Getting Back on Track

In the 30 years that we’ve been teaching the Raw Living Foods/Dr. Ann Wigmore lifestyle at Creative Health Institute we’ve occasionally met someone that goes home from the program and stays 100% raw for the rest of their lives.

I’m so happy for them. For the rest of us, we set out very inspired, but the temptations of our comfort foods and society cause us to backslide.

Don’t give up when that happens – it’s perfectly normal. Instead, resolve to climb right back up that nutritional ladder. Bear these seven tips in mind when you do:

1. Don't be hard on yourself – concentrate on your successes, not failures.
2. Reset your system – do a water fast for a day or two (if medically safe for you).
3. List your benefits – what are exercise and a healthy diet going to do for you? Write it down. Refer to it when temptations strike.
4. Give yourself goals – "one green smoothie a day" is a good start. Lose 10 pounds or stabilize your blood sugar at 150 or less are other examples.
5. Recommit yourself to your goals. Sharing your goals with another helps a lot.
6. Be prepared to backslide again – every interesting journey has sidetrips. Enjoy the journey.
7. Get coaching and support – go to raw food groups, find a raw coach or raw buddy or watch inspiring raw videos.

For me, “coaching and support” is the biggest challenge. Oh, I have lots of friends I can call on the phone, but to date I’ve done well in this part of Georgia interesting a handful of people in “one green smoothie a day.” I’ve had no success in putting together a Raw Potluck or other form of support group. Not yet, at least - it wasn't long ago I couldn't even share the smoothie idea around here.

So I watch videos – Victoria Boutenko is my favorite, but I’ve gone through the entire library of videos that chiDiet.com sells, several times each. Every time I watch them I learn new things, or recall information that I’d forgotten about. Every time, I come away re-inspired. The video collection that we created at Creative Health is the best way I’ve found to stay raw, motivated and inspired.

Remember that Raw Foods are a lifestyle choice, not a religion!

Comments

[Jim Carey]

Thank you for the kind words, Patricia.

re: that 2nd DVD. Victoria Boutenko's techs could never figure out the problem with the master for that DVD.

On about 5% of DVD players - mostly older ones - it does that. It should play OK on your computer.

We're happy to replace DVDs for up to a year after purchase, but that is the ONE DVD we carry that a replacement will have the same problem.

For returns and exchanges please contact Susan at my office: [email protected]

I'm on Maui at the moment, heading for India and Africa, and depend on Susan to take care of everything for me.

Thanks again!

[Patricia Johnson]

Jim,
I cannot thank you enough for the support, guidance and information that you have so freely shared with us on the "net".

I am a newbie with no support from any other quarter and have found it very rough going until I signed up for your newsletter.

I got way more information and help than I even dreamed!!

You are doing a very important work.

Thanks Again!!

P.S. I got a DVD from ChiDiet.com ("Greens can save your life") by Victoria Boutenko. The first DVD is perfect, but the second DVD the music came on in the beginning and the teaching was no sound. It was such an exciting teaching and I was very frustrated to not be able to hear the rest of the message. Could you possibly replace the second DVD? Thank You.

[Bernease]

Thank you so much for this info. I have a friend who I now call my sister who is a big help for me. So having the support works wonders for me thank you be Bless!!

Bernease,