tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4017136481212707092024-03-05T11:54:30.351-08:00I'm a Sunrider!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04761839142933821470noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-401713648121270709.post-33146190106170151182013-01-31T13:53:00.002-08:002013-07-29T12:56:13.370-07:00My Testimony.... a long time coming!<br />
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like Pinocchia for years because I wanted so badly to be a regular girl
with a regular sized body, regular menstrual cycle and the oppty to be a
mother... just like any woman. Those desires seemed to be out of reach to me for many years.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Me before Sunrider at my heaviest!</td></tr>
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been diagnosed with PCOS (polycystic ovary syndrome or disease) was a
real eye opener because it not only left me infertile but was leading me
down a path toward Diabetes, Heart Attack, Stroke and High Blood
Pressure. Besides all of that, I hadn’t had a consistent menstrual cycle
for at least 8 to almost 9 years. If I were ovulating, I never knew it!
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I didn’t know that the food I was eating the very culprit in my
situation. All the doctors said and all that I would read would tell me
to lose weight lose weight lose weight.... but how??! I really thought I
was eating a healthy diet.... the basic food groups and as the movies
and commercials suggest, had dessert after my meals... because I was
worth it. Heck I worked that day... why not??!</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 19px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Hah! </span></div>
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late late night maybe even early morning I was working on my website
and a commercial came on with Father Nature talking about alkaline and
acidic foods, dense whole food nutrition and ph balance. Honestly it got
my attention because it was something I had never really heard of
before that night.</span></div>
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called the number and a very bubbly, energetic woman called me back. I
was almost put off by her sunny disposition but listened to what she
said anyways.... she really got my attention when she asked me WHEN I
WAS GOING TO WATCH THE DVD.... she must have a date so that she could
follow up with me... huh...I agreed to watch it no later than Thursday
night and if I were interested I’d let her know... like I was
controlling something.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 19px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Anyways
the DVD came as promised, my husband who I had mentioned some of what I
learned to the night before was very excited to see that it came so
quickly. He dropped his work bag, got a glass of water and told me to
join him on the couch so we could watch it together. I laughed but
obeyed. We both we astounded by what the Plain truth DVD had to offer...
we actually learned something and just like that... we both had to know
more. I was sold.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 19px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">I
started my health journey Feb 9, 2010... sick, without a menstrual
cycle, seriously overweight and desperate! I got promising results in
the 1st 10 days as I dropped 10 lbs! I was shocked, happy and
encouraged. I started with a very meager budget and worked to get that up to be able to eat more and more foods.
I think it took maybe 8 months for my period to rev up … by 11/10 I was
on a consistent cycle, my skinned began to clear, waistline began to
show, I was told I was glowing by friends and family. Best part was that
I knew I was on my way to becoming a real girl...woman. I so wanted to be a
mother. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 19px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Hubby
and I began to practice more often the recipe to making a baby and I
began to show signs of having a healthy female system. I think I should
mention that I stopped catching colds or even the flu when I started
taking </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 19px; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><i>SR</i></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 19px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> and eating healthy (cutting meat to practically zero). I
lost 55lbs +by eating the </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 19px; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><i>SR</i></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 19px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> foods consistently, choosing a
better eating structure and by participating in the Biggest Winner (now called the Smart Food Club) most
of 2011. (Not always easy but definitely worth it).</span></div>
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March 2012 I suddenly came down with what felt like the Flu
from hell.... I slept for 2 days straight and nothing would help it. I
was baffled. I thought that it must have been something terrible going
around to have caught me... I hadn’t been sick since the end of 2008.
Nausea followed and hubby encouraged me to take a preggie test... the
1st was a dud (or so I thought) but the second one... lit up like a
Christmas tree...! We were Pregnant! After 10 years of marriage, prayers,
tears, disappointments, pleadings with the Lord and just silence.. we
were chosen. I still can hardly believe it. On January 19, 2013... I gave birth to a beautiful, healthy, bouncy baby boy named Mikael Lee. He has brought joy, love, and laughter but most of all ....hope. </span></div>
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learned that God answers prayers differently than the way we pray them.
