Day 66 of 108

Patience, I love when I have it, (or am it), it's so valuable. 

Food: sticky-gooey dates & crunchy romaine hearts

Exercise: 30min of meditation & kriya

Water: 1.5L (-will drink another 1.5 before the day is up)

Sunshine: 1hour & 45 minutes of vitamin D! (-suntan city! )

Sleep: slept 6, then another 2.5ish, plus an hour nap

Feelings: I feel calm, grateful

Little note: I have a few deadlines that I have to meet & a friend coming in town for 5 days, so I won't be on my laptop this week. I'll be back to my usual swing of things on May 3rd. So please stay tuned & I will see you then for more wacky fruit adventures & day to day 'scoops'. -Have a great week! :) And have fun! -Love ya!

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Day 65 of 108

Recognizing that everything is a process & there are no final answers or finish lines.

Food: plain blended banana smoothies, & loads of Halawy soft-squishy dates. -Like eating tiny glazed donuts!! -I went 'bananas' again. I ate enough calories to feed at least a quarter of the world & had a blast! 

Exercise: 18min of meditation & kriya, 40min of walking stairs, & 40min of regular walking.

Water: 1L -I can't believe it. I've been so on track with my water over the last few weeks. What happened to me? Jeesh.

Sunshine: 2 hours of sun bliss! Suntan city! Ohhhhhhyeeeeaahhhhh...

Sleep: 4 hours -Bad, I know. I was hanging-out till 12:30am, then working on the computer till 3:30am, then woke up with no alarm clock at 7:30am. -This is not recommended! Get your Zzzzz! 

Feelings: I can't tell you how good it feels to get moments of bright sun. Feels wonderful!

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Day 64 of 108

A visit from celery...
Food: plain blended banana smoothies, blended banana-celery(!) smoothie, (-the celery just slipped in there! I have no idea how!) & several romaine lettuce hearts.
Exercise: 30min of meditation/pranayama/kriya, 30min of jumping rope & 30min of mixed 'off the cuff' exercises.
Water: 3.5L
Sunshine: Not really. Too chilly.
Sleep: 3 hours, got up for an hour, then back to sleep for another 3 hours, -but I feel well rested.
Feelings: A little nervous about life & all the changes coming up for me. But it makes me feel very alive & very excited to be alive. Constant change, challenging myself & being open to new experiences are all good for me. They always bring me to a higher state & teach me something that I never forget. -But it does feel scary at times.
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Day 63 of 108

Today I went "bananas" -literally! I think I ate enough calories to feed a small country! 
Food: lots of gooey sticky Halawy dates (not soaked, just really shmushy & sugary) eaten plain, lots of blended bananas, & 6 huge romaine hearts. -Crazy food day. Ate too much!
Exercise: meditation/pranayama/kriya, skin brushing, a little dancing, walking around the city & stair repeats (AFAP -3 sets, 11 times)
Water: 3L
Sunshine: 50 minutes of sunbathing. (-Sun, Mmmmm….)
Sleep: napped for 1-2 hours, then got up, showered, made some notes for the next day, & finally went to bed ...slept for 6 hours (-woke up with no alarm clock)
Feelings: I feel good. When I feel good, everything is kind of funny.
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Day 61 & 62 of 108

Sunday~

Food: Lots of plain soaked Halawy dates throughout the day & 2 big heads of red leaf lettuce

Exercise: 60min of meditation/pranayama/kriya, skin brushing, The 5 Tibetan Rites

Water: 2.5L

Sunshine: Nothing much to report. Cool winds today. (-burrr)

Sleep: Slept for 4.5 hours, then got up & worked for 2-3 hours, then went back to bed & slept for another 3 hours (-woke up both times with no alarm clock)

Feelings: Feeling really relaxed & centered. But quiet. I liked being home all day. Buzzing around the house being alone.

Monday~

Food: Sweet soak water, soaked dates, date-lettuce smoothie, & lots of romaine hearts plain

Exercise: 30 min meditation/pranayama/kriya, 60 min of a crazy cardio mix (dancing/squatting/kicking/stretching), & a few assisted push-ups/chin-ups/handstands

Water: 3L

Sunshine: 60 minutes while reading a book :) I love the sun. Xx.

