[Uplift]

Joelyle, in my case, before I switched to predominantly dairy, I was trying to eat organic nuts, grains, legumes, fruits and vegetables. I was playing national level sport, doing my own weight training and fitness training as well, and surfing 3 -4 times a week. I just couldn't maintain weight, progress in my strength training, and became badly overtrained. Back then I began eating 20-30 eggs a day, meat, milk, cream, butter, a few nuts and grains and bananas. No other fruit and veg. For over 10 years. I felt virtually instantly deluxe, invincible, and it showed. I could train as hard and much as I liked, and began to grow heaps of muscle. Hence my earlier post about doctors tests. I would get comments about my deluxe health and fitness, blood tests etc, and then be told I was going to die when I revealed my diet. Later I changed because of moral reasons, and dropped all animal products, except those derived from milk. It meant upping my milk and milk products consumption dramatically, and took a while to find other ways to mimic the benefits of my other eating style. To get it right in my mind. Thats my unique experience.

I think the main thing was that it really clicked with me, not just physically, but mentally. And on a deeper level. I totally embraced it, deep down, I wanted it to work, and totally trusted my own feelings and results, despite what anyone said. And I still do now. When you know how you feel, and how you are performing, who cares what anyone says. I changed my other diet because despite what any one said, I knew how I felt...not the way I wanted to.

So I would say to you, trust yourself, listen to yourself. While you are feeling so good, you are right. However you choose to eat. Your expression through your mind is a powerfull, miraculous thing. You are happy with your choice, that's what counts, and gifts of this life are uniqueness and difference. I believe we are meant to enjoy, respect and celebrate ours and others. So, keep feeling so good.