musingmama Posted August 13, 2012 Share Posted August 13, 2012 I'm beginning tomorrow... new to the forum, new to this way of eating. I'm a recovering high raw vegan with years of intensive cleansing and detoxing under my belt. I thought I was doing the best possible thing for my health but in reality I believe my lifestyle has majorly tweaked my hormones and put me into an early menopause. I'm excited to try a new experiment with my body via Whole 30. I've been dabbling the last week (had some stevia and tamari cashews) and am already feeling and noticing changes in my body. I want to do it "right" so "officially" beginning fresh in the morning. I have purchased and am reading It Starts with Food and Well Fed so I think I'm in for a great adventure! I'm also reading is Sweet Potato Power which is fascinating & am soaking up all the goodness in the forums as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derval Posted August 13, 2012 Share Posted August 13, 2012 Good for you, best of luck with your w30. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Tom Denham Posted August 13, 2012 Moderators Share Posted August 13, 2012 Welcome. You might want to read http://whole9life.com/2011/02/eating-meat-a-primer-for-the-meat-challenged/ if you haven't already. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LauraLyn Posted August 13, 2012 Share Posted August 13, 2012 Welcome, musingmama, and best of luck to you! I am also a recovering vegetarian/vegan. Had over 20 years under my belt of thinking I was ultra healthy until my hormones/thyroid told me differently. It's been almost 2 years since I introduced animal protein into my diet and I truly believe it is like medicine. Recovery can be very slow with a 1 step forward, 2 steps back feeling, but I guess since it was years of not giving my body what is needed, it will be a while to get back on track. Hope you have a wonderful whole30 experience! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musingmama Posted August 13, 2012 Author Share Posted August 13, 2012 Hey LauraLyn - I also think of the animals as giving me a medicine in the form of food. I experimented a bit with eating animal protein last fall when seriously depleted but only lasted a few months. It did help, but then I figured I could go back to my usual way of eating since I had topped off with what my body needed. I think for me symptoms of hormonal disruption have been under the radar for a while now, since my menstrual cycles started changing in my early 40's, but recently they have gotten loud and clear. I do believe the mind/body has amazing healing possibilities and fully expect to heal. In my experience, the stepping forward/backward is not uncommon in healing as our bodies adjust. Thanks for the link Tom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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