Rawnna
10-05-2008, 06:15 PM
Hi there. Hope this is the right spot to post this and ask my question
My name is Anna, and I've been reading threads here for about a month and have yet to post. I'm very new to the raw lifestyle, however over the past couple of months I've done a lot of research. Bought a cookbook, along with Alissa's book and read it in two nights. I truly believe this lifestyle is going to be beneficial for me.
I'm 21 years old, but for the past few years I've felt like an old woman. I've struggled with fatigue and mental fog for as long as I can remember. Even after having 8 hours of sleep or more, I would ALWAYS need a nap in the middle of the day to function the rest of the evening. I have bad allergies, and a weak immune system in general. I know I'm sensetive to sugars, because anytime I would eat dessert or carbs, I'd immediately be sleepy and go into a sugar coma! (Which was pretty much all of the time because I was addicted to sugar!)
Apart from those issues, I developed acne at the age of 15 and it's STILL just as bad as it was then. I tryed everything under the sun, including lots of holistic things as well. On an acne forum, I found people trying green smoothies to help their complexion so I've been doing that for about 3 months. It does seem to help my skin. That's when I stumbled across the raw lifestyle. So basically - long story short - I went 80-90% raw for 2 weeks up until me gorging myself last night at an engagement party that was catered. (Don't plan on repeating that anytime soon, I feel like there's a brick in my stomache! lol) In those two weeks, I definitely felt better. I lost weight and I looove that light feeling. I had more energy, although I still needed my naps most days and still need at least 8 hours, but I think it still helped. My allergies weren't as bad either. At first, my acne was getting better however then it started getting worse. I figure its detox, but at the same time, after research I've done I found a lot of people who are raw-foodies found that eating a certain raw way breaks them out. Like too many fruits, or too many fats, or the combination of them both. As if transitioning to raw isn't hard enough already, now I have this confusion and am wondering if that could be a problem.
I know many say sometimes it gets better before it gets worse, but I was hoping for some insight from people who have been through this. Just how long? I've read for some people they get clear skin immediately, while others its a couple of years. I just don't understand why it would take that long when for a while it started to clear up more with green smoothies and in the beginning of trying raw. How can I be sure its detox, or if its a bad raw food combination? There's so much confusion and trial and error. Not too sure who or what to believe or what I should try. Interestingly, last night after eating cooked food and some dessert, my skin actually looks better today.
-sigh-
I realize it's still so early and I'm not even 100% raw, but was just feeling quite depressed this evening about all of this and thought I would see if anybody had some insight on the matter.
Thanks for reading my rant and I look forward to continuing participating in the forum. I intend to keep up this raw lifestyle until I can achieve the health I deserve.
-Anna
My name is Anna, and I've been reading threads here for about a month and have yet to post. I'm very new to the raw lifestyle, however over the past couple of months I've done a lot of research. Bought a cookbook, along with Alissa's book and read it in two nights. I truly believe this lifestyle is going to be beneficial for me.
I'm 21 years old, but for the past few years I've felt like an old woman. I've struggled with fatigue and mental fog for as long as I can remember. Even after having 8 hours of sleep or more, I would ALWAYS need a nap in the middle of the day to function the rest of the evening. I have bad allergies, and a weak immune system in general. I know I'm sensetive to sugars, because anytime I would eat dessert or carbs, I'd immediately be sleepy and go into a sugar coma! (Which was pretty much all of the time because I was addicted to sugar!)
Apart from those issues, I developed acne at the age of 15 and it's STILL just as bad as it was then. I tryed everything under the sun, including lots of holistic things as well. On an acne forum, I found people trying green smoothies to help their complexion so I've been doing that for about 3 months. It does seem to help my skin. That's when I stumbled across the raw lifestyle. So basically - long story short - I went 80-90% raw for 2 weeks up until me gorging myself last night at an engagement party that was catered. (Don't plan on repeating that anytime soon, I feel like there's a brick in my stomache! lol) In those two weeks, I definitely felt better. I lost weight and I looove that light feeling. I had more energy, although I still needed my naps most days and still need at least 8 hours, but I think it still helped. My allergies weren't as bad either. At first, my acne was getting better however then it started getting worse. I figure its detox, but at the same time, after research I've done I found a lot of people who are raw-foodies found that eating a certain raw way breaks them out. Like too many fruits, or too many fats, or the combination of them both. As if transitioning to raw isn't hard enough already, now I have this confusion and am wondering if that could be a problem.
I know many say sometimes it gets better before it gets worse, but I was hoping for some insight from people who have been through this. Just how long? I've read for some people they get clear skin immediately, while others its a couple of years. I just don't understand why it would take that long when for a while it started to clear up more with green smoothies and in the beginning of trying raw. How can I be sure its detox, or if its a bad raw food combination? There's so much confusion and trial and error. Not too sure who or what to believe or what I should try. Interestingly, last night after eating cooked food and some dessert, my skin actually looks better today.
-sigh-
I realize it's still so early and I'm not even 100% raw, but was just feeling quite depressed this evening about all of this and thought I would see if anybody had some insight on the matter.
Thanks for reading my rant and I look forward to continuing participating in the forum. I intend to keep up this raw lifestyle until I can achieve the health I deserve.
-Anna