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hi. i'm karrie and i have been thinking about going raw for some time now, but fall victim to myself. our world is not very accommodating or understanding of a raw lifestyle... but those are my own hang-ups, excuses and cop-outs. i have a vitamix and enjoy green smoothies. i have been vegetarian for 2 years or so. but i am the fattest vegetarian!! lol i eat to much processed foods. i am ready to start a new way of eating.

has anyone read angela stokes new book 'raw emotions'? i have not but it sounds like it would be a great book to use on this journey. i feel a bit of a kinship with angela, as i had lost 115lbs by watching what i ate and exercising. though i never got to my goal (i was probably 15-20lbs shy), i did feel much better. i was able to keep off the weight that i lost for 8 years, but a bout of severe depression de-railed my self-care and i have gained back 40lbs. i am now determined to 'release' this weight again and more. release the chains that bind me to using food as a form of self-soothing. using food in this way is an unhealthy addiction. when i use food this way, it is obvious to the world and to myself, that all is not right within. i thought i had overcome my addition to using food to feel better, but obviously i have not. possibly by going back to the roots of real food i will be able to see food for what it really is, nourishment. to find comfort from within, not from outside of myself.

so anyway, ramble, ramble ramble... hehe! i am excited and nervous!

best to all of you!!

xoxo

~karrie