That’s right, baby steps Lance. Making a lifestyle changes doesn’t have to involve taking huge leaps. It’s the incremental steps that add up to bigger things. Congratulations on adding more raw foods into your diet!! I’m proud of you buddy – you’re on your way to reclaiming your natural state of being. I’m excited to see my raw food journey is reaching inside your heart too. WOOT.

And I’m grateful we’re a part of each other’s journey. Hoo boy. Thanks for being an active member of my community.

Sounds like you raw food diet is going strong! I have been incorporating more raw foods into my diet (but am not anywhere near doing this full out). Baby steps, though…

I am grateful for so much in my life this year – and I did share that! Glad to hear your Thanksgiving was a great one!

Awesome! You’re on the road to recovery from the SAD (I know you’re in Australia so I guess you could substitute Australian for American to read “Standard Australian Diet”)!! Congrats!

Oh boy, you had a reaction after having Maccas two months after you stopped eating them? Wow! That means your body is telling you it no longer wants the “bad stuff.” Whoo hoo. That’s awesome. Haha, most people say the same thing after they go back to the SAD after being absent from it “It’s not that good anymore.”

I love this!

Haha, you’re struggling with chocolate? Well, I’ve got good news for you. Here’s a link that I think you’re going to love very much. There’s hope for chocoholics in the raw food world – take a look at this: http://www.naturalnews.com/019398.html

Once you’re at that site, you can roam around, looking for more articles of that nature. I think you’ll like what you’ll find.

And finally, I congratulate you on listening more and more to your body and inner wisdom. It is the source of everything you already know but forgot. It’s a time of “remembering” what our inner spirits already know.

That’s the amazing thing about this journey – not only am I learning to listen to my inner spirit but I’m also relying tremendously on what my body is telling me. For instance, say I’m up late, working on the computer and suddenly my back starts to ache. I’ve learned to heed that as a signal for me to go to bed, NOW.

Keep it up Elias – you’re doing GREAT.

Thanks bro – appreciate the sentiments!

I can understand why you’re leaning more towards the smaller laptop because it’s not as bulky or wide, which is probably better for when you’re on the road. But I guess since this is my first laptop, I went with the medium sized one.

I like your laptop as well. I recently purchased an Acer Aspire one for my “on the road” laptop (it’s a tiny 8 inch one). Not sure which I like better, that or my normal 15 inch, but I am leaning more and more towards the small one =)

However, the only thing I am struggling is: chocolate! I am SOOOOOO addicted to it it’s silly! Also, I don’t eat much healthy food (i’m so fussy!) and usually have pastas.

It’s just the start and as you said I am experiementing the food journey and I KNOW it will pick up.

I am learning to listen more and more to my body and inner wisdom.

thanks again!

Thanks a lot buddy! I find it hard to believe that I’m slowly but surely returning to my natural state with having a much flatter belly and a more appropriate weight for my height. I am thrilled to finally see results as a result of one very important decision I made back in September.

But more than that, I’m even gladder that you’ve been inspired to make your own health improvements. That’s way cool! The thing is to continue having fun and take things slowly. Read up as much as you can on this subject. The more knowledgeable you become, the more you’ll know what to do when making smoothies, juices and/or meals.

Heed what your body is telling you because it “knows.” For example, if after consuming a certain smoothie mixture, you experience gassy results, it’s trying to tell you something. Keep experimenting until you find the right combination – we’re all different – what works for me might not work for you.

That’s why you might not be feeling the energy I’m feeling. I have no idea what other kinds of foods you’re eating – perhaps they’re weighing you down? For instance, if I were to continue eating junk food, I would definitely not be experiencing the high level of energy these days.

Good luck!

I recently started making fruit juice with teh usual fruit (banana apple watermelon etc) and i feel i have more energy but not as much as i’d like to. Your juice diet made me think it is time i try other fruit and vegies despite my dislike for them….

Anyways thanks for the link to Natural News. I will be checking it out.

Keep it up dude!

Now THAT’S an idea! Wink, wink.

If that makes you feel better, you can give me a X-mas present: a mouth duct tape.