Is Raw Baby!

April 1 is more than just April Fools Day. It is the day I am starting my 30 day Raw Challenge. I am making every effort possible to return to the Raw Foodist lifestyle. 2.5 years ago I had made the 6 month mark of being almost 100% raw but then fell off the wagon. I had a lot of change happening in my life and it made it hard for me to stick with it. Now I regret stopping.

When I was I felt amazing. I had lost weight, I had zero cellulite, my skin looked amazing, I had the energy of a teenager, but mostly I was eating 100% all natural food. Yes, being raw takes a lot of preparation. But that little extra work is well worth it. I have started preparing for the beginning of raw again. Currently I am eating raw for breakfast and lunch and only allowing cooked for dinner. Even then I am trying to stick to as much raw as possible. I am also sprouting and starting to dehydrate again. Today I took the time to clean out my freezer and am finishing off the cooked food that is in my fridge. Once the Raw Challenge is done, my plan is to stick to a 80/90% raw diet and when I do eat cooked food it will be food I prepare from scratch.

The hardest thing for me is going to be giving up coffee. I love coffee and not just because of the kick it gives me, it's the flavour, the smell, the ritual. I can do it, I have before and going without coffee for one month isn't going to kill me. Nut or shut up as they say!

Spring is on the way and it is time to start shedding the layers. For me it's time to shed those last few layers of unhealthy things I was doing to myself. For anyone else interested in kicking their health into a new level, I am posting links to some awesome raw food sites below.

Websites
http://www.living-foods.com/recipes/
http://www.thebestofrawfood.com/starting-a-raw-food-diet.html
http://www.rawrose.com/ (amazing cookbook - use it quite often)
http://www.rawbc.org/raw_recipes.html
http://www.welikeitraw.com/rawfood/raw-food-recipes.html
http://goneraw.com/
http://www.fromsadtoraw.com/RawRecipes.htm
http://www.therawdessert.com/
http://www.rawmazing.com


Books
Raw Food Revolution Diet
Raw Food Detox
Green for Life
Sprouts

Cookbooks

Raw Food Made Easy
Ani's Raw Food Kitchen
Rawvolution
Raw Food for Busy People