abetterlife
01-05-2007, 10:11 AM
Hi all, my daughter in California sent me this link. I joined but input the wrong email so I never got a link to activate it.
Anyway, I am 52yr old female. I take boniva for my bones since 2003. I looked back at my 50th birthday and realized I am about 10 pounds heavier. I don't feel great but I do feel good most of the time. My bones do give me some pain but overall I think mentally I am doing okay. When I took a picture of myself with my daughter on Christmas day I could not stand it. I had to turn away. I felt so fat and my double chin and in general looked fat and unhealthy. My skin did not look healthy. If my appearance does not look healthy, well what else can I say.
I decided to take the plunge and get a cheap juicer 60$. Just because some people think they have to have a top of the line juicer to juice seemed ridiculous to me. Also, since I do not have the 300$ to just go spend on a juicer I thought the wide mouth Hamilton juicer was sufficient. Its working just fine for me. Maybe later I can get better juicer.
I have been using it for 3 days now. My 12yr old daughter is drinking a mixture of fruits before school in the morning. She loves them and so far seems to be helping her perk up in the morning. Both of us are becoming more aware of what we are eating. My husband is somewhat interested as well. Its hard to change eating habits but if we work it slow for him we can all benefit from this raw food lifestyle. So meat will be a bit more difficult for us. We have several packages of meat in the freezer and this will slowly be replaced with natural substitutes. We have fish about twice a week and beef or chicken 5 times or more. So, I am going to try and just wean myself off in a few days and find the right kinds of foods to help make me feel satisfied. I grew up on a small vegetable farm in Oklahoma so I really love raw vegetables. Also, I love raw nuts, unsalted too. We eat way too much processed sugars and feel this is the main culprit in our diet.
My question to you is about the meat and processed sugars how do you overcome and resist eating these. What have been some good alternatives for you to these addictive foods?
I am a painter and do not get on and chat a lot but will try and keep all updated. Right now, I am not about to put my picture up because I am ashamed of how I look right now. This is probably a normal feeling. :(
Any suggestions would be much appreciated.
What's really interesting is I paint primarily raw foods. :D . yes I do eat them after I paint them too. :)
Thank you, ABL
Anyway, I am 52yr old female. I take boniva for my bones since 2003. I looked back at my 50th birthday and realized I am about 10 pounds heavier. I don't feel great but I do feel good most of the time. My bones do give me some pain but overall I think mentally I am doing okay. When I took a picture of myself with my daughter on Christmas day I could not stand it. I had to turn away. I felt so fat and my double chin and in general looked fat and unhealthy. My skin did not look healthy. If my appearance does not look healthy, well what else can I say.
I decided to take the plunge and get a cheap juicer 60$. Just because some people think they have to have a top of the line juicer to juice seemed ridiculous to me. Also, since I do not have the 300$ to just go spend on a juicer I thought the wide mouth Hamilton juicer was sufficient. Its working just fine for me. Maybe later I can get better juicer.
I have been using it for 3 days now. My 12yr old daughter is drinking a mixture of fruits before school in the morning. She loves them and so far seems to be helping her perk up in the morning. Both of us are becoming more aware of what we are eating. My husband is somewhat interested as well. Its hard to change eating habits but if we work it slow for him we can all benefit from this raw food lifestyle. So meat will be a bit more difficult for us. We have several packages of meat in the freezer and this will slowly be replaced with natural substitutes. We have fish about twice a week and beef or chicken 5 times or more. So, I am going to try and just wean myself off in a few days and find the right kinds of foods to help make me feel satisfied. I grew up on a small vegetable farm in Oklahoma so I really love raw vegetables. Also, I love raw nuts, unsalted too. We eat way too much processed sugars and feel this is the main culprit in our diet.
My question to you is about the meat and processed sugars how do you overcome and resist eating these. What have been some good alternatives for you to these addictive foods?
I am a painter and do not get on and chat a lot but will try and keep all updated. Right now, I am not about to put my picture up because I am ashamed of how I look right now. This is probably a normal feeling. :(
Any suggestions would be much appreciated.
What's really interesting is I paint primarily raw foods. :D . yes I do eat them after I paint them too. :)
Thank you, ABL