Day 1 - Unflattering Photos

I fell upon raw food. I never planned to eat more raw food or sought out a raw lifestyle. It was a random chain of events that led me to this path. I decided to give the raw thing a try for 30 days and ended up just doing 90. So I suppose it makes sense to have sort of fell into this 100 day Raw Fu Challenge too (with a gentle shove from Suki) ;o)

It couldn't've come at a better time. After feeling AMAZING being very high raw for three months I stopped planning and being so regimented and also happened to have a more filled social calendar with non-raw friends around the same time. This resulted in the usual social pressures to eat when not hungry and also made it harder to be raw without having to defend myself to the death each time I chose something '....but where do you get your protein?'
So here I am.

I'm on GI2MR and Facebook and those of you who know me probably have guessed (quite rightly) that I'm not camera shy. However, you've probably also noticed there aren't any really awful photos of me on any of my profiles anywhere. There is a reason for this: My Ego. I am trying to embrace it and I'm hoping to release some, if not all, of it by posting what I would consider hideous photos of myself under the 'before' title. Glorious chins, voluptuos bottoms and all! No clever posing, no good angles, just the cold, harsh, honest, truth.

I jest. In all honesty I have come to a point where I love my body, bumpy bits, the lot. I am truely blessed to be given a fully functioning, mobile body that allows me to dance when I'm happy, run when I'm scared, swim when its sunny, practice yoga when I'm stressed and express love whenever I want to. For this I must be grateful and stop obsessing over the fact its not the same shape as Kelly Brook's or that my legs are unlike Elle Macpherson's.

Yes, I can improve my own body. Yes, I will achieve optimal health. Yes, I will feel amazing and full of vitality and energy. All this and yet still today I'm blessed with a body that is perfect.

This challenge is as much about improving my health as well as accepting myself for who I am and the person I aspire to be. Wish me luck.....