Weezo
11-08-2007, 10:20 AM
Hello all! I'm a 23 yr old artist(with a night job) who just made the move back to her roots in West Chester, PA.
Alright... I've been raw since Mischief night... my previous diet was of the Macrobiotic kind, and last winter I had a brief (bout 3 month) stint into raw, I was feeling amazing, but never quite kicked the black tea habit, so never reaped the entire set of rewards. Quit caffeine while Macrobiotic, and here I am back again...
When I first found raw online it just "clicked", I knew it was the answer to my healthy attempt to overcome an eating disorder (anorexia, then fasting bulimia) that centered around the SAD world. When I eat raw (especially now without caffeine), I learn that I am doing good for my body, so therefore my body must be good. It helps me with my body dysmorphic disorder quite a bit in that respect.
Within the first two days I noticed my OCD and anxiety lessened greatly, and now it is almost non-existent after only a little more than a week! I have not lost any weight, but being macrobiotic prior I was not overweight (although over my norm) at 5'5" and 135. I typically tend to get down to 118 and feel confident and healthy. I have noticed that despite no apparent weight loss, my shape is changing, my body looks more toned with more slender limbs, and it is finally starting to resemble the body of one who dances (4 days a week... great creative release).
Overall my energy has gone through the roof, and during my dance, as well as during trainings with a Search and Rescue group that I have twice a week, I no longer feel fatigued or exerted! (I always wear these Doc Martin boots that weigh like 10lbs together!... normally by the end of training my feet feel heavy, but since going raw I am still pushing for one more task!)
I don't want to sound like a corny testimonial, but raw just always felt right, and I am one to trust that.
My roommate and boyfriend think I'm crazy, but in a good way, (Lol... I was told I'm like a little squirrel when they see me munching on nuts) and the boyfriend definitely supports me on my decision, I think he realizes it helps me feel better about myself knowing I am putting good things into my body, and he knows when I get a gut instinct I am happiest when I go with it.
So are there any fellow raw foodies out there in the Philly burbs area? Oh well, even if there aren't... Hello to you all... :)
Alright... I've been raw since Mischief night... my previous diet was of the Macrobiotic kind, and last winter I had a brief (bout 3 month) stint into raw, I was feeling amazing, but never quite kicked the black tea habit, so never reaped the entire set of rewards. Quit caffeine while Macrobiotic, and here I am back again...
When I first found raw online it just "clicked", I knew it was the answer to my healthy attempt to overcome an eating disorder (anorexia, then fasting bulimia) that centered around the SAD world. When I eat raw (especially now without caffeine), I learn that I am doing good for my body, so therefore my body must be good. It helps me with my body dysmorphic disorder quite a bit in that respect.
Within the first two days I noticed my OCD and anxiety lessened greatly, and now it is almost non-existent after only a little more than a week! I have not lost any weight, but being macrobiotic prior I was not overweight (although over my norm) at 5'5" and 135. I typically tend to get down to 118 and feel confident and healthy. I have noticed that despite no apparent weight loss, my shape is changing, my body looks more toned with more slender limbs, and it is finally starting to resemble the body of one who dances (4 days a week... great creative release).
Overall my energy has gone through the roof, and during my dance, as well as during trainings with a Search and Rescue group that I have twice a week, I no longer feel fatigued or exerted! (I always wear these Doc Martin boots that weigh like 10lbs together!... normally by the end of training my feet feel heavy, but since going raw I am still pushing for one more task!)
I don't want to sound like a corny testimonial, but raw just always felt right, and I am one to trust that.
My roommate and boyfriend think I'm crazy, but in a good way, (Lol... I was told I'm like a little squirrel when they see me munching on nuts) and the boyfriend definitely supports me on my decision, I think he realizes it helps me feel better about myself knowing I am putting good things into my body, and he knows when I get a gut instinct I am happiest when I go with it.
So are there any fellow raw foodies out there in the Philly burbs area? Oh well, even if there aren't... Hello to you all... :)