The things that help me stay raw
always Keep some fruit and veggies around
Have whole fruit and veggies in lunch box size coolers with me at all times
Carry around a Magic Bullet in the car to whip me up a smoothie when im caught somewhere
Keep dried fruits with me
Keep nuts and seeds with me
Try new and exotic things
Join raw food sites, talk to other people, research research research, ask lots of questions even (if you think so) dumb ones
Drink lots of water, stay hydrated
buy the best quality food I can find and afford
don’t stress over not being able to buy organic , fresh and raw is better than nothing at all
plan my meals out ahead of time at least the major ones
not letting people cajole or irriate me about what I eat, or convince me to eat what I don’t want too
exercise everyday someway somehow
celebrate my accomplishments and learn from my defeats
keep before and after pics
measure instead of weigh
listen to my body, pay attention to what feels good and what doesn’t
learn something new everyday
respect other peoples opinions, religion, political views
be aware what local, regional, world governments are doing to kibosh our health
make my health a top priority
do things to promote mental and emotional health , yoga , tai chi . Etc
work doing things I love to do
eat when hungry , drink when thirsty
enjoy life, love and be loved
mediation
lots of sleep when needed
keep good recipies of tasty things made
go for a walk if I want to eat something bad, then eat something good and then eat the bad thing if I still really want it
get support from supportive people
visualize good health and a good life always, manifest your destiny
plant a garden , plant pots of stuff if you don’t have a yard, grow things indoors if you don’t have outdoors
enjoy my food , savor the tasttes the smells the textures
graze on healthy raw fruits and veggies
buying stuff in bulk that I eat lots of
go to retreats, festivals , shows, talks whatever you can afford
freeze what you cant eat for smoothies later
dry dehydrate stuff to use later what you cant eat now
make smoothies
make juice
make raw soups !
make a list of stuff I love to eat and find raw vegan replicates
find books in the liabrary
find supplies in free places like freecycle or craigslist
advise the chefs at your local restuarants about your diet and tell them what you want
make my living space as beautifle as possible
be creative with my food
never eat something to the point of boredom
love myself for who I am at the moment and strive to be better tommorrow

...Jodi, the banana eating buddhist




Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 05/09/2009 11:07PM by Jgunn.

wow!

some good stuff in there.....

My list is very short:

1) Listen to my body.
2) Avoid that first bite of cooked.

It's good to make lists....I like....
1) 100% Raw
2) Vegan
3) Organic
4) Juices
5) Smoothies
6) No-compromises....WY

what helps me is to have support. i'm the only raw person in my family, and don't know anyone else in my community who is. so i say, THANK YOU, THANK YOU to all of you!

i would also like to put it out there...
if anyone would like a "transition buddy," you can send me a private message and we can support each other as we go along.

Jgunn - very nice and supportive un like another site I have been on recently!

excellent list

I'd like to add to it: don't watch TV.

I say that cos I was just watching telly (Britain's got talent - my Sunday afternoon guilty secret lol...) and I noted that the majority of the adverts were for food (high fat/high sugar food of course). Really good, entertaining adverts - obviously extremely well funded... My poor bf was drooling for pizza each advert break lol. No wonder people eat so much junk food, they're literally being brainwashed into doing so... no coincidence they're called 'programmes'... designed to program us...

Jodi, great list!

To me preparation is also key, just to not allow to get too hungry. Interestingly I am no longer interested at all to eat certain foods (wheat, dairy, sugats, processed, meat, any kind of grains) so my challenge is overeating rather than staying on course (which right now is a juice feast, but usually is a low fat high raw grainfree 'live-et' [not die-et].)

To me feeling secure and strong in that position is a sheer miracle. What helped me was to cut out item by item over a long time (4years if you count non vegan items)
I will keep your and everyone else's list at hand for great suggestions how to keep things light and fun (never made a raw soup before, for ex)

hehe cocoa not sure how you feel about butternut squash , but this soup is delish omit the curry and jalapeno if you dont like spicy or use it litely untill you find the right taste for you (i also dont use as much mint as i find it takes away from the squash )

3 cups Butternut Squash, peeled, seeded and chopped
1 mango, cubed
2 teaspoons curry
4 cups orange juice
½ cup dates
For garnish:
1 plantain or banana, sliced (i blend in the plantain never tried banana)
½ cup chopped mint
A pinch of minced jalapeno
1 mango, seeded, peeled and diced In a blender, combine the butternut squash, mango, curry, orange juice, and honey or dates and blend until creamy. Garnish with plantain or banana slices, mint, jalapeno, and mango. Serve immediately after blending. Serves 4 people.

...Jodi, the banana eating buddhist




Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 05/10/2009 05:28PM by Jgunn.

Great post! I'm going to save it! :-)


WendySmiling in Oklahoma
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Jodi, nice list thank you to share with us

Cynthia

OOOOOOH, Jodi, that sounds delish!!!!


Also: THIS LIST really helps me with my health and raw pursuits. Rawk on!

Great List! Preparation will help me resist temptation. I've been flying a lot lately and noticed that there is truly nothing raw in many airports. Philadelphia has a Saladworks, but trying to find one that is vegetarian without pasta in it is difficult.

The comment about TV was right on. Last night, I happened on Diners,Drive ins and Dives. The gentleman who is the host, Guy, was literally making me sick he ate so much food. Thank god, because I was starting to fantasize about a diner meal.

Thanks to everyone here.

fasting,enemas,colonics,green juices and smoothies are the best for me.

Add this to my short list above:

3) Keep it simple.

Great posts Jgunn and everybody! Thank you!

Nice post Jodi.