"The fast was 126 days, which was my plan from the beginning. I made the decision to commit to HCRV through Jan 2012 (and I intend to go beyond that) as an experiement to see how my weight (which is my biggest motivator) would be affected by the…"

"I have learned SO much. I have kept an online journal the entire time, and I'd have to say the biggest changes were mental. Learning that every event, from a family dinner, to a party, didnt have to be defined by the food that are eaten. I have…"

"On July 5th of this year, I commited to a change. I started with a juice fast and have transitioned to HCRV. I am down almost 90 lbs, with another 90 or so still to go."

"Wow Mary, Thanks for all the great advice. I am not trying to limit calories at all, but I use fitday.com to track the calories so I can make sure I am as close to 80/10/10 as possible.  I have a mason jar of water I refill several times a day, so I…"

"I have 4 teens in the house, so although we have eliminated the worst offenders, there is still plenty here here that is not raw. I am eating about 1800 calories, but I am not trying to limit calories. You are totally right though, I needed to eat…"

You know how sometimes, some one say just what you need to hear? I need a nudge. I have struggled so many years with trying to go RV, and for the last several months LFRV. I realized a week ago that I had 41 weeks until my 40th birthday. Just over…

"Today is day 8 for me. Thursday evening I had some weird muscle cramps. They were actually in my shins, and on the top of my foot. My guess is that it is due to the low sodium levels, so I ate a lot of celery yesterday and so far no more cramps. MY…"

"Another successful day under my ever shrinking belt! Yesterday I ended up with 88/7/5, but I did manage to get my calories up higher than they have been. I dropped another 1.5lbs of toxin filled water today, too. Just a bit ago, I was emptying my…"

Hello all. I have spent a day perusing many of the inspiring and powerful posts and transformations here. My initial motivation for educating myself on raw food was strictly for weight loss. In my teens and 20's I battled my weight and over the…