I don't really consider these "before and after." I have very few photos when I was the biggest. The after is not after because I am not through!
Brother Eddie (middle) was running in the last Philippine Presidential race (he came in 3rd of 20). I was helping with this rally and someone snapped this photo.
That dark blue shirt in the upper photo could not be buttoned all the way down - I was too big. Today it wraps around me 1 and a half times. Percy can easily get into that shirt with me!
That is my mother-in-law and my daughter with me in the mall (my Honeybun snapped the photo) the day before my great liver cleanse crash. I got a little too close to death on that one!
Lanie was "glued" to papa's hand all day! She just refused to let go of me! Isn't she cute? She has the same name and the same birthday as me!
That orange shirt is a 4XL - the largest off the rack shirt available in the Philippines. The real point is "off the rack" - as in the first off the rack shirt in decades! I am very proud that I can buy tee shirts at a regular department store! The words say, "My Size is Better than Your Size!"
Funny thing in the bottom photo is the baggie shorts (just in style?) Well, actually I owned these at the time of the top photo but they were too small for my legs to fit into them then!
You may notice the discolored patches on my legs. For more than 15 years before going raw these were painful oozing sores (dermatitis herpetiformis). Everyday my sheets needed to be changed because of this. Today they are dry painless discolorations, a simple reminder of why I love raw food! Perhaps now some of you can see why I am so enthusiastic!
Raw really works!
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11-15-2009 05:15 AM #1
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Woweeeeee that an inspiration! And sooo happy you are recovering!!! Take care of you! Your daughter is adoarable!
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11-15-2009 06:16 AM #3
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Look at you! Congrads! So glad you are healing! I bet you FEEL totally different also? Keep it up. What an inspiration for others!
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I'm speechless! How amazing for you
May you continue to heal and keep spreading your light!
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Awesome testimonial Lan. You rawk. Keep it up.
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11-15-2009 09:27 AM #6
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Raw works!!!
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11-15-2009 09:47 AM #7
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Raw food really does the body wonder!!! :) It is nice to hear the benefits of what raw food has done for you and for your health. Thanks for sharing your wonderful transformation with us!!
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11-15-2009 10:59 AM #8
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WOW! You have saved yourself! Thank God for your little girl's sake, your honeybun and you. Keep going- it only gets better...
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You're doing GREAT!!! I'm so thrilled for you!!!
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11-15-2009 07:51 PM #10
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Totally awesome brother! Keep it up because you're a great inspiration to a lot folks. :)
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So glad to hear you are recovering. Your daughter is so cute! Best wishes...
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Keep on keeping on - because it's changing your life and OTHER people's lives. Deeply inspired by your stories.
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11-15-2009 10:30 PM #13
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that is amazing. thank you for sharing. you look sooo much smaller, wow. raw does work. please keep posting your journey. your little girl is adorable:)
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Wow, you are an inspiration. Thank you for sharing.
Your daughter is so precious.
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11-23-2009 01:13 PM #15
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You look great and keep up the great work.
Your daughter is beautiful."Natural forces within us are the true healers of disease. "
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