I’m just so frustrated. i’m finishing up my first week raw today and beginning a cleanse by “Zand” mainly a fiber, thistle, and laxative cleanse, but i have seemed to gain weight rather than lose weight. My diet was horrible before this change, not to mention i have about 70lbs of extra baggage so i was hoping to see a loss. i hope this is due to the fact that i have begun my period and i am hopefully just retaining water. My sister in law visited this past week which helped a bunch as she is mostly raw and has lost over 60lbs on raw. when i told her i was gaining she seemed perplexed because she lost quite a bit even eating a lot when she first went raw. i’m cutting back on my nuts and trying to cut back on sunflower seeds which is difficult for me. i’ll be really distraught if i find out i have to start keeping track of my calories again…it always makes me feel trapped, i guess. i was looking at this for a way out- for freedom, not even more restrictions to my diet.
i hope that i see a change with this cleanse and with the end of my period. otherwise…i’m not even sure what to do….
also- i have been working out, although i’ll be doing even more when the weather gets less dreary. i take a fencing class twice a week which is major sweating and working my legs muscles with the squatting and lunging and constant movement, also very anarobic(sp???) due to the quick bursts of energy you need to give it. soon i’ll be rising my bike to campus and back 5 days a week- about 7 miles total.
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i’m not sure why it crossed out that sentence, but it’s still relevant- not an edit just to let everyone know. sorry about that….
wow. thank you so much. i feel motivated now rather than forlorn. i have to remember to stay positive and find ways around these issues. i’m gonna go stock up on lighter foods tonight.