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This page is for you to use to make comments to me, and to see comments others have made. (Some personal details have been eliminated for obvious reasons.) Thank you to everyone who takes the time to write. You are helping me help myself! |
| Congratulations on your raw food journey. I found your site by searching for a raw food recipe. I'm new to the raw movement, and have really valued your site as a resource. Keep up the great work! - Melissa, 1/19/07 (Melissa, thank you for your mail-in donation and thoughtful card!) |
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I wanted to thank you for creating such a wonderful website. You have given me the courage to embark on a journey which I have wanted to do but have not done so for one reason or another. You are a courageous person. Thank you for being an inspiration.
- Summer, 1/1/05 |
Thanks for your website and honest postings! |
Love your site. I also love your journey chronicle.
- Dave, 12/21/04
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Wow! Thanks Michelle for sharing your story with me. I thought I would have lost more since I changed my diet so drastically so I found your progress pictures very encouraging! You look super! Just wanted to tell you I appreciate the information you are sharing on RAW living.
- Tara, Canada, 12/17/04
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| I just love your website. It's so inspiring! - Nancy, 12/15/04 |
I haven’t looked at your website for a long time. I was talking to a friend about your site and how you are losing weight on a combination of cooked and raw food. She said to me, can you show me her site? So I clicked on your site and wow! You look amazing. I remember the first picture I saw of you quite a while back and the picture now…it’s incredible. I browsed through your journal - I like your honesty and I am sure many can relate to you. My friend did…. |
| I have been following your journals as I find them so inspirational, and wanted to thank you so much for putting them out there.
Just felt the need to drop you a line today to tell you that your brownie bites kick ass! Thank you for that fantastic recipe.
Anyway, thank you again for your wonderful website.
- Jennifer, 12/8/04 |
I've been reading your posts for the past three months. You are doing a great service to the world by being so honest on your website, since it is such an honest account, and that takes so much integrity. I truly appreciate your website, and will continue to read your wonderful journals and look forward to continue watching you grow. And whatever you do, just remember that your honesty has helped so many people on their paths whether they've thrived on raw or not. Remember that, and know you are appreciated.
- Weylon, 12/7/04
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You are making positive progress even during this difficult time and are also still helping others. - Terry, Florida, 12/6/04 |
I just took a look at your December post and wanted to: 1. THANK YOU for all your hard work to make this wonderful site and for sharing your journals - which are very inspiring. And no, not because I want to make you into some kind of holy St Michelle of the Raw food (- although I do, of course, admire your progress very much) but because it's REAL. You've made amazing transformations in the last year and nothing can change that!
- Jenny, 12/6/04
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Just saying thanks for your website and I enjoy reading your journal. It is nice to find somebody else who has problems trying to eat 100 percent raw!!!
- Judi, England, 12/4/04 |
Wow! I know you hear this all the time, but you look great. I love your site and the fact that you are brutally honest. I have 2 small children so it is even more difficult to transition everyone - but you inspire me. Thank you, thank you, thank you.
- Wendy, 11/30/04 |
| I've really been enjoying your page for a while now.
I just want to say that everything you are doing for people who are living or considering the raw lifestyle is awesome!
I really appreciate your candor and honesty about your true process with raw food.
Watching your process and your struggle has been powerful for me.
I signed up to receive your newsletter and I have enjoyed the links that you sent with the reply. I hope that this letter conveys the appreciation, gratitude and empathy I send to you. - Jennifer, 11/29/04 |
| I was reading your website this morning, SAD to Raw, and I'm so fascinated
that there are so many people out there going Raw! Thank you for your website. I learned so much this morning with people's sharing of themselves and of course, I did print out several of your recipes to add to my ever-growing cache of raw treats! - Jill, 11/26/04 |
| I am reading your journal - thanks for the openness of your web page and
all those helpful recipes. - Jeanne, 11/25/04 |
I am still rooting for a Recipe Book authored by you. You have got it girl -- from basic to
decadent to sublime. Oh my gosh! I am heading for the kitchen now.
- Sasha, 11/23/04 |
| I just wanted to say that you are so awesome. All those new recipes
just made my day! Thanksgiving is saved! And don't worry about those
SAD days, it's progress, not perfection. You have made incredible progress. Thank you, thank you. - Jennifer, 11/22/04 |
| Really want to thank you for continuing to share
your journey with me (and the rest of the world, of course). It really is good food for thought, and I enjoy catching up on what you've been up to. I admire you tons for your courage and determination! - Althea, 11/16/04 |
| Your achievment has been fantasic you should be most proud of yourself, you
are looking great.
Your site is an inspiration that improved health can be acheived by
everybody with time and patience and a lot of hardwork because changing
your mindset to acheive a raw diet is not easy. - Tracey, Australia, 11/14/04 |
| I have been a faithful reader of your journals since the beginning. Anyway, just wanted to tell you to keep on keeping on. You are an
inspiration, as are the other journalers. - Aimee, 11/12/04 |
| I just wanted to email
you to tell you that you are a inspiration to me. I have been following
you from the start (WOW you have totally transformed). I
also wanted to comment on your journal it so honest and real I have feeling
you dont hold anything back. - Michael, 11/10/04 |
| Your pictures show what can be
accomplished on the raw way of eating. You look fantastic!
Your skin looks fantastic!
Please keep up the good work. You are inspiring. Thanks for all the fantastic pictures. - Charlotte, 11/9/04 |
GREAT picture, Michelle! You can really see the change over this past year.....congrats!
- Valerie, 11/8/04 |
Thanks for your web site, am learning a lot from it.
- Curtis, 11/8/04 |
| I just wanted to say I just viewed your updated pictures and you look
great!
Keep up the great work!
- Cherie, 11/8/04 |
LOVE your new photos and look! You've made such an amazing transformation from the beginning of this year!!
- Rachel, 11/8/04
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Thank you for all the work and effort you put into sharing your journey of health and weight loss. It continues to help me on my journey. You have helped me to see this is all a process that will have peaks and valleys.
- Carla, 11/8/04 |
I gotta tell ya, you're looking really good. Even though your weight is staying the same, now that I've seen your younger years pictures, your face is really starting to look like how you used to! Be encouraged girl, you're doing it!
- Shannon, 11/7/04 |
I wanted to first thank you for the wonderful site. It is very informational and exciting.
- Wendy, 11/7/04 |
You have been a great encouragement to me, with all the ups and downs...you have been very honest, and you have opened up a place for others to be honest about their experiences as well.
- Valerie, 11/2/04 |
You are such an inspiration to me. I am addicted to your journal! You have been such a help and motivator for so many and I hope you realize how valuable you are. Thank you for all you've done for me! |
| I can't wait to try some of your other recipes. Thank you for posting them on your website. - Maureen, 10/28/04 |
I have to be honest with you. Your recipes are "hands down" my absolute favorite. They taste fantastic, they look great, and there is a satisfaction after having enjoyed them, that I simply don't get from many of the other raw chefs. When I access the Web, I actually made the SadtoRaw Recipes my Home Page. So every day, throughout the day and eve, your web page is the one that I choose to access. I do know that there are a lot of recipes from others; I have tried quite a few. What I normally do is pick a recipe that I feel I want to make, or at least, have the ingredients for, and in every case, even though I have tried others, YOURS are THE ONEs that we love and feel physically, emotionally, and of course, tastewise, totally satisfied with. You have a tremendous skill and valuable talent. And I want to thank you, personally, for many of my dining pleasures.
- Sasha, 10/26/04
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| Over the past few weeks, in a few minutes stolen here & there at work, I've managed to read your entire journal. WOW! You may not be perfect, but you have definitely progressed, and you are doing this raw journal thing perfectly. I love that you tell about your cravings and slips, because others make it seem so effortless, and that hasn't been the case for me. BUT... you have inspired me to get back up, dust myself off, and jump back on the wagon. Thank you, Michelle. I've learned from your journal that exercise is something I just have to get out there & do. Anyway, thanks again, and keep at it! - Jen, 10/26/04 |
I am amazed at your progress. I am beginning my raw life tomorrow, and I want to know that your photos have inspired me.
- Helen, 10/24/04 |
| I just had to write to tell you how much I appreciate your website. I am just beginning a raw food lifestyle, and in my internet search, I have found tons of raw food sites. However, most of them want to charge for sharing what they have learned on their raw food journey. I love that you freely share your experiences, recipes, and knowledge in such a generous and loving way.
I am also inspired by your progress! You have come such a long way in a short amount of time. I looked at before and after photos of girls who were 120 lbs. to begin with and lost 10-15 lbs. on raw. Well, hell, they were gorgeous to begin with! You, on the other hand, have made amazing changes. So, you are my raw inspiration! I wish you all the best. Thank you so very much for sharing of yourself the way you do.
