I want to thank everyone who has participated in this RawFoodTalk.com forum. There have been some amazing exchanges here and so many words of wisdom spoken. But its time for me to close this board. I am moving on to new ventures and feel that its time for me to let this go. A forum of this size takes loads of money, time and energy. I have not been keeping up with the forum upgrades, the spam problems, etc…. which is resulting in many disgruntled emails and people calling the office daily. I’m sorry to disappoint the many of you who have spent your time and wonderful words of help and inspiration here. I hope that you have all benefited from this board and that it has helped you on your path to optimal health. I know many of you have made lasting friendships here as well. I will leave this board up for a month of so, so that you may copy what you need and any information you would like to save.

Thank you for being part of the RawFoodTalk.com community! It’s been a wonderful ride! I’m looking forward to seeing what’s next for all of you and of course, you can keep up with my adventures through my blog, Facebook and twitter. I am continuing my certification trainings and there will be some exciting new classes, events and projects coming into fruition in the near future!

All my best,
Alissa

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herbalgirl

on 05-15-2008 at 10:56 AM (610 Views)

I have not been doing too well with being raw ever since my dh left for military training almost 2 weeks ago. Why does it have to be so hard?

I am so ashamed to admit that I made a batch of nobake cookies two days ago and, over the course of 2 days, ate every single one of them. Myself. That is 2 c. of white sugar, 1 stick of butter... You get the idea. I want to throw up. I can't stand to be in my body like this! I feel jittery, and dizzy, and miserable. I snap at the kids and my depression is way worse.

Anyone who says sugar isn't addictive is lying!! I have been addicted to sugar all my life.

I KNOW I need to clean up my diet. Raw makes me feel SO much better. Soooo, why is it SO HARD to stick to? I guess coming from SAD to raw is maybe a bit harder than coming from cooked vegan to raw? I don't know.

All I know is I want to heal!

So, what is the best plan of attack for a major sugar addict suffering from depression? I sometimes wonder if I am bipolar rather than just depressed, as I will have days where I will be on top of the world, getting tons of things done, and everything seems cleared and brighter. Then, I will fall into a black pit for a 4 or so day stretch. Then, back again. 'round and 'round...

I would appreciate any prayers or good thoughts or what have you at this time. I really REALLY want to overcome this. I don't want my children to suffer because of me.

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Zaphirah - 05-15-2008 11:11 AM
You sound very much like me, before and during the first 8 months of raw. It has been only in the last week that I haven't had a lull in my energy. 3 things that I think have really brought my health up a notch is exercise (I bounce on the dc's trampoline and go jogging), 3000mcg of B-12 (mythelcobalamin), and a Yoga Nidra hypnosis track on my iPod. The hypnosis track feeds postitive messages to my brain while I sleep. It seems to have REALLY helped. I wish you the best of luck and HEALTH!
herbalgirl - 05-16-2008 07:49 AM
Thanks, Zaphirah, for your encouragement! :) I definitely know exercise helps me out. My mood changes so much when I do it. I think it is the combo of nasty food and not much exercise the past few days that have contributed to me feeling this way. So, back to work for me! I can DO THIS!!