Juice fasting - again

[Aleesha Sattva]

Okay I've decided to do a short juice fast. Anywhere up to 10 days as this is all the time I have before we have Yule and Christmas functions to attend.

I've been feeling very low (with my mom's death) and my bladder is really tender. My abdomen is bloated... lower and upper - but I'm not retaining water as my fingers are still slim (rings sliding off) so I'm not sure what's up. I figure no better way to deal with dis-ease/illness than fasting so I'm doing it for a few days.

Today I had lots of water, prune plum juice, watermelon juice and a carrot/ginger/beet (with beet greens) juice. Probably 3 litres of juice and at least the same in water so far. It's 7pm so I don't expect to be drinking much more now.

Anyone else fasting and want to join me for a few days?

[RaisingAlex]

Aleesha
Good, listening to your body. Fasting is so very healing indeed!

I fast every Mon-Wed & Fri. Three days out of the week, this is working well for me. I have been drinking 2.5 liters of Jungle Juice during those days. I feel like Jolly Green Giant! (the organic version) I include a liter on my "eating" days too.

So I am with you on those three days. After my last fast which lasted 152 days, I have decided that I am going to be fasting three days like this indefinetly. It just feels right, and as you already know I do not like to eat. I like to drink my food. Now I believe that I currently have the best of both worlds...:D

I will do a longer fast upon the Solstice as I normally do.

[rawviveyourself]

Aleesha- Sorry to hear about your mom. Prayers coming your way.
Bladder.....maybe add some cranberries in the juice mix? Just in case?
I'm not up for a jf this time, but maybe around the first of the year before I go off to my next Vipassana retreat.

[Aleesha Sattva]

Oh I soooo want to do a Vipassana retreat. I'm going to be doing a 4 week yoga teachers training retreat instead next year. But a meditation retreat is on my list of things to do in the next couple of years. One of my little angels is still too young to leave for long.

Melissa, I'm so glad you are joining me. (((hugs))) I love fasting with ya sista! Perhaps in January we can do an extended fast together! You know you want toooo - you knoooow it! *teasing*

[EternityRider]

You go girl. I've been in touch with the bandits about a New Year hoedown. I've done some short ones myself lately. But the main event is comin in Jan. All the local citrus trees will be ready by then too. I foraged a bunch last nite :D

http://sierrawildbear.gov/biology/graphics/EH-0108%20BEAR%20AT%20FRUIT%20TREE,%20FORESTA.jpg

but they still green on the tops.

Meanwhile, if I get the impulse to fast soon, I'll join ya on the hiway.
Need a water truck?

Sorry to hear about your mom. :(
It's just that tyme of life, ya know? Since '99, both my parents and my older & younger sister. Just me & my older brother now, and he's got leukemia & a body full of nicotine & morphine. So he won't be around too long. That makes for a strange journey, being a sole surviver. So I can definitely relate.

Blessings

[Aleesha Sattva]

(((hugs))) who do i love more than you? no other bear that i can think of!!!

i could sure use a potty truck... cause honestly this liquid feast is going through me like there's no tomorrow!!!

oh and by the way, don't tell melissa but her advice for the beet and carrot juice... well... it was super yummy! mmmm i added a bit of ginger to it. i don't wanna tell her though cause then her head will swell and well, you get the picture *giggling*

*blows her horn and speeds on past*

[roo]

I'm sorry to hear about your mom too Aleesha. :( I can't even imagine how painful that is for you. {{{{hugs}}}}

I'm here with you on your fast. I'm on day 3 of my juice feast. Isn't it day 4 when the hunger leaves? It can't get here fast enough! I'm starving tonight! I better up my intake of juices tomorrow. I think I may have slighted myself today.

I hope your fast makes a difference in whatever it is that is going on with your body. I'm having some issues too and I'm hoping a juice feast will heal my problems. As usual, no set date for stopping. My past two feasts lasted somewhere between 3-4 weeks. I hope to do at least that this time. Longer would be great.

I'm so cold that I'm really wanting to drink a lot of warm drinks. I've had several cups of herbal tea today. Some hot apple cider sounds very appealing right now. I wonder if I juiced some apples and warmed it slightly with a little bit of cinnamon if that would be similar. Has anyone ever warmed up their fruit juices a little bit? That sounds so comforting to me right now. I always drink my juices in a glass full of ice and I'm just staying way too cold!

I have a bag of cranberries in the freezer. I'd love to juice those. Anyone have a favorite recipe using cranberries?

[RawSar]

I have a bag of cranberries in the freezer. I'd love to juice those. Anyone have a favorite recipe using cranberries?[/QUOTE]

I've juiced cranberries and apples together then added some lemon juice for a homemade cranberry cocktail. Very yummy! Cured my bladder infection too :)

[roo]

I've juiced cranberries and apples together then added some lemon juice for a homemade cranberry cocktail. Very yummy! Cured my bladder infection too :)

That sounds great! I'm making that tomorrow! Thanks!

