Inside the Raw Food Lifestyle

Hi Becca, Reading your blog posts from spring of...

2009-05-01T08:57:00.000-07:00

Hi Becca,

Reading your blog posts from spring of 2008 made me feel so much more at peace with myself and my nut consumption. You and I both have admitted to ourselves that we have used nuts as comfort food in a big way! I would love to connect with you.
You can find me on Facebook, just look for Yogi Suzi there. If that does not work for you, I do have http://www.yogisuzi.blogspot.com and can be found on http://yogiraw.com. Looking forward to getting to know you. Yogi Suzi

That's beautiful that you want to reach out and he...

2008-09-24T20:04:00.000-07:00

That's beautiful that you want to reach out and help others! I'm sending you lots of love and encouragement to follow that desire! What a lovely world we have with all this raw love being shared with others!

Lots of love to you,

Wendi Dee
XOXOXO

p.s. I was SUPER EXCITED to see the All Raw Directory Widget on your page!!! That made my day!!!

(I had to use my husband's Google account info to leave a message.)

I didn't actually clock how long it took, but appa...

2008-09-22T08:37:00.000-07:00

I didn't actually clock how long it took, but apparently it happened so fast that I didn't really notice (didn't have a scale). I rarely lose weight successfully so I thought I was just *feeling* lighter. But a ballpark time was about a month.
Several people I've counseled have lost 6-8 pounds in a week JUST eating mostly fruit and greens until dinner and then eating a very light, properly combined cooked dinner.
An important aspect is to keep up caloric intake and reduce processed sugar and fat to nothing.

Now my diet (maintaining the same weight loss a year and a half later) is I have 16-20 oz. of a green smoothie at 9:30am, then I have a HUGE (it seems inordinately large but is just right for me) salad or combo of veggies for lunch at around 1pm, and then I have a more complicated, usually higher fat, raw dinner like nut pate with collards, or avocado with other stuff, spiralized yam, etc.

Back when I lost the weight I was eating TONS of nuts, avocados (daily), dried fruit, zucchini noodles with pesto, etc. I tried to combine food properly but was really more interested in staying raw and satiated.

Hey..How long did it take yout o lose the weight??...

2008-09-21T22:42:00.000-07:00

Hey..How long did it take yout o lose the weight?? And also what was your daily diet like??

I so wish I was there too! From whatever is saying...

2008-09-17T09:59:00.000-07:00

I so wish I was there too! From whatever is saying who went and their pictures, it was too fun! I saw a pic of you with Bunny in one of the shots. :) Hope to hear more about it from you.

Wow, thanks. That was so helpful to me to read you...

2008-09-06T19:55:00.000-07:00

Wow, thanks. That was so helpful to me to read your views on labeling ourselves (and the labels others place on us). I've been transitioning to raw for about two months now and the weight is really falling off. Folks keep asking me if it's because I'm a 100% raw foodist. I'm not. I've been maintaining about 85-90%, but even that use of percentages is uncomfortable for me. This journey I'm on is so not about the numbers or labels. It's about becoming whole, healthy, vibrant and alive.

Good luck with your big day. I will be sending pos...

2008-08-22T13:00:00.000-07:00

Good luck with your big day. I will be sending positive thoughts your way. Glad I stumbled across your blog!

Don't beat yourself up. One day at a time. Simple ...

2008-06-05T20:26:00.000-07:00

Don't beat yourself up. One day at a time. Simple and True. You can only affect this moment. I am adding you to my blog links and I look forward to hearing more about your successes. I believe in you!
Angela

Hello. This post is likeable, and your blog is ver...

2008-04-14T06:59:00.000-07:00

Hello. This post is likeable, and your blog is very interesting, congratulations :-). I will add in my blogroll =). If possible gives a last there on my blog, it is about the Câmera Digital, I hope you enjoy. The address is http://camera-fotografica-digital.blogspot.com. A hug.

Hi Becca,When I was trying to be 100% local/season...

2008-04-02T18:38:00.000-07:00

Hi Becca,

When I was trying to be 100% local/seasonal in my consumption, it was very limiting. Those limits made me anxious and more fixated on food than ever. I finally am allowing myself permission to use anything organic at PCC, regardless of origin or local seasonal appropriateness, and my food horizons have expanded delightfully (and fixation somewhat diminished!). I am finding that green smoothies with mangoes are just wonderful right now: mildly sweet, very green, and satisfying.