That timing is everything and that I needed to clean my house (this temple in which I dwell) before
someone could live in it and survive. </span></div>
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like to thank the Lord God for sending me to </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 19px; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><i>SR</i></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 19px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">, Dr. Chen for sharing his
knowledge and expertise on dense whole food nutrition, for Dr. Patti for sticking with me on this journey, for Elaine
for seeing a problem and creating the Biggest Winner Program to help me and so many others become winners at weight loss. </span></div>
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just so grateful. </span></div>
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If you want to find out more about becoming Nutritionally balanced, contact me at <a href="mailto:missmarionrenee@gmail.com">missmarionrenee@gmail.com</a>.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04761839142933821470noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-401713648121270709.post-29360296666368814142012-04-10T12:43:00.004-07:002012-04-10T12:43:47.292-07:00Garlic Mushroom Potato Cakes over Black Beans<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Easy enough recipe! Very tasty and a wonderful change from the everyday lunch or dinner! You'll need:<br />
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4 mid size red potatoes or what you've got<br />
3 cloves of garlic (chopped coarsely)<br />
6 oz mushroom...variety (chopped coarsely)<br />
olive oil<br />
1 small egg beaten<br />
2 tbsp of flour <br />
salt<br />
pepper<br />
cayenne pepper<br />
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Boil potatoes, peel , mash and put aside.<br />
In a pan, saute mushrooms and garlic in olive oil.<br />
Mix saute into potatoes and add egg. Combine thoroughly. Add seasonings.<br />
Make potato balls (about the size of a large golf ball) and flatten. Roll in flour.<br />
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Heat olive oil in skillet to hot and place cakes in. Cook until golden on both sides and serve immediately.<br />
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Really good over a nice spinach leaf salad, tomatoes, green onions and ginger honey balsamic vinegar or atop of a tasty bowl of black beans garnished with cilantro.<br />
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Bon Apetit!<br />
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If you want to find out more about becoming Nutritionally balanced, contact me at imasunrider@gmail.com.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04761839142933821470noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-401713648121270709.post-91075374778245343982011-10-03T23:01:00.000-07:002011-10-03T23:10:17.973-07:00Found another picture!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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So I found another picture of the old me today... randomly on facebook. I honestly can not believe that was me. I really don't recognize myself... it's like it's a picture of an older sister or maybe an aunt but not me. Crazy! Ken even said that he just didn't realize that I was that big... it never seemed like it. But now that a lot of the girth is gone, it's a trip to look back and see what once was. </div>
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It's been a little while since I last wrote. I have had a few struggles since the last post but mostly been maintaining my new weight (no weight gain... Thank GOD!) and working on my exercise routine. </div>
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We bought an elliptical machine and I love it but it does take a little effort to be consistent. I have to admit... this picture will be my new motivation! I have come so far since this picture... almost 50lbs lost! OMGosh! I can not ever let this happen again... I look so very sad too.... I don't I look this sad anymore.</div>
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If you want to find out more about becoming Nutritionally balanced, contact me at imasunrider@gmail.com.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04761839142933821470noreply@blogger.com1 Encinitas, CA 92024, USA33.0369867 -117.291981832.6099212 -117.9236958 33.4640522 -116.6602678tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-401713648121270709.post-73510455489231667932011-07-17T21:11:00.000-07:002011-07-19T22:57:51.294-07:00My Nut Allergy...<div style="text-align: justify;">
Well being new to the area of Encinitas, we have ventured out a few times to the 101 for some great atmosphere and food. Sadly this wasn't the case at St Germaines. </div>
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I eat a mostly veg/vegan menu and was pleased that they had some vegan friendly items. I asked for the server to check for soy in the veggie burger... I expected him to come back with the verdict for my choices but he emerged with both orders assuring me that there was no soy in the sandwich. Two bites in, I was in trouble.. nausea settled in quickly. The server, nowhere to be found, I asked another server to check if there where nuts in the veggie burger. She returns shortly with our server right on her heels comfirming that yes, there were walnuts in the sandwich. What?! No where on the menu did it state that there were nuts in the veggie burger. I was really disappointed. It really could've been a bad scene for me and the restaurant. My allergy to nuts is no joke. BUT.... thanks to Sunrider, the build up of toxins are leaving my body and I survived the incident... I SURVIVED! (This was huge!)</div>
