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Colleen
- 29, Female
- joplin, MO
- United States
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Colleen's Groups
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Raw in Kansas
18 members
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Raw Missouri
30 members
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Raw Movement
97 members
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Hooked?! (Like We Need...
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Holodynamic Living
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Colleen's Discussions
juicing and bathroom issues?...
Started Oct 28
Starting juice fast/feast next week
Started Oct 24
A week off work.. what to do?
Started Oct 18
I <3 Raw!!!
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There are those out here that have alot to lose
and really could use support from others who
are also trying to lose a substancial amount of
weight. Share tips, successes and lets be each
others motivation!!
How did my juice feast go? 7 pounds gone this week too!
Awesome story! Glad you baby is doing good.. as well as the momma!
the idea of enemas makes me feel more than nervous and a little bit sick, never done it. I feel just eating raw is plenty cleansing u know ;) Especially if you do a fast one day a week or something nice and easy like that.
I am a little afeared to us an enema as well.. and considering Im still a big girl, i don't know if it will be hard to do or not. So far today I had a smoothie and i have been munching on veggies off and on. Still waiting. lol. Im going to juice s...
I just got my juicer, so I'm planning on going on juice for a couple of days, but I've got EXACTLY the same issue... and I'm too scared to use an enema... so it's fibre pills and laxative teas for me...
Wish you the best, keep us posted on your f...
Ah! Gotcha. Still, three days is AWESOME. I hope your first poop is a good one. :-D
Profile Information
- About Me:
- I have been interested in and have been studying raw foods for a few months now.. since the end of 2008. I had gone almost 100% raw for a few months but I started eating more cooked foods again, and that is where I am at right now. I am trying to include more raw foods again.. but i find it difficult to stay high raw, and im working on figuring out how to overcome that.
Just some random tidbits: I have 3 cats who are my children. I am pagan, but I am slowly realizing that I do not need to label my spirituality. It just is what it is. :) I live in Missouri, but would love to live in Portland, or Hawaii. ( I know.. two totally different places. lol). I would love to travel someday, considering I have only been to Kansas, Missouri, Ohio, and Oklahoma. :( I was a vegetarian for about 4 years, but I always ate the wrong things, so I didn't get healthy and I didn't lose any weight. I love Raw foods. ^_^
- How can the community best support you in your journey? (moral support, transition advice, fitness tips, etc)
- I would love to meet people who have lost a lot of weight by going raw and other people who are in the transition to make their life better.
- Relationship Status:
- Single
- Favorite Raw Food or Recipe?
- Bananas, avacados, blueberrys, mangos, spinach, salads, mushrooms, fuji apples
- Interests (outside of Raw Food):
- I love to learn.. about religions, diets, lifestyles, cultures and so many different things. People intrigue me and I love to people watch. I also love to spin fire (poi). I have not been doing it as much as I want to lately, but that doesn't mean I still don't love to do it. ^_^. Music is a big part of my life, and it is with most people. When I am home, the radio or someting almost always on, (though I do like some quite time just to have some quiet. lol). Pagan spirituality is something I am also passionate about. My spirituality is something I hold very dear to me, but I am not religious. I love learning about other religions too, and Hinduism and Buddhism intrigue me. I llove going Camping and going to festivals at Camp Gaea in McClouth Kansas (especially the Heartland Pagan Festival! What fun!!). Water is my element, even though i am an Earth sign. (Capricorn/Aquarius cusp). I love to swim and just be around water. I would live by a waterfall if I could. I have 3 cats who are my life and my children, and they make me soo happy. And lastly, life interests me. All the lessons that we learn and the things we experience, people we meet.... its just wonderful. I love life.