[RaisingAlex]

Aleesha
I can blow my horn louder, ya know? You take more pee stops as well, so you know what that means...
Now add in a lemon to that carrot beet juice and you got something special going on!
An extension on my fasting routine is always a possibility. he he he

Dude
I did a bit of foraging this day as well. Nope the OJ is not ready, the lemons are sooooo close, but I did come home with a basket full of Barrell Cactus fruit. Its wonderfully delish! It has a tangy citrus taste. Alex and I ate most of them today already, heading out for more in the morning.
My front yard is a farm of Aloe Vera they are huge like 3-4 feet long, we drink the juice daily its refreshing and simply delish as well.

[Nayeli_Raw]

Aleesha
Good, listening to your body. Fasting is so very healing indeed!

I fast every Mon-Wed & Fri. Three days out of the week, this is working well for me. I have been drinking 2.5 liters of Jungle Juice during those days. I feel like Jolly Green Giant! (the organic version) I include a liter on my "eating" days too.

So I am with you on those three days. After my last fast which lasted 152 days, I have decided that I am going to be fasting three days like this indefinetly. It just feels right, and as you already know I do not like to eat. I like to drink my food. Now I believe that I currently have the best of both worlds...:D

I will do a longer fast upon the Solstice as I normally do.

A 152 day fast, that is really interesting. Did you intend to go that length of time? Was it like a Juice Feast? How much weight did you lose? I am just curious about your experience. :)

Aleesha, I am so sorry about losing your Mom. I can't fast with your right now because of the pregnancy, but I think a juice fast is a really good idea.

[Aleesha Sattva]

roo, i think it's a great idea to warm up some apple juice - i may do that later today! mmm sounds yummy. yes it's around day 3 that your hunger stops. if upping your juices doesn't get rid of your hunger - a day or two of water only kicks it to the curb.

liss, how about some lime instead of lemon... i had a bunch of limes in the fridge right now. ah goooood... i'm happy we can fast together again later this month... i'm soooo looking forward to it.

last night i slept in my long underwear for the first time since i stopped fasting almost 2 months ago. my body was still cold at 3 am. i could feel the super warm air under my covers but my body was still chilled. i actually smiled... it was nice to feel cold again. i know i'll be 'not-so-lovin-it' soon enough... but knowing i'm fasting again feels sooooo darned good.

my face is broken out, a canker sore in my mouth and my gums bled a little when i brushed my teeth. i'm very pleased about all of this. toxins depart!!!

thank you all for your thoughts and hugs regarding my mom. (((feelin' the love)))

[Jennifer2005]

Aleesha, Sorry to hear about your loss. You must have had a very loving relationship with your mom. It took me some time to come out of my depressed mood over my mom's death. But now I can talk about my good memories of her with a smile and I look forward to reuniting with her in heaven. I hope not too long from now you will be able to think about your treasured memories of your mom without too much grief.

I am joining you ladies from tomorrow morning. I intend to do a lemonade fast. No set date for stopping. Maybe a month. I do have a few pre-arranged socials to attend in December. I will eat light at those functions and come right back to my lemonade.

[Aleesha Sattva]

Thank you Jen. I can think of her and not be sad. To be honest... I feel like I'm fine... but my fuzzy brain and lack of initiative seem to say something different. :(

I warmed my plum prune juice this morning and am now sipping on some warm apple/pear/ginger juice. I love that it's not cold... since I am often so cold anyway... this way my body temp doesn't come down while drinking my juices. We have a hot water tap here... so I'm just adding some of that to my partially frozen juices. It defrosts them for me AND warms it at the same time. ;)

[Aleesha Sattva]

oh oh oh... i forgot to mention... had a very nice BM as well!!! *anyone who knows me... knows i love to talk about my poop!!!*

[Aleesha Sattva]

just made a nice little blend:

1/2 small beet w/ greens
4 carrots
2 tomatoes
lime juice squeezed in
ginger

i'm so tired today. i tried laying down but i couldn't sleep... i'm fuzzy and tired and ohhhh so bored.

had a teaspoon of garlic/ginger/honey this afternoon as a little something something.

i'm peeing a lot - so i'm pleased. every time i pee... i get a glass of water to replace it.

[Aleesha Sattva]

mmmm i made myself a night time treat. i took 4 persimmons and juiced them and then watered it down a LOT and mmmm what a yummy treat.

persimmons are so high in vitamin c... and i bought a case a week ago and still have lots left... so i'll be having this treat again tomorrow!

[RaisingAlex]

Hail fair bandits, rulers of the road. Bless me and mine for tomorrow we are on the fasting highway. I say "we" because it is a family affair whenever I am fasting. (LOL)

So I will be along side of you tomorrow when we are running from the smokies.They can never seem to catch us, a good thing! I will be blasting my radio so you will know it is me comming up alongside of you.