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A very nice woman at the restaurant went and got me some benadryl (though I didn't need to take it surprisingly), she really cared for me. </div>
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I wrote this on Yelp and got a response back from a former food server who didn't agree with my # of stars (I gave them 2 because it was polite to do so) for the restaurant. Whatever! She did make a good point though, since I can not trust for people to be careful for me I have to be careful for myself and ask if there are nuts in things like a veggie burger... Who puts NUTS into a VEGGIE burger anyways??!?!!! I will take her advice but the rest... well she knows what she can do with it... :) (Hehehe It's all good y'all.... LOL! It's all good)!</div>
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<i>A woman, eating a very dense whole food diet, was using the bathroom. The smell offended her terribly. As she was washing her hands and quickly trying to leave the little toilet closet, she wondered aloud, "Whoa!What in high heaven did I eat?!" Just then, she got her answer as she heard the voice of an angel state,"You didn't eat that up here!"</i></div>
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Hahaha... it's good to laugh at yourself from time to time. All jokes aside though, I had to ask why that was. For the past week, I had been experiencing a fluctuation in my movements. They have been more often and more fragrant (not in a good way). The answer I received was eye opening... The Sunrider NBC basics had discovered a plot of land (my imagination at work here) in my digestive tract or colon that had not been turned over for sometime. The words my source used were... "Marion, that is something very old that is being cleansed from your body". WHAT?!! I almost can't imagine that anything could have been that old in me when I am an on time kinda girl (regular).</div>
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I have to admit, though I have been seriously stinking in that department lately, I am sure glad that it is leaving out of my body and not in. Thank you Sunrider Calli! (Calli is the dense whole food nutrition that feeds the lymphatic system in the body to help us eliminate they way we should). </div>
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It's was a really good veggie sandwich that I constructed out of soft ciabatta bread (whole wheat flour and with no soy.. yay!), fresh spinach, sauteed (in a lil EVOO) garlic, onions, mushrooms, red and green bell peppers, zucchini, sliced heirloom tomatoe from our garden, a few jarred artichoke hearts with the juice and some organic mustard.</div>
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I'm sharing this on my front page with hopes of sharing how simple food can be when it's left to it's simplicity. Though this isn't raw Vegan but it's very tasty and only cooked to a slight tenderness not a mush. The crunch was still very present. The artichoke hearts had a consistency of swiss cheese. When I asked Ken what he thought of that, he replied, "It just tasted really complete." Yep! He was satisfied!!!</div>
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There is a great program through Sunrider called "The Biggest Winner". It's actually developed by one of the successful Sunriders in my group, Elaine Smith. This 7 week program has seriously changed my life! I am on my 2nd go round and am planning a 3rd when it comes up in August. The difference in what I eat to how I think about food is like night and day compared to they way it once was. I think I was eating what I thought was right rather then eating what I learned was right for my body. My body is talking and I am listening... I can actually hear what it wants. <br />
I have learned so much and will be sharing as time goes on. I have made the decision to become a health coach to all those who are looking for someone to help them with their journey to better health. I am excited by all the information I have learned and am putting it all to the test in my own life. Experience has been a great teacher.<br />
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If you want to find out more about becoming Nutritionally balanced, contact me at imasunrider@gmail.com.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04761839142933821470noreply@blogger.com0Encinitas, CA, USA33.0369867 -117.2919818000000332.9922187 -117.35065030000003 33.0817547 -117.23331330000003tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-401713648121270709.post-46785859136236557452011-06-25T21:49:00.000-07:002011-06-25T23:02:52.322-07:00Me before and after...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPunUK1T47bpoc7CQ_cY8ZyQbGaCsHZfiPBKVnEjG0wlSZGECuh7rOrX8sY9CYylNfirT6_FGSAbVEfYbC7N3VCkMEWjHBgB934D9cNnCM9ccJubeN8OxRnlaU6Nc-hCsRo98LDTNHc3A/s1600/18549_290627736868_765691868_4517182_4504146_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPunUK1T47bpoc7CQ_cY8ZyQbGaCsHZfiPBKVnEjG0wlSZGECuh7rOrX8sY9CYylNfirT6_FGSAbVEfYbC7N3VCkMEWjHBgB934D9cNnCM9ccJubeN8OxRnlaU6Nc-hCsRo98LDTNHc3A/s320/18549_290627736868_765691868_4517182_4504146_n.jpg" width="212" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgESDcgG5VBTJgX9X-UQ4a8cyoVkWePLibW8ULiWzKHT2IOfCIOqLoFMS6woh-e5AjmnNArBbykywH4ugVkqXcmgIAc1JQK6iwTzGYhke5gsSuc9i5NVhkqJrpybXQnqXMiDr6dpEApG7E/s1600/2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgESDcgG5VBTJgX9X-UQ4a8cyoVkWePLibW8ULiWzKHT2IOfCIOqLoFMS6woh-e5AjmnNArBbykywH4ugVkqXcmgIAc1JQK6iwTzGYhke5gsSuc9i5NVhkqJrpybXQnqXMiDr6dpEApG7E/s320/2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal"> </div><div class="MsoNormal"> <b>Here are 2 pictures of me. The 1<sup>st</sup> one was taken in 2010 and the 2<sup>nd</sup></b> <b>was taken June 2011. Crazy! What a difference Sunrider is making in my life! DENSE WHOLE FOOD NUTRITION is the only way baby!!!