I understand how people have difficulty when eating out. Not many raw food restaurants exist today. However, many are popping-up in places all over the country. Still I agree with Arnold about treating your body well. It is really a matter of life and death which I believe to be serious. People have made comments to me about not really wanting to live that long or being old is not good. Yet I think when we start to age the consideration of dying is obviously not too pleasing. I am 58 years young and during my forties I was mostly morose about life. I was overweight at about 280lbs (5'10") and not exercising. That formula was good for death and not much else. I thought about it because I had chest pains, but took magnesium for it that worked quite well. Although I was heavy, I was compact and carried the weight well. When I hit 50, I had a midlife crises and started working-out on my birthday that year. I lost 120lbs by practically starving and a six hour per day work-out regime. People asked me if I was training for the Olympics
. I just said I was training for life. I had been an athlete when young and a high degree karate black belt. So, it was not like sports were new to me. Still my diet was awful and I did not sustain the weight getting busy in business. I took a year off and gained 80lbs back. I was gaining everyday with no end in sight. Ironically, my wife and I were vegan (Leslie has never had a weight problem), but I was still gaining. She had gone to Victoria B.'s seminar having told me about raw. We had a friend many years ago that had tried it a few months, but did not stay with it nor impress it upon us enough. One night at about 2AM, I suddenly arose in bed turning on the light exclaiming "That's it Leslie, we are going raw". I had given up and needed help with my diet. Leslie had been telling me about raw, but had finally given-up when I would have no part of it. She left me alone and I finally came home, because believe me that is exactly how I feel now losing 70lbs. in seven months without really dieting at all. I have eaten whatever I want but, of course, raw vegan. My taste buds have turned into "Taste Blossoms" and it is a little bit of heaven when I eat now. That of itself should keep people from eating cooked food. Raw food transforms one's taste buds. Just remember cooked food is dead whilst raw food is alive, what is your choice, it is very simple in my opinion. I understand that we have been eating cooked food for thousands of years, but intelligence must come to bear someday. It is the same with money politics regarding intelligence. I realise the flesh is weak, but we can overcome that with daily introspective prayer (eyes closed - very important scientifically), meditation, or contemplation, etc. Any of these acts greatly enhance one's will power over craving for cooked food. Also, one's longevity is enhanced by a thirty minute introspection each day along with the perfect diet of raw food. I should have gone raw with my friend thirty years ago. Here is to raw and all my new friends in this great movement and revolution in proper eating. It is nice to be truly alive again.
Cheers,
Tim Arnold
Why do I do this to myself?
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