Hi Everyone,
I have finally convinced myself that I am going to give this ago and see where I get. I'm a little aussie who has been intrigued by the lovely Janita since meeting her and as she will know I was a very sick little girl. I have had a very rough last 4 years and have slowly crawled my way out of a hole that was all consuming and I am now reaping the rewards from the changes I have made in my life.
I have been scared I guess about trying this as my will power is terrible, but from reading the few posts I have it looks like you all seem to have little 'trips' at times. I guess I will just have a few more in the beginning. 
hope to get to know all of you well
mwah
xxx

Katarina,

welcome ! you have made a health choice and you are to be congratulated for that. Janita has certainly had a huge healthy influence on my life. she is a gentle, loving, giving teacher who will help steer you in the right direction. make use of her knowledge and gentle spirit. to count her as a friend is truly special.

if you look at a marathon you will see that they all start at the same place, some at the same time. it is not where they start that counts but where they finish. some will not finish the race. if you look further behind the marathon runners you will see that they all started running the same way. a little by little. they probably run the same - 1 foot after the other not allowing themselves to think oh 1km down only 41. whatever to go. the mind is too powerful to be given that sort of advantage - you can make your mind work for you or against you -your choice. Myself i swim - if i allow myself to think too far in advance i am sunk - literally -he he. it is al labout being in the here and now -allowing yourself to be present making mistakes and learning.

enjoy yourself and give yourself permission to make mistakes and learn in this marathon called life. you will learn heaps along your journey to raw.

love n light to you
speedy

Hi Kat,

Welcome to the forum. Great choice! Lucky you to count Neet as one of your friends. She is one of the most amazing people I've ever not met!

Will power... If you are like me you will feel so much better on raw that you will find that you need will less and less. I've only managed 8 days at a time. I usually eat one cooked meal on a weekend. Weekends seem to be the hardest time for a lot of people but I feel awesome!

I'm sorry you have been so unwell. Best wishes.

xoxoxoxox

beautiful responses guys.....Kat,how did you go today...

well done...i am so pleased for you kat...hope you have a wonderful sleep today sweetheart...keep that water coming babe....you will go into a detox...so be gentle with yourself babe...love love

Thank you Neet and Speedy,
Well I had my dinner and so far so good. Cooked dad some grilled fish but I was already half full from the salad and a plum or two so I havent ventured to the fish. As for the water lol that was the bain of my beloved late mums existance!! They had a very busy life and I think my first words were Coke please!! I'm getting some great information out of the recipes. Have bought myself a new recipe book so I can jot down one that I think will be yummy - and thats looks like its going to be most of them. Only thing I have never been keen on is tomato's which there seems to be a lot of recipes including those little rascals. Oh well. I can't believe this is so much fun!! I actually feel excited.
I have organised to start doing yoga once a week on a thursday night. Which I have been going to do forever but I thought if I've decided to give my body the nutrion it deserves through this then yoga is surely going to be the easy bit! I used to do yoga in Adelaide so it will make a welcome return. I have self-hypnosis CD's on sleep and they are lucky they dont have a money back guarentee with them. But I do find peace with a wide range of relaxation music that I will have on softly throughout the whole night. Then if I stir I hear that and it helps me stay asleep. And it was interesting to read about the body resting. I actually did that tonight after I came home from school. My head was so sore I just layed down and used muscle relaxation techniques to just 'calm' myself. I think the watermelon smoothie helped as well. I also like warming my heat bag that has lavander in it also. I find the lavander increadibly relaxing and the heat bag(s) give me some relief from my back as well.
I loved the marathon analogy it was so true. I know I may stumble but like mum always said to me 'Tough times don't last but tough people do' and I'd like to think I'm a little tougher than I was in the past years.
Thanks for all the wonderful information so far
mwah
kat
xx

Hi Kat,

Headache can also come from detox. Everything can come from detox! Lol. Sometimes when I'm not really wanting water but I'm thirsty I add some lemon or lime juice. Just makes it taste different! Also buying a water filter makes water taste amazing. Even a Brita jug makes water taste better. My hubby is drinking loads more water since we bought one.

When I'm having a hard time sleeping I put lavender oil on my pillow and then I'm off with the fairies! It's great isn't it. Good luck with your sleeping tonight.

That's great that you are getting support from your man. Support from those closest to us can make all the difference.

xoxox

hi all,

thanks speedy - i will try to have an excellent day!! we are off to the local wetlands to look at the little critters in the water!! im sure i will need an awesome juice to recover from taking 23 five year olds with me lol
im also seeing my girlfriend who lost her mother to cancer on monday night - very sad. she is 8 months pregnant and suffering with depression and i am doing my very best to support her. so i think i will be craving sleep by tomorrow.
it also was a tramatic weekend with my other girlfriend who gave birth to a tiny wee 1kg baby on sunday nite. she was only 29 weeks into her pregnancy of her very first child. so its been a bumpy ride. the poor little mite is in special care at the moment. so i continue to send good thoughts and prayers their way.
hope everyone has an awesome day tomorrow
mwah
kat
xx