We will be out of town working all day tomorrow, so I have already made my juices for the day. It is simple because I cannot stand making green juices ahead of time, they suck! Even if you make them an hour beofre you drink them they are Nasty! So tomorrow I will be drinking fresh Aloe Vera juice. I went out to my yard and choose 4 very long, thick staulks and made 4 liters of juice for the day. I will drink three and I made an extra one for my guys. Since I am not doing an "official" green day I will add some Chlorella and Spirulina nuts to my tummy during the day...

Keep it real!
Raw Love

[Aleesha Sattva]

spirulina nuts?

i wish i could say i share your love of all thing aloe. *blah*

[roo]

I didn't try the warm apple juice yet because I made the cranberry apple lemon juice that RawSar suggested and it used up all my apples. I juiced a bag of cranberries, 4 huge granny smiths, and 1/2 lemon. It was Divine! Maybe my favorite juice thus far! Thank you RawSar! I tend to stay away from straight fruit juices due to sugar issues but I took a reading a while after I drank the cranberry juice and I was fine. Yea! I'm going to stock up on cranberries.

When I go to the store tomorrow I'll get more apples and try it warmed up a little bit with some spices in it. That sounds so yummy for juice fasting on a cold day!

Not a big fan of the aloe either Aleesha. At least not for drinking. I'll do it when I'm having digestive trouble, but I sure don't enjoy it!

[RaisingAlex]

Spirulina nuts are formed just like chlorella when it goes thru the drying process. It is nice expecially when you are out of town, the powder form of spirulina makes a heck of a mess sometimes. Alex loves the "nuts". It is easier when your blender is at home.


"i wish i could say i share your love of all thing aloe. *blah*"
Aleesha, I can remember you telling me this when you drank your first Jungle Juice. lol Remember that? Try it again, it will grow on you, just like Green Smoothies and Jungle Juice did.

Remember that this is Fresh Aloe I am drinking. The stuff you get in a bottle at the market is not any good! Not raw either.

[Aleesha Sattva]

ya i'll try it again since i bought two plants to juice... but i won't like it *stamps feet*

*giggling* hmmmm cranberry apple lemon... sounds like another one to add to my list of "must try"

[raw4u]

I'm with you. I've been feeling down again lately and just not feeling well so I started my fruit fast today. Started with Lemon juice and plan on having apple juice later. I plan on going to the store this week and buying cranberries to juice (which I have never done before). Hope everyone has a great day. Stacy

[Nayeli_Raw]

Do cranberries have seeds or pits or something we need to be aware before juicing? There are tons of cranberries in the stores now and I would love to get some to juice, they are so good for you, but I don't want to trash my juicer.

[roo]

Do cranberries have seeds or pits or something we need to be aware before juicing? There are tons of cranberries in the stores now and I would love to get some to juice, they are so good for you, but I don't want to trash my juicer.

No, nothing to worry about. No pits in cranberries. I do suggest juicing a few apples with them so they aren't quite so tart.

[Aleesha Sattva]

*nodding* I agree. I often add cranberries to my green smoothies... but alone as a juice... they would be 'notsoyummy' but the combo sounds good!

i slept well last night which i really needed. my head is still soooo heavy though. i guess this is part of grieving but i sure am not fond of it. i realized yesterday that it was one month ago that mom passed. i figured i was done grieving when i had a good week in there... guess not. i'm feeling sooooo done with grieving. my grama died a year ago, then the mom of a friend of my daughter's died of cancer this year - this summer one of my best friends committed suicide and now my mom. i feel like all i've been doing for the past year is grieving and i know i've barely even started grieving my grama... *sigh* i want to just get over this. that may sound cold - i don't mean it to... but oh man i'm soooo done with this foggy fuzzy head.

back to fasting talk. i'm going to dry fast this morning since i have yoga and i don't like leaving to go to the bathroom during class... so i'll wait to drink till i'm in class and then afterwards.

[Eva]

Aleesha, now is not a time for me to fast, but I wanted to send hugs your way. It is so good that you are taking care of yourself instead of turning to ice cream and chips and booze. That's what lots of folks seem to do when the going gets rough. I don't fault them for it, most of us aren't our best selves when difficult times hit... but it really bites a person in the butt to stuff down those emotions. You are going to get through this in a way that honors her spirit, I'm sure of it...

[Aleesha Sattva]

thanks Eva. I was eating emotionally which is another reason why fasting feels so good in this moment... getting myself away from the addiction of food and turning my focus inward.

[Aleesha Sattva]

just got home from yoga and i'm off to get myself a double shot of wheatgrass and some freshly squeezed oj!

[Morn]

Aleesha - sorry to hear about your mom. I just did a 10 day fast around Thanksgiving so I am not quite ready for another one yet.

Sending Hugs your way!

On another note - When you do long-term fasting did you change your view on doing enemas or taking something to help promote bms or are you still naturally letting your body elimate on its own. I am gearing up in my head to do another long-term fast in the spring and I really want to be better prepared on what I should be doing next time. Any wisdom would be appreciated.

[Aleesha Sattva]

I didn't change my views at all. My body still eliminated just fine on it's own and my detox was sooooooo "almost nothing" that I did just great.