- DJ, 10/18/04 |
| I came across your site while looking for raw food recipes. Being a "newbie" and needing some new ideas and inspiration, this was a great
find! Super site! Thanks for sharing your story.
Thanks again for all you hard work and being an insipring person!!! - Chris, 10/18/04 |
| I have been reading your journals...keep
sharing and peeling those layers ....you are an
inspiration! We dont love you because you are such a
raw foodist, we love you because you are such a RAW
AND REAL person!!! - Michelle, 10/13/04 |
| I have read a few of the raw food boards, and find yours to be the most human, and humane. I just wanted to thank you for a great site. Your site has been inspirational.
I have my life back, my energy back, thanks to your site. Keep up the good work, and keep the faith. This is a good thing you do. - Martin, 10/13/04 |
| I read the journals almost daily. I love the journals, thank you so
much. - Novalotus, 10/13/04 |
Your honesty is refreshing. Your persistance is encouraging. You shine even when you think you don't shine.
- Shannon, 10/12/04 |
Keep up the fantastic work that you do with keeping us all updated in the RAW world. Thank you.
- Laurie, 10/10/04
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| I've made these macaroons and we loved them!! Really, really good. - Gloria, Rhode Island, 10/10/04 |
You look just fabulous! I just could not wait until next week to tell you how beautiful you look.
- Rajashree, 10/9/04 |
| Your picture looks amazing! You look great! You have a really
nice glow. Your eyes even seem brighter!
You ARE so
healthy right now, and you keep moving forward. - Amy, 10/4/04 |
| I visited your site as I try to do every 3 months and
am happy to see the progress of not only you but the others on your site as well. It's so great to see so many people tranforming there lives and enhancing there lifestyle. Keep it up and well done, well done. - Burke Bryant, Master Raw Food Chef, LifeForce Foods, 10/3/04 |
Your looking great. Your testimony and recipes are a huge help. I have greatly appreciate it.
- Holly, 10/3/04 |
Thank you for not being perfect. Thanks for sharing that you are still a human. I know we haven't ever met in person, but, you've allowed us through your entries to really get to know you, to connect with you, to like and love you. You really are great, you know? You really do have an influence on others in such a positive way....and having these supposed "failures" on raw, is very positive indeed. It lets the rest of us raw failures not feel so "failed" after all.
- Shannon, 10/3/04 |
| Thank you so much for your site. It inspires me, encourages me, and helps me to feel very up close and personal with you and your other journalers. I love the recipes you share. This site is a godsend for those of us out there feeling like we're doing this raw thing all alone in the world. Thanks for helping me to "feel" my buddies on your site. You are so wonderful to make this available for us. Thank you, thank you! I love you for the work and love and dedication you put into this site. Please do it FOREVER! PS: You have done such an awesome job yourself and you are looking GREAT! - Elizabeth, 9/30/04 |
I'm really impressed with [your website] for a number of reasons. First of all, you keep
it very up-to-date. Second, I've read your journalling, and you have your
good days and your bad days, being raw. Some people say "being raw is SO easy"...
well, it's not.. overcoming a lifetime of cooked food is definitely a |
| I like the fact that you include pics for those
of us that don't have websites. Thanks again for your testimony and for
providing an avenue for others to share - Joan, 9/27/04 |
Thank you so much for your website! I am just so inspired by you! Thanks for being so honest and down to earth about it all.. I love to come here and read and look at the pictures. You really are making a difference in my life and for that I say thank you so very very much!
- B., Washington , 9/26/04
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You have a great site. I've just checked out some of the chip recipes - going to try them tonight.
- Terry, 9/23/04 |
I have been faithfully following your progress and you seem overall much happier and your picture looks fabulous! I am really proud of you and you are truly an ongoing inspiration to me.
- Maria, 9/15/04
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| Watching along with you as you are getting healthier has been a
real treat. I notice in this newest picture that you are looking a lot
more lively and young...more energy in the eyes, better complexion, etc.
I can't believe it's only been since January! - Rock-It Girl, 9/12/04 |
| I wanted to tell you that I am proud that you are passing your "pizza tests" and also that I think you are funny! You are
doing phenomenally. -Kaela, 9/10/04 |
| The website is
great, and I look forward to trying some of the
recipes.
Thanks for all the work you put into this!
- Heather, 9/10/04 |
I really enjoy your site and am grateful for all the effort you have put into it. It is helping me so much in my own raw journey. What I relate to most about your journal is your honesty. |
| First time on your site and I'm already hooked! Thank you so much!
- Pat, Canada, 9/5/04 |
| I haven't been on your site for ages and just checked in to see how you was doing, I cant beleive the change, you look beautiful and vibrant! You have inspired me to keep going at the raw thing.
Keep up the good work! - Carol, United Kingdom, 9/5/04 |
Your new photos are simply WONDERFUL! You're looking happy, relaxed and radiant!
- Rachel Johnson, 9/4/04
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Girl, girl, girl, girl, Girl!! Look at you! You are looking positively SKINNY! I'm so proud of you (and motivated by you!) Michelle. Even when the going gets tough, you just keep on going. What an awesome example! Size 10 - she's coming!
- Deb, 9/4/04 |
| Your new pictures are really nice. You look so different more confident!
- Georgie, 9/3/04 |
You my friend look pheoniminally beautiful. You are so amazing. Keep going.
- Laura, 9/3/04 |
Wow Michelle, you are such an inspiration. To look at your progress is amazing to see the transformation. Do you just look at your pictures and go WOW? In your first photo your eyes look tiny and now they, along with your beautiful smile are the focus of your face. Congratulations on your success so far and for the future.
- Jeanette (Australia), 9/3/04
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WOW!! What an amazing difference. Your features are more defined, and your natural beauty is shining through. Just look at your glasses. They look so small on your face in your before picture, but now they look big on you in your latest picture. Your nose even looks like it has a different shape. Can you lose weight on your nose? : )
- Allison, 9/2/04 |
| Wow! I just had to say how inspiring and wonderful your new progress pictures are to those of us who read your journal. I could tell a difference. The double chin is completely gone! Hurray! I am so happy for you. You have inspired me too recommit too raw. as so discouraged until I saw your progress. It is possible. Thank you! - Carla, 9/2/04 |
| Oh my god Michelle. I have just started reading your journey and have lots more to read before I am done, but what I have read so far has inspired me so, so much. I think after reading your information that 'I can do this'. Going Raw can work. I will continue to read your journey from the beginning to the present. Thanks for sharing your story. I plan on following your journey. PS. You are looking so great in your August picture. - Debra, Iowa, 9/1/04 |
| Thanks again, and way to go for you! I can honestly say that this website is my inspiration! I am hoping that in 9 months from now, I have lost at least half of what you've done! - Megan, 8/31/04 |
| Just seeing your pictures is a great support to me. I'm happy someone with your commitment to your health is here for us. - Lesli, 8/31/04 |
| Oh my God you look so great! Amazing job! - Megan, 8/3/04 |
| Your new pictures show a considerable change and you look so good. Again, I know you hear this often, but you have inspired me as well as the ladies who also contribute on the website. When I came upon your website, I felt that I could do raw and that there was hope for me in this struggle. And your recipes were so wonderful, very doable, things I could purchase at my local store, not some exotica that would cost me a limb from body. Thank you for making this journey real. - Jacki, 8/3/04 |
| Wow! You are such an inspiration! And you look so happy, too! By the way, you are a phenomenal website developer! - Christine, 7/28/04 |
| This is a great website! thank you, I already love the recipes - Pene, 7/28/04 |
| I just want to say thanks for sharing your journal entries with all of us. You've been going through some very difficult times and you're still surviving - Congratulations! Gives the rest of us hope. We're all rooting for you. Good luck Michelle. You're making tremendous progress and I wish you all the success in the world. - Erica, San Diego, 7/27/04 |
| Every time I look at more of your site I'm blown away by how much you have there and how beautifully you have put it together. Bravo! - Michele, 7/26/04 |
| I've read the journals of you and other raw fooders over the past few weeks with great interest. Keep up the good work! - Vicki, 7/22/04 |
| Just saw your progress pics and they're amazing and inspiring... It helps me to turn to others who've succeeded for inspiration. - Cara, 7/17/04 |
| I came across your site looking up raw agave nectar. I peeked at your pictures, and I am so thoroughly impressed, that I am going to attempt the transition myself. You look amazing. I am so happy for you! - Samantha, 7/17/04 |
| This website is wonderful and ON TARGET as far as how people are assimilating a raw diet into the real world. YOU are doing a wonderful service to others. I hope that you and the other participants keep up the good work! You have inspired me to head in this direction too. Thank you very much. - Maita |
| I really appreciate your time and the effort you have put in your site. Your an inspiration to me. I really enjoy reading your site and spend way too much time on it. - Michael, 7/15/04 |
| Love your website. You look fantastic and your writing is very good and enjoyable to read. - Kaki, 7/15/04 |
| Your site is the best. I love the journals and feel ready to transition to a high raw diet. I really enjoy reading what people are eating in their journals. Thank you for the inspiration. - Nina, 7/15/04 |
| Keep up the good work, I personally thank you for all the time and effort you have put into your web page and recipe listing. - Julie, 7/14/04 |
Just a quick note to say we love your e-mails. They are great, and they peak my interest in eating raw more and more. Please keep sending them. God Bless You Michelle and know that you are doing something that will help others.
