Raw LifeStyle Baby Steps: Day 1 and 2
The first day of my baby steps to a raw life style went pretty well. I started off shaky. I did not think about the fact that Oatmeal is not raw. I mean Duh…it had to be cooked. But it was nasty anyway so I only had a couple bites of it. I prepared everything for the day ahead of time. For lunch I had a large salad with spinach, tomatoes, and egg. Which once again is not raw. The rest of the day I did good. For a snack I had carrots,celery, and broccoli Florets with ranch. I also had some strawberries and kiwi. The kiwi was delicious! There is still a lot that I have to learn about the Raw lifestyle and it is going to be hard. But I know I can do it. Today was a lot easier. For breakfast I had an apple and a bottle of water. I know I know…..this is not a very filling and proper breakfast but I knew I had to eat something. Breakfast is usually a meal that I tend to skip. Then I went to my spin and sweat more than I have sweat in a very long time. Lunch I had some Brown rice with broccoli and mushrooms. Which after research I thawed out the broccoli but putting it and the mushrooms on the bottom of the bowl and the hot rice on the top and covered with a plate. After that I did not have much of an appetite. I drank some water and then I had a kiwi and apple because I know I needed to eat something. Research is key to success. I have done a lot of research and reading on what I can and cannot eat while embarking this new life style. There are so many sites that I did not know were out there. So I have a lot of things that I am going to have to get because it would really help me to expand the food choices that I make. Those things are a Dehydrator, juicer, and a better blender. The blender that I have is a Family Dollar special and it acts like it. Oh and one of those Magic Bullets. I can think of a few things that I can make with that. My plan is to add more juices into my meal plans.
There are so many raw recipes that I cannot wait to try. Here are a couple that are on my list:
If anyone has any other recipes that are good for Raw beginners. Also any suggestions at all would be great!! Thank you and God Bless! 
Baby steps to a Raw Food Lifestyle!
In the time span of about 5 years total I have went from 175 lbs to a Supersized 245 lbs. That is a total of 70 lbs that I have gained since I moved to Texas from St. Louis in 2008. This is by far the largest that I have ever weight. I am even past my pregnancy weight with both my children. In my disgust I had not put much effort into reversing the weight gain. In January I started working out but I have continued to eat as I please. Which is not helping my situation. The more weight I gain the more I can feel my body suffering. I am not even 30 yet and I am having knee problems, edema (Edema is a condition of abnormally large fluid volume in the circulatory system or in tissues between the body’s cells), and just overall discomfort and poor self-esteem. I have done a lot of research about what is the best way to change my eating habits and ultimately my life. I am a certified foodie and I have really evaluated all the things that I over indulge in. I consume a lot of meats, sweets, and COFFEE. Yes! I am a Starbucks coffee snob, a carnivore, and I keep a sweet tooth. These habits are murdering my waistline. SO, I have decided to embark on a lifestyle change. This first week I am going to start by eating at least 2 Raw meals a day, with my snacks of either fruits or vegetables. A great resource that I have found for this journey is a blog called “Raw Raw Life“. She has so much information about changing to a raw life style. I have also been watching her YouTube Channel RawRawLife. She is documenting her entire journey on YouTube and on her Website. Another site that provides some great information is the Raw Reform. This site provides you with so much information about what you can and cannot eat. As well as, some tips as to help easy the transition. So I am extremely excited about this journey and with your support I can stay on it and achieve success. Thanks for stopping by. God Bless!
Missed Opportunities…..
Have you ever felt so strongly that you should do something and then decided, as hard as it was, not to? I went to the store and I seen two young women in the parking lot trying to find their car. Then on the way out I seen them sitting on the bench looking sad and worried. I started to go and say something to them and ask if they were alright but I stopped. I stopped….Why? I got in my car and could not make it out the parking lot I had to turn around and make sure they were alright. When I walked back inside of the door of the store they were gone. It hit me like a ton of bricks….I had missed an opportunity to reach someone for God. It must have been a reason that I felt that I should have stopped and said something to them. Some kind of word of encouragement letting them know that God has not forgotten about them. I pray that I am afforded the opportunity again. Because for every Missed Opportunity is another life lost to the WORLD. I could have saved two lives and I hesitated. Lord forgive me for my disobedience. I pray that they are alright and I will continue to keep them in my prayers. If God allows me to see someone who needs a word or just someone to show that they are concerned about their well-being that I rise to the challenge. I do not want to Miss another opportunity to tell someone about the Lord Jesus Christ. Obedience is Key to Growth. Please pray my strength in the Lord.
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Loc Envy: My Green Eyed Monsters
So it has been 3 or 4 months since I took my locs out and I am so regretting that decision. My plan was to get my Sisterlocks ™ installed in March. But it was my plan and not God’s plan. That is not happening for a while. So I have been looking at pictures of beautiful Sisterlocks ™ and I really adore all of the things that you can do with them. They are so versatile! I am going to save up and hopefully by next year I will be able to get my Sisterlock™ on! Lol!!
