Raw food after effects

[Guest guest]

I decided to ditch virtually all processed foods four weeks ago, and

consume raw vegan food. The only processed foods have been a

tablespoon of hummus or tahini each day. Each day starts with

overnight soaked porridge oats with a few dried fruit. Raw fruit

during the day. A palm (not handfull) of mixed nuts with banana and

apple for lunch. Dinner has mostly been a large bowl or plate of

freshly shredded greens, reds and yellows (you can guess those salad

and veg ingredients!) with seeds and tossed in Extra Virgin Olive oil

with lemon juice and topped with the tablespoon of hummus or tahine.

My carnivorous wife likes the look of my dinnerplate so much she

swipes some for her plate. I often cannot finish my salad dinner -

I'm full by half way through. I am never hungry.

 

I drink white tea (no milk) and black filter coffee but mostly 2

litres of water daily.

 

I take a vegan vitamin and mineral supplement.

 

This was partly to work towards reducing my scarily high blood

pressure of 155 / 95 for the last year - no medication. And to reduce

my podge.

 

And, as Bob rightly insists, to work towards a lifestyle eating style

permanent change where the only food I eat is for nutrition.

 

As always I continue to hurl myself around on my bicycle and whiz

around in the gym - walk a min of 2 miles a day - sometimes 10.

 

After 4 weeks, I feel great. My blood pressure is now 127 / 79 and I

have lost 2 pounds a week.

 

I think I will be re-introducing some cooked foods - soups, a few

potatoes - and I know carrots are better when cooked - nutritionally.

But apart from the occasional social food event, I can't see me

indulging in processed food again.

 

I recommend it.

 

Geoff

http://geoffnelder.com

[Guest guest]

Congratulations on your weight loss and BP improvements!

 

Tomatoes are another food for which cooking helps " unlock "

(for want of a better word) the nutritional benefits.

 

 

-Erin

www.zenpawn.com/vegblog

 

p.s. - With that subject heading, I was waiting to read

of some side-effects, like bloating or something.

[Guest guest]

" Erin " wrote- With that subject heading, I was waiting to read

> of some side-effects, like bloating or something.

>

LOL - only good side effects, Erin. I can honestly say I have no bad

side effects.

 

On the other hand my wife has often said that I have far too much

energy than is good for her...

 

 

Geoff

[Guest guest]

Geoff,

 

I'm saving your raw foods guide, as I think that will be the direction I get

to eventually. (Was vegetarian approx. 1 year, now vegan for about 5 mos.). I

finally dropped a couple of pounds -- I think the holidays may have had

something to do with not losing, also eating out several times a week (now

limited to once a week or so).

 

Thanks again,

Coleen

 

 

 

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