Introducing Your Self

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Hi Dierdre,I'm happy to know that you're doing ok. One never knows about another until we have a chance to chat a while. Somewhere among these 7100+ messages I believe there are two intros for myself. Also, you made me a smile a warm smile to learn that you enjoyed yourself while visiting and sharing with Ron and me here at the potlucks. Just so you know, we are still using your recipe for almond mylk and it's gone very, very far because it taste sooo good. Of course, on occasion we've added our own touch along with using it with Yah's recipe for Live Gourmet Oatmeal on special occasions. Her original

recipe called for coconut mylk which we've made but the hard brown shell coconuts aren't as much a staple in the house as almonds (well at least almonds used to be). I'm sorry we missed you when here for LaVerne's transitional services. She was a real "Gym" and we miss her very much. I think of her very often and that rosey-cheeked hearty laugh that she would give.Be sure to let us know when you'll be visiting the area again.ElaineDominique <jetsetteratl1996 wrote: Thanks, Nancy for that informative introduction and for getting this started. Thanks to Lynda for trying to keep it going. . . Here is my introduction. . .I became a vegetarian in 1993. In 1992, I had a minor yet annoying health matter and decided to give up land animals to see if that would help. It worked, and so I decided to continue with the process which resulted in me giving up seafood in 1993. In 1998, I gave up dairy products. Due to a hectic lifestyle, in 2004, I began eating a lot of microwavable, frozen, vegetarian meals. I did this for about 1 year. I believe this caused me to be malnourished because my nails became brittle, my skin became dull, my hair was a mess, and I lost my girlish figure. In March of 2005, I had what I now believe to have been whooping cough, and I also caught something else -- don't know what it was to

this day -- and decided to fast on live juices and garlic to heal myself. It felt so good that I decided to continue it and become all raw. Initially, I feasted on kale. I couldn't get enough kale. I had kale in the morning, kale at noon, kale in the evening. . .I had to have it. I was a kale junkie. At any rate, I did prepare other raw dishes as well, and was all raw for 18 months straight which, as Nancy stated, was so divine. In September 2006, some life changes got me off track and I went from being all raw to about 60% raw. I am striving to become all raw again because I love the changes that the raw lifestyle brought about in my body and disposition.I attribute my successful transition to the raw lifestyle and being able to maintain the lifestyle for 18 months to the following: developing a support network of other raw foodists, attending some raw retreats, taking raw un-cooking

classes (from Lynda and LaVerne), learning to prepare the foods on my own, and being very organized and devoted to shopping for produce on a regular basis, preparing my raw dishes everyday, and travelling with my raw foods. I also attribute Lynda Carter and our dearly-departed LaVerne McDonald as my raw food saviors for providing me with raw meals during hectic work and travel periods and family gatherings.I joined this group after being raw for about 2 weeks in 2005 and made some wonderful friendships. I especially enjoyed the raw food meet-ups at Elaine-and-Ron's place. At the time, I lived in Washington, DC, but I moved back to Atlanta in December 2006. To some of you Atlantans on the site, I welcome meeting some of you -- perhaps at Lov'N It Live (a gourmet raw food restaurant in Atlanta).--Deirdre

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