Hello from Texas!

[asil]

I've gone high raw, happily, easily, since March 11 and feel great. Other than a bizarre boil-like breakout on my forehead, I can't believe the fabulous results in such a short time. My skin looks better than it has in years, I rest better. I also feel more *even.* Until these last weeks I would have said it was normal for me to fluctuate between frenetic, crazy energy spurts and exhaustion. Now, I mostly feel gently, evenly energized, except for a slight mid-afternoon slump. Perhaps even that will go away as become raw, rawer, rawest. :)

Oh, and BTW, I have Graves disease and severe hypothyroidism, controlled with meds. I'm also 40-50 pounds overweight.

Thanks for reading!

[sweetgoddess]

Welcome to the forum asil. I am so glad you found raw, and are noticing results already. Way to go ! They can only get better.
Best wishes! :)

[carolg]

Asil,
Where in TX? Austin's Whole Foods on Lamar has a raw, living food bar. My daughter lives in Arlington with our first grandbaby a month old so I plan on being near that area at least 1-2x year. She's close to Dallas. Just got back.
carolg

[VeganVixen]

I recently heard about that -unfortunatley Im closer to houston....

[asil]

Sweetgoddess -- thx for the welcome! I've been reading your posts with great interest :)

VV and Carol -- I'm in the Austin area. I lived just blocks from that Whole Foods location for 6 years. Too bad I'm an hour away now. I did stop by just yesterday, though. Other, more progressive areas may have better stuff, but this is pretty amazing for us. I was able to get some raw "fast foods" -- raw almond butter, tahini, pickles, slaw, a few emergency bars. I had a shot of green juice while I was there. Give me a shout if you come my way :).

[heather]

hi fellow texan! welcome to rawfoodtalk!

[Punky]

Welcome Neighbor!
You've come to a great place for raw support and info.
I'm up in the Dallas area. I wish I lived in Austin though, great
place to be!
Best Wishes on your raw journey :)

[Fuzzball]

Asil,
Where in TX? Austin's Whole Foods on Lamar has a raw, living food bar. My daughter lives in Arlington with our first grandbaby a month old so I plan on being near that area at least 1-2x year. She's close to Dallas. Just got back.
carolg

Thanks for that info carolg!! I'm in the Austin area so I'll check it out when I'm out and about.

Asil, I can't wait to hear you telling us how you are problem free!!

[vegangelist]

wow, welcome! all sorts of fellow raw texans coming out of the woodwork :)

kristi

[asil]

Hey, more Texans! very nice.

Fuzzball -- I think that's the first time anyone's ever called me problem free. :D But I am easing into this raw thing pretty easily. But then again, I'm not trying to be 100% -- just to steadily cruise upward, toward a more and more raw diet every day. Even that has given me tremendous benefits so far.

All you guys near Austin: I understand there are 2 raw events that happen periodically. There's a guy on meetup.com who organizes a monthly lunch at Mother's cafe. I'm not sure with how much success. And then there's a couple who do a monthly thing they call "Raw Feast" in South Austin. I got an uneasy feeling that this might be mostly a sales pitch for their products but maybe I read them wrong. Anyone know anything about either of these two events?

[Fuzzball]

Wow Asil, I just asked you about happenings in another post! We must be riding the same wavelength! :eek:

Would love to get together with others in the area to trade recipes, etc.

[asil]

Whoo hoo, another Austinite! So Fightyyorke, what brought you to Austin? The raw food event (at Mother's Cafe on the 9th) I found is posted at meetup.com if you want to take a look. But again, I'm not sure if it's even active.

Don't you you guys in Austin think it's strange we don't have a bigger raw community? or maybe I'm just not finding it.

[Fuzzball]

Asil,

I went to the main Whole Foods market on 183 and 360 last night. I went to their public access announcements board and found nothing about Raw anywhere.

I was quite surprised.

I didn't find anything at Central Market either.

Hmmmmm..... :confused:

[Deradune]

I live in Austin too -- was told by someone there that the new Whole Foods at Research will be 20,000 s.q. LARGER than the new one between 5th and 6th on Lamar -- and that if the raw deli is a success at the current location it will probably be put in ALL the Whole Foods Markets (as they have room or whatever).

I loved the Avocado-Arugula Soup I had there so much that I've made it at home about 6 times in the last two weeks. ;)

[asil]

What?? I asked a checker at the north Whole Foods if there were plans to re-vamp and she had not heard of any. whoo hooo!!! Bring it on. Now that I live in the wilds of Lake Travis, I have a LOOOONNNGG drive to the south WF.

Thanks for the info, Deradune. :)

[Deradune]

Well, it's not a revamping. You're going to have to wait until they actually build a new store (at least, that's the impression I got, was that a new store would be built). Could take quite a while. It's going to be 100,000 s.q.!

[haresmum]

Can I just tell you guys how jealous I am?!!! My Whole Foods here in Michigan was just revamped a little and they updated the salad bar to hold a lot more stuff but not a raw food bar :(. Actually I ate there today and was very disappointed...all the extra stuff they have now either wasnt vegetarian or was cooked :( I guess it could be worse, I guess I could have no Whole Foods! Ah well, such is life.

Allison

[asil]

it opened a little while ago. its open now.

You're talking about the south WF, right? The one on Lamar? We were wondering about plans for the north WF, on Research. But you gave me a good chuckle, to imagine that *anyone* in this town had not heard about the south WF opening. Has there ever been such a hoopla over a grocery store? :)

[carolg]

Anyone close to Arlington, TX? I'll be visiting end of January. Maybe a meet?
carolg

[moonstone523]

Texas here.

DFW.

[rawpriestess]

welcome to the board

[teamrose]

I've gone high raw, happily, easily, since March 11 and feel great. Other than a bizarre boil-like breakout on my forehead, I can't believe the fabulous results in such a short time. My skin looks better than it has in years, I rest better. I also feel more *even.* Until these last weeks I would have said it was normal for me to fluctuate between frenetic, crazy energy spurts and exhaustion. Now, I mostly feel gently, evenly energized, except for a slight mid-afternoon slump. Perhaps even that will go away as become raw, rawer, rawest. :)

Oh, and BTW, I have Graves disease and severe hypothyroidism, controlled with meds. I'm also 40-50 pounds overweight.

Thanks for reading!
I'm new to this site and also "HAD" Graves disease and severe hypothyroidism. Doctors told me I had multi-nodular goiters. Huge lump in throat and bulging eyes (exothalmus). I was placed on Synthroid. Told I would have to take it for the rest of my life. I tell you this so you will know I truly understand your problem. Thank God for the internet and books. I started reading every single thing I could on hypothyroidism. This is what I discovered and what has totally worked for me. Contrary to popular beliefs, the disease is curable. The bug eyes can retreat. The goiter can dissolve. The disease is greatly helped by iodine. The soil in many regions are completely depleted of the nutrients needed.

I will be thrown off the board for this statement, but iodine is found in fish. In particular salmon, sardines and mackrel. I used to eat mega amounts of these fish before I discovered RAW. The fish does help.

Raw foodist with hypothyroid problems should look to : coarse sea salt, dulse, kelp, nori and a host of other good things. I am of course not telling you to stop your medication. What I am suggesting is you include mega amounts of foods that include iodine in your diet for 3 months and they let your doctor tell you about your TSH levels. I bet you both will be amazed. My doctor certainly was. I no longer need an endocrinologist. Was a pleasure to fire him.

If I have stepped out of line on this board, please forgive me. I planned to just lurk until the May challenge starts, but had to give my testimony.