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Looking for a New York based friend, potential girlfriend

2016-09-08T00:57:45.000Z

Hey all,

So today I realized that I've been celibate for two years. No particular reason either. Since I broke up with my ex-girlfriend 2 1/2 years ago I only dates two girls and only slept with one of them. Since then I've been crushing everything else at life. I've been able to travel, bike like crazy, fitness on par (Vegan) and run a YouTube channel (Manual Pedal) that's slowly growing. I think the only area where I struggle is with hooking up with girls. I think for the most part it's because I don't go out to party as much as I used to.

I have a great personality and love to ride, cook, dine out when necessary, travel, read and share. One of my biggest strengths is contribution. I love to give back to people who need help and seeking personal growth. I believe I'm able to do this because I love who I am, and now able to do this. I wrote down a list of things that's growing that I would want in the First Lady (next potential girlfriend). I won't list them all but she would have to be on the same page or similar to what I am doing or at least have goals for herself. It would be awesome if she biked as well, vegan, and loved to cook and travel.

Is that asking for to much? Anyway I'm based out of New York and If anyone is down to go for a bike ride let's give it a shot. Cheers!

Why I Left My Long-Term Relationship

2015-10-19T20:37:04.000Z

I'll start off with saying that I, in fact, broke up with my long-term boyfriend yesterday. We were so in love, I thought that I was going to be his wife and the mother of his children. However, was I really happy?

See there is a huge difference with being comfortable and happy. He helped me feel great about my insecurities, was my best friend, and loved me to no end.

However, one major thing that we did not have in common was veganism, an issue I'm sure all of you can relate to.

I was vegan back in 2012, and I first met him in 2013, where he told me he liked to eat meat. That didn't really bother me at first, because I was very focused on himself as a person. However, as years went by, I started to notice the issues that were so irritating:

1) He'd never try to learn about my life, and would not even consider educating himself about veganism.

2) His family would smoke cigarettes and would wonder why they have such high blood pressure, back pain, and cancer in the family

3) He would not want to travel and experience things with me; he'd rather be with his family.

As someone who is pretty neutral about most things, one thing I am not neutral about is veganism. However, this relationship (although good) was repressing my true feelings about my passion. I love the environment and I love politics.
He however, did not enjoy those things, he would rather watch youtube videos about a man drinking a shot of mustard than hold a conversation with me about the planet or even our relationship.

That to me bothered me...it bothered so much that I started to find attraction is other people; not specifically one individual but just in general. I started to be surrounded by others who did not stare at their phone and would talk about endless things with you. When you asked them a question, they would not just knock it down with "I don't know", they would answer it thoroughly with enthusiasm!

I saw a quote as well, saying "Follow your passion and the universe will follow." I took this to heart. I wanted to shape my life the way I always envisioned: eating mangoes on the floor with my vegan partner right after a run. I was tired of the ignorance.

On that note, take this message with you:
Love yourself to recognize that you deserve nothing but what you strive for. Do good for the planet, do good for the animals, and do good for you.

haters

2015-08-19T00:55:23.000Z

Being in college is introducing me to a lot of new people. While some people are very accepting of the answer, "I'm vegan because I want to be." or "I'm doing it for me," other people shun the idea. It's not like I am pushing my ideas on them in anyway, they ask ME about my lifestyle, yet they get all defensive about their SAD. I don't want to go into depth about why vegans don't wither away.... & not to mention there are vegan bodybuilders when these people clearly can't respect facts. Does any one else encounter these closed minded people often? If so, I need your advice!

CAN A FRUCTOSE INTOLERANT GO RAWTILL4?

2015-06-17T21:16:39.000Z

CAN THEY?

RESTRICT CALORIES AND LIVE FOREVER!

2015-04-21T23:45:35.000Z

Hi guys! It's me, Hollann! So I've been reading a lot of articles on the internet and magazines saying that restricting your calories, but keeping them nutrient rich, is the key to living longer! I even read it in TIME magazine while waiting to checkout at the store! WHAT DO YOU GUYS THINK OF THIS? Is it a bunch of bull or are they onto something?? :D

The Adventure Continues...

2014-11-02T00:24:46.000Z

Hi everyone, it's been a while since I last talked on 30Bad and, um, yeah *reputation killer in 3..2..1*. hHokKai... So, back in December 2013 I took a bet on myself and moved way out west to chase snowboarding elite, well that was a waste of time due to the fact that climate change is decimating the socal and Tahoe areas which need snow. But being out there has lead me to a new place. Mammoth @#$%%&@! Lakes, California. I decided it was time to go even bigger in my pursuits and if given the chance wouldn't any of us do the same?

After WFF2013 (that was the only time it was cool) and meeting Freelee, DR, and Tarah 40belowfruity I went through major surgery on my ankle, I won't go into the details but four large chunks of bone had to be removed and I got some scary news from my doctor that I might never be able to reach that winter x-games level of competition (I will prove that doctor wrong someday) Once I got my health and my head screwed on tight I wanted to fix other areas of my life. After all, there’s no point in being shredded if your life is a mess. I quit my dead-end job, ditched my lame-ass friends (I joined up the the furries shortly after that), made a list of goals and start chipping away at them.

