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well guys its a very long time since i have started a new topic..

i thought it would be good to share the healing crisis that i am going through and have been going through for awhile now..

as most of you know pre-raw (4 years ago) i had alot of illness...and i have been finding my way lots of hits and misses..fine tuning fine tuning...

well for the last 44 days i have been having blended fruits soft fruits...juices,juice fasting and water fasting...the last 2 weeks or maybe 3-have lost track...im not having anything to ingest until 12 lunch time,and then its just vege juice...to allow more cleansing healing work to be done...

my colitis came back with a vengeance  a few months ago...my abuse of my body..ingesting raw chillies and the like..and turned ulcerative!that is settling now....

the cleansing is incredible...getting more and more...break outs,body odor....patchy tongue,today a rash in the middle of my back-and the expulsion of mucous is huge!....feeling very tired...so just resting sleeping when i can....dreadfully thirsty....drinking copious amounts of water....

so what i am really sharing this for...is to say yes....eating raw vegan- alone,is cleansing...but for some,like myself it needs to go deeper to truly eliminate and remove whatever is holding my body back from  moving to the next level...

i feel different....deep within on the deepest cellular level....more spiritually and mentally than anything...because physically not real flash right now...

just riding it out...going with the flow....getting the crud out...making way for the good,the renewed....

Hey beautiful lady, wow it really sounds like you are doing some very deep cleansing.

Those that follow the Natural Hygiene approach don't believe we should ingest chillies, garlic, onions and the like. I've never been really sure which way or the other but when you think about it if it burns your mouth then its gotta be burning your insides. I know for a fact that when I eat garlic on an empty stomach it makes me feel sick and the kids say the same thing when their sick and I'm trying to dose them up on garlic.

Rest and heal beautiful and I look forward to reading more about your cleansing experience, thanks so much for sharing.

Will send out some healing energy your way.

Hugs

Hello beautiful Goddess of Greens!  Wow, it sounds like you're having an interesting time...I truly hope your body starts to respond to all the cleansing you are doing and you feel a whole lot better.  It is wonderful that you have spiritual and mental clarity, and I'm sure the physical health will return soon.  You are great at listening to the wisdom of your body, so as long as you keep honouring it (and not eating chilli) you should break through to that next level.

I wish you well on your journey.  You have always inspired me so I'm happy you have a journal again (I was a little lost when I returned here earlier this year after a few months' absence to find you were not around, so I'm happy you're back onboard with a journal I can follow!).

Lots of love and good health to you,

swami xxxx

Hi RGG,

This is the first time I've written in a journal of yours.  You have unknowingly been such an inspiration to me and I seriously look up to you for where I want to go in my journey.  I'm lagging far behind, believe me!!!! rofl  You're at the peak of Mt Everest, I'm at the base......just an analogy as to how much work I need to do.....but I want to climb to the peak, but it's sooooooooooooo hard with a non-raw family.......and my lack of will power!!!  So I need to make a pact with myself to turn to a source of inspiration at times of low esteem, and you're my source of inspiration and I thank you immensely for that.

What you're going through at the moment sounds terrible, but good at the same time when you know WHY your body is doing what it's doing.  You are so strong in riding it out.  You make me realise that I'm weak.......but that's a good realisation. You are really a gorgeous being, and someone who is so strong in themselves that believes you deserve the best.....and you do.  That I will work on too in myself!!!

I send you my love and will be eager to know your progress.  I'm so humbled that you are there to share your experiences with us. 

Take care my sweets

Luv

Rita :heart:

Thanks for sharing yourself again Neets ...  :)
X  X

Ditto what Jen said. You are an amazing person, so giving, kind and loving. I'm glad you are getting better.

xoxox

Its so helpful to hear about your journey Suay. You are someone whom we all look up to and we are so glad you are persevering, feeling your way forward, to light the way for us all on our own raw adventures. I want to do a fast now too. Dont think it will work well with my new cycling training though, perhaps I could schedule one in a couple of months time.

xoxoxo

testing to see if i can post on here.couldnt yesterday....

okey doke...here i go..

thank you everyone for the awesome replies..this wasnt intended as a journal,but after reading your replies,well i decided it might as well be...

have been sleeping and resting alot...i felt awesome in thailand,and just thinking about that today,i was sleeping 10-12 hours every day...

so last night,i slept 10 hours...started to feel a bit more alive...

lots of sunshine yesterday....visualised the sun drawing the toxins out of my body....and being elimated in the sweat...

had a complete exercise free day yesterday,that is huge! for me...a whole day without purposeful exercise....but i listened to my body and i know i need it..

right now i feel as though i have a very long way to go..but im refusing to look ahead,and say how long til full health...living in the now,with purpose and clear intent of being the best i can be...

natural hygiene is the only way for me to eat and live...the only way! fortunately i love it,so its all good!
David Kleins books are really helping me through this tough time,i hope i get to meet him one day..he seems like he would be a quiet gentle man,with very little ego...a good heart!

Went for a long walk this morning,amongst nature and trees,where i have ran so many times before....i literally stopped to smell the roses(came across an amazing rose garden...)i didnt push too hard,but did get my heart rate up,then i jumped on the swings for 10 minutes or so...felt so free and light..

thank you again everyone for your support...

Oh my poor Neet :(

Heaps and heaps of love and healing to you :wub: :rose:
May

Neet sending you lots of love and healing vibes your way. We all love you dearly you know that. I am hoping that it passes soon and you get the new level of health that you want.

Lots of love Angie

I never know what to call you, Neet, Suay or RGG!  :huh: Which do you prefer?

Out of the whole forum I find you so inspirational. I'd like to be where you are in a couple of years...if i can do it that quick i will be a very happy camper.
Looking forward to reading more about your healing cleanse and your journey and gaining even more inspiration.  :ohyeah:

sending my love and hugs to you
peta

thanks for your support...its funny i was saying to our fabulous Jenny(rawsensational Jenny) last night,this wasnt intended as a journal or a topic for support,but more to share that a healing crisis can occur wayyyyyy down the track of going raw vegan,esp if there has been lots of ill health involved!

but i will keep you updated as i go...

Peta...all of the above,Suay,Neet,RGG....its all cool...as long as you decline to call me NeetS......that has some unpleasant memories attached to it...thank you....*smile*...ahhh we cant rush health unfortunately,lol...id like to,but cant be done .....patience is a virtue-give it to me right now dammit! lol...

okay,so feeling a lot more human getting more sleep...felt good this morning...walked 9 kms in 70 mins...i didnt think i was zipping along that much...but i must have been....it was lovely early,i saw the most gorgeous blue wren,i had forgotten how precious( and tiny) they are...just beautiful hopping around looking busy!
did my 5 tibetans...and extra ab work...nothing too strenuous....not to the point of fatigue...would have liked to trampoline as well,but didnt have enough time left before work..

Had a busy day at work....am quite dehydrated at the moment...not weeing enough....had juice
then watermelon later...and now enjoying blended rockie..yummo!

not looking so pale,but still dark under my eyes and a bit puffy....have noticed-not for the first time,that when i am dehydrated i retain fluid...now theres motivation to drink more water....who wants to be puffed out with fluid,not i...

Just on a short break...for an hour...then i have some vip clients to see until around 8...so i wont get to Sergeis talk tonight..ahh well...these are very good clients..such is life...not meant to be this time around...ebb and flow ebb and flow!

They must have been very special clients indeedy! How are you feeling today? or tomorrow by the time you read this! LOL. I hope you are a well chicken.

xoxoxo

yeh they are Jennie....

im doing pretty well...getting into bed as early as possible at night...and still having some sort of a life,lol....tricky balance sometimes...

up at 5.30 this morning...early start today,but an early finish...will be done by 2.30 ohh yeh!

still releasing heaps of mucous.....and getting some bowel cramping....but things are definitely improving thanks for asking babe....

still working out...but not pushing to exhaustion...thats a new one for me,lol.....

Hey Sweety Neety, I was just wondering about you and your workout after you mentioned not going to exhaustion. Is that what you were doing? Do you still feel the need to do that or are you happy to maintain your current fitness levels? Do you plan to go back to your previous workout regime when you are better or just do as you are doing? Questions questions... always questions!

Love ya!!!

xoxoxo

ask away its all good...

yes i push hard when i work out..anyone that has worked out with me knows this....i love doing this....

when i am full energy and body healed more fully...then i will push harder again...not every workout...i will allow myself a rest day in the week...and lighter workout days...in between the gung ho workouts!

im happy maintaining my current level of fitness...but am always curious to how far i can run,ride my bike..row...power walk...etc you know.....

but this time around much much MUCH more sleep....running on empty before....

Wishing you lots of love, light and healing blessings, Neet! It sounds like you are in the best place to be right now:)

Hi RGG.

I have been reading through your journal and have been inspired by you too.
Thanks for sharing. It's so helpful. :)

Wishing you abundant health!

