Muscle loss on this diet?

heyitsmahsa

Hi Guys,

I'm back..I've done raw about a couple months and loved it, but then started losing muscle (even though working out) and having nuts, and was discouraged.

how do you guys keep muscle when eating raw?? I want to get back into it

thanks

scattered

Hey, Same here, I did raw back in 06' for a month, I loved it cuz I felt really good, and happy and I lost 12lbs that month, but I totally experienced the same ( having a pretty big background in body building)- I was always use to a high protein diet and I lost mostly muscle and could not lift the same as before...Im trying this again, my goal is 3 months this time around, If It becomes a problem I will quit for awhile but my goal is to lean out some so Im not too worried, while I think being raw is healthy, Ive been told by some long term raw foodies that some people at some point do need to incorporate other foods( yes even meat or if your veg, raw dairy or at least some legumes or grains)- the point is to maintain a high level of raw, or you could just try and add more calories in the form of protein or fats...just my 2 cents

SA-RAW

Hi all, I wanted to revive this thread because im wondering if any of you are experiencing muscle loss on raw. i've been raw for a little over a year and have definitely lost muscle and gained cellulite. I'm guessing that's from the muscle loss... but who knows. Does anyone out there think it might be from this lifestyle? To be fair I haven't worked out in a long time and i used too when i wasn't raw. However i've gone through periods of not working out before and haven't had repercussions like this. I've been adding raw protein powder to my green smoothies for about a month now but it's too early to tell. Any thoughts?

kurite

The only reason you would experience muscle loss is because your not eating enough calories. Your body doesn't need all that much protein to sustain its muscles however you do need. Your muscles burn more calories than fat lb per lb so when you don't get enough calories and you are not overweight than your body will naturally burn muscle.

SA-RAW

hm, i've never tracked my calories so i have no idea how many i eat, but im full i know that much! i just need to get back on my pilates, i've just been lazy i guess. i already eat 2 huge green smoothies a day.. i should incorporate more fruit based ones to add calories maybe

hipnotizer

I use Omega Nutrition Pumpkin Seed Protein. It has 10 grams of protein per serving and I usually have 2 or 3 per day. I am getting larger muscles as a result. Something to consider.

SA-RAW

I tried RAW POWER which is a brazil nut raw powder but when you read the ingredients it's really just powdered nuts, hemp seeds, maca and things like that. I thought it was kind of silly to pay that much when i could just eat those things on their own? Am i missing the point? The upsetting thing is that I've gained weight and its definitely not muscle. i was 100% raw then slipped a little bit (seriously a little and not for very long!) then am back to 100% and haven't lost any weight in months and am flabby from my muscle loss. i'm not quite sure what to do about it, its a little discouraging. I've been eating more fruit than i did when i first went raw and i didn't really work out in the beginning or now so i know im going to get a lot of 80-10-10-ers on this but is this fruit too many calories for me if i'm don't work out very much and causing me to have this extra weight?