For those getting on the vegan or raw THIS IS YOUR LIFE! Live it to the fullest with reckless abandon. Seize the day. And do it again tomorrow. Live. Go get your dream job. Search for your dream girl (or guy). Fear nothing. Try everything. Be excited. You’ll never get yesterday back, but today is yours for the taking. Make it great.

Maybe I'm naive, crazy, or just took one too many slams in the snow, but I wouldn't change anything I've learned in the past two years for anything in the world.

"All I wanna do is the thing I love. Doesn't everyone?" -Cat's Don't Dance

Root Canal? or... ??? Please, help.

2014-09-21T16:39:09.000Z

I know there are other discussions about root canals in the website but i wanted to talk about my specific situation and get some good advice.

I went to the dentist yesterday for a check up and my dentist found 3 small cavities and a molars that needs to have a root canal done. This molar was fixed when I was 14 y/o (silver filling) and these last week has been bothering me a bit.

I don't want to do the root canal because now I know of the side effects it can cause to my health. I thought of an extraction but I already had the molar nest to this one extracted 15 years ago. Accordingly, I'll have a HUGE gap on that side of my gum.

Also, is there any way I can reverse the small cavities I have in order to have healthy teeth again without having to have them filled?

As a young child I had three molars extracted and five silver fillings. Last year I had four white filling too. I feel very sad and I just think that I have been so lazy regarding taking care of my teeth.

I think that what gave me the cavities has been poor hygiene and dried figs which I love, love, love :((

Now, I floss after every meal (fruit mono-meals) and brush my teeth using just water. I read a post about swishing with water for 15 minutes per day, puting a pinch of baking soda, tooth soap, or food-grade hydrogen peroxide in the water for that extra cleaning action.

Thanks for your time in advance,

Jaquie

How to cope with our society? Respond to this challenging topic!

2014-06-19T13:34:26.000Z

Hey guys,

So I've been struggling with a couple things lately and would like your advice or help into how to deal with it. DR talked briefly about this but it is not quite simple and he doesn't go into this discussion too much. He is just more like, go do what you love.

I am 28yr old and have been educating myself on many things that concern our lifestyle, from what we eat to what we are educated on, how to live, how to behave, how to think. All of those things have been shoved down our throats since we were born and the majority of us live our entire lives without questioning anything.

Well, it turns out that I did. After doing so, and reading more and more about everything that surround us and also about the things that are behind the curtains it becomes difficult to cope with the regular life, the normal. At least to me. It such a burden sometimes to behave and do what everyone else does. Many of you might be thinking "So why are you doing it then?"

I changed my eating habits, I changed the way I think, the way I behave but I am still part of this world and isolation from society is almost impossible, and possible not the right way to go about things.

I am a Brazilian that grew up in a happy environment, happy people, no matter how poor or rich, they were always smiling and joking around. Anywhere we went, there was the beauty of the land and the contrast of the misery, the poverty that haunts many of us. Despite of that, the people are always trying hard to be positive and see things on the bright side. I currently live in the US and have been here for a few years, I transferred school, graduated and got a job in the science field, which is my specialty. I currently work in a beer company and make very good money. I love to ride my bikes and I live in a beautiful place between the mountains, I have a beautiful wife and nothing really haunts me but the depression of my daily job and the prospect of living like cattle, like a robot, like another piece of machinery in my society. Also, people here don't seem to be happy, they always need the latest smartphone, the latest car model and the house has to be big and plenty of space. Everybody lives in a frenetic state and money means happiness. The bigger the better. US is #1 and screw the world. I know many people don't think this way, but generally is the feeling you get from the culture and from lots of ignorant people. I just don't seem to fit in many times. I finally found some good group of people, mostly bike riders and environmentally friendly people that are aware and conscious that this model of society is a plague and dangerous. My wife calls them "The Granola People". lol I also don't think I would fit back into the society I came from, there is too much despair and the government relegate everything, it is just sad to see the level of ignorance the poor level of education created in Brazil.

Also, I don't think I would fit anywhere until I can find peace with myself and my thoughts or the way I live.

Maybe I should be grateful for all I have and listen to many people that tell me there is no happiness, we get pieces of joy here and there only. Well, I've never been that guy that does the norm or have listened to what most people have to say. I've always broken barriers and performed beyond what was expected for a regular dude. By no means I am trying to say I am exceptional, I am just different. I value honor and the truth in words that come out of peoples mouth, I value the expression of people in face of certain circumstances, happy or sad, disappointing or satisfied. I look into all those things, every day in my life.

Some of you might read into this and think the same I do. "I want to make a difference in this world and in people around me, or anywhere for that matter"

But, HOW????

I work 12hr shifts (1 month on daylight, 1 month on graveyard, from 7 to 7) with people that are not willing to help, are quick to criticize and make you feel like an idiot for anything. I guess its their way to cope with some inferiority complex common in this area. I have a few co-workers that complain about the same issues to me. Sometimes we have to work 6 days a week. That really doesnt leave much room for life... really, barely can get 5 to 6 hours of sleep with all the other things we have to do to carry on our regular life routine.

So now I hope you guys are getting the picture. As soon as I walk through the door, I feel miserable, depressed.

I want to do something different, I want to live my life, enjoy what I do. I want to make a living that I enjoy. If life is too short to ride shitty bikes, it is also short to work miserable jobs.

I dream of starting something of my own, but I don't know what. Like having a shop, bike shop, coffee shop, a pub, my own local craft brewery... or to write books or articles about things I enjoy and have interest on.

