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trying to lose weight but I'm gaining

yescathyisyescathyis
in Health & Beauty

HELP. I have been 100% raw for 3 1/2 weeks now. The first week I lost 8 pounds. Since then I have gained 2 back. The first week I ate raw without any guidelines. But since then I have been following Alissa Cohen’s book. I can’t figure out what I’m doing wrong. I NEED to lose another 15 pounds. The same thing is happening to my sister who went raw about 2 weeks ago. But my boyfriend who doesn’t want to lose weight but went raw with me IS losing weight! Any suggestions as to where I am going wrong with this?

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  • yescathyisyescathyis

    Thanks to both of your suggestions. I have been trying to watch the amount of nuts I eat. I do work a lot of hours and try to get at least an hour of exercise in but by the time I do that it’s bedtime. I’ll keep working on it. Thanks agian. I wonder if food combining has anything to do with it?

  • VIBRANCEVIBRANCE

    Hi yescathyis – I think it is normal for your weight to fluctuate….it could be based on what your eating. If you started out with lighter foods your body will naturally be lighter, but if you have nuts in your system they will weigh you down a bit.

    Another thing could be eliminations (sorry to sound gross), but if your body has started to detoxify itself and you are not eliminating enough this could add the weight back on. Colonics or enemas are great for getting out all of the old toxins as we start to detox. (Toxins = fat….this is why when we eat raw foods, detoxify and loose weight, fat and cellulite goes away!)

    I agree with zochen also. Green Smoothies provide a great amount of energy and are very filling. I often have one for lunch and it carries me through til dinner.

    Good Luck!

  • yescathyisyescathyis

    Thanks so much. I started thinking if I had changed what I was eating since that first week. And I did have a green drink for breakfast everyday which I stopped doing! I’m for sure going back to the green drink!!!

  • yescathyisyescathyis

    I can’t believe all the help! You guys are great! And I got to help Angie by posting my own question, that felt good. You know I did feel good doing my own thing but I thought it would be best to follow someone who has been raw for a long time. I wanted to make sure I was doing it all correctly. But you’re right her recipes are so full of nuts.

  • anngoingrawanngoingraw Raw Newbie

    My solution, “I have decided to follow someones who did their own things” :))

  • ajchanterajchanter Raw Newbie

    Have a GREEN SMOOTHIE everyday!!! :D

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