- Shirley and James, 7/14/04 |
- Andrea (New York), 7/11/04 |
| I have been catching up on your journal, I just HAVE to tell you that to me your newest pictures are very different from the last ones!! Those glasses are looking cooler and cooler. I was expecting to see no difference or not much but there really is! Bless you for being so real, bless you for owning your feelings, and bless you for doing so WELL no matter how it seems sometimes, you are a gentle beautiful very real trooper Michelle. THANK you. - Laury, 7/7/04 |
You look like a different person. People pay money to get results that don't look as good as yours! Even the shape of your mouth and nose look different... not to mention how bright your eyes are. Way to go! Keep up the good work!
- Wendy, 7/5/04 |
| [Your] web page has been a huge inspiration to me I read the journals everyday and find encouragement. It has shown me that becoming raw is not only a dietary cleansing it is also a cleansing of the negative aspects of ones life. - Carla, 7/5/04 |
I discovered your site about 6 weeks ago when I was considering the raw diet. I want to say, it is the one of the most inspirational raw sites I have found. There's no ideological dogma and you're not trying to sell anything...just people trying to support each other. And the raw in progress photos are so encouraging! You are looking great.
Rebecca, 7/2/04 |
| Congratulations on 6 months on this raw path. You are doing brilliantly. Really admire you for sticking with it and tweaking and your commitment to finding what works for you. I also admire your openness in journaling so much and especially everything you are eating. You are giving so much to others through your site. Thank you. - Jill, 7/2/04 |
| I have been enjoying your site very much. One of the biggest reasons is the fact that you are a "real" person. You are like me, a woman with weight, and health issues, that wants to be healthy, and feel good about herself. I'm impressed with your amazing progress. You rock girl friend. Thank you so much for your wonderful site, and your honesty! Sherri, 6/30/04 |
| I have been reading your journal for some time, and it has been very useful in my transition from a non raw lifestyle to a raw one. I wish you happiness. - Sara (Italy), 6/30/04 |
| Great website! I have been eating raw and am looking to expand my menu. Your website will be a great help. - Ryan, 6/29/04 |
| Thank you so much for all the great links. I have been looking at some of it this morning. Very nice. Take care and thank you SO much for the links and the help and encouragement. - Yolanda, 6/29/04 |
| Just wanted to say I was very impressed and inspired by your website. You seem to be a very caring, creative, and courageous woman and I wish you the best! - Maya, 6/24/04 |
| A million times congratulations and blessings for your personal strength and creating this brilliant website to help us all. - Jill, 6/23/04 |
Wow, you look fabulous! That's so wonderful. |
| Thank you so much for the time and effort you have placed in creating a site for people like me who are just starting out eating raw foods and require not only motivation but knowledge. I truely admire your inspiration and dedication in helping others. I thoroughly enjoyed your article on colonics. You look so healthy!!! - Debbie Wells, 6/16/04 |
| You have reached so much the last 6 months. It is incredible to see your transformation. I wish you all the best for the future. Keep on doing your raw journey and telling us how you feel. You can't image how good it is to learn from you and all other journals. - Nelly, (France/Germany), 6/16/04 |
| Congrats on the weight loss! And your website provides such a great service to those in need of a healthier lifestyle and the motivation to make it happen! - Nancee, 6/14/04 |
| I found your web site at a time I needed inspiration. Thank you for sharing with us. I have been viewing your entries everyday. They have provided me with the needed support to begin my own raw journey. - Anonymous, 6/11/04 |
| I loved your latest entry---I was applauding you for going to the gym AND wearing a bathing suit AND getting on the treadmill after you fell off of it! Your determination and positive attitude are totally inspiring to me. I have been really looking forward to getting up every morning and reading your entries. It's become quite the routine for me! I also wanted to thank you for all of the links on your site because they are really helpful. Thank you thank you thank you! - Maria, 6/11/04 |
| I stumbled across 'fromsadtoraw.com' by accident - and am so amazed by your transformation! You look great - and you're also a great source of inspiration for others. - Kate Wyatt, 6/11/04 |
| I'm a frequent visitor to your website and I just love it! It's great. Thanks for posting all these links, they are really a great help, especially for people new to raw! - Annie, 6/10/04 |
| I continue to be inspired. Your web site and recipes are really a blessing for me. - Jacki, 6/9/04 |
| I'm really really impressed with how your site is evolving. You're doing such a wonderful job. I know I'd place you on the top of the list of friendly and informative sites for rawfoodists. Your enthusiasm and passion for unfurling your raw butterflywings is a joy to watch. Your joy helps us be joyful too. - Nerissa, 6/9/04 |
| I appreciated the video of Viktoras and enjoy your newsletter very much. You're a real inspiration. Congratulations on your progress!!! - Janice, 6/8/04 |
| You rock! I love your web site. I love how honest you are. Just wanted to say thanks for the cool website and all the non-commercial info. - Victoria, 6/8/04 |
| Thanks for adding me to the site. You are an inspiration. - BillieGail, 6/7/04 |
| Your website is great, and you are looking fantastic, too!! Congratulations on the weight loss so far. - Jennifer, 6/7/04 |
| You are a very good influence to others in your quest for better eating habits and health. Thanks for all the wonderful work you have done on your web site. - Georgie, 6/6/04 |
| Great site you have. - Molly, 6/6/04 |
| But the more I've read your entries, and those of Janice, Shannon R, Faith, and Catherine, the more inspired I am to believe that I have finally found a way of life that makes sense to me on absolutely EVERY level of my being. Your words and feelings come across to me in such a visceral, RAW way, if you will. I am immensely strengthened in my resolve with each new day that brings me to your website, seeking inspiration. - Carla, 6/5/04 |
| I saw your pictures and website, and just wanted to tell you that you look great! good job and congratulations. - Joshua, 6/5/04 |
| That's an astounding difference in your face on your profile page. Simply astounding. Good going, woman ! - Moonstone, 6/5/04 |
| Your latest before and after pictures that are side by side are great. Your are doing an awesome job with your site and your weight. You are helping so many people. Keep up the good work. - Debra, 6/5/04 |
| Michelle is rawking the world with her inspiration, eh? - Shazzie, 6/5/04 |
| I've been poking around your site and wanted to let you know that what you've done will be SUCH an inspiration for those starting out. I've read and clicked and read some more and I know that when I was a newbie, I'd have given my left one for a site like yours. Well done, woman! - Jan, 6/5/04 |
| Holy smokes, I just saw your recent pic and you are doing AMAZING!!!!! Damn, I tell ya that you really are a HUGE inspiration. - Michele, 6/4/04 |
| Your website is without a doubt my favorite raw foods site. I just appreciate how real you are. I want you to know that you are making wonderful difference, not just in your own life, but also in the lives of others. Thanks for being so frank about your ups and downs. It is much more inspiring than "all positive all the time"... that sort of thing just makes me feel guilty when I slump. ;) Reading your journal, I feel like I can be human, fallible... and totally successful, too. - Sonya, 6/4/04 |
| You look fabulous!!! Amazing!!! Fantastic!!! I can't believe it!!! You are a glowing picture of health, and a HUGE inspiration! Thank you for posting your new pictures!!!!!! You are doing great! I especially like the headshot....you look so bright! You look AMAZING! Keep it up!!! -Bethany, 6/4/04 |
| You really impress me with your pictures and all the work you've done on this site. - Vegigran, 6/4/04 |
| I am an avid lurker here!! BTW: LOVE YOUR WEBSITE. AND you are an inspiration to me!! Best of luck to you and I LOVE your journal and read it everyday!! - AC, 6/4/04 |
| Looked at your new pics and I've been reading your journal too. It's amazing, thank you for being so real and open and putting all that work, the site is just amazing the more I look the more I am stunned. YES you look FAB! I remember saying this last time and look at you emerging and shining! WOW!! - Laury, 6/4/04 |
| You are looking amazing, Michelle. I find myself devouring your journal entries as if I were immersed in a grand adventure. You are doing wonderfully. - Shannon, 6/4/04 |
| INCREDIBLE!!! As you are taking in your clothes, you are lengthening your life! How wonderful for you, you look fantastic! Best of luck to you, you are on the right track! - Jana, 6/3/04 |
| You look great, Michelle. I am proud of your determination and desire to be healthy. So many people are complacent about their health and bodies. You made my day!!! - Melissa, 6/3/04 |
| Wow! I think you are brave to post photos. You are truly a MAJOR INSPIRATION!!! How awesome!!! I (and I'm sure many others) thank you for sharing! - Gayle, 6/3/04 |
| I want to congratulate you to the great results you had with your raw-diet, that's really amazing! Thanks for your great site! - Alexandra, Germany, 6/3/04 |
