AdrienneD
10-15-2009, 01:29 PM
Hello all!
I posted in my fasting thread that I have fallen off the RAW mentality wagon, so this afternoon I went on a little inspiration and motivation quest!
And by the gods am I ever glad I did! I've realized so much in just a few short hours that I feel so empowered! I even sang and danced in my shower a few minutes ago I felt so happy lol!!
I went back through everything I've written, drawn, posted, and pictures I've taken since going raw.
The difference is indisputable! I encourage EVERYONE to take photos when they simply start to research the raw lifestyle. Even if when you look at them they seem so unflattering and it hurts just to THINK of looking at them , just DO IT.
Even in my writing. All my short stories or journal entries before raw were all about how depressed I felt and what I was going to do about it in the future. Everything after going raw was/is full of empowerment, things I noticed on my walks, how I felt so close to nature, etc. My vocabulary was even improved haha .
Never ignore the tiny things either. They can be so tiny you wouldn't even notice them if you didn't make a point to stop and look back with a magnifying glass!
When I went raw I stopped using pretty much all chemicals. I have rid myself of foundations/ cover up on my skin. I DO use shadows and mascara, but am hoping that I can find the strength to give them up eventually. What I am happy about make-up wise, is that I can leave the house now without it if I'm just doing errands or going out to play haha. before raw I would make my hubby wait for me to straighten my hair, pour make-up on, and go through my whole closet to find something "flattering". He loves that I can get out of a shower and be out the door in 5 minutes now with him.
In three months I have used shampoo ONCE, and my hair just recovered today from that one time. Yes, a few times I had to rinse my hair three times a day, but those times only last a few days at most! My hair is healthy and growing incredibly fast now. I had two inches of new beautiful growth already!
I don't use soap at ALL on my body. I rinse and I am careful of what I touch. My skin is beautiful and soft. I've had customers at work brush against me and they seemed so shocked and ask what I do for my skin! haha I have even found that dirt doesn't "cling" to me anymore. I can walk barefoot for an entire day and my feet look pristine! I love that my natural oils are now doing what they were intended to do.
I feel strong and I am aware of every muscle with each movement. It feels beautiful...
It seems so silly that a few days of "slipping up" and feeling down can erase how we feel and what we know is working for us. Yes, I ate some SAD food yesterday, yes my face is puffy today and I have a little headache. But that does not mean I can't be raw TODAY, that my body is going to not be soft and fit tomorrow.
The pictures below speak for themselves! I hope no one minds the topless-ness. But we're all adults here, and you can't exactly see anything. This was how I did my "before" shots, so I thought that doing the "during" shots were the best way to show the progress. No face shots for today, as I said it IS quite puffy from last night, at the end of my fast I WILL post some though as it has changed a LOT since I went RAW.
One of the last mental challenges I am struggling with is the "fat mentality". Two years ago I started my health journey, at 210 lbs. I went down 160 in that first year, and stayed there until going raw. I am now at 140 pounds, but I still feel like I weigh 210. It's so strange to look in the mirror and so, "I'm not actually FAT am I?".
I posted in my fasting thread that I have fallen off the RAW mentality wagon, so this afternoon I went on a little inspiration and motivation quest!
And by the gods am I ever glad I did! I've realized so much in just a few short hours that I feel so empowered! I even sang and danced in my shower a few minutes ago I felt so happy lol!!
I went back through everything I've written, drawn, posted, and pictures I've taken since going raw.
The difference is indisputable! I encourage EVERYONE to take photos when they simply start to research the raw lifestyle. Even if when you look at them they seem so unflattering and it hurts just to THINK of looking at them , just DO IT.
Even in my writing. All my short stories or journal entries before raw were all about how depressed I felt and what I was going to do about it in the future. Everything after going raw was/is full of empowerment, things I noticed on my walks, how I felt so close to nature, etc. My vocabulary was even improved haha .
Never ignore the tiny things either. They can be so tiny you wouldn't even notice them if you didn't make a point to stop and look back with a magnifying glass!
When I went raw I stopped using pretty much all chemicals. I have rid myself of foundations/ cover up on my skin. I DO use shadows and mascara, but am hoping that I can find the strength to give them up eventually. What I am happy about make-up wise, is that I can leave the house now without it if I'm just doing errands or going out to play haha. before raw I would make my hubby wait for me to straighten my hair, pour make-up on, and go through my whole closet to find something "flattering". He loves that I can get out of a shower and be out the door in 5 minutes now with him.
In three months I have used shampoo ONCE, and my hair just recovered today from that one time. Yes, a few times I had to rinse my hair three times a day, but those times only last a few days at most! My hair is healthy and growing incredibly fast now. I had two inches of new beautiful growth already!
I don't use soap at ALL on my body. I rinse and I am careful of what I touch. My skin is beautiful and soft. I've had customers at work brush against me and they seemed so shocked and ask what I do for my skin! haha I have even found that dirt doesn't "cling" to me anymore. I can walk barefoot for an entire day and my feet look pristine! I love that my natural oils are now doing what they were intended to do.
I feel strong and I am aware of every muscle with each movement. It feels beautiful...
It seems so silly that a few days of "slipping up" and feeling down can erase how we feel and what we know is working for us. Yes, I ate some SAD food yesterday, yes my face is puffy today and I have a little headache. But that does not mean I can't be raw TODAY, that my body is going to not be soft and fit tomorrow.
The pictures below speak for themselves! I hope no one minds the topless-ness. But we're all adults here, and you can't exactly see anything. This was how I did my "before" shots, so I thought that doing the "during" shots were the best way to show the progress. No face shots for today, as I said it IS quite puffy from last night, at the end of my fast I WILL post some though as it has changed a LOT since I went RAW.
One of the last mental challenges I am struggling with is the "fat mentality". Two years ago I started my health journey, at 210 lbs. I went down 160 in that first year, and stayed there until going raw. I am now at 140 pounds, but I still feel like I weigh 210. It's so strange to look in the mirror and so, "I'm not actually FAT am I?".