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Backsliding but progressing is NOT about feeling guilty about slipping. Even if you weren't 100% raw this week, how much better are you feeling than when you were on the SAD?

Some good advice from Victoria Boutenko - The 12 Steps Program for Raw Living Fooders:

Step 1  – I admit that I have lost control of my addiction to cooked food and my eating is becoming unmanageable.

Step 2  – I believe that live vegan food is the most natural diet for a human being.

Step 3  – I shall gain necessary skills, learn basic raw recipes and obtain equipment to prepare live food.

Step 4  - I shall live in harmony with people who eat cooked food.

Step 5  – I shall stay away from temptations.

Step 6  – I shall create a support group.

Step 7  – I shall find alternative activities or hobbies.

Step 8  – I shall let my higher self lead my life.

Step 9  – I shall make a searching and fearless inventory of the real reasons for seeking comfort and pleasure from cooked foods.

Step 10 - I shall let my intuition help me.

Step 11 - Through clarity I will gain happiness.

Step 12 - I shall provide support to other raw fooders.

- from Lesson 14 of the chiDiet.com Home Study Program, taken from Victoria Boutenko's book, 12 Steps to Raw Food.