Plus Size Raw Vegan
A story of a plus size gal who is trying to incorporate more fruits and vegetables into her diet with a raw vegan diet.
Plus Size Raw Vegan?
Introduction to a 5 part Series
Is it possible to be a plus size raw vegan? Really? The other day I decided to google ‘plus size raw vegan’ to see if anyone else wrote about such an oxymoron. To my surprise I found an article about a couple of raw vegans who are also plus size – more surprising was that they were okay with themselves. One such lady is a plus size model.
Why the subject of plus size raw vegan? Because, that is exactly what I am. Walk by me on the street and I look like any other obese American. I have little energy to do much and my diet is the Standard American Diet aka S.A.D..
This past month I participated in a 28 Day Raw Transition Diet. For the most part I did pretty well. I love how I feel when eating clean, fresh, raw foods. However, by the time the fourth week came along I stumbled and fell off the ‘clean’ wagon.
Introducing Raw Fruits and Vegetables into Your Diet
10% Raw is better than 0% Raw
This article is not about the ‘Why’ of my stumbling but rather I’d like to present to you in this series of articles the case for a raw vegan lifestyle whether you are raw 10% of the time or 100% of the time. [plus size or otherwise]
Over the past 3 years I’ve tried to cut out my S.A.D. cold turkey and for a while it seems to work. However, inevitably by week 3 or 4 I lose ground and then once again I am haunted by my overeating and addiction demons.
I’m not alone in this phenomenon – most people undergoing a typical diet will attest to the fact that when they start they are filled with zeal and motivation. However, a couple of weeks or even a couple of months into it they slip here and there until eventually they are back to their old habits. [Sometimes even worse than when they started]
Knowing that I struggle with a much deeper issue [i.e. my relationship and addiction with food especially sugar, carbohydrates and salt] I’ve had to come up with alternative means to measure my progress. Is this just a ‘cop out’ for me? Am I just fooling myself? I think not.
Am I Fooling Myself?
Can I really call myself a raw vegan and be plus size?
No, you aren't raw vegan because you don't eat 100% raw
Yes, as long as you are eating more fruits and vegetables
barbarab
on 09/07/2011
whatever we can do to change bad to good eating habits works! I hate water but am trying to put it in my diet...not very well but a bit at a time!
Why embark on a Raw Vegan Lifestyle?
Answer this Question Before Starting
After answering the question of ‘Why I want to embark on a Raw Vegan Lifestyle’ I like to answer the following questions along my journey. This will be the subject of the next 5 part series.
- Am I eating more fruits and vegetables?
- Do I exercise and move my body more?
- Do I drink more water?
- Is my thinking more positive?
- Out of 365 days, how many of those days are life honoring days?
These questions can be asked by anyone transitioning to a raw vegan diet. In the next article I will address the question ‘Am I eating more fruits and vegetables?
How Many Raw Fruits and Vegetables Do You Include in Your Diet.
Are you a Raw Vegan?
Read Up On The Raw Foods Diet
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Contents in Review
Index of Plus Size Raw Vegan an Introduction
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