Raw Redemption

Each person on a raw food path much choose for themselves whether it is okay to eat Agave nectar or not. There is a lot of information out there, some is negative and some is positive.

Currently I am not eating Agave, but I love Agave because I love sweet stuff and tonight I came across this article at Living Tree Community. The site seems to have a good amount of information that seems very balanced. I will have to do more research to determine if I believe this document or not, but I have to admit that it gives me some hope.

Honestly, eating Agave is probably better than eating high fructose corn syrup or refined sugar, but like anything it should probably be eaten in moderation?

What do you think?

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I’m 197 lbs today, that is two lbs down. I had the flu so I thought it would be now. I missed the last weigh in due to having the flu… but maybe it was the fourth of July weekend catching up with me?

I’m getting stronger in my convictions to eat more raw food. I know I feel better. But I have to admit that it would be easier if I had a raw food chef living with me. lol

I get lazy and tired. You’d think eating raw food would be easier than cooked but it’s not. You have to peel things if you can’t find organic, and juice things (and let me tell you that is not easy to do no matter what they say) and you have to eat a large quantity of food to get your daily calories and vitamins.

It’s a LOT OF WORK.

But, I do feel so much healthier when I am doing it so that is what keeps me going.

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http://www.gentlebarn.org/index.php

Please check it out, it is really amazing. I am not fully vegan, but when I see stories like these, and as I learn more about ethical treatment of animals and the truth about how animals are treated, I get closer and closer. In fact, the more I learn the less my journey becomes about weight loss, and more about just living the most ethical life that I can live.

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I’m not sure why eating carries so many emotions. I’m not sure what the issue is. I don’t get it, not at all. I mean, I feel so good when I am eating raw food, especially green juice. I feel so crappy when I don’t. Seems so simple, doesn’t it? Simple that one would choose to do what feels best for their body? But yet, time and again I don’t do what is best.

Time and again I eat crap. Time and again I put myself in situations where I know the outcome, in terms of eating, won’t be good. It would not matter so much if I was not obese. But I am obese. I KNOW I am a good person in-spite of this, I know that I’m smart, lovable, worthy, I know all that… of course… but what I don’t know is why I choose to be over weight. Because it is a choice.

Sure, my metabolism isn’t as fast as some people I know who are thin, and eat whatever the heck they want, but the fact is, fat or thin, they are not healthy when they are eating crappy food. They probably do not feel good either. It just does not show up on the outside of their body like it does mine. But the hurt is still there for them too.I do accept that I have a very efficient metabolism but it is still a problem that I am eating crappy food.

I just wish I knew why so that I can stop it.

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Um, I’m LUCKY it still says 199 which is 11 lbs down from day one of this challenge -  because this weekend was NOT a good “raw” weekend… unless you count vodka and amaretto as raw food .

I’m feeling pretty good though, and while I am not eating 100 percent raw, more like 60 to 70 percent, I feel good. I’ve really upped my water in take, and I am going to the pool. At the beach the pool was so fun, and great for my back, so I am continuing that here since I do have a pool here.

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