Crystal T's Blog (4)

For the past few weeks I have been participating in a billards tournament to win a chance at going to Las Vegas to play in the National Tournament with my team mates.  This is the first time since 1996 I have been able to play and make it to my districts tournament in over 8 years.  We (my team) had a really good shot at winning it.

I was unprepared food wise as we had little to no room to pack a cooler.  The trunk was filled with cases upon cases of pool sticks.  Also the…

So I am going to be traveling alot this summer between family vacations, Just the Girls trips, and also to a few state parks for events such as weddings.  Some of the places I will be going to are pretty remote with little to no convient store, restaurants, or food options so I am going to have to prepare to take and pack my own food. 

I am thinking of constructing a "portable" kitchen.  I just don't know exactly what I will need.  I am thinking of a few cutting boards (the…

So each week I have been trying to go from "SAD" to Raw.  Each week I have increased my raw food intake and ventured away from SAD.  I also have been eliminating excess use of protein as well because of my kidney disease.  My body does not do well with alot of protein so I try to focus on the minimum amount needed on a daily basis under doc recommendation/supervision. 

One of my biggest difficulties I am experiencing is making multiple meals for myself and my family.  I am…

Howdy All,

Crystal here.  This is my first blog post here at RFR.  The past few months I have yo-yo'd with my health dealing with kidney disease.  This past week I visited with my nephrologist and asked him about me doing a juice/smoothie fast.  He gave me the green light but no more than three days, then we will see how I feel before going onto a longer timeframe. 

Honestly, I do not know if I even have the willpower to even see it thru.  My plans are to start this…