Lose Weight Fast Without The Battle.

Have you been wondering how to lose some weight without surgery or some insane exercise routine.  Have you been battling the bulge for many years of your life if not all of your life.  Do you finally want to take control of your life so you can start living like all the fit and slim friends that seem to laugh at your obesity.  Well what if I could tell you that your transformation into the world of slim is as easy as dropping the cooked junk you have been eating all your life, and to start increasing your fruit and veggie intake especially the greens and citrus.  Yes no insane exercise routine, no surgery, and you will start shedding off the fat in record time.  The only thing is losing all the junk from your life.  For instance " No Fast Food, Junk Food, Processed Crap, Dairy Products, Meats, and especially any baked goods.  This may sound insane but truly why do you think you may be over weight or even in the realm of morbid obesity simply put all your life you have been eating this junk. 


First of all the biggest issue before starting any lifestyle change is to come to the reality of why you have let yourself go.   Be it emotional eating, depression, or abuse of some kind, or even self hatred.  Truly before battling the bulge one of the most serious aspects of your life is battling some inner demons that have gotten you to this point in your life and this weight!.  Now in retrospect this can label any eating disorder be it emotional overeating, bulimia, anorexia, food addiction, or some other undiagnosed eating condition.

We all have issues in our lives no matter how big or small they are throughout our lives many people become experts at bottling these emotions and issues up the only problem is for some people bottling them up includes massive weight gain or weight loss.  Or even dying due to health complications before getting the help they need to battle the issues at hand.  Weight gain or excessive weight loss and the person not doing anything about it is very psychological.  Basically blocking out increasing weight issues is a lot easier then dealing with the emotional issues that got you there in the first place.  No matter if you are huge or starving to death both of these issues can be attributed to psychological blocks.

All I'm saying being someone who has been battling the bulge most of my own life I can understand firsthand why some of us just find comfort in ourselves no matter what the size we become.  I can also come to the realization that many people put on massive amounts of weight just to shield themselves from others or society in general.   We feel that if we are fat and unapprochable we will be safer in life and that no one will hurt us again. 

What I have found in my own journey is that raw food brings happiness, it allows you to look inside yourself to overcome any obstacles that may have stopped you in the past.   It has been shown that raw FRUITS AND VEGGIES simply put reduce depression, mental illness issues, illness in general, and causes joy and almost endless energy. 

Now for those of you that do not know what is allowed in a raw food lifestyle here is a breakdown:

ALL FRUITS AND VEGETABLES IN RAW STATE!!!!
DRIED FRUITS AND VEGGIES as long as they were processed under 119 degrees.
RAW NUTS, PEANUTS NOT INCLUDED- THIS IS RECOMMENDED FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE ALREADY THIN AND HEALTHY IF TRYING TO LOSE WEIGHT YOU DO NOT CONSUME NUTS AS THEY ARE HIGH IN FAT.  P.S. with nuts remember to soak atleast 1hr or longer to remove the enzyme inhibitors.
FERMENTED VEGGIES LIKE RAW SAUERKRAUT FOR INSTANCE.
SPROUTS
SPROUTED GRAINS AND LEGUMES
DEHYDRATED PRODUCTS SUCH AS KALE CHIPS or fruit leathers no sugar added.
NUTRITIONAL YEAST
RAW CHOCOLATE
WHEATGRASS
CHIA SEEDS
HEMP SEEDS and many others,
and supplements if desired would be some probitic capsules, enzyme capsules, and any other product you so desire.

ALCOHOL IS NOT ALLOWED or atleast only in moderation, CAFFIENE IS ALSO TO BE TAKEN OUT OR ATLEAST REDUCED.  I MYSELF LOOK AT THIS AS COFFEE MORE THEN ONE A DAY, BLACK TEAS THE SAME.  ENERGY DRINKS none at all loaded with sugars as well OR CAFFINE PILLS ETC.  AND YES WEIGHT LOSS PILLS WOULD ALSO BE IN THIS MIX IF THEY HAVE CAFFIENE. 

Of course this is if you were to go full bore into a raw food vegan lifestyle which can end up being catastrophic go slow and convert yourself overtime.  Unless however you are on the verge of death from being morbidly obese like over 400lbs then start on a 100% raw food routine NOW especially the greens.

Even start by doing 50/50 still remove all meats, dairy and COOKED grains AND BREAD PRODUCTS. Your cooked foods can be steamed veggies, and beans fresh/frozen kind nothing canned and some healthy vegan products such as hummus/tofu.

What I have found is the more raw you eat the more it is all you crave. 

P.S. If you live on your own start by removing all temptations like the pantry full of junk food, and the freezer full of ice cream treats and processed garbage.  Run do not walk to the store and grab a ton of produce.