Well missy...I would say your post is fantasticall...

2008-02-22T16:50:00.000-08:00

Well missy...I would say your post is fantastically appropriate to my week. I even posted your pic and a little blurb on my blog last night...I hope that is ok, let me know if it isn't!
I would say 5 and 9 come into play, of what Karen Knowler said. Wow, just wow.

Thanks!

Sam

Hello,My name is Prabhu, I work with Dhrumil at we...

2008-02-08T13:35:00.000-08:00

Hello,

My name is Prabhu, I work with Dhrumil at welikeitraw.com

We're collecting the contact emails of people in the raw food community and I was hoping you could send me yours. Would you mind shoot me an email at prabhu@dboost.com

The reason I'm asking for it is that Dhrumil and the team at We Like It Raw are trying to unite all the bloggers with a common sub-site.

Thanks!
Prabhu

Same type of holiday for me, too. Eat and watch dv...

2008-01-02T19:04:00.000-08:00

Same type of holiday for me, too. Eat and watch dvds all day. Fun, relaxing, lovingly lazy :)

Happy New Year!
Kristen's Raw

I think you would do better as a raw foodist addin...

2007-12-03T14:34:00.000-08:00

I think you would do better as a raw foodist adding butter scotch flavored raw fats. I always buy raw organic oils containing 6 to 10 types of raw oils and add that to all my drinks, tastes really REALLY good. Without this, i have these CRAZY cravings for every cooked food.

The one I use is from Amano Foods. It's unpasteur...

2007-11-14T19:37:00.000-08:00

The one I use is from Amano Foods. It's unpasteurized, so it still has the good live cultures, but I'm not sure if that counts as "raw" (especially since the type I use, Genmai, has brown rice... it tastes nicer to me than the straight soybean ones, though). I haven't come across any miso that specifically says it's "raw", though many are unpasteurized. I'm guessing that that's what the raw recipe books are calling for when they say "raw miso"!

Ooh, those are good ideas. I already drink tea, as...

2007-11-14T14:00:00.000-08:00

Ooh, those are good ideas. I already drink tea, as I seriously cannot hold a normal body temperature (and even less now that I've released 30 pounds while being mostly raw).
The miso soup deal...which kind is the "raw" kind so I can look for it or order it? It'd be a great snack for when I get home from work.

I can relate. Since the weather's got colder, I'v...

2007-11-14T09:04:00.000-08:00

I can relate. Since the weather's got colder, I've gotten colder, too! I know it's not strictly raw, but I've found that a cup of hot herbal tea often helps to warm me up. Anything with ginger is also quite warming.

As far as foods that are comforting, you could try miso soup. If you really want to stay raw, you could get the raw kind and just warm it up a little (not enough to kill the enzymes, but enough so that it feels somewhat warm). I've been having a lot of that lately, and it seems to satisfy cravings (perhaps because it's quite salty).

That's a really really cool post. With my energy I...

2007-11-03T19:55:00.000-07:00

That's a really really cool post.

With my energy I find myself: writing, playing, getting outdoors, going to midnight movies, making recipes, emailing friends and family that I wasn't able to stay in contact with as much in the past because I was always "too tired"...

Cheers!
Kristen's Raw

Your list looks a lot like mine! Great blog! Tha...

2007-11-02T09:56:00.000-07:00

Your list looks a lot like mine! Great blog! Thank you!

I can feel your energy in your post. You're amazin...

2007-10-15T00:20:00.000-07:00

I can feel your energy in your post. You're amazing. And, I love that you feel "empowered" in the kitchen. Your fabulous meal for non-raw fooders sounds delicious.

Have a fantastic week :)
Kristen's Raw

Becca - Congrats on a successful raw meal with non...

2007-10-05T07:22:00.000-07:00

Becca - Congrats on a successful raw meal with non-raw people!! I recently celebrated my birthday & with the support and help of my non-raw boyfriend and family we enjoyed an almost 100% raw meal. The person who brought raw veggies brought dip with that wasn't raw...but I just avoided that.

We had an Asian theme with Nori Rolls w/Carrot Almond pate, Asian "Noodle" Salad, and a Pineapple Cucumber Peanut Salad. It was delicious, but also a lot of work!!

Preparing a meal like that makes me appreciate the simple meals I have been eating most of the time.

Good Luck with your application to the Raw Washington Board!

Take care ~ Nikki