Over 50

[mamabird1953]

The 30 day challenge and other threads have some great ideas, recipe plans, and the 30 day challenge usually post what they eat daily.

Anyway, I'm 53 and feel wonderful on primarily raw foods. I've had good reports on all my check ups for the last few years. A perfect weight too.

I have followed the fit for life books for years but would blow it once in a while. I've been getting closer and closer to going all raw the last year, but still would fall off the wagon. I'm mostly raw since I found this message board.

I think what would help me more is getting more creative with my meals and I do need a dehydrator and food proccessor. I've collected some great recipes here. But am saving money for the proper equipment.

I hope we keep this board going. I'm sure we all have lots of things in common at our age. And what an exciting path to be on together! I will be doing a blog soon.

[styersky]

I will be looking forward to your blog. Need to get back and bring mine up to date.

All of the responses are great. I think I have found the Place To Be!

[StarFire]

ALOHA!! I'll be turning 51 in August and I've been 100% RAW SINCE APRIL 2007 ~ never felt better ~ lovin life ~ feelin great ~ and sooo happy to have found this lifestyle!! RAW RAWKS!!! oops... I've already posted here! teheee!!

... over 50 and still feelin frisky!!

[Douglas]

Well what I think about Raw food eating over 50 is very important to us all. If you want to live life without getting sick or getting Cancer or weak bones. Or just being able to go out and walk without pain. Plus living life without going to the Doctor all the time and getting loaded up with all kinds of Meds that have many side afects. Raw food makes one feel really in touch with there body. When you eat raw you feel so very good. I enjoy that feeling everyday and I sure wish I would have started this at a Young age. Parents need to teach there kids this way of eating. Just look around at the kids and people now. It is very Sad to see what has happend. With all the junk food fast food places all over now. People are eating there selves very Sick. The bad part is it is just going to get worse too. We need to keep spreading the raw food life. Doug in Calif 100% Raw. :)

[styersky]

Thanks for the response Doug. Very encouraging. And I agree with everything you say. I look forward to being off the few drugs I now use!

[mamabird1953]

Doug, I can't bring your pictures up from photobucket. I do have an old computer. Could that be the reason?

[styersky]

The 30 day challenge and other threads have some great ideas, recipe plans, and the 30 day challenge usually post what they eat daily.

Anyway, I'm 53 and feel wonderful on primarily raw foods. I've had good reports on all my check ups for the last few years. A perfect weight too.

I have followed the fit for life books for years but would blow it once in a while. I've been getting closer and closer to going all raw the last year, but still would fall off the wagon. I'm mostly raw since I found this message board.

I think what would help me more is getting more creative with my meals and I do need a dehydrator and food proccessor. I've collected some great recipes here. But am saving money for the proper equipment.

I hope we keep this board going. I'm sure we all have lots of things in common at our age. And what an exciting path to be on together! I will be doing a blog soon.

I use a blender for the smoothies, and that is as far as I have gotten . . .
having just started Monday (two days ago), but I know I have to have a dehydrator. Someone told me they got one at Wal Mart for $40 but our Wal Mart is a small store in this little town and they have no dehydrators. If I knew where to go I am ready to try ordering one at that price. I have to get some variety going other than smoothies and salads. Have a couple of books ordered and when they arrive things will be easier. I am going to research some recipes on another site tonight and see what I can come up with for tomorrow.

Thanks for the encouragement!

[GlimR]

How'd I miss this thread????
I was 50 in April...I'm struggling some but never giving up till I get to the place I want to be. I believe in raw!!

[styersky]

Iam new to RAW but very interested. I have a history of getting excited and then abandoning my new ideas?

But I would really like to get into dehydrating, particularly Onion Bread, etc. I can get a small round Nesco Dehydrator for less than $50 online from WalMart. It would be find for small items like drying fruit, chips, etc. It is small and round as compared to Excalibur for about $100 with pull out trays. It seems that making Onion Bread, some desserts, etc., would not work well on the small round trays with a hole in the middle, etc.

