Who's in for the Sept 30 day challenge?

[Aleesha Sattva]

Anyone in? I know that my new partner and I are doing it... anyone want to join us?

[MysticTree]

Indubitably.

I'll be there. Month 5 for me and loving (almost) every minute :)

[Aleesha Sattva]

I have four raw restaurants in my area. I'm so happy I moved here... it's great to have somewhere I can eat YUMMY food when I don't have time to prepare stuff for myself... or I simply have the desire to pamper myself with a meal out.

Raw raw rawks!!!

[MysticTree]

I have four raw restaurants in my area. I'm so happy I moved here... it's great to have somewhere I can eat YUMMY food when I don't have time to prepare stuff for myself... or I simply have the desire to pamper myself with a meal out.

Raw raw rawks!!!

FOUR!!! You lucky, lucky thing!

[Aleesha Sattva]

I know!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Mou10mom]

Hi Aleesha,

I am new here, and I am going to do my best to succeed in the Sept. raw food challenge! I've been doing a low-carb diet for a while, and drinking green smoothies for breakfast for about 2 weeks (love them!), but I've never been on a vegetarian diet before, much less a raw one. So this will be a big change for me.

I'm crusing the web and the Forum, but any advice is welcome!

Tonya

[Aleesha Sattva]

keep it simple and don't stress about it. that's my advice to you... (((hugs))) make sure to fill your days with smiles, hugs and inner 'shine'.

[BlackKat]

Count me in for September!

I need to find some more raw places to eat around me, I have only been to 2 and they are quite a bit of a drive. But WELL worth it.

[bonzer]

Yes. I am in too! Just made 7 jars of smoothies (prep 4 H/ Irene) and I bought plums, cherries, blues, straws, watermelon, nectarines, and oranges. Hope I can hang with the big guys and gals. So not used to all raw diet yet. Let this be my month, oh universe. Thanks Aleesha for the challenge. Thanks to all of you for the support.

Peace, Bonnie (who loves blueberries)

[Aleesha Sattva]

oh i have been eating blueberries like CRAZY. i get 10 pounds of organic on saturday and they are done by wed. giggling... mmmm yammers!!!

[katchmoleen]

Me!:dance:

[loriann0529]

Hi. I am new to this too and would love to try and see where it takes me. I am a mom to 2 with a husband currently serving in Afghanistan. Will do my best to stay on the wagon and keep it simple!

[Aleesha Sattva]

yipppie... more more more friends to eat raw with!!!

[alisa21]

I'm in! This will truly be a challenge for me...I'm a 50-80 raw...so I do breakfast lunch raw, and get my cooked food fix almost every day. I feel like I need this though! Looking forward to it!! Energy!! Good luck everybody, excited to see and support everyone's journey :)

[Beatrix]

Hi there! Count me in! This is my first time going raw...I have tried it many times before alone with no success rate. I hope this time it will be different as I know that I am not alone!!:excited:

[SUSA]

meeeee month num 2 yahoooooheeeeeeeee.....please give me recipes of fillings for my wraps as am the only raw in my country ...i think:wuv ... Shift+R improves the quality of this image. CTRL+F5 reloads the whole page.

[appifanie]

maybe! probably! my big stumbling block is usually gluten but i've discovered i'm gluten and gluten free oat intolerant, so likely!

[Tinkybelll]

I'll be joining you for September!

[appifanie]

I decided, I'm in! I think I'm starting tomorrow though - today I was/will be 75% or so. I just have to remind myself that I can make a raw version of almost anything I crave!

[Lairel]

I'm in, it is the month that I turn 25. Is there a more wonderful way to celebrate

[queenkel]

Meeee!!!!!!:woot:

[avocadua]

I'm in :) 18 years old and been loving the challenges of one week i've done on my own, but i'd like to get serious on this. Living a social life and hoping this will help me to stay raw around my friends too

[Aleesha Sattva]

yipppeeeeeee let's get this party started!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Mou10mom]

I'm starting today -- one day early because I am all geared up for it and excited.

