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Feel Better!

Mon, 19 Oct 2009 18:39:11 +0100

Today I feel better! Why? Because I have been eating "raw" for six months! I started out with a vision to
change my eating habits for the better so I could lose some weight and feel better. Since I have lost about 15 pounds and I feel much more comfortable in my clothes and more confident in all that I do. I am not 100% raw but I am happy that I stick to my 75% raw. For me and my family we have all benefited from this as we are eating healthier and seemed to be better immune to viruses and colds.

Helping you

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 13:31:14 +0100

I am really interested in helping people who are trapped in a body that makes then feel sad and depressed. I have found the Raw food diet and have lost nine pounds in less than a month. That may not sound like much but it is a start. It is slowly melting off me and I am feeling better each day. I am not extremely overweight but I have had 25-30 pounds of unwanted fat that has been weighing me down for a long time. Join me in my weight loss and with my motivation and support I will help you become the best person you are!

Weight loss and too terribly fat to have fun with my friends to get dressed

Mon, 13 Jul 2009 00:23:01 +0100

Always too fat

Did you have a good day?

If you answered yes you don’t need to evaluate it too much… you know why you had a good day. Maybe you had ice cream with your favorite friend or you got an “A” on a report, maybe you got a promotion at work or maybe you just had a good day alone in peace.

If you answered no well… maybe it was a boring day or you felt ill. Or maybe you had a terrible breakup with your mate or an accident. These things happen and that’s ok.

We will survive the bad days and relish the good ones.

I know when I am unhappy and it seems that nothing is going right I have to change something in my day. Sometimes it can be as easy as listening to music or moving my furniture in my living room or going for a walk.

But if you are someone whose bad days outweigh the good ones and it is because you are always too fat or overweight, then a little personal check might be in order. It can be so hard being overweight you may feel self-conscious about the way you look. It may be hard to go out and feel good about yourself. You may struggle getting dressed and when you do feel reasonably good about yourself when you do go out, people are rude and unkind.

I believe beauty resonates from within and if you can’t be happy because of your weight, then you have to do something to change this. It is not an easy task if it involves the millionth diet we’ve been on since whenever. There is some hope… it is an amazing diet, a transforming diet that will not only take off the weight but will take you back to the healthy body you are suppose to have.

Please if you are overweight and want to find happiness in your life again go to iluvrawfood.com.
Cheers, Erin

"Eating Healthy to lose weight"

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 20:57:36 +0100

There are a lot of questions in the diet world about which is the healthiest way to tackle weight loss...

If you really want to change your eating habits you have to change your mind set too. This means you have to start thinking, "I am going to start eating healthy to lose weight". The raw food diet is a perfect place to start because it kind of gives you the jump-start you need to good healthy eating. When you do this the benefits are tenfold! One being you start to metabolize your food better. This is a great benefit as you are able to burn calories better than before and your body functions as it's suppose to. The nutrients go where there suppose to go with better absorption of the vitamins from fruits, vegetables, nuts, beans and other raw food. Your body goes through a detoxification and is replenished and you will feel better and look better with younger looking skin. When I first tackled the raw food diet I looked for all the information I could before hand. I have now been on it for a month and a half now (about 60% raw) and have lost fifteen pounds! I have never felt better!

I woke up this morning...

Sun, 14 Jun 2009 00:57:59 +0100

This morning I got up feeling a little blue-It is Saturday and typically on Saturday mornings I have an omlet or pancakes with maple syrup and a couple strips of bacon with a cup of coffee1 and half sugar and a little cream. The feeling that when I reached my goal I could have some, didn't make me feel any better. Then I had an idea-Since today was usually the day I enjoyed delicious food I wasn't going to change it up too much.I wasn't going to deprive myself today I would have a big breakfast! I used a romain leaf and filled it with cucumbers cubed, with tomatoes cubed, avocado cubed, a couple walnuts and a sunflower seeds sprinkled on top and of course my homemade salsa sauce and yes hot sauce. Then I tied it up with a a couple of chives. I usually cut up all in a salad bowl overnight anyway. Well I guess I did change it up -It was a lot healthier than my bacon and eggs and it was delicious! Try it!

I had a wonderful fruit smoothie with 1 banana, a few straw berries and lemon juice. I was full!

Warm wishes, Erin

Do you think you are ready to start eating Raw?

Mon, 15 Jun 2009 15:59:48 +0100

Going Raw?

If you were to eat seventy-five to one hundred percent raw food you would be considered a raw foodist and if this is your goal there are a few bits of information you ought to know.

Living a raw food life is not for everyone. Children and pregnant women and people with anemia are not recommended to go on this type of diet. If you are at risk of osteoperosis it is not reccommended because of the calcuim. It is thought that raw foodist had slightly lower bone mass. Living a raw food life can leave you deficient in certain areas. Calcium, iron, protein and calories.

The Benefits of the Raw Food Diet?

