Hi
I have been high raw for many years now. I was very comfortable with it.
I eat mainly fruit and drink green juices and smoothies. I exercise daily.

Things were going reasonably well, then, in February, my brother suddenly died.
The effect of his death sent me spiraling out of control.
I didnt eat for three days, started drinking tea.
I spent a huge amount of time with relatives drinking tea and then eventually eating cooked food.
I managed to stay vegan but i craved cooked food.
Within a very short space of time the pre raw health issues returned.

within a month i started to take control again. i started to reintroduce fruit and exercise. My heart wasnt in it and i kept returning to cooked food.
I also found excuses not to exercise and i kept putting things off until 'tomorrow'

I have started to gain weight, IBS and severe bloating has returned. I had no energy and very little motivation to do anything about it.
I know that im still grieving for my brother and on some level. I always will.

I found myself in the supermarket looking at diet pills yesterday!
Thats when i realised this just had to stop!
Last night i returned to this site and checked out the posts.
This morning i visited again.

After leaving the site i went straight to the kitchen and made a pint of green juice. It tasted wonderful.
I have taken the first step. I really do feel the juice working its magic inside. Its an amazing feeling. I feel so energised, but also calmer and more balanced.
This is where i choose to be. This is what i have been missing.

I was looking for comfort in cooked food but have actually found it in RAW!!

I know that visiting this site helped motivate me to do this,as it has many times in the past, so i decided that i wanted to write about my experience. Its really helped.
Thanks for reading.
Lorretta

Hi loretta,

hugs

I'm so very sorry for your loss. Hugs and good thoughts to you!



My website: The Coconut Chronicles

Condolences, Lorretta, and big hugs. Glad this board helped you.

Blessings to you Loretta and thank you for sharing. May you receive much peace and tremendous health.

(((hugs)))
Rawangel



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i`m sorry for your loss. i lost my sister on feb 12th and i know how hard it can be. mine wasn`t sudden, she battled cancer for 3 years so i cried most of that 3 years which helped me "deal" a bit better i think being prepared in a way. welcome home
patty

I'm sorry to hear about your brother....

Loretta,

May you find peace in your brothers death.

Take Care,

Hi Loretta,

Sorry about losing your brother.

I'm glad you found your way back to raw. Nothing keeps us balanced better than raw food, sunshine, and exercise.

Wow! A whole pint of green juice! What was in it?

la_veronique TheCoconutChronicles, Sundancer,rawangel globalresult roxeli
rawlinda sue

I would like to thank you for your support. You are all very kind.

Hi Patty
I just wanted to thank you for your kind words and tell you that im sorry to hear about the loss of your sister.
Thanks for welcoming me home.

Switching back to raw has helped me reconnect with periods of the the inner peace i was searching for. Im still tempted by the cooked!

Its early days, but the desire to fill the emptiness with cooked food is slowly but surely falling away.

Im trying to feel the emotion rather than feed it. Easy to say, hard to do!

roxeli
In answer to your question about the content of the juice.
Spinnach,celery,cucumber, cabbage, half a lemon and a couple of carrotts to sweeten slightly and push through the juicer at the end.


Blessings to you all x

Hi Loretta,
Last month I slipped off of an all raw journey and I am fighting my way back. I am presently high raw at about 95%. I have found that the baked potato works for me for the non-raw part of my diet. The baked potato gets me past the desire for cooked food without a lot of sugar or processed junk so it is a good transition food in that sense. I am trying to slowly increase my raw % and not eat junky foods while I am working my way back. I have found that I do better making the changes slowly and being kind to my inner self in the process. I hope something in my post can help you on your journey back to raw. Good to have you back. ;-)

Hi EZ rider
Thanks for sharing.
It will be a slow process for me too!
Ive had a couple of all raw days (only because i felt like eating fruit and i find juices sustaining). I did A mono pineapple day. It was wonderful.

Baked potato helped me transition once before. Maybe its worth trying again. I like baked sweet potato and butternut squash.
Im aiming for high not total just now so thats a great idea.

Blessings
lorretta

Ditto on the baked potato. I put coconut oil on it and honey sometimes. It really helped.

Now I am 100% and love the way my body digests food so easily.

Welcome Lorretta! You belong here!

Thanks for all your support.
Things are going well for me.
I have periods of high energy in the morning, followed by headaches and aching back and limbs.
Im ok with it as i know im clearing out again.

the last couple of days, I have managed to stay raw despite cooking for my family.
I love it when i reach this stage, I know im back on track now.

Im eating a bit too much, but that's ok as i know that will fall away with time.

I feel comfortable with my food choices, it hasn't been as difficult as i thought it would be. In fact it just feels normal.