January 2011 - 30 Day Challenge - Who's In?

[Aleesha Sattva]

Are you going to join us for a raw challenge in January 2011? Share about it here!

Why are you going to do it?
What do you hope to get from it?

Share share share!

[revdrcyn]

Me me me!!!! I am so there!

[ajwynn]

I would like to join too. This will be my first journey into the Raw lifestyle.

[lonnie]

I'm going to do 30 days of green smoothies. I just want to start feeling better.

[SheilaM]

Yes, I'm in and looking forward to this. I am new to the site but have been lurking for quite a while.

I am currently about 75-80% raw now. My intuition has been telling me for a while now that I need to move to the next step. I know of all the wonderful benefits of eating raw. My main goal with this challenge is to lose some of the extra weight that seems to be hard to melt off.

[AllergyGirl]

I'll be here too. I'm at mom and dad's for another week, but I've been raw here. I haven't had much chance to get online, so I haven't posted, but all is well.

Merry Christmas, everyone. :)

[raspberryswirl]

I'm taking the 30 day challenge because I really want to live a raw lifestyle and I know I'll need accountability and support to be fully successful. I hope to get healthier and prove to myself that I can do this. If I can do 30 days, then I can do 60, then 90, and so on. Trying to do this one step at a time. :)

[fonky]

I'm in too! I have a newborn of 2 months and I'm breastfeeding and I know that I have to eat more greens for his health. I'll allow soaked integral oatmeal, still, because I'll need it in my milk and don't want to be too drastic in the diet changes. It won't be raw oatmeal because I'm in Nicaragua and I can't find it here, neither can't order it... anyway maybe I can order, I'll see!

I have 25 pounds to loose still too.. so I'll check how I am going while january goes by!

[blizzardfrisbee]

I'll be in too!!!

[Sweetness]

Me! Me! Me!

[YoYoKitty]

I am so excited about starting a 30 day raw food challenge beginning January 2nd. I got a new Excalibur Deydrator for Christmas and ready to start using it. Join me in this challenge. :)

[Aleesha Sattva]

I'm in too! I have a newborn of 2 months and I'm breastfeeding and I know that I have to eat more greens for his health. I'll allow soaked integral oatmeal, still, because I'll need it in my milk and don't want to be too drastic in the diet changes. It won't be raw oatmeal because I'm in Nicaragua and I can't find it here, neither can't order it... anyway maybe I can order, I'll see!

I have 25 pounds to loose still too.. so I'll check how I am going while january goes by!

just remember... only share the raw portion of your day... not the cooked portion. cause this is about what you achieve!!!

welcome and congrats on your choice to add more raw for your babe!

[dread head vegan]

i am in :D:D

[bengalyn]

I'm in! I have my next fasting blood draw coming up on Jan 28th and I want to see how big of a difference there is. I really, really want to be off the Diabetes and HBP meds.

[leflamantgris]

Hello,
I'm going to get the whole rawfood starting in me !
How? Feasting during 5 days (while I'm at school and the food isn't so raw :/)
and then eating lots of greens during the weekend.

I will try to start now already with eating more greens and no sugar or milk anymore so that my body is prepared for the feasting.
I'm hoping to let go all of those toxins in my body.

xx

[Snezhinka]

I've been about 80% raw up to now, thinking of taking it to the next step. A bit difficult since I travel a lot, but not impossible. :-)

[tvillemom]

I will be in the January Challenge!!! Looking forward to it!!

[Lizzy S]

Hi everyone, I'm new to the site, and this is exactly what I've been looking for. I've done a 7 day raw food cleanse before, and something inside of me knows that if I can do that, I'm ready for the next step. I'm excited to have these boards for help, support, and most importantly for me- accountability ;) I'm 28 yo, living in the bay area in cali, and looking forward to this challenge

[blizzardfrisbee]

Welcome Lizzy S--this is a great place to be

[Dagelinckx]

I have been thinking of this for sometime after I have read a book from Marcus Rothkranz and all what was in there I feel was correct and because my life style was not all that I decided to go with his advise.

I have plan to at least go for a 40 days fast, I have diabets type 1 and I'm trying to get it better under control or even the best is to completly of the insuline, but not sure if this is possible.

