Comments on: The Power of Choice, and a Raw Challenge http://www.choosingraw.com/the-power-of-choice-and-a-raw-challenge/ A Celebration of Vegan and Raw Food Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:20:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Desiree http://www.choosingraw.com/the-power-of-choice-and-a-raw-challenge/comment-page-1/#comment-63538 Desiree Sun, 25 Sep 2011 18:19:52 +0000 http://www.choosingraw.com/?p=457#comment-63538 Thank you so much for your website and for this article. I have now been vegan for a month, vegetarian for a month prior to that, and my omnivore family has been very vocal about their disapproval. I am trying to work more raw food into my diet and your website has been a godsend. I have found that social pressure has been the most difficult hurdle to overcome and I struggle with it everyday. I work at a law firm that hosts lunches almost weekly and being the one employee that is eating the salad she brought to work can, honestly, be a little uncomfortable. I still struggle with it and your post was really empowering to read. Thank you, Gena. Thank you so much for your website and for this article. I have now been vegan for a month, vegetarian for a month prior to that, and my omnivore family has been very vocal about their disapproval. I am trying to work more raw food into my diet and your website has been a godsend. I have found that social pressure has been the most difficult hurdle to overcome and I struggle with it everyday. I work at a law firm that hosts lunches almost weekly and being the one employee that is eating the salad she brought to work can, honestly, be a little uncomfortable. I still struggle with it and your post was really empowering to read. Thank you, Gena.

]]> By: Alyxie http://www.choosingraw.com/the-power-of-choice-and-a-raw-challenge/comment-page-1/#comment-43961 Alyxie Wed, 16 Jun 2010 14:03:50 +0000 http://www.choosingraw.com/?p=457#comment-43961 Thank you for this post. Reading it a year later and being new on the raw/vegan bandwagon myself (not doing it fully because I'm trying to overcome my own love for what I call "quality" pizza & frozen yogurt and succumbing to social pressures), this is a nice piece to read. I'm thin and don't ever want to look like I'm dieting and thus have to defend myself with why I am eating a spinach salad...and then add extra nuts to show people I'm not afraid of fat. It's tough when society around you wants you to eat white pasta and sauce and call it a substantial meal while my zucchini pasta and pesto is bound to leave me hungry (or so they think). Coupled with my own fight of sugar cravings and non-vegan treats, the defense can be difficult. But you're right. Why let them get to you? It's my healthy choice and it matters for my body. Thank you for what can be my mantra. Thank you for this post. Reading it a year later and being new on the raw/vegan bandwagon myself (not doing it fully because I’m trying to overcome my own love for what I call “quality” pizza & frozen yogurt and succumbing to social pressures), this is a nice piece to read. I’m thin and don’t ever want to look like I’m dieting and thus have to defend myself with why I am eating a spinach salad…and then add extra nuts to show people I’m not afraid of fat. It’s tough when society around you wants you to eat white pasta and sauce and call it a substantial meal while my zucchini pasta and pesto is bound to leave me hungry (or so they think). Coupled with my own fight of sugar cravings and non-vegan treats, the defense can be difficult. But you’re right. Why let them get to you? It’s my healthy choice and it matters for my body. Thank you for what can be my mantra.

]]> By: Curious About Raw Food Diets? Give our Tuesday Challenge a Try! – Whole Living Daily : Whole Living http://www.choosingraw.com/the-power-of-choice-and-a-raw-challenge/comment-page-1/#comment-43913 Curious About Raw Food Diets? Give our Tuesday Challenge a Try! – Whole Living Daily : Whole Living Tue, 15 Jun 2010 11:04:18 +0000 http://www.choosingraw.com/?p=457#comment-43913 [...] call it Raw Tuesdays. It’s a replica of a Raw Wednesday challenge I conducted last year on my own blog, which was a big hit, and the idea is as simple as can [...] [...] call it Raw Tuesdays. It’s a replica of a Raw Wednesday challenge I conducted last year on my own blog, which was a big hit, and the idea is as simple as can [...]

]]> By: Raw Rehab: Dealing with Social Discomfort http://www.choosingraw.com/the-power-of-choice-and-a-raw-challenge/comment-page-1/#comment-41768 Raw Rehab: Dealing with Social Discomfort Sat, 01 May 2010 01:38:10 +0000 http://www.choosingraw.com/?p=457#comment-41768 [...] preface my answer by saying that this is something I’ve touched on before, most notably in this post. But your question certainly brings to mind some immediate [...] [...] preface my answer by saying that this is something I’ve touched on before, most notably in this post. But your question certainly brings to mind some immediate [...]