| Stay with it girl. You look absolutely incredible and you will be an inspiration to many. I know you have chosen the right path for you and your pictures and posts are always an inspiration to me. - Mark, 6/3/04 |
| Just been reading your website, you look absolutely amazing, fantastic....I mean I knew you were beautiful anyway because I'd seen the pics of you as a teen, but it's just amazing to see you starting to look that way again!!!! Keep it up, you are amazing! - Antonia, 6/3/04 |
| I wanted to tell you how great you look as you posted your pictures this month. I bet you were surprised at the difference in your face alone. I wanted to say also that you are a great strength on the different web sites as you share your recipes and do leg work looking up information. It is such a gift you share with others. Thank you. - Tammy, 6/3/04 |
| I have just gotten done reading your first months journal and I want to thank you for your bravery in putting this out in the public. Thank you again for your courage! - Kelli, 6/3/04 |
| Thank you greatly for the updates. I am SO PROUD of you. 55 lbs is so fabulous. That is hard work and many many many times of resisting plus making yourself get out and move. Nice work. Thank you again for what you are doing to help so many people. - Fran, 6/2/04 |
| Thanks so much for the beautiful picture presentation of the raw spaghetti with Marinara sauce. You did a fantastic job. The pictures are so clear. I love the recipe, yummy! Congratulations on your weight loss. You look TERRIFIC girlfriend. - Amy, 6/2/04 |
| What a blessing it was to share the pictures of your journey to better health... You are an inspiration.... - Deborah Casey, Intuitive Health Coach/Herbalist/Author, 6/2/04 |
| Michelle, you are doing so well! Amazing photos. - Sara, 6/2/04 |
| I really like your last pictures! How you look stunning with your hair in a knot. And you look much slimmer that way! Keep on going. You're on the right track! - Els, 6/2/04 |
| Just wanted to say a BIG THANKS. I found your site after becoming disillusioned with weight watchers. Love your pics. Keep at it, together we can do it. - Wendy, 6/2/04 |
| The newest photo of you is AWESOME. I read your journaling about how it is sad to see the friend you are so familiar with changing. That was very insightful. Even though you may look & feel different all of who you are will be there. You are a true inspiration. - Shannon, 6/2/04 |
| You look wonderful. From the first picture to the last you can visibly see the change in demeanor. You begin to look more and confident and that's what's so inspiring about your photos. You are one more beautiful person that is helping to stay committed to living better and feeling better. Thank you for sharing your world with us all!!! - Trina, 6/2/04 |
| Wow, Michelle!! Your new photo looks awesome! You are doing so well. Also, I enjoy reading your thoughts. - Rachel, 6/2/04 |
| Wow! You look fabulous! Congratulations on your hard work and the beautiful results, Michelle! - Laura, 6/2/04 |
| Thank you for your encouragement, your willingness to share and I am so proud of you!!! You are a inspiration to me. You are looking so healthy!!!! - Nibbles, 6/2/04 |
| Just wanted to say you are shining with a healthy glow and inner happiness. I hope you feel as great as you look. - Buffy, 6/2/04 |
| I checked out your pics on your website, and you look wonderful! - Brooke, 6/1/04 |
| WOW That's all I can say you look so good, its not just the weight, you can just see the life in you now. You have a glow about you, and you should be so proud.......keep up the good work. - Tanya, 6/1/04 |
| I have been reading your journals for about a month now and when I saw your latest progress picture, I literally jumped up and down because I was so excited for you! What a difference---you are glowing now! Thanks for the inspiration and keep up the good work! - Maria, 6/1/04 |
| I can't believe how great you look!! Keep up the good work, you are truly an inspiration!! Lisa, 6/1/04 |
| I regularly read your journal and I'm impressed about how much time and energy you put in your website. Thank you very much for supporting us all and keep up the good work. - Els, 6/1/04 |
| You look marvelous Michelle, many congratulations to you!!! - Deborah, 6/1/04 |
| You look like a totally different person. And, the transformation is still in progress. Wow!!! - Gosia, 5/31/04 |
| WOW! Look at YOU! What a change! Your whole face is changed. And this is just the beginning! - Fran, 5/31/04 |
| You are a beautiful women. Congratulations on your success, that light is just gonna shine through more and more! Thank you for sharing this with us. You feel, energy wise, and look like a different person in the before and after picture. - Anabear, 5/31/04 |
| Gotta tell you, Michelle, those pictures literally had me in tears...this kind of weight loss really can happen!!! Your journal and your pictures show that you can really succeed in getting healthy, eating right! Way to go, Michelle, you are looking great!! - Valerie, 5/31/04 |
| WOW!! You're gorgeous!! What a big difference! You were cute before, but now you're beautiful!! Keep going, you're such an inspiration! - Mary Anne, 5/31/04 |
| You look FABULOUS!!! Everything is changing. You must be doing some major emotional detox. Good for you, Michelle. Thank you for sharing and inspiring. Keep on changing for the best. - Kaela, 5/31/04 |
| Pictures say 1,000 words. You look amazing. Are you constantly checking yourself out in the mirror? I'd be! You look like a different person. Keep up the good work and thanks for sharing with all of us. - Melinda, 5/31/04 |
| I have just viewed your current pictures on your site. You have done amazingly well and you must feel really great and proud of yourself...and so you should! - Lolla, 5/31/04 |
| Holy goodness girl, look at you! You should be very proud of yourself you have come a long way! - Nutbar, 5/31/04 |
| You're looking fantastic! You've totally lost a lot of fat on your face, the difference is amazing. Congrats on your progress! - Abbey, 5/31/04 |
| Thanks for sharing, Michelle. You are doing great! I think it is wonderful that you have documented your progress so consistently and with all the various angles for the poses. Thank you for offering this great service and tool to others. I think it is a great inspiration to many people. - Viveca, 5/31/04 |
| I just saw your new photos from today... WOW!!! You look like a COMPLETELY different person! So amazing. You're absolutely gorgeous! - Jessica, 5/31/04 |
| Holy moly!!!! There is a huge difference between day 1 and day 151...that's awesome Michelle!!!!!!!!!!!! You look great!!!! - Peter, 5/31/04 |
| Your pictures are amazing. Things really shifted a lot this last month! Seeing your progress month by month is totally inspiring and awesome. Thanks so much for sharing them. - Melissa, 5/31/04 |
| Wow, you look great! I remember just a little while ago when you were at a plateau, and now you've lost more weight. And I just looked at all the before and after pictures of the Raw Foodists on your site. It's amazing! A big difference immediately and it gets better over time. What an inspiration you are to so many people - your wonderful website, your journal, helping others, giving support here, etc.! I love the updated pictures. - Lois, 5/31/04 |
| You look fantastic!! Congrats on the wonderful progress you have made. Even your skin looks so vibrant. I am one and there are many for sure that have found your journal and your site to be interesting, informative and inspirational. Thank you so much for sharing. - Tone, 5/31/04 |
| I know you hear this all the time but I have enjoyed you web site so much. You describe things so well and I find the things you write about inspiring to no end. - Amanda, 5/30/04 |
| I've been researching the Raw diet for a couple of weeks now and came across your web site. You've done a great job on your web site AND your weight loss......big kudos! I just wanted to drop you a line because when I found your site I was like "wow, she's doing a hell of a job" and you have given some helpful information on your site. Your a real inspiration! - Michele, 5/30/04 |
| I read your journal with great interest because it is really helping me a lot. - Rajashree, 5/29/04 |
| Congrats are in order Michelle! Sounds like you have dropped 9 more pounds from last month. I can tell as I read your journal entries that you are growing in the raw diet and as a person. Stay on the journey, you are inspiring thousands (including me). - Todd, 5/29/04 |
| Just wanted to thank you personally for your great site; the recipes and the journal are both so helpful. - Valerie, 5/28/04 |
| Keep up the great work :) you are looking great! - Denise, 5/27/04 |
| Your site is AWESOME..you are such an inspiration to me - Barbara Anne, 5/27/04 |
| I have been reading your online journal for the last two months. I decided - because of YOUR wonderful site - to go raw almost a month ago. The more I've read your entries, and those of Janice, Shannon R, Faith, and Catherine, the more inspired I am to believe that I have finally found a way of life that makes sense to me on absolutely EVERY level of my being. Your words and feelings come across to me in such a visceral, RAW way, if you will. I am immensely strengthened in my resolve with each new day that brings me to your website, seeking inspiration. I just wanted to write and say how much your site means to me. I have a very persistent feeling that I have finally learned the secret of eternal youth and inner peace, and I owe immeasurable gratitude to you for helping me to do that. - Carla, 5/25/04 |
| I want to tell you that I love your site, and you have an awesome selection of recipes. Thanks so much for the pics of the food. I can't tell you how much that helps. - Claudine, 5/23/04 |