Love ~ Michele

thanks girls...doing well...

adore your watermelon with daughter avatar pic...just ate some gorgeous watermelon..how perfect is it..yummo!!

had a great day today...

pushups first thing....then 7km powerwalk....then 15 minutes on the trampoline and stretches...
did a 22hour juice fast....i do a long juice fast every day...then eat at 2 or 4 or sometimes later...this works well for me...juicing is so fabulous!

my body is feeling cleaner and cleaner..loving it...

then took an early minute from work..which was great...was quiet anyway...4 hour shift instead of 5...

big day of facials/massage tomorrow...then 3 days off..what bliss!

going to blend up some rockie now....

enjoying reading Ross Horne's book.
improving on Pritikin...lots of great info in it...love my raw books!

RGG you are such an inspiration  -_-

I thoroughly enjoy reading all your posts and appreciate you sharing your journey with us.

It has taken me a long time to listen to my body, and really it is the only way to be. Sounds like you're doing lots of healing inside and out, and I wish you nothing but the best! Lots of sunshine, laughter and love for your body and soul xoxo
hugs
Bek

thanks Bek...

for me the bane of my raw vegan life(apart from the illness i have had in the past) is overeating..

for me now conquering this,and having no desire to eat more when i am full already....makes me so very happy,because to me it shows i am more balanced emotionally,and very happy with my life....i am so pleased to have arrived to this point in my journey...makes all the challenges worth while!

My sweet Neety, you are amazing sis, you keep goping, the healing is happening, I have seen and noticed a difference about you...not just physically, spiritually. I am so glad you started a journal, you are very inspiriing to me and I love you so much my dear dear friend and sister.

Talk so soon

BB
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thank you sweet Chermona...my sister...

i feel different you know...not just physically....

have had a big and busy week..its the end of the week,yet i feel fresher than i have in a long while...my health is on the up and up...my workouts were tops...very happy with that...ive done50kms this week so far...with other exercise as well....loving getting so much sunshine..

have a slight dull headache...i hit my head on the light shade....crack...and ouch,lol...ahh well it will fade soon...wont tell you how *wink wink*....nahh jokes joyce....hee hee

my energy is good....my tummy feels happier....break outs still happening but not phased by that too much....its inside gotta come out some how...its all good i say

Hey gorgeous woman.  So glad your health is taking a positive turn...you work so hard to achieve perfect health and it must be difficult when you're doing as much as you can and your body still lets you down in some way. 

Your exercise regime is incredible...how do you fit work into your life with all that exercise?!?

Big hugs to you,

swami xxx

hey Swami thanks for popping in..

i get up 3 hours before i need to leave for work..then i fit in workout,juicing and sitting in the sun time,lol....

You're an inspiration to us all!

CONGRATULATIONS on taking your health on to a whole new level.........................................................................

Big hugs Neety! Going great guns I see.

xoxoxo

hey babe, while i'm here, quick visit.. i need to go to bed! yes! but thank you so much my sister for everything. you know what i mean. i love you so much. i am so lucky to have you. i love u lots :) going to bed now :)

hee hee back at ya sweeet PEa...hugs hugs...hope that you are sleeping and resting up....see you soon...

a lovely weekend of much sleep and rest...and working out...and sunshine...was out doing my 8kms yesterday....zipping along-fortunately alone...and i did a little (almost ) clearing of my throat...and out of my mouth literally...sorry gals this is gross...."fell" around the size of a 50cent piece...a blob of mucous....oh my....i couldnt fathom it..and then i felt excited about it....better out than in,lol!

and so the cleansing continues....feeling more beautiful and clean and renewed each day...lots of sleep is helping wonders...and allowing myself to fully relax and not feel as though i should scurry off and do something..nope!

going to try some soft skin grapes today,see how they go with me..David Klein says they are fine...as long as they dont have tough skins...adding in a new fruit every week or so....allowing my uc lots of time to heal...

oh and its 52 days today....

So happy always to read of your healing Neet.

My recommendation for you today is to get Nige to peel you some grapes and hand feed you, lying naked in the sun.

Heaps of love
May

heee hee mwah....he would definitely be up for that as would i,the naughty man that he is...i lerv it....it gets my blood pumping....

just posted in Emi's journal...
and i wanted to put this here in mine,because her journal is for herself and support for her.....(hugs)

i am at the place now,where i no longer feel guilty for having a beautiful body....i walk with pride,i work hard for radiant health,and put the best into my body in the way of raw vegan food,rest sleep,exercise happiness and passion ...and a nice rewarding byproduct of this,is a beautiful body..and clean healthy cells...

question why is it,that at times...im out walking running etc...and i get a "look' from particularly another woman....i smile happily and greet her with a happy hello....but sometimes a little part of me wants to cover up,if im wearing little shorts and a cropped singlet..to make HER feel better about herself...when in reality,unless she isnt doing the best for her health,why should i feel bad because im doing the best for mine?....

its not an over night success coming to this realisation....its years of ill health and suffering and depression and suicidal thoughts and self loathing...and reading til my eyes go crossed...researching endlessly for ways to have radiant health...i am excited its 4 years all raw vegan  now...2008 i will be coming into my 5th year...still much healing to be done...but life is indeed wonderful

sweet Emi,in your mind,you are already there....and your body is coming along,exactly how it should be,in exactly the right time.....

health takes time....we have the time anyway,why not be heading toward the goals we strive for...

I always check out healthy looking female (and male) bodies and admire what they have been able to achieve with their bodies.  I do question how healthy they are.  I never feel envious or jealous.  I am just hard on myself for not being cleaner with what I put in my body and not getting the results I am after.

Neet, you should be proud of yourself that you are at a point where you can say, man I look hot or anyone saying it to you and you really believing it.  I remember not so long ago you saying to me that you have to believe it inside not matter how much people say how hot you look you have to believe it yourself.  I am not at that place yet but I have my own emotional issues to deal with.

Stand tall, be proud and who gives a  Sh%t what anyone else thinks, walk the talk.

Doing great.

Lots of luv
Annette
xxx

Oh wow, a 50cent sized gob of mucous!!  Better out than in!!

How exciting to be detoxing on such a deep, cleansing level Neet X

Hi Neet,

I love checking out womens bodies. I'm definitely a 'man lover' but women's bodies are fascinating! I perv on behalf of Bill. He never returns the favour though!!!

xooxo

Neet, can I call you that, I normally call you RGG! :)

I have said it before and I will say it again, you are such an inspiration! I feel so motivated when I read your journal and am really looking foward to a sense of health, beauty and wholeness like you feel. It is so very encouraging to read what you have been through and what you are going through. One day I will be in a crop top and shorts and I will be proud too. And hopefully I will be running.

Lots of love to you and a big thank you for sharing your life with us.

Michele.

hello beautiful gals...

yes of course you can call me Neet or Suay ,Michele...and thank you for that positive feed back...

yeh Jen it is exciting...

today i feel so amazing...you know its as though everything is finally working in synch so beautifully...

Much less mucous today...great!.

Was planning on having the 'rest' day today....next thing i knew i had the shorts and singlet on...a shovel in my hand and a wheel barrow next to me...1 half hours of digging and weeding...next thing is to mulch and rotary hoe up the area,for my vege patch....i had green and dirty hands and finger nails...and blisters...i can row for 20kms...and yet the shovel gave me blisters...dang it! next time gloves...dont mind the dirt,in fact i love it....but will pass on the blisters next time....

then i zapped off to Adelaide in my cute little green car....saw some friends...went to Clintons shop...called into the melon man,stocked up on melons and paw paw...got to chatting in there with the guys...they know im vegan...one always says...you can 'tell' you're vegan(he knows im raw vegan..took him awhile to get his head round that...)cos you glow and look so healthy...
.he said it to  one of the other guys today...and hes like "huh,i like cheese"....p.s he LOOKS like he likes cheese....and he proceeded to tell me,how many cheeses he keeps in the fridge..and that he feeds his son pasta and butter!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! cos he doesnt like pasta and cheese....sheesh...whats he want to do,kill him from birth???

and this man owns OWNS  a f and v shop...nuts i say!!!

anyway im feeling super super super and so happy and life is wonderful...well it always is,but now i feel wonderful and that makes a difference!!!

rawk on....

Yaaaaaaaaaaaay Neet. I love some good time in the garden. The blisters will pass and you will feel amazing each and everytime you look at your work.

Have the best day ever!!!

xoxoxxo

i am Jennie i am...you too love...

my body felt quite tired after my big gardening morning...(note to self,not to push self to fatigue each time i do something physical...missed the first memo i sent to myself oh and the second,lol)David Klein really stresses this,when healing from uc...

getting extra sleep always helps...

bodily feeling great....skin a little dry at the moment,this happens occasionally when i get tired and a bit dehydrated...im on to it though,its all good!

loving my juices and fruits...have been enjoying some mangos at night in my fruit puddings,and adore watermelon soo much and blended rockies...oh yum!

getting ready for work...catch you later.....

