Overcoming Addictions (from my blog)....

[ReneeH]

Whutz up RAWbies!!!!

Yea BABY!!! I'm givin' myself super slammin' high fives this mornin'!!!! Guess what happened last night.... Well, I was laying in bed around 11:30pm thinking... Hummm... I've got a taste for some chicken... Of course, I'm working my way through "The Box", trying to be as RAW as possible, so THAT is out of the question... So, I'm laying there, right... All of a sudden, my Hubby comes in the room and says, "Hey, I went out to Church's Chicken. Want some?"

Suddenly, the room began to spin....smells of greasy fried chicken filled the room...I become light headed and my mouth begins to water... Oh God, what will I say to that!!!! Fried Chicken is my weakness.... Will I give in to it? Will I ruin all that I've done this week in working through "The Box"??? Will I continue to allow that fried flesh meat of a dead bird to hold power over me???? ..................."No thanks!!!" I say.... "I don't want any..."

Then, immediately, the smoke began to clear out of the room...!!!!! Yea, I could still smell the chicken, and I'm not gonna lie, my palate wanted to taste a bite because I'm still dealing with the addiction of cooked food, but I began to think about what Alissa says in her book... I didn't tell myself that the dead flesh won't taste good to me.... I just told myself, "O.k.... If I eat that what will I feel like? What will it do to my body? I'm CHOOSING to put good things in my body!!!!!!!!
And, guess what? I GOT THROUGH THE NIGHT!!!!!!!!! I woke up to a new morning with revewed vigor and I'M SOOOOO PROUD OF MYSELF!!!! Yes, I'm a work in progress, but I feel that last night was a battle that I WON!!!!!!!!!! I will take each day as such, one battle at a time!!! I'm looking forward to having an Anniversary party with all you RAWbies!!!!

RAWk on Yau'll!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Veganforlife]

ReneeH - that is so cool! And that IS a big step. A step many folks have to go through. Fortunately I didn't. I guess I was one of the lucky ones or because I was so sick for so many years that the fear of eating anything I liked (SAD/CRAP foods) would divert me back to being sick.

Thank you for sharing this because there are so many folks that are sharing their household with non-raw folks and this has to be very hard to do. But you go girl and a big HIGH FIVE to you for sticking to what you've learned from Alissa and reading about raw!!!

Also I ask myself a LOT of times - what would Alissa do?

WWAD?????????

[GlimR]

You are awesome!!!! Congrats on standing on what you know is the right thing for YOU!! It ain't easy sometimes!!!:eek:

Yesterday DH and I went to the HFS and Costco...in costco I had a basket full of fruit and veggies.........he gets a big box of bakery cookies. Last night they were on the stove and I was looking at them...I realized that no matter how many of them I ate it would never be enough.

Never enough to satisfy me...and that's a fact. I didn't eat them but instead had a beautiful, crisp, first of the season, organic mcintosh apple.

Wishing you a rawsome day Lady!!!!

[ReneeH]

Thanks you guys!!! :) It is difficult sometimes when you have a non-RAW spouse, but I know that eating is a personal thing and I have the right not to put something in my body if I don't want to...

I encourage him to eat RAW, and he does at times.... He likes the Collard Roll and the Banana/Strawberry Icecream in Alissa's Book. I try to make my dishes as appetizing as possible, and sometimes he does take a nibble of what I'm eating. I think that the more changes he sees in me, the more it will motivate him to consider RAW more!!! :) In any case, I'm gonna do what I need for ME!!!! :) Because I'm worth it!!! ;)

[dalimeindacoconut]

That was HUGE! I've been doing the same thing lately so I know how you feel and what your going through. I am beginning to say 'no'. I do believe that with each 'no' follows power and equally each 'yes' to raw follows power.

[EZ rider]

Also I ask myself a LOT of times - what would Alissa do?One of the things I got out of reading Anthony Robbins books (a motivational guru) is to find a role model to emulate. He said this is so that you don't have to re-invent the wheel and also for motivation and guidence. Your "what would Alissa do ?" is right on target with Anthony Robbins teachings.

[EZ rider]

I realized that no matter how many of them I ate it would never be enough.it will not give your body what its looking for -- empty calories is the great rip off -- your body needs real food with nutrients it can use for good health.

[Nurse in the Raw]

That is fantastic!!!

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[Nurse in the Raw]

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[lori ann]

Good Job! I am so happy for you! That is an accomplishment. I can feel you because I am really struggling trying to become raw. I do a lot of raw but temptations can get me at work and social gatherings, but we can just do it one day at a time. My husband is not raw either. Keep it up girl!!!

[StarFire]

it's like i've always said honey girl.....

YOU RAWK http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s43/FireStar_830/thyahoo.gif !!!!

congratulations!!! you rawmacious babe you!!!

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