livenraw
08-14-2008, 11:17 AM
Sometimes I wonder where I would be now if I had stuck to this for XXX amount of months. Of course, I let other things get in my way & all & went backwards instead of forward.
Recommitting came by accident. I was starting to have tooth pain so I had to eat softer foods. I started blending bananas & berries and sometimes ate the bananas whole as they were easy to chew. Well, after a couple of days, I noticed that my tooth pain was gone. I was feeling better. I had more energy (I had a lack of energy for so many months). I was motivated. Something I had been lacking for so many months. And I noticed that the color in my face started changing back to a vibrant color rather than a pale color. This made me realize that eating raw foods would be my answer. I've known it before. But I really know it now.
And now I'm starting to think of where I will be 9 months from now-if I stay committed. Why is 9 months so important? Because in 9 months-I will be moving closer to my family. My family who has a ton of health problems. My family who takes medications for all their health problems. My family who takes cold medicine at the first sign of a cold, etc. Some of my family consider me the nutritionist in the family. Others consider me the health extremist. But I know-if they see me-being the epitome of health-well, perhaps, they'll change their minds & realize that the answer to all their health problems lies in one of their own family members. I'm probably the only one in my family who doesn't have health problems (well, other than the tooth pain-my fault for eating the wrong foods), who doesn't take medications, who doesn't go to a doctor (I believe our food is our medicine and medicine is our food), etc. I'm hoping I will be an example to them by how I look, feel & what I eat.
Grant it. I will admit. I still do have my morning coffee. I find that it's easier to stick with eating raw foods if I have this in the morning so I do not beat myself up over it. I just enjoy it. Am done with it. And move on.
So as you go on in your raw journey-don't look back at where you would be if you had stayed raw for XX amount of time (if you've had slipups like I have) Rather, look forward to where you will be in XX amount of time as you continue to eat raw.
Recommitting came by accident. I was starting to have tooth pain so I had to eat softer foods. I started blending bananas & berries and sometimes ate the bananas whole as they were easy to chew. Well, after a couple of days, I noticed that my tooth pain was gone. I was feeling better. I had more energy (I had a lack of energy for so many months). I was motivated. Something I had been lacking for so many months. And I noticed that the color in my face started changing back to a vibrant color rather than a pale color. This made me realize that eating raw foods would be my answer. I've known it before. But I really know it now.
And now I'm starting to think of where I will be 9 months from now-if I stay committed. Why is 9 months so important? Because in 9 months-I will be moving closer to my family. My family who has a ton of health problems. My family who takes medications for all their health problems. My family who takes cold medicine at the first sign of a cold, etc. Some of my family consider me the nutritionist in the family. Others consider me the health extremist. But I know-if they see me-being the epitome of health-well, perhaps, they'll change their minds & realize that the answer to all their health problems lies in one of their own family members. I'm probably the only one in my family who doesn't have health problems (well, other than the tooth pain-my fault for eating the wrong foods), who doesn't take medications, who doesn't go to a doctor (I believe our food is our medicine and medicine is our food), etc. I'm hoping I will be an example to them by how I look, feel & what I eat.
Grant it. I will admit. I still do have my morning coffee. I find that it's easier to stick with eating raw foods if I have this in the morning so I do not beat myself up over it. I just enjoy it. Am done with it. And move on.
So as you go on in your raw journey-don't look back at where you would be if you had stayed raw for XX amount of time (if you've had slipups like I have) Rather, look forward to where you will be in XX amount of time as you continue to eat raw.