30 Day Raw Food in a Full Time Job

[eruso]

Stella, congrats! I just started my 30 day trial and you are really inspiring.

I hope you stay mostly raw and I hope when I'm finished with the 30 days, I'll stick with being raw too and won't feel the need to binge on cooked things.

[Mary Jane]

Originally Posted by stellabeam

Also then I would have to go to all the trouble of giving up again and I have already done that and do not want to go through it again.

And what if I did not get it together to go raw again? So disappointing. Losing energy, dreams, intuition, just that lovely feeling of health and also being in control of myself and my life.

Oh, I hear you, Stella, about not wanting to go through all of the beginning stuff of doing raw foods again. That's difficult, starting up.

With regard to the your concerns about not getting it together to go raw again, I'll just share my own experience with that. I've gone raw a few times in my life, and I ALWAYS remember how wonderful I feel when I' m doing it. It's like something you just don't forget. And I always want to go back to it. I've read other raw foodists have experienced a similar thing.

Mary Jane

[stellabeam]

Hi Everyone,

Well I made my 30 days and am onto my second 30 days!!

I had an hour or so where I almost had the curry I fantasize about. I had not really committed to a second month at the time. but luckily I invented a recipe that saved me. Here it is.

Blend up raw broccoli, tomatoe, avocado (slightly more broccoli than everything else) with mint, european parsley, lemon juice and garlic. It is so delicious and satisfying. I was trying to work out how to get more broccoli into me.

So my new mission is 30 days Raw food with.... 2 green meals a day (ie the food looks green) as well as drinking a minimum of 2 litres of water a day.

I need to make more of an effort to do these 2 things and so far I have felt 100% better.

Originally Posted by eruso

Stella, congrats! I just started my 30 day trial and you are really inspiring.

I hope you stay mostly raw and I hope when I'm finished with the 30 days, I'll stick with being raw too and won't feel the need to binge on cooked things.

Thanks eruso so far so good

[stellabeam]

Hi All,

Hey drinking enough water makes a huge difference! I know you probably think "Well derrr" but it has been the hardest thing for me because of my work situation. But anyhow a bit of determination goes a long way and I feel 100%.

Recipe of the week

Fresh Corriander, avocado, tomatoe lemon juice garlic broccoli blended together. Use a big bunch of corriander so it is a deep rich colour. Yum.

Also ground up walnuts with capsicum and dates is delicious.

I am thinking of having a raw food dinner party to educate my friends. Any suggestions on what to feed them??

My energy is pretty fantastic. I got a new gym program from a personal trainer. That gave me a boost as well.

Have fun and I will keep you spasmodically posted.

Stella de Bella

[Hyperchiller]

Originally Posted by stellabeam

Hi Everyone,

Well I made my 30 days and am onto my second 30 days!!

I had an hour or so where I almost had the curry I fantasize about. I had not really committed to a second month at the time. but luckily I invented a recipe that saved me. Here it is.

Blend up raw broccoli, tomatoe, avocado (slightly more broccoli than everything else) with mint, european parsley, lemon juice and garlic. It is so delicious and satisfying. I was trying to work out how to get more broccoli into me.

So my new mission is 30 days Raw food with.... 2 green meals a day (ie the food looks green) as well as drinking a minimum of 2 litres of water a day.

I need to make more of an effort to do these 2 things and so far I have felt 100% better.

Thanks eruso so far so good

I like the idea of having two green meals a day. I'll need to try the broccoli, tomato and avocado. I love broccoli so I'll try that recipe.

[stellabeam]

I am happy to report I am getting consistant beautiful vivid dreams again. All of my life i have had amazing dreams including lots of flying, travelling to foreign countries, lucid dreams and astal travelling. A few years ago I lost this. I am so glad to have it back.

[stellabeam]

Hello,

Just a quick update.

I had my first cooked meal last weekend. 4 days ago. It was a small japanese
meal in a restaurant..just fish and rice and nori and soya sauce.

The next day I had curry. It felt like a total feast loved it!! Sluggish the next day.

I thought I would go raw during the week now such a good habit and eat maybe 1 cooked meal on the weekend if out with friends or something. Nothing radical and "junky".

I was glad to be able to have a bit of coooked food without binging till I was sick.

Talk soon

Stella

[Adrienne]

Stella
What made you have a cooked meal? Was it that you were still craving cooked? or was it more of a social thing?

Adrienne

[funchy]

I love that you've posted your progress.... thank you! Glad to hear it's working well for you. Stories like yours have inspired me to go totally raw, at least for 30 days.

[MariaG]

Stella, I'm really interested to hear how going back and forth between cooked and raw foods works for you. I can quite get my head around doing 100% raw as it would be extremely socially limiting in my location so a more moderate approach sounds really appealing!

Currently I'm doing raw for breakfast - usually a banana, strawberry, spinach smoothie or just bananas. It keeps me full for a long time and I feel a bit better, so I'm thinking about increasing the raw to cooked ratios in my diet.

[stellabeam]

Hello Fabulous Ones,

Have not posted here for a while. I did go another 30 days raw. After that was seduced by Japanese cooking, and from there to feeding my emotions and cravings rather than my body.

2010 is my year of Raw!! Yay!!

This first week has, I must say, not been enjoyable. Out of practise, forgetting about the sheer amount of food I need to consume in order not to float away with the fairies. Today is day 8 and finally feeling something close to normal.

I will post a new thread. 2010 my year of raw. Catch me there

Love to all

Stella