My husband and kids have banned them from our premises.   
Little do they know that when they least expect it another will visit.  I was not particularly fond of it, yet not repulsed either.  I believe that means I need to try again.  I want to like it.  I really do.  The texture is so dessert like.  I like dessert.  A lot.   

We can only get frozen ones here though. I am sure I am missing out because of that.  Jackfruit is also only frozen or canned.  That tasted ok frozen though. 

Can't wait to try another.  When are they actually in-season so that I might have a better shot at getting a good one? 

Thanks for the welcome!
Yep, things do change.  Last night God did an intervention.  He/she decided that my willpower muscle was weak.  So God gave me the flu.    So now I am not hungry at all.  Don't even say the word f-o-o-d! heh.

I know this because 3 of the 5 of us in the house are ailing.  groan.  Last night I was uncertain as to whether I should sit on the toilet or stick my head in it.  Or both!  (yeah, tmi...)

Hours to go eh??  Ok, I'll take that. 

Day 2.  What's on the menu?  Water.  Warm water.  Yum! 

Even though the room is wobbling to and fro and the the trees keep moving weirdly....I am going to get up and do my moderate exercising.  And then a very hot bath.  I am going to sweat this out of my system. 

I broke my rule and got on the scale this morning though.  Should not do that.  Thank goodness it was down.  Gotta lock that thing up!  It's an obsession I tell ya!

I really want to take a few moments to look around Raw Pleasure before I traumatize my ailing body though.

Hope you are having a great day!

Day 1 (it ain't pretty)

Ok, so...24 hours down in the water fast.     I am not planning a set number of days to do this.  Just going day by day -- or until fresh fruity goodness season arrives....heh.  (aka less expensive watermelon)

I have not done this in years.  My first time was in like 2001 for just 3 days before dh dragged me to his company xmas party.  The next one was in 2005 for 14 days.  But I was far less tense at that time for some reason.

Now, after a mere day being around me is like being with the devil!   I feel sorry for anyone near me!

Ever want to thrash a customer???  Yep.  Tigger is not stable today.  I am "runs with scissors".

Normally I can eat my way out of this.......but now I am cornered with no weapons and the only option is to just deal with it.  Bummer that.  I have rationalized every possible way for me to get a bite of something.  Seriously.  Next step will be to lock myself in the closet and slide the key under the door and sit there until someone comes home.  Better take the shoes out though or I may start gnawing on one!   


Ok, tomorrow I am crawling over dh and getting out on HIS side of the bed. And I think I definitely need to leave the house.  I know I am not supposed to , but I am headed to the treadmill for a walk. Right after I go to the bathroom - again.  heh.   

Just 48 more hours till I get past this, right??  I promise to have a better attitude tomorrow.  

  (my cranky pants)

Oh, Blythe!  OMG!  I started to laugh when I saw your reference to Judy Blume!  "We must, we must, we must increase our bust!"  Still laughing.  I have actually referenced it a few times in the past few months and no one, I mean no one, has even heard of it.  Sort of takes the fun out of it, don't you think?  Maybe I am just old???  Personally, I like the sound of the massage therapy.  Hmmmm........(wicked grin.....)

I hate 'em being so big.  Exercising is a pain and have you ever tried to shoot pool?  Now, how do you aim around those???      Smaller is better, I think. 

Thanks!  I just drool when I read all of your posts with all of those amazing fruits that I have never even heard of.  I tried Durian this summer - unfortunately my family now has disallowed it in the house.  Heheh.  I was not particularly fond of it though. I really want to like it --- will try it again one of these days when I find an alternate source.  The smell was overwhelming and it was soooo sweet.  Almost like sugar.  The aftertaste was quite strong also.  Maybe my tastebuds just needed some fine tuning and refining as I have not been following raw all that long.

Trying to convince hubby to start an around the world adventure with the family.  A different country each year so that I can taste them all!  He insists he is not flying to another country just for the fruit....    ah, well,.....will just have to bribe him with some ancient ruins or something like that. 

Nice to meet you and thanks for the welcome!

I live in Chillicothe - a couple of hours away to the west of Columbi.  I don't know a soul who is raw other than myself. 

I am currently mostly raw, but do eat out with my husband occasionally and have some cooked with him.  He is becoming more raw as the days go by though.  When I met him he referred to me as a bunny rabbit (to many fruits and veggies) and his raw and fresh fruits and veggies was nearly non-existent.  He eats tons of fresh and cooked veggies now.  His cholesterol panel came back simply horrible though and we needed to do something.  Triglycerides 313, HDL 30, LDL 60, total cholesterol 205.  Very bad.  I have tossed out the sugar, wheat products and dairy while he is out of town on business this week and piled the fridge full of fruits and veggies and for him fish and non-red meats.  (and now keep an electronic monitor in our bathroom to check his cholesterol weekly until we see good results) He is loving the nut mylks and every night we have replaced his big dish of icecream with giant fruit slushes that he absolutely loves.  He does not eat meat every day though, so at least that is good.  (So long as I replace it with something he likes that is fresh anyway.)  Oh, and he really loves cheesecake and enjoys the raw ones as well.  He will never be 100%, but the past 3 weeks have been such a huge improvement -- I am very thankful.  He is only 35 - way to young to go down that path of bad health when for him it is not rocket science, food and exercise is a key factor with his particular problem.  We've been together for over 14 years and he has always been such a treat.  Need to take care of him so I can keep him around a lot longer!

We tend to go to KC (City Market and the Asian Market next door) but may start going to St. Louis (Sappington's) as well.  And really, for me to go to Columbia once in a while is not terribly far.  Let me know what you think or have planned.  I am all ears.  Have you gotten any other email responses?