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Hi All,
About a year ago I went on a cleansing fast supervised by a local naturopathic physician. They gave us a list of acid and alkaline foods along with recommendations on how to eat after the transition back to solids was complete. Although they did not call it raw and living foods, it was basically mostly just that. I started to do a little research about acid and alkaline foods and pH balance.
Then I went to 2 yoga retreats several months apart, where mostly raw food was served. I asked a lot of questions and observed quite a bit. I was very interested in learning more.
I did some more research and stumbled on Natalie Rose's book The Raw Detox diet. I started juicing. The recipes however seemed difficult without the appropriate appliances.
A friend gave me David Wolf’s book Eating for Beauty and then he just happened to be doing an all day seminar in my area a month or so later, which I was able to attend.
My journey is a little complicated by some food restrictions. I am reactive/sensitive to several foods used frequently in raw recipes. Things like flax, oranges, cashews, soy (miso) and a few others. The unfamiliar way of preparing foods combined with my food sensitivities and what seemed at the time like so many appliances/food prep tools that I did not have were necessary, it sort of intimidated me and kept me from just diving in. It seemed like it would be just too difficult to do
All during this folks kept mentioning how great I looked and that they noticed a shift in my attitude and mood. I was still waxing and waning. I began to notice when I ate processed foods especially refined white sugar and carbs I would not feel well emotionally.... cranky and irritable mostly. So I just kept incorporating more and more raw foods into my diet, slipping less and less.
About 3 months ago I stumbled on Alissa Cohen’s web site and decided to do her 30-day 100% raw challenge. I got her book and DVD. My main motivation was weight loss with a secondary motivation of just plain feeling better and being as healthy as possible. I had already lost 35 lbs and had 30 more to go. It seemed like a good way to do it. I lost another 8 lbs in the first 3 weeks of doing 100% raw and then sort of hit a plateau. As I look back I am sure I was eating to many nuts and seeds. Anyway, the plateau was a bit discouraging and I began to have food cravings. I slipped back into some old eating habits for several weeks. I beat my self up a bit over it but realized in the end that for me 100% of anything one way or the other just feeds my black and white way of thinking and that I really need to find a healthy balance. So I decided to honor myself and my cravings by including some cooked healthy food into my new way of eating.
I just finished a 3 week raw cleanse workshop with a group from my local yoga center. The last part of the cleanse we did the Master Cleanse fast which I choose to do for 3 days. I have lost another few pounds and now have 19 left to go.
I am just transitioning back into raw foods. This is day 2 of eating again. I feel great.
So at this point transitioning out of the fast I am 100% raw but plan on somewhere between 75 to 100% raw.
Leslie
Last edited by Leslie : 04-05-2006 at 06:29 PM.
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How did you start eating raw?
She truely is an angle! Her site is so awesome, though I wish I lived in the UK so I could purchase more of her goods!
. What's a blog?? I am seeing the term all over the place these days and it seems like it is a web site od sorts, but what does the word actually mean?