| I just discovered your great website. You are providing a wonderful service! - Natalie, 5/23/04 |
| You've given me inspiration for keeping on. You have done an excellent job, I am very proud of you! - Erin, 5/21/04 |
| I just visited your website, its excellent! You are a real inspiration. - Todd, 5/21/04 |
| I love following your progress at your site. What a terrific job you are doing and a great site you have created. Seems as though you are doing the right thing. You look great. - Tone, 5/21/04 |
| I really appreciate your willingness to share so much of your story; it has certainly served as motivation for me! Valerie, 5/20/04 |
| I just wanted to say that I very much enjoyed your description of the colonic. Thanks again for sharing. Your posts are great and I'm glad you are so willing to share in your raw journey. - Melinda, 5/19/04 |
| First of all, THANK YOU for your terrific website. I cannot tell you how much it's helping me in my raw journey, and when I feel the urge or pizza or bread, I just check out your site! I am so impressed at your attitude and determination. Thank you again - the internet is a wonderful thing. - Andrew, 5/18/04 |
| Thanks for your very thought-provoking comments on the article by Frederic. As you noted, everybody has to decide for themselves what works best. I never would've found that article on my own so thanks for sharing it with all of us out here. BTW, thanks for changing the order of your postings - now it's easy to catch the latest one! Thanks also for being so honest in your postings - it helps me to know that I'm not the only one struggling, having good days and bad days. - Erica, 5/17/04 |
| Bravo Michelle! Great, great post on the 13th. Helped clear up some stuff for me. There you go again, helping to save us all from ourselves! - Shannon R., 5/17/04 |
| I just got done reading your journal, and loved your responses to those Fred & Nazariah articles! It was refreshing reading your calm-approach responses to these "radical" articles, when I've read so many heated/ negative comments prior to yours. You're such a lovely person! I look forward to reading your future journal entries. - Harmony, 5/17/04 |
| WOW!!! Michelle, I regularly check out your website and I must say you are starting to look fantastic! You are a true inspiration. You are doing so well. - - Paulus, 5/17/04 I happened upon your website by accident this week while looking for raw food resources. I know I don't know you, but I am proud of you. You are doing an amazing thing! Congratulations on your weight loss and more importantly on the cool things you're learning about you in this process. When I want to eat something that isn't raw or worse, is crap, I just recall what you wrote in one of your journals, (I'm paraphrasing) I can do without it until tomorrow and if I still want it then I'll eat it. I also really like what you said about making this way of eating a lifetime commitment and not a punishment for eating some things that aren't raw that make the rest possible. Good luck to you Michelle. - Sauda, 5/16/04 |
| You are doing a great service for the raw fooders and potential ones as well. - Billie, 5/15/04 |
| Thanks for all the work you put into your website. It is Rawesome! Keep up the good work on your weight loss. You are doing amazing and I wish you all the best!!!!! - RoXanne, 5/15/04 |
| I just want to say keep up the good work!!! Thank you for your awesome wonderful helpful encouraging that I am not the only one struggling here website. I WILL get back and you are doing so great!!! - Lisa, 5/15/04 |
| I think your site is fantastic and it has helped me alot. I think you are the coolest for taking the time and effort to help others as well as yourself. - Jamie, 5/15/04 |
| I've been reading your journal for quite some time and I decided to write to you. You're doing a good job with your raw foodism! - Sara, 5/14/04 |
| I love the SAD to Raw website. It is so helpful. - Susan, 5/13/04 |
| Just saw your web site today and think it's great. Keep up the good work! - Althea, 5/13/04 |
| You are simply fab!!!! I love your site and I always look at your progress, I am amazed by you and your journey, as well as your constant good humour. My boyfriend loves you too because of all the recipes I keep trying out and that keep turning out to be delish!!! - Antonia, 5/12/04 |
| I love your site. You are looking great Keep up your beliefs. - Raquel, 5/11/04 |
| I have checked your progress on and off for a while now...pretty cool! I really like how you have taken pictures. - Barbara, 5/11/04 |
| I just wanted to tell you what a great website you have put together. It's very inspirational and the recipes you have posted look fantastic. It is so amazing to see the changes in you as you progress on your journey. Thanks so much for sharing your journey with us! - Nancy, 5/11/04 |
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Your website is very informative. I love that you are willing to show your progression through the raw food lifestyle. |
| I just visited your web page From Sad to Raw. I skimmed through your pics and I even skimmed through your diary. I am much impressed with what you have done with yourself. You are beautiful! - Daniel, 5/10/04 |
| You have the best link page I've seen so far. Keep your adventure into living foods a lifetime quest full of miracles. - Alan, green living oasis, 5/10/04 |
| Just wanted to thank you for all the time and effort you are putting in to your site. I tried a thai young coconut today for the first time in my life! It was good! I'm telling ya, if you wouldn't have put the information about how to open one of those things I would have likely thrown it across the room! I know that you've put a lot of your energy in to this site. I just wanted to let you know just how much it's needed. Blessings to you! As you are a blessing to us! - Shannon R., 5/10/04 |
| Thank you Michelle! Viktoras gave an interesting message. Thank you so much for making it available to us. - Karen, Karen's Green Oasis, regarding the From SAD to RAW e-newsletter, 5/10/04 |
| You look awesome,,,or is that rawesome... - Carson, 5/7/04 |
| I've been to your terrific site which by the way, you are doing fantastic! Congratulations on all your wonderful progress. - Tone, 5/6/04 |
| You are really an inspiration and so glad I found your site. I put it on my desktop. I wish you much success. You are doing lots of good for others who have seen the light and horrors of the SAD way of eating. I look forward to reading all the newsletters. - Billie, 5/6/04 |
| Can I say brill monthly mail - really well done...that site is a goldmine of info and goodies - be proud of yourself its just wonderful. its been keeping me inspired with food ideas lately - Jood, 5/6/04 |
| Wow, I'm very impressed. Seeing your pictures have really inspired me, and I am really thinking I may just go for it. Anyway, just wanted to thank you for your inspiration. - VeganGurl20, 5/5/04 |
| Wow, you're looking great, Michelle! Thanks for the recipe. Keep up the great work with your raw-food plan. It's working wonders! - Bud, 5/5/04 |
| You look great and congratulations on your 48lb loss. That's amazing, terrific and all that good stuff. - Conswalia, 5/5/04 |
| You are really a great supporter of the Rawscene. - Doris, 5/5/04 |
| You look great, way to go. Not only are you getting smaller, your skin is glowing. - Nutbar, 5/5/04 |
| You are doing great. Thanks for sharing the pictures. It is fun to see your progress. Keep up the good health. You inspire me. - Amy, 5/5/04 |
| I just read your latest journal entry and I must say that although I don't know you personally, I am SO proud of you! You are TRULY an inspiration to me and I need to read your journal more often. I mean, to read that you actually didn't give in to the aroma of Subway bread and that you didn't give in to eating cooked food at the Mexican restaurant with ALL that delicious-smelling food surrounding you...PHEW! Much love and blessings to you Michelle for being such an inspiration to so many, myself included. - Cherie, 5/5/04 |
| Thanks for your awesome recipes that you posted on your site. Keep up the good work. - Kenneth, 5/5/04 |
| Your shriiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiinkinggggggggggggg!!!!!!!!!! - Jessica, 5/5/04 |
| Your website is amazing. I'm super inspired. You planning to write a book? Wow. You rock! I really admire your progress. - Amy, 5/5/04 |
| The reason I read your From SAD to RAW site is because of your honesty. You are not a 20 something 6 stone beauty to start with (you may end up looking like that though!) and you tell all about your feelings. THANK YOU for being honest and open about your feelings etc. I really enjoy reading your journal. And you look SOOOOO good. Well done - Elaine, 5/4/04 |
| Your progress is RAWSOME!!! - Jodi, 5/4/04 |
| Congratulations on your incredible transformation - you are an inspiration to many. The recipes on your site are a big help. Keep up the good work! - Erica, 5/4/04 |
| Just checked your pictures!! Wow, you are doing super, I am sure you are really happy, what a difference in your face especially....keep going, you can do it. - Christina, 5/4/04 |
| Just wanted to say that there is a definite difference in your last pix - you are glowing and clear and fresh. - Jood, 5/3/04 |
| Gawd your hair is outrageously beautiful....you are glowing chick....." my exact response upon seeing your pics.....The difference is undeniable ~ you are doing wonderfully!!! Thanks for hanging in there with your true heart! - Carla, 5/3/04 |
| I just looked at your latest photo. You look like a kid.....I swear you look like you are a teenager in that close-up shot. Your face is completely different!!!! I'm not exaggerating. I know you are unhappy that you didn't lose more weight, but you still made amazing progress...if someone showed me that photo and asked me to guess your age I would say "sixteen." I am so inspired by your new photo!! - Faith, 5/2/04 |
