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Raw - Beginning my quest for a higher self.

Righteously raw.

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on 12-08-2008 at 05:05 PM (475 Views)
Weelll, my name's Jason.. I come from Vancouver Island and I've had a problem with food my whole life.
I was raised with grandparents and I was rewarded sometimes several times a day with treats. My food consumption sped up largely due to my ex-military grandfather forcing me to eat really quickly in order for me to get any food at all. If I wasn't done by the time he was, he would just eat what I had left.
So started my f#&$ed up relationship with food and when and why I ate what I did. I was told by my grandmother that I was fat as a child, which really didn't help either.
Now I feel like whenever I make the decision to do something healthy for myself, or I see any progress in weight loss I sabotage myself. I eat the worst possible foods for me while feeling like a total turd the whole time I'm doing it.

This blog isn't going to be a bunch of whining, I promise, but I needed to give a little background on how I got where I am today. I have a very weak support system in RL, partially due to my lifestyle and the inability to talk to people close to me about this sort of thing. I am married and my wife isn't very encouraging about my weight loss or my ideas about eating raw and being healthy: she's omnivore 'till death I think. So that pretty much leaves me with all of you! *laugh*.. Luckyyy..

Anyways, so my goal to start with is to eat completely raw, except for one meal per day. Also, I'm going to stop eating by 7:00pm every night. I think this will help me be healthier, dream more vividly and lose the weight I need to. Also, I'm looking forward to waking up and not feeling bogged down with what feels like a brick in my guts. I'll be asking a lot of stupid questions, so consider yourself warned. I will try and log in every day or two and post my progress.

Thanks for being great already, I'm putting my blinders on and taking this one day at a time. I look forward to eventually sharing a 100% raw lifestyle in the future.
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  1. islesgirl's Avatar
    Welcome Jason! I like the sound of your goals and you can definitely do this. You will indeed have more vivid dreams too! Have you thought of getting Alissa Cohen's book and DVD? They are just great. Looking forward to reading your contined blog here.
  2. Nayeli_Raw's Avatar
    Welcome. I hope you will find the support you are lacking in RL here. I am sorry that your family isn't understanding about your lifestyle changes but I think you will find that is a common theme with many of the people on this website. I really like it here, hopefully you will too! if you need anything just holla!!
  3. MelissaO's Avatar
    Great things can be accomplished one day at a time.
  4. rawchic's Avatar
    It's great to have you with us! I can relate to much of what you said. I don't have any real life raw support, and my husband has no intention on ever stopping eating meat. I have not tried to press the issue with him - I have decided just to do it on my own without him. It was challenging at first because he didn't like it, and he wanted me to eat like him. We used to cook/share meals and it was hard for him when we weren't able to do that anymore. Things are better now, but it was definitely rough at first. He still has no interest in eating the way I do, but at least now he accepts what I am doing and realizes it's not just a phase.

    The biggest thing I noticed when I went raw is how quickly I started feeling great. You will begin to notice the effects of the raw food even after just a few days!

    Looking forward to hearing more about your progress. Everyone here is wonderful and supportive. For many of us, this is the only resource we have so we ask each other everything.
  5. Emma-Liza's Avatar
    Welcome Jason! I really understand the childhood stuff. My dad always teased me about my "pot belly" and I was pretty embarrassed and ashamed about my body size and shape all the time I was growing up. And you know, looking at pics of myself, I was not even the slightest bit chubby. So, we carry around all that $@!% for nothing, huh?


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