</b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b>***41 lbs lost since I started Sunrider Dense Wholefood Nutrition***</b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">If you want to find out more about becoming Nutritionally balanced, contact me at missmarionrenee@gmail.com.</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04761839142933821470noreply@blogger.com0Encinitas, CA, USA33.0369867 -117.2919818000000332.9922187 -117.35065030000003 33.0817547 -117.23331330000003tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-401713648121270709.post-78579522073346904102010-10-20T13:16:00.000-07:002010-10-20T13:16:12.450-07:00Green Smoothie Anyone?I think if I weren't such an outgoing type personality that I wouldn't find out about anything! So there I am in my local fresh produce store shopping for my fabulous Vegan lifestyle and a rather, fit attractive woman was beside me carefully selecting a variety of dark green leaf vegetables and placing them in her basket. I looked over because she was picking a small amount of so many different types (mustard, kale, collard, spinach, chard etc.) I just had to know what she was planning on doing with such a small amount of so many leaves. She simply answered, "I make Green Smoothies with them." and kept right on picking away. "Green what??!" "Green Smoothies." " Really?! How did you hear about that??" "I read a book called 'The Green Smoothie Revolution'." and on her way she went with a smile.<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig9JhkZiVf7Eb_Y_TRCbUnxxP5CJgZ5_4WvkPp9Ir_EVmKVpvsb4Um2UwH3xD3X4gu-_9pxFUHQmgQtpo_5om7UbWGe0OLfwb4lmt0eUkVaTGt3ywTMYPBKp1xY9fyJtW9fDG6S-aIUIQ/s1600/100_1346.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig9JhkZiVf7Eb_Y_TRCbUnxxP5CJgZ5_4WvkPp9Ir_EVmKVpvsb4Um2UwH3xD3X4gu-_9pxFUHQmgQtpo_5om7UbWGe0OLfwb4lmt0eUkVaTGt3ywTMYPBKp1xY9fyJtW9fDG6S-aIUIQ/s320/100_1346.jpg" width="272" /></a>I was determined to remember the title so as soon as I got home, I googled it and there it was, a book about Green Smoothie's '<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Green-Smoothie-Revolution-Radical-Towards/dp/1556438125/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1287605571&sr=8-1">The Green Smoothie Revolution: The Radical Leap Towards Natural Health by Victoria Boutenko</a>'. I decided to purchase one on Amazon.com and when it arrived I dove right in. I was surprised how very truthful and clear cut the reading was. I didn't read any weird chants or hippie way of doing things in the book but just a honest truth about a woman and her family who were very sick that met a lady who helped her start the on green smoothies and how they all got better together. Diabetes went away, rashes cleared up, blood pressures lowered,weight was loss and so on (don't want be a Spoiler).<br />
I was intriged and decided to give it a try. I don't have the fancy high speed blender but what I do have works just fine and the smoothie's taste great! We love them! I mix my NuPlus right into the batch and away I go. I have crazy energy and better mental clarity and I just feel better.<br />
I am realizing that we can take better care of our selves if we would just eat they way the Father designed. Everything we need has been already given to us and we make the mistake trying to reinvent what has already been perfected and we are sick, infertile, cancerous, exhausted, angry and dying. I wish with all my heart that I could stand at the highest point with the loudest bullhorn and tell everybody to "WAKE UP!!". We are going through some very unnecessary procedures, we are malnourished and refuse to change. Yes, change is hard but it is so very worth it.<br />
<div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><b>Be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind. Roman 12:2</b></i></div><div style="text-align: left;">A new mind, a transformation and a change must occur now or we will die without ever really living in this life. Spiritually, Nutritionally, Humanly. We need a change.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">I also recommend for those who like the facts:<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Green-Life-Victoria-Boutenko/dp/155643930X/ref=pd_bxgy_b_img_b"> Green for Life by Victoria Boutenko</a> Both of these books are excellent, informative and easy to read. </div><br />
If you want to find out more about becoming Nutritionally balanced, contact me at imasunrider@gmail.com.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04761839142933821470noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-401713648121270709.post-30308699650170148872010-10-01T11:41:00.000-07:002011-07-14T22:52:02.619-07:00<object height="193" width="320"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/F7Id9caYw-Y?fs=1&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/F7Id9caYw-Y?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="320" height="193"></embed></object><br />
