Healthy, Fun and Simple Eating

5 Steps To Simple Eating

When you are ready for a shift in your health and body and want to begin adding more fresh fruits and veggies into your diet and transform your lifestyle you want it to be easy, simple and fast, right? I know when I first went vegan and then raw vegan many years ago I wanted the same. After counseling with a new client who called me in hopelessness and stressed state, I thought back to my adventure and what I did to transition and remain successful on a raw food vegan lifestyle.

After contemplating this today I wanted to share with you my top 5 personal simple eating steps I personally used to make healthy eating not only easy and quick but more of a fun game. . .

1. Perspective of Possibilities of Simple Eating- "When you change the way you look at things the things you look at change." Dr Wayne Dyer. Dr. Dyers quote is one of my top favorites of all time because more than anything else changing your diet or really anything new in life is all about perspective, how you see your world and of the situation that lies in from on you the you are present to. This is all a representation of the experience you are having now and will continue to have unless you change your perspective and see the new possibilities.      
   
   For example I use to think that meat was a essential part of a "healthy" diet. My dad and mom believed that, taught it to me and I saw the world from that Standard America Diet perspective and all the possibilities came from within this world. In fact even when I was experimenting with a vegan diet, myself I still fed my 3 older children, who were quite young at the time, meat and dairy products for about 1 year after I had gone vegan because my perspective was that children needed their protein from animal products. WOW that sure changed after adopting a new perspective of possibilities. After that I started feeding them and then later my 2 youngest children a raw vegan diet and guess what? Those 2 youngest child raised on a raw vegan diet are both thriving and vibrant.
   
   Adopt a new attitude and prospective that a high raw vegan lifestyle or 100% raw lifestyle is possible. Then all you have to do is be OPEN to the possibilities that will begin to come forth and your point view of the world and all your experiences in it will begin to shift and change. Change is grand embrace it fully!!!!
   
   
2. Step New Loving Relationship With Self- One of the saddest crimes in the world especially among women is self hatred. Ladies (and gentlemen) now is the time for a big shift on our planet, it is the time for radical self love and appreciation. I know the mantra out in the world is that we are not suppose to "be selfish" or "self centered" but I am here to shout it out loud that that thought is a complete lie!. I don't mean to offend anyone here but how is anyone suppose to give of themselves when if we are beating ourself up with inner thoughts and words like "your ugly" "your fat" or "your don't deserve anything good" then how are we ever going to shine bright and be in the highest vibrational state?
   
   I could write all day (don't worry I won't) on the self abuse most women put themselves through and then expect from some miracle that they will just release the weight or wake up healthy with an abundant of energy one morning. The real "work" or "fun" as I like to say, is to develop a personal centered in self (SELF-CENTERED) relationship of complete love and devotion to self. In the giving to self you will fill your cup so full it will be over flowing available for you to shower your love and service on others easily without hard work.
3. Step The Journey- Have you ever heard the expression "Your life is a journey?" Learning a new language like health and simple eating is a journey too. Just think of all the new possible flavors, information, inspiration and skills you are going to learn a long this amazing journey. Pretend you are on a treasure hunt to dis-cover (uncover) the small treasures along your path towards the ultimate reward of the big treasure in the end- amazing body and health. Your journey is an adventure from the first recipe (mine was awful) to a culinary master piece so delicious you enjoy sharing with all your friends and family not to mention all the energy you will have to climb those mountains of dreams you have or once had.
   
   Keep in mind you didn't learn to walk overnight and when you were learning to walk you did NOT beat yourself up when you fell down a bunch of times before you really knew what you were doing and then eventually you walked, then ran and now you don't even have to think about it, you just get up and walk. Learning all this new healthy simple eating stuff is no different. In the beginning you may "fall" down and make some awful recipes or "fall" off and eat some un-supportive food but over time, with practice and love of self you will get it all down, it will become a habit and like myself and others on this raw food journey, it will become second nature.
   
   
4. Step Simplicity Sister (brother)- Give yourself a big KISS and Keep It Simple Sister! A large portion of the recipes on this site are around 5 ingredients. The basis of this site is for you to have quick, uncomplicated raw food diet recipe options. There is so much you can create with just bananas, dates, mangoes, spinach and coconut water. The list of possible yummy combinations is endless and healthy.
   
   Many people tell me that eating raw all the time must get boring. NOPE! I love it. The benefits of eating fresh raw vegan foods, like amazing skin, energy of a child and weight maintenance far out weights any burger or fries. Besides after looking back into what I ate as a SAD eater, there was around 5 basic menu items made with 5 basic ingredients or should I say 3 basic animals (cows, pigs and chickens with an occasional fish, turkey or crustacean). Let me repeat this just in case you missed it- the key to success is simplicity!
   
   
5. Step Friendship- Create healthy friendships like I hope you feel you have here. Friendships that support your fresh raw vegan lifestyle, friends that will support you when you have an emotional moment and need a shoulder to cry on and then move on and up with. I personally have the most golden friendships in the world and they just keep on coming in daily. I created these friends and continue to create them because I have
   • 1. Created a better relationship with myself
   • 2. Strive to be of service and love to myself and others by living in my truth, my values and walking my talk. When I was unsure about this diet I constantly receive criticism from those in my circle the clearer I became about my values the more positive shifts in my friendships and my life over all. Un-support friends naturally left and fun inspiring supportive friends, like you, showed up.
     
     
6. Step Simple Eating BONUS. . . Have FUN- I want to over deliver on my promise and offer you one more key step on your simple eating journey- FUN! IF you haven't yet found a way to make this healthy stuff fun and playful then STOP for a moment and do some internal work first. The negative energy you create in your body from stress is just as bad if not worse than un-supportive food. Relax and play around with your food, have fun, make it a game and in no time you will be the queen (king) of healthy simple eating and in no time it will become easier and easier. The BEST part of any journey, treasure hunt or adventure is the FUN you will have along the way. And if you need to practice playing, get permission or remember just how fun life really is then feel free to order this Play Book for a fun life.

I believe I have covered all the basics for you of a healthy simple eating treasure map. I know I didn't share too many action steps to take because when heading onto a new journey and taking on a new idea it becomes more of a mental game then physical. Besides the actions are easy it's the perspective that can be challenging. For now enjoy your ride and let the game of simple eating begin!

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