Leiloshka
12-15-2010, 07:08 AM
Hi everyone,
I've been gone for some time. I was mostly raw about three years and was single with my two children. I have a history of an eating disorder that kicked in I think toward the end of my raw period. I had restricted to the point I wasn't eating much of anything because it didn't adhere to raw, or blood type diet or the PH diet or the 80-10-10 diet, etc. and was crazy.
I got married again in summer 2008 and although my husband had supported my "rawness" our whole dating time, he never was raw, so now I've had a pantry full of "bad" things and slowly started eating more and more other things.
It's still healthy by cooked rules as far as organic veggies and fruits, mostly grass fed meats, eggs, etc.
I still don't eat meat and limit my dairy (to only raw milk or yogurt), but will eat other things steamed (mostly) because it's easier when feeding a family.
I want to get back to mostly raw or at least 80% raw, but I have a terrible time with temptation and not eating like other people. I just want to find a menu of sorts where I don't have to think about what I'll do each day. I was stuck on buckwheat cereal (I sprouted and dehydrated) with pears or figs for breakfast, but then the season ended for that and I wanted something just as easy so I started the regular store bought organic cereal.
I remember wintertime was the worst when raw because of the lack of choices. But, I'm getting bigger and softer and tired of this!
I also stopped working out with weights and cardio about two years ago because I had become an overexerciser as well and my nutritionist said I needed to do less punishing exercise like yoga. I've been doing the yoga about 4-5 days a week and do enjoy it. But, I feel I'm not getting enough cardio and I'm not burning enough calories.
My body is bloaty, bigger and SO flabby. I don't even want my husband to snuggle with me anymore and we've only been married a little more than two years. And, it's totally because I feel terrible in my skin.
I'm whining I think more than anything. I can't seem to find a key to make the switch especially seeing how raw finally narrowed my eating world more and more to where I wasn't eating much of anything without guilt, etc. I ordered the Clean Eating magazine for about a year and some of those recipes were helpful for the family and myself.
I just need, somehow, to find balance...like yoga says. :)
I've been gone for some time. I was mostly raw about three years and was single with my two children. I have a history of an eating disorder that kicked in I think toward the end of my raw period. I had restricted to the point I wasn't eating much of anything because it didn't adhere to raw, or blood type diet or the PH diet or the 80-10-10 diet, etc. and was crazy.
I got married again in summer 2008 and although my husband had supported my "rawness" our whole dating time, he never was raw, so now I've had a pantry full of "bad" things and slowly started eating more and more other things.
It's still healthy by cooked rules as far as organic veggies and fruits, mostly grass fed meats, eggs, etc.
I still don't eat meat and limit my dairy (to only raw milk or yogurt), but will eat other things steamed (mostly) because it's easier when feeding a family.
I want to get back to mostly raw or at least 80% raw, but I have a terrible time with temptation and not eating like other people. I just want to find a menu of sorts where I don't have to think about what I'll do each day. I was stuck on buckwheat cereal (I sprouted and dehydrated) with pears or figs for breakfast, but then the season ended for that and I wanted something just as easy so I started the regular store bought organic cereal.
I remember wintertime was the worst when raw because of the lack of choices. But, I'm getting bigger and softer and tired of this!
I also stopped working out with weights and cardio about two years ago because I had become an overexerciser as well and my nutritionist said I needed to do less punishing exercise like yoga. I've been doing the yoga about 4-5 days a week and do enjoy it. But, I feel I'm not getting enough cardio and I'm not burning enough calories.
My body is bloaty, bigger and SO flabby. I don't even want my husband to snuggle with me anymore and we've only been married a little more than two years. And, it's totally because I feel terrible in my skin.
I'm whining I think more than anything. I can't seem to find a key to make the switch especially seeing how raw finally narrowed my eating world more and more to where I wasn't eating much of anything without guilt, etc. I ordered the Clean Eating magazine for about a year and some of those recipes were helpful for the family and myself.
I just need, somehow, to find balance...like yoga says. :)