The problem is to know how to get there, how to take a leap of faith, how to let go of the comfort the money I now make provides, how to do something that can help me make some money to provide for my family, the prospect of living in a forever in debt society and its loans and credit cards are not easy.

So guys, after this long rant, from your personal experience or somebody you know... what would you do?

Telling me simply just drop everything and go live the dream won't do. Give me something I can work with, something that will challenge the way I think or change my mind about what I am dealing with. Prove me right or prove me wrong. Show me the door or the steps and I will walk through.

Thank you!!

Much love,

Scotty!

Parents Programing Kids To Be Fearfule, Have you had that experience?

2014-01-22T22:55:10.000Z

1 of 2 - Big life advice

2014-01-06T21:14:58.000Z

I'm posting two discussions today. I'll take any suggestions or comments. Not expecting some magician to show up with the answer to my problems, I just want to talk about stuff that's been on my mind for a long time and I hope some of you might enjoy contributing.

I've been living with my parents since April, after being a homeless bum with a pretty severe eating disorder and debilitating gastrointestinal distress, drug addiction, depresssion, intense relationship issues, self hate, blah blah blah. Now I have my health and a nest egg of money for the first time in my life, and this spring will be time to do something with it, and with my life. No more "preparation". Thank heaven!

I feel inclined to go to Hawaii and WWOOF there, and possibly settle there for good, whatever "good" means. ;-) My goal is sustainability, which to me means a fruity lifestyle in the tropics.

My other option is to buy a decent car and live in it, in a place like Arizona or Southern Cali. Maybe even Florida. To me this seems like the more rational, if you will, adult option to take.
I won't work to pay rent and all this crap. I don't want to be tied down like that and I want abundance in my life, which to me means letting go of restrictions like the need for a year-round job and expensive shelter on land that somebody else claims to own. I am comfortable with the idea of trying to live in a car. I'm just not sure if it's even responsible to be owning a car in this day and age.

Maybe you have an idea for a third option, just know that me working the jobs I am experienced in, in order to pay for a house with a toilet, is off the table and both of the options I have stated are really exciting to me, yet leave a lot unaccounted for.

Have at it, folks. Thank you <3
check the other discussion I'll post in a minute

Great website to check out RawFoodCentral.com

2013-12-16T21:22:12.000Z

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Raw Food Central - The Place for Raw Vegan Education!

2013-12-16T15:22:15.000Z

Raw Food Central Website

Hey guys!

Raw Food Central's new and improved website is now up and running! It looks amazing and you can find all of our products and class information on there. Feel to ask any questions and go to our Facebook page (type Raw Food Central in the search bar on Facebook). Thanks for checking it out and let me know what you think :)

Are some Dreams Worth Pursuing?

2013-08-06T12:39:33.000Z

Just as the title says, are there goals that are so crazy and dangerous that it would be foolish to chase them? Now let me give you what a blogger told me about what I should do.
I started this path when I was 17 and it means everything to me, but even those closest to me didn't see it as that way.
From Jed Snomie.com

"

Today’s reader question: -That's Me

Jed, I have a serious problem, all the guys I see on TV from Vito, Hirano, and Bretz always have their family watching and cheering them on.
I look up to these guys and I strive to ride and compete just like they do, but my folks want nothing to do with my love and passion for snowboarding competitively.
They have no faith in me making it, which cuts and incredibly deep wound (emotionally) It’s already bad enough when you have people online saying “you’re too old” (I’m 19 going on 20), “you could never be pro”, and now you have mommy and daddy on the list of (excuse my french) “M——— you need to prove wrong”.
So I ask, what does a rider do when not even their parents will back them up.

Firstly, as I’ve mentioned before, be in competition for the fun of competing, not anything else because the other parts of pro snowboarding are the opposite of fun, but I’m sure you know that since I’ve told you that already and you’ve also mentioned that you just enjoy competing.

So, let’s address the other things…

What to do when even your family doesn’t support your snowboarding

That’s rough and I’m not going to say it’s not a crummy situation when your own parents don’t support you. However, you have to get past that.

Surround yourself with friends and people who do support you. That’s your support base. A true friend will be there for you, even if they aren’t sure whether you’ll make it or not.

That’s just what being a good friend means and you have to find those people in your life.

Listen to honest criticism and make a plan

Don’t just find ‘yes men’, but find good friends who believe in you and will be there for you, while being honest and upfront to you. You don’t just want people who say you can do anything then offer no criticism of how you’re going about getting your dream if you’re screwing things up.

People online will say you’re too old because you’re in a tough spot. Look here are the facts. If you’re 19, not pro level yet and you want to compete against guys like Ayumu Hirano, who have been training their whole lives, you’ve got some insane catching up to do.

Assuming you’re able to learn fast and stay injury free, you’ll still need to literally start riding 200+ days per year and get a private snowboard coach to catch up to that level of progression. That’s going to cost A LOT of money/creativity.

I hope you have some sort of plan for that because that’s what it’s going to take. A few weeks of coaching at a snowboard camp isn’t going to cut it to get to that level of riding.

You need a plan to basically live at a ski resort and snowboard non-stop with a ton of private coaching to reach that level of riding anytime soon. You’re going to have to hussle like crazy and find a way to get that sort of money and time otherwise it’s not going to happen.

