Yesterday was a very interesting, amazing day!!!
Someone had secretly blessed us recently with gifts of the Christmas harp CD's by Jerry marchand that are SOOOO incredibly beautiful, & they arrived yesterday as I was heading out to babysit all day, so I had to leave Hannah at home, not feelin…
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Added by Anastazia on December 8, 2009 at 9:56pm —
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We went shopping today, Hannah's ready to go 100% raw with me (this is day 2 for me, though I wasn't quite 100%, but will be now!) & I feel better already!
& my blood sugars have even come down some! (& so is the scale again!)
Of course, I spent the grocery money for 3 weeks! But I kno…
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Added by Anastazia on November 25, 2009 at 9:30pm —
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Me, sometime in my 20's ~
(under 200 lbs...my photographer friend was trying to convince me I should be a plus-siz model...)
When I first saw the other video Rory did, about helping his mom go raw, & saw her enthusiasm, & his total love for her, & devotion to helping her, I was so happy for them…
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Added by Anastazia on November 23, 2009 at 8:35pm —
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As the pounds have sloooooowly begun fallin' off, I've had dreams where I'm living again in my strong, healthy body, & I wake up feeling free....light as a bird....unchained....ready for anything & EVERYTHING that may come...
...as these dreams become more frequent, it's harder & harder to g…
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Added by Anastazia on November 16, 2009 at 10:15pm —
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Kidding! Actually, I've been working on this particular area of my life for awhile now....ok, I confess, years...been looking at the reasons behind it, the roots of it, the ways I do it, the ways that best help me to stop, & just get off my butt & DO IT (whatever IT is that day...)
I…
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Added by Anastazia on November 8, 2009 at 4:26pm —
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I've always loved the freshness of a new month....it gives me a tangible moment in time to pause, re-evaluate, focus, & zero in on areas of my life needing tweaking...
November:
~ Make specific plans to avoid the holiday 'treats' that DO NOT treat me well....Order Penni's raw holiday recipe book ASAP,
http://www.lulu.com/content/e-book/raw-food-rehabs-raw-for-the-holidays/7849749 &…
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Added by Anastazia on November 2, 2009 at 1:30am —
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...Well, after a week of barely being able to move, due to my neck/shoulder going out, it's been healing some each day, & today, I'm finally able to get off the anti-inflammatories & take half the pain meds, & function (somewhat) again...
...thanks, everyone, for your prayers & well wishes!
Though this has been intense, & very difficult, it's also made me so appreciative of the level of health I do have, & what I
am capable of changing, especially concerning my mo…
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Added by Anastazia on October 25, 2009 at 4:00pm —
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...ok, not really...this is just something I heard Winona Judd say that got me giggling...(no, her mom wasn't there with her when she said it! Haha!)
I'm so frustrated with setbacks!!! I just got goin' again, & pulled a weird set of muscles in my neck somehow the other day! It's gotten worse by the day, today it's been excruciating, & tonight, I can barely move...I can't turn my head, look up or down, every step I take hurts, using my arm makes it throb, & it's a non-stop kind…
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Added by Anastazia on October 22, 2009 at 4:31am —
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Have you ever just been TIRED of EATING?!?!? Sometimes I sooooo yearn to fast, refresh my tastebuds, give my digestion a total rest, & start over with just the simplest, purest foods! But until my blood sugars are stabilized, I know fasting isn't wise...there was a time I could fast 40 days, feeling better by the day, never wanting to stop...& when I did, I remember feeling renewed in a multitude of ways...those were the days...
Unfortunately, these days, I fluctuate between no appetite…
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Added by Anastazia on September 8, 2009 at 12:30am —
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I surendered recently to accepting that exercise, daily activity, MOVEMENT is the crucial missing puzzle piece in my quest for healing/health! I accepted it, but have been sporatic...so this past week, I've tried to focus more on just being up & active more, whatever…
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Added by Anastazia on August 17, 2009 at 5:17pm —
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It's just waaaay too easy to get pulled off course, away from good intentions due to circumstances seemingly beyond our control! I've been an -in-the-moment kinda gal all my life, love homeschooling, don't live by the clock or calendar, don't let society dictate to me what should be done when, etc....