Melissa did 152 days... with no assistance either. She did drink lots of Aloe Juice though which really got her bowels moving. IF I felt like I needed some assistance... I just juiced up some apples and drank them down. I'd have a BM within about 30 minutes. But for the majority of the time... my body just flowed!

Very hard day today. I cried a lot this afternoon. Stopped in and treated myself to a double shot of wheatgrass and orange juice (1L) TWICE!!! We are super short of cash right now so this was a major treat to gift myself but I really felt like I deserved it today. I needed to feel like I was important and that was a way to allow myself to feel that. My hubby was thrilled to see me allow him to pamper me (he drove me there both times).

I sure do love that man.

[Jennifer2005]

Today I have had several glasses of lemonade with maple cyrup and hot pepper. I have felt fine. This is my first time trying a lemonade fast. I hope I will have will power to continue.

[EternityRider]

You all are making me wanna fast.

[michigan roman]

gardendude my guts so fat of months of avacado/banana/walnut/evoo/almond/massiveamountsoffreshgardenproduce that its ugly . i feel it coming on , but i need concrete marching orders from misslinda . date / time everything . ive got a feeling this next ones an important fast in my rejuvination , i want to get out on the fasting highway big time . but first ive copius amounts of
avacado/banana/walnut/evoo/almond/massiveamountsoffreshgardenproduce
to clear outta the fridge :eek::D

* yuuuuuu huuuuuuuuu :eek: path301 are you lurking , could you maybe ask your goddess to let you off the leash for a little fasting dude :D

[Aleesha Sattva]

mr, so nice to see your face in this thread! (((hugs)))

eternity... there's always room for more!!! pull up a cushion, grab a glass of juice and join us!

jenn, i know nothing about m/c fasting... but i'm happy to gift you a few hugs on your journey! (((hugs)))

[Ilse W.]

This is day 12 of my fast. It's a fast this time, not a feast. I get about 30 oz. of juice a day, mostly carrot/celery/apple with a small piece of ginger and some cranberries when I remember to put them in. I put very warm water into my juice, since I don't like cold things. I also drink a lot of warm water in between. I use my coffee mug (I haven't had coffee in 4 months) and it is really satifsying. I guess my body is easily fooled. I've lost 11.5 lbs in the last 12 days and am now just maybe 20 lbs away from where I might want to be. My eyes are going crazy. Some days I can see pretty well, and today at the store it seemed they had turned most of the lights out and I could hardly see in that semi-dark, but it was just my eyes. I will continue on my juice fast for another week or two and then be brave and change to water only. On the other hand, I keep thinking about food. The thing is, I'm out of money already for the month so fasting is perfect. A 25 lb bag of organic juicing carrots at the farm down the road costs $12 which I can probably come up with, if I run out and don't want to do just water. Christmas is going to be weird, totally alone and nothing to eat, lol. Anyway, I'll be fasting with you guys for the forseeable future.

[misslinda]

Add me to the attendance sheet ;)

Winter Solstice is Dec 23rd!

Happy Fasting Frenzy Everyone!!!!!!:)

[Aleesha Sattva]

Emma, I'll be with ya in spirit for christmas (((hugs))) I'm glad for the update on your eyes and your fast. I actually really enjoyed doing water for 15 days... I thought it would horrid but it was really no different from doing juices except... I had absolutely ZERO prep time. It was a huge break from juicing... truly a gift to myself. I also was able to do some detoxing and if you remember... I did very little detoxing on my 12 week journey... it was like the water fasting took me to another level the juice just couldn't take me to.

misslinda... I'll be done fasting on the 23rd but I'll be starting up again after Christmas...

[EternityRider]

gardendude my guts so fat of months of avacado/banana/walnut/evoo/almond/massiveamountsoffreshgardenproduce that its ugly . i feel it coming on , but i need concrete marching orders from misslinda . date / time everything . ive got a feeling this next ones an important fast in my rejuvination , i want to get out on the fasting highway big time . but first ive copius amounts of
avacado/banana/walnut/evoo/almond/massiveamountsoffreshgardenproduce
to clear outta the fridge :eek::D

* yuuuuuu huuuuuuuuu :eek: path301 are you lurking , could you maybe ask your goddess to let you off the leash for a little fasting dude :D

Uhh, maybe he could fast on those grapes he's been trampling out for beloved diva.

Yes, marching orders from Cap't Linda. T'would be good to get a jump on the New Year.

And Awesome Aleesha and her wonderful companions have gone to prepare the way for us.

And the MC queen, Morn. We must not forget about her and her labors of love & many goodly contributions to the rich bandit heritage.

Then there's Melissa from Guinness's Book of Fasting Records (152 days!) who has faithfully borne the FB torch, thru rain, sleet & snow.

You all are such wonderful inspirations.

[Aleesha Sattva]

did you get your cushion cause you know these long hauls... your bear butt can get sore from sitting too long behind the wheel... especially with my water tanker filling ya up so you need less rest stops mmmwwwwaaaahhhh!!!