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Out of the mouths of babes...Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04761839142933821470noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-401713648121270709.post-16776694343447140062010-09-19T13:36:00.000-07:002010-09-19T13:36:39.893-07:00Tam's Thai on Adams Avenue... Black Rice??So Ken and I went for a walk to Adams Avenue one evening 2 weeks ago. Kind alike an art trip as he is always seeking out new suppliers and classes to help hone his skills and his teaching knowledge. We decided to look for a place to grab something to eat which is always a challenge as most restaurants cater to "meat eaters". I always find myself getting more creative then what is on the menus hoping to inspire a change. ( I digress)...<br />
Anyways we stumbled upon this very friendly, smiling face Asian woman beckoning for us to come her way and give her a try... her words. We obliged... it was a very small little restaurant with lavender painted walls and lots of little nick knacks to prove that a woman ran the shop. We had her curry potato rolls with this amazing black fried rice with NO <a href="http://www.rense.com/general52/msg.htm">MSG</a> (so very important, please read this!). We were so very impressed with her.<br />
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Tam came out twice with a package of rice, showing me the label and where she got it... really encouraging me to get some <a href="http://www.altmedicinezone.com/alternative-medicine/black-rice-the-new-superfood/">Black Rice</a>.. to make it at home and to stop eating white rice which has no real nutritional value in it. Not only did she make a mean fried rice (no eggs of course!) but she was talking and teaching health and telling us about how the sizes of people are changing because of the lack of the proper nutrients and she claimed <a href="http://www.altmedicinezone.com/alternative-medicine/black-rice-the-new-superfood/">Black Rice</a> was a key source of these nutrients. I had to try it!<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRI716p9Nx1k_CDJ5f-YG3-a-RTWT5rfsQnBn8SpOYRk4VPQsGEP0ykAIgQpbhAOdi9dZt1sdVsVLzBzdK89Q3eeLJReWoqUdYYTSzL2F3sdqAoBIBh3Zq6Uxz_Z8QnqEPby4WLD6v16U/s1600/yhst-88053286827216_1950_4305003.gif" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRI716p9Nx1k_CDJ5f-YG3-a-RTWT5rfsQnBn8SpOYRk4VPQsGEP0ykAIgQpbhAOdi9dZt1sdVsVLzBzdK89Q3eeLJReWoqUdYYTSzL2F3sdqAoBIBh3Zq6Uxz_Z8QnqEPby4WLD6v16U/s1600/yhst-88053286827216_1950_4305003.gif" /></a>We now eat black rice mixed with a multi grain rice that she strongly suggested called Mogami 8 Blended Whole Grain Rice. There is Short Grain, Long Grain, Brown Rice, Black Rice, Maple Rice, Red Rice, Red Whet and Barley in it. I mix this rice with more Black Rice and some Calrose (because I have so much of it). It has a meaty smell when cooked and a hearty taste. I made my own fried rice with it (not like Tam's but good) and we like it.<br />
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I had to share this with you. Please read the MSG and Black Rice articles... you will be so informed. I love to hear your comments on this.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04761839142933821470noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-401713648121270709.post-16226497415581208532010-09-19T07:49:00.000-07:002010-09-19T07:49:51.839-07:00It's been a long while...Yes, it's been a long while since last I wrote. So much has happened since April 24... my last entry. Glad to say that things are getting better.<br />
Since my last entry, I have been concentrating on my vegan diet and understanding what being a vegan is all about and how this lifestyle change has not only affected my personal menu but it has also affected how I socialize, where I spend my time (Henry's mostly) and how I interact with food.<br />
I have been steady on my Calli (missing a day here or there but always getting myself back on the horse... my day doesn't feel right without it) but not so much on the NuPlus until very recently. I am thankful to be getting back to my routine of concentrated nutrition. Lord knows I need it!<br />
I am glad to also say that I have maintained the 25lbs of weight lose from earlier this year and now that I am back on track & will be looking forward to the next 25 gone! I have also taken a more active role in my recovery by walking just a little more and I bought a Shake Weight...Ha!! I like it though... I am still trying to get use to the odd motion of it in some of the exercises but for the most part... 6mins is a very little sacrifice for firmer looking and feeling arms. I will post pics in a day or so of my before and then 30 days later my after... hoping for the best!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04761839142933821470noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-401713648121270709.post-36441532713005800322010-04-21T17:23:00.000-07:002010-04-21T17:23:12.795-07:00Emotional..These have been some very emotional days for me recently as lot of changes are happening all around me. My body is slimming at an incredible rate (though sometimes I still feel like it's not fast enough... impatience, go figure), work is piling up on me and I now I gotta move on it but my motivation lately has been very low towards it... I blame sunrider for it! If I didn't feel so doggone good, I wouldn't want to take long walks and be in the sun all the time (though the sun has been here and there lately with it's rays, when it comes out I'm all in it!) and etc meaning, it's way too much to go into right now.<br />
