Got a very sweet deal at Tropical Fruit World today.  I got several kgs of what rawries would call ripe yellow sapotes & about 3kgs of black sapotes all for $20! Met the manager of the place and he said he'll keep it for me whenever i want and they taste Amazing!!! Can't wait for Fiona and Frances to get here on Sat,we'll definitely be paying him a visit again.
Forgot to take photos of the black sapotes 



A day at the market last week...

Organic greens from dads neighbour...just beautiful!







My dad & I

A tiny portion of the mess

Had to take a photo of dad at the vinnies bin...he never chucks anything!!

Dad & my old horse Brandy

Brandy is very playful

My horse trophies from years ago

Claudia from Yetman and a raw pie we made

Yummy but not for tummy, bit of a combo abombo

MMmmm 2 minute noodles that expired in 1994!

ewww they still look 'fresh' after all these years..

My nasty chilblanes from the trip, all healed now


Haven't done any tracking of my cals and exercise today, ive been pigging out on the yellow sapotes and im sure it will be over 4000cals! So enjoying it though. 
Exercise:  45min hilly ride - 11kms

Went to Byron Organic market today, it was great, got some free pawpaws off this guy and about 5kgs of organic nanas for about $10

Good luck with the dates Suay, Im sure your system will be strong enough...so glad your energy is up & zippy! xx

 Descripton/Name Time Summary   
 
5 Banana & Celery smoothie  -530kcal  (3/92/5%)   
  modify 
 
 Sapotes, (marmalade plum - 1508kcal  (4/90/6%)   
 
 Papayas,  507kcal - (3/91/6%)   
 
 Banana & celery GS-6med 636kcal  (3/92/5%)   
 
Extra Activity and Exercise: 448 kcal 
Day Quota: 2000 kcal
- Consumed: 3180 kcal
Went over =1181 kcal

Missed my bananas today, although I had 11, i really just love the ease of digestion they provide.

Hey Suay :-) I would've eaten all the sapotes if they were ripe! I ate too amazing ones tonight! Absolutely beaut! Yes will be great with the girls :-D  Hair is growing like a weed at the moment, totally out of hand!But I am glad it has some length back, short definitely suits u babe, brings out those big sparkling eyes x

Day 5 Already!

Great day today! Sun was shining, stunning day.  Looking forward to my buddies coming tomorrow night, will be so great to catch up and go to the raw picnic together. 
Went for a run today on the flat, I actually struggled a bit and felt off afterwards, had a nude bake and felt awesome once again.
In the arvo decided to go for another walk with mum (mainly so I could eat more!).

Extra Activity and Exercise: 469 kcal 
Consumed: 2424 kcal

Food.....
 *5 Banana & Celery smoothie 07:30 530kcal  (3/92/5%)   

*5 Bananas-12:00- 525kcal  (3/93/4%)   

*Papayas, 03:30 585kcal  (3/91/6%)   
 
 
 *2 Banana smoothie, 05:30 242kcal  (3/92/5%)   
  Celery, 05:30 6kcal  (18/64/18%)   
   
*Sapotes, (marmalade plum), 06:30 536kcal  (4/90/6%)   
   
 Where's my fellow rawries?? :-(
 
 
 

Hay Free I am still here havnt been on for a few days (yes I am still kicking with my raw Day 7 today) but I had a*warning warning tmi* IUD (i know I know not raw not good for body but having 3 kids under 3 and nothing else is working had to try somthing to stop them coming through *grin*) and my bleeding from it is really quite heavy and I am so tired. They say it will settle down again it is just my body doint whatever it is doing. But you can sort of tell that it isnt the best thing to be doing but we are too lazy to use other options (sorry for all the details but had to explain).

So day 7 today I have been so good the last week I cant believe I am allready on day 7.

Sorry I am just not really in the mood to type at the moment. So I will come back later maybe. Tomorrow is my big test day with Bella's party. But we will be right we will survive.

love to you all
Angie

Hey there Simon :-)Glad ur still here! So glad to hear that the Retreat was awesome, the last 2 i've been to have been amazing, I really wish we could live like that all the time in a raw community, feels so at home.  Haven't got to NT yet, how u going?

Hi there Pinky, no worries I know exactly how u feel with not wanting to post sometimes especially with u suffering from the bleeding :-( that's really not pleasant. You have 3 kids under 3?? Wow u are a super mum, all I can say is..lucky kids .  Congrats at Day 7! Look forward to reading your next entry.