...
BUT I'm finally realizing that if I'm going to be consistant with reaching towards my health goals, I have to PLAN...I have to prepare ahead...I have to anticipate distractions, & no…
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Added by Anastazia on August 12, 2009 at 2:16pm —
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& THIS time, I've eased into it, rather than diving in headfirst & hitting my head on the bottom of the pool! I am SOOO ready! I am committed to 100%, & am DONE with the cooked dinners I've been allowing myself during this time of transition!
I'm soooo ready to be free of this diabetes, (& started a new blog, here, http://rawstoration.blogspot.com/ , to track my journey with that, as well as healing my other health issues) & am ready to commit to DAILY exercise (right now, I'…
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Added by Anastazia on August 9, 2009 at 11:00pm —
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Went for another swim tonight, & noticed how wonderful it felt to move when fully nourished by raw foods, & how different it felt than the last time, when I had a tummy fulla sad food a few days ago! { I'd had a raw breki, then a cooked lunch....}
Raw food ENVIGORATES me! It makes me WANT to move, even with all this excess weight I still carry...it seems to boost my ability to push through fatigue, pain, & my poor physical condition, & enable me to challenge myself more than I ev…
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Added by Anastazia on July 9, 2009 at 1:00am —
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Been here in my new home a week now, easing back into 100% raw, as groceries are gathered, & kitchen tools unpacked...been swimming, out daily, moving more, walking more, still very, very sore, not getting enough sleep, but still, feeling better by the day, the more real food I eat...I weighed in yesterday, after 6 days & have shed 9 lbs! Of course I know some is water weight, but hey, it's still 9 less pounds I'm carrying, & I feel the difference already...& it's got me really m…
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Added by Anastazia on July 8, 2009 at 2:25am —
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...moving to another part of the country has been quite the adventure! many things have changed in our daily life!!!
...the biggest lesson I've learned in it all is that my body is capable of so much more when nourished properly, & so much less when eating food that was never intended for fuel!
I'm easing into my 100% raw commitment...I was hoping to dive full blast into it right away, but am needing to get more groceries...I lost my bank card along the way, which has delayed things, but I h…
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Added by Anastazia on July 4, 2009 at 8:44pm —
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...I wish I was already there! I'm sooooo exhausted, my hands aren't working, my legs gave out days ago, & I'm holding on by a thread until tomorrow, when we hit the road....but first, I have today to get thru, loading the van, cleaning, praying for more help...
...& I have…
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Added by Anastazia on June 29, 2009 at 1:00pm —
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Everything has accelerated! I've been frantically packing, getting rid of 3/4's of everything, moving at the end of June to where I'll have more support in getting healthy than I've had here...I'll be done with the struggle of trying to keep enough produce in the…
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Added by Anastazia on June 14, 2009 at 10:42pm —
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...& things are changing, fast! Like I'm living in a whirlwind! And I NEED RAW MORE THAN EVER to deal with it all!
{& sorry, I didn't mean to dissapear from here again...had my friend visit (haven't seen each other in 8 years) for a week or so, & barely turned on the 'puter all week~}
It was a really wonderful visit, & quite eye-opening, {especially to see how much my health has deteriorated since we were together last!} I didn't stay 100% raw, but she loved my raw fudge, & g…
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Added by Anastazia on May 26, 2009 at 8:37pm —
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...for the 6 years I've been back in my hometown, I've hesitated to look people up, or reconnect with those I knew when I was younger, smaller, healthier...
...partly, I confess, because I know that many people I once knew are reaching the age of facing their own health…
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Added by Anastazia on May 9, 2009 at 9:04pm —
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I've been praying more lately about the place I've been lingering in with my health.
I see now that I'm in a valley, & am beginning to see much clearer how the Lord is allowing,
even orchestrating these stops & starts I have struggled through
in order to continue the deeper work He's been doing in my life,
& in my walk with Him.
It's all, still, more about dying to self,
choosing to live in the spirit rather than led by the flesh,
& the difficulties with consistancy I've continu…
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Added by Anastazia on April 28, 2009 at 6:30pm —
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