Lizzy-Bee
01-14-2012, 05:36 PM
I was 100 percent raw for almost 4 years straight, then moved to Hawaii with my husband, who was also raw. Ironically, it became increasingly difficult to remain raw out there because of the high food costs and our circumstances at the time. Within 4 or 5 months we were back to eating cooked food, and it's been that way ever since, going on 3 years now... We are still gluten-free vegans, but we eat a lot of rice, beans, breads, cereals, etc, and I desperately want to go back to raw!
We are planning to go raw again this year, starting next week. We are purging our kitchen of all cooking appliances, pots, pans and cooked/processed foods. But I am still a bit worried... When I went raw before, I had a specific health issue that was the whole reason I went raw in the first place... I was on antidepressants and I wanted to be off them, but every time I tried, I slipped back into a depression. Then I read Alyssa's Living on Live Foods book, and there was one little line in there that mentioned that the raw food diet had been known to treat depression, and I was totally sold. I went completely raw, that day. I gave up cooked foods cold turkey and never went back. I weaned myself off of my antidepressants within 3 weeks, and I never experienced any depression! It was a miracle! I stayed raw for 3 + years.
And now I want to go back to being raw.... My trouble is that, as of right now I don't have a huge reason to do it like I did before. My health is good, my energy level is good, I'm a healthy weight and I haven't been sick in over 6 years... I know that I felt more vibrant and happy on a raw food diet than I do now, and I know of its health benefits. I wish that were enough to make me go die hard raw again, as easily and spontaneously as I did before! Human motivation is a peculiar thing, isn't it?
I was wondering if you could share some of your own stories and motivations for being raw. I need to be reminded of how amazing it is and how essential eating that way is for living the vibrant life I want to live! Thank you for your support!
We are planning to go raw again this year, starting next week. We are purging our kitchen of all cooking appliances, pots, pans and cooked/processed foods. But I am still a bit worried... When I went raw before, I had a specific health issue that was the whole reason I went raw in the first place... I was on antidepressants and I wanted to be off them, but every time I tried, I slipped back into a depression. Then I read Alyssa's Living on Live Foods book, and there was one little line in there that mentioned that the raw food diet had been known to treat depression, and I was totally sold. I went completely raw, that day. I gave up cooked foods cold turkey and never went back. I weaned myself off of my antidepressants within 3 weeks, and I never experienced any depression! It was a miracle! I stayed raw for 3 + years.
And now I want to go back to being raw.... My trouble is that, as of right now I don't have a huge reason to do it like I did before. My health is good, my energy level is good, I'm a healthy weight and I haven't been sick in over 6 years... I know that I felt more vibrant and happy on a raw food diet than I do now, and I know of its health benefits. I wish that were enough to make me go die hard raw again, as easily and spontaneously as I did before! Human motivation is a peculiar thing, isn't it?
I was wondering if you could share some of your own stories and motivations for being raw. I need to be reminded of how amazing it is and how essential eating that way is for living the vibrant life I want to live! Thank you for your support!