You shouldn’t need to prove yourself to others

You say you need to prove your doubters wrong, but you don’t. At the end of the day proving yourself is great and being able to accomplish a goal that people didn’t think you could do is a great feeling.

However, you shouldn’t feel you NEED to prove yourself to others. You should be doing this for you. Not them.

What other people say or think shouldn’t have any bearing on why you’re doing something. You’re not living life for them or to prove anything to anyone.

A lot of people never thought my snowboard journey would work out, yet it did. You know what I thought when people said, “You’re going to fail and end up broke with no job.” I didn’t care because I wasn’t doing it for them or to prove it to anyone.

I was doing it for the love of snowboarding because it was what I enjoyed doing. Just being able to do it was it’s own reward and the whole ‘proving others wrong’ part was just a bonus.

You can’t spend your whole life constantly trying to prove people wrong. That’s a massive waste of time. You have to grow a tougher skin and shrug it off.

Set your own goal, find a way to get there and do it for you. What anyone else thinks or does shouldn’t have any bearing on why you’re doing something.

- Jed

ps: Personally, if I was you, I’d just say screw the competition riding and just move to a ski resort and snowboard. If you love improving and training to be a better rider can still learn insane tricks like double corks and everything else without trying to go down this ‘I have to prove myself by competing’ path.

Ride for you – not anyone else. You can still enter local contests and have fun competing, but there’s no reason you have to go down the ‘I must go pro and compete against X-games riders to prove myself’ path in order to become a pro level rider.

There are plenty of riders who have the skills/talent to be ‘pro’, but don’t care about sponsorships or going pro because they just enjoy the snowboarding and freedom."

So what do people around here think?

Increased Anxiety

2013-05-21T13:08:57.000Z

Hello all!

I'm about 2 months into this lifestyle and my body feels AMAZING! I have more energy, I'm losing weight, and my digestion is better than it has ever been (I was diagnosed with Crohn's Disease in 2004)

Mentally, I feel better in many ways. I feel so alive! This is going to sound weird on a post about increased anxiety, but in MOST ways my mood has improved by leaps and bounds. However, in some areas I am suddenly experiencing anxiety that I have never before dealt with. Mostly, it is about going to work but also some social anxiety. It's like, when I was living a SAD lifestyle, the lights were off... and now, the lights have suddenly flickered back on in my heart and mind. But my workplace is still in the dark. It SHOULD be that my light drowns out the darkness, but instead it's like I go to work and my flame is promptly snuffed out. In fact, I just THINK about going to work and my flame is snuffed out.

When I say "anxiety" it's not just a dissatisfaction with work. Few people enjoy sitting behind a desk shuffling an endless cycle of papers. This is a debilitating anxiety that I am mostly unfamiliar with. The last couple of days I have gotten up and just sat on my bed so overwhelmed with dread that I literally could not make myself go. I just called in sick.

My first thought of course, is that if this job is causing me so much stress and anxiety I should just kick it to the curb. But then that brings on a whole NEW round of anxiety about financial ruin. How am I going to make my car payment? I can't get rid of the car because my loan is upside down. How am I going to be able to buy enough fruit without a job? What I'm wondering is if this isn't really anxiety but just a paradigm shift in priorities that is just smacking me in the face like a ton of bricks... if that's the case, it shouldn't be so debilitating, but rather empowering.

Could increased anxiety be caused by b-12 deficiency or something like that? From what I've read about b-12 our bodies store it for a long time, and 2 months of being vegan shouldn't be causing this much of a problem, right?

I'm tempted to call my doctor and go get some meds. I KNOW that's not the answer... even before 80/10/10 I didn't believe that was the answer. But I'm desperate. I need this to be fixed NOW because I can't afford to keep missing work.

Sorry this is so long, but I figure I should tell you what I'm doing because I know someone will ask. As far as calories, I'm typically between 2500 and 3000. That's being pretty sedentary... if I'm working out I up it. As far as sleep I TRY to get at least 9 hours. But I doubt I am getting enough because the alarm clock is when the anxiety starts in the morning. That's part of the issue... I'm just not ok with only getting about 3 hours outside of work before I have to go to bed and "get enough sleep". I have always believed in getting enough sleep but if I do then all I do is sleep and work. That's NOT living! I drink about 4 liters of water a day.

So I guess the advice I'm looking for.... Should I be concerned about a deficiency this early in the game? Has anyone else experienced an increased dread and paralyzing anxiety about work since going 80/10/10? This isn't really an 80/10/10 question, but would be amazing if anyone has any suggestions... what can I do to make enough money (I am totally fine with a simple life) while still enjoying a full 80/10/10 life? It just doesn't make sense to me to eat an 80/10/10 diet and continue to live a standard American lifestyle in every other aspect. Working under fluorescent lights, doing pointless tasks just to fill a time card isn't cutting it for me... but I don't know what else to do.

ROACHES and FUMIGATION

2013-05-17T04:30:22.000Z

Sooo this isn;t really about 80/10/10

I'm just curious as to an alternative to fumigation. Like, I just don;t want that shit lingering in my house and breathing it in.

I've tried everything you can think of. boric acid and sugar, organic pesticide, regular pesticide, whatever. you name it.

Please help.

Thanks (:

I would love friends to guide me!

