XOXO'S
Mel
Sunday, December 20, 2009
YOUTUBE VIDEO DELAY
Hi! Just wanted to post that the awesome video's I've posted (over on the left) have a delay. :( Grrrr! They either show only the title and no video underneath or they show a choice of 3 video's to watch, but not the correct videos. (The wrong ones have a short haired darker complexioned woman with a guitar as the top first video. Unfortunately, I don't know why it does that, but wait a few seconds, or so, and you will see them change. STICK AROUND! They're very informative and worth the wait, so wait to watch!
Sunday, December 13, 2009
If At First You Don't Succeed....Try, Try Again!
Ok, so I fell backwards to poor eating!!!! That's why I haven't made any entry's all these months. I gained all my weight back and then 10 more!!! It was the most I've weighed in my entire life!!! Never in my "skinny little dreams" did I ever imagine weighing this much when I got older! I won't say yet how much I weigh, not until I'm down at least half way to where I feel I should weigh. I got all of my symptoms back. ALL OF THEM!!!! So, it was die or live. I chose to live.
Eureka, I found it!!!! In July '09 I bought the book "The Green Smoothie Diet" by Robyn Openshaw, and started back this time making Green Smoothies. So much easier!!! I think if every person trying to "go raw" would start out watching Robyn Openshaw's Green Smoothie demos and buy her book, they would have quick success! ( www.greeensmoothiegirl.com or go to www.youtube and type in green smoothie girl.) What a difference I felt starting out my days with kale, spinach or other dark leafy greens added to my regular smoothies. I felt content. Cravings were gone! Even Halloween was a breeze! I didn't desire any candy, before green smoothies, I couldn't resist! In Sept. I started adding 32 oz green smoothies every morning to my daily foods. The days I don't have a green smoothie, I tend to slip up. Then at the end of October I bought Alissa Cohen's book and the dvd ($55) "Living On Live Food." The dvd is awesome! (The younger lady in it is ANNOYING but it's still worth getting). Alissa shows easy and new ways to make eating raw more enjoyable and so delicious, just by simple preparation steps. www.alissacohen.com They can also be bought from Amazon.com and Ebay.com. At the end of November my super chef son, RC and I took a Raw Chef certification course given by Angelena Bosco, who is certified by Alissa Cohen. My friend, Malia and her husband Troy took the class too. Actually, I learned more from the dvd and book combo I bought because we saw similar preparation in class that was done in the dvd, but I wanted the Raw Chef Certification (which cost $125). Next step will be to take the instructors course in April.
So far, since about October 25th, I've lost the 20 pounds I gained and continue to lose EVERYDAY! Alissa says to stay off the scale, but it's so fascinating. I am so much more aware of how I feel when I put ANYTHING in my mouth that isn't raw. I still slip, and I don't lose lbs. on the days I don't stay 100% raw, sometimes I even add 1 to 2 lbs. I really pay for it when I do slip. By "paying for it" I don't mean the extra 1 to 2 lbs, I mean that I swell up, get gas, get sleepy, my fibromyalgia pain comes back, arthritis too. I find I only slip up when I haven't prepared and I wait too long and I get really hungry.
"THOSE WHO FAIL TO PLAN, PLAN TO FAIL" I feel such a sense of accomplishment eating raw! I feel soooo good!
"PERSONAL GROWTH IS A LIFELONG JOURNEY, NOT A DESTINATION" Things are terrific! I love this journey.
MERRY CHRISTMAS!! As someone reminded me today, "the best gift you can give to your loved ones is your health!" Amen to that!
XOXO'S, Mel :)
Eureka, I found it!!!! In July '09 I bought the book "The Green Smoothie Diet" by Robyn Openshaw, and started back this time making Green Smoothies. So much easier!!! I think if every person trying to "go raw" would start out watching Robyn Openshaw's Green Smoothie demos and buy her book, they would have quick success! ( www.greeensmoothiegirl.com or go to www.youtube and type in green smoothie girl.) What a difference I felt starting out my days with kale, spinach or other dark leafy greens added to my regular smoothies. I felt content. Cravings were gone! Even Halloween was a breeze! I didn't desire any candy, before green smoothies, I couldn't resist! In Sept. I started adding 32 oz green smoothies every morning to my daily foods. The days I don't have a green smoothie, I tend to slip up. Then at the end of October I bought Alissa Cohen's book and the dvd ($55) "Living On Live Food." The dvd is awesome! (The younger lady in it is ANNOYING but it's still worth getting). Alissa shows easy and new ways to make eating raw more enjoyable and so delicious, just by simple preparation steps. www.alissacohen.com They can also be bought from Amazon.com and Ebay.com. At the end of November my super chef son, RC and I took a Raw Chef certification course given by Angelena Bosco, who is certified by Alissa Cohen. My friend, Malia and her husband Troy took the class too. Actually, I learned more from the dvd and book combo I bought because we saw similar preparation in class that was done in the dvd, but I wanted the Raw Chef Certification (which cost $125). Next step will be to take the instructors course in April.
So far, since about October 25th, I've lost the 20 pounds I gained and continue to lose EVERYDAY! Alissa says to stay off the scale, but it's so fascinating. I am so much more aware of how I feel when I put ANYTHING in my mouth that isn't raw. I still slip, and I don't lose lbs. on the days I don't stay 100% raw, sometimes I even add 1 to 2 lbs. I really pay for it when I do slip. By "paying for it" I don't mean the extra 1 to 2 lbs, I mean that I swell up, get gas, get sleepy, my fibromyalgia pain comes back, arthritis too. I find I only slip up when I haven't prepared and I wait too long and I get really hungry.
"THOSE WHO FAIL TO PLAN, PLAN TO FAIL" I feel such a sense of accomplishment eating raw! I feel soooo good!
"PERSONAL GROWTH IS A LIFELONG JOURNEY, NOT A DESTINATION" Things are terrific! I love this journey.
MERRY CHRISTMAS!! As someone reminded me today, "the best gift you can give to your loved ones is your health!" Amen to that!
XOXO'S, Mel :)
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