Happy Saturday!

Hi, Friends!

It's going to be a great weekend :)  I'm starting to feel better since I added more raw foods to my days.  My feet still ache, but they don't hurt like they did.  My muscles are starting to feel better.  I have more energy.  It was hard to just stand up for more than five minutes.  Now, I can stand AND hold the baby for longer.  I can do more before I get winded.  I slept 6 straight hours last night!  No carpal tunnel waking me up with my hands hurting! All in all, I'm encouraged to continue.

It's been 4 days without a Coke!  I do still drink coffee which has sugar in it, one cup a day.  I think that I'll always love my coffee.  I will do more raw, less dairy, less meat, very little sugar, and I don't drink or smoke.  I know that one cup of coffee can be my treat. 

Halloween night I did binge on Tootsie Rolls.  I was doing good with only 5 from LilyPad's stash.  Then there was some at work, and it was hard to leave them alone. Besides that night, I have not had candy in 4 days.  I used to have some every day. 

By cutting back on the sugar, I expected to feel worse.  With the extra raw foods, I am feeling fine :)

I take suppliments for health.  I try to take them daily. 

1. MSM
2. CoQ10
3. B-Complex
4. B-6 (for the carpal tunnel)
5. Garlic (odarless softgels)

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Coconut Persimmon Smoothie

1 can coconut milk
1 cup Persimmon
1/4 tsp Cardamon
1/4 cup Raw Food Powder
Kentwood Spring Water

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Persimmon -- I got them at the local Farmers Market.  At the end of the day, she didn't want to take them home, so I got about 30 for $7.  To freeze them, take a very ripe fruit, slice skin with a knife about an inch, then squeeze out the pulp.  It's messy!  My 30 fruit made 6 freezer bags of fresh fruit. 

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My Raw Food Powder -- I don't remember exactly what is in this.  I had a bunch of containers with a little bit left which I combined.  I know there was lucama powder, a fruit juice powder, maca, some soy baby formula, and maybe something else.  It adds smoothness to my smoothie.  It's light taste compliments anything.

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