| Weekend Edition! Vol 1, Issue 11: September 9, 2007 From The Desk of The Divas
In honor of this session of BES, we are proud to be joined by several celebrity participants, including Jenna Norwood, creator of “Supercharge Me”, her inspiring movie about spending 30 Days on Raw. This will be the last time we offer the Body Enlightenment System until 2008 is on our calendars, so don’t miss out on getting svelte and in charge of your health before the social calls of the winter season begin! Wow! 2008. Time flies when you’re having fun! The Raw Divas’ Sisterhood has turned up the heat with a whole new level of membership and support, including the very-much-in-demand recipes you’ve been asking for! Our focus in September is on Sensuality, and we’re getting spicy! If you want to be inspired in the kitchen with motivation and recipes, enticed on the telephone with an array of amazing special guests like Karen, Patty Contenta, and Roe Gallo, and lured into moving your body and finding the muscles you weren’t sure you still possessed, then SIGN UP TODAY! The price is the hottest part, and in October we’ll be raising the rent! Don’t miss out!
"A Focus On Community"
We have two divas who have been at virtually EVERY CALL we've done and we really want to thank them for their tremendous support and enthusiasm. They send us cheerful notes nearly every day, and both of them just successfully completed the BES. Introducing, Bob and Keely: Bob and Keely Bush just finished up the Body Enlightenment System, and each of them had fantastic blogs where they journalled their experience on the Body Enlightenment System. They are both incredibly inspiring and we encourage you to check them out: Keely's Blog is HERE Bob's Blog is HERE Here's what Bob said approaching the BES:
In our Raw Diva Sisterhood Program, we do a diva spotlight where we focus on one of the divas in the community and get to know her better. We thought we'd share August's Diva Spotlight with everyone. If YOU have a story you'd like to share - something inspiring that you have overcome, or something empowering that you think could help others, please get in touch so we can help get the message out. We're here to build community, and today's article explains how when you have that, you can overcome all kinds of obstacles in your path!
Juicy Treats: Late Summer Salad
Put strawberries, figs and mint into a bowl. Squeeze a little lemon juice and mix the ingredients together. Enjoy!
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The First Obstacle: Fear & Overwhelm
Just think of all the festivities, celebrations, and memories you have that are associated with food. Sometimes when people first encounter the idea of the raw food diet, they almost shut down, just because of the fear factor. Then the nutritional indoctrination syndrome comes into effect: What about protein? Calcium? Where do I get my Omega Fats, etc. ad infinitum…? Lastly of course, there’s the confusion that comes when you realize just how much conflicting information there is out there on the raw food diet! High fat or low fat? … and a whole lot of thing-a-majiggers that can add up to sheer OVERWHELM for the raw food newcomer. It’s an information tug-of-war out there and who should you believe??! What’s the Solution?
The next best thing you can do, is to find a support program. For many people, the raw food lifestyle is new territory, and getting a full-support program where there are specific tools and steps to help you along the process can make the whole thing seem a lot more manageable. The Raw Divas offer The Body Enlightenment System, a full-support diet, exercise, and personal development system to guide people into a very simple, effective, and most of all, sustainable raw food lifestyle. Now, just because it’s “normal” to feel a bit of apprehension and fear when approaching a new way of eating, doesn’t mean it’s a valid reason to hold you back from having the very best health possible. Let the words of these famous divas drive home the message about fear!
The Second Obstacle: Digestive Disasters As raw newcomers adjust from a cooked food diet that is low on water content and high in calories, to the raw food diet, which is very high in water content and low in calories, there are two common problems that arise that create a lot of problems: 1. People under eat. Raw newcomers, especially those who are committed to the low-fat path, simply do not manage to eat ENOUGH calories. While this can go on for a few days without any significant problem, eventually hunger sets in with a vengeance and the cravings can be more than your average health-seeker can stand up against. What’s the Solution?
2. The other thing that can happen, is that in the search to replace the “heaviness” of raw foods, many newcomers will go straight for the avocados, nut bucket and dried fruit bin. This brings on a host of problems with blood sugar, tooth decay, energy-loss, and once again accounts for some nasty cravings. What’s the Solution? Stick to simple foods when you’re starting out. This will help you to get accustomed to how certain foods react in your body. Also, be sure to eat ENOUGH so that you avoid the uncomfortable cravings which often arrive after a few days on raw. Lastly, be prepared for the raw food diet’s famous feeling of lightness! It might fool you into thinking you need to keep eating, but be aware that raw food just doesn’t feel as heavy as cooked fare, and filling the gap with a lot of fat and heavy, dried foods, can easily make your raw journey a tough one. Save nuts and dried fruits for rare occasions, and even then, in very small quantities, and be sure your fat intake stays reasonable. The Third Obstacle: Not Enough Support
Being a part of a community like The Raw Divas is a great place to start. Of course, when you are enrolled in one of our programs, like the Body Enlightenment System, then community takes on a whole new look. If you have community, camaraderie and support, then all the other obstacles in your path can seem to simply melt away. Here’s the bottom line: If you’re struggling to approach or succeed with the raw food diet, then just take one day at a time. Trust your intuition, find a community or program that will offer the tools and support you need, and above all trust the process.
The Divas Recommend: LAST CALL for the BODY ENLIGHTENMENT SYSTEM Join us on Sunday, September 9th at 7:00pm EST for a free Q&A teleseminar where you can get all of your questions about the Body Enlightenment System answered. This is the last time we'll be offering this amazing, full-support program in 2007.
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