2013-04-01T18:38:03.000Z

I am looking for a few people who have had much experience or even little at all with the raw lifestyle.

I am beginning one-hundred percent on this lifestyle. I am creating an experience photo and writing to show what changes it will express on my outer and inner self which will be in blog form, maybe I will create it into something larger, who know! I'd love to.

Whoever is free, thank you! :)

We live the good life!

2013-03-31T20:13:47.000Z

This lifestyle has made me happier then I could have ever imagined. Who else thinks the same??

WE LIVE THE GOOD LIFE!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jZhQOvvV45w

^^ listen and smile about all the awesome things you have accomplished.

love fruit, love life, love yourself

Carley Wilson

Are we forever doomed to internet shopping?

2013-02-07T14:43:36.000Z

It's starting to hit me that I rarely leave my home to go shopping, only going out for fruit supply and stock emergencies. Is this the fate that awaits us later down the road? Reminds me of the film "Surrogates"

Pros and Cons are greatly appreciated.

My Web SIte about Raw Vegan Life in Japan - www.TonyaOgino.com

2012-12-06T13:40:41.000Z

Hello everybody in 30 Bananas a Day!

This is a nice wen, but I am still dont understand how it works everything here ;) Anyway, I would like to introduce myself and my website here ;)

My New Web Site, my Blog about my Raw Food Life in Japan - www.TonyaOgino.com

I've created a new website - for people who are already eating a raw food diet and for people who are interesting to be healthy and want to try raw food diet. I am Ukrainian and living in Tokyo from 2004. I found that Japanese people around me really don’t know what RAW Food is! Well, they like raw food as sashimi and sushi, raw eggs and even raw meat, including dolphins and whales ;(( However Japanese don’t know what Vegan raw food is and why it is good. Mostly Japanese people eat only cooked veggies, and fruits are rarity on their tables. I met some rawfoodists in Japan, but phrases like: “this nice raw dish is nice with wine”, «nato and miso are good for health», “I eat raw fish sometimes” are making me sad. Therefore, I decided to create my website and my youtube channel to share my raw vegan food life experience in Tokyo. My story is only started and maybe it’s a nice reason to share what is happening with me on my way. It is my hope to inspire people around me, hope people can find how huge are benefits of raw food diet for our health, our mentality and of course, for our planet! I had very unhealthy lifestyle for long time, and what is happening with me now – a miracle! Raw food, yoga, running, self education, meditation, positive thinking and communication with God! I hope my experience will help people to make a raw food journey easy and enjoyable.

I know　how difficult to change lifestyle and food in this country. I will be sharing my favorite recipes, my experience to be mother, life with not vegan husband and my efforts to protect my small child from hurtful products. I am housewife, mother os 3 y.o. boy and my raw lifestyle is my hobby, my passion and my webpage is something very important for me.

I am learning English and improving my Japanese, so please don’t judge me harsh ;) I will try my best to make better my language skills and my website is perfect stimulus for this. Also I am looking for your support very much! The youtube page will be launched very soon. For now you can visit and "like" the Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/RawFoodJapan

For those of you who don't use social networking like Facebook, please vesit my website TonyaOgino.com and my youtube page has some english videos too!

If you have any questions feel free to send me a message and your comments are more than very welcome! ;)

Tonya

269 tattooing event on December 18th - World Abolition Day for Slavery

2012-12-02T02:33:15.000Z

On October the 2nd World Farm Animals Day, three Animal Rights activists in Israel branded themselves 269, the number of an anonymous calf to bring attention to the mass suffering of animals globally.

On November the 1st World Vegan Day, there was a follow up event where 28 people in Israel and 100s more around the world tattooed themselves 269 emphasise to the message given at the branding event.

On the 18th of December, World Abolition Day for Slavery there will be another global tattooing event in which of course everybody is invited to take part.

The first two events have already had great media impact. This third event will greatly expand even more the awareness. So if you are a tattooed vegan perhaps you might consider doing this. There are people who have had the tattoo done that say many people ask about the tattoo and say they get much more positive feedback than when they just give verbal arguments for veganism.

If you've been considering getting a tattoo for some time but are not sure then this may be the one to get. People often regret getting tattoos but this is more than artistic expression. It means a lot to pin your opinions to your skin. It's just a small plain number that's easy to cover up but will always mean a lot.

This was the November 2nd tattooing event:

And this was the original Branding:

Link to 18th December event on Facebook

(Includes advice for all the things to consider should you decide to get the tattoo. There isn't much time to decide before the date, but you can always help by turning up to one of the events to film.)

Main Facebook Page

Main Website

Why it's okay to "screw up" at first

2012-10-07T00:56:11.000Z

Hello everyone,

I have been a member for a while (year and a half?) and interested in raw vegan lifestyles for a much longer time, I won't get into why I got into it and how etc. because I want to focus on the "screwing up" part that most of get to deal with when we first enter this lifestyle, we might enter with the best of intentions and really feel like we got it and after two days on the lifestyle we say "I am never eating anything cooked/high fat again!", but two weeks later we have a bad day where we didn't eat enough and end up HUNGRY at a party or any similar scenario, and then we cave to the less optimal food.

Now I know that there are people that come into this cold turkey and have NEVER looked back, but I think that I can say with confidence that most people usher into it, like any lifestyle it is something that must grow on people.

