Hello Everyone! I have been raw for almost 2 weeks (though there WERE some failures-it’s still difficult for me to give up coffee)) and I’ve lost 4 pounds so far. I’m 167 sm tall and 138 pounds.My goal is 110 pounds. First week I was tracking carefully my calorie intake-it didn’t exceede 1000 a day. I was still drinking my coffee every 2 hours though…But later I thought of eliminatig it from my diet and,instead of eating 1 or 2 times a day (what was the most optimal and helpful way for me to lose the extra weight) I began eating very frequently,mostly fruits. Part of it was because I wanted to get warmer and part-I felt like my favorite “chewing gum” was taken away. So,the weight loss has been stalled. Now I’m trying to drink more hot water,eat 2 times a day-fruits for breakfast and only vegetables for lunch. I find that seeds and nuts eaten in any quantity(even if I’m eating insignificant amount,approx. 30 g a day,make me fat) And I’m so impatient to get rid of the extra weight! Maybe,some of you know how to manage with the appetite? And another question – did you lose the weight with this way of eating?
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Thank you,lushpapaya,for your advice! It’s really amazing that you lost so much weigt,it must be a great feeling of a new body! You asked why I want to be 110 pounds.Actually,it’s not only the number on the scales I’m trying to achieve.The matter is that I’m 19 years old and 5 years ago I was 30 pound lighter… Though I didn’t eat healthy at that time,I just was eating very little. But I know that I have to be close to 110 pounds just for my body and mind to feel good. I want to change.I’m doing aerobics,I like to train and sometimes it hurts to think that so many efforts that I’m applying are in vain. But still I feel so much confident with the raw eating. I’ve become less irritating,more considerable and helpful to others. When I was eating all that junk food or cooked I felt very depressed,I didn’t want to live either. Now everything’s changed.
Okay. In terms of weight loss. I eat frequently (whenever I am hungry, even if I just ate 2 hours before—metabolism slows when you are hungry)..usually just snacking, sometimes I like to eat more. It is important to stay hydrated, and David wolfe recommends eating half veggies and half fruits to lose weight. But yes—the goal is health. Health is wealth!!
Lushpapaya – good luck on your journey… from reading your post, and knowing your age (19), i would make 1 serious caution to you: if you are weighing yourself every day (or more) – stop. weigh yourself once a week. if you are doing otherwise, i would say: a. it’s an sign of an unhealthy attitude/body image b. there are tremendous fluctuations due to salt, working out, fluids, etc. and your weight.
also, i think coffee every 2 hours for someone like you needs to stop… do you really like coffee that much? as for seeds/nuts, you need fat in your diet, fatty acids, to encourage your body to burn fat as fuel. Definitely keep exercising! less fruit, more vegetables if you really want to get lean. good luck!
Dain5000 – sorry to hear about your compromised metabolism. i would really recommend getting with a doctor who can give you some advice. a naturapath can be good, but ultimately, it depends on the doctor. it sounds like you have some underlying health issues that they can address. take care~
It was a long journey-I did fall off the wagon!!
The reason-I was hungry!!!
But now I’m back!It was well said-if you ONCE started raw eating,you,probably,will never let it down!
The most terrible thing is that doubts are always torturing me-
do I really need to stay raw in order to lose weight?
Now I know the answer-yes.
If you ever give in to any cooked food-you will never stop!!!At least I can judge by myself.
I’m living in Russia.It’s deathly cold here in winter and it’s not so easy to maintain your holy principles about nutrition during such frosts.But I’m thankful to the God that now I’m trying to use my brain))Sometimes I’m wondering-Am I too blind not to see what kind of rubbish I put into my mouth?
I know that I will never feel happy if I’m trying to fill my mental emptiness with chocolate,junk…
The other days I was drinking nothing but plain water and I was sleeping like a child-carelessly,quiet,with many memorable dreams)))-isn’t it a point against coffee?)))
Oh,God,now I’m trying to confess that it’s really formidable for me to endure raw eating because of a hunger.
I’m very precautious about all fats-not only they leve me without satiety;they make me fat.It’s definatly.
Did anyone hear about Gerson therapy?He is also sceptical about fats.I think the reason is that all concentrated foods are fattening.
Speaking about american SAD diet….Well,I think that this is a very sad diet))))....Maybe the diet itself is not so sad….but the consequences are sad for sure)))
It’s really a pleasure to be free.Now I know what is healthy for me-raw vegetables and fruits.It’s really easy to say but hard to fulfill…
But is not it for my health?Truly,I’m doing it for myself,for my own happyness…So,all the mistakes can be averted.And nobody but me can do it.I need just to treat it consciously.