Back on the wagon

[TheRawPilgrim]

Well, with all the craziness of moving and what not, I've been off the raw wagon for about 2 or 3 months. I was planning on starting up again so I hoped on the scale just to see where I was starting from. I knew I had put weight back on, so I was expecting to be back to 165, where I was before I went raw a while back.... Good news, I wasn't 165, BAD news, I was 180 :eek:!!!!! I really needed a big boost to get back into raw, and I guess they don't come much bigger :(. So, I'm back in the saddle, ready to get back on track. I was feeling REALLY discouraged at first, but now I feel like facing this fat square on, brandishing a carrot and yelling "THIS IS SPARTA!!!!!" :D

[boxerfamily]

Welcome back to raw. I am also returning after a very long absence. I wish you all the best on your journey. :)

[ChangingChild]

Many welcomes Pilgrim! It's great that you're back on the wagon. Hehe, thanks for the THIS IS SPARTA visual. Now I know what to say when someone offers me pizza or pasta. :p

[CathyA.]

Welcome back. I will raise my carrot with you. :D

[somelikeitraw]

Welcome back Pilgrim!

[Shels]

That's the spirit. ^-^

Welcome back!

[spicyfull]

Welcome Back.......

[TheRawPilgrim]

Thanks for the warm re-welcome :D. So far so good. My first goal is raw until dinner, and so far so good, no slip ups, eventually I'll start replacing the cooked dinners with raw ones. I find my biggest hurdle is boredom. I just haven't found many recipes that I like. Well, desserts are usually great, but not so much the MEAL kind of recipes. So instead of recipes I just eat the ingredients :p. But sometimes I miss eating something more complex (that I care for :rolleyes:).

But I'm sticking with it anyway! Had half a pineapple then a while later a couple of bananas sliced into a bowl with hazelnut milk poured over top for breakfast. For lunch I'm having a head of lettuce, a red pepper and some carrot sticks with Alissa's "Cream Cheese Dill Dip". I'm going to have to whip up some raw snacks too as I find that's when I get the most temptation to sneak something bad, when I need a little something to tide me over! Think I'll make some raw snickers, some LARA type bars and some of Alissa's Banana Crackers.

[Shels]

Ooh, could you share your raw snickers recipe??

You said you get bored with raw dinners? http://therawchef.com has some really crazy stuff you might want to look into. I haven't actually made anything yet, since I don't really have the resources (and I usually crave simple foods), but everything looks fantastic.