I did have a break through yesterday as I went on my 1st 10 mile walk in years... when I was a kid and had more ambition then money, I walked everywhere gladly. Honestly I was just glad that I could go so walking wasn't an issue but as I got older and got more $.. I was blessed with cars and now a big honking truck... I hardly ever walk. Times have changed, I am walking and 10 miles no less.<br />
Tonight, I plan on going to my new Belly Dancing class... it's really a lot of fun. I am hoping to melt more of my core away as with all the shrinkage it is truly holding on for dear life and seems to be looking more prominent but I know that's because everything else is melting away.<br />
I will post a picture soon. Still don't have a working traditional camera yet but it's in the works!<br />
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If you want to find out more about becoming Nutritionally balanced, contact me at imasunrider@gmail.com.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04761839142933821470noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-401713648121270709.post-54066523739443381202010-04-07T12:46:00.000-07:002010-04-07T12:46:43.070-07:00Funny how...As I washed dishes this morning, a few random thoughts went flying around in my head about then and now instances. Like....<br />
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<ul><li>Isn't funny how back in the old days (like 1500s -1800s), girth was a sign of wealth and well being whereas those who were slim and fit were mostly those who worked hard in the fields (and such) and ate only vegetables and wild game if they could find it.</li>
</ul><ul><li>Isn't funny how sugar was for the elite and wealthy only.. they were the only ones who could afford it. Ken and I were talking about that and he said,"Yeah for the birthday parties they were lucking to get a fine hen and fresh veggies for the celebration let alone a homemade pudding or tart." Tart doesn't sound good to me at all! (remember Chai Tea wa only for royalty until the early 1900s when the secret was out.. that's just sugar, spice and milk)</li>
</ul>I find it funny how, what was once a symbol of status is now a symbol of poverty, for it is reported that obesity is a poor people or poverty line thing. It's so crazy to go into a grocery store and pay $1.50 for an organic head of lettuce but pay only .79 cents for one that has been sprayed to death with pesticides... don't those pesticides cost more money then just water and compost?? I really wonder what's really going??!<br />
I recently met with the editor of Edible San Diego and listened to her explain to me the real cost of food... that's interesting, I thought I was paying the real cost. I see what it really costs when it leaves my pocket each and every time! But as I listened I began to understand. If food was priced at what it really cost to produce it, I believe that line of what the?! would be better defined and I believe we would all look at food differently.<br />
<a href="http://www.foodincmovie.com/">Food Inc</a> talks about how the manufacturing companies pay the farmers to over produce corn, well below the cost to manufacture it so that it can be used to make a whole array of products that you would never suspect would have corn in it... durcell batteries, coke soda, twinkies, cows, chickens, fish, pigs... etc. In return, we see the meat getting bigger and bigger and our waistlines expanding right along with them because it's all a filler... fluff. We can not live on fillers and fluffs we must have sustaining foods... we all know that.<br />
The consensus is, pay more for the right foods now to have a better life or pay a lot more later for your medications and hospitals and specialists to try to heal from what could have been prevented by eating the right regenerating foods.<br />
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I love what J.W. (Sunrider Officinado) says, "<i>We spend our health to make our wealth and then spend our wealth to get back our health</i>." <br />
I think that sums it up perfectly.<br />
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If you want to find out more about becoming Nutritionally balanced, contact me at imasunrider@gmail.com.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04761839142933821470noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-401713648121270709.post-22535538181579350102010-03-31T21:10:00.001-07:002010-03-31T21:10:56.494-07:00An interesting link that I just had to share!!<h1 style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.vegsource.com/news/2010/02/vegan-diet-put-his-cancer-into-remission.html">Vegan Diet Put His Cancer into Remission</a></h1><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">If you want to find out more about becoming Nutritionally balanced, contact me at imasunrider@gmail.com.</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04761839142933821470noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-401713648121270709.post-28731282481471093872010-03-28T23:51:00.000-07:002010-03-29T00:03:02.587-07:00Eggs and other things...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9F4INV1gqCSUiVAxWWsTS-L00SZWSs_thT6dEw0qWpqljvRUiLS5Uobt11kTdGb6Z4nMYpASQEjhuhuTJnjGE1ts0gFKfGGdZhFg980PiwEmzr9R8hAfywnPPVOJnLIIFWS4REZN_HTs/s1600/images.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9F4INV1gqCSUiVAxWWsTS-L00SZWSs_thT6dEw0qWpqljvRUiLS5Uobt11kTdGb6Z4nMYpASQEjhuhuTJnjGE1ts0gFKfGGdZhFg980PiwEmzr9R8hAfywnPPVOJnLIIFWS4REZN_HTs/s320/images.jpg" /></a></div>An interesting tidbit of information I received at a class I took this weekend. The speaker said,"....eggs are the menstrual cycle of a chicken." Out of everything I learned this weekend, that stuck oh so well in my memory banks. Ugh!! I really mean UGH!!! The idea that we eat the menstrual cycle of any animal is a little gross, to say the least.<br />