| I checked your website today and I must admit: you look much better compared to 1 January! I can't believe you've lost so much weight already! Keep on going, girl! - Els, 5/2/04 |
| Your site is great! Love all the recipes and you are making fantastic progress! - Amanda, Rawesome, 5/1/04 |
| You have been a huge inspiration for me, I love your website! - Lois, 5/1/04 |
| Your progress has been so encouraging to me. - Kim, 4/30/04 |
| Your web site was an awesome find! I commend you for your raw journey and thank you for all the effort you are obviously putting into maintaining this web site. I thank you also for forging a path that others can easily follow. I am seeking to learn more about being raw and will definitely be frequenting your site. AND, as someone who has battled with weight myself for years, keep it up girl! You're an inspiration to us all. - Claretta, 4/28/04 |
| I love your website. I checked it out the other day. You have made such fantastic progress...keep it up! - Harmony, 4/26/04 |
| I really enjoy your site. Inspiration is the greatest nourishment on a raw diet, and between you and Shazzie, with all of your wonderful pics and journaling, we are blessed! This is truly a challenging path, but your helping get the movement out there, and showing the world that it's not just some Californian fad. Thank you! You are beautiful! - Christina, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 4/24/04 |
| Congratulations on your success in shrinking! Yea!!! - Leslie, 4/23/04 |
| I just wanted to congratulate you on the weight loss. I know how hard it is to stick with changing your eating habits, but it seems as though you've gotten it down. Way to go and keep up the good work!!! - Gwen, 4/23/04 |
| Great website…. You look beautiful and radiant. Keep it up. - Melissa, 4/23/04 |
| Each time I look at your site you've improved it.. Love the new feature with the recipes -- the pix. - Brenda, 4/23/04 |
| I hope you know what an inspiration you are each day to people like me. I've been about 75 percent raw for the past couple weeks. But after lurking on your web site, I've made the decision to try 100 percent raw. Honestly, your recipes brought me here. They look more appetizing than most of the other raw food stuff I've seen. But it was your journal that really drew me in to stay. Thanks. - Maggie, 4/22/04 |
| Just found your site and its great reading your honest diaries, you should be so proud of yourself !!! I showed my boyfriend your transformation pictures so far and he couldn't believe the changes in such a short amount of time either, just imagine how you will look and feel in another 4 months !!!! Keep up the good work ! - Carol, 4/22/04 |
| Firstly I want to thank you for your website and generous gifts you are extending to everyone. A friend of mine told me about you. Congrats to you, and thanks again. - Lori, 4/22/04 |
| I've just visited your site, Michelle, and am most impressed, I've just added it to my list of favourites as there is so much to see there that I also find useful. You have done very well, syster. Looking forward to "come on over" many times. Big "well done" HUGS - Ron, 4/21/04 |
| I was just looking at your veggie pizza recipe, and it looks WONDERFUL. I am going to try it...I have to go get the ingredients and then I am going to go ahead and start dehydrating the crust. You are SO GIFTED at making up recipes!! - Carson, 4/1/04 |
| I look forward to seeing your new pics up, I just think they are incredible! You look great so I know you are feeling great too! p.s. Made the coconut macaroons for our potluck last weekend and they were a Hit! - Margo, Missouri, 4/21/04 |
| I want to congratulate you on your great progress on the raw diet--the huge weight loss and the healthy changes you have made in your life. I'm now reading the other women's journals as well, and I really admire the commitment you have all made, and I'm fascinated with the very creative and interesting things everyone is eating. I may have to try some of the recipes. Again, just wanted to say you're doing great and I wish you the best as you move forward with your new life. - Sue, 4/21/04 |
| I want to thank you so much for your web page. Everything about it is awesome! Give yourself a HUGE pat on the back. I am so proud of you. Thank you so much for doing this. Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! PS... your recipes are GREAT! - Deb, 4/20/04 |
| Thx for the ideas Michelle, I have bookmarked your site and you have some excellent recipes keep it up! - Juli, 4/20/04 |
| Your site is so cool, you're doing a great job! - Mary Anne, 4/20/04 |
| I love your site. -Lorna Littlewing, The Pure Raw Project, 4/19/04 |
| Your pictures are inspiring! Thanks for your great website! - Mary, Folsom, California, 4/19/04 |
| I found your website yesterday and have spent several hours today looking over it. I appreciate your website and think it is a great thing you've created. I'm sure I will reference it on numerous occasions. - Kelly, 4/18/04 |
| Winning the weight loss "battle" isn't easy! Hooray for you and your successful weigh day! Keep up the fabulous work! - Annette, 4/18/04 |
| I love your site...love the journals... - Kim, 4/18/04 |
| You are quite an inspiration. I love to look at your web site and your photos. Well, keep up the great work. Michelle, you really kick major butt!! I really admire you and LOVE your website. - Carson, 4/18/04 |
| Wow! Your site is really fabulous. You're doing a great job. - Nerissa, 4/17/04 |
| Congrats on your continued weight loss!! - Rachel Johnson, Author of Wake Up Running, 4/17/04 |
| I love your site and recipes! - Patricia, 4/17/04 |
| I have visited your site for a while now and am so impressed with the way it has developed - you certainly get out more, the more you put in!! please keep it up as your links and books lists are brill - Icey Lime, 4/16/04 |
| I would like to say too what a great site Michelle has - I have looked at a lot of raw sites and I have to say this is one of the best - there is LOADS of stuff on there too - info and recipes and raw emotions - Michelle you really open up with great courage in your journal - I just love it...I find reading what others have eaten great inspiration for me and I have being trawling this site these last few days for recipes as well as reading - it really is brill and it works too. Congrats Michelle on the time you've put into this place - it just oooozes realness and emotion and wonderful wimmin and of course the food!! I encourage all of you to go and check out this place... - Jood, posted on the Harmonious Living Yahoo! Group, 4/16/04 |
| Thanks for sharing your journey. It is inspiring to see others going on a similar path. You are doing wonderful!! To be able to read others stories is awesome. - Denise, Colorado, 4/16/04 |
| I visit Your page daily. It's wonderful!!! I'm waiting for a new picture from You its so magnificent what You made in so short time. - Honey, 4/16/04 |
| Thank you Michelle for your very inspiring website! - Imanislam, 4/16/04 |
| You are absolutely amazing....Its wonderful how you are supporting others on their raw journey... What an inspiration.. - Michelle A., 4/16/04 |
| I found your website through your posting on the hallelujah diet yahoo group. I love how you break it all down and share in such a real way. You share the details which is what others need. Your site was a wonderful reminder that I can do this!!! - Allyson, 4/16/04 |
| Wow! That's about all I can think of to say. I've just visited your website saw your pictures and read your first 30 day journal. I will finish reading later. I am so impressed and inspired by your journey. Thank you! I'm looking forward to this journey with you. - Brandi, 4/14/04 |
| I just had to email you tonight. I've read so many of your posts on the rawfoodsupport.com pages. I've also been to your website several times. Always improving!!! Just want to thank you again for your excellent website. - Rhonda Cofresi, 4/14/04 |
| Great website!!!!!! Congrats on your exploration of raw foods! You must have really spent some serious hours on that website of yours. I am going to bookmark it. Thanks a bunch!!!! - Jason, Antioch, CA, 4/13/04 |
| I loved your web site! I found it through another one. Your journal entries were wonderful and the recipes too. Thank you for your work in progress and being accessible. - Tammy, 4/13/04 |
| Just being reading all your journal entries - its a brilliant site - you have opened yourself up and that take courage and I celebrate that ...you are truely serving by this site ...thank you a million - Jood, 4/12/04 |
Thank you very much for the beautifully presented recipe. I'm so impressed with your web site, and your good weight loss. I'm also so impressed with the way you show your recipe. I can hardly wait to try it. Thanks again. |
Thanks so very much for all the work you do on your web site. You've done a terrific job of putting up an inspiring site. And hurray for your great progress! I'm really happy for you. Thanks again for all you do for the new-to-raw community. |
| I'm sending you positive vibes and prayers for your continued progress. I'm starting out myself, and find your website MOST encouraging. YOU GO GIRL! - Micki, North California, 4/9/04 |
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Thank you so much for your daily journal. I'm glad to see someone on simple raw diet! It is nice to see how you began just coping with the new diet and then looking forward to new dishes and creations and the results! I will check back often! |
Michelle R you are an inspiration for others to try out the raw diet.... |
