intake: overt fats - 1 and 1/2 tablespoon of tahini.

Observations: Bad breath this morning is another indication that I am cleansing from some old stuff. My body fat seems to be going down, it's hard to tell, because if there is a difference, it is minimal at this stage. I decided to take a photo of my body today, just in case, so that I can compare the difference in the future. But, I did not have time to do it!!! Perhaps on the weekend.


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12:00: 5 valencia oranges, 1 honey tangerine, 1 tomato, 8 large bananas

5:00: 8 large navels, 2.5 tomatoes, 3 oz sun-dried tomato, 1 romaine heart, 8 oz spinach, 6 tsp sesame seeds

Breakfeast(6:30)12 OZ Smoothiekale,Celery,watermelon)Juice,1 med Bananna,& BeePollen
>> Had to get up early for work

Lunch(11:30) 4 Fresh Florida Grapefruits from local Market! I was Starving.

PreYoga(4:30) 1 Cantolope

Dinner(8:00)16 OZ Smoothie(Kale,Cucumber,Watermellon)Juice,2 Med Celery Stalks,& BeePollen.

Activity: Yoga 1&1/2, Light wieght training.
Still dont think im eating enough... But those Grapefruit were so filling.

Adam,

When I eat the honey tangerines, which are relatively non-acidic for tangerine/citrus, I seem to have no problems if I eat a sweet fruit afterwards. With the food combining, eating the juicier foods first seems more important than the sweet/acidic issue.

However, if I ate enough citrus where I feel them still in my belly, I wait 15 to 30 minutes for the citrus to digest.



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7:30 4 bananas 3 celery
12 smoothie 4 bananas 2 pears 3 celery
5 2 cucumbers 14 dates

March 27

head romaine lettuce, 2 bananas smoothie

6 oranges
15 dates
1 apple
2 mangos

3 tomatos, head green leaf lettuce, 6 celery, cilantro, 8 asparagus

wednesday 28 March

I was given some cherimoyas ( yes!) - also I bought few cases of mangoes ( we all love mangoes here...)

so for today
1 blood orange
1 strawberry
2 1/2 cherimoyas
2 ataulfo mangoes
6 fresh dates
1 zucchini
1/4 bell pepper
3 cucumbers
tahini dressing ( about 2 tbs seeds with water and lemon)

just in case some would be interested by that kind of statistics : I lost 7 pounds since day one ( not that I wanted to but...). I'm now 106 lbs. What about my fellow 80-10-10s ? If you feel like sharing, I would appreciate very much

Blessings to you all,

Cynthia

I have not lost anything thus far! I don't care about my weight (49kgs approx.), I wouldn't mind losing some excess fat though.

Gosia


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Cynthia,

I lost 10 lbs in 2 months, then I stopped weighing myself but I'm pretty sure I've lost more since then because my clothes are getting even looser. 10 lbs is a lot on me 'cos I'm very petite, but I did need to lose it and more! I do blog and post pics about my progress on my blog (in my signature) if you're interested.

Food:
Breakfast: None
Lunch: 5.5 large bananas
Dinner: 2/3rds large watermelon (I looked 4 months preggo afterwards, hehe) and later, a salad of 4 oz romaine, 1/2 cucumber, 1 oz pine nuts and about 1 pint grape tomatoes.

A much smaller salad than I usually eat - that watermelon sent happy sugar signals to my brain and told my body I was pretty satisfied and definitely had enough carbs today! The pine nuts was totally an emotional thing - so I decided to have some but not too many 'cos of how bad I feel when I eat too many of them.

Sarah
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DO check out Sarah's photos. Amazing!

Gosia


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Bryan Wrote:

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> Adam,
>
> When I eat the honey tangerines, which are
> relatively non-acidic for tangerine/citrus, I seem
> to have no problems if I eat a sweet fruit
> afterwards. With the food combining, eating the
> juicier foods first seems more important than the
> sweet/acidic issue.
>
> However, if I ate enough citrus where I feel them
> still in my belly, I wait 15 to 30 minutes for the
> citrus to digest.