[EternityRider]

did you get your cushion cause you know these long hauls... your bear butt can get sore from sitting too long behind the wheel... especially with my water tanker filling ya up so you need less rest stops mmmwwwwaaaahhhh!!!

That was funny!

[Ilse W.]

Thanks Aleesha.
I am down to 152 lbs today. That is 69 kg, just 9 more than an MD in Germany told me when I was 18 that I should try to stay under for life, because I had a goiter when I was young. Of course I didn't do any such thing. I went beyond 101 kg (which is where I quit weighing myself, so I probably went up a bit more). Anyway, I'm very pleased with my 1/2 to 1 pound weight loss a day. I know I'll probably go below my ideal weight on the upcoming water fast, but that's great. Once I eat again (and will stay raw), my body will automatically go up to the weight it needs to be. Isn't fasting wonderful! My BMI is 22.4, which is right in the middle of normal weight. The website where I checked it put me in the 13th percentile of Americans, which means that 87% have a higher BMI than mine. Amazing! I was bordering on obese just a year ago and was still well in the overweight range when I started eating raw.

[Aleesha Sattva]

I am soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo happy for you Emma! (((hugs)))

[RaisingAlex]

ET
I believe I should be put in that book! LOl Is there room for Raw Vegans within those pages? I have never heard of anyone fasting for that long ever in all my research. Really my fasting for that long was not intended, it just happend, time flys by right? When Aleesha told me where I was at, even I was shocked at the days I had fasted for. A lot was going on in our lives and it is what it was. It worked for me in that rough time in my life.

AMAZING!

EmmaT
Congrats! You RAWK! Keep the ball rolling. You are doing awesome.

MR.
Dude why do you need mexican recipes, you are clearing the cooler for a fast remember??? Get-er-done! ---- clear it all outta the cooler...

There is no better way to celebrate the holidays than fasting, (IMM) No questions from others, no pressure etc... All you need to say is no, I am fasting! They either blow you off or ask questions, all in all it is good plan. I have been fasting during the hoildays for years now. Simplicity is what I am all about.

Should I or should I not? Dec 23rd -- hummmmmnnnn thinking, thinking wait-thinking. well OK I am in for a solstice fast! You know me, can't pass up a solsitce fast! Only I will be doing it very differently this time, I will be consuming Jungle Juice only. I know, it is different for me, but I have issues which I will not discuss here. You will have to check out my blog for all the details, on that.

Raw Love and (((Hugs)))

[Aleesha Sattva]

hey you better be fasting with me during the 2009... january 2009 to be exact. but hey let's face it. you always start the fast before me and you always end after me. i should be used to this by now!

[RaisingAlex]

Yes, you should! lol Do you think you will take your current fast thru the Holidays, Aleesha? I know you are detoxing many emotions in this time.

[Aleesha Sattva]

no i won't. my family has asked me not to fast during christmas so i'll respect their wishes (this year). my little one was very sad that i didn't sit and eat with them on thanksgiving.

the new raw fasting mom that i am isn't the norm here (unlike you - alex doesn't know you any other way)... so i need to be gentle with their feelings and needs... especially now.

sometimes i forget... they are all grieving as well. it's not "all-about-me".

[EternityRider]

ET
I believe I should be put in that book! LOl Is there room for Raw Vegans within those pages?

Well, 152 days is just plain AWESOME. And I TOTALLY believe in it. How much fasting bliss can you take? BTW, I believe "Fasting Bliss" was a term coined by Misslinda. (???) It belongs in the FB glossary. :D


I have never heard of anyone fasting for that long ever in all my research.

Well, the case histories are impressive. In Juice Fasting, Dr. Paavo Airola writes:

At the Stobhill General Hospital in Glasgow, Scotland, fasting was clinically tested with remarkable results. One 54 year old woman with a painful arthritic condition and grossly overweight, was put on a liquid fast for 249 days and lost 74 of her 262 pounds. As a pleasant "side effect", her arthritis cleared up completely, too!


Really my fasting for that long was not intended, it just happend, time flys by right? When Aleesha told me where I was at, even I was shocked at the days I had fasted for.

Like mother, like son. No wonder he loves his ba-ba! :D


A lot was going on in our lives and it is what it was. It worked for me in that rough time in my life.

Yes, you and your precious family really went thru some hard times. I think that you will be in the position, from your experiences, to speak into the lives of others who will go into similar hard times. In many regards, (socio-politically, prophetically, historically, statistically..) we are trending right into that. I think that you would have a lot to say on the subject of survivalism.

In tough times, fasting also helps us to be spirit-aware.
While not given to undue fear, spiritual vigilance is part of the reality we live in.
And it is wise to exercise it.
But you already knew that, didn't ya? ;)

Soooo happy you and your family are doing well! :)

ET

[Aleesha Sattva]

i was going to water fast today but decided not to. i'm feeling quite weak... so i had some persimmon juice watered down 50/50 this morning. then 2 hours of yoga... and now i'm home. i need some juice.