Early night tonight and you'll feel so fab in the morning you won't recognise yourself.

Big hugs...

xoxoxox

Hey beautiful RGG,

Just thought I'd peep in quickly to say helloooooo, and to thank you for your support.....directly and indirectly.  You have been an absolute gem.

I also wish you many blessings, and my prayers are with you.

Luv

Rita :heart:

Enjoy your rest Suay. Great job with the gardening. Yeah, blended rockies, had my first one yesterday (I had blended w/melon before and not liked it so I had never tried to blend a rockie) and it was awesome, I think that blending it totally changed the flavour.

Hugs to you!

xoxoxo

arent they sooo much more delicious blended Kel...so sweet and tasty...blended watermelon is weird,goes kind of curdly not nice!

yum i will enjoy my rest tonight...not starting work til 1 tomorrow,soo nice loooooooooooong sleep/rest....fresh for another day...

Jennie i hope i recognise myself....that would be a worry,lol!

Hey beautiful woman...I have NEVER tried a blended rockie...gonna give it a go now!
Glad you have a late start tomorrow...more snuggle time with hubby!

I am loving your journal babe, you are so deep and inspiring and full of warm a love and advice.

Did you get my messages the other day...?

Hoping to talk soon...miss you

Much love for you
Chermona
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thanks BB i sure did..have been thinking of you lots,just havent had a  chance to call you,sorry babe...we talk soon though yeh?

did 9 kms this morning,very nicely...had 10 half hours bed time,very nice too.....feeling quite a bit better,,,still quite weary at deepest level though,if that makes sense...am putting in 200% at work though....facials massage etc...
5 tibetans helps to balance me too though..

oh Bb you must try blended rockie,its sooooo lush!. and sweet and delicious....omm omm ommm

life is indeed precious and wonderful...i have had 2 lady beetles land on me randomly in the last week....that just reiterates to me,that i always get the very best in my life....they are a rare and precious sign from the universe that all is well...

love to you all.....mwah

Hello gorgeous goddess.  Looks like your health is improving...so wonderful.

Have you seen "Under The Tuscan Sun"?  There's something in there about lady beetles and their meaning and everytime I see one I think of the luck they bring too.  They are such a special little creature; why can't all little bugs be that cute instead of fruit flies (the current bane of my life) and c0ckroaches (the biggest fear of my life, equal to needles)? 

Wishing you a wonderful, healthy and beautiful day, filled with more of life's precious gifts. 

Love swami xxx

Hello Sweet Mango Cheeks :heart:

I love ladybirds.  I have a really special photo of my youngest, Dan, when one landed on his arm when he was about 4 years old.  The tender way he's looking at it and holding his other hand nearby is just precious.

We always knew how special you are, but it's wonderful to have it confirmed in such a magical and all natural way isn't it?

Are you walking or running your morning k's now?  You're my role model either way :heart:

Big hugs!!!
May

Neety, you are doing so well, amazing me each time I read your adventures....

Hey I have to tell you what my hubbies mum said yesterday..

I was making a big salad for my dinner and she thought of you when you came in your sexy outfit the otherday...she shaid she was amazed at how elegant you looked and how radiant, just breath-taking...and then you plonked yourself out on the lawn and ate half a watermelon with a spoon...LOL, she was gob-smacked...thought it hillarious cos it was so "unlady like" for her "standards"...personally I thought it was super sexy and love eating so enthusiastically!!

Love ya babe

Chermona
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Were you target shooting/spitting the pips Neet? rofl  Go watermelon - enjoy.  Better than tearing the guts out of something that used to be alive eh?

Heaps of love
May

Oh dear...ewwww, totally agree mum...ughhh

I now make a point of eating watermelon straight out of the melon with  a spoon or my fingers even better...infront of MIL...LOL...naughty me!

mmmmm blended rockies are the best. So creamy, so delish. Kwor!

Neet, when I read your joke about not recognising oneself I larfed! It reminded me of 'charter boat... what charter boat?" Possibly the best ad ever!

When you gonna come and do unladylike watermelon eating in my backyard. *pouts*

Hey Berry, one of the best times of my life was sitting in the middle of the city in Sydney with Neet and eating mandarines... spitting the pips as far as I could! We were lol-ing all over the place and the men just didn't know what to think! Awesome times. And watermelon is awesome with lime or lemon juice squeezed over it. MMMMMM.

xoxoxo

Hehehe BB.  Yes, naughty you!  I like naughty people - they make me grin :rose:

Jen, I sometimes wish I watched TV just so I knew what people were on about when they mention jokes.  And I guess you had to be there to see it?

Back to my junk folding, which is going momentously slowly tonight :(  LOL

Love
May

I love naughty people too May...thats why I am in love with you!!

Laughing.  Never actually thought of myself as a naughty person, I've always stood back and laughed and admired it in David rofl

But I guess we've been together since I was 16 so it's going to have rubbed off a little.  (35 years.  Longer than many on here have been alive!!!)

Love
Naughty but Nice Grandma

oh this is just wonderful gals....the perfect finish to my loooong day...
i love popping in here and you are having jokes and fun its great!!

oh Swami,Jennie,MMMMMaysie,and BB i love you all...i truly do...

BB i laughed out loud with what your MIL said...i saw her frowning out the window at me that day,i smiled back at her obviously not realising i was being such a hairy lemon behaving so 'unladylike',sheesh that'll teach her,never judge a book by its cover eh...lol oh lol.....

charter boat,what charter boat..oh Jennie...that was so fun wasnt it spitting pips...yup nearly landed a beaut on a guy in a suit...oh deah :rolleyes:
i would very much like to come and munch melon in your back yard..

BB sweetheart,gotta do it again reaaaaaaaaaaaally soon k?

Maysie,you are delightfully and deliciously naughty...and i love it!!

Anyone feel like giving me a neck and back rub....aching neck..had a huge day with clients...got so many loves and kisses from my lovely clients..yes all ladies,girls ....i had one lady who wants to book in her son :rolleyes:...oh if i had a dollar for every mother that wants to pair me up with their son....

up early again in the morning 5.30 for another busy day...then 2 days off thank god.....planning to bask in the sun on sunday,more gardening and such...

Maysie,power walking at the moment....not wanting to over fatigue my body,while im healing....still maintaining my tone and raising a sweat and my heart rate at the same time...

Oh Neet you make me laugh so much. I'm so happy that you are so happy and the love and enthusiasim you radiate is so intoxicating, thank you.

I love visiting your journal because your journey and achievements are so inspirational.

You show of your healthy sexy body girl. I actually got a pair of short shorts and wore them the other day. Mark liked them but I don't think m-i-l did, too bad.

I can just picture you doing that and whats so un-lady-like about eating a watermelon with a spoon- at least you used a spoon  :laugh:

Ah Berry its fun being naughty and doing things like that isn't it just to annoy people.

Love & Hugs
Tracey

Har har Tracey - yes, she could have gone nose down into it couldn't she? rofl

I agree, tuff to your MIL if she didn't like your shorts :)  If you're sexy, flaunt it lol

Love
May

Hey Trace...thanks babe....hee hee you've joined the sexy little shorts team....i have two pink pairs and one black...they are so cute...great for out and about...

up so early this morning...not a fan of 6 hours sleep...love the snooze button though,lol!

anyway started my day strongly with 5 tibetans and extra ab work...then off for a 7 km power walk...stretching and trampolining when i got back....

did facials all day...so drained...havent been eating enough lately...crazy for me to say that...but have been working so much...just havent had a chance to get another fruit meal in....so have dropped weight..which doesnt faze me...but not getting enough cals isnt a good idea..cos i burn alot...and i need my fruity carbs for my energy!

2 days off now...have done the vote thing...grabbed a dvd...(finally got the grapes to try Mmaysie...see if my uc is healed enough to cope with them,)..and heading for a bubble bath..hmm maybe grape eating and bubble bath can go hand in hand...

mwah hhharr harrr

You have the right idea - bubbles on your bath, not you grapes (wine).

Enjoy oh beauteous one - you've earned both!!!

:rose:

Sounds good to me Neet a bubble bath eating grapes - hope you enjoyed it.

Yeah I have 1 pair and another workout pair that I've bought on ebay but have to pay for yet. I still need to loose about 4kg and have some hard work ahead to tone my baby belly but it will come. At least when the fat is gone you can cover the loose skin with clothes.

Oh I don't care what she thinks May as long as Mark likes what I wear tough to her. Nose first into a watermelon oh dear May that one really made me larf and larf.

Love & Hugs
Tracey

Trace love the new avatar pic..

grapes went well,and i even managed to have some peeled cucumber,my uc is healing along veeeeeery nicely...
well the sun is shining im out in it..love love

Sweety Neety you are so light and fabby. So glad that your UC is clearing up nicely. Hope you enjoyed your scrumptious bubble bath....

