Entries by Rachael

Raw Food Journal Entry 1, Spring 2011

April 11, 2011 The journey to a raw food diet has officially begun. I visited Jill (a raw-foodist runner) Saturday night at the Health Harvest store where she works. It’s like a holistic health store that sells organic produce, sprouted grains breads, herbal medicines, and many raw food items. Jill had me try a piece […]

It Begins

April 1, 2011 Rachael, Normally I don’t have too much to say about what you are doing. Radically changing your diet doesn’t sound good to me. Why fix what isn’t broke? You are mentally and physically super. You are a college champion in your freshman year running. Did you accomplish all the things you have […]

Rachael Before Rawchael

Trigger warning: eating disorder behaviors mentioned. Eating disorders don’t just include losing hair, feeling hungry, or suffering dizzy spells. Eating disorders–the obsession with food, with perfecting the day with food–consumes all of your mental space, making it difficult to engage in LIFE. This was a typical day for me when my restrictive eating disorder took […]

On Your Mark . . .

I cannot say starting this blog is easy, but something within prompts me to share what I’ve been hiding for too long. Something tells me I need to look back at my food log from more than a year ago when I began a raw food diet. By doing this, perhaps I will discover what […]