falling off the wagon and being dragged for a few miles///

[mangosteen]

So I have been raw now just over a week, but I had a huge craving for chocolate! Not one to give up easily I researched raw chocolate, but found that many were not raw at all, but toasted. So instead of spending 20 dollars on a little baggy of the raw stuff, I just grated some unsweetened baking chocolate and used in in RP's brownie recipe. But because my blender didnt process it well, I added some frozen banana and made a shake instead. So it was the heaviest most digusting thing ever, and I felt gross and fat. Figuring the day and even the week was lost, I gorged myself on chips and salsa, cheese, and even ice cream! ugh, I guess I was upset because the first few days are always the hardest, and starting again did not sound like fun at all. Anyway, I am hoping my brain doesn't keep talking me out of the best lifestyle on Earth! So there, does anyone have any tips for staying true to the path???

[Dj 247]

Sorry to hear things went so wrong. It happens. Make tomarrow a new day! :) If you don't let the little slip ups get you down maybe you won't feel bad and have big slip ups. Think of all the great things you ate that were good for your body! :rolleyes:

[lowfreq]

I've been having the same problem lately. The only way I stay on the path is to remind myself what I am going to look like by going raw. There's such a big difference is the quality of my skin, how fresh I look, how soft my hair becomes, when I am %100 percent raw. If not I'll look like crap. Hang in there and psych yourself out and keep repeating RAW to yourself. It will eventually sink in and your hopefully your desire for non-raw food will subside.



-lowfreq
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[texasgirl]

From what I gather most of us fall off severl times throughout, don't be hard on yourself ( I know easier said than done, but just remember to love yourself). If you can the very next time you eat go back raw and don't worry about the one slip, if it takes you a day then so be. You do this for you and maybe you have to work into rather than just jump, maybe you have to allow for something nonraw for a few weeks then ween yourself off of it. To me that is harder but I have seen people prosper from that. We all make mistakes as long as you love yourself you will get back up and try again. There are tons of us here to support you, and offer a shoulder to cry on. I am currently "slipping" myself and hope to get back on track within a day or two. My best to you. :o

[luckitri]

As in anything, the successful ones are the ones who are persistant and do not allow their setbacks to overwhelm them. Doesn't take brains, doesn't take willpower, doesn't take strength - just persistance.

[mangosteen]

I am so surprised by all of the support I have gotten even in just the past hour or so. I know being down isnt a solution at all, but I just get so frustrated. Isnt it strange how all of the nonraw things seem so ethereal-y delicious when craving them, but in reality they are just solid, lump, garbage??? Well, thank you again for all of the help!!! Tomorrow is a new day and hopefully I will be a step closer to the life I have always wanted. Darn and I was getting so fit too! haha<3

[misslinda]

If anything I can add,,,,,,

It's not about "tomorrow is a new day" or " I was getting fit...."

IT'S ABOUT NOW................TA DA!

You are NOW healthier and more fit than you were an hour ago.......keep moving forward and you cannot get stuck in the same pattern over and over.

NOW is what matters :)

[mangosteen]

If anything I can add,,,,,,

It's not about "tomorrow is a new day" or " I was getting fit...."

IT'S ABOUT NOW................TA DA!

You are NOW healthier and more fit than you were an hour ago.......keep moving forward and you cannot get stuck in the same pattern over and over.

NOW is what matters :)


That is such excellent advice! I def am one of those people who pushes thing off until the next day. Rather than continuing with my mistake and scrapping the day, I should have stopped, drank some water, and flushed out my system. Once again thank you soooo much. I think Ill down some fiber to help cleanse.

[konmai]

You can DO it!!!!!!!!!!!! Believe in yourself. :D

[lowfreq]

If anything I can add,,,,,,

It's not about "tomorrow is a new day" or " I was getting fit...."

IT'S ABOUT NOW................TA DA!

You are NOW healthier and more fit than you were an hour ago.......keep moving forward and you cannot get stuck in the same pattern over and over.

NOW is what matters :)

Good one MissLinda.. btw how's your fencing??

-lowfreq
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[misslinda]

WHoahhhhhhh, downing fiber is going to make you feel more bloated!!!!

Just let it process. Fiber is only good if you are truly constipated or fasting and need to cleanse.

After eating junk, it's ideal not to eat anything for 12 hours IF you want some phsycial and mental relief. Treat yourself to a nice DISCO DANCE in the privacy of your room tonite!;)

[misslinda]

Good one MissLinda.. btw how's your fencing??

-lowfreq
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Dang, I thought that was you.......I couldn't quite remember for sure. Great to see ya!:)

I was fitted for gear and decided on russian foil but my therapist found a rib that has been out of place and my doctor suggested I wait until they can (((( move ))) it. Then I classically reinjured my neck...........doctor said that I can do fencing by SUMMER !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Are you in NYC?

[lowfreq]

NYC is my home. That's where I'm from. You're from San Diego if I remember correctly.

Too bad about your rib.


-lowfreq
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[misslinda]

San Diego? * LMFAO * no way dude......no Cali here........WA state all the way. Home of the flying fish,Bill and Melinda Gates and Starbucks galore :D

I know, the other robust physical therapist try to move it---they say it is like cement :p The fasting sure is helping it though.........don't you worry, I"ll have my pics up with my gear on.

[Sleek98]

'Progress not Perfection' is a good mantra! :)
Just remember that it get easier after each try. Everything gives you more knowledge and experience.

[spicyfull]

Hang in there.......

[mangosteen]

i think im starting to understand that. I stopped eating around 7 and had some grapefuite juice for breakfast. i feel pretty good. i am surprised i dont feel totally SAD, I guess my body just knows better. Here;s to now!

[luna99]

mangosteen.. you are not alone!

I wanted to let you know that for me personally it helps to surround myself with raw food info... like listening to raw podcasts (www.rawveganradio.com) and reading books about raw foods... looking at raw food websites and I ordered a raw food dvd about a family who's all raw.(www.thegardendiet.com).

keeping those things around me and filling my head with all kinds of good information about raw and nutrition help!

good luck! :D

[Dj 247]

If anything I can add,,,,,,

It's not about "tomorrow is a new day" or " I was getting fit...."

IT'S ABOUT NOW................TA DA!

You are NOW healthier and more fit than you were an hour ago.......keep moving forward and you cannot get stuck in the same pattern over and over.

NOW is what matters :)

The NOW is a great idea, but I could never stop a binge. NOW just did not exsist when I got on a roll you know the one with butter on top followed by who knows what. But I had to stop to sleep and tomarrow is a new day! But your right living in the NOW is so much better. I still beinge now and then, but when you do it eating fruits, nuts, and veggies it is not so bad.

[Beckla]

Stat now. If you slip in a minute, start the minute after that. It is NEVER lost or too late to try again. Ever.

We all slip up! I ate sushi on Sunday. My first cooked stuff in months - and it made me ill and bloated and gross. But today I'm raw. And that's good enough for me. =)

[Veganforlife]

Oh yeah! Don't beat yourself up over it. It happened. It's done. It's time to move forward. It's how we learn.

[Eva]

I had a monster craving for chocolate too yesterday, and I remembered that there was some in the fridge. Lucky for me, my SAD husband already ate ALL of it!

And he had some serious heartburn and stomach pain yesterday too.

I'm hardly as good as I'll get, but I used to get heartburn and stomach aches from almost everything I ate... This was the first time that I had to sympathize with him having a stomach problem, while my stomach was feeling just fine.

You can fall off the wagon, you can get dragged, it happens... just remember all the reasons you have to get back on, and do get back on. :)