The Raw Chef Blog

"The Vision that you glorify in your mind, the ideal that you enthrone in your heart - this you will live your life by, this you will become."

James Allen - As A Man Thinketh

As i’m just getting started with this thing, I thought now would be a good time to introduce myself properly.  I’m actually a driving instructor, which I absolutely love.  It’s fantastic to help people get through their driving test so they can have their independence.  I first started training nearly 2 years ago and i’m just about to have my third attempt at part 3 of the Approved Driving Instructors (ADI) exam, which is my final chance before I have to start all over again.  However, I intend to pass this time as i’ve found a fantastic trainer who really knows his onions!  I’m confident he is going to help me pass and make me a better instructor, i’m already better at what I do, having only spent time chatting with him on the phone and a couple of hours in-car.  It’s funny actually because if I had passed my part 3 first or second time I wouldn’t have found this guy, and although I would be an ADI, I wouldn’t be as good as I believe I will be after my training with him.  Even when I pass I want to do more sessions with him as I think it’s important to get better at whatever it is that you do.  Someone once said that you never stay where you are in life, you are either getting better or worse, you’re moving forward or backwards but never staying where you are.

I first came across raw foods in Koh Samui, Thailand, when I was on a 7 day detox fast at Spa Samui.  I was on day 5 of the fast and can remember sitting in the beach-side restaurant reading a raw recipe book from their library.  Now, it may have been the fact that I hadn’t eaten for 5 days but I was amazed by the recipes in there.  One that particularly grabbed my attention was simply mango and avocado mixed together.  It’s strange but I was really blown away that you could do that with mangoes and avos!  From that moment on I was hooked, when I got home I went straight for the organic section at my local supermarket.  I was already into juicing and Jason Vale’s books before I went to Samui, and to be honest I still think juicing is the best entry point to a healthier lifestyle.

That was 18 months ago and i’ve been on a high raw diet ever since.  I’ve been so happy with the results since that first trip to Thailand, not least of all the effect it’s had on my skin.  That was the original reason I went on a detox, I had tried everything from lotions to antibiotics to try and clear my skin but nothing seemed to be good enough.  I can’t tell you how great it was to find something that actually worked!

Then I started reading books on raw foods and listening to audios by David Wolfe, that took me to another level entirely!  I actually started to get a bit overwhelmed and had to chill out a bit.  It was at that time I was taking some serious abuse from people about how much weight I was losing and how stupid I was for spending all my money on organic food.  This was from people that would spend double my weekly food bill on beer on a  Saturday night out, but more about that tomorrow…

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