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I’ve realized I can
no longer keep telling myself “My diet starts tomorrow.”
I can no longer wait for health and life to fall into my lap.
I decided June 8, 2003, to take action!
I became a vegetarian 2 years ago in hopes
of losing weight and gaining health. I still smoked cigarettes,
and becoming vegetarian to me simply meant cutting out animal
flesh and a few obvious ingredients, like gelatin. I went
from a weight of 220 to (at one sad point) 250 pounds after
becoming vegetarian! I couldn’t believe it as I saw
the pounds coming on. I thought that by removing meat from
my diet I’d be forced to eat healthier. The truth was
I found just as many ways to eat junk and avoid fruits and
veggies. I don’t know why I called myself a vegetarian,
when ‘carbotarion’ was a more appropriate fit.
My diet up through June 7 2003 was cheese pizza, pasta, bagels,
mock corn dogs, french fries, and Ben and Jerry’s. It’s
disgusting. In fact I was disgusted even while consuming this
stuff, but I have a nasty addiction and I felt hopeless.
I decided to make step 1 change for my health
one month ago. I quit smoking. I am only 22 and have smoked
for 3 years. I became aware that no matter how hard it would
be to quit, now is the time.
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So I started doing
searches for information on the Raw Food Diet. I found a so
many pages of info. I saw before and after pics. I read testimonials.
I found this is so different from a diet or weight loss program.
I recognized that living raw heals! I read how it has removed
depression, how life is recharged, how spiritual planes of
thought are now unlocked. I learned about different styles
of eating raw food – like fruitarianism and essene and
natural hygiene. I purchased a few books and read everything
I possibly could about the lifestyle. I read information opposing
the diet – such as listed at beyondveg.com. After taking
everything in I knew that this is it. These are the healthful
foods I need to eat. This is the lifestyle change I need to
make.
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