After weights and spinning this morning I had a great green smoothie with chard, celery, sprouts, cantaloupe, strawberries, and a few Dulse flakes. Drank the rest of it for lunch and had a small spinach salad and some almonds.

So far so good...

Tonya

[commoncents]

Hello All: I'll be joining you for this lovely month. Started today:

B - 64 oz. green smoothie
S - Cherries (so good)
L - Big green salad with Raw Italian Dressing, Stuffed portabella mushroom
D - Falallel with Mango Chutney
S - Carrot Cake
Water

I converted another friend to Raw yesterday. I took her to lunch for her birthday and I pulled out a dressing to put over the salad. After dinner, I pulled out my raw carrot cake (I know, can't take me nowhere, tee hee), and let her taste it, and she was hooked!!!! She remarked the entire time about my weight loss and kept asking me, "what do you eat." I love BEING the change!!! I don't have a computer at home, so will peak in when I can get to the Library.

Happy September All!!!!

[TheBoopies]

Im in too!! I didnt complete last month, but I'll never give up. So im going for this month. Im starting on Monday the 5th. I have a wedding to go to this weekend and I know that it will be too much going on to start raw. Congrats to everyone who's on this journey.

[cyralg]

I am!!! This is the first time I've signed up for a challenge... I slip every now and then and I'm hoping this will keep me totally RAW! Yummy!!!!

[cyralg]

Hi! How did you make your dressing?!? I"m looking for a good recipe! Thanks :)

[Lucy76]

Is it okay if I join late?
I think this thread will give me some motivation to stay raw. I haven't been able so far to go for more than 9 days of 100% raw, I always give in.

I wanted to ask the people that have been doing this for a long time, do you ever stop having cravings? My mom brought some baked beans today and I just couldn't resist, so I had a huge plate and now I regret it.
I don't have a dehydrator either so sometimes I just get tired of just eating fruits and salads (even though I love fruit especially summer fruit:dance: and big green salads)
Any advice so I can make it to at least the end of the month?

[MysticTree]

It's great to have you Lucy and late is as late does. What is 5 days between friends!

The cravings come and go. As to getting bored of fruit and salad . . . did you not get bored of the food you ate before? I know when I ate SAD food I certainly did get bored and the result was cravings for things I didn't really want and that were never satisfied by eating the things I craved.

Sometimes just having a rational conversation with yourself can help. But always have lots of raw foods that you can snack on when you are hit by a craving for something that is off-program. Dates are good if you crave sweet things for example. Bananas are cheap and filling.

I don't have a dehydrator but I don't think one is necessary.

[Aleesha Sattva]

There is no late on this thread... you simply join in for thirty days from now! :D

Lots of green salads being consumed here... and green smoothies. They seem to be out staple at this time. Looooovin' this process.

Today is an all fruit day for me. I had cherries for breakfast and am having watermelon for lunch and cantaloupe for dinner. I want to get my hydration levels up! (it's been warm here)

[blizzardfrisbee]

I'm in too!

[Lucy76]

It's great to have you Lucy and late is as late does. What is 5 days between friends!

The cravings come and go. As to getting bored of fruit and salad . . . did you not get bored of the food you ate before? I know when I ate SAD food I certainly did get bored and the result was cravings for things I didn't really want and that were never satisfied by eating the things I craved.

Sometimes just having a rational conversation with yourself can help. But always have lots of raw foods that you can snack on when you are hit by a craving for something that is off-program. Dates are good if you crave sweet things for example. Bananas are cheap and filling.

I don't have a dehydrator but I don't think one is necessary.

Thanks so much! yay I'm so excited!!

[MysticTree]

Lucy,

Join the main chat for September here http://www.rawfoodtalk.com/showthread.php?66121-Sept-2011-30-Day-Challenge.-Join-any-time-of-the-month!!!

[Dagelinckx]

It has been a while I have been here on the forum I'm still doing very fine in the raw since Dec. last year I enjoy it a lot and still feel great.

I ones again join the September raw challange but that is what I do every month (Eating raw I mean) but just for the fun to keep in touch with all the others that are seeking support from the forum, keep hanging it it is worth to keep in it you will feel great.

Everybody take care and enjoy.