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Sharon Naomi
04-13-2006, 08:59 PM
:p Hello all... I am a 30 year old, stay at home mom of two, a 3 year old and 16 month old. I decided to go 100% raw the day after my son's third b-day, Feb. 26th, (except for coffee with agave and unsweetened soy milk) I know...I know. :) THATS not raw, but it is my vice which I have chosen to hold onto a bit longer. I stayed raw for 4 weeks in which time I lost 19 lbs. and felt better than I've felt since before I was pregnant with my first child. For some dumb reason, I decided I would eat a bagel w/cream cheese one day and it was all down-hill from there... pplllltttttt! Now, about three weeks later and 6 lbs. back on, I have decided that I MUST get back to raw, as I've been struggling for weeks! Tomorrow is my day though, I am making this promise to myself, as I have struggled with my eating habits since pregnancy when I felt entitled to eat whatever crazy amounts of meat, dairy, bread,and grease, etc. that I craved... GROSS!!! RAW is the best path I've found... I choose to take it. Also, I am going to do the raw challenge, I think it may give me some extra incentive... AND you can see me go from 243 (I was 256.5 lbs!!!) back to the 'real' me... :D

Pansy
04-14-2006, 06:45 AM
Welcome Sharon Naomi!

Congratulation on beginning the raw food challenge, it is a great was to get started!

Stay Strong,

Pansy ;)

watersole
04-14-2006, 09:28 AM
Welcome Sharon!

I can sympathize with you on many points; coffee was also one of the last things to go and it took close to a year to drop. Your son shares my birthday too! My daughter was due on my birthday, but squeeked out 5 weeks early. I wonder if I had been raw then if I would have carried full term.

One of the scariest things about this is that only one bite of cooked food and bring it all tumbling down. So scary to me how that works! The raw rewards are so sweet though, and if it takes 6 months, 1 year or more, the effort is worth it to stay raw.

Good luck!

misslinda
04-15-2006, 08:09 PM
Welcome !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

under one condition, have fun :)

love,
ml

rawpriestess
04-24-2006, 02:34 PM
Welcome Welcome Welcome