MY TIPS FOR NEW RAW VEGANS • SELF LOVE & JUSTIFICATIONS • HEALTHY FOOD

[@haleycarolina85]

I “wake up” every morning after being awake with a new baby all night long, I get in a hot bath while my partner watches the baby, and I put on your daily video that I am SO so grateful for. 🙌 Thank you for doing these videos every day! They are helping me stay raw and show myself true self love and self care when I’m exhausted and just want to give up and eat junk. Also, since going raw it is like a miracle that when I go without sleep with my newborn, I am SOOO much more refreshed still than I used to be and SOOO much more refreshed than my partner is who get MORE sleep than I do but eats a high animal product low carb diet with coffee. Thank you thank you for everything you do and all the encouragement. It’s helping this new mama so much ❤️❤️❤️

[@Livingfoodlove]

Haley Padgett This made me so happy to read. Congartulations on your baby and I am so happy that you are finding your way with eating raw at this challenging time.🤗

[@RawFoodRomance]

Awwww love this! Thank you for sharing! Your wee one is a LUCKY lil angel!

[@jessica9156]

I love these chatty videos! You're my biggest inspiration right now for changing daily habits, and your knowledge and insight help keep me working towards a healthy lifestyle. I can't wait for your video on fats!! 😬 Lol

[@Meltiqueful]

So happy for your daily videos! It is so true how when we respect our body and our health, it creates self-love!

[@RawFoodRomance]

Awww Im trying hard to have something daily! I’m glad you love

[@judithmartel6046]

Such a powerful, outstanding message, Lissa! Preach! On the daily.

[@leannsteers5841]

This is really good and has needed to be addressed clearly and succinctly blunt! Yay!

[@RawFoodRomance]

Thank you!!!

[@tammysvegankitchen]

What a great video Lissa! Thank you. I resonated with a lot! And wow so great to hear 9 people have gone vegan from Nate’s work! Wonderful. Can’t imagine how many have became vegan becuz of you! Keep up your amazing work! 💛🥗😀🥕🦄🌱🤗

[@mable90shaynne]

Love the chatting format!

[@pattiamaro2426]

You are so sweet! It's self care to listen to what you say.

[@RawFoodRomance]

Awww thank you!! ❤️❤️

[@fruitascension5089]

Thanks, Lissa! Love it! Such GREAT tips. And yeah, those oranges are the best treat ever, and worth every penny! 🍊🍊🍊

[@RawFoodRomance]

Right!!! I used to spend like 3-5$ on an energy drink so I don’t feel bad spending that on an orange haha!

[@doneshasalas]

I follow you, along with many other raw vegans on Instagram and I definitely want to give it a try and see if I can do it long-term! ❤️ I've noticed when I eat better it makes me feel better as well and I have way more energy throughout the day. I have to start somewhere 😊 love your positivity!!

[@RawFoodRomance]

Aww thank you for sharing!! I believe in you!!

[@biagto2904]

Thanks so much for these videos Lisa! U r my inspiring hero. Xx

[@RawFoodRomance]

Awww glad I can inspire!!

[@maryg3143]

Love the little photobomber too!

[@RawFoodRomance]

Right!! They complete my life!

[@earthbybike]

Very good! This years theme for me is "back to basics," and "not one bite." Whatever I struggled with last year becomes the theme for the next year. And, because of these themes, I have been able to restart the weight loss and break the bad habits. Back to basics is self explanatory and not one bite, keeps me from sliding down that slippery slope. I can't even take one bite of an unauthorized food or its impossible to stop. This made it so easy to stay on track.

[@RawFoodRomance]

Awww great idea! This is true! For myself my New Year word is Routine because I struggle with that too! I’m glad it’s helping you!

[@qoekc]

Sumos! Just discovered them this year and then they were gone! You’re right so worth the money.

[@RawFoodRomance]

Totally!!!!! Ahhhhh I can’t wait for sumo season again - and those big green Keitt Mangos in September!!!!!