May I tried to find the ad for you but it was not there. It's an oldie. I haven't watched telly in years so it must be at least 4 years old maybe more.

xoxoxo

had an awesome day yesterday...a complete rest day..,lots of sunshine and fresh air and hanging about,with my man...we went cruising in the car,with the roof down..wind in our faces,it was lush plush....

i thought i would try a couple of blended tomatos and peeled cucumber with some soaked and rinsed,whole leaf dulse..for my evening meal yesterday....( i know i am fine with the peeled cuke and dulse...) the tomatos..well still a bit too soon for them...i enjoyed it,but i didnt feel over the moon about it...like my body wasnt 'asking' for it....

i have some cramping and irritated bowel today..not major,compared to what i have come through,but enough to make me feel kinda lousy....with a headache...

will take it easy again today...after already doing my workout this morning....
did my t5t....7kms walk...played on the swings,10 mins trampolining then stretches etc...usually my workout each day,takes around 1 half hours....

noticed too,that because my uc is flared up a little from the toms....i have more mucuous today...more spitting up....

i know it will settle quickly....

have just had strained and diluted,juice
carrot
apple
celery

Just as well you have the 'top down in the car' bit to balance out the slight UC flare up today! I know you will bounce back again ultra snappy fast.

big hugs

xoxoxo

Hey Neet! :)

Wishing you the quickest recovery from those tomatoes. Cruising in your car, with the roof off, sounds divine!

Love ~ Michele.
(who just found out today that a lot of beetroot juice can make your pee reddish in colour!!  :uhuh: :shrug: )

Hello RGG :)

I felt like some inspiration and decided to read a few journals, I think I got lucky when I chose this one. V. inspirational and then I read this:


You have summed up where I want to be, I just need a bit of a kickstart so that I can make my way there.

I hope you are feeling fantastic today,
Mands xox

yup bouncing back ultra snappy fast gals..thank you...spent lots of lovely time in the sun...i could just feel my body drinking in the goodness....

tummy bit bloated but not too bad,just feel bodily bit weary...but im on top of my game...yup awesome fun driving around with the top down,lol..

Hee hee yers,Mich,beetroot can make your pee pink,lol..you funny...

Hey Kitteh...you are well on your way....its so refreshing not to feel the desire,to eat myself silly and feel ill ...and it makes me feel snappy and irritable,and thats not fun..and not fun to be around!lol....

im loving my melons and blended rockie,and veg juices...life is sweet!

Beautiful Green Goddess, you take it easy on those exotic raw foods eh?

Heaps of love and hugs galore too,
MMay

bouncy bouncy! That's you Neet. A breath of fresh air wherever you go...

Big squeezy hugs...

xoxoxo

Thanks MMaysie and Jennie...

im feeling better today...still some cramping...had another 10 hours sleep/rest last night...

had a good work out this morning..and lovely sunshine...starting work at 2.30 today..working til 8pm...so was a great chance to sleep in..

did a full body exfoliation and put a mask on my skin.....ahhh,,and tomorrow i have my massage,very excited about that i can tell you....

theres so many parties this time of year....i think every saturday and sunday night til xmas is booked up with birthdays and what not....oh and a random wedding thrown in...have put in my order for my meal at the wedding..

first course
watermelon
second course
bananas and mangos and grapes....

im easy to look after...and that will give me lots of lovely fruity sugar,to get up and dance the night away..yayyy!

RGG, you AMAZE me how strong you are in yourself.  By that, I mean that if I went to a wedding, I'd just eat what was given to me......I wouldn't even think about ordering ahead.  Now, that is something I could do to take my health into my hands instead of handing it over to others!!! mwah.....

I've got a Christmas party through hubby's work this Saturday night.......everything is paid for and it's on a boat cruise down the Brissie River......so I can't even sneak away early if I wanted to....unless I wanted a nice, cool swim......mmmmmm, that's an idea......kidding rofl

I'm not that confident to NOT eat the food.......and not that confident to bring my own........maybe I'm still worrying about what others think about it all!   And to explain it.......well, I'm not a wordsmith and feel like a stumbling, bumbling fool. 

You are a beautiful example of the raw lifestyle.........I definitely need to take a leaf or two (or a thousand) out of your booklet of life.

I thank you for just being around the forum to give people like me inspiration.......and hopefully through your (and others') encouraging words, I'll become stronger in myself and my choices......

Luv

Rita :heart:

Hey Rita,just doing what i need to do,in order to have the best health and well being possible...and feel amazing!

happy to help you...

believe in yourself,you have the courage you have the strength..and you arent a stumbling bumbling fool,never..you are quite simply finding your way,and that is wonderful....

it can take awhile ,to get over worrying about what others think...i dont care anymore,i even eat watermelon out of the shell with a spoon,lol...much to BB's MIL's disbelief,lol!

i ate my huge bowl of watermelon,in the lunch room where i was working today...alot of the people there dont know me...and their eyes were bugging...no one commented though,i remained cool and calm,and didnt flutter an eyelid...doesnt bother me,and they stopped looking after awhile,weeeeeeeeeell they didnt actually,but i didnt take any notice of them....and they soon went back to their pasta and bread..

oh something i saw today,soooooooooo funny...
on a packet of bread rolls,the name was Petit Pain...i laughed and laughed,yers will id get more than a petit pain,if i ate it,more like a major pain,put me in bed for a month pain....

Neet, you are amazing.  :yahh:

We do special orders at weddings etc, too, because of the gluten, but now I will be ordering fruit, fruit, fruit. Yum. No gluten in there either.

 :ohyeah:

Love Michele.

having a beautiful day off....slept another 10 hours...well most of it was sleep...i make a pact to myself,if im not actually sleeping i lay there with my eyes closed...as this is when we get vital nerve regeneration...soo important for self healing...

did a fast and high energy 6.5kms....t5t's and extra ab work,stretching included..

whisked off for the most amazing massage i have ever had..OMG...i think i fell i little bit in love with LJ,my massage lady,lol....my neck has been still nasty after landing on my head inThailand,(hmmm funny that :rolleyes:)
LJ gasped and said,she hadnt felt knots so bad for a very long time,no wonder i have been getting nasty headaches... i felt sooo nauseous as she worked on my neck...but it was worth it to come out the other side..

so for the next month i am having treatment every week,alternating between myofascial and massage...and i should be set and shining my xmas....yayyy!

its pure bliss to be pampered,as i am usually the one doing the pampering....

am cooking hubby a vegan pasta sauce,to pop into the freezer...i added in vege juice fresh pressed,as the 'stock'and apples instead of sugar and celery instead of salt....

i am so so proud of hubby right now,he has taken it upon himself to start his day with fruit,as apposed to death muffins with jam-erk,(my name for em,i dont tell him that..lol)as he is over feeling sick and low energy in the morning,marvellous progress,so wrapped...

another exciting part of my day,let me tell you...i found plump ripe juicy,nectar dripping figs...OMG to say i am in heaven is an understatement..they were shipped from interstate....the could have come from the moon for all i care,it made my day...

still have some bowel cramps,but not so many today,glad about that,and dont have the urge to go to the toilet for a bm,every half hour,thats exhausting and inconvenient,lol..

Mich,what do you do?wedding catering?oh yeh bring on the fruit...no nasty gluten in that..

Gawd no!  :wacko: I would kill everybody! Hehehe. I photograph weddings but I sure don't cook at them. When I go to weddings and similar get to-gethers, I put in a special GF order. It is pretty difficult actually because people don't understand about cross contamination, the slighest little molecule of gluten is a no no. We all got tested for celiac when my dd Katie was diagnosed. My baby and I have no need for gluten! Gluten + me = terrifying gut pain which takes about a month to recover from. You know how that is.
:detox:

So cool about your hubby eating fruit for breaky. Good on him! And way cool that you had a beautiful sleepy day. The bliss of that - it sounds absolutely divine. Oh, and the figs. They sound gorgeous. I have never, ever had fresh figs.

Hoping you always have lovely bliss filled days.

Michele.

Sounds like you definitely needed the pampering, they say ppl who work in industries that look after others often forget to pamper themselves sometimes too.

And your friends must love that you are so easy-going regarding special meals @ the wedding. So many ppl think ppl with dietary restrictions are a pain but usually they aren't and are happy with their "funny" meal ;)

Michelle - gluten is a hard one isn't it, I have avoided it for years without being tested but there are still so many ppl who don't really understand what it is. They'll get there!

Sounds like an awesome day Neet.  May your life be filled with more of them :yahh:

The nausea bit didn't sound fun, I've had that with my neck, so know exactly what you mean.  But it sounds as if you received a lot of healing :ohyeah:

Heaps of love
MMay

Hey beautiful Neet so glad that you've had some great days and some special pampering for you. I love visiting your journal you are such an inspiration to all.

