What am i doing wrong?

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• SA-RAW

  i haven't had lunch yet but i will be eating some bread made from from mostly butternut squash and a little flax and dried coconut. i think i put carrot in there too but i'll check the recipe. I'm eating that with a salad that is shredded carrot and daikon radishes with lemon/lime juice, curry, turmeric, dried coconut, a little macadamia nut oil and salt. i bought non-raw hummus because i was craving it which i might eat with it. Honestly, that part is very rare for me so i wouldn't dwell on that for my problems!

  I'll probably eat around 1:30

  I really haven't been doing much physical activity. but this week i've started walking to work or home which is about 45-55 minutes and getting 20 minutes of pilates in.
• MelissaReed

  Hi there.

  First off, how long have you been Raw or mostly raw? I've noticed that it takes a very long time for your body to adjust to your new diet and once it does the weight will start to MELT off.

  (and yes, I still cheat a bit here and there).

  Exercise even a bit will help tons. If you can do a few minutes of walking in the morning that will really help.

  The other thing ... your picture doesn't look like you are needing to drop much weight, so that makes a big difference.

  Try also eating within an hour of waking; this is VERY VERY VERY important. This keeps your metabolic rate up and without eating it could drop to 85% of it's potential.
• SA-RAW

  I've been raw for 1 year and 4 months. the weight did melt off a few months into starting raw and that picture was taken last spring- since then i think ive put on about 10 lbs out of nowhere! This is why I'm reaching out for help because I'm just confused. I also used to use bee pollen, maca and spirulina regularly which i don't anymore. I would really like to get back to where i was because i was comfortable there.

  I don't eat within an hour of waking and i used to so maybe i should. i get up about 7 then don't eat my smoothie until i get to work about 9:15-9:30

  Thank you, thats a good start :)
• MelissaReed

  I eat a LOT of bananas, but they are lots of sugar ... try cutting back. In my smoothie I've been trying to do different things other than bananas or if I do eat a 'nana in my smoothie I only use 1/2 and use LOTS of ice and/or berries.

  Even if you could eat 1/2 banana in the am ... then your smoothie later that would help tons!

  then skip the 'nanas for lunch and eat an apple or a low sugar veggie.

  Sometimes just mixing it up helps stimulate the metabolism= like eating your big meal for breakfast ... and eating more often (but less) throughout the day.

  GOOD LUCK ... and keep us updated.
• SA-RAW

  That's really interesting Melissa, I wonder if my metabolism is lazy because i always eat a bigger meal towards the end of my day, It might be fun to have a flax pancake with fruit for breakfast occasionally :) I'm going to look up lower sugar fruits and here's a positive- i'm really getting into juice so i hope it helps. Weight gain is so depressing you know! You don't even know you're doing it until your pants dont fit! Tabbycats I know a little about 80-10-10 and if that's what you're following, do you eat a lot of high sugar sweet fruits or is it more some apples, berries and pears?
• colleensraw

  i completley agree with superfood2, 100%