sjsilver wrote:Congratulations on your success. I was wondering if you had any luck convincing your Mom to eat plant based.
I've really tried, and she's said she wants to make changes because she's watched me, and my sister, who were both having the beginning symptoms like hers, do a 180 with our health. We used to sit around her kitchen table on our Sunday afternoon visits and talk about everything that was hurting and compare swollen joints in our hands. No I'm not kidding. My sister and I were so afraid we were going to end up like Mom--disabled in our 50's. And, Mom kept feeling so guilty that she had passed on terrible genes to us. Once I changed to WFPL, it took my sister another year to get onboard. She said she hated most veggies and could never do it. I didn't pressure her, but she kept watching me improve and felt alone in her fears. We finally sat down and figured out a way for my sister to get onboard, and now she's doing great too!
Mom has watched all of this, and said she wants to try it. I've given her Forks Over Knives, let her borrow books, taken her to the grocery store twice to show her what to buy, had her and my stepfather over for dinner to show her how to cook and eat. But, she always goes back to eating crap. She likes my food, but doesn't want to do it herself. I went over there one day and she had actually fried fish in her new spelt flour we purchased together! WTH?! She said it was healthier than white flour! Ugh! She's on 17 different medications, and a nurse comes to her house every other week to give her a shot of Cimzia for her rheumatoid arthritis. She's on a lot of pain meds too--at least 3-4 times a day. Her brain is so foggy, it's hard to make her understand stuff.
. And she has no willpower to change. I've begged her and my stepdad to go to one of Dr. McDougall's retreats. They can easily afford it, and that's the only way I think they'll actually have a chance to change. By getting them out of their home and comfort zone, and ensuring they try this 100% for a few days, just long enough to see and feel a difference that might motivate them. They won't even consider going. Makes me so sad.