Please give me some advice and THANKS for this thread. I love it!

[mamabird1953]

Good Morning everybody,
GlimR:Someone bumped this thread up from about a month ago. Hopefully we can keep this thread going. I plan on posting daily. You do not look like you're 50. Maybe12?
Styersky:I'm happy you're so enthused about this way of eating. I'm still eating mostly smoothies and salads. I'm desperate for a dehydrator, etc. Maybe ebay?

Someone on this board made raw crackers and dehydrated them in her hot car. I think I'll try that. Also living-foods.com has great recipes as well as goneraw.com, hit the banana icon at the top of the page and there's a recipe search.
Eating this way...even when I was only about 75% raw, my gout and starting symptoms of arthritis went away, including cronic fatigue, swollen glands and all the other old lady stuff. I feel better at 53 than in my later 30's and my 40's. Right now the only thing I can't stand about me is, I'm sitting here with white, orange, and pale yellow hair wondering how I'm gonna get to the beauty supply store for more bleach. A towel or a bag might work.
This is really scary. I wanted to get the dark red out and get close to my natural color of med. ash blonde and then try to go grey gracefully. Someone was telling me I will probably need to bleach it a couple of times.Wish I would have bought more. I don't know how I'm going to get out of the house. Plus my poor dog Daisy is begging to go potty. Poor me...

[GlimR]

*hee hee* ((((((mamabird)))) You deserve a hug for that comment...nah..just a good pic...my glamor shot for my book jacket. And I was only 49~*LOL* Glad to know we women of a certain age are flourishing here~

[cdmalloy]

I'm 55 and just started about a week ago. So far so good, and I'm enjoying it immensely. Discovering new and different recipes and combining different tastes is almost like a new awakening! The first couple of days I must have been detoxing as I felt a little bad. So far, I'm all raw!!! Don't even feel like falling off the raw wagon!

[styersky]

Thought that I would dredge this back up since we have alot of newbies and many may fit into this category and get encouragement from it. :)

As we reach our age . . . health is so important! Not that it was not before, but the symptoms seem to appear.

Even if we are aging, it isn't too late to make changes that will positively affect us and our families. I have learned from this board that it really is possible to make changes even at this age.

Let's keep this thread going for encouragement to each other as well as to newbies. I just started RAW 5 days ago so need lots of encouragement and ideas. I am probably 90% RAW.

My husband is not as committed and I must be patient with him. We may or may not ever be 100%, BUT 90% WILL CERTAINLY MAKE DRASTIC CHANGES!

We must start somewhere and we can all encourage each other along the way, wherever we are on the journey.

Share with me anything you think a 5 day newbie could benefit from. At this point I am mostly into smoothies and must get into some new ideas. Hope to go shopping tomorrow and get something new into the menu. But it needs to be rather simple in the beginning for me.

[belleadonna]

I just turned 54. I am not 100% raw but many days I do go 100% raw and the other days I am at about 85 to 90%. The biggest tip I can give you right now is not to be too hard on yourself. You will make mistakes and you might give in to temptation but don't let that stop you or turn you back. You will be eating better than ever and you will feel better than ever except for the detox days. But that passes and you get better each day. Just keep on keeping on!! Just remember that this is a process and its for a lifetime.

[styersky]

I just turned 54. I am not 100% raw but many days I do go 100% raw and the other days I am at about 85 to 90%. The biggest tip I can give you right now is not to be too hard on yourself. You will make mistakes and you might give in to temptation but don't let that stop you or turn you back. You will be eating better than ever and you will feel better than ever except for the detox days. But that passes and you get better each day. Just keep on keeping on!! Just remember that this is a process and its for a lifetime.

Yesterday must have been a detox day. I only started Monday and not 100% any day. Had diarrhea all day and felt absolutely horrible. Today is a very good day. Just makes me think if I could begin detox that easily I must really need this!

I am not eating animal products, strictly vegan. Not sure about that. I am thinking about adding at least plain yogurt. I have read that the fermentation process adds back enzymes and that the yogurt is ok.

Any comments or experiences?