New to forum and raw diet!

[berrymarymac]

Hey everyone! I'm Mary and I've been a vegetarian since I was 12 years old, about 7 years now. I recently became interested in going raw. I know very little about it, but have been researching many things on the subject. Does anyone have any tips to getting started?

I am wanting to lose weight and be healthier. Also, does anyone know a good Yoga or Tai Chi place in Atlanta?

Thanks!

[Coriander74]

Nice to meet you Mary, I'm brand new as well...
I've been losing myself in this forum for a few days now, it's unbelievable and everything sounds so delicious!
Take good care,
~~Corinne

[berrymarymac]

It's nice to meet you as well! Everything does look wonderful, and I'm excited about getting involved in the Raw diet!

[rawpriestess]

Welcome Welcome Welcome

[spicyfull]

Welcome Aboard.....May all of your dreams come true as you journey through this new world of Raw..........

[VeganChick]

Hi Mary!
Glad to hear you are going raw. Just take one step at a time and don't beat yourself up if you have cooked food once in a while. Just always try to make the better food choice. If you stay away from all cooked refined foods white flour, sugar, refined oils, you are off to a good start. You probably know all this since you have been vegetarian for a long time now. Check out this e-book. I think you will find it inspirational!
Go to http://lifeizgood.rawreform.hop.clickbank.net. This lady lost 150lbs on a raw food diet. Go to the bookstore and find a good raw reciepe book. Tell me what kind of foods you crave, and I will email you a few raw alternative recipes for those foods if you want. Don't worry about eating too much fats, if they are good fats! (flax oil, avocados nuts and seeds) Eat a lot of lettuce and greens with your meals, this will help you digestion. Buy digestive enzymes! This helped me tremendously!!! Good luck and please keep us updated on your success!
:)

[VeganChick]

One other thing Mary. If you have some bad days, don't stress we all have them!! Just try to always choose the vegan alternative, steer clear of dairy products. I could write so much more, but I don't want to ramble, if you have any questions whatsoever, just ask!
:)

[Angelic]

Welcome Mary! I received your post about living closeby to me but when I tried to post a reply it wouldn't let me..I am pretty new to the boards too and the raw lifestyle, I have been raw for 13 days now and loving it! My one tip would be to make sure you get a good grocery list of raw foods and stock up your cabinets and use the internet and these boards to find recipes to keep you from getting bored on raw food. I can't believe how good raw food tastes..I changed this recipe around from one I found- you might like it if you have a sweet tooth:

1/2 cup ground flax seed
1/2 cup raw wheat germ :)
1/2 cup ground pecans
honey to taste
1-2 tablespoons of oil
cut raisins in half

Mix all together..you can make these into fridge cookies or what i like to do is eat it like granola and I mix fresh blueberries with it, it is so yummy! You could also use strawberries or other fruit.

[denisedeland]

Hello.. it's really nice to meet you....

Denise