As I ponder on this, I wonder why... all throughout my life I would just stop eating eggs... wouldn't want them even cooked in my presence... oh, especially if I was sleeping then was woke up by the smell of eggs... you definitely got a grumpy girl that morning. Well, that's it.. ! It's becoming more and more apparent that I will be digging my heels into this Vegan lifestyle even more. NO milk, NO cheese and NO EGGS! (period... no pun intended)<br />
I find it funny how we (I) discover more and more information about the processed foods we eat and how very harmful chemical processed foods are or even repulsive in origin and try to share that info, that many people just don't want to hear about it. They are completely content with their ignorance. How is that? Why would anyone want to remain dumb (there was just no other way to word that!)?<br />
... if it were bad, why would they sell it to me. Wake up people!.. the government knows just how deadly smoking is and even tell you or offer you aids to quit (which is just another ploy to get your money) and it's still legal to sell cigarettes, cigars and pipe tobacco. What?!! What is really going on here? It is so obvious yet everyone, including myself have been blinded. Blinded by what you say?? Trusting the untrustworthy!<br />
If you don't take anything from this post, please take an interest in where your foods are coming from, how they are processed and who's preparing them. Get an education and don't be so afraid of change. Change may hurt, maybe uncomfortable and even suck in transition but it can be oh so good.<br />
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If you want to find out more about becoming Nutritionally balanced, contact me at imasunrider@Gmail.com.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04761839142933821470noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-401713648121270709.post-61917703346807590722010-03-26T11:14:00.000-07:002010-03-26T11:14:23.689-07:00Week 6<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfczZas3sITDSqUHDXpUWJ1HJ_rUEKyHVAFPRaUU0pIgUREGMB-4LmBbyWPmLttX9fNILxpHy__wATiIcSvE5nIUo5sKYCX_JkXjQSnj_RL1Rw_abOV7iQnUR0tUCxkmTqf7IFucxQEYA/s1600/week+6+with+sunrider.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfczZas3sITDSqUHDXpUWJ1HJ_rUEKyHVAFPRaUU0pIgUREGMB-4LmBbyWPmLttX9fNILxpHy__wATiIcSvE5nIUo5sKYCX_JkXjQSnj_RL1Rw_abOV7iQnUR0tUCxkmTqf7IFucxQEYA/s320/week+6+with+sunrider.jpg" /></a></div><br />
It's been a few days since my last post. I've been feeling really tired for the past 4 days. It started when I added the Fortune Delight to the mix. That's the stuff that cleans the blood of free radicals and toxins in the fat. The foods have been really working in my system and we know when we sleep that's when the body can really repair itself so there you have it.... I am under some heavy repairs. Today hasn't been so bad.. I am feeling more energized and more eager to wrestle around with my hubby so we both see that as a good sign. (hehe)<br />
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I was driving earlier this week, I saw an older woman walking with some difficulty like there was more going on then I could see and a thought came over me... I wondered how many health problems I could be avoiding now that I am taking Whole Food Nutrition. I am excited about wanting to share and eager for my results to be great but I am really having a heart change that I just didn't expect. I sincerely want to tell everyone I know about this so that they can have this great opportunity too, to be healed by the food of the land. What a concept! It's just something that I have never heard in the same sentence before... that I can be healed by what foods I put in my mouth. It is almost mind blowing to think just how many drugs have been crammed down my throat by me or by the doctor trying to take care of this or that when all I needed was nutrition! UGH!! I want to be mad but I just can't (like I said, feeling pretty good today)... I don't think many people know about this and the ones that do that can make a difference won't because pharmaceutical militia is the Kingpin of the arena.<br />
Oh well, enough of my ranting.... I am feeling crazy good today and want to get a jump on my day. The picture above was taken of me this morning. I am 15lbs lighter all together. I seem to losing more inches then actual pounds lately. The process is slow but at least it's moving... I am thankful.<br />
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If you want to find out more about becoming Nutritionally balanced, contact me at imasunrider@gmail.com.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04761839142933821470noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-401713648121270709.post-71793012663970053752010-03-21T12:30:00.001-07:002010-03-21T12:30:20.528-07:00If you want to find out more about becoming Nutritionally balanced, contact me at imasunrider@gmail.com.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04761839142933821470noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-401713648121270709.post-23387738115375563192010-03-21T12:18:00.000-07:002010-03-21T12:19:58.141-07:00My Hubby...On the way home last night, he told me," ...you know I've been drinking the Calli, right?" I said,"uh huh." He says," When I 1st started, my head filled with a lot of pressure and I had all this snot and sleep in my eyes and coughing up stuff. I thought to myself,' Man this stuff works! I almost wanted to stop drinking it and go get me a burger!'" (He was just kidding!)<br />