I would like to get response from people that have diabets like me and what are there results so that it least I know where I stand.

I do not have much overweight and this is not the reason I do this but just try to change my life style, I wish everybody around here all the best and hope what they get where they are hoping for.

Regards,

Marcus

[English Tracy]

Count me in - as one of flag-flyers this side of the water!

I lost 60lbs in 2009 on raw, then let it all slide and put it on again - plus more - in 2010. So cross with myself but now determined to get healthy again in 2011.

Happy New Year to everyone and good luck for the 30 day challenge.

Tracy

[English Tracy]

Count me in - one of Alissa's fans from the other side of the pond!

I lost 60lbs on raw in 2009, then put it on - plus more - in 2010 when I let things slide. So cross with myself but bad habits over 40 years are hard to crack!!

I want to get healthy again in 2011 so my motivation is very high especially after reading Alissa's latest book. Yum!

Happy New Year to everyone and good luck for the first 30 day challenge.

Tracy

[modernmonkey]

I'm in because I will have already achieved 3 weeks and would like the monthly challenge to give me new focus. Also my partner will be returning and I will be introducing him to it so need to be extra committed and focused.

[ShaunnaIsHere]

Are you going to join us for a raw challenge in January 2011? Share about it here!

Why are you going to do it?
What do you hope to get from it?

Share share share!

Hi, Aleesha & Everyone!

I've been researching and doing 3, 7, and 14 day 100% raw challenges over the past year, and have seen the amazing results to my health and vitality, and I've structured my life for the next month and waited for the perfect time to hopefully go 100% raw vegan in a way that creates a continuous LIFE STYLE.

Health Conditions I'm trying to improve:

1) Weight. I am obese. I've tried every diet change in the book, and the only eating plan that doesn't leave me feeling like crap is [at least, "high raw"] veganism.
2) Cysts. My family members (skinny and large, alike) are prone to deep skin cysts/boils. Doctors always want to surgically remove and give antibiotics, and this doesn't even help heal completely. BUT, I'm successfully healed many cysts before on my short-term raw feasts.
3) Vitality. My adrenals are totally shot at this point. I need caffeine every 4 hours to function. I wake up not even wanting to move.
4) Moods/Bipolar. I have found that curbing negative thinking and managing moods is much easier, to the point of near effortlessness, while raw.

What I hope to get out of this:

I'm hoping that being a part of the community here will keep me focused on the goal and to see it as a LIFESTYLE. I know that to make it part of life, and not just some diet, I need to constantly have the perspective of a raw foodie. I feel like I'm just about there. The past year's mini-raw challenges, and the tons of documentary and youtube watching I've done has truly changed the way I perceive and feel about food. I can honestly say that I've reached a point where I look at processed and heavy foods and I FEEL "that's dead!" That's been a crucial point for me, to not just THINK the true things, but to be able to FEEL/deeply KNOW the truth about the food choices we have. Now I just need to make the push to completely align my lifestyle with my awareness.

Added bonus I'm looking for:

I would love to meet another raw foodie who gets online a lot on either AIM, Yahoo!, or MSN. I do a lot of work at home, and I would love an instant message buddy to be close by for moments of conversation here and there, to make my world feel like a RAW WORLD. Please Private Message me here with your screen names, if you're interested.

PAX et LUX!
~S

[kayvebear]

Hi all,

I really have been feeling the need to do a 30 day raw challenge!! I am thinking though that I might not start until Jan 3rd as we are going to be out of town through the 2nd...

[Dagelinckx]

Hello ShaunnaIshere,

I also would like to chat with you, you can find me on MSN by the following name: Dagelinckx_mc@hotmail.com I'm not sure where you come from but I stay in China but I'm from Holland not sure what would be the time difference.

Waiting for your msg, take care and enjoy the forum.

[Vaclare79]

Hi, I went high raw a couple of years ago. I lost a lot of weight, around 80lbs.. I need to go raw again so here I am. Hopefully, I will stay raw for many years to come this time. :) I have AIM, Facebook & many other chat IM's if you want to add me. Most of my IM screen names are vaclare79.:)

[Pop Tart]

I'm in!
I really want to feel better. I did a 30 day challenge in the summer and felt wonderful, but slid downhill from there.
I'm really looking forward to having more energy!