- Favorite Books or Authors:
- Clan of the Cave Bear series, Twilight books, The Host, the Acorna series, Lord of the Rings trilogy, Drawing Down the Moon, and lots more
- Website or Blog:
- http://www.myspace.com/saturnmaiden
- Facebook Profile:
- http://www.facebook.com/saturnmaiden
- Twitter Page:
- http://twitter.com/ayladakora
- GI2MR Oath: I promise to do my best to keep this community drama free. I will not name call or throw around personal attacks. I pledge to be respectful even if I do not agree with another member's opinion. When possible, I'll try to smile : )
- Yes! I accept the GI2MR Oath.
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Juice fast day #2
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Colleen's Blog
My first juicing journey
So, on sunday I had set out to juice until friday or sat. Was all determined..thought I was ready. I had gone and gotten what I thought was enough fruits and veggies to juice and started my juicing journey. Today is the 4th day... and I have decided to break it. There are many reasons at the moment. For one I was not as ready as I thought. I didn't have any supplements, no enema bag, and not enough variety of stuff to juice. It is day 4 and I still haven't poo'd. This morning I was going to try… Continue
Posted on October 28, 2009 at 3:26pm — 6 Comments
So.. about my juice fast..
I had planned about fasting/feasting for 6-7 days. Basically the duration of my vacation. I have been reading about juicing online the past couple of days.. and they say to actually see result.. about day 14 is when it starts to happen. I have also read that if its your first time of juicing, about 5 days is good. Then next time try a little bit more.. and then a bit more. Im on day 2 right now. Im doing alright..I have hunger pangs, but they are not that bad. I am drinking plenty of water.. don… Continue
Posted on October 26, 2009 at 11:10pm — 4 Comments
August 22nd, 30 pounds gone
I have been on a weight loss journey since basically the beginning of the year.. maybe a month or two longer. There were a few months where I didn't lose anyweight at all... and I have since started keeping track of what I eat and my calories and working out more.. and my weight is starting to come off again. Yay! When I first started this raw journey, I had weighed about 317.. but come to find out I probably weighed more than that because I was weighing on the carpet.. not a… Continue
Posted on August 22, 2009 at 4:55pm — 4 Comments
Things that make you go ooommmm
Posted on March 31, 2009 at 7:19pm —
Comment Wall (64 comments)
- At 1:18pm on October 27, 2009,
paul c said… - have a great fast Colleen!
- At 9:40pm on August 3, 2009,
cakes66 said… - Thanks Colleen for feelin' me on the cat drama:) Cats are just the coolest people around!
Peace
- At 12:01pm on May 31, 2009,
tushie said… - hi colleen, just added you as a friend :) i am a 'pagan' too! i call it naturebased spirituality' like yourself, im interested in buddism and hinduism too:) love your profile pic... lots of love from the UK x x x
- At 6:49pm on May 20, 2009,
Charlotte said… - Heyy :) ooo liking your music - Tokio Hotel and The Rasmus are awesome!!! :D
- At 3:10am on April 10, 2009,
Phill said… - Hey hope youre going awesome :)
- At 11:18am on March 31, 2009,
meleakua said… - BANANAPHONE!! :D laugh~ looks like you're having quite a convo! ;)
Have a beautiful day, Colleen!!
~~,~'~<@
- At 10:44pm on March 22, 2009,
goldendreams said… - thanks so much for the kind words. i really appreciate it, and good luck to you too!
- At 1:35pm on March 22, 2009,
Bryan Au said… - Thank you Colleen you RAWCK! :o)
- At 10:04am on March 14, 2009,
Rebeka said… - let me know if these tips work out for you. Join meetups.com and get physically active in the raw foods world.
- At 10:00am on March 14, 2009,
Rebeka said…
- I just saw your video. I know some raw foods are cheap while others like cacao powders among superfoods and exotic foods are expensive. Really look into growing your own wheatgrass (without soil). I'm doing this right now. Also learn how to forage for wild edible plants. WIld edibles are higher in minerals and nutrients and organics. I have been on a raw foods diet since january 08. I was up and down all last year. Sometimes I'd be 95% raw and sometimes I'd be 40% raw or less. The problem last year wasn't the fact that I ate cooked foods, it was my all or nothing attitude which incouraged binging, yo yoing and inconsistancy.