Why I am writing this post is because I have come to a revelation (a revelation to me, anyway ;)) that the longer I am living with the AWARENESS of what 80/10/10 essentially is, the less I am interested in damaging foods. Getting into this lifestyle can be faced with many challanges, I've had a few of my own and I am sure a lot of people that will be reading this (I'd like to imagine lots of people read my post haha :P) have had their own struggles and trials to overcome. I think that screwing up, falling of the bandwagon, caving, however you want to name it, is part of growing. The longer I live with the knowledge of 80/10/10 in the back of my mind, the more it becomes part of me. I still do a lot of additional research on my own (I think this is important) and watch lots of youtube videos by some great people that follow this lifestyle through which I also keep on learning. The more I learn, ánd the more fruit I eat, the more I realise that these other foods that may seem tempting at times - especially when you haven't eaten enough that day or over a succession of days - but that really they are not even really to be considered as a food.

I have noticed this over the past couple of months... It is something that slowly creeps in, before I would budge and for example eat something like potato chips/crisps (that are indeed a high source of energy, which is what we go for when we are hungry), but now I look at potato chips and go "wait, this isn't even food..." and I just go look for something else. I mean a bag of dates will satiate you the same way, it is sweeter, juicier, it doesn't give you salt-mouth and it doesn't give you pimples, doesn't bloat you, in other words, you feel great the next day as opposed to eating a bag of potato chips, I don't know about you, but if I'd eat one now I wouldn't recognize my own face the next morning because of all the bloat!

At some point you just get to a point where you go "yeah, chips they are salty and crunchy... they fill you up easy, but hey, it's not worth it... now lets go look for something that can actually be qualified as a food". I still eat some cooked foods (like I may cook some corn pasta with a low fat vegan salt free sauce) or on occassion some rice in vegan sushi for when I am out with people and I don't feel like salad, but I don't consider those incredibly detrimental to my health. Yes they are not optimal, but they are not deepfried potato chips or brain killing chocolate, etc.

In fact, I am certain that I will get to a point where I will no longer consider rice or corn pasta a food either, and that is exactly what I try to point out with this post.

But even within the high carb cooked vegan choices I have improved over the past months. For example I think the only use salt has is to do a salt water gargle with - or clean something, and the only use I see for oil now is to put on my body as a lotion or in my hair as conditioner. It is things you pick up along the way... I used to not see the big deal with oil until I started learning more about it. That's what this lifestyle should be, a learning process, and I mean really, you never stop learning! Well, that is the point anyway, I feel.

We go through phases and we must grow into a lifestyle. Nobody is perfect, you have been conditioned and you must unlearn yourself of all the weird silly stuff that was taught to us from since we were little. We must realise food is not to reward or punish but that it is a NECESSITY and that we must choose the best for every part of our being.

The worst I think that can happen to people that feel like failures because they ended up eating some chocolate or something else considered "bad", is that feeling like a failure might send you right back the wrong way.

There is no need to feel like a failure, this is your life, you have found raw veganism/ the 80/10/10 lifestyle for a reason and you can start right back up RIGHT NOW. Every moment you can make the choice to have the best life in the world. We live in such an interesting time: both the best of the best foods as well as the absolutely worst of the worst foods are available to us! We are lucky, we get to choose. It may feel like a struggle, but when you usher yourself into it and this lifestyle becomes SO so normal to you, you realise, it suddenly no longer is a struggle!

I had a party at my house and some people brought potato chips and some other non LFRV stuff (all vegan though, i don't allow animal crap in my house, but thats more because of ethics than that it is about "bad food", though it obviously is that too) and everybody left and I am sitting amidst lots of junk foodie vegan stuff, and I just don't care... I am sitting here relaxing with a HUGE bowl of the freshest bounciest juiciest figs and dates and I stare over at the left over chips in the bowl and I go... well... lets compare the two... one bowl is full of life and the juicy sweetness squirts out the moment you put your teeth in it, and the other bowl is dead, covered in salt and preservatives and flavorings (otherwise/.. who'd eat it?!) and was kept in a plastic bag in a store for a long time... well, gee! WHAT would I choose?

It becomes easy with time.

But please allow yourself time.

Thanks for reading! If nobody finds this useful, I can say that it felt good writing it all down, it really is a little revelation to me :)

I used to connect junkie foods like soy ice cream or potato chips with some sort of party or reward food, but now I see it for what it is and realise that every day is a party and the only party food is the food that loves you back :D

Migraine and bananas?

2012-09-03T13:52:06.000Z

Any experience with riped bananas triggering migraine? It has tyramine which is a migraine trigger for some. http://www.webmd.com/migraines-headaches/guide/tyramine-and-migraines

I'm born again, recovering from a severe eating disorder

2012-07-12T21:41:03.000Z

I wanted to write a little something.

I hope it might help someone. No weight is mentioned. Because I know that I would have been triggered by it.

I've always been a natural eater, eating what I wanted, when I wanted it, and the amount I needed. That was mainly pasta, breakfast cereals, peanut butter banana sandwiches, fruits. I never went on a diet. I was slim, really muscular, swimming a lot, doing gymnastic, riding my bike, hiking. I had chronic constipation. That ruined a big part of my childhood. I had a belly pain 24 7, I was often put on laxative. Other then that, I didn't showed any symptoms of sickness.

