http://mydailyrind.com Journey of a Raw Mom Mon, 19 Jul 2010 02:32:48 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Started off doing a little better following my friend coming over and doing an essential oil blend treatment on it. However, by the end of the day, i.e. now, I'm in pain! My PT colleague, who is an ortho guy - loves knees, did an assessment on it and found ... http://mydailyrind.com/2009/09/knee-update/ That's me creeping very cautiously from within the deep dark woods of cooked food addiction. I got lost in there. I left a trail of breadcrumbs to find my way back, but I gobbled them all up in a feeding frenzy! I sit before you now, naked. That is more than ... http://mydailyrind.com/2009/09/stepping-out-from-behind-the-trees/ I'm really struggling with honoring my body right now. It all started with that piece of pizza on my husband's birthday last week. I had a rough 4 days of craving cooked food and giving in a few times. I got back on track and instantly felt better. Now we're on vacation, ... http://mydailyrind.com/2009/07/i-am-sooo-not-out-of-the-woods/ ...because he threw up on me 4 times today. And, you know, it just doesn't smell that bad. I know, I know, gross way to get your attention. We spent my sweetie's birthday at Lake of the Woods by the lake swimming and picknicking. It was so fun, except for the part ... http://mydailyrind.com/2009/07/thank-god-my-son-is-vegan/ Nothing sounds good to me. I ate a lot of fruit, but half-heartedly. Major gas. I wonder if I've been eating too much raw cacao lately; hmmm..... I have a lot of sadness in me today. I'm grieving over my father's cancer and multiple sclerosis. My sadness is big, and I ... http://mydailyrind.com/2009/07/strange-food-day-and-cancer/ [caption id="attachment_129" align="aligncenter" width="152" caption="Click  picture to purchase with over 70 bonus gifts."][/caption] This is my new favorite bible, I mean book! It's over 700 pages long. I just started reading it and probably will be for a long, long time. But I can tell you right now that this is ... http://mydailyrind.com/2009/07/the-live-food-factor/ By the way, I haven't mentioned that my husband, John, just successfully backpacked for 4 days in the Emigrant Wilderness eating only raw foods. I'm so proud of him. It was a challenge that he embraced. Go check out his blog post about it here. http://mydailyrind.com/2009/07/raw-backpacking/ Hi darlings, I have just loved my food today. I am literally slurping down the last of my shake with a straw. I encourage slurping! Read on to get to the recipe for this magnificent shake. Not technically raw the way I did it, because I bought hemp mylk. Usually, however, I ... http://mydailyrind.com/2009/07/decadent-creamy-hemp-mylk-shake/ I haven't shared about this topic yet, but it is ever-present with me. I never had a weight problem until I was about 30 or so. Certainly, after having my son, I gained a lot of weight. Frankly, I was depressed without even knowing it, and I ate and ate and ... http://mydailyrind.com/2009/07/my-weight-loss/ I was stopped at one of the busiest intersections in my town, and I noticed 3 people standing in a circle together on the corner. Two were middle aged and the other was probably very early 30's. They really stood out because they were completely still. Their stillness in the ... http://mydailyrind.com/2009/07/prayer-in-a-small-town/