Going raw today!!!

[DreamSeeker]

Hello, all! It's great to be here, starting on my Raw Journey. I'm very excited about this, and have been planning very carefully to go raw today. I'm really interested to see what kinds of effects this will have on me! I'm a 20 year old female college student, and I became vegan at the beginning of the year. I love it, but I find myself ingesting too many processed foods. So, I decided to make a commitment to myself to go completely raw for at least a few months to see how it affects me. I've been overweight for quite sometime, and though I exercise I see almost no improvement, though since I went vegan I've felt much better inside and out. I think going raw will give me the freedom to succeed like I've always dreamed of, and am very happy to have a place like this to come and learn from.
Thank you for having me!

[aliciamatheson]

welcome! you will be an inspiration for your college friends. check out the 30 Day Challenge - it might add a bit of extra support.

alicia

[spicyfull]

I wish you everything you need to Stay RAW.........Welcome to MY World.

[Raw Yogini]

I'm sure you'll love being raw. Best of luck to you!

[Raene]

One thing I found that really helps me is to ALWAYS have food with you. We are most likely to go off raw when we are around others who are eating and we don't have our own food choices. Keep foods with you for those times. Also, make sure you have plenty of foods in your house/dorm/etc. Running out of food and falling back into "oh well, there's pasta here..." etc happens too.
Best of luck! Green smoothies are amazing if you have a blender.

[DreamSeeker]

Thank you all for the support and advice. It won't be a hard thing to do, for me, because I'm married, so we have our own place I can stock up with yummy raw stuff. Keeping food around with you seems like great advice. There is are temptations like the ones that catch you unprepared!

[Jenifae]

Hi and Welcome DreamSeeker :)

You will most diffently feel a Huge difference in your energy and body. You've already gotten great advice on how to be successful. I too make sure I carry raw nuts and fruit with me for a saftey net.

Jen

[StarFire]

Aloha and Welcome to RFT!!! I am so glad you have joined us! I know you will see amazing results over the next few weeks and months!

blessings on your journey...

RAWk on!

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[shashibala]

Welcome!!! You will love being RAW!!:)

[DreamSeeker]

Thanks for the welcomes, guys!

[rawstrength]

DreamSeeker - You are not a dream seeker, you are a dream LIVEr, a dream fufiller. Congratulations on your decision to go raw :D .

[DreamSeeker]

Thank you, rawstrength! I honesty hadn't thought about that. I think hearing that helps more than almost anything (don't get me wrong, the other advice has been great!), because it helps to reinforce the fact that I am indeed, doing what I've always known I could do, but did not (until now).

[jacsam]

You'll love Alissa's book and DVD....they really will help set yourself up for success. WELCOME!!!