nadien alexandra's before and after pictures

[nadien alexandra]

hey guys.

I thought I would post some pictures.
This is my transition from a sad SAD diet to an all RAW VEGAN diet.

I started eating more Raw at the end of Summer '09. I became high Raw in the Fall. Fell off the band wagon a bit throughout the winter, but became totally Raw in the early Spring of this year. Now I'm all Raw and my god the difference in my face alone is amazing.

Hopefully these can inspire other people who have had skin issues (which translate to self-esteem issues for me) in their lives. I've struggled with terrible acne since grade 8, and only this year, after going 100% Raw, has my acne finally diminished.

One year Ago.
SAD eater. Smoker. Drinker.
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y220/moth__eaten/DSC00662.jpg

I can't believe how Red, puffy, and uneven my skin is; how colorless my eyes are.
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y220/moth__eaten/DSC00670.jpg

High RAW. End of Fall '09
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y220/moth__eaten/DSC01807.jpg

Totally RAW. no longer a smoker, drinker or SAD eater. Taken this week during my juice fast.
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y220/moth__eaten/DSC02017.jpg
ps. that is my dad with me. He's a big SAD eater. Big beer drinker. I want to help him so badly. suffers from gout. has been through cancer... man oh man.

Anyway. yay for raw.

[donnyandcathy]

WOW you look beautiful!!
I think your skin looks great, and you look so healthy!!
Keep up the good work!

[Aleesha Sattva]

wow wow double triple wow!!!

[Shels]

Wow. Everything looks so amazing, but I cannot get over how clear and bright your eyes became! You look incredible, lovely.

Was there a big difference between high raw and all raw? I'm curious as to how much that last 10% or so really does..

[firefly]

Wow Nadien...you're beautiful! What an inspiration!! :)

[katacykls]

Wow Nadien you look Great. Awesome Job. Your eyes and skin really do look a lot clearer, sharper and less puffy.

[GlimR]

Nadien~
You look beautiful........yup...you've got the glow!:D

[Dimond]

It's like you became a beautiful new person, with a new persona. The 1st pic you look like an unhappy, rebellious teenager and then you emerge into a stunning, glowing, young woman. :)

[seRAWnity]

Wow :) Inspiring and very beautiful! Thanks for sharing

[margoss]

look like you feel wonderful!! Hopefullyl, you can slowly help him. It's sad when we want to help and they won't let us.

[RawHealthyBeauty]

Def a healthy beautiful glow! R-awesome!!
Your eyes and skin is so radiant and clear!!
You're sparkling and twinkling like a jewel on Raw!!! :)


Maybe, just 7 day green smoothies could be something he be willing to do just to see how he feel after 7 days? Most people say they crave it after seven days and felt better too. It's a good way to get started.

[snoops]

You look awesome. Keep plugging away at your Dad. I got mine drinking fruit smoothies in the am and even the occasional green smoothie - if I made it for him. It was too late for him but its not too late till its too late!! Don't tell him to stop eating his favorite foods - just add good foods on top of it. Like a green smoothie a day. Start slow, baby steps and all. Good luck. You're doing great yourself.

[christinajade]

Awww...your so pretty!! Thanks for sharing. Your skin looks amazing!

[nadien alexandra]

Thanks everyone.

I FEEL like a different person. I was going through a lot in those pictures from last year. Just struggling with myself all around. not happy, and not dealing with it.

I've come a long way.

SHELS: from high raw to 100%, I noticed a big difference in my energy and how light I feel (meaning, I feel like I can move easier, and with more grace, and that has nothing to do with how much I weigh. I hope that makes sense), but maybe it has to do with WHAT i was still eating at high raw.

I drink more juices and smoothies now, eat more mono meals, and the desire to do that happened when I went totally raw.

[Gossy]

Congrats Nadien, you look amazing! And sounds like you feel amazing too, which is even more important!!

