Hello everyone

[CJB]

OK...it's been a long, silent year from me I'm afraid. Much has happened and it always seems the summertime is when I can rejuvenate and refocus.

Last August I began an all raw foods diet and was successful until the middle of November. Couldn't handle the holidays and went back to cooked...fully back, I'm afraid.

I had made incredible gains on raw...felt great...unfortunately, I've pretty much regressed back to my pre-raw state. However, the good news is that now I have this knowledge of raw and I want to try again.

I'll be needing some support through all of this, but I know from the past this is the place to be for that!

I look forward to "talking" to all of you along the way. Thanks!

[Oceana]

Welcome to the site!
There are many recipes I have found for the holidays!
Look in the recipe section of the forum! There are MANY.
Good luck!

[ShelShel]

Welcome Back! :) Good luck on your raw journey!

[DavidZaneMason]

Sounds like you are doing great things! I'm proud of you!

Remember that if you take 1 small step ahead of where you are comfortable NOW.....then you will remain on the path. Trying to LEAP ahead of where you are comfortable....might make for a harsh landing.

-David Mason

[CJB]

Thanks for the kind wishes. I'm on my 2nd day raw and feel better already!

Oceana, I guess the problem wasn't recipes. It was that I wasn't ready to psychologically and socially deal with the holidays being all raw. So I caved and crashed. It really was interesting to me how quickly I went back to my old eating habits, in spite of feeling so good on raw.

I'll try to take it one step at a time, David. :)

Off to make a smoothie....

[codajess]

Welcome!

It's amazing how we still give into things we know aren't good for us. We know we'll feel like crap and regret it afterwards, but we still do them. Years and years of habits are hard to break. Good luck!!

[rawpriestess]

so good to have you back where you belong, with all of us, who are on the same path as you.


YES, I've done the on/off/on/off/on/off raw thing, and I've learned that you must have the mind set to do it.

YOU are so right, to wait until you are ready to try again.

I KNOW You can do this.

we are all here with you, ready and willing to help.

YOU RAWK!!!