At 14, overnight, I was not able to eat a thing except 2 bananas a day. I was hospitalize pretty soon. I relapsed after going out of there, but shortly, I jumped back on my feet.

I went vegetarian. I never liked meat, and it made me feel bad, but I ate some shrimps on occasion. and then I went vegan. It made more sense to me.

I began to have allergies. In my family, eczema and allergies are "normal". my brother suffered from severe eczema (from all the dairy he consumed) and my mom dramatic allergies. I took medications for it during the spring and summer.

At 18, I moved in the big city, and went to university. I didn't know what I wanted in life. I started partying and drinking a lot. I was drunk every night, and I was doing coke a couple nights a week.

From the alcohol, I gained a bit of weight, and to me, that was just not possible that I could move up a size. I was depressed. one day, I had an indigestion. I woke up feeling not well, I thought I was hungry, I ate a fruit salad, it came right back up.

That's when I restricted again. 2 clementines a day. I ate them so slowly that they dried before I finished them.

I didn't want to go back to the hospital, so I began to eat, only cereals with soy milk, and I threw up. The idea of having something, anything, inside was unbearable.

I discovered thelivefoodist along the way, and 811. I was so desperate to get better.

I was trapped. When you starve yourself, you began to fear food, to think about it 99% of the day. I was weak. For many years (probably over 4) I allowed myself to eat only from 3 or 4 oclock, nothing else. and I was throwing up as much as I could. veggies, lots of water, pasta , cereals, at some points muffins, but that's it. FOR 4 YEARS. I ate the same exact thing, horrified to do something else. For the biggest part of it, I was throwing up 5 times a day. Up to 10, down to 3. I became a skeleton at one point, but I maintained a really unhealthy weight all the time.

I came to a point when I thought that people were weird from keeping food in. And cried when I tried to put a baby carrot in my mouth with the idea of keeping it. the thing I wanted the most was to live. AND mangoes and tomatoes. celery. I don't know why. I would have given anything for it. But I didn't eat a mango or a tomato in years. Because I don't know... I thought that I couldn't give myself the right to eat something that good.

I was told by the mental hospital here in Montreal that I needed to be hospitalized, and that they (and I quote the psychiatrist) "don't tolerate vegetarianism" what kind of world is this ? Most dietitian recommend that you keep meat to the bare minimum (that's another story for dairy, the dairy industry and the governments have an affair !)

I saw a nutritionist, I ate yogurt and cottage cheese, shrimp and even chicken (probably 5 times). Wow. I wanted to prove to the world that I don't want to be sick. And to them, anything other then the hamburger pizza diet is abnormal and that veganism is part of my "sickness"! I gave in for a quick time. I don't want to eat chicken. Or cows milk !

I listened to everything high carb related. to brainwash me, in a good way. Harley and freelee, they are my #1 reason I was able to eat again, and I was so appealed by the lifestyle. Doug Graham. I love that man. What he says makes too much sense !

I won't say I'm recovered. I'm not there yet. it's a long process. It took time from the moment when I got the information to the action.

I never thought it would be possible. Never. I'm serious.

It's been 2 weeks now since the last time I threw up. That's a huge thing for me. I was doing it 4 nights a week on average.

I moved with my boyfriend, started to EAT, SAVOR !

WOW !!!

When I was 14, the bananas I ate were green ! anything yellow (and even worse, ripe !!!) was disgusting to me. Now, the spottier the better !!!

I eat a ton of celery, bananas, mangoes, berries (they're in season and grown here in Quebec !) cantaloupe, tomatoes, etc etc.

I'm not eating the recommended 2500 YET, but I'm getting there. around 1800-2000 most day. And I'm feeling I'm born. I'm starting to live.

Because trapped in my twisted, disordered mind and thoughts and fears all the time, I was not living. It was a gradual thing. I told everyone I wanted to recover on my own.

I have a psychologist. The first thing she told me was "you're not sick". That shocked me because I thought I was an "anorexic". like it was my mission in life, my way of being.

I prefer to be a 23 years old girl who enjoy life, and who love all the things I love, and take life in the right way for me.

I've gained some muscle. I know it's been only 2 weeks, but I'm not going back there ! Fruits are too sweet and good to eliminate them !!!!

So that's the beginning of my road to complete freedom. FRUIT WON'T MAKE ME FAT :) It makes me happy. I'm starting to live again. That's beyond words, I can't tell you how great I feel now. I have a life ahead of me now. and a lot of fruits to eat :)

Thanks to all of you. (and particularly to Harley, who finally convinced me !!!)

That's because of this that I'm so happy now !

Intelligent discussions!

2012-04-16T02:21:40.000Z

The so-called intelligent discussions always lack the most important things for us! There is much discussion on politics and power but not on foods and health tips. Even discussions on food are diverted to wrong ways of eating. Medical Science always afraid of bacterias and viruses. Always asks people to kill those tiny earthlings to remain healthy. But those poor creatures tell us in time of our dis ease! If only the discussions could go to right direction like our natural food, our natural way of living. Nature has provided lots of sweet things and it is not necessary to open sugar factories.

I made a week!

2012-04-07T21:40:26.000Z

Hey yall!

I made it a week and I am so hopeful for my future life. I feel a sense of freedom from my eating disorderd mind now that I have found this wonderful lifestyle.