Best wishes and good luck with your father too. I'm only a weekish into raw and I wish I could get my parents to convert. Both suffer from health issues that I know would clear up/get better with raw. I know this because they've tried somewhat similar diets (eliminating certain foods/food groups) in the past and lost weight and felt healthier. But both lack the will power/strength/whatever you call it to stick with things. Not to be rude to them, but they're lazy. I'm not sure they truly want to change either. They want to enjoy whatever they want consequence free. Its hard to try to convince a parent that life doesn't work that way. They don't generally want to hear that kind of crap from their child - no matter how hold, smart, or knowledgeable they might be!

I keep trying to insert things into conversations to at least plant the seeds though. Like "Wow, my stomach feels great after eating this, I've never been able to eat such a huge salad without pain before! Must be this raw diet!" Maybe someday that will sink in and they'll give it more of a go themselves :)

[Coriander74]

You look amazing. Congratulations on your journey!

Maybe your Dad will see how this has helped you, and will start to incorporate more raw into his life. He looks like a wonderful man.

[nadien alexandra]

hey thanks!

and you are quite right. He's the sweetest man i know.
problem is, he spends so much time caring for and worrying about other people that he never takes care of himself.

but things are looking up. He's doing a mini juice fast with me this week.
Thank goodness he already loves V8. I have plans to make him my homemade mock V8 juice!

[Bagalamukhi]

Congratulation... your eyes are so shinny and clear, and your skin is beautiful.

Good luck with your father.

[StarFire]

WOW!! you got that GLOW goin on for sure! Yu are beautiful!

and your dad looks like such a sweetheart too! ;) keep plantin those seeds nadien.... they'll grow eventually!

amazing ... amazing... CONGRATULATIONS! (and thanks for sharing!) these photos truly are inspirational! :D

[klomasius]

Wow, not only are you naturally very beautiful (even in your before pics) but you upgraded like ten levels when you went raw! :eek:

That's the stuff!

[walnutty]

You GLOW, really, really glow!

[Shine]

Beautiful - and what a transformation!! Thank you for sharing :D

[lovenlife]

Nadien....lovely, just lovely. It snot so much about outer appearance as it is what shines through in the spirit....a whole new spirited look about you.

My friend was cancer free (not even five years) and just went yesterday back to the cancer center. It is bad. She has it in many places now and I just dont know how they can turn it around no matter what they do as it is so late.

I loaned her raw video a while back.She watched and gave it back and thanked me. End of matter for all I knew. Who knows.

We do what we can and they choose. Everyone gets to choose for their life.

I choose LIFE and I choose the best health I can have! THATS POWERFUL BAYBAY!!!

[Basenjimamma]

What a true testament to raw you are, beautiful woman through and through..congratulations to you for all you've acheived so far and for what you will conquer...

[Moretta]

Wow, you look amazing. Keep it up.

[irresistiblepassion]

A high fruit diet or a high nuts/seeds/oils diet?

I hope my skin clears up soon like yours did. But I hear it can take a while: +6 months...

You're so beautiful! Congratulations on your progress!

[Marin Mom]

You look beautiful and so different from the person in the original picture. Good luck with your dad- it is hard to stand by and see others hurting their own health.... leading by example is probably the best way. I can so relate as dh (and because of what he brings into the house) and kids are SAD eaters. Baby steps! Good luck.

[nadien alexandra]

Thanks again everyone for the kind words. :)

Lovenlife: what you say is very true. Everyone will fight their own battles at their own speed and in their own way.
At least we can make it known that we are here, if ever they should ask for help.

Irresistiblepassion: I eat mostly fruit out of a sincere love for fruit. Greens are second. spinach/kale/swiss chard everyday (as that is what grows out back). But I also eat nuts and seeds, but seeds are a more frequent guest on my daily food list (nuts: only almonds & walnuts. seeds: sunflower, pumpkin, flax, sesame, poppy, chia, hemp...). And then I will eat a small amount of oil (olive, sunflower, coconut, sesame).

One HUGE thing that really helped my skin was ceasing my cleansing routine. I no longer wash my face. I just use coconut oil when I steam my face, and then a bit as moisturizer. And if I'm eating an avocado, I'll take the skin and rub the inside all over my face!! lol.