[changeisgood]

Happy to start the new year with all of you, and January with the 30 day challenge. Just from reading the postings, I realize there is alot of support.
I need to do this for health reasons (IBS/constipation mostly, other stuff,too)

As of today I'd say I'm 90& there, so what's another 10%.
Although Jan 1st is a few days away, I'll start tomorrow with a goal of 100&. I'm good all day, it was when I cook for my husband or he cooks something.
So, Tuesday, he is having pesto on a cooked food, and I will have it with my zuchinni strips and a great big salad.

Is there some particular way we are to do this - report in, or.....????

Andie

[Jeannie]

I am in too!:)

[ferb]

two wks ago dd asked me if we could go raw again so 1-1-11 we are going raw and she said she wants to try for 365 days.
for me- i want the energy level back, no hipjoint pain, more weightloss.
for her- she wants to have clear skin, lose wgt (but she's slimming up naturally loosing all her baby fat-waaaaaaahhhhhhhhh she's growing up) and to eat healthier. I dont have problem with her eating raw as she was already mostly a nomeatasaurus. I've been collecting a variety of recipes that I can keep onhand of things that I can get from my local supermarket. last challenge we did we stayed raw from 8-15-11-21.

[Stina]

Okay kids, Stina is in the party. I want to be more pure than high raw. A mostly raw diet has been great, but I'm wondering what kind of detoxing I'm covering up with stuff like bottled salad dressings and dubious toppings on salads and.......okay, I ate crap at Christmas time. Did I enjoy the holidays more for consuming baked goods? No, my energy was really diminished and my hands hurt. I've put a lot of thought into going 100%. I'm really framing this as a spiritual journey.

I look forward to getting to know you all on this journey!

[Stina]

Hello ShaunnaIshere,

I also would like to chat with you, you can find me on MSN by the following name: Dagelinckx_mc@hotmail.com I'm not sure where you come from but I stay in China but I'm from Holland not sure what would be the time difference.

Waiting for your msg, take care and enjoy the forum.

A warm Hello to both of you! I'd love some raw food buddies! I'm enjoying being on-line more with my computer phone, I'm not sure about IM though. If you'd like some friendship, inspiration and Raw moral support from sunny Oregon, feel free to contact me at lovesistina@hotmail.com I'll also be very active on the challenge thread. I'm really shooting for a hundred percent purity, a hundred percent results.

[OneBite@aTime]

01-01-2011 is going to be my month too! I can't wait to see what a year of raw brings!

[rawsomegirl]

Im in. I need to lose alot of weight and I want to feel better. I can do anything for 30 days. I will worry about the next 30 days at the end of January.

Nicole

[nikole95.7]

i am in :D:D

I'm in! I have my next fasting blood draw coming up on Jan 28th and I want to see how big of a difference there is. I really, really want to be off the Diabetes and HBP meds.

[blizzardfrisbee]

Welcome to all !!! I'm excited about another month on the raw food journey!! Now that I have my new vitamix --wow what green and other smoothies I can make. Plus I'm sure other fantastic food!!!!!

[blaque]

I'm in. I can't wait!

[KaleMama]

Welcome everyone! I will continue with the monthly raw challenges. :) This will be my 3rd month 100% Raw.

See you all on January 1st!

[Stina]

I'm actually mildly apprehensive, suspect I might have a couple of days of headaches.......... At best! But I'm grateful for the support of this board and excited to have a computer phone to check in more.

[phytoman]

This is all new to me, but I'd like to see what 30 days raw can do for me. I'm in!

[GoingtoRAW]

I had been doing so well. Really need to get back on track. I'm in.

[rainbowgirl]

I'm in.

I gained back my weight and some during a super hard pregnancy and now that b-feeding is over and my health is stable, I want to do this for me.

I do so much for other people, this is something I can do for me, and it will help others around me as well(because I have more energy to do what needs to be done).

Rawnbowgirl......:)

[LRock]

i am ready too i will start on january 1,2011 any ideas on what to eat this is my first time. what i mean is what to eat for breakfast, lunch and dinner?

