Hey everyone!
I'm on my 30th day all raw! I'm feeling awesome, but I have a couple questions.
I mostly eat a lot of bananas, berries, celery, spinach, oranges, clementines, mangos, strawberries, apples, kale, avocado, bell peppers and occasionally nuts and seeds.
I'm already skinny as it is, but I'm worried I'm not eating enough vegetables. I get usually close to or over 2000 calories a day, and I'm 6'2. I haven't weighed myself since before the raw diet, but I WAS about 150 or 155. Anyways, I don't eat many vegetables unless it's in my daily salad. Often I just make smoothies out of 4 bananas, berries, strawberries and like 4 to 6 cups of spinach. I feel fine, but it seems like most other raw foodies eat a lot more salads than I do. THey just don't taste that good to me. And nuts and seeds only seem attractive a few times a week. Same with avocados. Some days I just eat a bunch of fruit.
Does it seem like my diet is fine how it is?
And this question is a little more involved, and it's about my bowels haha, so if you don't want to read on, feel free to stop!
Anyways, every morning I poop, then once I eat, I have to poop again. It's like the second I eat a big meal anymore I need to poop. It's not solid poop, but it's not diharrea status yet either. Is this all part of detox? I still have some body odor sometimes as well, so I'm assuming I'm not fully done transitioning. I don't know if this is unhealthy, but I'd like some second opinions.
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Yeah, sometimes I add coconut oil to my smoothies. And I'm starting to eat more nuts and seeds, I didn't realize how calorie dense they were...I thought I had to eat a lot more than I really do. I don't feel dehydrated either, so I'm not really sure if it is or not..
Thanks for the replies everyone! I REALLY appreciate it. I have started eating more nuts and seeds today, and it's easier than I thought to eat just an ounce of them, not much at all. As far as the alkaline/acid thing, according to that site I'm eating VERY few items that are considered more towards the acidic side, so I think I'm doing fine to be honest. I'm going to start adding more nuts and seeds, and eating a little bit more greens. And raw cheese is definitely out of the option as I am Vegan. But the nuts and seeds seem to be a great source for calories.
Also, I've been trying to research the effects of raw food on teeth, but I can't seem to find any concrete research. Anyone have any PERSONAL experience as to whether or not your teeth have been doing fine on a raw diet over an extended amount of time? I would start another thread, but I figure I might as well keep this thread going, I'm sure it could be very useful for other people!
Hi all! This has been a really helpful thread. i am on day 5 of 100% raw - have been working up to it over the last 6 months but recently went from about 60% raw to 100%. i feel great although i have irritable bowel and my stomach/intestine are still reactive to 100% new foods. however I found that after two days of 100% raw, i got a terrible stomach ache when i had a cooked meal of rice & steamed veges -- i couldn't eat it! so i feel this is obviously what my body wants -- no turning back. :-)
I have been vegetarian most of my life and so beans and rice were a huge staple in my diet. I keep feeling like I should be eating my rice or bean mix for protein, I'm not sure where the protein comes from in the raw diet? Do most of you take a protein powder supplement or are nuts, seeds, fruit and veges enough? i'm trying to acquire a taste for sprouted lentils but so far not my favorite.
Also, with grains, is it important to eat the sprouted breads, oat groats, etc? i have a physical disability that makes it really hard for me to swallow so i have to put everything in the vitamix and these sprouted grains just don't grind up well (they end up gritty & hard to swallow).
Any thoughts are appreciated. I'm so glad i found this forum!
Hey reciprocipe!
I just saw your post about stinky farts... LOL Boy, can I relate! At one point, mine was SO bad that I was passing up social events and staying home. I couldn't stand to be in a room by myself, much less subject anyone else to it! Could not figure out what in the world was causing it. Tried eliminating different foods I thought it might be, but no relief. Then I stumbled upon some very helpful information. I read somewhere that combing fruit and fat can create this problem. Digestion of the fruit, which is naturally very quick, gets slowed down by the fat, and the sugars ferment in the gut, causing foul-smelling gas. When I started separating these two things, PRESTO, the stinky gas left. I mean, I still have an ocassional, not too ridiculous, passing of gas, but like normal. Every once in a while, I feel the need to test my theory (stupid, I know!). And, without fail, almost every time I eat them together, the horrible smelling gas returns. So, as much as I like almond butter on a banana, I save my fats for a salad meal, or a treat after my fruit has digested. Don't know if this will help you at all, but thought I'd share just in case.
Good luck,
Belinda
thank you guys for the help. i get a stomach ache when i eat the spirulina and chlorella unfortunately. is there one supplement that has goji, acai, etc or do i have to buy them all separately?