First Entry- writing for positive awareness

3/16/11

I created this blog to help me maintain a VEGAN RAW and LIVING foods lifestyle. I have been a vegetarian for about 4 years and now I have been trying to improve my eating habits further by eating raw and living foods. It has been a huge transition for me to go from Vegetarian to not only Vegan but Raw and somewhat Living. At first it was not so difficult since I was reading some inspiring books including The Raw Food Lifestyle by Ruthann Russo, and a couple cookbooks by Ann Wigmore, Sarma Melngailis, and Wendy Rudell. But now the "honeymoon stage" has past and I am suffering withdrawals from the SAD-CRAP diet (Standard American Diet- Carbohydrates Refined And Processed). I decided to detoxify by fasting for three days. I only lasted 1 day and broke down and ate some kale and young thai coconut juice. However the next couple of days I could not stop stuffing my face with chocolate and chips. I read that it is good to keep a journal to help change a lifestyle so I am starting this blog to write down my excitement from trying new recipes, foods that work for me, struggles and breakdowns, as well as spiritual aspects that intertwine with the lifestyle for me.
I know most of us struggle with our eating habits and we consciously feel bad about ourselves and our bodies when we don’t eat mindfully. I hope this blog will be helpful to people who are on the same path as me, for inspiration and guidance. I want people to know that they are not alone when dealing with the struggles of saying no to all the fast food, refined junk and sugars that our society produces and calls “food.” Majority of Americans have grown up eating the SAD diet and we think it’s normal because everyone around us eats it, which tempts us even more when we are trying to abstain and create a new path. Believe in yourself and know that we make mistakes, but it is how we rebound from those mistakes that can set our minds to strive even harder to make ourselves better.

Peace and Love,
Virginia Lilly