T-Bird
06-11-2009, 11:54 AM
Hey peeps,
5 full months at 100%! Yay~ I only set out to do 4.....:)
Well - as luck would have it, I didn't realize any health goals at 4 months, so it was a bit of a bummer. But I did gain enough that I felt I was on the right track. I may be able to make it forever. I just don't like to say it out loud and jinx myself.
At long last - I think I am starting to see a little bit of glow. Feel a little bit of a spiritual glow.
In someways - it's been a long, hard journey. I googled up:
"raw food" "no results"
about 2 months in and found this lovely site. Thanks to you all for your wisdom, insights and encouragements helping me continue on and incrementally improve my regime week to week, month to month.
There were certainly better days and easy times, but most of the past 5 months I have been in "detox" some heavy, some mild, but only averaging may 1-2 'good' days per week. Mostly on the same level of a 'good' day as I had previous, so not much of an encouragement, lol!
My saddest thought on all this is the many threads I saw from people who did raw for a time and saw no results like me. Sad because so many of them posted only a few times and drifted away.....back to sad I can only fear.
I did encounter some slight disbelief and criticism here and there.....an undercurrent of "you can't possibly be 100% raw for 3 months and notice no differences - therefore you must be doing something wrong". But most comments were very encouraging!
We all can only go through it as we find ourselves. Who knew I was that unhealthy? LOL!
Philosophically - what does it take to believe enough to keep going through the hard parts, the difficult days, the hard core detox days, the lonely, feeling isolated days? I don't know honestly, I feel that I'm coming out on the other side of the mountain, and I remember the journey but can't tell another exactly how to get through.
I do know enough to say "Just keep going!"
My sincere hope is that those who have fallen off the path somehow find it again. That they can believe enough to get to the other side too.
I am so happy and thankful that I "knew" this was the route to go, and was able to weather the darker days, colder nights, the rainy days, and foggy mind days, and know that beautiful sunny days awaited up ahead on the path. I think I see the sun peaking out....just a few days more in front of me......
5 full months at 100%! Yay~ I only set out to do 4.....:)
Well - as luck would have it, I didn't realize any health goals at 4 months, so it was a bit of a bummer. But I did gain enough that I felt I was on the right track. I may be able to make it forever. I just don't like to say it out loud and jinx myself.
At long last - I think I am starting to see a little bit of glow. Feel a little bit of a spiritual glow.
In someways - it's been a long, hard journey. I googled up:
"raw food" "no results"
about 2 months in and found this lovely site. Thanks to you all for your wisdom, insights and encouragements helping me continue on and incrementally improve my regime week to week, month to month.
There were certainly better days and easy times, but most of the past 5 months I have been in "detox" some heavy, some mild, but only averaging may 1-2 'good' days per week. Mostly on the same level of a 'good' day as I had previous, so not much of an encouragement, lol!
My saddest thought on all this is the many threads I saw from people who did raw for a time and saw no results like me. Sad because so many of them posted only a few times and drifted away.....back to sad I can only fear.
I did encounter some slight disbelief and criticism here and there.....an undercurrent of "you can't possibly be 100% raw for 3 months and notice no differences - therefore you must be doing something wrong". But most comments were very encouraging!
We all can only go through it as we find ourselves. Who knew I was that unhealthy? LOL!
Philosophically - what does it take to believe enough to keep going through the hard parts, the difficult days, the hard core detox days, the lonely, feeling isolated days? I don't know honestly, I feel that I'm coming out on the other side of the mountain, and I remember the journey but can't tell another exactly how to get through.
I do know enough to say "Just keep going!"
My sincere hope is that those who have fallen off the path somehow find it again. That they can believe enough to get to the other side too.
I am so happy and thankful that I "knew" this was the route to go, and was able to weather the darker days, colder nights, the rainy days, and foggy mind days, and know that beautiful sunny days awaited up ahead on the path. I think I see the sun peaking out....just a few days more in front of me......