sherahtaylor
06-06-2007, 12:46 PM
So I first bought Alissa's book in August '06, and read it front to back in one sitting. I LOVE her book. Now that I've researched soooo much about raw & lived it to some degree for 10 months, I know alot more. But I have been really struggling lately with being 100%. I want to with every fibre of my being, but I just get these thoughts in my head about a certain food that sounds so good, and then the comfort of it comes into being and I just want to sit at the computer, chow down, and zone out. I haven't managed to be 100% more than 2 1/2 days for over a month.
I know that one of the keys to staying 100% especially when you're new, is to have an "in your face" mentality - in other words, surround yourself with raw knowledge every single day, constantly reading this board, reading books, surfing the web, listening to radio shows, looking at pictures, etc. That has done wonders for me.
Except for when I get those cravings. And then all sorts of reasonings come to me, especially this one: so many people have experienced awesome benefits even though they're only 90% raw. I HATE that thought. It gets me just about every time. I don't want to be 99% raw, I want to be 100% raw and experience the wonder of it to the FULLEST extent that I can!
So reading this 21st chapter in Alissa's book really helped me. I haven't had a bad craving yet (been 100% now for almost 24 hours) but I'm sure going to try this. Here's what she says:
You smell or see cooked food - at a restaurant, at someone's home, or in your own home - and your mind will be off & running. Cooked food looks good, smells good, and, you'll begin to think about how good it might taste. You might think: "well, maybe just this once." If you don't give in, you might, like I have in the past, think about the cooked food for hours.
In these situations, my advice is simple: don't indulge the thought.
The instant you realize you're being drawn into it, get rid of the thought. Drown it out by thinking about how good you feel eating raw food and how great you'll feel about yourself for not indulging yourself in cooked food. Remember your goals. Think about why you're eating a raw and living food diet.
At first, you'll have to do this consciously, but eventually, it will become second nature. As soon as these thoughts appear, you'll be able to shut them out, tap into that future you truly desire, and have the courage to pursue your dreams by saying "no" to what isn't in your best interest.
I won't write word for word everything she says but the main thing is that your mind sees in images. You can say all kinds of things like, "I don't want that chocolate cake" or "I am not going to eat it" or "it tastes awful". That won't work because your mind SEES the chocolate cake in your mind.
To not indulge the thought, you have to SEE images of luscious fruits and the way you want to look/be when you've been raw for some time. This REALLY helped me - hopefully it'll help someone else!
I know that one of the keys to staying 100% especially when you're new, is to have an "in your face" mentality - in other words, surround yourself with raw knowledge every single day, constantly reading this board, reading books, surfing the web, listening to radio shows, looking at pictures, etc. That has done wonders for me.
Except for when I get those cravings. And then all sorts of reasonings come to me, especially this one: so many people have experienced awesome benefits even though they're only 90% raw. I HATE that thought. It gets me just about every time. I don't want to be 99% raw, I want to be 100% raw and experience the wonder of it to the FULLEST extent that I can!
So reading this 21st chapter in Alissa's book really helped me. I haven't had a bad craving yet (been 100% now for almost 24 hours) but I'm sure going to try this. Here's what she says:
You smell or see cooked food - at a restaurant, at someone's home, or in your own home - and your mind will be off & running. Cooked food looks good, smells good, and, you'll begin to think about how good it might taste. You might think: "well, maybe just this once." If you don't give in, you might, like I have in the past, think about the cooked food for hours.
In these situations, my advice is simple: don't indulge the thought.
The instant you realize you're being drawn into it, get rid of the thought. Drown it out by thinking about how good you feel eating raw food and how great you'll feel about yourself for not indulging yourself in cooked food. Remember your goals. Think about why you're eating a raw and living food diet.
At first, you'll have to do this consciously, but eventually, it will become second nature. As soon as these thoughts appear, you'll be able to shut them out, tap into that future you truly desire, and have the courage to pursue your dreams by saying "no" to what isn't in your best interest.
I won't write word for word everything she says but the main thing is that your mind sees in images. You can say all kinds of things like, "I don't want that chocolate cake" or "I am not going to eat it" or "it tastes awful". That won't work because your mind SEES the chocolate cake in your mind.
To not indulge the thought, you have to SEE images of luscious fruits and the way you want to look/be when you've been raw for some time. This REALLY helped me - hopefully it'll help someone else!