[Polona]

Me too, i am in. :)

I was allready once in monthly challenge, i was raw for two months and it was great. It is hard, but when i am on different diet, i see that you cant feel so good, like on raw food diet.
I ordered a lot of raw books, so i am looking forward to reading about it.

Have a great day!

[AdrianaH]

Maaan... I thought I had posted here... but I guess I didn't, or maybe I didn't submit it...:p

Well, I had plans to stay through the Holidays over at my Grandma's... but I couldn't resist my cravings... so I decided to cut it short... and here I am again...

This will be my new years resollution's begining.... Hey, it just came to me... I did post this already... but I don't know where it went... I remember saying: New Year, New Month, New Beginig, New Life, Better Health, Best of Everything.... Didn't I?...:confused:

Well, I really mean it... this is What I want, And I would love to accomplish it for me.... For my health... for my Family... I want them to see me as an inspiration... Specially for my Brother...

Thanks you all for reading this... And We'll see each other again on the 30day, 01-11 Raw food challenge...:D

[tvillemom]

I am soooo glad the holidays are over and I can get back to GREAT, RAW HEALTH!!! I see lots of return people and some new faces!!! I think it is going to be so much fun to be here together!!!

Peace!!

[Stina]

I'm telling people in my life that I'm going all raw. That way I don't get any surprise food gifts and it gives me some accountability. Plus I want them tho see me be transformed and know why.

Right now I keep mono eating oranges, it wasnt a plan, they taste so good I just keep eating them.

Note to people suffering detoxing, eat lots of fruit! Its very restorative!! Nothing wrong with cruising on calories from fruit, we are biologically designed for it.

[imaquillen]

I'm in too. I've been prepping myself to start again on the 1st, getting some things dehydrated ahead of time, etc. Like everyone else, I feel so much better on a raw diet, I wonder why or how I get off track so easily......
Amber

[janicejourney]

Count me in too! I went all out and off the wagon over the holidays. I gained five pounds and am looking forward to 100% raw in January! I am doing a mini fast today and tomorrow because it usually is a great way for me to get my focus back on healthy raw foods. I am day dreaming already :)

[Mitea]

I am in!!! I did a raw diet post master cleanse for about 2 weeks about 2 years ago and felt great.

I am transitioning to getting my body back in shape ( physically, mentally, emotionally). I think a raw diet is the cleanse I need for at least a month maybe more to get my hormones balanced and give my digestive system a much need break. I have 80lbs to shed in addition to Compulsive and Bipolar Disorder. I have the later under control, but I need to operate on a higher vibration again, my body is calling for balance.

I plan to KISS, mostly eating whole foods. Using my NINJA blender and regular kitchen tools to make salads, veggie mixes, and smoothies.

For the 31st, I plan to water/tea fast to get my body ready. Then to eat as I please as much as I want of alkaline producing raw foods. I will also take do some cleansing teas/supplements. I will schedule a colonic in mid january to help release some of these toxins too.

Looking forward to sharing this 30 day journey with you.

[EscapeArtist]

So many people are in for January! exciting

I'm in for Jan also. I did the Dec 30 day challenge but I cheated on day 11, and then only made it to day 29!
Well, I'm going for a 100 day challenge this time :)
Happy New Year!

[MarcyRFC]

Hi

This will be my first challenge here and the reason I finally joined this forum. Im so excited about it

[Basenjimamma]

I am sooo in as well...ready to take back my temple.

[janicejourney]

Finished my 2 day fast and am ready to go. I made Alissa's Italian wraps yesterday and Angel Food cake this morning along with almond-hazelnut milk and started with the burdock tea recipe in Alissa's new book. I also made a heavenly green smoothie and will have some Calzone that took out of the freezer this morning for dinner. I had a headache the entire fast, but it is gone now :) I am sure it was the caffeine withdrawal. Looking forward to this. Plan to make lasagna tomorrow and eggplant bacon Monday along with "Cashew Shrimp" from Alissa's new book. If the name sounds cooked don't worry I am only talking about raw food recipes. I am also going to dehydrate some Buckwheat for raw granola. The Burdock tea isn't all raw but I am thinking that if I get the recipe from Alissa's new book, I am going to call it OK for "my" challenge.