[Aleesha Sattva]

made myself some cantaloupe juice... should have removed the rind it was a little bitter. i can still taste it and that was hours ago.

also had a double shot of wheatgrass and a litre of oj
pretty much no water today though.

[RaisingAlex]

What a strange day for me, I am still in lasts night's PJ's. I am tired and lazy. I felt like treating myself to some "down" time today and it feels wonderful! I have not even opend the door to feel the sunshine.

What I drank this day:
Apple parsley juice
Collard carrot ginger lemonaide
Beet carrot juice
Chlorella
Now it is almost 10 and I hear a pineapple calling my name, (really strange for me to eat/drink this late) So Pineapple spirulina it is.

Good night fellow bandits!

[EternityRider]

made myself some cantaloupe juice... should have removed the rind it was a little bitter. i can still taste it and that was hours ago.


Hope you aren't melon-cholic. :D
Melanoma? :rolleyes:

Ice cream scoopers work pretty well with melons.
So proud of you and your fast, Aleesha. :)

ET

[Aleesha Sattva]

*giggling*


ah thanks bear (((hugs))) i'm so glad i'm fasting... all i want to eat is horrid yucky unhealthy crap... so this is the best thing for me. it not only keeps that crap outta my body but i believe it'll assist my healing process (aka grieving process) to move forward rather than stagnate.

i am soooooooo happy to have the bandits by my side again... i sure did miss you all!!!

((((((((((group hug)))))))))))

[michigan roman]

cheers rawlove , im gonna juice pineapple tonite too :cool:

hay peeps , alot bandits lurking . only thing needed is a
group mind meld in effort to wrestle path from his love shack :D

3-2-1 = yuuuuuuuu huuuuuuuu path :eek: , report for duty :p

[EternityRider]

cheers rawlove , im gonna juice pineapple tonite too

hay peeps , alot bandits lurking . only thing needed is a
group mind meld in effort to wrestle path from his love shack :D

3-2-1 = yuuuuuuuu huuuuuuuu path :eek: , report for duty :p

Trampling out the vintage? :D

I can't tell if the new Bandit group is working right. Feels so weird, being the "moderator' of it. And there's ways to approve/disapprove selected messages (can't imagine myself ever disapproving a bandit post), an when you select them and hit the button to "approve", it doesn't work right.

Aleesha, can you see my response there? I really don't wanna be doing this "approve" thing and hope things just work as normal.

http://www.rawfoodtalk.com/group.php?groupid=8

ET

[Aleesha Sattva]

it's working... weird that it posts backward though LOL from bottom to top instead of top to bottom. ;)

is that our official fasting thread or will it be out here in the regular forums???

[Aleesha Sattva]

okay i just checked... you can't subscribe to the group like you can subscribe to a thread... meaning... we won't get notified by email when someone makes a post.

[EternityRider]

it's working... weird that it posts backward though LOL from bottom to top instead of top to bottom. ;)

is that our official fasting thread or will it be out here in the regular forums???

The groups are separate from the forums. I couldn't even find them listed on the main RFT page. Instead, they seem to be linked to people's profiles. ;)

Also, it appears you can't edit your posts.

I'm sure the Fasting Bandit threads will continue as normal - in the regular forum.

The FB group seems a nice home for the Bandits, in between fasts, & regular fasting threads, where can can officially gather our info & resources. Kinda like a Bandit pit stop. :)

http://www.rawfoodtalk.com/group.php?groupid=8

[Aleesha Sattva]

oh i like that... oh master of moderation :)

[EternityRider]

A-Foraging we shall go http://image.versiontracker.com/client_icons/4A737733-4150504C-icon-32x32-8bit.gif
A-Foraging we shall go
Hi-Ho a-dari-o
A-Foraging we shall go!

http://www.npca.org/magazine/graphics/grizzly4.jpg

[RaisingAlex]

I totally scored on foraging today. I ate and ate all day then decided I had better get outta the house and found a tree full of ripe oranges. OH MAN! I am so in heaven right now. Heading out to get more before it gets too dark.

It is true I have pigged out today, thankfully tomorrow is a fasting day for me.... Honking my horn for ya all out there on the highway!!!!!

ET - Love the "Pit stop". You Rawk!

[michigan roman]

I totally scored on foraging today. I ate and ate all day then decided I had better get outta the house and found a tree full of ripe oranges. OH MAN! I am so in heaven right now. Heading out to get more before it gets too dark.

It is true I have pigged out today, thankfully tomorrow is a fasting day for me.... Honking my horn for ya all out there on the highway!!!!!

ET - Love the "Pit stop". You Rawk!

ok i so hate you :eek: ;) , dude its like 26 DEGREES here and SUCKS :D

wow does arizona sound great , happy pigging :D

[RaisingAlex]

You and Aleesha both!!

LOL Sorry, can I send you some oranges? I am on the water, no more pigging for me today..