Thanks, Bryan. I'll have to try out a tangerine/date meal and see how it goes. I have been playing around more with noticing the feelings of "food in belly" and "food past belly". For me at this time it seems like those feelings are "clearer" with juicy fruit than with something like bananas or dates. I'm really grateful that I have come to a stage in my journey where I have begun to focus less on "the rules" of raw, and more on tuning into my own body.



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28th

Am pineapple

lunch pineapple grapes
6pm Green salad grapes.
Hungry at 10 pm so had a mango pineapple grape celery smoothie

The statistics would even be better on water fasting alone

March 28

3 banana and head romaine lettuce smoothie

4 oranges
4 mangos
15 dates
2 apples
10 asparagus, head leaf lettuce, bell pepper, cilantro, 2 tomatos, 8 celery

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Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 03/29/2007 06:38PM by djatchi.

I would post what I'm eating, but I'm doing a short fast.

I am interested in how many posting here, live in warm, or even tropical climates.

I live in New Jersey and have started tomato seedlings for my organic garden,
but the garden season feels short, the grapes in the stores are all from chile
( & sprayed with who knows what), although we do get nice large papaya in the stores now, ....and so I dream of moving, somewhere warmer with more varieties of cheaper fruits. We've been looking at New Mexico--but although much sunnier; due to the altitude in the northern part the winters frequently freeze the Spring flower blosums in the orchards.
I am grateful to be able to have a garden, live near good food stores, and be in a temperate climate, but would love to live be where the plants get more sun and the area is more rural and I can grow grapes and melons.

March 28

noon: 12 honey tangerines, 4 bananas
5pm: 6 kiwis, 2 cherimoya
7pm: 3 mangos, 0.25# deglets, 1 pint cherry tomatoes, 1 pint sweet peppers, 2 romaine hearts, 1 avocado, alfalfa sprouts

djatchi Wrote:
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> ...


people are posting what they are eating, they arn't gearing their diets to get 'results', some are sharing their results.

Breakfeast(8:30) Smoothie(Watermellon,Celery,Kale)Juice,Suplements,&BeePollen.
>Yields 16 Oz

Lunch(12:30) 4 Grapefruits & 2 'Green' Apples, have to remember proper food combining

PreDinner(4:00) 4 Fresh King Salmaen Tangerines .... Yum!

Dinner(7:30) Salad(Spinach&Romanie) with about 1/2 Red Pepper,1/3 Cucumber,1/4cup purple onion,and some brocolli... 1tsp of Flax oil & 1Tbsp Aminos for dressing!

Excersize: Light weight training ... didn't really do anything today.
Body: Male - 71 inches(5'11'') - 125Lbs(not anorexic, just skinny) BMI 18.2
I love the raw foods lifestyle soooooo much!! .... Who knew I could eat all the great fruit our planet has to offer and stay healthy and fit!

>> Just one quick question for Bryan: What physical activity did you do today, because I didnt do much and I kinda cut back on eating even though i could have eaten more! I wish I had 2 cherimoya's lol

29th
Bananas today.
This is my fourth full day of 8/1/1.
I ordered DR Graham's new book yesterday, cant wait for that to arrive.
Family very supportive.
I feel good, head feels very clear. I bloated a little this am so mono ate all day.
Sense of smell more acute. Lots of energy today.

gosia,

i think we are the same wt 49kgs (108 lbs)
my ht is 5'6.

i also have bodyfat to shed even though i am
not really aiming to lose wt. i believe toxins
are stored in fat cells.

in the past i've been able to shed the fat through
fasting, but haven't found -10% fat in diet AS helpful.

even though i spend a fair amount of
time actually moving (yoga, biking and dogwalking) it is
evidently to yin in nature to burn the excess.


what is your experience? did you take the "before" photos
yet. i find this to be a fascinating aspect of this research
trial. do you think age and hormones may have any contribution?
i am 51 and well into femopause, yet i hesitate to give that
much power...at least i sure dont FEEL 51 anyway.

fruitgirl

11:00: 2 red delicious apples, 4 bananas, .75 lbs dates, 8 celery ribs

5:00: Juice: 1 bunch dandelion, ½ bunch spinach (stalks), 4 carrots, 2 romaine stubs

6:45: 14 honey tangerines, let it sit for a bit, 2 tomatoes, 1 romaine heart, some green leaf, .5 lbs sun-dried tomatoes. This became somewhat of a digestive experiment after I had most of the package.