I reckon if I had a massage it would take them weeks to get all the knots out of my back and neck - oh yeah - and I don't think it would be that pleasant either. Have to try and start saving up some pampering money for myself and treat myself every now and again

Driving with the top down sounds so divine, I used to love years and years ago, when I used to get on the back of a bike, putting the visor on my helmut up when we were riding through a rainforrest area, awesome.

Bet you enjoyed that watermelon even more with everyone watching you too.  :laugh:

Love and Big Hugs to you
Tracey

Hi Neet! Good for you getting a massage. I've just decided to have one done today too. Among a few other things. Maybe some reflexology? Hmmmmm. I know what you mean about the nausea. It's so great when it's over with isn't it?

Great news for Nige! Bill and I are really feeling the effects of our dinner last night. Bill said he hadn't felt so 'full' in ages and when I questioned him for more detail he said it was 'uncomfortable and unnatural'. Our men are coming along in leaps and bounds!

xoxoxox

thanks girls.....

ive had such a busy work week.phew!

Need another massage i tell you,lol! every monday up til xmas i am alternating between a massage and a myofascial treatment....looking forward to monday i can tell you..

Met some gorgeous clients this week....i got asked a few times if i did reiki healing,i smiled and said,no just my own kind of healing....some people walk out of the treatment room and say,that they feel drunk,and they literally cannot walk straight....

It saddens me,to see lots of sick bodies...and bad breaths..and kind of rank smelling hair and body odours....some find it sooo hard to just let go,to relax!
why oh why people!!

spent alot of time talking with a few,re raw vegan eating...

Jennie..i dream that,we will move to queensland,where i thrive in the tropics....raw business here we come! i just know this is where i will end up putting alot of energy ....truly once i move on from beauty therapy and makeup....am tossing up whether to buy my own beauty salonin the near future too...it appeals to me more and more....a good investment too...my clients know,that they get more than a beauty treatment....

Since i have started with t5t's ,gosh it must be 6 months ago,maybe longer...i feel like my healing is deeper and more powerful now...its amazing! and eating so low fat,and not overeating....when i lay my hands on a client,its as though i can 'read' what they are feeling,suffering etc....i make sure to cleanse and release what i take on board,or else i am completely wrecked end of the day!

ahhh i am full of blended rockie...too yummy and so sweet and dark orange...just had 2,quite hungry i was

I would love to have you here!!! But poor Adelaide to lose you... LOL. They might come and kidnap you back! And then where would we be?

A Neet Salon would be wonderful. Pampered, destressed and happy. Yup, definitely come here love. I might hire you full time or would that be greedy? Hehehe. Can you heal someone when you are larfing with them so much? I guess so... it's the best medicine.

Han's has been very quiet! I"m sure she is busy. Say 'hi' to her for me please next time you chat to her.

Big lovey hugs...

xooxox

oh you are delicious Jennie...love ya to bits and pieces...( i only reserve that for truly truly spesh people,right MM?)

hee hee id dont think they'd even notice me gone *wink*

between you and KAren,i would be in absolute heaven...oh oh and dont forget spitting mandarin pips too...yup i reckon we would have a fine old time,healing and laughing and fall all over the place,lol!

hann is great...she is studying like crazy,she had something like 10 exams.can you imagine?i will say hi to her for you babe...

Oh Neet...I WOULD NOTICE you gone...can I come to...god I need a break away from here...you and me babe...lets go!....big plans, we can do it together!

Sorry I havent been incontact, my mental state gone loopey...was thinking back to old times, you know what I mean...thinking perhaps was better...the old times than the present...hmmm thats why I havent talked about it with you...didnt want to disturb your cleanse.

But I love you to bits...and I would miss you immensly...but life has to go on...perhaps I will join you!

Love you so much

Chermona
XXXXX

i know,i sensed it...all is well,you have been on my mind alot! and i have been very busy this week,so that tells you how special you really are...

we can only look forward to the future,cos the past has a way,of being romanticised in our minds....esp when we are in turmoil...but remember it,if you must,for what it was! and there is a reason you moved on from it ....

i will see you soon okay,thats a promise...

Yes...moved on in a sense...but not yet 100%...always attachments of the spiritual/emotional.

Thankyou for thinking of me, I have thought of you, you are so beautiful, always rememeber that, you are just brethtaking, physically and in your depth of spirit, the fire inside...lights up your beautiful eyes. I am thankful to know you, my beautiful sister

xoxoxox

Lots of love in here girls  :wub:

And watermelon pips, and cherry pips and and and AND! I do believe that Adelaide would indeed miss you very much but hey... it may be the beginning of a mass exodus! LOL. Can the Gold Coast handle all these beautiful Adeladian rawbies? Betcha sweet tushie it can!


I know what you mean Berry. I had a very similar couple of days myself this week... listening to the neighbours having a ball with their bbq and beer while I stress and worry about things.... but I know deep down that I'm just stretched a little too far and that I am in the right space. As many people have said to me this week, 'everything is perfect... even when we don't know it!'  I'll pm you with more.

xoxoxox

yup this is a topic of love here....and all that goes with it...

feeling awesome today,11 hours in bed,rest/sleep.....

up -did t5t's....20 full pushups...
and started again with my weights...havent done weights for months....did legs this morning,Nige coaching me along nicely,ah my own in house pt,very lucky....
then cool down on tramp and stretching..

Nige and i will be doing out weights in the afternoons,3 times per week...starting back with my bike riding,this will be added into my workouts that im already doing,which is mostly cardio,and some strength training with t5t and pushups etc...and ab work!alllright!

hub's was out for awhile last night....i was in bed soundly sleeping,and suddenly i wake up and he's 10cm away from my face,with his hands on my shoulders,i jumped out of my skin(and thankfully back in again,lol),and he gave me kisses all over my face and neck,and said how much he missed me...i guess the moral of this little tale,is its the very simplest of things that makes me smile and be happy,and that certainly did....

oh and i guess that is also why,we have an alarm set in our house,cos if it was someone else standing over me,while i was sleeping,i dont think i would be quite so happy,lol!

about to shower,and head off to the jetty over looking the beach,its kinda windy and blerk,but it will be a nice arvo to catch up with friends...

have an awesome day gals....mwah!

lucky you.  next boy I date is going to be into training.  I would love someone to lift weights with--  that would be awesome<3 

=)

rebounding is one of my fav cardios, too (besides dance).  i love how i feel afterwards.  great for warming up when i'm doing homework and it is very cold in my house<3  I use the trampoline in place of the heater it works great.

if I were to give you any fruit it would be a mango or a peach.

Hi Neet :)

Hope you had a gorgeous day on the jetty with your friends.  :juiceup:

Love ~ Michele.

Hey beautiful :-)

So glad you started a topic! I love reading your raw progress, always so inspiring babe.  I love how you write too, so descriptive I feel like I'm there with you! (I wish you were here now).
 
I thought about you today as Harley was cleaning my kitchen (lol!) I got flashbacks of you on yr hands and knees scrubbing every little nook and cranny sparkling clean! Ahhh memories..
So impressed with those 20 full pushups too babe, well done, the cleansing seems to be really paying off.  Can't wait for the next installment X

ohh gratefully received,i will take the mango thank you very mooch AC....ahh yeh its soo cool...Nige is fab to workout with,he shows no mercy,but he knows exactly what he's doing..

thanks Michele...we had an awesome after noon at the pier,so fun...just chilling and laughing and gazing out onto the water...and then i saw a dolphin.....just graceful and beautiful....it was a fleeting glimpse...and i didnt see him again...ahh well,maybe he was shy,lol..

oh Free my wonderful sister...thanks for popping in babe...gosh i miss you so much...hee hee cleaning the kitchen eh? but were you both fueled on cane juice,thats the secret of truly manic cleaning...lol...wish  you were right here with me too,i always carry you in my heart babe,always..you are truly truly special and dear to me...i am so blessed in many ways,with such amazing people in my life,like yourself...

tonight,i have eaten a peeled cucumber...then i made my fruit pudding for dinner,bananas and papaya(sooo sweet and juicy Free...)and i threw in a handful of lettuce....its a week since my unsuccessful try of tomatos,so i will see how i go with the lettuce....see how healed my uc is,i will know by tomorrow...

wwwwwwwwwwwwwweeeeeeeeeeeeell,so far so brilliant,no bowel cramping from the lettuce....helpful because it is so low in fibre and high in water...and it was blended really finely...i am sooo happy with this...great progress with the healing of my uc...allllright*does a fruity jig!*lol

my energy this day is fan-freakin-tastic...i tell you! around 9.5 hours in bed....blissful....
muscles are tres tres sore today,from weight training yesterday,but a good sore, you know what i mean?
did my 5t's...extra abs..stretches
10kms so fast i was like a little fruity raw rocket.....
more stretching....
just downed some prime time juice
apple
celery
cucumber...
so hydrating..

am off to have my mysofascial soon...firstly need to stock up on melons,lettuce,celery apples,papaya...and see if theres a ripe mango or 2,oh and cukes,and toms for Nige's salad..and see if theres any sweet grapes,they been a bit sour and nasty of late,so have been leaving them well alone..

gotta dash.....mwah

Good work with the lettuce! I had some today wrapped around cucumber, was v. refreshing!

