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So let's see... This past weekend was Vegas. My four girl friends and my husband and I went together. We left on Friday afternoon and got back Monday night. I did really well at staying raw until Saturday night when we all went for dinner. I had a supper of four bananas and some nuts that I packed on Friday night. Had a two delicious fruit bowls from room service Saturday morning and stopped at Orange Julius in the outlet mall that afternoon. I asked for a strawberry-banana smoothie and made it… Continue

So I just ate some frozen yogurt (from the store) from a few weeks ago that was still in the freezer. *sigh* I'm trying to not feel guilty and just get on with it and be kind to myself... It all started last night. I was making onion bread from Rawvolution and was SO excited about it. I had to flip it over at 7, so I started to do that and realized I was burning my fingers on the bread... Sketchy. Also realized that there was no way it needed to be in there for another twelve hours or it would… Continue

So things are going very well. I'm still at like, 99% raw, and not 100 only because of ingredients that I bought thinking they were raw, and later found out they aren't. Lame. For example, I have carob powder. However, it does not say "raw" carob powder, so I'm not so sure about it. And the soy sauce I bought a long time ago... I asked the guy at the health food store to take me to the nama shoyu, and he did and I bought it. It just said shoyu, but I was sure it was the same. Apparently, as I le… Continue

So everything is going pretty well. It was my first day at work since the change. I actually got off easy because I had to support an individual at lunch who likes to have her environment very quiet, so I ate my mountain of fruit, far away from all the microwaved pizza pops and other crap, not to mention the judgemental people. I tried out a recipe I found on youtube for supper today. It was Karen Knowler's Nori Rolls. I just found out that my nori was very likely toasted, but still, oh my god,… Continue

So I've been trying to transition to raw for about six months. In the last month, I've eaten more fast food and crappy restaurant food than I have in quite a while. Obviously, the transition thing doesn't seem to be working for me. I'm very much addicted to junk food and cooked food in general. So I decided, after becoming very inspired by Victoria Boutenko's books, 12 Steps to Raw Foods, and especially Raw Family, that I just needed to do it. Jump in with both feet. Start 100% raw Monday. Today… Continue