And I’m back!

Hey everyone!

I’ve been an absentee blogger for the last few weeks. Those of you who follow on me on twitter will already know it’s because I was in hospital, having my final bowel surgery. Without going into details you don’t need, it was a scheduled operation and I’m now better than new, albeit still in recovery mode. Thanks for all the well wishes I’ve received from readers and the blog-o-sphere, I really appreciate it!

My recovery from this surgery has been markedly different from past surgeries and hospital stays, which I credit to my amazing diet. (as well as lots of positivity and loads of support, obviously!)

Rather than make me eat hospital food, my darling mother brought food to the hospital for me. I had a series of vegan and semi raw treats, including my first meal, after a week, of mashed potatoes! It’s true what they say about comfort food…

Buttercup, Zucchini, Tomato and Carrot Soup from my mother. It smelt amazing and tasted better.

I had gluten-free, vegan pasta dishes, salads of raw grated carrots and zucchini, lots of delish fresh fruit, yummy vege soups, crudites and more. I’m so spoilt, I know. And on a side note, I’m so glad I didn’t have to eat North Shore Hospital’s food. One day for lunch I got a piece of gluten-free bread, a glass of soy milk and an orange. I’m not making this up. Another day, I got soy yoghurt on tinned peaches, with another slice of bread and the soy milk. It wobbled like lard. I was too scared to taste it. How any patient is expected to nourish and heal their bodies on what they gave me and the other patients in my room, who weren’t vegan, but had equally heinous meals…is something I cannot fathom.

The soy custard. Gross.

And because of all this good food, I feel…amazing. Don’t get me wrong, I can still tell I was operated on 2 weeks ago, and I still sleep 12 hours in a day and I’m definitely still recovering, but I’m bouncy and my skin looks great and I feel good. Even my visitors comment on how well I’m looking and the nurses are astounded by how quickly I’m healing. And this is purely because of the nutritious, easily digested food I’m putting into my body. Because this has never, ever happened before, and my diet is the difference. By eating so much high raw, vegan food, I’m giving my body all the vitamins, minerals and fuel it needs to heal and it’s doing a great job. I’m really happy that I get to be such a power of example for the raw food lifestyle.

So I’ll keep eating yummy things, like cos lettuces wraps with tahini dressing:

and look forward to recovering and having dinner parties with friends again soon!

(See? I do practice what I preach!)

Enjoy your day guys, and I’ll catch you back here soon!
Kate

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