That juice sounds yum too - I think I might try that this arvy!

Have fun shopping shopping and @ the treatment too.

xox

thanks Kitteh...enjoy the juice...

treatment was great,feel bit off the planet at mo....hee hee

Doing a little fruity tap dance for you! So happy that you are being able to reintroduce some other foods. The tomatoes will come in time...

You are fabulous!

xoxoxo

Hey there suay Neet,

Always a delight to read your journal, you're so upbeat and positive all the time :wub: :rose:

Love and Joy
MMay

thanks babe...yeh im real excited about the lettuce addition,its awesome...

i had 3 peeled cucumbers last night,so delicious..yummo..

today has been amazing,i feel so balanced so calm...i did an impromptu 24 hour fast....my girlfriend had an accident and split her head open,she fainted after seeing blood when she cut her arm..and cracked her head and cheek....she has concussion and stitches....and is at home resting at her mums.....so i zipped off to have another!! hair cut....its now super short again and chic loving it,then i went around to see my poor little one...resting in bed,high on panamax.....shes doing okay,but she is going to have a splitting headache....and a big black eye!

and they cut her hair where they glued her cut together...she was like,if they shaved it,i wouldve shaved it all off,just like you!

my dad rang me last night...and hes still eating just fruit in the mornings...i am so pleased he has stayed with that..he's released another 3 kilos,i am most pleased!

just downing my second blended rockie...god its good!lol

so it has time to digest,before Nige and i do our weight training tonight,back and biceps! whoo hoo it'll be fun..

after workout,im going to have mango and cucumber,then later...if i feel the need,gs with bananas and lettuce...

feeling so good and vital....dont reackon i need all this rockie.....will see,will listen to my body!

hey you snuck in MMay...thanks,im delighted that you like to have a read....love and hugs

i so cant even get close to 1 half rockies...im stuffed..stopping NOW!!phew

Looks like I'll have to fly on down and put the rest of that rockie outta your way! LOL. Can't waste the poor thing!

Hope your having fun with your training love...

xoxoxo

i am having a roaring time with my training...nice and sore today...feeling good!

i had the other half of rockie after training last night..

but i wasnt overly hungry so i had a mango blended with a small cuke...nice~

Had a big day today,very biz lots of facials and stuff...met some fabbo clients...one lady  was extra spesh...she had done the Doreen Virtue positive thinking course-or something like that....after her treatment,she said she had been asking for a vision of one of her angels for so long now,and she saw that vision while i was massaging her...she threw her arms around me,and hugged me tight....and declared i must be an angel...and that she had been asking the universe to send her someone like me! phew!

I took a road trip for work today....to Victor Harbour,160kms i did....it was kind of fun,somewhere out of the city and really different! and right on the beach,not that i saw alot of the water...but i did scope out some cool places on the road side,that sold,strawberries and cherries,lol!

The extra sleep i am getting is paying off in spades....its amazing,my body is healing stronger and stronger,i feel 'different' somehow.....
my skin is really elimating under my chin...lots of little bumps coming out,and then turning to pimples...always a good look...ahh better out than in...if its been sitting dormant for a long time,its time for it to GO!

out with the old in with the new..

every run you do..just remember its another km under your belt towards your first marathon...cos if i remember correctly nobody in your family is in any shape to punch out a marathon anytime soon..do it for the team.

oh no! freelea is back..time to get back in the kitchen...

Hey! a boy in my topic....about freakin time...lol

thanks buddy,they arent in much shape for anything H!!

hee hee,get that apron on,and back in the kitchen where you belong,but remember you have to whistle while you work(then you cant eat all the yummy raw food!)

Hi Neet

"A little fruity raw rocket" I like that cool.

So happy that you have been able to introduce some foods back and wow you sounds like you are bouncing of the walls with energy.

I love visiting your journal it is so positive and the raw vibrations just bounce of the screen at me - wowee.

Love & Hugs to you beautiful
Tracey

back at ya Tracey...

im loving having some peeled cucumber these last couple nights...delicious...mmmmm....

Hi Neet,

I'm enjoying reading of your progress and yet also know that it reminds me of the toxic load I'm still carrying and my dilema at present is how to clear myself out and have more energy and yet also respecting my baby's needs whilst I'm pregnant. I have great urgings to cleanse yet at 5 months pregnant am a little uncertain of how those toxins flowing out of my cells will affect my little one. A part of me believes that she will get the raw good stuff that I'm putting in via juices, fruit, and GS and that I will just feel the effects of the cleansing maybe a little more intensely than I normally would. But I want to feel vital ready for birthing and breastfeeding and mothering...not clogged and exhausted. And I have an instinctual feeling that she will actually get less of my toxins if I cleanse whilst she's in the womb than if I were to wait till she's out and cleanse whilst I'm breastfeeding and making her sole food source. Something tells me that her placenta will filter my blood and protect her better now, whereas if I'm clearing stuff into my breastmilk she'll have to deal with it. Sorry...got a bit side-tracked....lacking in sleep.

Which reminds me why I was posting on your thread...thanks for the inspiration to start respecting my bodily needs and for doing the ground work that can be tiring, restrictive and challenging, but that it's worth it for the improved health afterwards.

Keep up the self-love...coz as we know...it's better than the pain of living the old way!

Love Georgia xo

Namaste Georgia...

sounds like you have it pretty much sorted in your mind....

low fat high high fruit and tender greens...not over loading or over eating ....getting plenty of sleep!!!and rest where you can...even afternoon naps are wonderful actually naps anytime pretty much rock!

 maybe try to do your juicing in the morning til 1-4pm,or when you feel ready to eat..without strain or stress...as this will give your body ample cleansing time from midnight til midday...and i would dare say will make a difference to how you feel...luck babe,let me know how you go okay....

you little one is very lucky to have a switched on raw mama...

great morning...had 9half hours sleep....t5t's....hyper extensions...doing them everyday now,sometimes twice a day ,on the days i do weight training...and 8kms out in the fresh air and beautiful sunshine,actually it was really windy and i nearly got blown away,lol!
this afternoon i will be doing weight training,chest and triceps,abs and hyper extensions(the last 2 i do every day anyway..)

loving my hair suuuuuuuuuuuuperrrr short again,so quick and great whilst i am happily doing my athletic pursuits....and it looks derned ceeeute!he he

just doing a nice 4.5 hour shift today,more facials....a nice later start of 12 is awesome....am juice fasting today,as i have no desire for food at all,actually i have no desire even for juice as yet...but its only 10am though.....will see what my body needs....

Nige is actually including bananas in his fruit salad in the mornings...woah! that is major,as he has suffered asthma and usually because of the potassium content it triggers it off,good sign,cleaner body perhaps??i hope so...

later dudes....

Neet, that sounds like a wonderful morning! And especially the '4.5hrs of work' bit...  :laugh:

I love reading of your journey; each day is such a fun adventure! You're definitely a role-model of mine in the 811rv, exercise & NH stakes... no pressure! just the truth!  :rose:

Best wishes for the continuation of a fantastic day...

with love from

Jane the elf xox[color]

Hey Neet

That's really interesting about Nige and the bananas because I can't eat them but it's not my asthma that they affect they just make me feel intensly sick in the stomach. Nuts and avocado's used to do the same thing to me. Don't have that problem anymore though because I don't eat nuts and I found that when making guacamole if I don't use citrus or garlic it doesn't make me feel sick.

Hope you have a rawsome day little fruity raw rocket.

XOXOXOXOXOXO

JJ...you gorgeous elf you...how are you?

oh thank you...nope not feeling the pressure its all good!!
gosh i hope we meet before you whip off onto your next adventure....

