Jessican
03-06-2009, 10:17 AM
Ok, so DH would yell at me that we don't actually live IN Buffalo, we're a couple of miles North of the city limits, and he'll tell you that we only live in a "town". But where I grew up, the cows outnumbered the people, and and the closest neighbor was half a mile away... so to me this *is* the city. http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c57/Lokismom/Smilies/lol.gif
About me - I'm a slightly crunchy Catholic mom of 3. We cloth diaper, delay/selective vax, uncirc, babywear, use reuseable grocery bags. Pretty conservative though, DD and I only wear dresses/skirts out of the house, and they must be mid-calf or longer. DD goes to Catholic school, the class for ODS was already full though, so we were forced to send him to public school. My DH is in the Air Force Reserve, but he works for them as a civilian too, so he's gone a lot. We tried homeschooling, but it was just too much for me with a baby and DH gone so much.
ODS is also ADHD and ODD, so I'm hoping to switch him over to more raw foods too. Right now my DH is a little skeptical, he's agreed to try the rest of the family on a high raw diet if I do well on it. So I guess I'm the guinea pig. http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c57/Lokismom/Smilies/lol.gif
Why am I trying it? I've been overweight pretty much my whole life, not horribly in elementary school, but by highschool I was in plus sized clothing, and now I fall into the morbidly obese side of the chart. :( I've tried all the diets, but I am *always* hungry, and all the counting, and measuring before I can eat anything, leaves me even more hungry, so I end up binging. I feel so tired, lethargic, achy, and sick feeling, even when I'm "healthy" I decided it was time to do something about it before life passes me by entirely. I just happened to meet someone who was raw, and I thought *YUCK!* no way! I could never do that, I *love* cooked foods, espescially baked goods and meat..... but as I started feeling sicker and sicker, I decided to eliminate foods that I'm allergic to. (not horrible allergies, which is why I still eat them) But that eliminates wheat (and rice bread tastes awful) pork and beef (as well as a few other things) What are you left with? fruits, veggeis, and chicken. So, I thought I'd at least give my friend's raw diet a try so that I could get all of the allergens out of my system.
I'm finding that after just two days I'm starting to feel a little better, I can breathe a little better, I'm not hungry at all, and I had a tiny little piece of the kids's organic toaster pastry this morning (they wanted me to try the new flavor) and it just tasted chalky to me, when any other day I'd have a hard time stopping at just two whole pastries.
So wish me luck, I'd love to feel *good* again, and be able to run and play with my kids, and enjoy doing things with them instead of just sitting on the sidelines.
About me - I'm a slightly crunchy Catholic mom of 3. We cloth diaper, delay/selective vax, uncirc, babywear, use reuseable grocery bags. Pretty conservative though, DD and I only wear dresses/skirts out of the house, and they must be mid-calf or longer. DD goes to Catholic school, the class for ODS was already full though, so we were forced to send him to public school. My DH is in the Air Force Reserve, but he works for them as a civilian too, so he's gone a lot. We tried homeschooling, but it was just too much for me with a baby and DH gone so much.
ODS is also ADHD and ODD, so I'm hoping to switch him over to more raw foods too. Right now my DH is a little skeptical, he's agreed to try the rest of the family on a high raw diet if I do well on it. So I guess I'm the guinea pig. http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c57/Lokismom/Smilies/lol.gif
Why am I trying it? I've been overweight pretty much my whole life, not horribly in elementary school, but by highschool I was in plus sized clothing, and now I fall into the morbidly obese side of the chart. :( I've tried all the diets, but I am *always* hungry, and all the counting, and measuring before I can eat anything, leaves me even more hungry, so I end up binging. I feel so tired, lethargic, achy, and sick feeling, even when I'm "healthy" I decided it was time to do something about it before life passes me by entirely. I just happened to meet someone who was raw, and I thought *YUCK!* no way! I could never do that, I *love* cooked foods, espescially baked goods and meat..... but as I started feeling sicker and sicker, I decided to eliminate foods that I'm allergic to. (not horrible allergies, which is why I still eat them) But that eliminates wheat (and rice bread tastes awful) pork and beef (as well as a few other things) What are you left with? fruits, veggeis, and chicken. So, I thought I'd at least give my friend's raw diet a try so that I could get all of the allergens out of my system.
I'm finding that after just two days I'm starting to feel a little better, I can breathe a little better, I'm not hungry at all, and I had a tiny little piece of the kids's organic toaster pastry this morning (they wanted me to try the new flavor) and it just tasted chalky to me, when any other day I'd have a hard time stopping at just two whole pastries.
So wish me luck, I'd love to feel *good* again, and be able to run and play with my kids, and enjoy doing things with them instead of just sitting on the sidelines.