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“At my heaviest, I weighed over 300 pounds. It took me years to realize I
gained weight as a subconscious protection mode. What once protected
me now bound me! When I resolved things emotionally I was finally able
to break past the plateau and free myself from myself!”
- Michele Marie Jeppson, Founder/Editor in Chief, Super Raw Life magazine
Raw Transformation
by Michele Marie Jeppson
www.superrawlife.com
Have you ever been so lost that you just need to get
away? I know it’s not healthy to feel that way but what is
to follow will explain how I got lost in order to find myself.
What started out as a break to get away and just have
time to clear my thoughts turned into a major life changing
transformation for me. I started the 21 day cleanse
with the attitude I could try it out and commit myself
for the 21 days. What else did I have to lose, right? I was
gaining three weeks in Idaho with my mom and boys and
in the process I would get to relax with bodywork and
soaking in the hot springs.
I told myself I would do everything her cleanse outlined
for the 21 days. It was not a lifetime commitment or
change, just trying something new out. Within the first
several days I started to get really sick. I had a cough, lost
my voice, got diarrhea and my body and head ached. I
just felt down right miserable. It was my body’s way of
releasing all of the toxins that had accumulated over the
years.
After day ten I sat down to eat another raw salad with
the infamous olive oil and herbs salad dressing. Just
the thought of tasting it again made me want to throw
up. How could I continue eating the same taste day in
and day out for 21 days? I picked at my plate and took
a couple of bites. I looked over at my mom and told her
I am done; I cannot do this anymore! Can’t we get creative
and come up with some other ideas for meals? If we
could just change the texture and taste to emulate something
else, I could trick my mind into liking the taste.
I brought up the idea for lettuce wraps and raw guacamole.
Why not, it was just assimilating the food in a different
manner. So we tried it, they were heavenly. Oh, I still
remember our reaction to the taste as if it were yesterday.
Mmmmm, so divine it almost melted in my mouth. I
came to the realization that sticking to eating this way
would be a lot more manageable with meals like this.
I started to research and found the term raw vegan and
living foodist. There were thousands of recipes available
on-line. Just the thought of these raw food recipes started
to excite me and make my mouth water. You really can
make meals all raw to emulate almost any recipe. I even
found one for raw thin mint girl scout cookies.
Around day fifteen I woke up feeling refreshed and alive.
I felt so healthy and good. My body had spent the last
couple of weeks detoxifying and was now able to function
at a higher optimal capacity. I was happy, laughing
and full of energy. Still to this day it is hard to explain
the way I feel when eating completely raw. It is like experiencing
something I had never experienced, feeling
something I had never felt before. I’ve grown to have a
better understanding of the science behind our body and
the way we absorb nutrients. The enzymes are one of the
life forces in raw foods, which attributed to experiencing
a different level of living!
Through research and personal experience I have learned
the benefits of the living enzymes verses when the food
is heated above 118 degrees. Internally I felt so alive and
my system appreciated it. To me, my body was working
hundreds of times less to process the food and in return
it thanked me with the way I felt!
I am so thankful for what raw foods have done in my life.
I want to assure you, you have the power to heal. I invite
you to join us for a ten day, luxurious, all-inclusive Detoxification
and Rejuvenation Retreat. This will provide
you with an environment and the tools to inspire change
within yourself! Visit http://superrawlife.com/Classes-
-and--Retreats.php for more information!
We also offer e-workbook called, The Super Raw Life
100 Day Challenge. The Super Raw Life 100 Day Challenge
includes a step-by-step PDF workbook taking you
through each day of the challenge. It is a proven way to
change and heal from the inside out. In order to transform
your lifestyle and body on the Super Raw Life 100
Day Challenge we show you a way to not only modify
eating habits but your lifestyle as well. The Challenge
covers all aspects of your senses, to enable a total inner
and outer body transformation. We provide you with the
knowledge on a proven way to change your lifestyle and
body. http://superrawlife.com/Super-Raw-Life-100-Day-
Raw-Food-Weight-Loss-Challenge.php
I know this can change your life, it changed mine!
Issue #7 Winter 2012 SuperRawLife.com