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• the weight loss “frame of mind” is a moot point on raw in my opinion. the point is to clean out all the cells and in turn your body returns to it’s natural weight, which is sleek and slender. have you tried going 100% raw before and failed to lose w…

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• exactly. live it. you don’t have to be an encyclopedia! =)

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• i always say “look, i know what it’s like to eat the way you do and it didn’t work for me. if you would like to try eating raw foods and let me know how that feels for you, then we can compare notes.” they can’t argue with how great you feel or look…

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• dreaminraw—totally agree about 100% versus less. ;)

  in Anyone ready to kick off 2 weeks raw Comment by pianissima
• wow… time flies. i still am LOVING being wine-free! it’s just such an emotional relief to wake up not thinking “gosh, i wish i hadn’t drunk…” it’s so empowering making a decisions you feel good about… anyway—today: morning juice: watermelon, celery …

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• bethechange—there have been a lot of discussions about this. type “period” in the forum search. mine have come back, but nothing like the painful ones i used to get. it’s incredible. some raw-ers think it’s cool to completely stop your period becaus…

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• wow bitt, you have mono and you are doing all this! i’m really impressed. is that why you decided to go raw?

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• sabrina1979—any seed will do… cool you like green smoothies! bitt—thanks, actually i noticed it posted on the #1 recipe forum… those look sensational. i love rawdorable’s stuff. haven’t made any of it yet, but i love the photos. have you tried for t…

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• bitt—a raw cinnamon roll? is this a recipe you can share? yummy… today: green juice and smoothie for breakfast, big salad with sprouts and tomato for lunch (with left-over flatbread from the other night), LOTS of water, grapefruit mango and avocado …

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• day 3 no wine!!!! yay! breakfast: juice, green smoothie (orange, 1/2 lime and 1/2 pear with greens) really late lunch: kale salad with avocado, tomatoes, dulse flakes and some flatbread (wow, i really love this stuff!) not sure what to have for dinn…

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• sabrina—do you mean flax crackers with whole flax seeds? have you tried crackers that contain veggies and GROUND flax. it’s a lot easier to assimilate.

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• sabrina1979—glad to hear about the doc. ;)

  in Anyone ready to kick off 2 weeks raw Comment by pianissima
• ok. before i head for bed. here’s what i had today: morning: -water with lemon, coconut water. (a couple of hours later): -vegetable juice (and a little while later) a green smoothie (orange, pear, lime, cilantro, parsley, spinach, kale, spirulina &…

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• p.s. i’ve read it’s a bad idea to detox when you are nursing. you might have released a lot and your baby was drinking it. just a thought…

  in Anyone ready to kick off 2 weeks raw Comment by pianissima
• yep. i’m raw already but today i start my NO WINE cleanse (soon to be lifestyle). i’m with you!

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• elizabethh—agreed. moderate sun exposure is the way to go… i’m curious what your edible sunscreen is? i too have heard it’s the anti-oxidants.

  in Raw Skin Doesn't sunburn? Comment by pianissima
• mango woman—i totally agree. but giving up out of a sense of fear and lack is different from giving up out of a sense of abundance and bliss. i LOVE not drinking. people in bars are not HAPPY just because they are acting OUT LOUD. i am just as crazy…

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• p.s. do you have any literature to support that? i’d love to read something that would corroborate my body’s natural inclination to stay away…

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• thanks ardesmond2—i’m much more open to that DOOMFUL REALITY since i quit ;)

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• hey birdflew—sake isn’t raw since it’s made from fermenting cooked rice. nama sake is unpasteurized, which is probably what you are referring too. kombucha is a raw “tea” that is made from the fermentation of a special mushroom… i’ve never made it, …

  in Alcohol and Raw Foods Comment by pianissima
• hey birdflew—sake isn’t raw since it’s made from fermenting cooked rice. nama sake is unpasteurized, which is probably what you are referring too. kombucha is a raw “tea” that is made from the fermentation of a special mushroom… i’ve never made it, …

  in Alcohol and Raw Foods Comment by pianissima
• hey birdflew—sake isn’t raw since it’s made from fermenting cooked rice. nama sake is unpasteurized, which is probably what you are referring too. kombucha is a raw “tea” that is made from the fermentation of a special mushroom… i’ve never made it, …

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• p.s. i can’t say i would ever have kava again after backpacking through fiji and having to drink about 5 coconut bowls filled with it every time i went to a new village! it is quite numbing!

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• krystale—that is SO true! i’ve heard of experiments done with water like that! i don’t believe in beating myself up, that’s why i’ve continued to have a drink every once in a while. i think i’m ready to challenge myself a little more. it’s also good…

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• bitt—you’ve really inspired me. i bought a case of kombucha this morning so i can have one a night instead of wine. it’s really a nice feeling to sip something “special” with dinner and kombucha is a nice treat. winona—it seems to be an all or nothi…

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• oh gosh, i have been going through SUCH a long period of trying to give up wine. i do well for a couple of weeks and then have a glass and every day after that think “well, just a glas…” raw foods are about feeling ALIVE and VIBRANT. compare that to…

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• winter squash is DELICIOUS juiced with other veggies or chopped up in the food processor as “rice”, or spiralized as “pasta.” like brussel sprouts, these are obviously harder to digest than say a soft fruit like a tomato, but i believe in variety. t…

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• oh- you know, i just remembered something about the big artichokes. they have HAIR. i’ll have to experiment before i say what to do. when we would eat them cooked you would take off all the leaves (the bottom part of each leaf would be edible) and t…

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• generally we use baby artichokes (the purple ones) and just clip the tips of the leaves off. i’m not sure about the larger ones, but i would imagine you could just clip a little bit more off of the leaves (say 1/2). once you’ve done that, you just u…

  in What not to eat... Comment by pianissima
• well, this is a matter of opinion. some are of the “all if it’s raw” camp, some are in the “only certain acceptable” camp. for me, i’ll eat any vegetable raw except potatoes (supposedly they have a toxin in them that gets killed when cooked… mostly,…

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