Good luck. and ps. my skin REALLY changed in about two weeks. Then it slowly got better over time. But initially, it was quite dramatic.

[irresistiblepassion]

Did you mean that you have a vegetable garden you collect from or that you're from Australia?

Thanks for replying back.

[nadien alexandra]

I have a veggie garden in my back yard. :P

[green jeanie]

i just brought your picture to my hairdresser.........thanks N!!!:D

[nadien alexandra]

haha, no problem.

I'll take that as a compliment

[green jeanie]

you look lovely :))

[Shels]

One HUGE thing that really helped my skin was ceasing my cleansing routine. I no longer wash my face. I just use coconut oil when I steam my face, and then a bit as moisturizer. And if I'm eating an avocado, I'll take the skin and rub the inside all over my face!! lol.

So, you put on the oil, steam, and wash it off? I just started cleansing with it, the jar just says rub in and wash off, but it seems difficult to wash it all away. :p

[nadien alexandra]

I put it on my face before I get into the shower and massage it in really well, let the hot steam of the shower open my pores and continue massaging my face with it, and right before I get out I rinse it off and keep rinsing until my face no longer feels oily (I also slowly transition to colder water which tighten the pores again).

After shower, I use a small small amount to moisturize with.

yea at first you'll think "man i don't get how this is suppose to 'work'" but it seems like such a normal routine for me now and has made more difference than ANYthing else ever has for my skin.

Every so often ill massage some into my skin and place a hot towel on my face and kind of relax like that for ten minutes and THEN hop in the shower and/or rinse off the oil.

[guacamole]

Great inspiration! Thanks for sharing your beautiful photos and your beauty routine!

[Shels]

Lovely, thank you so much for sharing. :D

[laLune]

WOW, what a difference! You look amazing!!

Thanks so much for sharing... very inspirational! :)


P.S. I "wash" my face with coconut oil too :D

[revdrcyn]

You look beautiful and your skin is amazing!

Don't give up on your Dad - you never know . . .

[GoodCat]

Beautiful..beautiful. And keep plugging away with your dad. He's watching you and learning. Thats amazing right there!

Cathy :)

[Pking]

Totally awesome! Keep up the great raw work.

[nadien alexandra]

thanks again for all the encouraging comments everyone!!

this kind of positive re-enforcement really helps me stay raw :)

It's such a blessing to finally find a way of life that really has the best impact on one's mental/physical health.

Raw food has really changed me for the better.

[willimakeit]

wow you look so attractive in that last photo:)

[WanderRA]

yes you look very attractive, you have strength in your eyes. The raw I feel is merely suppliment to this.

[luv2laugh]

Seriously, I was looking at the photos and thinking so THAT is how people get movie star beautiful.

Diet. Your skin look amazing!! In the before picture, I couldn't tell what you were talking about with red and puffy, but after seeing the "after" picture, there was such a huge difference.

Keep up the good work. Hang in there with your dad. and Congratulations on quitting smoking as well. That is HUGE!

[fostin]

amazing change!!! and you look stunning, you have beautiful eyes :)

[Tguch]

Very inspiring! The change is amazing- you look like a different person... I guess you are! Congrats on your transformation! :)

[laura-jane]

Beautiful! You look like you feel great, if that makes sense! Keep it up, looks fab.

[BlackKat]

You are gorgeous. Don't give up on your father! He's still alive and breathing and no matter what your age is its never too late to change and see radical differences in your life.

[Shelly11]

ps. that is my dad with me. He's a big SAD eater. Big beer drinker. I want to help him so badly. suffers from gout. has been through cancer... man oh man.



Plant a seed, set an example, see what happens. That's all you can do. You look great!

[Raw Angel Mom]

You look so much younger and without question very healthy.

Congratulations!

[Bananna]

Beautiful, beautiful difference! I noticed the same when I went raw re my skin...I am right there, ready to go back...thanks for the inspiration, it's very helpful for motivation :)

oh and I'm from Barrie...neighbour!

[Ahngele]

Gorgeous transformation:wuv