Comments on: Thrive Review

By: Bernadette

Bernadette — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 19:01:27 +0000

Hi Ali!!

I had asked you about Thrive just a couple weeks ago and based on your recommendation bought it… I was leaving on a trip so knew I’d need some reading material for my flight- this was PERFECT!! I devoured this book and have since started it over again! I just got home and will be incorporating some of these principles into my diet ASAP!! I have to say it was all because of your delicious looking ‘fruit cereal’ and plan on making this soon!
I became a Vegetarian about 4 years ago but while I eliminated meat from my diet I did not make wise food choices and merely ate more processed foods. After 2 years of this I put on weight and wasn’t feeling great, eventually going back to eating meat… I have since become much more active and educated and feel much more ready to begin eliminating these foods from my diet once again, which in turn will be replaced with more healthy choices. I will keep you updated on my progress and in the meantime, keep on keepin’ on as you are truly an inspiration!

xoxo
Berni

By: A

Fri, 02 Oct 2009 20:02:44 +0000

Fab review!!!!!!! Well done!
*applause*

Have a great weekend!
-A

By: Alison

Alison — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 08:56:57 +0000

I guess it depends on what you’re needs are Lizzy! Do you have issues with food? If not and you’re curious about raw foods and a vegan lifestyle, then I’d go straight to Thrive!

By: J@ WholeBodyLove

J@ WholeBodyLove — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 04:54:25 +0000

I read Thrive last Spring and I learned so much. Because of this post, I realize that I haven’t incorporated near enough of Brendan’s suggestions into my life! I need to get on that!

By: Michelle

Michelle — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 03:43:47 +0000

Ditto what Erika said: very intriguing …

I am going to check out some of your links to how you incorporated the book into your life. Always love learning new info and applying it to make it work for me

Great review – very well written Alison!

By: Erika

Erika — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 02:04:47 +0000

Not sure if I could commit to raw or vegetarian/vegan, but I am so intrigued by it. I should read the book to get some more info and like you said, just take things slowly and maybe one day I will be “ready”.

And re your comment on my blog, I totally love finding bloggers who are moms and juggling that whole part of life. I love being a mother and I feel like the only people who won’t get sick of me writing about my kids are other parents!

By: Lizzy

Lizzy — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 02:02:45 +0000

Thrive is on my book list! I actually saw it on the shelf at my book store at my university! I really want to read this book, because i’m soo sooo interested in the raw eating! I feel as if its something i already sorta kinda do, but not really? I think you catch my drift. But i love hearing how its all worked out for you, and you betcha that i’ll report back when i get it in my hands! Thanks for this review girl! One more thing. Do you reccomend that i read Thrive before intuitive eating??

By: Jess (Fit Chick in the City)

Jess (Fit Chick in the City) — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 01:34:18 +0000

Thank you for writing this review. This book has been sitting on my shelf for a few months now. I’m not sure that I’ll be reading it soon as I have other books on my list, so I really appreciate you summarizing how this book has impacted you.

You’re exactly right, when your ready your ready.

By: Alison

Alison — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 00:59:31 +0000

Thanks Andrea. I beat myself up over the food combining for quite a while too. I’m not a food combining stickler but I do make an effort to properly combine based on her rules, but if I don’t get it right, no big deal. I don’t feel any different when I miscombine either but I do believe that you probably put less stress on your system when foods are properly combined. I believe it will probably come with time, just like everything else. It sounds like we are both in very similar places.

By: Alison

Alison — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 00:57:44 +0000

Hi Tray – yes, I do still occasionally eat things like oatmeal, but I’ve been eating less than I use to. I use to eat it everyday, now maybe once or twice a week.

YES boxed cereal was my kryptonite. Last winter I was eating it as a “healthy dessert” and would find myself unable to stop going back to the box for another bowl, another bowl and another bowl. Those peanut butter Puffins are pure evil! I even had to force myself to stop buying Kashi Heart to Heart – I couldn’t be trusted around it. It took some effort but I finally broke free of those boxed cereal chains! I’m definitely eating less processed grains – when I eat bread I stick to Ezekiel bread most of the time. No more bagels, rolls, pasta, rice – don’t get me wrong, I’ll eat these things again. Just not on any sort of regular basis.

Yes, I have tried a few of his recipes in the book and I’m currently hooked on fruit cereal! I’ve eaten a bunch of times these past few morning, just diced fruit (usually bananas, pears, prunes, dates) tossed in ground flax with some nuts like sliced almonds or walnuts, it’s totally cereal like without any of that longing for more more MORE cereal afterwards. I’ve got a link to my first fruit cereal creation in the “Eat Your Veggies” tab and if you search for fruit cereal about 15 posts will probably pop up!