WHAT WORDS MAKE UP YOUR LIFE????
WHAT WORDS MAKE UP YOUR LIFE????
PRAISE REPORT!!!
God is so good! I lost my drivers license over a week ago and a lady sent me a message on FACEBOOK setting that she found it. PRAISE GOD FROM WHOM ALL MY BLESSINGS FLOW!!! It may seem like a little thing to praise God for, but when you can’t afford to get a ticket for driving without a license or to go and pay for another one it is such a blessing. Praise God for all of the little things. Someone could have used my information to do some thing illegal. But I thank God!
HIS Faithfulness
This is something that I wrote back in May 2011 and I just wanted to share it here. I would like to have your feed back on it.
If HIS faithfulness endures forever, why is it that OUR faithfulness toward him is temporary?
Why is it dependent on how our funds are flowing or how much it’s showing outwardly.
GOD loves us even when we are not at our best.
When things are not going as we as “Christians” expect, we begin to blend with the rest of the world.
We are not supposed to blend but to stand out as a light of hope.
We are supposed to lead people to Jesus who is our light.
But yet when our days look gray and our nights begin to get longer and harder, we forget of HIS grace and HIS blood that covers all.
HIS blood that saved us from the gates of hell.
Though our faith in him constantly fades and reappears, he still gave up HIS life for us.
He showed the he had faith that we could be the people who would be worthy of his return.
He was tortured and beaten in order that we might have faith in what HIS Father has in store for us.
And yet he was denied by those that followed him when the going got a little rough.
He was betrayed when someone felt his pockets could use a little filling up.
And still HIS life he gave up!!!!
“LORD, YOU ARE AWESOME, AND WORTHY OF ALL THE PRAISE!!!!”
This is what we cry out when things are going our way.
But let that day start going shaky!!
Just let our car or our kids act up, Or let a love one pass away.
Then that phrase may go another way!!
“LORD WHY ME?” Wait…..why you??
You…because you are the chosen few!!
The ones chosen to tell of his wonders and HIS works.
You…..because he wants to you to show that you have faith in him.
Because it is you that cries out “LORD ALL TO YOU I GIVE!!!”
But you don’t want to give up your home, your car, your kids, and Lord forbid your MONEY!!!
That selfishness kicks in real fast and faithfulness falls off.
We should all be like Job who passed HIS test.
He was stricken from all that he had and but he praised God still.
He praised God through his storm.
We have to mean what we say. Don’t just say it to fit in.
God needs to see in our heart that we have true faith in him.
We need to have the same faith in Him that he has in us!!!
“The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is thy faithfulness.” Lamentations 3:22-23
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Fasting and praying day 3
The urge to eat didn’t really come to my thoughts today. I have to admit all of a sudden I had a taste for baked chicken and smothered potatoes with onions. But it wasn’t that I felt hungry I just wanted it. Also, because of mother nature I had to change my fast to a liquid only instead of water only. I still feel the difference. Not only am I growing spiritually but I have lost five lbs. Yea!! Well just wanted to check in. I have to be at work in 7 hours. Good night all and God Bless!
Fasting and Praying…Day 2
Half way through day 2 of my fast and was feeling very weak but I know that in the Lord I find my strength. Today I was reading how God interrupts our plans to fulfil his own plans. How awesome is that? God used so many people in the Bible to set his plan in place. He used Mary to birth the Savior and he used Saul who became Paul and Preached the Good news of the Lord to the Gentiles. I think of my life and where I would have been if God had not interrupted my plans and made them his. If I had not gotten pregnant which caused me to change my ways and grow up. If he had not place people in my life that made it possible to change my environment and move away from a city that was a destructive part of my life. Him changing my plans lead me to giving my life, as well as, my husband giving his life over to Christ. I pray Lord that you use me and help me to see what you purpose is the next time that I have an interruption in the plans in my life. Oh yeah after reading some more more my weakness and hunger pains went away. Amen!!
Venting—What’s Best for me?
Who are you to decide what is best for me?
Are you Lord? Are you my Savior? No!
If my life was in danger I could accept this decision.
But if it is just to hide your mistakes, it is not your decision to make.
Because of your decision FOR me, I missed out.
I missed out on growing up with someone who would be willing to listen without judgement and criticism.
You, however, took the easy way out and ignored and denied that she even existed.
So the best thing for me turns out was the best thing for YOU!!
Your selfishness caused pain in the lives of more that just you and the other person.
It effected me, my children, her life, and her children’s life.
She had to grow up alone feeling unwanted because for you what was best for me was not to know HER!
You may have been able to pretend and hide the truth from me, but I serve a God that knows all and sees all.
What’s best for me is to know that you have repented for what you have done and accepted the consequences. You have a child that you threw away and put the needs of the one over her feelings.
What’s best for me is to know that those who taught me to live by the word of God are living their life according to his word.
So Lord, please show mercy on all of those people who feel that they know what is best for me.
Amen!
