Hi! Thanks for stopping by!
My name is Priscilla, I was born in Mexico and I’m half Canadian and Mexican. I’m 20 years old and currently a college student. My vegan path started 3 years ago. After suffering of an eating disorder during the beginning of high school, I got a second chance to live.
Though I was born and raised in a Christian family, I had my real first “encounter” with God after being at the hospital for a weekend because of my severe ED. There was no way I was going to leave the hospital and go back to my “normal” life, I had messed it up and nobody trusted me anymore, not even myself. So I made a promise to God that if He helped me to leave the hospital that night and give me a second chance, I would do anything to change my life. I was already interested in veganism, but never really knew what I was doing; I knew when I went vegan that I was looking to change my eating habits but I just wasn’t strong enough, I needed God’s love to push me to the right path and change my way of thinking and living.
After a few months vegan, I heard about raw foods, WOW I was amazed! I read so many stories and testimonies of people who had achieved great changes in their lives by changing their eating habits. I felt inspired and without thinking about it twice I said: Ok, this is it! For me the most important thing is to really enjoy the lifestyle I’m living and be happy with it.
I became passionate about health, veganism and fitness! My life changed completely, and even though life always has ups and downs, I realized no matter what, life is beautiful. I’ve learned from my mistakes and like I always say: “There are no mistakes in life, only lessons learned”. If you’ve been suffering from an ED I have something to tell you, life is short, life is beautiful and you are too! Don’t let it fool you and play with your mind, we can be healthy and still enjoy beautiful foods that will not just be good for our bodies, but good for our soul! Having a good diet is not enough, we need spiritual and emotional balance to be complete, so I invite you to start a new day TODAY!
Here I will not try to convince people to go vegan, raw, high carb, low carb or whatever there is in between. I will just share my experience, my knowledge and what has worked for me, with the hope that my story and my life can give you the little push we need sometimes to make the right changes and improve your quality of life. I believe everybody has its own time, and its not about how fast you get there, but that you get THERE.
My diet has changed a lot since I became vegan at the end of 2009. I want to be clear that I no longer call myself vegan. After 3+ years of veganism and the first 2 all raw, I noticed how certain communities are very dogmatic and at one point, you lose sense of what this is all about. I don’t call myself anything anymore just because I don’t feel the need to do so. I know who I am and it is much more than what I choose or not to eat.
We can say my diet still is based on veganism but I don’t want more labels or dogmatic thinking. I eat a wide variety of real, whole plant-based foods, and I don’t push myself into eating things I simply don’t feel like, or I know are harmful for my body, specially all processed foods. Let’s say I eat super healthy foods but indulge here and there. Why not?
Life is short. Beautiful. One time only.
I hope you all enjoy the blog and that I can be a little bit of inspiration for you to pursue happiness and health as I do, with healthy living tips, and delicious, super simple recipes to share!
I love that you are sharing what God has been doing in your life, hopefully lots of people will be blessed with your experience, I love you with all my heart!
You are an inspiration!!
Thank you !
que padrisimo priscilla..
hace mucho que no sabia de ti
cuidate
te ves super bien y espero que sigas asi
Katia!! Mil gracias! Un beso
i love your blog, and i’m so happy that you’re doing well! i’m going to have to try some of these recipes. i have mad love for you, ever since you were in my sunday school class sooooo many years ago! besos!
I’m so haaaaappy to hear from you!! Thank you so much and hope you like the recipes
I am also in Montreal and find it so challenging to be raw afte November. How doyo ufeel about this?
I know with the weather changing your body wants more warm food but I feel that as long as I eat enough and calorie rich fruits like bananas is not hard. Also I do drink herbal teas, caffeine free. Sometimes I do them myself using fresh organic herbs and that helps me a lot to keep my body warm during winter time. During the next couple of weeks I will have a new post that I’m working on right now, on how to stay raw during the winter and some tips and information I found very interesting to keep warm.
