Terry -- raw food vs. job stress :)

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Terry,

 

I also have a very high stress job, and that has actually been the

reason going " all raw " has been difficult thus far. At the end of

the day, I'm so exhausted that a piece of fruit or a vegetable sound

inadequate and whipping up a gourmet raw dish sounds impossible. I

read somewhere (can't remember where -- might have been HERE that

preparation is a big part of the success... having many foods prepared

ahead so that when that happens (the exhaustion) there is something

readily available. I haven't yet had the time to devote a Sunday

completely to raw meal preparation for the coming week.

 

I'm just wondering how you prepare your meals, or what you are eating

(whole fruits and veggies? prepared raw dishes? from recipes? made

up?). And what you do at lunch time. Besides the health benefits, I

would love to feel more " even keeled " on the job. Most of the time I

just feel drained.

 

Of course, right now, with all the cold dreary weather, hot foods

sound soooooo good. What does everyone do about THOSE cravings? (Or

am I the only one that has them? -- I'm hoping not!)

 

Suzy

 

 

 

 

terry [levamssg]

Monday, December 20, 2004 8:09 PM

rawfood

Re: [Raw Food] Digest Number 990 - changes since

going raw

 

 

 

 

I've experienced some of the things you've mentioned Valeri,

only

being on raw food for 5 months now. I feel more even keeled

temperament wise a bit. I have a very high stress job, and

before I

would be sooooo stressed out, snappish, and really go over the

edge

a lot. I haven't been able to reduce the actual stress, but

since

going raw, I seem to be able to cope with it better. It is

very

difficult to explain why ..

 

I have lost 30 pounds since August 1st ... am back to the

weight I

was in high school (and I'm now 55 so that's going back

some!). I

have less pain in my joints, even with less formalized

exercise. I

get heaps of 'work' exercise on my job.

 

I like this journey. Right now I'm trying to keep in touch

with my

body, eat what I " crave " , and see where it all goes.

 

cheers

terry

 

 

rawfood , Valerie Mills Daly

<valdaly>

wrote:

> Hi, Swing,

>

> I don't have a lot of time at the moment, but I'll try to

summarize; if you have any questions about specifics, let me

know

and I'll try to go more in-depth.

>

> It was not until I started going the raw food route that I

began

to see permanent, more emphatic changes at all levels. With

the

vegetarian and cooked vegan, there were some initial

improvements,

but they did not last, so I guess this is what seems to really

work

for me. I should say that I am now 49 years of age, just a few

 

months away from the magic 50! Anyway, here's a list of

changes

since June:

>

> Weight lost so far: 45 pounds; have about 100 or so to go.

> Sleep apnea, using a CPAC machine since 1996, now sleeping

through

the night without machine.

> Shortness of breath with any exertion (like walking up

stairs or a

slight hill, etc.), now pretty much gone; I can walk every day

in

our hilly area for 30 to 60 minutes with no discomfort.

> Gastric reflux has stopped.

> Flexibility increasing (result of diet AND exercise, I am

sure!)

> Head and throat congestion much decreased.

> Very light menses

> No longer have edema in arms and hands, legs and feet

> All joint pain has disappeared

> Eyes have cleared (I had problems with regular 'cloudiness')

> Skin is clearing

> Candida symptoms fading away

> More energy, rarely need naps, but when I do nap, they seem

to be

more refreshing

>

> Mental and spiritual overlaps for me, so I'll put these

changes

together in a list

>

> I have become much more 'even-keeled,' and much more

optimistic

(I've thought of myself as a dyed in the wool melancholic for

years)

> I am much more focused

> Better memory (I think!)

> While I seem to be feeling things, both positive and

negative,

more intensely, the negative doesn't throw me off course the

way it

used to. I'm better able to cope with things that come at me.

> I feel like God has become much 'bigger,' if that makes any

sense;

it's hard to describe. But I feel like my world is expanding

at many

levels, and I think that is what feeds my optimism.

>

> One of the strange things that has been happening now and

then, is

that I actually wake up laughing some mornings. That is

totally new

for me; it sort of surprised my husband who has been used to

the me

that normally drags out of bed in the morning wishing for a

couple

more hours of sleep. I don't know what makes me laugh, but I'm

not

complaining!

>

> So far, that's what comes to mind; everyone has a different

story,

and it's interesting to see the kinds of changes folks find

happening in their lives as they go on. Any other stories out

there?

>

> Peace,

> Valerie

>

>

>

> swing bolder <swingbolder> wrote:

> Hi Valerie,

>

> What positive changes have you seen in your life

> (physical, mental, spiritual or otherwise) since you

> went raw, if you don't mind sharing?

>

> swing

>

>

>

> The all-new My - Get yours free!

>

>