I did eat some cooked food over the winter, and have been totally busy with my at-home business and just havne't been on here in a while. But today as I sat on the subway with my two young boys, completely and utterly exhausted from a mere 3 hour outing, I said to myself "this is EXACTLY the way you felt last year before you went raw!!!" and then of course I went raw, and my life changed. I got so much more energy, my mood evened out, I was happier...I had my reasons for eating some cooked foods…
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Added by nycgrrl on April 16, 2009 at 6:00pm —
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Just got a letter from the organizer of a 5k I ran a month ago enclosing a medal and saying I got third place :-O What a shocker! I ran it in 26:05 which was fast for me but given that there were 1000 people in the race I never thought I'd place in my age division. I am SO not a fast runner, and yet raw has made me fast without really trying that hard.
Since the race, I have been doing elliptical and less running, but I am getting back into it--plan to go for a 4 mile run when my husband gets b…
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Added by nycgrrl on September 13, 2008 at 3:15pm —
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I have been a bit MIA as I have been away at my mom’s for august so hi everyone! I also wanted to save $$ over the month, and so I let my mom shop for me and my boys. My husband had mentioned something about how much money I was spending on my high fruit diet and I felt badly, so anyway…while she did shop a reasonably healthy grocery list, she definitely wasn’t buying enough fruit etc, so I began to eat some grains and legumes over the month. I would say I was about 50-75% raw for the month, as…
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Added by nycgrrl on September 3, 2008 at 7:35pm —
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So last night i did something stupid. I had been packing all day as the fam was heading to Long Island to my mom's house for a month (and we're here now, and it's AWESOME)..Anyway, trying to pack two young boys and myself for a month whilst said boys run willy nilly around the house screaming and jumping and basically being boys is...trying. So I didn't really eat enough, and finally it's 6 pm and I was STARVING. So I made myself a bit of cooked quinoa, which I had been including a bit of over t…
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Added by nycgrrl on July 30, 2008 at 10:50am —
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My guess is the depression and anger that I have experienced most of my life will never go away; it will just be managed. Today I felt irritable and touchy, and I know what that means. I also felt tired--another signal to me. I didn't have my green smoothie this morning, for the first time in ages. Instead I ate some cantaloupe and a smoothies with 3 bananas and 6 plums (yummy, btw!) but I think the kale or spinach is important.
Ugh. I SO just wish this depression would disappear from my life.…
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Added by nycgrrl on July 26, 2008 at 6:53pm —
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If you want to read about my raw challenge, visit http://doingtherawthing.blogspot.com :)
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Added by nycgrrl on July 20, 2008 at 9:10am —
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Well, today I had my first race in forever: like, 8 years I think! It was a 4 mile race, and I exceeded my expectations by finishing in 38:30! That's definitely my fastest time ever, and it was all raw! I felt wonderful the whole race, didn't tire at all, no cramping..I could have probably gone even a bit faster if I'd wanted!! My fastest mile was my last one at 9:10...which was a goal of mine (well, to not slow down each mile at least)
It was HOT in NYC about 90 and very humid, so I didn't wan…
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Added by nycgrrl on July 19, 2008 at 11:39am —
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So this morning I woke up and my face was all swollen. I am thinking one of two things. I wrapped my feet last night in saran wrap after moisturizing them. I heard this softens calluses, but maybe I did it too tight and restricted circulation? The other thing is that last night I had my first nut-heavy meal in AGES. I had nut-orange-date bars and corn and cashew soup. Maybe all those nuts caused a reaction? Who knows. It seems to be going away. I had a cup of green tea which I know is a diuretic…
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Added by nycgrrl on July 12, 2008 at 9:56am —
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I was doing so well. Really, I was. Down to so little anti-depressant meds that it wasn't even enough to register in my bloodstream.
And then.
Got some bad news today. And I can feel the blanket creeping over my head. Those of you who have suffered from depression know about this 'blanket'. It covers you. It muffles your voice and the voice of those around you. You want to cry, but maybe you can't. You feel numb.
This is what happens when I am faced with challenges, and this is what the meds…
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Added by nycgrrl on July 9, 2008 at 11:40pm —
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So, one of my main "issues" that prompted me to go on anti-depressants was anger. I would get quickly angry over very little, and lash out at those around me inappropriately. I would go from happy to angry in under a minute. Seriously. So now that I am weaning off my anti-depressants, I am paying close attention to my moods, and anger in particular. I still shout sometimes, but I am more aware of how "wrong' it is for me--it just doesn't fit me any more. I still do it, but it's odd: it's almost…
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Added by nycgrrl on June 29, 2008 at 9:30pm —
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Today we're headed to a house warming party in New Paltz, so afterwards we're taking the boys on a hike at Almost Perpendicular trails. I am psyched. I have mad energy so I need to burn some of it off!! I have been eating almost totally raw--there have been some times when I have a bite of my boys' brown rice and beans, or a chip here or there, but really, not much at all. I feel absolutely wonderful with the way I am eating, and whenever I am tempted to eat some cooked food, like when we took t…
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Added by nycgrrl on June 28, 2008 at 10:54am —
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and wondered if it was something i ate, or didn't ate...and then decided it was due to the weird weather we've been having here in nYc...very sunny, then a quick, heavy downpour of rain for 20 minutes, then sunny again...the pressure changes must have made me feel super tired. It's just a guess, of course, but I know I tend to get tired when the air pressure changes...does anyone else experience this?
Had the delicious Sundried Tomato Walnut Pate from goneraw.com for lunch today. And unlike the…
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Added by nycgrrl on June 24, 2008 at 8:08pm —
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A few people have commented on the importance of exercise when trying to get off anti-depressants, or just to lift one's mood in general, and all I can say is...YES!! It is so so important for me to work out. I am a former athlete, who "fell off the wagon" after having my kids, and I have climbed back on just as of a few months ago. I am training for a 5K in August, and then a 10k (hopefully!!) in the fall. My running is much faster now than it was on cooked foods, and it really does help my moo…
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Added by nycgrrl on June 22, 2008 at 7:41am —
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Hi all-well, I am ALMOST off my anti-depressant meds that I’ve been on for over 15 years. I have been weaning myself off slowly, and am down to half a dose every 4 days—I think I still have a “security blanket” feeling about it, but I am almost there.
And I have raw foods to thank. I am now about 90% raw (a little cacao in the morning some time) and my energy is easily double what it was just a few months ago. I have started running again, my weight is down to what it was before I had my 2 boys…
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Added by nycgrrl on June 21, 2008 at 9:00am —
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