buddy wanted

[rawererin]

i'm looking for a buddy! i really love how i feel raw but i'm finding it hard to stick with it seeing as how i'm bombarded with SAD food from my family, they try to be supportive but they're not raw so smelling their food doesn't help.
anywhoo, i'm looking for someone who would be willing to share encouragement and if i'm having some diffuculty let me email them for an SOS.
if anybody's interested i'd greatly appreciate it, and i'd be more than happy to return the support.

[lalakis]

I would love to! There is actually a 100% vegan restaurant nearby who is sponsoring a 21-day raw food challenge in June, but low and behold they want to charge $250 for registration! Eeek. But I am really pumped up to be 100% raw starting on June 1, if you want to join me.

There are only a few things I've yet to let go, cooked hummus and tofu being some, and would love to have a support system going!

[LoveLife]

I would love to do that...I am having some problems too...I'm a waitress so I know what u mean about being around cooked food a lot..tho I live alone so that does help some...but I would love to have someone who could kick my butt into gear when I was worried about slipping..and I would definately be able to talk some sense into u when/if u were having trouble:D ...so either write back on this post or u can write on my blog if u are interested at all...cuz I would love some support since no one here where I live will ever be Raw....I'm planning on started back either tomorrow or Tuesday...my birthday is in 2 wks..and I'd love to lose 5-10 lbs by then...RAWk on love:cool:

[lalakis]

lovelife,
Im a waitress too....it can be hard...that is why i am always eating cooked hummus and olive tapenade because it is always there! but there are many raw options at my work since our menu consists of mostly health-conscience stuff. it is also a cafe, so the coffee and espresso is free-flowing and i take full advantage of that.

im starting 100% in june.

[LoveLife]

Yeah I work at a Mediterranean place...but as for raw I could only have salad..which I could make better on my own..luckily I've never liked coffee so that isn't something that I've had to let go of..but my problem is with pop..Dr.Pepper to be exact..GOD is that one tuff:( ...sounds awesome..maybe all three of us could be each others support..it's nice that we're all close to the same age too..I'm trying to start a little sooner than June 1st just cuz my birthday is the 8th and I want to lose some weight b4 then..as a present to myself:D ...but if u want to be each others support that would be great:D

[LoveLife]

oh yeah..I saw on your myspace that u're gonna be moving to LA soon..that's awesome!!..lots of Raw places there...I'm trying to move to SanFran within a yr...well to be specific it's going to be CA somewhere..as of now it's SanFran most likely..but I'm still not 100% on that..there's a possibility of LA too..kinda undecided as of now

[rawererin]

Yeah I work at a Mediterranean place...but as for raw I could only have salad..which I could make better on my own..luckily I've never liked coffee so that isn't something that I've had to let go of..but my problem is with pop..Dr.Pepper to be exact..GOD is that one tuff:( ...sounds awesome..maybe all three of us could be each others support..it's nice that we're all close to the same age too..I'm trying to start a little sooner than June 1st just cuz my birthday is the 8th and I want to lose some weight b4 then..as a present to myself:D ...but if u want to be each others support that would be great:D

that would be great thanks for offering... my bf works at an italian restaurant and is forever bringing home food... i'm looking at starting back either next week or june 1st, do you guys want to exchange emails so we can check in on each other?

[rawererin]

lovelife,
Im a waitress too....it can be hard...that is why i am always eating cooked hummus and olive tapenade because it is always there! but there are many raw options at my work since our menu consists of mostly health-conscience stuff. it is also a cafe, so the coffee and espresso is free-flowing and i take full advantage of that.

im starting 100% in june.

i'm thinking of starting back 100% in june too

[LoveLife]

Sounds Great!!:D ...my email is edance83@yahoo.com ..and my IM (AOL) is already in my profile i believe...it's bite23me ...

[lalakis]

yes! this is great!

my email is laurenlakis@gmail.com

myspace (if you guys wanna add me) myspace.com/achickonspeed

annnnnnd aim (though i am rarely on it) queeneeb22

lovelife: yes i am moving at the end of the summer, if you ever happen to find your way to the area, feel free to contact me. NO ONE in baltimore, maryland is raw...or even close to it....we have a few vegans here and there but at this point veganism is a piece of cake! i would offer support before june 1, i mean that is more of an estimated time, i could start tomorrow really.

is there a way for us to start a group email chain i wonder?

[Shanna77]

I would love to join in! I am in desperate need of the support and would love to support you! I am planning on going 100% raw by june 1st I start tomorrow. My email is shannapinet@yahoo.com!!! I would love to chat anytime!!!

[StarFire]

Since you all are about the same age -- I am more than willing to be the Mama of the group! I'm always available when you need an encouraging word -- ;) or scolding (lol! j/k!) You can email me through my profile!

[rawererin]

i just sent out an email, i'm starribluesky@yahoo.com

[LoveLife]

This is Rawesome!!:D ..of course u can be the mama Star my love:p ...what do u mean by a group email chain?...def. would stop by when I get to CA...yeah..vegan is pretty easy..but i've only met one raw person and he was about 80...so nothing really great here either....sometimes I do wish more of us lived at least somewhat closer by..then we could set up some kind of group get together like once a month somewhere b/w where we all lived:( ...oh well...this will have to do for now:rolleyes: .....I'm on facebook if anyone wants to add me...Erica Schaefer...I'll prolly be on Myspace somewhere in the near future..

[MorningRuby]

Hey everyone! I could honestly REALLY use this support too, I need to have a closer feeling to my support people usually than just the threads to really help me. :) I'm going 100% raw and not looking back, starting tomorrow actually. (The 28th) I would say June 1st but it's easier for me to stick with things when I just throw myself into them. If I contemplate it too much it will actually take me longer to start. I've been probably about 70% for the last 2 weeks. I'm also going to start the nicotine patch again tomorrow and want to focus on 1 hr exercise and meditating every day. I hope this is sincere as far as keeping in touch with each other. It seems easier for people to say they will write and whatnot then to actually stick to it. Maybe we should go in pairs even? LOL.
email: morningruby@gmail.com
www.myspace.com/morningruby

[trinity082482]

I would love that too, if anyone still needs a buddy trinity082482@yahoo.ca :D

[LightLover]

Why don't you all start a "100 % thread"?
Well, just saying what I thought..:)

LL

[lalakis]

we could also just use this thread to keep our support going.....what do you think? other forms of email are getting a bit complicated.....lets post our thoughts, struggles, and successes through this thread maybe?

Otherwise if you guys want something more intimate, I just now made a livejournal for us :)

livejournal.com/~rawfoodtalk

we can be the only ones allowed to join, and can post individually as well as comment on other people's posts to answer questions or offer support.

i hope this is allowed, i dont mean to advertise for another blogging site via allysa's forum!

let me know what you guys think.

[MorningRuby]

Hey, I think that's a great idea if it's allowed. Let me know I guess if it's not and I'll remember to start checkin it!

[rawererin]

we could also just use this thread to keep our support going.....what do you think? other forms of email are getting a bit complicated.....lets post our thoughts, struggles, and successes through this thread maybe?

Otherwise if you guys want something more intimate, I just now made a livejournal for us :)

livejournal.com/~rawfoodtalk

we can be the only ones allowed to join, and can post individually as well as comment on other people's posts to answer questions or offer support.

i hope this is allowed, i dont mean to advertise for another blogging site via allysa's forum!

let me know what you guys think.

Thanks for starting that, I'm going to sign up now, and I just sent out an email to everyone, well it should reach everyone....

[LoveLife]

Well..I just sent a request to join the live journal...I think that the live chat would be the best option..instead of on RFT...I also sent everyone an email today...