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Remember me? Struggling, but HOME!!!

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ReneeH
on 04-22-2008 at 01:29 PM (331 Views)
Well, hello again everyone....Remember me???

Well, I've been away for a couple of months...actually, I have been lurking around, but I haven't been posting...

I've had some RAW days and some not-so-RAW days...unfortunately more not-so-RAW..., but I always seems to stray back to it because RAW is truly what I want to be... Actually, I realized that I have been coming to this site for over a year and I'm only slightly under where I was when I started. Facing this fact made me EXTREMELY depressed... Sometimes I look at the before/after photos of those who have been able to stick to it and think to myself: "Well, I would have been there too if I could stick to this the way that they did..." I know that's the wrong thinking, so I try to think instead: "Hey, I could do that too, if I stuck to RAW the way that they did!"

So, in short, I'm waging a war inside my head in the way that I'm viewing my RAW lifestyle. I honestly want to move on from here and be 100% RAW today. I've taking some steps towards that by eating only fruit today because that's all I want... Green Smoothies are my new best friend now... :)

Cooking for my family is extremely difficult. But, at times I do really well with staying RAW, even when they eat cooked food...

Today I am looking forward to remaining 100% RAW!!! I want to be an Alissa Success Story too!!!!!! Thank you Revell for your post today!!! It inspired me because you reminded me that this is a journey that I am on. I know that most RAWbies didn't become so overnight. RAW is in my blood now, and today I feel renewed and ready to go on. :) So, I was struggling, but now I feel like I'm HOME!!!!
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  1. greenday's Avatar
    Welcome back!!!! You WILL be successful. Persistence will get you there - one step at a time. :)
  2. RawPaw's Avatar
    I came back recently just like you. I was away from the raw thing for a year and today is Day 6 for me. 100%, babe. Sometimes I feel like I'm missing out, but I remind myself that there are hundreds, if not thousands, of veggies and fruits that I've never tried. I've replaced candy cravings with sour tamarind. I eat thai peppers with my big salads. Just having more fun.
  3. RawPaw's Avatar
    When I go shopping, though I'm on a tight budget, I let my nose do most of the work. Yesterday I bought some red chard for the first time because it looked and smelled pretty. It just captured my imagination. Then I come home and find how delish it is! Like you, I want to see what I would be like in 6 months going all the way. No limit. God bless.
  4. Carlsbad's Avatar
    So glad you're back! I've missed your smiling avatar! You can do this, and we're here to help or listen or hug whenever you need it!!
  5. StarFire's Avatar
    Hey girl!!! naaawww.. you didn't really go away... just took a short vacation! One day at a time... just like how we've always done lil Goddess!! one day at a time..!! ;) and remember... it took Alissa 10 years to go completely RAW!! ;)
  6. islesgirl's Avatar
    Renee, you can see now how much it can help you to "post" your feelings here - look at all the feedback you get. We care. People who care about good health are often quite caring about others too, I think. So don't lurk but continue to blog on and read from this forum. And Green Smoothies are fabulous. You are doing so well by recognizing that you must keep your thoughts positive! Rawk on girl!


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