[Aleesha Sattva]

send 'em to meeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee.

i just made a full beet w/ greens, 4 tomatoes, 4 carrots, ginger, curry, cayenne and kelp powder. i'm sipping it now.

i was out all day - had a double shot of wheatgrass and a litre of oj. i have another litre in the fridge for tomorrow.

no water at all today. not a smidge... oh that's not true... i put about a cup through my champion after i made my juice... so it's mixed in with the juice i'm sipping.

oh and i had them water down my oj... so another cup.

i did have water today LOL

right now i could forage for pine cones IF there's even any left. nothing else much to forage around here (wanna move to live with liss - she's a rippie you know *redneck hippie*)

[RaisingAlex]

I am sitting here lauging my A** off... I feel so good! I am finally somebody, I am a rippie! Funny Sista, Funny! I am running to go tell the Hippie....

[Aleesha Sattva]

giggling... yup you are a fasting rippie!!!!!!!

just had a glass of water... off to watch a movie with my boy :)

[EternityRider]

Hmmm..

Part bear, part hippie..

I guess that makes me a Bippie :rolleyes:

ET :D

[Aleesha Sattva]

I guess you are LOL

I'm having a day of great clarity... so nice indeed. I know I need to end this fast soon, since I have two yoga lunches to attend next week... but honestly I'd rather just keep fasting.

Oh well... I have a lifetime to fast... :P

[EternityRider]

ET - Love the "Pit stop". You Rawk!

Thanks liss.. such kind words.

But how do I say this? I was hoping it would be more of a "WE" thing than a "ME" thing. Others' contributions are certainly welcome!

Ever noticed? - "WE" upside down is "ME"

It's all about us
And whoever wants to be part of us. ;)

It's like we all shine together. :)

[Aleesha Sattva]

We shine brighter... I love "we". (((hugs)))

[RaisingAlex]

ET
We RAWK! I am having issues with sitting in front of my puter this week. I will hop on over soon! (crazy EH?)

So today was Fasting Friday for me, all is wonderful and well. We went and picked more oranges this morning, then my Hippie came home with 3 10# bags of oranges he picked up for 4 bucks each. We will be orange for a few days!!!!

What I drank today:

OJ all day! Who had thought?

Love to you all.. Liss

[EternityRider]

We went and picked more oranges this morning, then my Hippie came home with 3 10# bags of oranges he picked up for 4 bucks each. We will be orange for a few days!!!!

Uhh liss.. having worked at The Home Depot, you'd prob know what the expression means - "bleeding orange". :D

Well, that one got around on the West Coast bigtime. :cool:

ET

[Aleesha Sattva]

had a bit of a hard day today... decided to eat some tomatoes... i think i'll fast every day i can though... (in and around all my christmas parties in the next weeks)... and then do a solid fast again after.

[EternityRider]

Tomatos, hmmm, they'd make nice ornaments. Imagine a raw Christmas Tree with fruits & veggies hanging all over. Tell me I'm not going crazy, someone pleeeeeeze :D

[michigan roman]

Tomatos, hmmm, they'd make nice ornaments. Imagine a raw Christmas Tree with fruits & veggies hanging all over. Tell me I'm not going crazy, someone pleeeeeeze :D

:eek: , thats a must . a salad version xmas tree with onion/tomato/greenpepper/mushroom/radish/etc .

on the very top a head of brocoli :cool:

[Aleesha Sattva]

hahahahaha celery strings making tinsel...

[EternityRider]

hahahahaha celery strings making tinsel...

...and string beans. :D

Ohh, how bout some avocados?

[Aleesha Sattva]

(((hugs))) don't forget the cherry lights!

[Ilse W.]

Carrot icicles

[RaisingAlex]

We are doing our Yule tree tomorrow and have nothing to place onto it, so believe it or not these things sound great! I will let you know what we wind up using. LOL A fruit and veggie tree, my Mom will cr*p when she see's it.
I will let you know what we use! It will be fantastic!

Today is Fasting Friday for me and all I have had is Orange Juice! We foraged today and got a lot of oranges and my Hippie came home with 4 10# bags of oranges for 4 bucks each! We are in orange bliss!

Night Bandits, see ya all tomorrow!

[Aleesha Sattva]

hahahahaha liss get your mom to take a pic and send it to me LOL

[EternityRider]

I might just drop a tree into Photoshop and start decorating it with all the above. :p

Obsessive/compulsive me. :rolleyes:

We'll call it The Bandit Tree..

or?..

[Aleesha Sattva]

Tree of LIFE!

[EternityRider]

Tree of LIFE!

Awesome Rawsome Tree of Life (?) :p

OR?...

[EternityRider]

Carrot icicles

& some of Melissa's oranges.

[Aleesha Sattva]

had a litre of oj and a shot of wheatgrass so far today. not sure when i'll make my beet/carrot juice... but my tummy is a little hungry so perhaps soon?

i have a yoga lunch on monday and wed... but i hope to fast on the rest of the days this week. we'll see how it goes.

