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[Koren]

Hi All! I'm Koren (pronounced like Corrinne) and I had been a vegetarian for 16years, and then went vegan about 2 weeks before I started eating raw in May. I maintail about 90% raw every day, so I still eat wheat crackers and bread, maybe just one serving per day. I have always had problems with severe bloating and gas, and since going raw I have been able to pinpoint it to the fake meat / processed soy product I have always loved. I tested my thoughts out last week by purposly eating them for 3 days. Immediatly my gas and bloating came back. So that was problem #1 solved by going raw.

I currently weigh 158 lbs and I am 5'7". I am well proportioned, and people always underestimate how much I weigh. I have had a goal weight of 150 forever. Not because I want to weigh that, but becasue when I weigh 150 lbs, that means I am a size 10. I like me at size 10. I have curves, and I like that (so does my DH). When I started eating raw I weighed 165, so I have dropped 7 lbs in about 2 months. I have no doubt that I will lose the rest if I just keep doing what I'm doing and up my exercise a bit (been really busy/tired from work lately). So problem #2 solved by going raw. I'm losing weight AND feeling great after I eat.

Because I have this "idea" that my world will be perfect when I hit 150 lbs., I started thinking WAY too much about what I was eating before going raw. I was logging everything I ate, making exercise plans I could not stick to (I have a 3 year old too!), and beating myself up about not knowing what I was doing - obviously because I still was not 150 lbs. My days were bogged down with constantly thinking about what I was eating, when I should eat it, and God forbid I have something I didn't think I should. I felt like I was nearing a severe mental breakdown and I found myself looking at an anorexia site on the web. Not because I wanted to learn how hard the disease was, but becasue I was trying to get tips! I started crying. How did I get to this point? So then I stared googling diet and vegan sites and Alyissa popped up. I snapped out of it and realized raw would be a much better approach to ending my internal weight battle than starving myself. I ordered her book, and from the moment I started reading it my life changed. I made the decision that I was done with thinking about food all the time. I had to. I made the decision I was going to try raw for at least one month. I wanted to. And I have. My life has changed for the better and I will never, ever go back to obsessing over every little calorie. I actually think part of my problem was not getting enough fats (the right kind of course). Problem #3 solved...I feel, look, and weigh better when I eat more, and I'm not obsessing anymore. So anyone out there that has the same issue I did - can't stop thinking about every little thing you consume - try raw. It's so freeing. I don't care how many calories I eat in the day. I don't care if I'm eating banana ice cream for breakfast. I DON'T CARE!!!! And you shouldn't either.

"Take care of yourself, cuz ain't nobody else gonna do it."
Quote from a very wise Southern woman.

[StarFire]

I stared googling diet and vegan sites and Alyissa popped up. I snapped out of it and realized raw would be a much better approach to ending my internal weight battle than starving myself. I ordered her book, and from the moment I started reading it my life changed. I made the decision that I was done with thinking about food all the time. I had to. I made the decision I was going to try raw for at least one month. I wanted to. And I have. My life has changed for the better and I will never, ever go back to obsessing over every little calorie.

Aloha and Welcome Koren!! I do know what you mean about finding Alissa and this website. It has changed my life so drastically (and saved my marriage). That's HUGE ... Alissa and her staff are angels to many of us ;) !!

I am so happy for you that you have found this path ~ and that it is such a blessing to you.

I look forward to reading more of your journey!!

RAWK ON!!

[rawgreenyogini]

Welcome Koren!!!

You sound set and ready to fire away at the Raw Foods lifestyle.

Enjoy!

[spicyfull]

I wish you everything you need to Stay RAW....Welcome to MY World.

[Alba]

WHAT A BEAUTIFUL STORY! WELCOME TO RFT KOREN!

Love alba