Subject: Lynne on restaurants/willpower From Kay

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>

> I have the will-power of a slug (maybe slugs have loads of will

power-

> sorry LOL!!) - when I am at home I eat raw - I enjoy raw - but this

> transitional period is hard at times - but then I think that common

sense

> tells me it will be - I have eaten cooked foods for 60 years (61

tomorrow!)

> so like you I am changing bit by bit.

 

>

>> I had an e-mail conversation with Elchanan and he said about ringing

a

> restaurant to arrange a huge salad when going out for an arranged

meal - I

> realised afterwards that I don't have the willingness to do that yet -

> something I am working towards and I want to be 100% raw but I can

only go

> as quick as I can go and sometimes I look forward to cooked foods

 

Hey Lynne -

Congratulations on your birthday.

As we mature it may seem like more of a challenge to change our

lifestyle habits, so bravo to you!

My dad would say " I have been eating this way all my life and I am not

about to change now "

And I say " fine - then stop whinging about your heart condition! "

But actually - I DO understand. To take his routine and comfort away

would probably be a too big a depression for him. He likes to make

jams, wine and sometimes hunts meat.

 

As far as the restaurants are concerned - I just wouldnt want to sit

and eat a salad at a restaurant knowing that my own would probably be

more palatable.

In these situations I am prone to envy of what others are eating so

joyfully!

When serious about raw foods I never go to restaurants actually.

 

During transition I would phone ahead to ensure they made a vegeterian

dish without cheese, pulses or eggs. I would suggest veggies stuffed

with rice. Butternut squash, avocado, tofu.

I would know the kind of place that could make an elegant meal out of

the finest ingredients. A place that is VERY willing to serve

customers with the highest of intentions. And I would be quite prepared

to pay a large bill for it!

 

As for slugs.. Where did you come up with that one?!

:) Gave me a laugh! xx Kay