[@elainevisco5987]

You make so much sense you are so knowledgeable your wisdom goes way beyond years of nutritional council that I received that has left me in a place of up and down dieting no self love just restrictions I am definitely ready to start my raw vegan lifestyle the thought of not being a slave to counting every calorie I eat. I am not overweight but got caught up in diet dollar coaster I always ate healthy ,no meat not processed exercise alot cardio and weight training and always restrictions from certain foods but still not felly great ...made several attempts at going raw but always failed .....I would gain weight on raw food so the would send me back to restrictioning my diet to under 1200 calories I have been dieting for 40 years and I am not overweight ...I just want to have a healthy mind and body which of your books are available on Amazon I want a hard cover and what are the names I definitely want the dips and dressing book please let me know Thank you Elaine

[@RawFoodRomance]

So happy to hear from you! The best advice is to be as consistent as possible and stay low fat while eating an abundance of calories. As for the amazon print books, You can search my author names “Melissa Raimondi” and “Melissa Maris” ❤️ there should be 5 listings altogether

[@wendymarie612]

This is EXACTLY what I needed! THANK YOU🤗🥰😍

[@RawFoodRomance]

Awww much love to you!

[@voicesinthewoods]

Great video! Lots of good info and points of view. Also thanks for the heads up on the Vystopia book! Thank you for making this!

[@milcsilil]

Thank you Lisa, that I need it now, in my one year raw vegan life, some question, some beliving problems ......

[@RawFoodRomance]

I’m so glad my videos can help!

[@kimjules8267]

Thanks for all your videos u r extremely inspiring sweetie thankyou for all your help!!! U at Nate!! ❤️💖

[@Livingfoodlove]

Yessss, the hairties are a big no no's. Especially in wet hair. And then also heatstyling. And the combo of those two:🤯💇🏻‍♀️ Only half way trough the video yet but like it so much so far. Especially what you said about our anchesters and how they lived and what we can take away from that and so on. Thank you. Oh, and...the adding in of more variety is going great. But...I think while your still working on it your microbiome changes so fast. Like I was totally fine eating white cabbage but after a few days of being sick and eating mostly smoothiebowls my body seemed really offended with the same amount of white cabbage I succesfully worked up to. So lesson here is, dial it back and slowly add in again.

[@RawFoodRomance]

100%!! Aww thank you for sharing love!! Yeah the biome is a delicate ecology for sure! Glad you’re enjoying my video!

[@sammakesitsimple]

Hey Lissa! Can you share your opinion+reasons for being against intermittent fasting? I think you mentioned that maybe a few videos ago? So I'm guessing also you don't follow a pattern like that? All just questions for curiosity on what you found works best for you. :)

[@RawFoodRomance]

Heya!! Well we all intermittent fasting anyways over night. There is no need to see how short a window can be or use the label and follow a pattern. I feel it creates a disordered pattern and can lead to eating disorders. I have not seen enough reliable science. The stuff that’s solid is that a) we should not eat late before bed and b) eat big meals early in the morning... but that’s just natural anyways and I don’t follow any eating patterns except making sure I eat enough and that means not tightening my window. ❤️ hope that makes sense!

[@sammakesitsimple]

Wonderful thoughts. Thank you for sharing. That was helpful, another perspective to consider (as I've recently only seen supporters and not so much people who logically have reason not to go with that pattern) :)

[@JM-xx7xi]

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[@jenniferschaffer1625]

SUMOS are worth every penny!

[@RawFoodRomance]

100%!!!

[@AuraGold18]

I never find organic sumos! 😔

[@RawFoodRomance]

I’ll eat non organic sumos all day long!

[@AuraGold18]

@@RawFoodRomanceHa! Me too! 😄

[@taintmueslix]

what would be a better alternative to eating a julienned raw sweet potato in a salad?

[@Meltiqueful]

I do squash - it's actually a fruit!

[@RawFoodRomance]

Squash is a fruit, but honestly I’d find some Mamey Sapote order from miamifruit.org?aff=51 or sometime Asian markets have them or can order them... it’s a soft fruit and tastes almost EXACTLY like a soft cooked sweet potato

[@taintmueslix]

@@RawFoodRomance thanks for the link, but their prices are way out of my budget. is it not good to eat sweet potato raw?

[@caitlinhite2527]

Hey! Can you eat to much smoothies?

[@RawFoodRomance]

Well if all you are was smoothies I think you might have issues but smoothies are great fir breakfast and on the go

[@caitlinhite2527]

@@RawFoodRomance thank you !

[@taintmueslix]

*THREE MOTHERFATHER DOLLARS EACH???* I can get 12 lbs of marked-down bananas for $3

[@RawFoodRomance]

Yup we get cases of bananas for 5$ so once in a while a Sumo orange is a treat. It balances out 😭 They’re only around for a few weeks.

[@NextLevelFitness7]

Listen ...they are incredible!!! They are expensive but such a treat .

[@robinaronson4159]

🍇🍇🍇❤️☀️

[@RawFoodRomance]

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