strawberries
01-12-2012, 02:38 PM
Hi everyone!
I discovered this forum about a year ago and joined a few months later. I have always been interested about raw foods and raw diets, even since I was younger. Last year I finally decided to try. My mom helped and did it with me. Although I wasn't even close to 100% (We were raw until dinner and vegetarian when it came to dinner) I could already see the difference after a month. I've never been overweight, but I did have problems with myself and I could see them changing slowly but surely. I loved how I felt and I thought to myself "Why would I ever stop doing this? I would be crazy to stop!".
Right when I decided it was time to go high raw or even 100%, family things happened. It's not an excuse but things really got in the way. I got a job and moved out of my parents house and my eating habits went down the drain. It's been about 6 months since I've moved out and I've gained 15 pounds (I'm 130 at 5'6" now) And although it's not overweight, I'm still pretty unhappy with myself. I was completely confident and happy before! So, since I moved out, I tried going raw time and time again. I've tried tons or diets, fads and all and I haven't lost a pound. I exercise, too, so I suppose some of the weight might be from muscle, but still. I can tell the parts that aren't :(
Anyway, I thought it was time to come back to this forum and actually participate this time (I was mainly a lurker). I am sick and tired of this extra weight and not feeling the way, physically, I felt before. Just wonderful and happy in every way! I'm hoping that coming to raw food talk every day and posting might help keep me on track. It doesn't help that I work at a sandwich shop :) So, I just hope I make friends and that I stay on the path to healthy living, confidence and happiness in myself.
Sorry if I wrote too much!
I discovered this forum about a year ago and joined a few months later. I have always been interested about raw foods and raw diets, even since I was younger. Last year I finally decided to try. My mom helped and did it with me. Although I wasn't even close to 100% (We were raw until dinner and vegetarian when it came to dinner) I could already see the difference after a month. I've never been overweight, but I did have problems with myself and I could see them changing slowly but surely. I loved how I felt and I thought to myself "Why would I ever stop doing this? I would be crazy to stop!".
Right when I decided it was time to go high raw or even 100%, family things happened. It's not an excuse but things really got in the way. I got a job and moved out of my parents house and my eating habits went down the drain. It's been about 6 months since I've moved out and I've gained 15 pounds (I'm 130 at 5'6" now) And although it's not overweight, I'm still pretty unhappy with myself. I was completely confident and happy before! So, since I moved out, I tried going raw time and time again. I've tried tons or diets, fads and all and I haven't lost a pound. I exercise, too, so I suppose some of the weight might be from muscle, but still. I can tell the parts that aren't :(
Anyway, I thought it was time to come back to this forum and actually participate this time (I was mainly a lurker). I am sick and tired of this extra weight and not feeling the way, physically, I felt before. Just wonderful and happy in every way! I'm hoping that coming to raw food talk every day and posting might help keep me on track. It doesn't help that I work at a sandwich shop :) So, I just hope I make friends and that I stay on the path to healthy living, confidence and happiness in myself.
Sorry if I wrote too much!