Growing up we ate pretty good, we grew most of our food, veggies, fruits, chickens. But we still ate a lot of refined sugar and flour products. And MILK! I LOVE MILK!
As a teen ager I started eating more and more junk food, pizza, chips, candy, cake, cookies, rich desserts were my favorites. I got married at 24 and got pregnant 10 months later, only to gain 80# from my uncontrolable sweet tooth! That weight wasn't all gone yet, but DH and I did a live food diet for a month and I lost 20# more than the 30 I'd already lost after the baby. And then I was pregnant again, this time not eating as many sweets and didn't gain as much weight, but still too much, after our second son was born, we tried to eat healthy, but finally gave into the temptation of GOOD FOOD, or what we thought was good and decided to just enjoy life and eat what we wanted. DH and I both continued being overweight. We tried several different diets off and on, some worked temporarily, some didn't work at all.
At 35 and another baby later, I finally hit bottom and got sick of being sick. For some time I have had no energy, been significantly overweight, had regular headaches and just felt sick a lot. Also dealing with a hormone imbalance that caused a whole raft of problems, including cronic acne on my arms and thighs. I was finally ready to so whatever it took to feel GOOD and be ALIVE again.
A friend told me about the documentary "Forks over Knives", I watched and was wowed at what I'd been doing to my body for all these years. It's time to make a change. I started watching other documentaries and researching the live food Vegan diet. One documentary that really wowed both DH and I was "Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead". Joe and Phil's journey to health, healing and getting off of so many meds was amazing!
And here we are, ready to get started with the New Year on a Live Food Vegan lifestyle, along with Juicing.
Today I am Fat and Sick:
On my 35th birthday with my middle son, Jadrian.
Emily...your story echoes mine...One thing that Joe said on FS&ND movie was where that big pyramid was in front of him with his priorities listed on it, and he owned the problem to be his. He said "I've got myself here, I've had my priorities all wrong."For some of my 'road to good health' story, go to my first blog: www.forthirstysouls.blogspot.com, where I have a page titled "To Health". I think maybe I'll transfer it over to the new blog but for now, that's where you can read it. Just a little update...while I've been feeling well since adopting a more plant based diet, I have not cut out the oils, etc which has helped me keep my 50 lb extra weight. I went on a 20 day green juice fast the 20 days b4 Christmas this yr and lost 15 lb...needless to say, I was duly impressed, which has led me to the 21 day challenge. It is becoming bigger than I ever dreamed it would, with ppl 'signing' up to do it with me...Great, especially for the weakest spot I have: discipline!
ReplyDeleteHave you ever watched the 'sequel' to Forks over Knives~ Forks over Knives Presents The Kitchen 2 Rescue with Rip Esselstyn? It's good. I rented it on Amazon yesterday and was so impressed that I gathered my family last evening and we watched it together. Got them inspired, too. I love that!
Well, good going on your journey to good health. I am here to cheer you on and to tell you that you will so love the results of going 'plant strong'. This much I know from personal experience. I am one of thousands who testify to the reversal of disease and poor energy. Praise to God!
Wow, Marcia, thanks for sharing! I'll go read your story!
ReplyDeleteI haven't watched the sequel to Forks over Knives, but I'll check and see if Netflix has it. Last night we watch the Gerson Miracle, have you seen it? This one thing I have known for 9 years now, if I was ever diagnosed with cancer, I would not accept chemo and radiation, I would be either going to Mexico to the Gerson hospital or I'd be going to San Diego or Austin to the Optimum Health Institute and curing it through live foods!