When you read about people who start eating a raw food diet, the amazing thing is how a lot of them don’t just lose weight, they actually seem to reverse in age, and GLOW. Right now I think the most famous example is Angela Stokes, who lost about 160 pounds. Her story was on CNN, and she’s the darling of the raw food community. She seems like a total sweetheart, every time I watch one of her videos I want to have her over for dinner. Her pictures are amazing, and inspiring. Clent Menich has lost over 200 pounds, and even appeared in a video at Angela Stokes and Matt Monarch’s wedding.
This week I started roaming around Alissa Cohen’s (raw food author) forums, called Raw Food Talk, in search of some raw food community. While perusing the “Before and After” forums, I found some more amazing transformations:
- Dina, who is now a raw food chef, looks years younger and her skin just shines.
- Kimberley, who I’m pretty sure actually reversed her age – the pictures are amazing.
- Pitaya, whose story I liked because her shape is a lot like mine – she has the glow too.
- A user named RawHeaven, who is just beautiful – her shape is a lot like mine too, and after going raw she just looks so healthy and glowy.
- And then a really interesting series of photos from a user named Matthew, who ages in the photos from 17 to 25, yet he looks like he’s actually going the other direction. Wild!
Then there’s Mimi, getting interviewed for Women Go Raw, who recently won an award for being the Sexiest Vegetarian Over 50. She went raw a year and a half ago, and HELLO, HOLY COW, LOOK AT THIS WOMAN, she’s not just 50, she’s 71 years old. Would you like to look like that at 71? Yeah, me too. She’s incredible. Granted, she’s been living a pretty healthy lifestyle for about the last 40 years – so while I don’t mean to say this is ALL due to raw foods, this should at least inspire us to push away the pastries and go for a walk around the block, right? Are you with me? Let’s go.
Oh, and I’ll get that kale chips recipe up tomorrow. I promise! I’m up too late right now.
You’ve compiled some really inspirational stories here. Thanks, great post.
Plus, your blog posted me towards that kale chips recipe. I’m waiting to receive my dehydrator in the mail. That’ll be my first recipe.
Take care and good luck with your raw journey.
Thank you! I love reading those stories.
Oh, you’re gonna LOVE your dehyrator! :) They are a lot of fun, and just incredibly useful (even if you get out of raw foods – when I first got mine many years ago, I made the most delicious jerky I’d ever tasted).
Good luck with your journey too!