Sleep: Slept for 6.5 hours (-woke up with no alarm clock)

Feelings: Sometimes I feel like I should be doing more & I guilt trip myself about it. But then I realize that it doesn't matter. What matters is that I am happy. If I am happy, then I am successful & I have accomplished a lot.

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Day 60 of 108

Food: plain blended banana smoothie #1, plain blended banana smoothie #2, a bunch of super-soft Halawy dates. -Mmmmm…
I thought what I ate would have been enough for the day, but it wasn't . I was out with friends tonight & got really hungry. I stopped in a grocery store to grab a hand of bananas. (Praying that there might be ripe ones!) No luck. So I grabbed a bunch of oranges & 2 clam shells of romaine lettuce hearts. Note to self: when trying to stick to only ripe bananas/dates/lettuce for a few weeks, -carry some with you! Especially if you are going to be out for 5 hours! Lesson learned.
Exercise: 45min of meditation/pranayama/kriya, 60min of seated tucks, up/down dogs, hindu squats, burpees, running & 2hrs walking
Water: 3L
Sunshine: 60min of sunlight walking outside
Sleep: 6.5 hours in bed; 4 hours asleep (woke up with no alarm), 2.5 hours with eyes closed resting
Feelings: feeling lots of good energy. No complaints!
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Day 59 of 108

Food: plain blended banana smoothie #1, plain blended banana smoothie #2, (-& tonight will be a HUGE salad made out of shredded red oak lettuce, chopped bananas & blended bananas as dressing
Exercise: 40 minutes of fun on my new toy! It's called the Jungle Gym. It looks really simple, but you can do so much on it. Wow! I highly recommend it. Plus, 45 minutes of meditation/pranayama/kriya & skin brushing, 30 minutes of jumping forward/backwards, & some walking
Water: 2L (but will get in another liter before the day is up)
Sunshine: not much, cloudy-misty day
Sleep: 7.5 hours in bed (5 hours asleep -woke up with no alarm, 1 hour meditating in bed, 1.5 hours eyes closed just relaxing)

Pic of The Jungle Gym -fun! ;)

Day 58 of 108

I have a little adventure I am going to try...

It's going to be 2-3 weeks (until a friend comes to town next month, then I will take a break for a few days & go back to it after they go), then pick-up where I left off for another 1-2 weeks. I want to try 30 days in total. The plan is to get really simple. I'm going to eat organic dates, bananas & various lettuces only. I'm doing this for a few reasons. The first reason is because I want to get leaner & healthier. With a diet like this (plus plenty of sunshine, water, happy thoughts & exercise), you are bound to shine. And I want to be as shiny as I can get! :) The second is because I would like to be a fruitarian & eat mostly whole fruits. Plain & simple. I don't want to have to spend time in the kitchen preparing things or depend on recipes to feel happy at meal times. I would like to to keep 'fancy' meals to special occasions, like when my friends or family are visiting with me. The third reason is to save time & money! Two things I could definitely use more of. I did the math & buying a few cases of organic bananas & dates for a month comes out way(!) cheaper than what I was spending on all of my cucumber, tomatoes, bell peppers, avocados, etc. I'll be saving hundreds of dollars. (-organic cucumbers & tomatoes are expensive!) Organic lettuce will still cost me a bit. But I can't give lettuce up for long. I always come back to it. It will still come out really cheap, even with the lettuce as my biggest expense. So it will be nice to have a month were time & money is saved. I'm planning a few trips this year (international & continental), so getting lighter, living lighter & saving money will serve me well in the months to come. That is the plan! I will also post my exercise, feelings, sunshine, water intake, etc. So you can see where I am at with everything while I am eating like this. I might post some videos of me too. :) So you can see (really see!) how things are evolving. -Xo!

Food: 1.5 liters of datorade (dates blended with water), many soaked dates, date/lettuce wraps & a date/lettuce smoothie
Exercise: Ran stair repeats 3 sets x 10 (afap), 30min of meditation/pranayama/kriya, 15min of skin brushing & a little walking
Water: 2L (but will get in another before the day is up)
Sunshine: 60minutes of sunbathing
Sleep: 8 hours in bed, 6 hours asleep (woke up with no alarm)
Feelings: Feel excited. Happy. Grateful.
:)

Day 54-57 of 108

Hi Everyone! I'm Back early! ;) Yay!

