A little lost.

RawksHerSox

New to Raw, and I'm feeling a bit overwhelmed. Is there any helpful advice you might toss to me? =) Maybe some foundation so I can get my roots secured.

schmoopee

Good advice Raw Curls.

I would also add what helped me a great deal was to have some raw packaged foods that helped me transition. Raw bread ( I didn't have a dehydrator when I first started ), ulimana's raw cacao brownie bites and Dr. Cow's cashew cheese. Without these three things I would have had a really hard time. For me it was important to have them at hand to substitute in.

It's easy to get overwhelmed by all the options and opinions, remember to do what feels best for you.

Welcome!

RawksHerSox

Betty - I've been straying to vegetarianism for several years now with my occasional weakness for dairy. Due to my many food allergies, I've decided that making this change in my life would benefit me more than the constant agony I put myself through with not looking after myself. I'm glad there are new people amongst me. It's comforting to know I'm not the only one. =) Thank you.

Bettie

RawksHerSox

Raw Curls,

Thank you so much for the advice. After reading everyone's great responses I calmed down and felt a little more secure. I honestly was really nervous posting. I know it may sound silly but I was really afraid of being ostracized for not being completely knowledgeable about Raw. But thank you for the advice! I'm going grocery shopping in the morning and am excited to start on the journey. =)

RawksHerSox

Schmoopee,

Thanks for the response. I don't have a dehydrator and only have a hand blender. So everything will be amazingly simplistic. I'm admittedly a carboholic and hopefully I can find some Raw bread until I can afford a dehydrator. I might just have to look for the brownie bites and cashew cheese. ;)

Thanks for the warm welcome. =)

I'll keep in mind...SIMPLE, FRESH. =P

RawksHerSox

Emtpdmom,

That was very encouraging to hear. Small steps and I'll get there. =) Good luck to you and I hope to share some of my own journey stories in the moments to come. Thank you.

Kazzie

Hi there

I found that not setting my goals to high helped me. If I wanted somthing cooked I had it until I was able to not want it any more. You don't need to carry guilt around with you if you decided to have somthing cooked.

I started by juicing, reading Jason Vales books kept me motivated and inspired. I still go back to them if I am feeling tempted. I still do juice at least twice a day. I find that simple salads are my fav eat but I do also like to make the odd raw choc pud and some crackers. Before I got my dehydrator I brought flax crackers, they can be expensive but stopped me eating crisps.

Best of luck it is well worth all the effort at the start.

Kaz