Raw Food Diet Diary

Tom Brownsword is stirring the pot again . . . literally!

I just finished reading a page he added to his site called, The 99% Raw Food Diet? I think it might be his best work so far.

I’ve maintained that setbacks aren’t a huge deal unless you choose to make them so.  My own approach is to model after the program at AComplaintFreeWorld.org.  When I first started the program, I used to fume every time I had to switch my bracelet.  Now, I’m more like Swiper the Fox (”Oh, man!”), switch the bracelet, and move on.  Even though I haven’t reached the goal of 21 days yet, I’m closer than when I started.

Eating raw should be the same way.  I know that I’m better off now, even though I’ve deviated more than I intended, than I was three months ago.  Things have gone so far for me that I know raw fruits and vegetables will be a major part of my eating for the rest of my life.  Frankly, I believe that I’ll make it to 99% raw . . . and that’s good enough for me!

I have to bear in mind, though, that 99% raw means that I eat 1 meal in 100 that’s cooked (or 1 calorie in 100 . . . whatever makes the most sense).  I’m not there yet.  I figure that I’ll be there when I reach the point where I can do 21 - 30 consecutive days raw.  Right now my record is 14 (5 days better than my no-complaining record . . . so this is way easier).

Tom, my hat’s off to you for being above the dogma that seems to accompany this lifestyle.  I appreciate you pointing out that it’s all about choice, and that we should choose consciously.

Some of you who read this blog know Tom already.  Those of you who don’t can find his blog here.

Tom’s weight loss pictures are up!  See for yourself what the raw food diet has done for Tom since the March 13 of this year.  Click here to see the “new” Tom Brownsword!

Tom also had a recent foray back into eating cooked foods.  Doing so only caused him to make a stronger commitment to raw foods.

Tom’s blog is one of my regular reads.  Although Tom is relatively new to raw food eating, I find his insights valuable and consider him a worthy model to emulate.  Even if I had been doing this much longer, I’d still feel the same way.  I hope you do, too, if you haven’t read his stuff before.