A couple of questions(Mary Ellen)

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Hi Kate, you and your daughter deserve a round of applause. This is

your first attempt at raw veganism and you've kept a steady pace for

five continuous days. Very few people make it past the first 24 hours

before temptation sets in. Hell, I was unable to make it past

lunchtime without slipping the first few times. Keep in mind that

you're correcting years of food addiction. Perfection is not the key,

consistent effort will eventually lead to transition. Listen to your

body and if you feel the need to go cold turky and only eat raw

foods, give it a try. If that doesn't work, try to eliminate one

paritular food each week or month until you're there. Everyone is

different. Although the Ezekiel bread and guru chew are not raw, they

are a hell of a lot better than white bread and hershey's kisses, and

is a step towards your transition. As your body becomes less acidic

and your tongue less coated from years of eating the wrong foods, the

change will become easier and easier because the cravings won't be as

intense and you'll be able to taste the variety of natural flavors in

raw foods which you probably can't taste now. Remember, be kind to

yourself. Lilirawfood , " Mary Ellen Wolfe "

<Wolfegang@z...> wrote:

> Hi. This is Mary Ellen and I was just wondering, how long have you

been a " raw foodist " and are you " one hundred percent " raw? My

daughter, Angie and I have been " raw " for 5 days (counting today). We

are not sure if we are 100% raw because on Saturday we went to our

local health food store, or as we call it, the " hfs " , and we each

bought a " Guru Chew " which is a really delicious " candy bar " , and we

suspected that perhaps it was not " raw " but we greedily devoured it

anyway, because we obviously have no self-control. Also, we ate

some " Genesis " and " Ezekiel " bread which we also suspect may not

be " raw " . Although we are really hoping that it " is " because we miss

bread. We " really " want to do this " 100% Raw " and do not want to

cheat, so if anyone has any info on these products, please let us

know.

> Peace, ~*~Mary Ellen~*~

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