Hello Mikkeliene,


i have just read your first entry and like you I am new to this board. Its always nice to read other peoples stories.

When one iss starting on raw, some people like to transition slowly, while others just jump in. Whatever you do is ok. Coming to raw foods is a bit daunting. Not only to make the decision in the first place, but also to tell ones family and friends about it. Thats the only really hard part. Often people think you will die on this type of eating plan. They just don't realise that the standard diet IS killing people.


How di your Indian dinner go? Please take time to write about it soon.


Jocelyn

I LOVED the photos you sent - thank you for sharing. I'd love to see New Zealand some day soon! We'll let you know when we're stopping by - maybe you can show us your favourite places. I'm so glad you came for dinner before you left!

Cheers,
Sheryl

 

Thanks for the replys everyone!  Yes Iv been totally off track since moving, yuck I feal gross and had bad integestion last night.  Iv started to make some raw things for the family though, yummy cashew cheescakes and different salads, dads starting to embrace it and see that its wronge.  Geejus its hard when they have all this addictive food in the cupboard and make vegan BBQ'S! 
Its true what you write Harley...I know its not rocket science, in fact its pritty simple.  The results speak for themselvs.  One huge plus though, is the food that is in season here...plums, apricots, all the greens etc....are really really tasty!  That volcanic soil certainly does make a difference.  I just have to learn to live without my beloved mangoes, and tropical fuits.  All fruit that gets imported are heavily fumigated!  Even some of the legumes that come from other countries are heat treated?
Anyway its learning to adjust in another country!  Thanks for all the support everyone.  Im just saving up to buy some raw books...once I have them at my disposal...I hope to not run out of ideas, becouse thats the main problem now.  Im getting board of what Im eating...time to buy some kitchen equipment!

Miss Bliss and DurianRider put things so eloquently and what they say is so true.  The longer you eat just raw the less you are tempted by cooked food.  When my family eats pasta, bread etc now I have no desire for it and it tastes bland.  I find myself more vulnerable to cooked food when I am hungry or stressed.  If I eat a great raw feast I am so satisfied that cooked food doesn't appeal to me.

Keep perservering and you will succeed. "The difference between the impossible and the possible lies in a person's determination."  TOMMY LASORDA

Hi there !

I live on the south Island, Lyttelton ( near Christchurch ), and Hamilton is on the north island...quite far away!  Its a pitt though, becouse I dont know any raw foodies here, met a few vegetarians and fewer vegans, but thats the way it is when you move somewhere.
Its a beautiful place with beautiful fruit and veg ( if its not imported! )