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  • Owensboro
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Hi Liz! Read your post because I'm relating to this as well right now. I've had some bread, cake and pumpkin pie lately. Not gone off raw but definitely had my share of non-raw and non-vegan food lately! Odd though since I've been juicing quite a ...
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When you get discouraged or down, try going for a walk. In a park or someplace quiet where you can still be alone with your thoughts. Fresh air works wonders. Think of all the beautiful things and what a special person you are. Good luck. Feel bet...
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So I fell way off the wagon. Yeah. I have had a few really good days, off and on, but have been eating lots of non-raw, non-vegan stuff. I feel the need to get back on track. Not just the need, the desire. I bought Sarma's new book and have been r...
November 2
Thank you. ;)
July 12
This is such a fun forum. And the poems have turned out beautifully!
June 30
I love the quote from Madame Bovary about how we "...long to make music that melts the stars."
June 30
Or, perhaps, the cat is a cad!
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About Me:
I was raw 2 months 2 days, with a few missteps. It's been a couple of months since I started my relapse into the world of cooked and processed; I'll get back on track, though. Haven't gotten into the heavy internal cleansing, but maybe someday. I love vineripe tomatoes, mango nectar dribbling down my chin on a hot summer evening, and banana "icecream."
How can the community best support you in your journey? (moral support, transition advice, fitness tips, etc)
I welcome all the tips I can get. Hmmm...maybe some great recipes for savory snacks?
Relationship Status:
Single
Favorite Raw Food or Recipe?
Sarma's Chewy Chocolate Freezer Fudge, mango, avocado, watermelon, corn "chips"...
Interests (outside of Raw Food):
Art, Modelling, Writing, Reading, Animals, Singing karaoke with more enthusiasm than talent, Learning about other cultures, Home improvement, Long soaks in a hot bath, Making candles, potpourri, and body products, Shopping at Gene's (our local health food store), Exercising, Watching movies, Listening to music, more later.
Favorite Books or Authors:
Anything by Augusten Burroughs, David Rakoff, and David Sedaris; Raw Food, Real World; Death of a Salesman; Me, Too Iguana; too many to list here
Favorite Quote:
"We all make our own choices, but sometimes our decisions are not our own"---my mother
Website or Blog:
http://xanga.com/greengreengoddess1
Facebook Profile:
http://facebook.com/Liz Metcalf
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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Struggling, but trying to get back...

So I fell way off the wagon. Yeah. I have had a few really good days, off and on, but have been eating lots of non-raw, non-vegan stuff. I feel the need to get back on track. Not just the need, the desire. I bought Sarma's new book and have been reading and re-reading it. It's inspirational, and captures the magic of the first. I loooove it.

I now have a mandoline (yay!) and am working on purchasing a Vita-Mix soon (saving money, and failing that, gonna give hooking a go. Just kidding. I'm not… Continue

Posted on November 2, 2009 at 6:31pm — 2 Comments

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UUGH!

Well, I was babysitting last night and the family bought me one of those personal pan pizzas (they didn't know I'd gone raw vegan), so I sat down with their little girl after they left and ate a couple of small pieces and a couple of breaksticks, though I wasn't even hungry. I felt instantly sick, bloated, and so lethargic I felt drugged. I literally felt like I was going to fall over and pass out. Pizza was always one of my favorite foods, but it tasted awful, even though it came from what used… Continue

Posted on February 21, 2009 at 11:54am — 10 Comments

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It's My 3-Weeks-Raw Anniversary!

And I feel great. I have tons of energy (still painting around the house), am sleeping better, and my back no longer hurts all day. The food is still tasting delicious, and I am inventing more and more cool recipes all the time. My friends are fascinated by the things I create and by the changes they see in me. This. Is. Awesome.

Posted on January 28, 2009 at 10:10pm — 8 Comments

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One week since my last blog post here...

