Newbie here and in raw lifestyle

[Smiley24_7]

Hello everyone!
Just wanted to say hi and introduce myself. My name is Joy and Im a youngling, 14 to be exact. I started getting interested in raw food after fasting became an avid part of my church life. During fasting my skin was always so beautiful and my weight was perfect, than came eating. We broke the fast correctly, but always managed to fall back into the old eating habits, therefore gaining all the weight back and zit-city. I started to do research on raw foods and broke my fast with them and managed to stick to them for three months. Now here I am being a "raw junkie", as my mother put it, and enjoying ever second of it!
Joy :D

[dreamrawalwz]

I'm sooo glad that there are "youngsters" gravitating towards the raw food lifestyle. What has your mother said about it? Some mothers are worried or think we're crazy...I'm glad she supports you (from what i understand). I'm 19, but there are a few others younger than me.

[Oceana]

Welcome......

[Smiley24_7]

thanks. Nah my mother actually thinks Im crazy and fanatical, but with the benefits Im recieving shes starting to see its not so bad. I think what shocked her was the transition and the rapid weight loss. I lost weight faster on raw foods than fasting. HAHA but it worked itself out.

[Boz]

welcome smiley :)

where in california are you located?
I live in San Diego, and there are plenty of raw food restaurants and information sources here.

good luck on your journey

[Smiley24_7]

I live in a small town (small in california) of about a 169,000 pop. called apple valley. We have one very small health food store and millions of fast food resturaunts haha. there is a raw resturaunt near, as far as I've heard. Ill look into it. Luckily the town next to us has a few very good health food stores.

[Angelic]

welcome smiley..that's great you have decided to go raw...I am just starting too on Day 3. I already have 2 of my favorite recipes if you are interested..one is the banana ice cream with pecans and the gazpacho..they are super!

[rawpriestess]

Welcome Welcome Welcome