]]> By: Top Tips for Women’s Health – Choosing Raw http://www.choosingraw.com/the-power-of-choice-and-a-raw-challenge/comment-page-1/#comment-39844 Top Tips for Women’s Health – Choosing Raw Tue, 16 Mar 2010 11:34:47 +0000 http://www.choosingraw.com/?p=457#comment-39844 [...] spoken before about a woman’s tendency to eat in such a way that pleases other people. Often, this is [...] [...] spoken before about a woman’s tendency to eat in such a way that pleases other people. Often, this is [...]

]]> By: Gena http://www.choosingraw.com/the-power-of-choice-and-a-raw-challenge/comment-page-1/#comment-35896 Gena Tue, 05 Jan 2010 21:38:59 +0000 http://www.choosingraw.com/?p=457#comment-35896 Jessica, There's no predictable answer to this! First of all, you should definitely eat a fair bit of cooked -- switching to all or very high raw overnight can be very problematic! Second, there's no hard and fast law. You may find that you feel some discomfort within a few week or a month; it takes others several months to feel anything. How bad it is will vary depending on how carefully you've transitioned, and also, what you were doing before. If detox begins, I recommend gravity-administered colon hydrotherapy right away to help ease it. Gena Jessica,

There’s no predictable answer to this! First of all, you should definitely eat a fair bit of cooked — switching to all or very high raw overnight can be very problematic!

Second, there’s no hard and fast law. You may find that you feel some discomfort within a few week or a month; it takes others several months to feel anything. How bad it is will vary depending on how carefully you’ve transitioned, and also, what you were doing before.

If detox begins, I recommend gravity-administered colon hydrotherapy right away to help ease it.

Gena

]]> By: Jessica http://www.choosingraw.com/the-power-of-choice-and-a-raw-challenge/comment-page-1/#comment-35895 Jessica Tue, 05 Jan 2010 21:36:22 +0000 http://www.choosingraw.com/?p=457#comment-35895 Hi Gena, I just started a raw food diet yesterday. I already eat a lot of fruits and veggies but I wanted to keep a "high raw" diet for this week to detox the holiday damages I may have done. I'm not feeling any different yet (it has only been 2 days though) but I'm slowly anticipating the "detox" stage where I might get hit with detox symptoms. When should I expect that to happen and exactly how bad is it? Any insight would be very helpful. Thanks! BTW, I love your blog. It's aesthetically clean, gives great advice and a lot of general nutritional information. Thanks for all the great stuff! -Jessica Hi Gena,

I just started a raw food diet yesterday. I already eat a lot of fruits and veggies but I wanted to keep a “high raw” diet for this week to detox the holiday damages I may have done. I’m not feeling any different yet (it has only been 2 days though) but I’m slowly anticipating the “detox” stage where I might get hit with detox symptoms. When should I expect that to happen and exactly how bad is it? Any insight would be very helpful. Thanks!

BTW, I love your blog. It’s aesthetically clean, gives great advice and a lot of general nutritional information. Thanks for all the great stuff!

-Jessica

]]> By: Vegan Thursdays « Chocolate-Covered Katie http://www.choosingraw.com/the-power-of-choice-and-a-raw-challenge/comment-page-1/#comment-35881 Vegan Thursdays « Chocolate-Covered Katie Tue, 05 Jan 2010 14:37:04 +0000 http://www.choosingraw.com/?p=457#comment-35881 [...] friend Gena started something called Raw Foods Wednesday, where she challenged people to eat a raw meal and [...] [...] friend Gena started something called Raw Foods Wednesday, where she challenged people to eat a raw meal and [...]

]]> By: Get over this « La Fille Naturelle http://www.choosingraw.com/the-power-of-choice-and-a-raw-challenge/comment-page-1/#comment-34995 Get over this « La Fille Naturelle Thu, 10 Dec 2009 11:22:03 +0000 http://www.choosingraw.com/?p=457#comment-34995 [...] It was pretty late for lunch when I got back home.  Normally, I have an extreme aversion to late lunches because I like my stomach to feel ready to devour something hugely delicious for dinner.  But I quickly got over it and fed myself a nice raw lunch in honour of Gena’s Raw Wednesday challenge. [...] [...] It was pretty late for lunch when I got back home.  Normally, I have an extreme aversion to late lunches because I like my stomach to feel ready to devour something hugely delicious for dinner.  But I quickly got over it and fed myself a nice raw lunch in honour of Gena’s Raw Wednesday challenge. [...]

]]> By: Dara (MyVeryFirstKitchen) http://www.choosingraw.com/the-power-of-choice-and-a-raw-challenge/comment-page-1/#comment-32748 Dara (MyVeryFirstKitchen) Thu, 08 Oct 2009 00:57:49 +0000 http://www.choosingraw.com/?p=457#comment-32748 I would love to join! So far so good today for me!! I would love to join! So far so good today for me!!

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