Check my blog in the next couple of days and I’m sure the information will be helpful. Have a nice Sunday!
great blog! looking forward to reading more!
Thank you! Glad you liked it
Beautiful Story. Ive struggled with an eating disorder this past year even while being vegan. High carb raw veganism is helping me change that. Im eating a bit more and I dont feel overwhelmed. Thank you for your story and this site. I just found it today!
I just stumbled across your blog while searching for a raw carrot cake recipe and I LOVE IT! You are doing an amazing job. It’s hard to believe you are so young. I have been following a LFRV diet for a couple of months and it’s helped me overcome my food obsessions. I look forward to your future posts. Keep up the great work!
Thank you Lindsey! I will be posting many more LFRV recipes
Glad to hear you liked it!
I love your blog! If I may ask, what is a typical day’s meals like for u? I’m new and seeing how someone does this healthfully would really help. can u post what a typical day’s worth of breakfasts, lunches, dinners, snacks is like (food and amount)?
Thanks SO much!
Aloha,
YES! The spiritual awakening when shifting your consciousness around food is tremendous. I am so passionate about raising awareness around food because this experience can be had by anyone. It’s one thing to tell people about it but an entire different thing if we can get them to actually try it and experience the LIVING LIFE FORCE (sunlight) for themselves.
Namaste,
-BE, love
-Brother Echo
http://www.brotherecho.com
http://www.rawsangha.com
Your totally right. We can talk and talk but is not until they really experience it that they’ll know. Thanks for your little message
Hello Priscilla, thank you so much for the awesome recipes, thank you for sharing. Mushroom teas are also great, like chaga, reishi and more. More and more, the truth is coming out. Seeing the world with your inner eyes. Pass by Club Organic during the week, I work there. It’s a nice place for buying organic food. All the fruits and vegetables are certified organic. Thank you!
Thank you! For sure I will, that’s in Montreal right? I’m on vacations right now, but I’ll stop by for sure!
Yes it is in Montreal at 4341 Frontenac between mont-royal and rachel. You can also see the website http://www.epiceriebiologique.ca but it is not complete. It would be so great if you have the chance to stop by when you come back!!
Pris, que bien se ve tu blog!!. Muchas felicidades por llevar a cabo tus proyectos, recibe un fuerte abrazo de mi parte y espero vernos pronto.
Hola.. desde la Ciudad de México.. vi tu video de arroz a la mexicana.. me gusto y espero hacerlo se me hizo agua la boca.. Gracias por compartilo… Soy de Jalisco, pero actualmente vivo en el DF..tengo casi un año de vegetariano estricto… e intento alcanzar la dieta 100% cruda… que es poco fácil.. pues me gustan las tortillas, frijoles, arroz, etc… etc…
Saludos cordiales Atte: Everardo Vergara
Muchas gracias! Ojalá que te guste cuando lo pruebes, la verdad que tiene muchos sabores, es de mis favoritos.
Pues que bien que estés tratando de probar el crudi-veganismo llevo 3 años comiendo de esta manera y solo te puedo decir que vas a notar muchísimos beneficios no solo en tu salud pero en tu condición física, tu piel etc.
Saludos!
Hey Priscilla, Just got your ebook…thx, looks great. Really like the way you format and present things. I’m in toronto and was wondering if you are ever in the area to do some one on one teaching? I’ve been on 811 for several months now but no skills in the kitchen
…also trying to figure out the best way to get my parents on 811 and your recipes look great! Please let me know if your availabe and what your cost would be.
thx
Thank you! I hope you enjoy the recipes. I don’t have any plans on going to Toronto soon but if I ever do I’ll let you know and would love to teach you some 811 skills:)
Sounds great. I guess you have my email since i purchased your book so just contact me through there if you come. Also, you might consider in some of your videos/recipes some more transitional type meal plans…thx again, all the best.
