FreedomSeeker
08-01-2009, 07:54 AM
Hmm, how to answer that question. I am me. I:
--live in the DC area.
--am 40 years old.
--have been married (almost) 21 years.
--have four children (two sons, 20 and 17, and two daughters, 15 and 12).
--met my husband while we were serving in the army overseas.
--homeschooled my kids for five years--loved those days! Had to quit when I had to go back to work when husband was critically injured in a motorcycle accident.
--have been in college forever, on and off, and am finally in my senior year!
For most of my marriage (and life), I relied on exercise to get back in shape whenever I needed to do so. This time it was not working. Despite 90 minute exercise sessions, I was not losing any weight. Two years ago, my friend, who I grew up with and still keep in contact with, totally transformed her body, energy, and outlook with raw and living foods. I tried to do so a year ago and, though I was having success, reasoned that I could eat "a little bit" of cooked food and be okay. My weight loss halted and I made no further progress.
A couple of weeks ago it dawned on me that, at a fundamental level, I was treating myself disrespectfully. I try to nourish my children, spouse, and friends, but basically I was swallowing potential nuclear bombs with every bite of Hersheys and McDonald's. I wanted to give myself as much nurturance as I try to give others--and I want to set a positive example of self-care to my children.
So I started eating raw the next day. It's been hard, but I am sticking to it. I've been blogging it. Come visit the blog! :)
--live in the DC area.
--am 40 years old.
--have been married (almost) 21 years.
--have four children (two sons, 20 and 17, and two daughters, 15 and 12).
--met my husband while we were serving in the army overseas.
--homeschooled my kids for five years--loved those days! Had to quit when I had to go back to work when husband was critically injured in a motorcycle accident.
--have been in college forever, on and off, and am finally in my senior year!
For most of my marriage (and life), I relied on exercise to get back in shape whenever I needed to do so. This time it was not working. Despite 90 minute exercise sessions, I was not losing any weight. Two years ago, my friend, who I grew up with and still keep in contact with, totally transformed her body, energy, and outlook with raw and living foods. I tried to do so a year ago and, though I was having success, reasoned that I could eat "a little bit" of cooked food and be okay. My weight loss halted and I made no further progress.
A couple of weeks ago it dawned on me that, at a fundamental level, I was treating myself disrespectfully. I try to nourish my children, spouse, and friends, but basically I was swallowing potential nuclear bombs with every bite of Hersheys and McDonald's. I wanted to give myself as much nurturance as I try to give others--and I want to set a positive example of self-care to my children.
So I started eating raw the next day. It's been hard, but I am sticking to it. I've been blogging it. Come visit the blog! :)