Tom’s Raw Foods Blog

It’s April 23, 2008 (at least in my part of the world; if it isn’t in your part just yet, wait a few minutes…!).

Today is my 50th birthday. My wife asked what it feels like to be 50, and I’m happy to report that I feel just as good as I did yesterday (when I was “only” 49) and MUCH better than I did four months ago. Less weight, more energy, colds aren’t bothering me nearly as much — you name it, I probably experience it — as long as it is something positive.

So why is The Big 5-0 so great for me? Because today is also The Big 4-0 — forty days on the all raw foods “diet”.

Yes, Ive decided to use the “diet” word. Here’s why.

First, the definition of “diet” is “food and drink considered in terms of its qualities, composition, and its effects on health” (source: http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=diet). Of course, I’ll disagree with their example, i.e. “Milk is a wholesome article of diet.” It isn’t, unless you are a baby cow…

So when I refer to a raw foods diet, I’ll be referring to the food and drink I consume, the quality of that food (as compared to formerly edible material that has been chemically altered by the applying of heat in various form, which is what most people consume) — and most definitely its effect on my health.

I won’t be referring to definition number 3, i.e. “…a limitation on the amount a person eats for reducing weight”. That kind of diet is for people who aren’t serious about changing their lives. This is a serious blog; I don’t waste my time fooling around with stuff that’s not going to produce the change I want. While I am losing weight, it’s just a nice side benefit that helps contribute to my overall goal of living a long time so that I will be here — and be healthy — for those that I love (and that includes my blog readers).

So diet refers to what I eat and the effect it has on me — it’s not about limitations or short-term changes.

Next, I want people who are looking for help to find my blog. Why? Because I like to help and encourage people (while remaining honest about what it will take to succeed). I still haven’t reached all of my goals, but then again, I currently plan on doing this for the rest of my life, if not longer! That does not mean that I’m 100% stuck on this; I’m always open to something that will improve my health and odds of living a long, prosperous life. And I want to do this so that I can help people.

And a lot of people looking for help will search on the term “diet”. There’s no point in trying to hide from them, is there? I want them to find this blog; I want them to read my story from the start and hopefully realize that if I, with all the doubts that I had, can do it… SO CAN THEY. AND YOU.

So “diet” it is — and isn’t.

I’m happy to report that this blog is encouraging people. I’m glad it is, and that’s why I do it (plus I enjoy writing). One person in Roger Haeske’s paid forum (the link is to the right of this post) left a message to let me know that my blog helped encourage him to give the 80/10/10 raw diet a try. Thanks for sharing that; I do appreciate it.

And as always, I’d love to hear from you. Just leave a comment anytime you like.

Here’s hoping that I’m still making blog posts 50 years from now, on April 23, 2058.

Smacznego,
Tom