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Sep 2, 2012

Rachel Fleming replied to Mary Elizabeth's discussion Why I dive and why you should too! in the group Raw Freegan Divers

"Been thinking about doing this for a while... "

May 13, 2012

Rachel Fleming joined HolisticHealthDetective's group

Raw Freegan Divers

Do you dive? Brought home more produce than you can eat? What dived treasures did you score today? Got pictures and recipes? Let's share!See More

May 13, 2012

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Rachel Fleming replied to Bryan Rusinque's discussion Farts...

"I've gotta say that I really DON'T think that it is your blender because I have the same problem and I don't tend to eat smoothies. I've been trying to figure out what is going on with my body myself."

May 1, 2012

Rachel Fleming left a comment for Byron

"Ha ha! Hey! I was looking back at The Runners page and remembered that you had left a helpful comment at one time. So, I thought I should add you! :D"

Apr 23, 2012

Byron left a comment for Rachel Fleming

"Hey new friend!! "

Apr 23, 2012

Rachel Fleming commented on Marina's group I'm single, you're single. Let's mingle!

"Hey Pusha, I definitely argree about needing a partner that follows the same lifestyle. Good luck on making your dream a reality. :)"

Apr 19, 2012

Rachel Fleming commented on Marina's group I'm single, you're single. Let's mingle!

"@Stever. Well, of course!!! Relocation would be awesome, though. I plan to do it anyway with or without a significant other who is LFRV. Hawaii or California, here I come!!! ...well, eventually. Job permitting and such. :/ Gotta pay those student…"

Apr 18, 2012

Rachel Fleming commented on Marina's group I'm single, you're single. Let's mingle!

"Hey Pusha89, Belgium sounds SO cold!"

Apr 18, 2012

Rachel Fleming commented on Marina's group I'm single, you're single. Let's mingle!

"Yeah, seriously. I look forward to the day when I can live somewhere warmer and tropical-like. "

Apr 18, 2012

Rachel Fleming commented on Marina's group I'm single, you're single. Let's mingle!

"There could be... << >> << Ha ha. "

Apr 18, 2012

Rachel Fleming commented on Marina's group I'm single, you're single. Let's mingle!

"Yep. Everyone is everywhere else but where I am. Or so it seems."

Apr 18, 2012

Rachel Fleming replied to glettkau's discussion Impact on social life... in the group Beginners in a fruitarian/raw vegan lifestyle

"If there are a lot of people then no one will notice. If all else fails, just explain that you became a raw vegan and be very casual about it. Also, you are going to have to go through this stage eventually. You might as well just be open and honest…"

Apr 18, 2012

Rachel Fleming replied to glettkau's discussion Impact on social life... in the group Beginners in a fruitarian/raw vegan lifestyle

"Take a fruit salad! Just say you found a great fruit recipie you wanted to try like Kristina's mango salsa from rawfully organic."

Apr 18, 2012

Rachel Fleming left a comment for Michael McKay-Fleming

"Ha ha! Yes, awesome last name. :D"

Apr 14, 2012

Rachel Fleming commented on joce's group HEALING ACNE with lfrv & natural hygiene

"Thanks for the advice. I am currently juicing everyday now with apples, celery, carrots, occaisionally ginger and rarely raddishes, although, I do use cucumbers. I've heard that when you allow the body to save energy on digesting foods, then it…"

Apr 14, 2012

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Our community would be delighted to know you better. Please tell us more about yourself and what brought you to 30BaD. Detailed responses will only be accepted (feel free to reapply with more detail if at first not approved as a member). We suggest you pick a name other than your own if you want to maintain anonymity.: For most of my life I was raised on fast food and soda. It is a really sad beginning because my parents didn't really understand how to raise me and my sisters on a healthy diet. Resultantly, I have struggled with my weight for my entire life. Only through rigorous exercise have I been able to lose weight, which wasn't sustainable in my current lifestyle.

All of my life I have heard that fruits and vegetables are good for you but that was never reflected in the way my family lived and ate. I was never truly educated about physical fitness or diet and I have been struggling my entire life to find a way to sustain my own health. Of course, being raised in the southern United States doesn't help because of our reputation for BBQ, fast food and beer.

In the past year, I have read a lot about different diets. Through reading books like 'Eat to Live', Dr. Ornish's book and various others, I decided to become a vegetarian. After another week, I decided to become a vegan... From that time, I wish I could say that I have never looked back but I reverted to being vegetarian. Unfortunately, I am still overweight in spite of becoming a lot more physically active.

