Support for people like me?
I just found this board and am hoping to find some support for transitioning into a healthier way of eating. I believe that raw food is MUCH healthier than processed junk, but I'll admit that I'm lazy and quite used to eating fast food and convenience foods as well as tons of sugar. I am overweight and feel 20 years older than I am. I feel like I'm killing myself with my current diet. And yet, my good intentions don't seem to get me far.
I have a pattern of deciding to change the way I eat, even going so far as to buy healthy food at the grocery store and get rid of the junk food, and then giving up on the new way of eating within the first 24 hrs because my cravings for sugar are so strong and my energy levels are so low.
I am posting here in hopes that there will be people out there who can support me in this lifestyle change. Nobody in my "real" life is supportive of a raw foods diet. Almost all of my family members and friends are overweight and none of them take good care of themselves. I need to surround myself with healthy people.
Any supportive words or suggestions would be helpful. I wish I could meet some in-person friends who share this lifestyle, but online encouragement would help as well. Thanks!
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