Been smashing most days so haven’t reported much. Today I consumed the most dried fruit and was the least active. Felt totally spaced at work after the dates then sleepy. Was also very much looking for a non-existent avo after the salad I think, even though there is no doubt my needs were satisfied caloricly, went a bit over in fat yesterday 12% but don’t suspect that either. I think sometimes too much sugar (esp from dried fruit) is simply too much.

Calories:3482
Protein 85.8 g
Calcium 2372 mg 237% Iron 49.9 mg 277% Magnesium 1399 mg 350% Phosphorus 2213 mg 221% Potassium 20925 mg 598% Sodium 5961 mg 248% Zinc 12.9 mg 86% Copper 7.1 mg 353% Manganese 11.8 mg 591% Selenium 26.8 mcg 38%

Even with all the dried, still took in 4L of water. I’ll probably sip some later
And without the totaling the juices still have 500% fiber then Real Dead Americans

Fruigirl! I haven't taken the before photo yet. I am going to do this weekend, so it won't be quite before in relation to the trial, but it will be before in the sense of losing excess fat (IF this is going to happen he he).

I've been finding this excess fat thing a bit intriguing. I look at people like Nora Lenz (from rawschool.com, who is 40+ so I do not think age matters), for example, who has been on a low-fat diet for a while and does not seem to have excess fat on her. So my expectation is that on a low-fat diet, one eventually will lose that excess fat. Since I have not lost all my excess fat yet, I came to a conclusion that perhaps, even though I have had low-fat periods, due to my higher-in-fat periods, perhaps my average fat intake has not been that low. Since I started monitoring my fat intake (in this trial), I will be able to tell exactly.

I too believe that toxins are stored in fat cells, and so the loss of that excess fat is important to me, because I want to detox completely. Interestingly, my recent observations suggest that I may be getting rid of some old stuff. So, maybe my excess fat should reduce. Time will tell. Must take the photos, must take the photos.

My height is 162cm, I am 43 years old (in my photo I am 40).

Gosia


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Anaken, I was thinking of having either dates or sun dried tomatoes to fill an emotional void tonight, and you're making me think twice. So thanks for posting all that. Who knows, I'll probably give in and make myself sick anyway though. lol

Sarah
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4 oz sun-dried tomatoes: Cost $2.00
289 calories
16 g protein
10% fat
100% sodium (?/ depending on regular intake)


not the best omega ratio (1200/12 !) but beats any protein bar, lara bar or any kind of dehydrated cracker any day I’d say, if one consumes such things. This is actually the first time I have had them in years and they are good.

not to be tempting…

March 29

11am: 8 navel oranges
3:30pm: 1.5 lbs grapes, 5 persimmons (sharon fruit)
6pm: 6 mangoes, 7 ribs celery
8:30pm: way too many cashews and almonds

feeling emotional tightness in my head and heart this evening, and have been trying to resist eating a rice cake. just read those posts above; kind of wish i had some sun-dried tomatoes handy!

today 29 March

breakfast : 1 mango
noon : big plate of raw veggies ( cucumber, zucchinis, bell pepper, celery) with tahini dressing
diner : 2 bananas, 3 mangoes, a cup raisins, half cup walnut ( well, way too much... I should have taken something better for me but, you know, laziness...)

thanks to all those who shared ( re : weight), it is not the same road to go depends where we start so it is nice to know how we can relate to others...
Some want to lose, others to maintain ,or gain weight. I admit I'm afraid of losing to much, that's probably why I was asking in the first place. Thank you anyway.

Blessings to you all,

Cynthia