The benefits of going on a raw food diet are increased energy and your appearance looks fesher with an unblemished skin tone. You will feel the weight slip off and it will stay off as your eating habits change. You will be able to digest your food better. The health benefits can reduce the risk of heart disease and cut your fat intake because the raw food diet has fewer trans fats and saturated fat. It is low sodium and high in potassium, magnesium, folate, fiber and health-promoting plant chemicals called phytochemicals.

What can I eat on the Raw Food Diet?

When researching foods for the raw food diet look for unprocessed, preferably organic, whole foods at your grocery or market. Vegetables and fresh fruits, grains, beans, seeds, nuts, legumes, dried fruit, seaweed, unproessed organic or natural foods, fresh juices vegetable or fruit, purified water. Not heated over 116 degreesF.

If you are serious about your new diet you may want to purchase special equipment for specific cooking techniques that would make foods more digestible and add variety to the diet. A dehydrator which is a piece of equipment that blows air through food at a temperature of less than 116 degrees F. You can also benefit from a good-quality juice extractor for juicing fruit and vegetables. For easy chopping you can also benfit from a blender, food processor, or chopper to save you time.

Lastly as with all things there are side effects that accompany the raw food diet. Some people experience a detoxification reaction in the beginning. Mild headaches, nausea, and cravings can occur but usually only last for few days.

Good Luck! Erin

Motivated to lose weight

Mon, 01 Jun 2009 20:48:36 +0100

Hi my name is Erin and I would like to help You feel better and look great! If you wake up and have a hard time looking and feeling good in the morning because of your weight then keep reading? Do you get dressed and seconds later change your clothes because they were too tight. Do you try endlessly dieting week after week with short term results or none at all? Then maybe we can help each other.

I am married and have three kids 8, 11, and 14 whom I love dearly and I would like to have the energy to continue to enjoy them for many years to come.

Although I have been struggling with my weight for a few years, I now think I have found something that could end all that.

I did some research and I discovered The Raw food lifestyle. Since I hadn’t tried it before I dug some more and found there was a lot of people out there that lived this lifestyle every day. I found it helped you maintain a healthy weight and helped your body in a lot of other ways too. Better skin, mood and more energy- exactly what I needed! I looked at the list of foods and went out and bought foods like vegetables and fruits and nuts etc.

I was tired of the extra 25-30 pounds that had been sitting around my middle, upper arms and thighs and I was looking for anything that would help me.

Monday morning I started with much enthusiasm! I had a fruit smoothie for breakfast, nuts for a snack, veggie smoothie, applesauce for lunch and I snacked on miniature carrots in the afternoon. For diner I made myself a cabbage taco with beans and peppers, tomato and cayenne pepper. I drank a few glasses of water and I felt full by the end of the day. It wasn’t that difficult except I didn’t really like the veggie smoothie. But after different variations by experimenting I made my veggie smoothies tastier. The first three days were... let’s just say different from how I usually ate. I had a lot of smoothies, vegetables and fruits; and nuts, avocado and some fruits I hadn't ever tried before. Three days later I stepped on the scale and I smiled. I had finally found something that I felt would help me lose the weight and start me on a path to eating better! This was definitely the right change for me. To go an entire day without being hungry and I could eat whatever fruit of vegetable I wanted!

So now I would like to help you to lose the weight like I am and keep it off. I am 9 pounds down and it may not seem like a lot for only a month but it has stayed off and even though I am not one hundred percent eating raw, I have incorporated more vegetables and fruits into my diet and I feel like my body functions better. I have actually started jogging because I have more energy!

Now I am on a mission to find like individuals who have reached the point in their lives like I have and want to say goodbye to the fat, to take off the weight, and eat healthier. Individuals like you that want to have more energy and feel better! Why because I struggled for so long and now I have found something that is working for me and I want it to work for you too. It’s about feeling good about you. I will help you lose it and keep it off. So let’s get started…

I realized I had to change my thinking so... first off I decided that I would never say the word dieting again!

I am not 100% eating raw but I have felt better now incorporating more of these foods in my diet. Yes I do on occasion cheat but my weight is the same. Nine pounds down!

I am looking for you if interested and overweight to join me in a challenge to healthy eating and I will send you motivational information everyday to keep you going. If you are interested on how to start a Raw food lifestyle subscribe to my blog and I will send you all the information you need to know to get started.

I will help you through your challenge for a better you even if you don’t chose not to go on The Raw food plan… I will do my best to be there for you.

Don’t step on the scale after dieting a week and find that you were actually heavier than the week before? I lived with that week after week and I would ask myself; Was it the cookies I ate on Thursday or maybe the tiny handful of potato chips I had on Friday night while watching a movie with my husband and kids? This would go through my mind and then I would think... It's not fair -I suffered a whole week on that diet! Week after week I tried to diet and failed miserably. For the first time in many years of dieting I am taking off the weight naturally.

If you would like to join me in my challenge to lose weight, I will be your moral support and with me helping you, you will be helping me.
Cheers,
Erin