I was thinking about a year to be vegan, but never had courage to do. I was afraid from unknown so to speak. After reading your journey with vegan life style i finally decided to do something about it two weeks ago. Since than i cut off diary products, all flesh products (actually again i am thankful you for this. Because you recommended Peace Pilgrim’s book and i read it immediately. Peace pilgrim mentioned that “i could not kill any animals including fish so i can eat them. It would be unfair for me to expect someone else kill for me” that sentence really made sense to me.)

Other factor made me go cold turkey was i went to red cross last week. I was going to donate blood for the first time in my life. Before blood donation they made a small test of my blood which resulted me unqualified to be blood donor. They told me that i had more than acceptable sugar in my liver (i had 10 point more sugar than what i supposed to have). That’s it i told myself. Which resulted asking myself before i eat anything whether or not my liver/body can break this?

I am eating only vegatables and fruits. Eating would be wrong word choice. I am drinking them, thanks to my $20 mixer. I am not sure about what is vegan food style yet. Tell the truth, i am learning from your journey.

Anyhow, i wanted say how thankful i am. Hopefully, soon i will catch up with your current posts.

Koray

Excuse me for the confusion Stuart but I had asked in my response to you if you had “guessed what my other passion was.” As soon as I posted that, I realized you had not seen the next “self interview” I conducted where I asked my readers that question.

If you go to my next “self interview” here you’ll understand what I was asking: http://www.adversityuniversityblog.com/2008/12/09/stephen-hopson-interview-withyou-guessed-it/

My good friend! How are you? It’s been years since I’ve seen you. I’m thrilled that you and I are still in touch with you reading my blog.

Hey, you forgot to answer the 2nd question – did you figure out what my other passion is? There’s a surprise prize (haha, I love how that sort of rhymed!) to the first commentator who figures it out.

Thanks for the awesome comments – I appreciate your brotherly support. I can’t believe we met almost 20 years ago and are still in touch. I love you brother!! I have to make a point of getting reunited with you and meet your growing family.

In 2009?

Thanks Barbara – I love being in the moment with this sort of thing – it makes it fun for me and hopefully the reader.

Thanks for the question – I’ll add that to the list of questions the next time I interview myself. These are very important and good questions to ask – I appreciate you thinking of them.

Question. With a raw food diet you’re eating mostly fruits and vegetables (carbs). Where does your protein come from? And do you also supplement your diet with any of the good oils? Or, is the proteins, carbohydrates and fats ratio a fallacy?

Actually Ned, that’s an interesting question you pointed out. The statement I made “eating to live and not living to eat” is what I am striving to do. I don’t believe I’ve ever been “addicted” to food but ever since I made the decision to go on a raw food diet, I am usually thinking about how I will plan my day in terms of what I will eat because I’m much more conscious of what I put in my body these days.

Whereas before, I would subsconsciously eat whatever at certain hours of the day (breakfast, lunch, dinner and in between). What that meant was I would eat without regard to what it was that I was eating. For instance, if I had a potato chip bag in the house and I was hungry in the afternoon, I’d open the bag without regard to what I was doing to myself. I was eating without planning.

Now I’m planning things out because it takes certain organization to adapt your life to this way of nutrition. If I have a meeting or two during the day, I’ll think about what to pack for lunch or mid-afternoon snack.

Does that make sense? I’m not sure addictions to various foods have come to the surface on this raw food diet because other than eating healthier foods, I haven’t had any cravings to go back to the SAD diet (Standard American Food).

Iinteresting food for thought! Thanks for sharing.

I’m just wondering. I imagine the addictions to various foods would come to the surface on a raw food diet.

Whew!

Of course Greek salad!

Best place for Stephen.

Why didn’t I think of that? Thanks!

Corinne