...and I'm still raw! :D I painted the insides of my right-side kitchen cabinets and have all of my li'l goodies in glass jars, looking gorgeous and vibrant. My refridgerator is still lovely. I feel really good. I know there's going to come a time when I heavy-detox and feel less than my best, but maybe I can ease into it. I'm bodybrushing again, so that's good. Just wanted to check in here---your encouragement makes me feel good and is very supportive, guys.

Posted on January 18, 2009 at 11:11pm — 6 Comments

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Day 4 and still doing it 80-90 style!

I feel good. I knew that I would. I feel nice. Like agave and spice.

It's just effortless this time around. A few years ago, I would occasionally have 80-90% days (or even 100%), but rarely consecutively, and rarely without some kind of strong craving. I probably just wasn't ready. I've had a lot going on in my life in the last few years (yeah, well, who hasn't?), and I think that when the emotional detox comes it's going to be fucking awful. But that's okay; it's gotta come out at some point.… Continue

Posted on January 11, 2009 at 6:24pm — 2 Comments

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At 9:50am on June 23, 2009, Roger Rawsberry said…
Thank U!
At 7:46pm on June 18, 2009, Creig I am said…
yes I dig poetry!
love to create, great fun!
At 9:26am on April 5, 2009, EternalLaceLaceMaker said…
Yours too .

Beautiful of you have written . Thank you , I can say ...

T f B
At 11:57pm on March 19, 2009, meleakua said…
Franken-Rock it, girl! ;)
...guess there's a certain amount of kismet in the circuitry of this site~ we must just be getting the connections we're meant to! thanks for keeping me in the cosmic loop! :)
~ * ~
At 5:13pm on March 11, 2009, meleakua said…
huh! i got your message & went & checked out Frankenpoem... for some reason i didn't get an update or missed it!! i'll come hang out in Frankenland again very soon!!!
have a marvelous day!
~~,~'~<@
(laugh~ STILL haven't gotten the kitchen all cleaned up... i'm so going to be working on it any day now...) :)
At 2:54pm on February 24, 2009, Shorty said…
yea .. they are soaking and i have temporarily sat up shop in my bedroom ... man, i wish these guys would hurry up ripping out the kitchen and restoring it ...

btw, my dehydrator beat me up and i have the wounds to prove it ... lol
At 11:41am on February 20, 2009, aja8505 said…
you know i have never blogged. honestly I'm embarrassed to admit but i am a little confused by it. I have never really read blogs so I don't really know how it works all that much. I'm assuming people just write down their thoughts for all the world to see? lol I'm a little behind the blogging times :-) I have kept a journal most of my life but my god if people ever read those i think i would craw under a rock and prolly never come out!! haha anyways, i do think it would be kinda fun to do though, blog. do you?

do you work out? I just bought one of those rebounders and have been doing that which is actually pretty fun to do. and I decided that I am going to start training for a half marathon with two friends of mine. I'm a little nervous about it but something i have kicked around for a while so i though this might be a good time to put it into action.

I have to say you look so familiar to me, i feel like i have met you before, weird.
At 11:21am on February 17, 2009, aja8505 said…
Hi Liz, it's good to know that I am not the only person who hasn't lost a significant amount of weight since going raw. I have to agree with you that this time around it has been effortless and I honestly thought it would be because I was in this spongy state of mind in december and knew that I wanted my life to change and I can't tell you how pleased I am with the mental changes I have been going thru. For most of my life i have had this love hate relationship with food (eating disorders have this funny way of making you think that you are in control when really you are in control of nothing and instead the eating disorder has total charge of your being) and since I have been raw I have never felt better and really have begun to understand the purpose of food. Yet, that scale still nags me to jump on every morning and I have been getting frustrated! So It would be amazing to have someone to talk too about the changes that are going on or lack there of :-) Thanks , Lindsey
At 2:57pm on February 14, 2009, my name is you said…
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At 8:18pm on January 28, 2009, Krishna said…
Super. Hope you are doing just fantastic!!
 
 

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