Thank you, Eva.

[Guest guest]

Wow, Eva. You've just inspired me to go back to 100% raw foods.

I was 100% raw for just about a year. I absolutely loved it and felt fantastic.

I started having severe cravings for some of my old comfort foods and was

strongly urged by my partner at the time to indulge myself because I must need

something from them nutritionally. He was a Biochemist and very much NOT a

supporter of the raw food lifestyle. He expressed his concern for my health

constantly, even so much as to give my cell phone number out, without

permission, to every stranger he encountered who had something negative to say

about the diet.

With the first few cooked meals, it was all so clear to me: the cravings were

emotional, the " food " I was eating didn't seem real, meals became more of a good

time than something I was doing for my health. We went on a culinary tour of

the Seattle, eating at all the restaurants he'd wanted to visit for so long but

wouldn't try without me. Within 6 weeks, I was bloated, food obsessed, cranky,

and depressed (Probably because I knew what I was doing was the wrong choice for

me.) Needless to say, we broke up very shortly after that. I lost the dude but

kept the food.

I have had the MOST difficult time incorporating raw foods back into my life

again. I've been raw for a week at a time, here and there. It was just too

easy to slip back into the Pho shop on a tough day or grab some jo jo potatoes

at the deli counter (Fried potatoes are my absolute KRYPTONITE!) I'd feel

guilty about those choices so I'd comfort myself with soy cream later that

night.

I'm not quite sure what it was about your post, because I have kept reading this

digest all this time, even while I was shoving pizza in my mouth at the same

time, but it sort of smacked me up-side the head. Sort of a " Hey, Brooke! RAW

FOOD HEALS, YOU KNOW!! " moment.

So, thank you and guess what.... I'm ready to go RAW AGAIN!

Seriously excited and feeling quite empowered,

Brooke

 

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[Guest guest]

Hi Brooke, I have been raw for 2 years or so and had a very similar

experience to what you described (below) during the holidays this

year. Not sure why it took two years for me to experience wanting

cooked food again. Maybe I was ready to sort out whatever emotional

issues such an experience would reveal. It was a challenge for me to

get back on track, but what helped me was to do a 5 day juice

diet/fast. That helped me tremendously to calm down, find clarity and

deal with the emotional issues, and to re-adjust my body away from

cooked food and back to raw food. The first few days were challenging,

but by day 3 I was doing much better. Since then I have been raw

again. All in all it was a good experience because it allowed me to

reconfirm that what I am doing is definitely the right thing for me,

to learn confidence that I have the tools I need to overcome these

challenges, and to gain greater understanding and compassion for

myself when 'slip ups' do come along.

Best to you,

Michelle

 

> With the first few cooked meals, it was all so clear to me: the

cravings were emotional, the " food " I was eating didn't seem real,

meals became more of a good time than something I was doing for my

health. We went on a culinary tour of the Seattle, eating at all the

restaurants he'd wanted to visit for so long but wouldn't try without

me. Within 6 weeks, I was bloated, food obsessed, cranky, and

depressed (Probably because I knew what I was doing was the wrong

choice for me.)

[Guest guest]

Wow Brooke.I am so happy that I inspired you.And I am still so new at this.Today

was my 3rd week at 100% raw.I feel wonderful.

Happy to report that I am completely off insulin and my diabetes medication.My

blood sugar has stabilized and is at a very healthy level all the time.

I feel so great! I don't have the dizziness and the shakes that came with having

low blood sugar or the nausea,diarrhea and blurry vision that came with high

blood sugar.I am cured.I proved my doctors wrong again.They told me in 2003 that

diabetes is a chronic disease that I will have to live with for the rest of my

life taking insulin and/or medication every day and there is no cure for

it.Guess what? WRONG! I am CURED. I can't keep repeating enough just how

fantastic I feel.

My other major health issue with my high blood pressure is also improving at

lightning fast speed.A few days ago when I checked it at Safeway it was 127/72

and 81 pulse rate.This is a major improvement from my last checkup when it was

145/126 with medications 3 months ago.

I am hoping that this month's prescription refills will be my last and I can get

off the blood pressure meds too.

Once the weather improves I can start going on my daily walks and then I will

speed up my weight loss too.Although it is going quite well as it is with no

effort whatsoever.I have lost 15 pounds so far.People at work started to notice

already.

My depression is gone too.I'm afraid my face will freeze into a permanent

smile.I feel a natural high and a pleasant buzzing and vibrating all over my

body.Especially after eating a wonderful meal with lots of green veggies.

I am not craving anything cooked or processed.I feel spiritually uplifted that I

treat my body with respect and give it only the best nutrition it deserves.I

know I will be forgiven for the abuse I put it through before.Never again.

I feel grateful that I have found this group and was allowed to be a part of it.

Happy Monday everyone.

 

Eva