I am still feeling quite bloated but it seemed to ease up just a bit today. I hope it goes away soon. It has been a little hard to deal with the slight weight gain that I have gone through this week. I know I must be patient with myself and my body and it all will regulate eventually...but how long did it last for any of you?

All I have to say is..thank you LFRV diet! And I just signed up for Woodstock Fruit festival 2012. I hope to see yall there :)

Anyone need an employee? au pair? etc?

2012-03-04T01:10:05.000Z

I am just looking for a somewhat temporary job (now until woodstock fruit festival) and/or to be somewhere warm and sunny. I would love to be your raw coach, food prepper, personal assistant, au pair or something.

Interests: Arts, jogging, hiking, singing, music, learning new things, reading, word games, helping others, acting, biology, physiology, anthropology, science

Skills: Writing, Creative Writing, Visual Art (painting, drawing, all things creative), Nutrition Counseling, Raw Food Health, life coaching, crafts, acting

Any ideas, opportunities, suggestions, or otherwise?

How to make work-life balance.

2012-03-01T16:57:25.000Z

Good talk and it applies to us all.

Political Ponerology (relevant to modern life, important)

2012-02-09T13:41:36.000Z

Political Ponerology is a book. "Ponerology" is a term that means "the study of evil" and the book applies this to politics. It discusses "ponerogenesis" which is basically how evil is born. The information in this book is VERY relevant to our lives today and if you read it then you will see it in action all over the place. I've been noticing it in the raw food movement lately and so this is why I bring it up. A lot of you seem confused as to what is happening, why are so many people going 'back' to eating meat and cooked (I guess a lot were never raw/vegan anyway) and what the deal with all this change is. You can make excuses and say "oh not enough fruit!" but thats only a part of the picture. The real deal is that the ideology of eating raw plant foods for health (of the individual and the world outside themselves) has been infected by pathological persons who hijacked the raw food movement for their own purposes (money/fame/etc.). This has allowed for the ponerogenesis process to begin and has opened the door to even more pathological individuals who would not have been able to get involved in the "raw food" movement (which is no longer accurately named) during its earlier stages. Its called "raw foodism" but didn't vegan used to be an important part? Seems like raw animal products are gaining popularity and have slithered their way into the movement. Anyway, I implore you all to read this book if you honestly want to understand what is going on (instead of just saying "I don't get it! it makes no sense!") and what you can do about it. If you choose narrow mindedness and project your personal world view onto everyone, you won't get it. If you accept and respect the fact that others have a different world view than you and a different experience, you can begin to understand why some people do things that don't make sense to you. The book is very relevant to our lives at this point in history and I think it is incredibly important to read and the information is practical, especially for those of you who say "lets use society to change society," well you need to understand society first.

Ignota nulla curatio morbid

Do not attempt to cure what you do not understand.

Are Vegans Pro Life or Pro Choice Results so far

2011-12-17T08:32:48.000Z

Here is the link to the original discussion if you are curious.

http://www.30bananasaday.com/forum/topics/are-vegans-pro-life-or-pro-choice?xg_source=activity&id=2684079%3ATopic%3A2053687&page=14#comments

Someone else may want to count. Since people used it as a platform for debate, it was hard to sift through for an accurate count.

Please continue to vote! This thread would be great. Remember just your stance and a very brief (1-2 line) explanation if needed. Also your gender.

I am specifically trying to find the moral stance vegans take on abortion.

This isn't a debate. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE START A NEW THREAD IF YOU WANT TO DEBATE! I WANT TO GET AS ACCURATE OF A COUNT AS POSSIBLE AND I DON'T WANT TO ACCIDENTALLY COUNT YOUR VOTE TWICE OR NOT AT ALL.

Example:

PRO LIFE, female
except in the case of medical emergencies.

So here are the results so far:

Pro Life

Pro-Choice

Undecided

Not For Legislation

Other:

Pro Boner
Pro Karezza (x3)
Pro abstinence in except in the case of procreation

Pro sentience

Pro sensible (x2)

Are Vegans Pro-Life or Pro- Choice?

2011-12-15T05:10:37.000Z

My sister (who is not a vegan) and I were having a discussion the other day and she said, "Do you know what I hate most about vegans? They are so high and mighty about saving animals but they are ALL pro-choice, which is so hypocritical." I told her I didn't think that was true. (Actually I know that for a fact, because I am pro-life.) But I want to find out in the lfrv community, so I am starting a poll.

IF YOU WANT TO DEBATE THIS, PLEASE START ANOTHER THREAD! I just want a judgement free zone, for people to post either PRO-LIFE, PRO-CHOICE, or UNDECIDED so I can get a count going. I know its not an accurate polling process but I am just curious since there are so many vegans on this site.

I am aware that many people on this site may be pro-life because they are more into natural living than other vegans who may just do it for animals and don't care as much about their health, but still, I want to get an idea.

If you don't feel comfortable posting your answer, then don't worry about it!

Again, I don't want to start a debate so please keep this post strictly informational, and we can debate it on some other thread!

Please post either

PRO LIFE

PRO CHOICE

UNDECIDED

and if you feel like sharing your GENDER that would be great!

* One more note (added later) I am not talking necessarily talking about legislation, as many people don't think the government should be involved in those decisions, so maybe I chose the wrong words... I mean from the moral standpoint of whether you believe it is right or wrong.

Thanks a lot!!