Okay, i went raw for a while with my dad mostly (Because i live with my parents) My mom and sister where of course not for it. They both love junk food and dont want to change. Which is difficult since you have to walk into the kitchen and see all the food you used to love. We would tell them the effect the bad food is going to have on them but as they say ignorance is bliss, until we had to reach an agreement. You see its four of us and groceries are like 150 -200 $ a weeek without having to split groceries and getting two completely different types of food. So my mom and sister finally joined us, but they were being tortured until they finally stopped. I need to go raw again, because of course everything is so much better when your as healthy as you can be, but im not sure what to do. My family is split and half and we cant move forward that way
>>> also im extremely athletic and i dont know if i can get enough protien without eating meat (like a vegiterian)
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thanks guys, for all your support
There are so many Professional Boxers, Runners, Swimmers and Wrestlers that are vegan and vegetarian. Vegetarians can actually get too much protien believe it or not- its more common than carnivores. You will feel so much better about life and will perform better in your sport of choice. My boyfriend is in the Military and is borderline vegetarian. He is very active and what he does requires peak performance. I am also very active and found that I have more energy. Good luck in your venture. My 2 favorite sources that helped in my transition were David Wolfe- Raw Food Guru and the Book "Skinny Bitch" Get a copy for your mom and sister. They will laugh and feel disgusted all at the same time. Keep us updated!
haha.. That book "Skinny Bitch" is the book that made me decide to change. After i read that i wouldn't touch any type of meat... Until my parents told me that i couldn't just go vegan without reading up on it and learning how and what i should eat to get the right nutrition. So i had to convince my dad on the idea while my sister tried to make going vegan sound like a bad idea, but he jumped on board and he's talking about how he wants to do it again. I might get a job to =] i dont know how thats going to work since i have school, soccer, and 15nera practices to be at; but i think i can pull something off. haha...
Oh and I think me and my dad are going back to vegan then maybe raw vegan! =] I hope he doesnt back down on what he said yesterday though
hi lisa,
if you want some real classy info about what to eat and why, try dr. grahams book "the 80/10/10 diet".
it took care of all my doubts when going raw and after 1 year i am positively convinced its better than anything else i have tried. it is good explanations with scientific facts, caloric tables to help you decide how much to eat, and also includes recipies.
i got a kick out of this book!
good luck getting raw
lucky luke