Hey Trace,thats interesting about the bananas nuts and avo's.....maybe its a texture thing do you think...?how were you eating them,by themselves or blended..is it the taste or the 'mouth feel' you get from them?
nuts....can do well without them anyway...so no great loss,lol...good that avo doesnt make you feel ill now,avo and citrus,combo abombo for sure...and garlic is a stimulant and can make you queasy...blerk!

what an awesome days work today..(yup Nige laughs at me.....after he does his 14 hour days...)and i do my...umm 4.5.....*said in a litl voice...tee hee hee*

met another beautiful client....she was giving sighs of pleasure throughout the whole facial and massage(in a way of gratitude,non creepy kind of way...)at the end,she said that was the most incredible experience....she said,angels come in unexpected forms dont they!! more hugs,and lovely things she said to me...that was so beautiful i thought....

you know guys...i have no choice but to tell people about raw vegan...they ask me....what do i do? where do i get my energy....how do i look like THAT!! lol....so even if i didnt want to talk about how i live and eat,i really dont get much option....had 4 clients today...1 was complaining about her acne...i straight out asked her what she ate...i told her how my skin use to be in a worse state than hers....-dont think she quite believed me...and how i eat raw vegan low fat for the last 4 years...oh she said i love meat...i said are you serious,it clogs up your bowel...and the skin is how its eliminated...she asked me for a raw website when she left...the other 2,asked how i managed to look the way i do....so i told them about it too,,,

one client called it,value adding to her facial...thats cute hey!

have a super awesome night guys and gals...hey i know the guys read here....start posting,this isnt a gals only place to hang out you know....if you would like to anyway....*sniff* :mellow:

doing  chest and triceps tonight...alllright!!

Hi Neet, sounds like an awesome day for you and wow that your client's appreciate you so much and what a way to spread the word on raw.

With the banana's it doesn't matter how I have them and I never really tried them whilst I was raw because I didn't want to experience the sick feeling I get in my stomach when I eat them as it so intense I had to lay down usually until it passed.

A slight taste of banana and I feel sick although I have eaten them in cooked muffins and I don't get sick. The only time I've ever been able to eat them is years ago when a naturopath had me on a potassium suppliment then I couldn't get enough of them.

Yeah nuts I can do without too. Bit of almond milk I can handle but I know last time I was raw I ate way too many nuts and it wasn't good for my digestion and way to harsh on me. Also ate too much dried fruit so now I only have some dates every now and again.

Love & Hugs
Tracey

sounds like you are on your way to a long term successful raw journey,well done.... :ohyeah:

I slept well,after weight training last night....energy is good these days,actually its excellent....

t5t's.....hyper extensions....7kms power walk this morning,and some running....stretches....
it was awesome out this morning,firstly sooo windy,then really sunny,then it rained...it was magical..

what i have really noticed is,the cleaner my body gets,the more i notice it when i am around less than ideal substances(perfumes etc...)yesterday i was working dept store,usually im more in the salon doing the treatments and less around the fragrances....this morning,soo much mucuous,to spit and cough up...amazing,i love my self healing body! and i love that i am able to give it the best environment to clean out and self heal....as im back in there again today,lol!

just a nice 5 hour shift....so im off with my half a watermelon,to create a fruity rocket spectacle of myself,in the lunch room,surrounded by white bread,cheese and cold cuts...phewwwwie! :rolleyes:

Hey babe :-) I can totally relate to how yr massage client was feeling! I recall making similar sounds of raw pleasure when u gave me a massage at MBS, you truly have healing hands, the love u channel is quite astounding, I am so grateful to have been on the receiving end.

Oh how bad are some smells?? I just had a client, lovely guy but really ponged to the point that I was getting queasy...oh & perfumes in the Personal trainer locker room are out of control.  What happens is the Pts work out then come in and chuck their uniform over their sweaty bodies followed by a hefty dose of deodorant to mask the meat vapours :-((( Ewwww nasty!

Anyway babe just dropped in to see what yr up to and send my love....xxx
Loving reading how happy you are :-*:-):-*

Oh sorry that was Free not Harls!!

Heheh I was wondering at the somewhat "feminine" style there for a sec! :laugh:

I can totally relate to the smells of meateaters... I've found myself quite grossed out in the last few days, just being around people and on the bus... quickly acquiring a keen sense of smell that's easily offended rofl

Neet; your morning 7ks sounds so refreshing... I'm amazed you didn't get blown away, you sylph, you!
(...I must get in to t5t-habit again, too...)

Enjoy your day, spritely One, apart from the pongy parfums...

xx
JJ

heee harr...no matter what guise you are under Free....i knew it was you immediately....

even though H did enjoy my massages too,from memory....lol...

belch and gag....argh,no matter now lovely they are...that smell,yee gads! its enough to turn you green(ohh mwah harr harr,sheesh im already greengoddess...he he)...and i think its even worse when tentatively cloaked in Brut 33! rofl.....oh the horrors!

more hugs and lovely ladies today....showed them how to get an instant face lift today,simply by grooming their brows correctly...too easy..

Have a male client booked next week...in another locale to this week,and his message to me was,he googled t5t's and has been doing then,and they are perfect for what he needed...cool huh!...now to get him on to a raw vegan
diet,lol!....baby steps....

A girl today was telling me how she cant even kill an ant,i said thats fantastic,so you dont eat meat then or animal products...she looked at me :huh:...well yes! i do,i said well that doesnt make any sense does it?

Another lady,proudly came up to me,and said i thought of you all day the other day,i ate raw food like you for a whole day and i felt wonderful...

another watched me drinking out of a drink bottle today( a guy) he says,is that allowed in your diet,i teased him and said its watermelon you moron....we had a laugh...and he wanted to know what else i eat....

God its taking over my life....the inquisitions the curiousity....ahhh well i embrace it....

Oh JJ,the bus-public transport is a bad place for smelliness....eeek!oh you must t5t's are incredible....

I have been so ravenous today(and sore from last nights training<)soreness goes quickly though...

Jennie tonight i've managed to finish 2 rockies blended,sublimely...so no 'rovers for you....although i will quite happily make you a big blender full for you,just pick some more fruit up on your way over k?
i've upped the training,so i am upping the carbs(tutti fruits!)...patootie.....

whoo hoo i feel a po----em coming up,,,hmmm fingers drumming on chin,what shall it be about...
*thinking music,tumm de dum....mmmmmm*.ok....

happiness and gladness
it wipes away the sadness

every cloud has a silver lining
and for me,the sun is always shining

rain may come but never are spirits dampened
i am surrounded by true champions

the unconditional love the splendour
never feeling alone or sad or wanting to be returned to sender...

oh my belly,its full of rockie
argh at least it wasnt  cadbury chockie :rolleyes:

life is blooming like a flower
i feel as though i am coming into my own power

unafraid unabashed,filled with passion
so happy to be raw vegan,in just my fashion

what suits me,may not another
thats what makes us special sisters and brothers

this raw family it rocks its unique
makes my eyes,feel though they are going to leak

as im overwhelmed with the love in my heart
the joy,the freedom,even when i depart

to whatever journeys or lives yet to lead
i know with this love,i will always succeed

thank you...xx

That was a most beautiful poem Neet...

You are an inspiration to anyone with any illness such as UC that a wholesome diet is the way to go, without being loaded up on chemicals.
It is absolutely fantastic that you are able to shine through and allow others to see that they too can be as radiant as you.
Just imagine the people's lives you are helping. A true showing of leading by example.

xx K

Hey Neet

It sounds like you are becoming the "face of raw!" Embrace it!! So cool about the lady doing raw for a day. You are causing the people in your life to think about things - what they do and how they live.

You are gorgeous!

Love, Michele.
 :yahh:

thank you K, and Mich....thank you....its the only way to help people,is to lead by example...

and i know my calling in life,is to truly help people become the very best that they can be,through what ever channels i have available to me...there is much work to be done yet!

My my sweet Neet,  that was such an uplifting poem...didnt know you were a poet to add to all your other talents!

HAHAHA I had to stop and re read- Harleys post....I was wondering why he was sounding so feminine...lol, not a good look for him!...Free you are too funny!

Babe all I can say is...your actions and how you look, speak more than "preaching raw". now people are curious about you and how come you look so damn fine...now they are approaching you...yes embrace it, you path is to help many people claim back their health and life.....

So lovely talking to you, i always feel stronger somehow after we deeply chat.

Have a sweet weekend my beautiful sis

Chermona
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My Wondrous Neet,

Loving your journey.  You are coming on so very quickly now aren't you?  Leaps and bounds.  It's sooooo good to be travelling with you.

Still learning from you kid.  And I could not have a more inspirational and beautiful teacher.

I want a massage too!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Love and Joy
May

thanks Chermona and MMaysie...

today not so super...ate 2 mangos last night...same result again-but worse cos i ate 2,irritated uc symptoms,flared up and ugly...ouch!

So i have learned the lesson....im not touching them here in SA...only when i go NSW and Thailand....oh well,small sacrifice to make....

gurgling belly,painful belly....headache and blown up belly....going to the toilet every hour....go away go away...going to bed soon,will sleep and heal,and tomorrow i will be on top again...yay!

Awwwww Neet! Give yourself some more time to heal before you swear off Aussie mangoes for life honey! You'll get there. I know it.

Free, when I saw Harl's call Neet 'babe' I knew something was up! I was LOLing  when I realised it was you...

Back to Neet, it's great that you are out there spreading the word in such a fab way. You are touching everyone with your enthusiasm and vitality. I bet 10 years ago if someone had told you that this would happen you would have not believed it!