If you have a family and you are all starting to resemble bowling balls maybe its time you remove the junk.  Truly learning how to UNCOOK MAY JUST BE THE LIFE PERSERVER YOU HAVE BEEN SEARCHING FOR YOU AND YOUR FAMILY!!!!

GOD BLESS AND PEACE.

Chinese French Fusion Salad " Not Completely Raw"

The items you will need for this are:

Salad Ingredients:
2 cups Spinach
1/4 of small Red Cabbage
1 bunch of Cilantro
3 Roma Tomatoes
1/2 Cucumber
3 stalks of celery

Dressing:
1tsp Dijon Mustard
2Tblspns Mayonnaise not Miracle Whip
2-3tsps of Soy Sauce
1tsp onion salt
Pepper for taste
water to thin the consistency

Prepare the salad fixings:
Rinse all the veggies

Place spinach in a bowl if it is a whole head just cut the leaves off and use in salad
Thin slice the cabbage either by hand or a food processor
Rough chop the top off the cilantro, then fine dice the stems do not waste loads of flavour.
1/4 the tomatoes
Large dice the cucumber
Dice the cucumber
Let these sit while you prepare the dressing

In a small bowl measure out mayonnaise, dijon mustard, soy sauce I use Kikkoman, onion salt and pepper.  Mix these together using a little water to expand as well as thin out the consistency.

Pour the dressing over the entire salad and mix together.

Like I have said I'm almost raw not completely raw.  I do sometimes use items that help make recipes simple and this is one of those times.  The dressing turned out awesome it was a creamy soy dressing with a nice kick from the dijon if I had some ripe avocadoes I would have used these in place of the mayonnaise all the store had were all hard as rocks.

God Bless.

Combat the Fat Eat RAW

What can I say most every person on the planet has dealt with the issue of a belly be it just a little flab or the morbidly obese.  Even I have and still continue to battle with the belly bulge this is actually one of the reasons I started down the path of living mainly raw.  I have been a heavier set guy since I was 10yrs old and well almost hitting forty starts to make you think it is about time I dealt with this issue.  Now I'm not saying that being fat has not been hard on me I have been called names looked at in disgust people who are heavier know what I'm talking about.  I was lucky enough to find a person who loved me for me and she has also been my motivator in getting in shape for the first time in my life.  Yes I'm talking about my wife she is the lucky one having the high metabolism and has usually been about half my size.  Well all I can say is that with hard work and some dedication on my part I'm starting to tone my body knock off some pounds and be more energetic and full of joy.  I find that this Raw Food Lifestyle has been a life preserver thrown out to me in the high seas of obesity and it truly has set me free to lose the weight I want while enjoying some great fruits and veggies I have loved throughout my life and trying new ones as I continue on my raw journey.  

I have found a lifestyle that works for me and many others in this world that is healthy, full of benefits, aids in weightloss, curbs depression, great for anxiety, increase joy, energy, love, spiritual awareness and many illnesses that you may know you have or not.  It has also been labelled the Fountain of Youth or Anti-Aging Lifestyle.  So truly if you are finally tired of being fat, lazy and sick, get rid of all the junk in your cabinets, fridge, drawers, and any secret hiding spaces, and
start cleaning up your life.

God Bless and Peace

Watermelon, Pomegranate, & Orange Power Juice

Well last night after a long jog and elliptical session I went shopping for some fruits and veggies and out of some of the produce i  bought I made this simple juice recipe.  
First of all this is what you will need.

1 pomegranate
1/2 mini watermelon or 1/4 of a large one
2 oranges.

So as I have said in the past I own a Breville Juice Fountain Elite Juicer and would recommend this too anyone looking for the king of centrifugal juicers.  I started by getting all the seeds and juice from the pomegranate into a bowl.  The watermelon was not organic so I chose to peel it, peel the oranges a little pith is fine but no rind, orange rind will give you stomach indigestion.

After this was done I ran everything through the juicer all I can say is that it was amazing.  This would be a great wake-up drink or really a anytime beverage.  NO matter what you may think fresh made juice will always kick processed fruit juices butt.  The best juice you can drink is the one you make and consume right away.  So stop wasting money on processed sugar laden fruit juice in the store make your own and feel the benefits of truly energizing fruit juice.  Remember the juice in stores in the tetra packs and the cartons is pasteurized and we all know in this process all the healthy enzymes and nutrients are being killed off and most of the fruit is from concentrate as well.

If not for yourself if you have kids stop buying powders which are full of the poison known as Aspartame and of course most of these fruit juices are so cheap because they are 10-25% fruit juice from concentrate and the rest is water and sugars.  Truly if we have the equipment to make our own
a decent juicer isn't all that expensive then why drink poison.