| You are doing a wonderful job...thank you for sharing your journey. So many times our strength comes from others testimonies. I will be back to check out your site regularly-GREAT recipes, by the way! - Cat, 4/7/04 |
| I have read your site from top to bottom and it's great!. I might even get the nerve to journal I have been raw for two weeks and have learned so much from your site. Thanks for all your effort. - Kim, Pennsylvania, 4/7/04 |
| I want to express how much I appreciate your hard work and your fab site which I use everyday to explore websites from your links page. I have also read a lot of your journal which compels me due to your refreshing honesty. I commend you sharing your pitfalls, your revelations, and your photos...quite an inspiration! Best wishes for you to achieve your goals and shine on with raw energy*! - Michele, Athens GA, 4/7/04 |
| Thank you for all your recipes on the website. I LOVE the picture coconut macaroons. It is hard to know what the food is suppose to look like. You are helping me not get bored with the same old foods. - Fran, 4/7/04 |
| Your site and progress are so inspiring. The journals are great too. Thank you for making your progress and the journals and recipes available to others on the path. - Rhio, www.rawfoodinfo.com, 4/6/04 |
| What a lovely site you have created. You are doing a fine job. I seriously appreciate what you have done, and that you have included me in it. - Dr. Doug Graham, President, Healthful Living International, 4/6/04 |
| Your website is really impressive, you look great. I'm going to use it as a guide, thanks so much! - Jennifer, 4/6/04 |
| Good luck on your journey. From day 1 to day 90 I can definitely notice a great change...keep up the good work...you go girl!! p.s. keep the pictures coming. - Michael, 4/6/04 |
| You've got some really good recipes on your site. I made the coconut macaroons over the weekend ... Just 24 hours, 2 friends, and 1 boyfriend later , and they were all gone!!! I only ate two!!! Everyone said the same thing: "Oh my god, these are really, really good . . . wait, these are RAW?" Oh those cooked-food people are so cute. - Spud318, 4/5/04 |
| Thanks so much for the website and congratulations to your success in weight loss. - Brigitte, 4/5/04 |
| I just wanted to thank you for posting your link to the list of health books. I originally went to your web site to see this list but later found myself reading through your journal. You are amazing and I hope you know this. Thank you so much for your words and acts of inspiration. - Erin, 4/5/04 |
| I love your website. Congrats on your good work! Thanks for sharing your journey. You look great! - Sarah, 4/5/04 |
| Just went on the site as I was curious.. I have to tell you that your journey for the three months was fascinating for me to read.. to read your struggles and victories and your willingness to share it with everybody. - Rajashree, 4/5/04 |
| You are just adorable! i was reading on your site about how you ate lunch outside one day. your house sounds just lovely! you said your backyard was open to alot of wildlife..that sounds awesome. congratulations! - Erin, 4/4/04 |
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What an amazing web site..... thank you for all the hours and great research and data base i look forward to using it |
| Your pictures are so exciting! It's lovely to see you emerging, and your smile getting broader with each picture (as the rest of you gets narrower). Way to go! - Miranda, 4/4/04 |
| Congratulations on your new pics. You look awesome, very great and positive results!! Way to go!! - Michelle, 4/4/04 |
| You are really doing well.. Good for you Michelle, keep up the good work!! Great web site also. - Brenda, 4/4/04 |
| Thank you for your website. You are doing such an amazing job! Keep up your had work. - Kendall, 4/4/03 |
| You are truly my inspiration. I wanted to thank you for your posts and your website. Congrats on your new way of life. - Joal, 4/4/04 |
| I met you today at the workshop at Nibbles (Viktoras Kulvinskas workshop in Fayetteville Arkansas) and want to thank you for sharing this wonderful website with me and to congratulate you for your progress on this diet. It is very inspiring! - Elaine, Fort Smith, Arkansas, 4/3/04 |
WOW WELL DONE MICHELLE!!!! Wanted to send you big congratulations, 90 days - that's huge and amazing, and I wanted to say how much I admire you for journey and being on the web too to encourage and inspire others.. can't say WELL DONE enough.. FAB FAB FAB .. You are a star, huge hugs for treating yourself so well. You are gorgeous. |
Thank you for the effort and time you put into this website. I must say please send more recipes. I will check your site when I can and god bless you in all your endeavors. |
| If your cute little face wasn't getting smaller, I'd swear that you have just been buying bigger doors for the background! You're shrinking!!! Yeaaa for you! - Morphosis, 4/3/04 |
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Congrats Michelle R.! Yes I think I see more and more of you shining through!... You look great! |
| Congratulations, you look wonderful! I showed my "meat and potatoes" boyfriend your website this morning, and he was impressed. He calls my online raw food friends, "The Lettuce People." But after seeing your photos, he shared a breakfast of organic strawberries and coconut with me. You are inspiring more people than you know! And thanks for the pictorial recipe of the macaroon cookies. What a great idea! The pictures really make it easy to follow the recipe. - Faith, 4/2/04 |
| Your pics on your site are FABULOUS!!!! YOU GO GIRL!! I love it that your journal is HONEST...and true to your experience! You are an inspiration;) I am currently addicted (in the most positive way!) to your Chocolate Crunch (Chocolate Banana Crunch Ice Cream) recipe! yum! First recipe w/sunflower seeds that I have found that is *really* good! Best to you....and thanks a million for being soooooo brave to share your story! - Carla, 4/2/04 |
Amazing pics, girl!!! |
| I have just checked (and bookmarked!) your site as I think it is incredible!! The first thing I did was look at your photos since January Michelle and I was totally blown away!! A big pat on the back to you!! You look amazing Michelle, you really do! Now I am going to read your journal. Keep up the amazing work! I am so impressed with your journey. Happy 90 raw days birthday to you!!! Congratulations!! - Janey, 4/2/04 |
| Just wanted to say you're looking so stoked with yourself! Your soul is just glowing through your latest pictures. Great to see your transformation. You're a great raw inspiration as I believe I said before. Need to say it again tho' ;-) Way to go! - Nerissa, 4/2/04 |
| Your pics and journal are so inspirational! Thanks for sharing. - Eileen, 4/2/04 |
| I am very impressed with your raw journey. - Catherine, 4/2/04 |
| You are doing a superb job, and the pics are proof of that!!! I love your journal. You have been very inspiring to me! Thank you for your honesty and for your site. - Aimee, 4/2/04 |
| Wow, Michelle! You're really looking great!! Happier and healthier! I'm inspired to stick with my plan! - Rachel Johnson, Author of Wake Up Running, 4/2/04 |
| Thank you so much for your site and for sharing it with us. What an absolutely totally fab idea, you have my admiration! You have reminded me yet again that I can create what I desire, I can use my knowledge, and that I am responsible for my outcome. - Julie, 4/2/04 |
| Wow! You look great Michelle! Congratulations on 90 days RAW ~~ YAY, YAY, YAY YAY YAY! - Joyce, 4/1/04 |
| Michelle, WOW you look great! Your face is beginning to shine! Even more important is that you feel great inside. Compare that to the Atkins-taker's "Well, I'm losing weight, but I feel like crap." Chalk up another victory for raw vs. Atkins. - PianoMan, 4/1/04 |
| Congratulations on your way-of-life change! I just checked out your website. You're doing a great job of shedding pounds and being healthy. Keep up the fabulous work! - Bud, 4/1/04 |
| First off I want to congratulate you on your awesome website. It is very complete with a lot of interesting information. Secondly, you look amazing WOW, what great changes you are doing for yourself. It's awesome to see your progress and I can't wait for more pictures. Keep up the good work!! - Michelle, 4/1/04 |
| Your website is very inspiring! - Faith, 3/31/04 |
| You rawk, your page does too. - Alex, RawGuru, 3/31/04 |
| Gosh Michelle, I am so impressed! Just think! Every bite you take of raw is a gift you are giving your body. You are truly shining! It's amazing how a natural diet promotes balance within our systems. You'll get to your goal . . . you're off to an amazing start. Just know that you've got a lot of people in your shoes who are going through exactly what you're feeling at exactly the same time!! - Julie, 3/31/04 |
| I'll be checking out your website Michelle. I saved it to "My favorites". I already see such an improvement in you and can't wait to see how you look in a couple of months down the road. I know we're going to see a lot of changes in your photo, but you're also going to "feel" a lot of changes too - how exciting. - Helen, Tennessee, 3/30/04 |
| I love your website, especially the journals. Congrats on the great progress you are making. - Faith, 3/30/04 |
| You have a very nice website. Congratulations, you're making great progress!!! You're an inspiration! - Judy Pokras, Editor, Raw Foods News Magazine, 3/30/04 |
| WOW !!! It's all about you my Goddess friend!!! You are truly inspiring me to return to my raw foods and get clarity on my path!! You are a beautiful person and I will keep watching your progress!! - Jonathan, 3/29/04 |
I've been following your site, and might I say, your progress is excellent! You must feel great! Congratulations! |
