What is Raw? .....Well what it means for ME anyway!

For me, eating raw isn’t a rigid, black and white rule based regimen/ programme; strictly to be adhered to or else! I'm pretty relaxed about it really. Pretty chilled! So what does 'raw' mean to me?

It means eating lots and lots of fresh (organic as far as possible) fruit and vegetables, nuts, seeds and more recently for me, superfoods.

It means eating as few pre-prepared processed convenience foods (I use the term ‘food’ very loosely here) as possible.

It means learning to understand that what you eat not only affects your body (in obvious ways) but also emotionally, mentally...and perhaps even spiritually. I’ve been caught in the eat crap – feel crap – eat more crap cycle, and believe me, it makes you feel shite! Not just in that it drains your body of energy, but also makes you lose that glow, and leaves you with mental fog...NOT good! It’s not about
making mistakes, but learning from them.... If I eat that pizza I’m gonna feel sick, if I drink that bottle of wine, I’m gonna have a hangover! It’s also about remembering this, and being aware of this when you make your food/drink choices.

It most definitely means loving what you eat, and loving how it makes you feel. That's a DEAD CERT!

It means learning to listen to your body, and nourishing it in a way in which it thrives, and makes you feel alive rather than heavy and sluggish.

It means having a healthy attitude to life and food. Enjoying what you eat can be more healthy than stressing about what you think you should be eating; whether that cashew nut is actually, strictly, technically ‘raw’ or not.... agh!

It means being comfortable with yourself and happy with your choices. There will always
be someone who will look, analyse, compare, criticise. (Cue the raw police....’Should you be eating that?’ ‘I thought you were ‘raw’?’)

It most definitely means loving yourself (something we all need to do more of....NOTE TO SELF!)looking after your body, after all it’s the only one you have!
Remember: You are so worth it!

It doesn't mean.....or at least in my humble opinion, it shouldn’t become:

An identity....more about this next week

A label

A cult....although my ex did think I was going to join a cult. And no, crocs are not obligatory;)

A law...good job as I'm not into politics in any way shape or form

An exclusive group....hell anyone can eat an apple!

A way to look down on others who are choosing to eat differently (I've witnessed this so many times!)

100% or fail...don't get me started on percentages.

I AM ME!

I am open and accepting of views and opinions of others, after all we are all different, how can we possibly know what’s going on for someone else, what’s right for someone else?

I won’t push my food choices on you, if you don’t push yours on me. I choose raw, you choose
cooked....happy happy, let’s get on with being us (the us that we are, food choices aside!)

I am non judgemental, we are all different.

I am comfortable with how I choose to eat. It's not a problem to me, don't make it your problem.

I eat as much raw food as I choose. ('choose' is the magic key)

That’s it....Get it? Love it ;)