After spending sometime on youtube and looking up raw food diets out of curiosity, I stumbled upon a video of Freelees. Since that time, I have watched many of her videos, the liferegenerator's videos and the RawBrahs. These people have inspired me and allowed me to realize that a LFRV lifestyle is really sustainable.

With all of that in mind, I decided to go LFRV. I threw out all of the cooked food in my house on that day but have since slipped up because of not knowing how to keep grocery costs down.

Now, I am focusing on being LFRV/811!

What is your gender? PLEASE NOTE: To enhance the community experience, profile pics of yourself are *REQUIRED* to gain membership. Membership will be declined otherwise.: female

Please tell us about your dietary inclinations:: I really want to be HCRV and just need some guidance

Reading "The 80-10-10 Diet" by Dr Doug Graham is vital for succeeding on this lifestyle. Please acquire this book as soon as possible.: I have read the book

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My favourite books/movies/authors/pastimes are....: Fast Food Nation, Food Politics, What to Eat

Durianrider & Freelee started this site to bring together high carb, raw vegan lifestylists' across the Globe! 30bad is a high standard and high performance team! We're here to help you make our team! Let us know what HCRV assistance do you need?: How to be fit without a gym membership.

30bad is a HCRV (high carb, raw vegan) internet community which promotes a high carb raw lifestyle free of any animal products. Our forum does not tolerate encouragement of anything contrary to HCRV. Nor do we allow endorsement of non-vegan items or practises which involve the imprisonment, exploitation, abuse or murder of sentient beings. We also require our members to post with proper netiquette. Therefore, please indicate your intention:: I will comply because I like totally agree with all this

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At 1:49pm on April 23, 2012, Byron said…: Hey new friend!!

At 2:26am on March 25, 2012, Fruitcake said…: How's the juice fast going?

At 6:19am on March 22, 2012, Josh Fossgreen said…: No, but guitar for sure. I wrote a song for my pineapple tomato last year. It didn't help though, it didn't get enough sun and hardly produced any good tomatoes. It produced a decent song though! I should get that one on Youtube...

At 5:30am on March 22, 2012, Josh Fossgreen said…: I'm not sure! It's fun though.

At 2:14pm on March 20, 2012, Josh Fossgreen said…: Not regularly, but I do plan to spend more time there. I was there in December visiting Megan from EasyToBeRaw, who I just posted a video with from my visit there, actually. Can't wait to go back, the fruit was freakin fantastic.

I'm stoked for heirlooms too! I love growing tomatoes, I like pruning and talking to them. :)

At 7:21am on March 20, 2012, Josh Fossgreen said…: I'm not sure, I've never lived in SoCal, just visited. And I should say, I feel much better about fruit here all of a sudden because I got killer mangoes at Whole Foods yesterday. Fruit is actually great up here, it's really just Jan-Feb and part of March that can be pretty dull, once dates and persimmons leave and summer fruit hasn't arrived. I'm back to being stoked about my diet though, which is good!

At 9:52am on March 19, 2012, Josh Fossgreen said…: Right now it's really boring. Winter stuff like persimmons and citrus has disappeared, and mangoes and summer things aren't here yet. I'm overdosing on bananas. Southern California is amazing right now, but up here in Norcal I'm going a little crazy waiting to enjoy myself more.

At 8:52am on March 17, 2012, Nate said…: Hopefully we can get a nice sunny warm day when you come to ATL. Keep me posted when you decide to make the trip and we can plan to meet up.

At 7:33am on March 17, 2012, Nate said…

Hi Rachel. Turns out I've got waay too much going on this weekend to meet you at YDFM. My tips are:

Get there early to get the best stuff. There are thousands of customers during the weekend and stock can get low towards the end of the day. It's also hard to move through the isles. I would suggest arriving before 10 am if possible.
They don't take credit cards for payment. Only debit cards, checks, and cash.
If you buy any produce cases, make sure to open up the boxes and check every piece of fruit. It's kosher to take out rotten pieces of produce and exchange them for good pieces, especially when buying mangoes. Look on the sign and it will tell you the number of mangoes per box. Mix and match until you get a box full of gems ; )

If you want to postpone your trip until next weekend I can plan my schedule better to meet up with you. Otherwise, good luck!!

At 9:34pm on March 16, 2012, Nate said…: Hi Rachel. I can try to meet at YDFM. My email address is nathan.ritchie@gmail.com and my phone is 770-463-3305. Contact me so we can discuss more details.