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We both laughed about it... I knew right where he was coming from. These Sunrider foods are taking us to another level of nutritional reality that's uncharted and so very definite. Like my incident with cheese, I have never heard anything about cheese or any dairy products being mucus causing. I often wondered why I would have so many problems when I consumed dairy but just chalked it up to "age".<br />
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We are now being educated and are educating ourselves about nutrition and the right balance of it. It's exciting and a little scary at the same time but I got to see it through and how I will transform. I officially have lost a total of ... 14.5lbs to date! It's only been 5 weeks that I have been on the Sunrider foods and there is already a huge difference!<br />
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I found an old pic of me on Facebook on the left and one of me taken tonight. There is really a difference here.<br />
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Happy Wednesday and Happy St Patty's Day to all my fellow Irish peeps! Yeah, there is a such thing as Black Irish. :)<br />
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About 2 days ago, my husband and I went on a walk to help get some blood flowing and burn off some extra calories (basically, squeezing the sponge). I get it in my mind to have a Cannoli from a local Italian Restaurant on the way home.. I figured I better have one before my taste buds for sugar completely leave... well, too late. They are gone! The chocolate was bitter and the sugar from the filling laid flat in my mouth. It was truly a sad day for me, I guess I didn't realize how much the Sunrider foods would change me and just how fast it would happen.<br />
Today, after waiting a little too late to get some substance in me, I decided to stop off at Henry's but some cheese and make myself a delicious and well deserved Eggplant sandwich... hmmmm, my favorite! I figured I have given up so much, maybe even too much and that I could at least have a little cheese from time to time. <i>Now grant it, I have watched all the seminars from Sunrider and have read countless articles on alkaline vs. acidic foods to know better on this move but I just had to see for myself. </i>Milk is a no-no for me anyways but I have always indulged in cheese. I just love cheese.<br />
We went for our evening walk in beautiful Coronado. The ocean breeze, the starry sky, tourists and quaint little shops are all a must experience. Everything seemed fine, I was feeling a little bloatie but I just dismissed it as I must of had 1 too many bites at dinner...all of a sudden, almost with no warning... my delicious Eggplant sandwich was backing out the way it came in and there was nothing I could do about it.... I ran off the main drag and let it go... cheese cheese and more cheese. I must have nibbled on about 3 pieces of Swiss before placing 2 nice slices on my lovely sandwich. I know, this is a bit graphic and I am not trying to be gross but this is a blog about my journey on Sunrider and this is apart of that journey. <br />
What I have read and have been schooled by my adoring husband is that <a href="http://sunriding.blogspot.com/" style="color: magenta;">DAIRY IS MUCUS CAUSING</a> (<span style="font-family: Times;"><b><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Drinking a cup of milk is like drinking a cup of mucus. Cheese has this quality 100-fold, being concentrated milk. It takes about 4-5 quarts of milk to make a pound of cheese</span></b>) </span>and Calli is the mucus police or should I say a cleanser (<b><i>While many of the undesirable elements we take into our body are quickly eliminated, others are not....the unique herbal extracts in Calli<sup>®</sup> assist in the body's natural cleansing processes.</i></b>)... there was a war and the cheese lost.<br />
Well as soon as the ordeal was over, I felt much better. My tummy is not so bloatie and I don't feel so stuffed. Funny.... what we eat really does make a difference. It's just crazy how fast it all happened.<br />
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Ok Sunrider... I can do this!!! Bring it on!!!!!<br />
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A few times I thought to give it back and try another item but there wasn't much that I liked as much as I liked it so I kept it thinking I would squeeze into it on special occasions and when I wore something with a long sleeve so it wouldn't show so much.<br />
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I put that beautiful bracelet on today and it has a little space on either side. I almost can't believe it. I am so happy. I actually am losing the weight all over. I can fit the bracelet comfortably and I am so crazy happy about it. This Sunrider Whole Food Nutrition is really working. In conjunction with healthy food choices, this is becoming an amazing adventure. I am not only losing weight but it's helping my facial problems clear up... I could shout. Though this is going to be a long process, just seeing some clearing has given so much hope that it will one day soon be a distant memory of a horrible nightmare.<br />
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I had to share... I am stupid happy and crazy thankful. Thank you Jesus!<br />
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