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 ANGELA STOKES
Angela Stokes lost around 160lbs by adopting a healthy lifestyle of raw food and natural healthcare.
GINA HOUSTON
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 Philip McCluskey
This journey started for me 2 years ago when I reached my heaviest weight of 400 lbs. Sometimes just saying that number takes my breath away. I felt hopeless. I couldn’t fit in car seats, theatre seats, or even an airplane seat. My size 58 pants and 5X shirt were all starting to get too tight on me. I couldn’t go up 1 flight of stairs without having to lie down on the couch and catch by breath. As a matter of fact I couldn’t even tie my own shoes.
Then something shifted.
From that day 2 years ago until today I have released 195 lbs. But come to think of it, in actuality started long before then. Ever since I was 8 years old I realized that my weight had become a problem. No third grader should ever have to worry about that. Well, I did, and I did every day since then. Being the biggest kid in every class, grade, and school you have ever been in is well, depressing to say the least. I longed for the day when I would be healthy, muscular, or just “normal.” I wasn’t sure if that day would ever come to pass, but either way I hoped, dreamed, and envisioned what I would look like when I lost the weight.
Now that the day is here, my dream has manifested, and I couldn’t be happier. Sure I can fine tune and probably lose another 25 lbs, and I will, but the point is… I am literally half the man I used to be, & twice the man I ever was. |
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CECELIA BENJUMEA
This is me after about 3 1/2 years raw. I am 28 in this picture.
AUDREY WALKER
Audrey Walker suffered a whole host of health issues ranging from IBS to depression to anxiety. With the power of health, Audrey is 60 lbs lighter, more relaxed, positive, and hopeful. |
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 LILLIAN BUTLER
I have been a vegetarian for over 10 years. For many years I thought that was enough, but I still had poor digestion and I lacked energy. I was taking every kind of supplement imaginable. Something was wrong. At the invitation of a friend, I visited the Ann Wigmore Institute where I was introduced to the Living Foods Lifestyle. I gradually began incorporating the Lifestyle into my diet. I started drinking wheatgrass juice everyday and adding sprouts to my salads. I began to have more energy. I stopped taking supplements, I lost weight and my overall health improved. After trying the lifestyle for two years, I visited the Optimum Health Institute for a "tune up" where I increased my knowledge, understanding, experience and level of commitment. The results of my increased commitment have been very noticeable and people started asking me what they could do to integrate the Lifestyle into their diet. So I have developed workshops to help others start their journey to optimum health through eating living foods.
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JIM CAREY
Before and After eating Raw
DIXIE
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ANDREW
Before I discovered my raw food diet I was very overweight and suffered from headaches that left me confined to bed. My back would frequently throb for days at a time, and ever worsening constipation and intestinal problems left me dreading my days. I got sick a lot, and for periods I was depressed and withdrawn because of my troubles.
SHAZZIE
UK raw-food author and Chef Shazzie went from many years cooked to 22 months raw. Can you say,"WHOA!" "Born in East Yorkshire in 1969, Shazzie had a typical northern lifestyle and diet in her formative years. As an adult, she suffered lethargy, depression, brain-fog, period pains, bad skin, and aches and pains -- until she created a detox and rejuvenation programme for herself." |
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LINDA
Before and After eating Raw
ESSE
I had forewarned my family that I was going to do raw food, because I knew in my whole being this was the right way to eat. It is one of those things that you just know. I told them they could eat what they wanted, but I was not cooking anymore. After fasting for so long, every salad I ate was the "best salad I ever had."
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KAREN
Before at age 27 and After at age 33.
ENRIQUE
Before and After eating Raw
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JOEL
Joel is a raw food chef who has overcome extreme drug and food addiction to become a very well known figure in the raw food community. He's been on raw food for over 5 years now.
VINIT
Vinit here, one of the WLIR squad members. Last time I checked in with you all about my personal journey was about 5 months ago when I had just decided to give raw foods a 2nd try. I am proud to say that it's now almost been 6 months and I am still going strong! Not only have I been 95% raw for the past 6 months, but I am also proud to say that I, as my good friend Justin Timberlake says, have officially brought "sexy back" into my life! I feel like a million bucks, my skin has cleared up, I've lost most of my excess fat, & I'm in the process of getting Ripped with a capital 'R'.
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BRITANIE FAITH
The before pictures are of me from the age of 16-18 years old where I ranged from 185-198 lbs and was a size 18. Now I am 22 years old (2007), down to 125-130 lbs and a size 7/8, thanks to going 70-80% raw and eliminating all gluten/wheat, rice, grains, dairy and artificial sugars from my diet for the past 5 years and just now for the past 26 days being 100% raw vegan.
JO THOMAS
Say hello to Jo Thomas.
"It [my weight] has been a complete obsession of mine. But it no longer haunts me. I now feel so nourished I hardly ever over eat. I have peace of mind and clarity about all aspects of my life. I know what I need to do with my life and nothing is going to get in my way. My skin glows. I am calmer and more peaceful. I have a stronger connection to nature. I love life, I love myself and I love my body. This is a revelation. I am so happy I discovered raw... now I want you to join me."
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