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Comment by dawn ann gregory on November 12, 2011 at 10:46pm

I follow a mostly raw diet also.  I eat all raw at home and then make exceptions when I eat out.  I find that incorporating green juices or green smoothies is necessary for me. 

I can share my typical routine which is very simple:  I have a green juice made with a cucumber, celery, bunch of kale/chard/collards, pear or apple, lemon, and ginger in the morning.  I take chopped up strawberries, banana, dates, and pecans for a mid-morning snack.  Usually arugula, tomato, avocado salad with lemon juice for lunch, then some sort of raw cheese made with nuts, pesto, and tomato for dinner.  Sometimes I eat a late lunch and skip dinner.  I always make sure to have some sort of dessert in the house like raw cashew-coconut-carob cupcakes or raw chocolate truffles.  I supplement with cell food and B12. 

I transitioned overnight.  Fast food one day, raw the next.  It was really hard and a shock to my system, but worked for me.  Some recommend starting with raw desserts or trying to do raw only until dinner and having a cooked dinner. 

Adapting to non-raw foodists isn't as difficult for me as adapting to non-vegans.  I will eat vegan food that isn't raw when I go out or to a friend's house.  The most difficult is probably family events (my family is cattle ranchers on one side, meat and potato people on the other).  Some people will see your results and want to change their own diet, others will feel threatened by it - I just take it in stride and try not to get overly frustrated or upset. Just lead by example!

I hope that helps, Glenna - even though you didn't ask me I thought I might be able to chime in ;)

Comment by Glenna Frey on November 12, 2011 at 6:23pm

So, Halo and Amelia, can you please share the basics of eating raw?  How did you transition?  How do you adapt to others in your life who don't eat raw?

 

Student Comment by Halo on November 9, 2011 at 8:23am

It only continues to get better... I've been raw for about a year and a half now and I feel amazing all the time!

Comment by Amelia "Fyrefly" Greenwood on November 9, 2011 at 2:49am

Yay for raw :) I've only been raw for about 3 months but loving it!

Student Comment by Halo on October 27, 2011 at 6:36pm

Amelia, I am raw vegan.

Comment by Amelia "Fyrefly" Greenwood on October 26, 2011 at 6:46pm

Any hoopers out there follow the 80/10/10 diet?

Comment by JennyZ on August 19, 2011 at 1:38pm

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Comment by Louzilla on August 19, 2011 at 1:24pm

To the new vegetarians and vegans... if you have any questions or need help or advice with anything at all, don't hesitate to message me! Much love to you.

Comment by Laura DiFilippo on August 11, 2011 at 7:36am

thats so awesome sophia!! i also recently went vegan after wanting to do it for awhile...i finally had the will power to commit and im so happy :)

Comment by Sophia on August 10, 2011 at 9:39pm

hey! I'm new here and I just decided to become a vegan! This is something I've been wanting to do for a while and I'm pretty excited :)

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