DAY 6

Mum and I went on a hike today with the local meetup group.  We drove about 1 and a half hrs to get to Beechmont and walked through the national park circuit stopping at numerous waterfalls and admiring amazing trees that were thousands of years old.  We filled our waterbottles up with the most pristine sparkling mountain water.  The walk took about 5hrs.

Melons, cantaloupe, raw (includes USDA commodity food A415)  188kcal  (5/86/9%)   

 Papayas, raw 05:00 546kcal  (3/91/6%)   
 
 
 5 Banana & Celery smoothie 07:00 530kcal  (3/92/5%)   
 
 5 Banana & Celery smoothie 11:00 530kcal  (3/92/5%)   
 
 5 Banana & Celery smoothie 14:00 530kcal  (3/92/5%)   
  modify
 
Exercise:  5hrs of bushwalking

 General Activity*: 896 kcal
+ Extra Activity and Exercise: 1532 kcal
- Consumed: 2323 kcal

Hi Simon, great to hear you are so well :-) How did the mango hunt go? My mum actually found some at her market from NT but they're not ripe and a little sad looking :-(
COld showers on my trip? Yes 2, it can be very disconcerting after a hard day on the bike to arrive to a rest area looking forward to a warm shower and come across a shower with only one tap, and its the cold one! But you know what, I felt better than ever after those 2 cold showers just as I do today.

So glad you could catch up with Grant , he is a great guy, we have had many deep convo's and he has inspired me many times with his wisdom.
yeh maca's in the shell taste heaps different hey? There are less addictive and honestly I dont really like them that much! Would much rather in shell almonds or pecans.
Im not sure exactly in NT where Harls is but I do miss reading his rants!

Day 7 was the raw picnic and I took along and also ate Alice spring Date, banana, rocket and lettuce salad.  I have decided to have Sundays off from tracking my food but still combine well.
Was sooo great to meet Miss Bliss yesterday, such a ray of shining light, a peaceful soul on an amazing journey, I actually got goosebumps when we were holding hands as I was about to leave.
Met lots of other lovely rawries, quite a few actually and Im not the best with names! The whole picnic had a fantastic vibe the only thing that was missing was a hot sun! It was quite windy but we managed.  Jen was her usual fun, vibrant self, I love sharing a cheeky joke or 2 with my witty sista!
Was awesome to see Sash too, I wish we got more time together :-( Fiona and Frances had a great time too and we stopped in at Tropical Fruit World on the way home and stocked up on chocolate pudding fruit and also a sub-par jackfruit which they gave to us!

Day 8....

1.5litres of water so far...bout to go for a jog, girls are asleep

Congrats Pinkie! Hugs. You are a super mum. I listen to what you write here and there is so much love and caring for your hubby and kids. You are constantly challenging yourself to newer levels with your parenting and working out how to do things best for all of you. You're amazing and a damned inspiration.

I can't post for long, I just wanted to say that I've done it! A whole weekend away without a single mouthful of cooked. Yippee! I have no idea what day I'm on. Day 91 I guess. I'll have to go back to the start of the thread and work it out. I'm so happy with myself. Yee haa!

On the other hand, stepped on the scales for the first time in months this morning... have put on 7kg! Far out... so all that gourmet is taking it's toll after all. I didn't think I'd put on that much! I'm taking it as a sign of improved mental health that I am not panicking about this and not berating myself. I know why it's happened and that all I need to do is reduce the amounts of gourmet and increase the fresh fruit and veges and GREENS.

Not had a lot of greens lately so my body is screaming out for them. Sore joints, rashes, muscle cramping etc. Oh! Sounds like detox. It feels more like I'm over acidic though which would be right with too many nuts and not a lot of greens.

Anyhoo... more later.

Hope your tummy accepted the dates and everything else ok Neet.

Free, it was fantastic to see you again yesterday. I'm losing my shyness with you now and feeling very comfy in your company. You shine! Thanks for posting the photos.

xoxoxoxxo

Isn't raw amazing for our moods. I often find too that if I am short tempered then a green smoothie is very soothing too. I'm happy with how I'm going right now. I'm not craving cooked foods at all and feeling very good about things. Yippee!

Enjoy your water Pinkie. It's phenomenal when we find these things out on our own level hey.

xoxoxoxo