Yes I do! Sure, I’ll keep that in mind for my next blog posts!
What is a typical day’s diet like for u? Can u give a specific/detailed description of your meals and snacks (with amounts of food)? I’m having a hard time figuring this out…and seeing a template of what u do would be helpful.
How many cals do u shoot for, as well as macronutrients (carbs, pro, fats) grams/%?
Are u 100% raw? If not, what do u eat cooked and how often? Do u do grains and legumes?
Hi Stacy! It’s hard to tell because it is always different but for sure I can tell you I eat around 2000-2400 cals per day. My biggest meals are lunch and dinner instead of breakfast like many 80-10-10′ners, I just don’t like to eat a lot very early. I do eat fats and I do eat them often specially avocados and durian, never eat seeds or nuts, prefer whole foods. Probably everyday, even if eating avocados I’m around 80-13-7 (7 being protein).
I used to be all raw for 2 years, but after my third year vegan I started eating things like steamed sweet potatoes or butternut squash which I love and specially at this time around. I eat sweet potatoes whenever I want to, like right now, I’ve been eating one SP or one big BS every day and trying to keep it all 80-10-10, haven’t ate over-fats since I came back from Mexico where I used to eat 1 small avocado every day. I don’t do grains and legumes, I feel they are too heavy on me, specially legumes but have done it before with quinoa, millet or puffed whole brown rice and it was ok, I don’t mind those but I prefer not to eat them.
What else? For staples I always have bananas of course, right now like I said, sweet potatoes/butternut squash, apples, lots of greens (spinach, lettuce..), and different veggies for my salads. I always have limes and lemons just in case I need them for my salads or also for making lemon-water which is great for detox and the liver. If any more doubts please let me know
Hope this helped a little.
Thanks SO much for the info!!! It’s refreshing to see someone follow the LFRV diet without dogma and militant strictness in terms of needing to be 100% raw!
Do u do your cooked portion at night? I’d still love to see a “typical day” outline, for I’m still struggling getting my cals up, figuring out portion sizes, and making sure I get variety and such….protein especially!
I would love to see posts of a daily diet that u do. Have u seen the latest trend in food blogs called “What I eat Wednesday”? Bloggers photograph and list their entire day’s diet (all meals and snacks with recipes…some even include nutrition info). Have u considered doing that?
Do u do flax or chia? What are your thoughts on soy and nutritional yeast and salt-free raw sauerkraut?
U have such a refreshing POV and I love it!
It’s all about embracing veganism but also your appetite! Whether you choose 100% raw or not, it’s already a huge step that won’t just bring benefits to you but also to the environment so if it’s too hard for you being 100% raw right now don’t take it too seriously, just try to follow the 80/10/10 approach like you’ve been doing and eat things you like, for example bananas are a staple for any 811′ner but if someone does not like it you just need to look for something you enjoy. I’ll keep the “what I eat wednesday” in mind for my next blog posts, sounds like a good idea and maybe that will be helpful, but remember each body is different so what might work for me might not work 100% for you, just try to eat enough cals throughout the day (raw or cooked), if eating fats look for whole foods and nope, I don’t eat sweet potato skins, don’t like them.
And about protein, I don’t know if you actually read the book by Dr. Graham but protein deficiency does not exist, everything we eat has at least little amounts of protein and by the end of the day, if you’re eating enough you’ll get a good percentage of protein.
Also, do u eat the skins on sweet potatoes? What else do u eat with it?
I found your blog through the BGD facebook page and I am so happy I did! I am new to the blogger world and am searching for all the RAWers out there. Thank you for sharing your story! I too, struggled with disordered eating/overexercising and health issues which got scary and my weight and health went down the drain. Healing and recorving is remarkable however. Keep it up! i Love the blog and can’t wait to try all your recipes!!!
Thank you very much Rachel! I’m very happy you liked the blog and that you’re also on a different path too. Life is too precious for us to waist it.
Have a great week!