That is a great website! when do you find time to update it?!!! i loved the recipes! lots of stuff to try! your site is very helpful! |
You so rock!!! Your changes would be impressive for someone who has been a veggie their whole life!!! To see what you have done in the last 6 months is a true inspiration in every sense of the word!! ... I love the changes!!! |
| Your site looks great, very inspiring! - Alissa Cohen, 3/28/04 |
| Awesome! progress Michelle. You are tremendous inspiration for all those who are trying to lose weight on raw. - Michelle, 3/28/04 |
| Thank you for such a great site!!! i am just starting raw and looking for recipes and new things and i love it all!! and this site helped me a lot!! i am going to make something right now! reading it made me hungry loll!!! - Angel, 3/28/04 |
| I liked your website very much. Good recipes. I'll visit often. Are you planning on adding more recipes in the future? Or updating us on how you're doing? I am in transition and I love reading stories like yours. - Amanda, Bonita Springs, Florida, 3/28/04 |
| While I was perusing the bulletin boards at www.living-foods.com, another aspiring raw-foodist directed us to your website. I think you are doing a great job...and thanks for sharing all the information and allowing us to peek in to your life, your struggles, your thoughts. Keep it up! You will get there! Thanks again! - Shannon, Illinois, 3/28/04 |
| I loved your website!!!! You're doing GREAT!!!!! I'll be checking back in on it and see how you are doing. I just LOVE success stories!!!!! - Helen, Tennessee, 3/28/04 |
| I love your website! - Victoria Boutenko, 3/28/04 |
| I'm impressed with the way you made your transition, how you made actual meals and created your own recipes instead of just starting out on fruit and salads like most people. - kitten, 3/28/04 |
| Your story is beautiful. And still less than 3 months! Incredible! Your energy is unbelievable. - PianoMan, 3/28/04 |
| I saw your recipes - fab, thank you for taking the time to type that all out, super of you, bless you. - Laury, 3/23/04 |
| I came across your site this evening …and really enjoyed all your information….all your truths….struggles…..accomplishments……….thanks for sharing that….Any way just wanted to say …”you Go girl”… - Shannon, 3/23/04 |
| Thanks for sharing your web site with us - you're making such a difference to yourself, I'm so impressed. Brilliant that you're documenting it all, and producing a site that is and will be a resource and inspiration to others. Great to have you here and look forward to hearing more from you. - Jill, 3/21/04 |
| Just been to look at your site - wow what courage and stardom - wonderful - thankyou for sharing your journey with us - what a star you are - look forward to hearing more from you... - Jood, 3/21/04 |
| So good to meet you! Be so proud of yourself! You're doing a great job! I went to your site and have been very charmed by it. I'm sure it's a great incentive for yourself, raw-wise. You're an inspiration! I really like your links area! You hooked me up with some places I'd not been before! Thanks! - Nerissa, 3/20/04 |
| Wow, I looked at your site, had a good read, brilliant stuff it is, what a great resource and INSPIRATION for others, fantastic, well done! - Laury, 3/20/04 |
| Great website. Looks like you've been really methodical, and yet you're obviously blossoming - such a good advert for the raw lifestyle. Brilliant. Look forward to reading more from you. - John, 3/20/04 |
| Congratulations on your great success. You are doing fantastic. Your homepage is just wonderful. Looking forward to reading more from u. - Markus, Frankfurt, Germany, 3/20/04 |
| Great site! Thanks for sharing. - Dale, Webmaster, His Healing Ways, 3/19/04 |
| You are doing GREAT!!!!! Keep up the terrific work. - Arlyn, 3/19/04 |
| Nice website, Michelle. You're doing great!! - Rachel Johnson, Author of Wake Up Running, 3/19/04 |
| Yesterday, I took a quick glance at your website and I was glad that I finally found someone who goes raw, not just to be healthy, but also to lose weight. I have to congratulate you on your changes already. Especially in your face in looking sideways to you, you can see the difference. Good luck and I'll check your site regularly to see if there are any improvements! - Els, Belgium, 3/19/04 |
| I was directed to your site through the Shazziefans group. Just thought I'd drop a line and tell you I admire your persistance! I also admire how you've cut way down on your fat consumption. Going from 3 cups a day to 1/2 cup lately is terrific! Keep up the great work - looking forward to reading more of your transition. You are an inspiration! - Sharon, 3/18/04 |
| I got a link to your webpage from the shazzie yahoo group. I just wanted to say what an inspiration you are to folks thinking about the raw food life style. Your honesty and willingness to share your journey will help so many people on their paths to natural health. Keep up the good work. - Sarah, 3/18/04 |
| Just wanted you to know I think your site is fantastic and very helpful for a beginner like me. I can't wait to try some of those delicious recipes. You should be very proud of your accomplishments so far! I do understand the struggle! - Nancee, Mena AR, 3/17/04 |
| Saw your listing on Raw Buddy. Great pictures on your site! Anyhow great progress, great site. - Marjorie Roswell, Baltimore MD, Webmaster, Raw Food Wiki |
| I have been wanting to contact you to tell you you are doing well and that you should keep up the good work! I love you, we all love you, and want to see you succeed! You can do it!! - Allison, 3/17/04 |
| Thank you for your website. I found it while surfing the web last night. I enjoy reading your food journal and think it is fantastic that you are having success with the raw food plan. I think I found the CHI link through your site. I want to thank you very much for posting all your info. - Shannon, Portland OR, 3/14/04 |
Oh, my, what a courageous person u are and web site too! Keep up the rawesome work and enjoy! |
| Congrats with sticking to the raw foods diet... it's really impressive... i've spent the last two days reading everything I can and ordering a few books. I am also going to become a raw foodist. I think your website is an excellent way to deal with the many stress factors trying out something new can cause. And I can't wait to try your carob almond balls! - Sheila, 3/9/04 |
| Thanks for your website, it's really inspiring. I'm grateful for the raw food movement because I had always agreed with veganism but thought it wasn't necessarily the healthiest way to go. Coming to vegan through learning about raw foods has helped me to emphasize produce over packaged foods. I still think raw is the best way to go. I loved seeing how your diet has evolved through your journals, and you really look great. It seems like slow going, but the results speak for themselves! I'd like to try some of your recipes. - Jenny, 3/8/04 |
| I went to your web site last night and it was great! You've collected a lot of information in really a short period of time. Plus showing your pictures I thought was great for you can really see the changes! Keep it up! - James, Rogers AR, 3/7/04 |
| Well congratulations on your weight loss and new healthy lifestyle. I am impressed with all the work you did on the SADtoRAW website. There is alot of good info there. - Katrina, Austin TX, 3/4/04 |
| I made your spaghetti salsa last night with jicama chips. That is one of the best things I have ever put in my mouth. I used 20 cherry tomatoes and only one Tbl Nama Shoyu. I also put cilantro and cumin in it. I think the cumin ruined the initial flavor that I liked before I put it in. I did like the cilantro in it though. Thanks so much for it. It will be soooo good all summer with FRESH tomatoes from the farmer's market. If they have a salsa contest this year, you should enter that recipe. YUM!!!!! PS- I love your new site. It's great. - Holly, Fayetteville AR, 3/4/04 |
I went to your website and was quite impressed. You are doing a great job, keep up the good work. Lots of good recipes. |
| I am very proud of you! Read through your journal. You have a strong determination to get the job done. This may or may not help: your body works for you not the other way around. Keep pressing through! - Steve, 3/1/04 |
| Your website is kickin'----GREAT recipes. I'm going to make those choco chips. - Holly, Fayetteville AR, 2/26/04 |
| I took the liberty to take a look at your site and would like to say congratulations on your success with Raw Foods. You look incredible! Congratulations!!! It is so great to see people changing their life through raw foods. I would like to thank you by saying when you are in Los Angeles please send us a note and I would love to make food for you personally to say great job! It would be an honor! - Burke Bryant, Lifeforce Foods, One Love Foods, Master Culinary Artist |
| Been reading your journal... I just wanted to say kudos to you for all you've accomplished with that! ............ Anyway, just wanted to say good job. I do believe in the power of raw food, and maybe I can take the total leap someday... Looks like you are way more than halfway there! - Gina, Austin TX, 2/17/04 |
| I visited your web site - you are amazing. What progress in such a short time frame. I am very proud of your commitment to your health, I saw first hand the effort you have to put in to this nutrition plan. And now look at the great results. Your photos look great. I am so proud of your progress - Keep up the good work! I will check in on your web site to keep up with your progress. - Sandy, Detroit MI, 2/6/04 |
| I am SO impressed with your website. You look happier, as well as thinner, at the end of January. Don't give up! You are inspiring me. - Kirsten, Austin TX, 2/3/04 |