The Wellness Kitchen in Templeton, CA. was the location of a wonderful gluten-free cooking event day. I had a wonderful time with Rosemary, the owner of the Bless Your Heart Bakery and about 13 other women (and one man), learning her techniques for gluten-free cooking. The atmosphere was peaceful and the community of participants was one of graciousness and friendship.
When was the last time you stopped to take care of yourself? In the morning before leaving for work or to start a hectic day, how do you care for yourself first? The question might seem philosophical, therefore one to just ponder for a while. But in fact, it’s extremely practical, meaning it is one to use, to put into practice in order to change behavior.
Putting delicious dishes together doesn’t to be complex. I always wonder why people say they don’t’ like to cook, but coming from a tradition of cooks who spend the whole day in the kitchen, I can understand when people think cooking has to take to much time out of a busy day. That was my experience …
Yeah – Success! My 28 days of detoxing in raw/vegan format has been successfully completed. I feel successful, healthy, lighter, and fulfilled in this attempt. I haven’t stepped on a scale but I know I’ve lost weight because of a much flatter mid-section, ad clothes fitting much better. In fact, I’ve moved from a large in several outfits to a medium; that’s huge. All in 28 days without being hungry or feeling deprived.
I kid you not, I actually think I look a bit younger! I looked in the mirror tonight and realized that some of the wrinkles in my brow had diminished; some gone away. Now that was worth going on a detox for 27 days. I have to get to a scale to see how many pounds have come off. I can’t tell although my clothes are fitting better. I’m also feeling better and definitely getting the results of detoxing my body with better elimination.
Only two more days to go. I’m definitely not ready to finish eating raw/vegan. In fact, I’m so excited about this that I’m going to do some special episodes on raw cooking on my radio show Seasoned Women Health Radio. Additionally, I’m going through the online raw cooking course by the well known Raw Chef, Jennifer Cornbleet. My Raw Eating Coach Training will start soon and I’m going to study how to develop raw foods courses. However, I don’t’ think I’ll be calling all of this “raw foods” coaching but a broader type of idea that embraces the health benefits of adding fresh, whole foods to the diet.
It’s almost time to start winding down now. Day 25 and only three days to go. Here’s what I know will happen. I will go deeper into the high raw life even studying raw foods. I’m doing this for my health in that I want to lower the high cholesterol levels that have plagued me for decades.