God Bless and Peace. -->

David's Teas Winter and Christmas Blends

Well most of you know I love tea and frequent the local establishment all the time.  Well last week the new winter blends arrived some returning decadent teas like the Chili Chocolate Chai and then some new blends that are quite awesome.  The best one I would have to say has been the best tea I have ever had from the any other seasonal collection is called Alpine Punch it smells a bit like marzipan the nutty almond scent, with some fruity undertones it tastes well incredible.   The flavours emanating out of this blend  is something out of this world really to describe it makes me kind of speechless it is something to just try.  The smell of this tea alone sends you into another world let alone when you drink this heavenly concoction, it is also a Rooibos Tea Blend so you get all the antioxidents and no caffiene let alone all the other properties that rooibos teas have to offer.  The others are a black tea with figs which sounds interesting enough on its own I have yet to try this one but the combination sounds intriguing, another green tea called hottoboggan is quite delicious with a nice apple and spice kind of take this made me think of apple cider.  Then the last time I went in the holiday teas had arrived a returning favorite is Elf Help this tea is great for helping during a cold/flu or just to enjoy on its own.

A new one for the holiday season that has arrived is a puerh tea blend made of the fermented black tea, orange peel, and chocolate I had a latte with soy yesterday of this.  I have to tell you it was amazing the flavours of all the ingredients just exploded with the first sip the chocolate, the orange and the tea being used with this are incredible it was almost like drinking a Terry's Chocolate Orange and we all know how good those are.  Needless to say so many new varieties you need to go check them out because wow the flavours and gift ideas are everywhere. 
I only can hope you all the best in your own journeys and what can I say tea makes the days we spend on this earth a little more special.

God Bless and Peace

HEDGEHOGS: Cute and Spiky

Well most of us have seen a hedgehog what they look like miniature porcupines almost minus the quills being able to shoot out at predators.  If anything these spiky creatures are one of the cutest pets I could ever imagine owning well next to my other animals.  So I guess you have guessed it already yes a new addition to my animal family is a male hedgehog whom I have chosen to name Ziggy.  When I first saw these exotic creatures I was afraid to pick one up let alone buy one.  Once I got past the spiky shell and picked it up the one I bought that is he started to lick my hands and I just felt like we had a bond of sorts that he was saying I want to go home with you.  Anyways I called up the wife told her I had found a new friend while looking around the pet shop, and well she wasn't letting me leave it there because I was going to sleep on it, I came home empty handed and needless to say I had to make the long jaunt back to the pet store to pick him up as the Mrs's was looking forward to meeting him.  I'm so glad she made me go back as I have found a new animal pal in this cute hedgehog.  The first night he started licking himself spreading a foam on himself while eating strawberries well it got kind of messy and smelly I said enough and gave him his first bath which he appeared to love.   Since then he has had a cage upgrade a new big wheel and  I have come to find out that he really enjoys meal worms and eggs.  Hedgehogs are omnivores so they eat veggies and meats there main source of food in the wild is insects, small eggs, lizards, snakes, basically many things that it can just grab and chew.  They have a strong bite no I have not been bitten I have just heard and read that they will usually bite onto something and hold onto it until it stops moving.  These spiky yet gentle animals are nocturnal so during the day they are not all that active yet at night they will travel up to 8miles in the wild or in our case a lot on his wheel.  Since we already have a dwarf hamster we have toned out the wheel noise many months ago.  They love to cuddle, yet some just like to roam, or are always grumpy. They will eat right out of your hand when not nervous and feel comfortable.  I cannot say enough from being scared to handle one to being totally hooked on owing one is like night and day if you have never held a hedgehog get over the fear ask how they should be picked up wear gloves or use a cloth if you scared of the poking spikes and give it a try.  Truly trying something new makes you
want to find more about the world in which we live atleast this is what I have found in my own life.

Here is Ziggy in my hands and yes the bottom photo he is licking my hand now you see why I got him what a cute guy hey!

Persimmons: New Taste Sensation

Well after the gym today I hit the local farmers market and was looking at a nice juicy fruit to have before I dived into my watermelon, looking around I saw these strange looking orange fruits checked them out they were called persimmons.  Now for me I had never tried these myself possibly I consumed them in a fruit drink throughout my life but never the actual fruit.  I figured from many others saying that these fruits are extremely tasty and are full of vitamins like A,C and others like many yellow and orange varieties I figured I would give them a try.  I did not know how to eat these at first simply I just bit into one of them the skin was not bitter and was easy enough to chew.  The flavour was a taste explosion having never had these before I had no idea what I was in for.  All I could say was they taste like three of my favorite orange fruits combined which  are mango, papaya, oranges so if you could imagine combining these three fruits and making it into one fruit you would have a the taste experience of a persimmon.  I bought four of these fruits and needless to say they did not last long after I tried the first one.  They are messy but truly the taste is worth the mess.  Whoever says eating a raw food lifestyle is boring then they are too scared to try new experiences especially in the fruit sector or simply have not look hard enough for some choice fruit selections.  

