Renewed RAW IT IS

It's been 15 years that I been RAW.  No I am NOT  100% RAW. I am flexible. Now in order to stay out of any inflammatory pain I need to stay about 90% RAW,  that doesn't always happen. I sometimes fall but immediately my body responds and I know exactly what to do to fix it. I take a break from eating meaning I fast. Or I jump back into Raw. 15 years ago I was 35 years old today I'm 50 years old. Nothing but love for my RAW IT IS Journey<3

raw it is, I have been eating raw now for almost 11 years. Not 100 percent, but conscious raw, I have a saying I gathered from a friend  "CORRECT AND CONTINUE" . I am keeping that thought close and vibing with its multiple means while I am on this journey. Like the quote raw it is, it can mean food of course or life, living, being.  There is no doubt I feel awesome rawesome with raw. I came upon raw through my brother, then others in my community and in search of health for my children and myself. I want this journey to open my up to  to just being open to my raw truth.

Returning to my Roots of sharing my journey

Well, I have not been writing much, I just had not figured out all the nooks and crannies to do this. I want to continue to share my raw experience. It has been a decade pretty much for me. Wow, that seems like some time but it is not so long. My benefits are growing and growing. I have begun bodybuilding with my raw. Off the chain experience. Yes, I am still moving to my ideal weight. I plan to leave the 160's this week. I have been cleansing, preparing for a show. I have learned so much. One most important thing for me is I still ate WAY too much food. I am journeying, what does that mean, eating way too much food. Well today I am in more balance. I had grapefruit juice with spiralina in it, I had a little green juice, I had 8 oz of celery chowder soup, yes raw soup, I had a few cups of tea not sweetener and I have some spicy green juice about 12 oz. I had a few slices of cucumber also. I am feeling like pure energy and I could fly.

January 2012, Its a New Day

Well, my goodness, here I am it has been eleven months since I wrote here. Why I look at it quite often but fill short on words. If anyone knows me I am not often short on words. What I find like my raw experience is that, I am learning to keep it simple. My eating and even my words. This takes times I see. Times have developed so much for my family in terms of raw. Children big and small now ask for more raw food. I like it, more and more simple, like salads, green smoothies, and perhaps an apple, pear, or just a lump of sprouts. I am enjoying my tummy feeling less full and enjoying my kids ask for more greens. I have moved form 80-90 percent of my raw diet being fruit to 80 percent of being greens. That has been this last yer of 2011, a journey to greens. I have always loved greens, but just like the convenience of fruit. I just love the feeling of greens, I think I will coast here for a while.

In the last 6 months I have added a new dimension to my life and diet, RAW FOOD AND BODYBUILDING. Exciting and phenomenal, right.

In Joy and Peace

Imani

morning world

morning world it is a new day of raw fun. MOTHER OF NIA, NZINGA, MENELIK, TALHA AND OLU www.rawitis.blogspot.com

my triumph over my self

Being raw is a choice. I choose this for good feelings, good health, good life, being good was never so clear to me. Raw is good for me, it may not be for others. I and I know it is hard for raw folk to feel so good and have others chose something other than what makes us feel good. I try so hard, as hard as it may be not to get caught up in others choices. If I know someone having an issue, I will suggest, but raw is simply just for me. Now I struggle with this raw thingy due to I am also a human so tied to my cultural expression. I use food, and cooked food to do almost everything. Well, now for my last nine years I have been working this raw thing into my life, my families life and that of my friends even. Here something I just wrote after a party, that was great but filled with cook delight. I was so proud of myself.

I was so proud of my self, I went fly fly fly, girl I was gorgeous. I had on the my littlest cutest thing I owned, my make up was flawless, my skin is flawless these days as I eat well and oil pull day and night. I did not eat any of the wonderful homemade delectables. I had my own raw ones and I ate very little of that. One I was not hungry, so I want to honor that in myself. Two I always get uncomfortable in a group, I like personal one on ones better or two people at the most, but there were like 20 woman. I was really at my best and felt so warm and comfortable. So not eating was not so hard. I had a win win day. I am off again with my elimination, Saturday I went five times, Sunday not so much and not so many eliminations. When you are raw you go at least 3-5 times a day. I fell off with the water, water is key at these times. My menses is due. I did meet my goal of being under 175, I am 174 and that is with out any elimination and pending menustration. I again thank you you for bearing with my panic and giving my rise and strength, through you reminding me I had it in me.
Imani

The raw Journey

I have been on this raw journey this year a decade. My moment to raw has been slow. I thoroughly enjoy raw. I can not explain the movement for me and its snail approach. I have reached and and become friends with some of the long lasting raw people in the movement Storm and Jinjee. I am attracted to raw people who have families. My family is well involved in my journey and their own journeys. I have learned so much. Raw is best, but how to function virtually alone in a society of cooked food eaters and lovers.