I eat cooked foods and I plan to lessen my cooked food consumption but I'm not worried about it as much. So I used to be all about staying away from cooked foods (negative) to concentrating on my high nutrient essential foods (positive). ( I hope I am not preaching)
So concentrate on developing a strategy every day. Do trial and success to see what works for you. Make your meals simple. Get a couple excersize buddies who want to make the comitment on a regular basis. Do you know about meetups.com. There is a website called: www.meetups.com you type in your interest and you can join a group based on your interest lets say "walking". So if there is a walking group, the site will send you e-mail updates on when the group will meet. I am currently doing this with raw foods and a couple other groups and its excellent for connecting with likeminded folk.
I have lost 70 pounds and kept it off these are my strategies so far diet wise: (still adjusting diet)
VITAL AND EXTREMELY CRUCIAL
LEAFY GREENS
kale, spring mix, spinach (darky leafy greens)
1. 8 oz or more juiced, made into a smoothy or eaten plain with fruit
2. crunchy, hard fruits or vegetables that contain solubale fiber to keep you regular and flush out your cells
includes: apples, celery, carrots, kale, broccoli, cauliflower etc
3. water (filtered, spring or water from the spring)
4. fruit, fruit, fruit (at least 5 whole fruits a day or roughly 2 lbs)
(not juiced just in whole form (this should be your breakfast to normalize your blood sugar and elliminate cravings for junk, if you are on a budget try bannanas because you can still get them organic) I still eat non organic because I am on a budget too. Sometimes you can find apple trees or fruit trees and pick the fruit without even paying for it
5. the healthiest, most deliscious dish that doesn't weigh down you body mind and spirit
Good luck with everything that you do hope this helped. I did so much trial and error. It has taken me years to develop this strategy and so far its working.
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Dude!
I totally would! But I can't play and I can't sing.
I'd write some beastly lyrics though xD
Now, I just need to get a wicked band rounded up ^^.
Get on stage!!Do it!Dont dream it..
take it in a capsule. but i put it in a almond butter and bananna shake w ice.... tastes like a peanut butter and bananna sandwitch
i used it for a while, mostly in smoothies, but haven't really been drawn to it lately.
I've finally decided to seriously take the plunge into raw veganism.
In August I was 100% raw vegan for 19 days but I went back to my sloppy vegetarian cooked diet. At least I've been vegetarian for over a year now. I'll never eat meat again, that...
It's good in a smoothie with frozen bananas and a couple kale leaves
many people who have been there have talked about it. I would rather be on the plane of bliss where everything I desire manifests/
How do you know as well? You dont?
It was hard for me in switzerland to stay raw, I did it but it was so cold and all I ate was avocados and yummy grapes
Fuck, I love Shirley Manson & Courtney Love.
It's like we have gone backwards in the music world, there are no powerful female role models in music. Just women slutting it up in their underwear or getting all cute, with an inability to sing about...
Hey Miranda!
I live close to the border to Germany, close to Singen. Wherabouts are you?
We have been to fairs and festivals in Austria with our superfoods brand BioSamara and found that people are opening up to the idea of raw foods and superfo...
if it was allowed, it wouldn't be any fun
Hello Dea!
There is an online shop in Switzerland selling some of the superfoods you refer to and many more! All raw and organic (waiting certification). no durian and chia seeds though.
You can check it out at www.biosamara.ch.
Love, Ilanta (I...
I'll see you there at First Light
And at the same time, this particular clan of people always seems to be running the world throughout history.
V--either that's the case, and they are textbook psychotic killers who need to be "treated" or jailed like all killers who think they are doing good, or they are malevolent beings who "know it's wrong," as it's said for legal purposes, who should ...
Me too last night.
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