[RaisingAlex]

You may have some of my oranges for your tree. LOL
We did not get to the tree today. But what we did do today is eat oranges all day! Imagine that! they are all over the house at this point because Alex and the Kitty's have been playing with them, yes we play with our food!

[Aleesha Sattva]

of course you do!!!

went shopping today hoping to pick up a case of tomatoes... OH MY how they have gone up in price in the last two weeks!!! *jaw drops* so i came home with none. i'll pick up a few here and there till hopefully they go back down in price. $30 for a case when i was paying $14 is a bit much. :(

oh well... i'm happy juicing other stuff.

[EternityRider]

I feel a bit fortunate to live around so many citrus trees - orange, tangerine, grapefruit, tangelo, lemons.. even pummelos and kumquats if you know where to look. It's no Oregon or anything, but ya gotta do the best with what ya got. And this place is crawling with citrus. People don't care if you pick it because so much of it grows over property lines, and they'd much rather have a Big Mac anyway. My son came along today - the apprentice forager a.k.a. "baby bear". I shoulda brought the camera. It was hilarious. Next time.

[RaisingAlex]

Big Bear is teaching his young. Nice! I cannot wait for the photo's.

I have eaten so many oranges today that my fingers are stained orange. lol

Orange mango juice is now my very favorite. YUMMY! That will change when the grapefruit are ready for me...Got some Tangerine's too... I am floating on a cloud, and spend nothing on food in the past two days..lol lol

Auntie Eesha
Alex is looking and pointing at your photo. "HI" Auntie Eesha!!!

[Aleesha Sattva]

ahhhhhhhhh hi wee man!!!

[michigan roman]

an orange diet sounds so good right now , as ive been feeding on the heavy raw feeds for too many months . someone please save me with a fast :eek::D

ok that reminds me of a metal song ' save me ' thats intense , link forthcoming .

[michigan roman]

metal fix

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nEg1IWa5kns&feature=related ..

[RaisingAlex]

Thanks for the fix MR.

[Aleesha Sattva]

taking a few days off from fasting... but trust me... i'll be baaaaaaack on thursday.

anyone need a water tanker? or was i the only one still fasting in this thread?

[RaisingAlex]

Ohhhh Pleeeezzzzeeee, woman! he he he

I fast three days a week and will continue this forever...lol I feel great doing this all the time!!! Or right up until I fast for the up coming Solstice. Then back to three days a week for me.

Have fun at your parties, Aleesha. Hummmn good question, I am not sure if anyone else is fasting here. MR is dreaming of a fast, maybe he will join in the Solstice fast. ET will too, maybe if he gets enough foraging done. he he he. We will see ML then as well, and Path man? Where is he parked?

Have a great day!

[EternityRider]

Have fun at your parties, Aleesha. Hummmn good question, I am not sure if anyone else is fasting here. MR is dreaming of a fast, maybe he will join in the Solstice fast. ET will too, maybe if he gets enough foraging done. he he he. We will see ML then as well, and Path man? Where is he parked?


Yes, great foraging success. Stocking up for the big one. But it's still a bit early for pickin. Some trees are ready, some not. Peak pickins will be January..

I know we can harangue & cajole MR into a fast, then he'll "hate" us for it, then love us to death for it.. for the results, that is. Such is the way of the roman eagle.
He fly highest who have light load. :D
Love ya dude.

No more comics about Path. :D He'll join us when he's good & ready.. and gets over the diva fever. Hey, I think I just made up a new word - diva fiva. :rolleyes:

ML? Where are ya?

[Ilse W.]

I'm still fasting. Today is day 17 continuous. I found some tomatoes on the budget shelf at the farm store. I've been adding those to my daily quart of juice for the last three days, and today my vision ws quite a bit better than in the last few weeks. I will continue with the tomatoes, even if I have to pay full price. I was down to 149.5 lbs (68 kg) this morning, which is great considering I was at 164.5 17 days ago. I'm 5'9", so I'm beginning to look a lot leaner. It's fantastic how easy it is to lose weight when fasting, which in itself is so easy once you get used to it.:D

[Aleesha Sattva]

Ah such great news all around Emma. (((hugs))) I'm so pleased to hear this.

[RaisingAlex]

Congrats, Emma
Nice job! You are quite the fasting Diva! Keep it up!

[faraha]

I'm on Day 2 of my juice fast and I'm wondering about the pulp in the juices. No matter how much I strain the juices at home - specially the green juices, cantaloupes, etc. - there is always some resildual pulp left... This is also the case with the juice that I get made from the juice bars. How to tackle this, or is this ok? My understanding is that juice is never going to be water and even with no pulp whatsoever, it is still going to require some digestive work in the intestines. The digestive process with never get a 100% rest unless it is a true water fast or a dry fast. So a little bit of leftover pulp seems to be just a slight amount of more energy spent by the body on processing compared to completely clear juice. Any thoughts on this?

Thanks - F.

[Aleesha Sattva]

it's fine. i never worry about it. IF you find your hunger is not going away a day or two on water will cure this and you can go back to your juices without any hunger :)