So here is the 'scoop'... 

Felt really crappy & moody on Saturday. By Wednesday morning, -I felt AMAZING!!!! Fasting always brings me back to me & gets rid of what isn't serving me well. This is in body, mind & spirit. All of it. It clears it all out. -Like magic. :)

Saturday - Tuesday

(spring water only)

Wednesday

Lots of small grapefruits

Hawaiian papayas & a Mexican papaya

Head of lettuce with tomatoes & a mango

I've got an idea for the next few weeks. I'll tell you all about it tomorrow....

:)

Day 53 of 108

Hello Beloved Fruit Lovers,

Today I had water only. I feel the need to go on a little retreat & maybe fast for a few days. All is well. No worries. :) Just doing a little spring cleaning in body & in spirit.

I'll be back to posting daily meals on the 21st of April. I will fill you in on what happened during my ten day break & share what is next on this fruity journey.

See you soon...

Love,
A.

Day 52 of 108

Lots 'n' lots of dates
Big bowl of cucumber noodles with a yellow bell pepper-avocado-spinach sauce

I want to cut down my fat consumption. Too many avocados, coconut, durian, eating out, etc. lately. I'm feeling it. I had a few days this month of no-fat & it felt good. I'd like to try it again, but for longer. :) We'll see.
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Day 51 of 108

1 liter of plain Yogi tea

2 liters of coconut meat, Yogi tea, dates & water -blended & strained

Lots of whole Halawi dates
Green leaf lettuce salad with chopped avocado, tomatoes & lemon juice

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Days 48, 49, 50 of 108

Monday 

Dates (plain)

Date drink: blended dates, lettuce & water

Thai salad at Caravan of Dreams

Coconut water at Bonobo's

Mixed vegetable juice & large salad at Souen

Lettuce leaves (plain)

Tuesday

Dates (plain)

Datorade: blended dates & water

Durian

Alfonzo mangos

Green juice, raw soup & salad at Rockin' Raw

Dates (again)

Mixed green salad with tomatoes, salsa, & avocado

Wednesday

Dates (plain)

Datorade: blended dates & water

Datorade: blended dates & water (again)

Mixed green salad with tomatoes, salsa, & avocado

:)

Days 45, 46, 47 of 108

Friday
Dandelion & cucumber juice
Grapefruits
Basil-spinach sauce cucumber 'noodles'
Mixed veg juice & herbal tea
Banana

Saturday
Lots of dates
Blood oranges & baby heirloom lettuce plain
Mixed green salad with avocado & tahini-dill dressing at Souen
Tomatoes plain
Baby heirloom lettuce dipped in guacamole

Sunday
Lots of dates
Several cups of coconut water
Small mixed green salad with avocado & spicy thai dressing at Caravan of Dreams
Mixed green salad with avocado & tahini-dill dressing at Souen
Head of baby green leaf lettuce plain

So far so good. It hasn't been that hard. We have eaten at cooked restaurants, but I just order a salad. Very easy. :) If they didn't have a fresh & natural dressing that I liked, I would eat it plain or with avocado. But the dressing options have been good. So it's been fine. -Yay! :) Xx..
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Day 43 & 44 of 108

Date craziness! I just got two cases in the mail. So I'll be eating dates, dates & more dates...

Yesterday~
Drink: blended water & dates
Sweet savory stew: organic sun dried tomatoes, lemon juice, soaked dates, habanero pepper, baby spinach, red bell pepper, all blended into a thick sauce,  with big chunks of cucumber & tomato mixed in
Drink: blended water & dates
Whole tomatoes

Today~
Drink: blended water & dates
Green saucy 'noodles': lemon juice, dates, fresh ginger, fresh basil, fresh sage, cucumber skin peels, spinach, yellow grape tomatoes, bell pepper, blended into a sauce, over cucumber noodles made with my veggie peeler
Whole tomatoes
Whole dates

I have a friend coming into town on Friday. We are going to have a four day weekend & hang-out in Manhattan. So I will give you guys a Friday-Tuesday food update on Wednesday. It should be interesting. We will more than likely be eating out everyday. Hmmmm. This might be tough, but I will keep it as fruity & green as I can.  :) Xx...
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