I am thinking this should get me through the week along with salads and smoothies.

[Littlewolf]

I'm in! (with boyfriend) It will be a long month ;P

[Green_Woman]

I have been dreaming about fruits and vegetables every night for a week, I swear. :D

I told myself I would allow my Body to guide me through this pregnancy and when it began sending me signals, I would be ready to go back to 100% Raw.

I'm thinking these dreams, coupled with extreme cravings for NOTHING but fruit and veg and greens, is my signal. ;) I love that it all landed right on time for the New Year... the first month of every year is a very empowering time for me, energetically, and especially since this is 2011 AND the year my son is coming, finally, to live with me in the flesh!!!!!!

Hello all. Let's rawk 2011 together.

Love and light,

Greenie

[justfortoday]

I am in. I am terrified , but I am in.
I am water fasting starting tommorow till Wednesday then introducing raw foods....I can do this....I need to do this. Thank you!

[fastfreedom]

I went to the grocery store today and raided the produce section. :D Now my fridge is full of goods.

Made a HUGE bowl of guacamole for today. And....it'll probably last for three - four days. :eek: Tons of guacamole...

Have beans to sprout..... nuts in the freezer... and probably enough produce to last two weeks before I need to return to the store. :)

Soooo what I'm trying to say is........ I'm in.

[Mindful mama]

Still going strong at 72 days, I participated in November & december's challange; I found support, great recipes, advice, and accountability.
Today I began a short 5 day juice fast. I'll do another Juice fast mid month, then off to an amazing pilates retreat outside Cabo (raw food will be served!). I'll mostly be lurking this month, but I will be here!!

Light & love to all...

[janicejourney]

That Raw Pilates Retreat sounds like heaven!

Doing great. Had some apples and grapes this morning. Did some Kundalini yoga and then just finished a sandwich of Italian wrap bread, avocado, tomato, and sprouts and then more grapes. Going to make raw Lasagna today for dinner. Feeling great. A little bit irritable though.

[Geri4raw]

I am going to do the 30 day challenge. I had tried raw 5 years ago and love it. Then I started eating SAD again. I started juicing on Sunday. I want to become healthly like before.

[Seductive Arts]

I am in, I just haven't been on the board lately.

[Mrs. Papaya]

Hi everyone. I am doing my first raw month challenge, starting today! (So I'm a little off on the dates, but the important thing is that I'm doing it.)

I've been to this board on and off in the past, usually when I was doing a brief juice fast. Sadly, those days seem far behind me as my eating habits have become increasingly unhealthy and taken over by sugar and flour. I'm vegan, but I'm sure you can all imagine just how unhealthy and SAD a vegan diet can be if you do it like I have been!

My goal for this 30 days of only raw food is to hopefully "reset" my eating and living habits. To be entirely honest, yes, I want to lose weight -- very much so -- but I know I can't treat this as a diet because once the 30 days are up, if I go back to my old habits, I'll be right back where I started (if not worse). But I remember the time from my life about 5 years ago when I was so healthy, eating a lot of raw foods, happy and healthy, etc., and I miss it. Yet it's so hard to get back there!

I don't have any plans to ever go 100% raw, but I do want to seriously up my raw food intake and decrease all that bad stuff.

Since today is my first day, I don't have much to share yet (beyond how fun it was to go out and buy all these fruits and veggies -- raw foods really are beautiful and abundant, aren't they?). I don't plan to count calories or anything beyond trying not to consume an entire container of raw cashews in one sitting, but I'm already wondering if my food will be "too good" for me to lose weight. (Raw peanut butter and fruit smoothies? Raw cashew sauce over broccoli? Yes please!) But we will see how it all pans out.

Oh, and I did buy some packaged raw bars (RAW Revolution? And another brand) but I haven't had any yet and I can't help but feel it's cheating, somehow. What do you think?

Good luck, everyone!

[ksivits]

I'm in. I am doing a 30-day juice fast, and I started yesterday. I am hoping to gain health by detoxing my body, give up addictions, and hopefully jump start some weight loss!

[teamrose]

I'm in, however I'm on day 12 of the Master Cleanse. Will be raw after I finish the cleanse..