All I can say is that this is now on my list of favorite fruits and will be for life.  I hope this will inspire you to give them a try,  and if you have tried them you know exactly what I'm talking about.

God Bless and Peace. 
P.S. Trying new things may just open you up to finding a new food favorite.

Green Smoothie: Tropical Explosion

This is what I had for breakfast and all I can say is WOW!.  The items needed for this are

2 cups Hemp Bliss Vanilla- a creamy hemp drink found at health food stores
1 cup So Good- Unsweetened Coconut Milk
2 cups mango chunks  I used frozen
1 1/2 bananas- I had some frozen organic ones.
2 cups spinach
and some water to adjust consistency I do not have commercial blender like Vitamix or Blendtec.

Now for this the frozen aspect of the mango and banana made this quite tasty but I would have to give the majority of the flavour to the hemp bliss and coconut milk.  This made my morning go by great full of energy as you can see with all the blogging and just happy.  Now if you have the young coconuts you could use the water and meat from one of these in absense of the coconut milk for the hemp bliss you could omit it and just use some more coconut milk in its place.  Yes these are premade packaged products but they are using organic ingredients and hemp is one of the best superfoods so if making something easier for myself to consume high quality food and plant based proteins I say awesome.

God Bless and Peace be with you.

Bananas: The Best One's to Buy.

Well we have all grown up choosing the perfect yellow banana, no brown spots or they were just left or turned into banana bread.  The only problem with this is much of society is throwing away or discarding the ripe bananas for the yellow or even green ones.  If only you knew that the bananas that have the nice brown spots and no green are the best bananas you can get your hands on.  Most fruits are harder to digest and eat when not ripe and bananas are no different as many of us know a green banana is bitter and not all that flavourful and will give your stomach a few twists and turns.  So the next time your shopping do not pass by the spotted bananas pick them up they are ripe flavorful and ready to consume why buy green bananas only to have to wait a week before they can be eaten.  Yes and of course the over ripes do not throw them out if you do not bake give them to someone who does they are going to be very happy and you may get a banana loaf out of it that you could turn around and give to a friend in trade for something else bardering it works wonders. 
P.S. remember to peel the over ripes before freezing may be a bit messy but a lot easier to this before they are frozen. 

AND OF COURSE ORGANIC WHEN YOU CAN FIND THEM!

You can also freeze banana's prior to over ripeness and use them in smoothies or if you have a auger style juicer with a blank plate this is how you would make banana ice cream.
God Bless and Peace.

Hooked on Matcha

Well this past week and some I have been trying a bunch of straight tea varieties at my local David's tea since they have this awesome promotion going on.  Anyways on one of my trips to the store I was contemplating many things and someone mentioned the matcha.  Now for those of you who do not drink a lot of tea Matcha is a green tea powder made from green tea leaves of course, now with this you do not brew the matcha you place some in a bowl add some hot water and whisk with a special matcha whisk to remove the lumps and then add to a cup rinsing the bowl out with more water and adding this to the cup as well.  So in essence you are consuming the tea rather then just steeping it, this I found out gives you a long lasting power kick, yes green tea has caffiene in it but since the caffiene is really nothing compared to the health benefits and the caffiene in green tea works differently then coffees caffiene you do not have a sudden crash or the buzzy feeling.  My first walk down the matcha path I mixed it with another green tea from the selection called Dragonwell which is a fried, and pressed green tea leaf tea this was a great combination.  The next time I went in I was told about another matcha concoction that peaked my interest first off it was given the nickname at my store "The Incredible Hulk" it was a blend of Matcha and Chocolate Rocket needless to say it gave me a nice boost of energy and tasted great.

BENEFITS OF GREEN TEA:  antioxident rich, helps to curb appetite, increase metabolism aiding in weight loss, caffiene to help you kick coffee, powerful anti-cancer fighting properties, great detoxifier, helps fight disease and illness, MAKES A GREAT BEVERAGE!!!

Matcha has become a new staple for some of my tea concoctions, but many others I love will stay true to themselves just on there own.  The next time your in a gourmet tea place and have the opportunity to try Matcha I highly recommend however I will caution you once you try it you may become "HOOKED".

God Bless and Peace.