Big hugs... to you and your colon. Be gentle.

xoxoxo

bit of a rough day today,i'll be fine though...more 10 hours sleeps and massage and positive thinking...and avoiding nasty mangos(well for me anyway).....i will be fab and on top in no time!

Thanks Jennie,nope 10 years ago,i wouldnt have believed it,i was so so sick,it makes what im going through now,seem like a walk in the park...

Wishing you an amazing day tomorrow, filled with perfect health and many, many blessings.  

Hi to the RawGreenGoddess who leads by example and raises the bar,
To those who are near and to people afar. :)

That's awesome you're feeling that synergy within you and what you're doing in life.

I hear you on sleep...so healing/wonderful.

*High five*

Laters,

Rosal

Thanks Emi....

high 5 back atchya Rosal.*mwah*

off to have a facial,some pampering...and a massage later...sigh!bliss....

sleeping resting....dropped the workout intensity down a minor notch...just enough for recovery...

Hope you are feeling better today dear girl....

xoxoxo

Awww my beautiful neety...sad to hear delish mangoes do that to you...take it easy, the acid is just so bad for your tummy...(big hugs)

You will feel better soon....

Love ya

Chermona
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BB,its only the Sa mangos that dont like me....Thailand and NSW ones fine...they are heat treated and the convent ones are dipped in scary stuff!...the joys of having a super clean and sensitive body,lol...

Feel soooo much better today..slept well....did my work out well this morning,fast paced but not pushed to max,healing time needed,will do my weight training tonight-legs butt and abs today!

had a bounce in my power walking step this morning....i got wished a merry xmas from an older gentleman,i thought that was sweet....every day feels like a merry xmas....yayyyy!

The facial and massage was devine!gotta go,shower and facials to do on other people today!bye bye

RGG, miss you, love how you are a shining example to us all, I have let my hair grow first time in yrs find long hair easier to look after for me I just crunch & go after yrs of blowwaving my hair straight tis bliss to have untidy waves/curls.
I need to de-tos after my super break in the tropics even tho I ate well sticking mainly to tropical fruit, even one restaurant offered a Raw Energy salad which was amazing.
Oh! RGG, I could'nt live without mangoes my fav. fruit about to have a mango smoothie then off to the community garden to plant some more watermelon plants.
By the way had my first Thai massage in Darwin soooo good & benefical to my body felt a million dollars and yrs younger.....rainbow blessings to you

Hey Green Goddess! :)

So pleased you feel better today. I was eating watermelon for lunch today and it made me think of you, so I popped on here to see how you are doing. I am glad you have your bounce back!

Love, Michele.
 :ohyeah:

hey Goddes,

I am so glad I did broke my rule of many months - not to read in personal journal section.

Very inspiring and so much wisdom.

Wishing You well in the progress.

We are all so uniquelly individual and we all have to find what we need at what time and be flexible in implementation of it.

Thank You for being Yourself.

Lots of love

Rudolf

Oh sweet Cee,thank you for your post....cute i can just see you with tousled locks,lovely...oh isnt tropical fruit sublime,yummo....ohhh watermelon plants,devine...yum yum....isnt Thai massage incredible...oh i loved being thrown ruthlessly around the bed...mwahh harr harrr :laugh:

Michele was it a super choice and sweety melon,yummy isnt it just an incredible fruit...yes i feel so amazing today,much better,not quite up to par yet,but fast tracking well towards it,rock on!

Hey Rude's,thanks so much for popping on in,you are welcome here anytime....

Just downed a blended rockie....before my weight training tonight...

HAd a great day at work,did a facial on a lady,she was so obese,i felt so sad....She was ill also(little surprise),she struggled to breathe she struggled to walk...her skin was a grey tone and lifeless...her skin was so dry...in the end her skin looked pretty and she was smiling,and she loved her treatment....i wanted so much to talk to her about raw,but there wasnt a good lead in,and i would like to build more of a rapor with her first,maybe next visit!
Hey maybe shes not interested,but hey maybe she will be!at least she will have some information to think about....

Its been great today,much less colon cramping...tummy still very tender,and my tongue looks like a disaster,i know when my uc flares up,my tongue is a direct reflection of what my colon looks like,and let me tell you,it aint purty!lol
3 massive round circles on it....and my skin goes dry coinciding with uc flare ups....which i am planning on being few and far between!

Sweetie it's great that you are feeling much better. Tongue don't sound too good tho. Yetch!

I'm sure that lady is thinking of you and how great you look and how she would like to look half as good. She will ask next time I am sure.

You're doing well... big deep breaths!

xooxxox

Oh my love you are up and down like a yo yo.... a wonderful, loving, kindhearted, inspirational yo you at that....

Talk to your tummy before you go to bed tonight and tell it

"Enough is enough! - Christmas is coming and there are some great raw foods around that I want to indulge in..."

Might not work... but hey its worth a try..

Remember this time last year... man we where buzzing on raw....... all the time!!!! It will be back just watch..

Sending you love and healing

KK
xx

Hey when do we get to see a new pic of you oh beautiful one!! :) x

Suay I'd just like to say how much I am enjoying reading along with your journal. 

I usually can't think of what to reply because I am, hmm, what am I... I think I am overwhelmed.  You've got so much good in you girl and it is always spilling out over the edges, truly truly truly wonderful. 

Really hope your UC takes the hint and takes a hike.  Life for you sounds much greater enjoying all the juicy fruit and veg that you want, when you want.

Goodnight beautiful!!

Thanks again for sharing bits of your soul with us here on forums. It's amazing to read.

hee hee yes Jennie,tongue looks like a scary road map right now...yetch is putting it mildly...lol


Oh KAren,precious girl...yo yo yo-ing......instead of ho- ho-ho-ing.....tee hee.....i have spoken many times with this tummy....my health has its own agenda,and it happens in its own sweeeeet time....what a lesson in patience, :yawn:...boring,but no point getting all foamed up and up tight,cos that just makes it worse...am back to the basic basics....everything blended,cept my watermelon for lunch...no peeled cuke,no lettuce...all of that will wait til these symptoms subside....I have had some fine moments of buzzing on raw....in between nasty pasty uc symptoms....it will come again,consistently...i have faith i beliiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiieeeeeeeeeeeeve,lol!

Oh waterberry,you are so lovely girl.....dont feel overwhelmed,im just me,litl ole me...sometimes  i know i have something spilling out of me...but its nice to know you think its good...*mwah*(jokes Joyce.... :rolleyes:)
Yup i am telling it to bugger off,and take a hike...like i said to Jennie yesterday,i must be going through this hell year,just so i can pass on my life lessons and health lessons,to those who need help in the now and in the future!!

KAren,the photo is coming.....yeh,def need an update for sure....

i woke up feeling angry with my body this morning,and asking why me,why why why!....and muttering under my breath...poor Nige trying to hug me and pat me consolingly on the back,awkwardly i think he was afraid i may bite,lol.....

Then i thought...why not me(this is after totalling pumping out t5t's felt great!!!!dont usually do em fast but felt right today....)i abused my body,with chili.....knowing it would harm me...so this is it...this is why!!
did my hyper extensions....
left the house feeling slightly better,intending it to be a fast paced power walk,well i was running before i knew it and damn! it felt fine....i chose even bigger hills this morning....it was amazing! every step i ran,i said to myself...i have a beautifully healed body...over and over...

Needless to say i feel so much stronger and positive now....and pretty chuffed at my 8km run!

gotta dash...shower time...ciao ciao....

Congrats on the big run! That's fab. And on the change of mindset.  :laugh: You rawk!

xoxoxo

I am learning that lesson too. That I can choose how I am feeling at any given moment, but shifting my thoughts. I am learning the power of gratitude on deeper levels and it is amazing the shift in attitude and emotion when we start counting our blessings.

I see you in perfect health Neet. Healed, whole and filled with perfect energy. Hold onto your image of health and it will happen.

You are so right about health having it's own timing...  :rolleyes:

Thanks Jen and Emi...yesterday was a not so fabbo day...but today im climbing up the mountain again,and i see the pinacle surrounded by a bright light(and its not a train coming the other way,lol) i see glowing wonderful health,strong able body....loads of sleep and rest,lots of laughter and happiness...and perfect health for me!

and an abundance of juicy fruits...

have been adding young coconut water to my green juice at lunch time...it gave me such a wonderful lift yesterday,it felt like a tonic...amazing!....i know they arent organic...gosh i really should ring the coconut man from sunrise cocos and get some shipped....note to self will do that....but the benefits the water gives me,outways the non organic status,for now....lol...i use the inside of the young coco in Niges food...or i freeze it if there is too much to use for now,he loves it!

That's awesome Neet. They have so much goodness in them. I have one inside from Luke. They do taste slightly different but to me... they win hands down everytime!

Glad to hear you are dancing elegantly back up to the top of the mountain love!

oxxoxo

go RGG I knew you would bounce back....
have been given some yummy apricots had quite the feast.
I never buy cocnu