Our whole family eats raw

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Okay Margaret - I'll chime in. (It'll be hard to keep it short)

 

I have 8 kids - 5 married daughters and 3 boys still living at home.

I have a unique family and situation - such a blessing.

I have studied nutrition all my 35 married life and never heard about eating

raw.

My family has made nutritional changes throughout their whole lives as I

have studied and learned what helps and hurts the body. So when we had

" another change " nobody even

blinked.

 

When I heard about raw - we went 100% the same day.

I threw out everything that wasn't raw from my freezers to my cupboards.

 

Truth is truth - and eating raw rang true to all of us in this house.

No forcing at all.

I just keep " cooking " delicious foods and blends and they gobble it up as

fast

as I can make it. There was no time to " think " about Mcdonalds or Taco Bell

-

we had better flavors at home and everyone was so full - we sometimes

couldn't

eat the next meal. Truthfully.

 

Those married daughters that have made the transitions in their families

have

100% support from their husbands. What golden families they all have.

Those married daughters that have stopped to read and learned about this are

very

excited and see super results also.

 

My sons living at home are all in sports and hear about nutritional on a

daily basis from their coaches. They are eager and excited to watch their

bodies drop the dull fat bulges and put on big lean muscles.

 

My husband has lost about 20 lbs and I have lost about 15 -I went from a

size 10-12 to a size

6-4. We did it by eating fruits, vegetables, nuts, seeds, sprouts,

coconuts, avocados, Udo's Oil, ground flax and taking supplements every

morning and night. You can see from my blog

what we eat on a daily basis. The more we eat - the more we lose - it's

because the fresh, natural foods are being used immediately for our energy

and our metabolisms are in full flame all the time! (No time for storing

fat)

 

We have learned that no one food is magic. It takes a complete variety of

all fresh foods

to make this way of eating work. A little of this and a little of that.

You have to be committed to health and want to take the time to plan and

prepare.

 

The most important thing of all is that you have to ask yourself - what do

you want from life?

If you want to be happy, fit and be able to serve others - then you have

come to the right place - eating raw! BUT YOU HAVE TO READ AND LEARN HOW. I

have eaten a million other ways, popped the pills and nothing ever ever

worked for me. We are finally at peace with ourselves and more healthy than

we have ever been in our whole life and that is sad - because we are

approaching our 60's.

 

I tried to keep it short - but I have such a strong testimony of eating this

way and love to share it with the world. I started my blog to help my 5

daughters - but I guess others are

enjoying it too - so be it.

 

Have a great day - and keep reading and learning.

Judy in Phx

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

On 5/10/06, Margaret Gamez <mgamez1 wrote:

>

> Holly:

> Hello, and welcome!

> I am going to reply to your first question first:

>

> How do you eat beans raw?

> Well, first you find out which ones you can sprout (peas, mung beans,

> and lentils are all easy to sprout. My real favorites are the lentils

> because they are so easy to sprout, and they taste good even just by

> the handful.)

> You mentioned a concern over your weight, health concerns, and your

> consumption of junk food.

> If I could recommend one thing to you for starters, I would suggest

> that you eliminate any and all forms of sugar from your diet.

> After that, eliminate any and all forms of starch from you diet.

> If you are interested in a raw food diet, then, while you are doing

> step one and step two, eat a lot of salads. Incorporate bean and seed

> sprouts in your salads.

> Make your children eat what you are eating. (Maybe Judy will chime in

> with how she got her large family on raw food)

> The first two steps I have mentioned are the most difficult, but they

> can be done. I know. I did it. (I used to weigh 235 lbs. I don't know

> what I weigh right now, but I had to trade in my size 18s for size 2s

> (I am 5'9 " tall)

> Margaret

>

> rawfood , Holly Funk <dancewarrioradoration

>

> wrote:

> >

> > I am so brand new, it's pathetic . . . I was wondering, how do you

> eat beans raw? I always liked to cook them for hours and make lentil

> soup or navy bean soup, etc. This is such a basic 101 question to

> most of you, but I was just wondering. .. .

> >

> > Also, here's my situation . . . I eat terribly and have always,

> tho, knowing deep down that fresh fruits and veggies were the way I

> was supposed to be going. But in rebellion and gluttony I am where I

> am now. I grew up with a father who sold " Hostess " cupcakes and

> twinkies and was " Twinkie the Kid! " (smile) Imagine being King Ding

> Dong for Halloween! Now I am a " ding dong " because I weigh almost 280

> and I am no energy . . my back hurts, my knee hurts and I think I

> might have an ulcer. I have seven children to take care of and if I

> die early (I'm 45) I have selfishly eaten myself into the grave and

> they are left without a mother. I need to walk away and live the way

> God intends and train my children the same way. I have abused food

> and now it is abusing me. . . . It's not even real food! It's

> processed crap like donuts and cheese and pop . . . the only thing

> " raw " I eat are " raw " hot dogs! (UGH!)

> >

> > If any of you could please help (and not judge) I WOULD REALLY

> LISTEN and you would have helped pulled one out of the " fire! "

> >

> > Holly

> > Newbie in Chicagoland

> >

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