I have been overweight nearly all of my life and have tried many different types of diets. About 2 years ago I started eating organic foods and cut out fast food, soda. I started exercising (walking, weights and yoga – hours every day) and continued having a hard time losing weight. I was told by a couple people I had symptoms of hypothyroidism so I looked into that and went to a specialist in my area. He gave me a ton of supplements and said my diet was ok (he was actually against me going vegetarian)...I took the supplements for over 6 months and no change.
I am at a loss as to what I need to do to lose weight.
I recently picked up a couple books on eating raw and decided to try it. After a month of eating about 80% raw and juicing 1-2x a day a felt better but still no weight loss.
I am unsure if I need to continue taking supplements if I am eating healthy…and I would like to know what else I can do to help my weight.
I’m always looking for great recipes and have even created a few of my own.
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Hi and welcome! I am new here too and have been experimenting with many of the recipes here. They have been pretty successful so far. As far as the supplements go. Check to see what vitamins and minerals are in those supplements compared the amount in the natural food you are eating and you could probably cut back on the supplements. Our bodies can use the vitamins and minerals easier when they are in their natural form. I read in one of the forums that many people do not worry about the weight and that it just sort of “falls off” when they started eating raw. I do not know if fruit sugars or nut fat causes bad weight gain though. Keep us posted on your progress!
Raw does automatically equal low-fat. Nuts, avocado, coconut oil, Olive oil. Don’t cut them out, but limit them. I never eat a nut dish and an avocado dish in the same day anymore. I too had a weight problem when I started my Vegan and now Raw diet. I wieghed 200 lbs and could barely walk up a flight of stairs. Plus I am diabetic, so that extra weight was not helping.
I am down to 155 thanks to first Vegan and now Raw, and although my sugar levels are still high I am starting to see a progressive improvement on the Raw diet (the last few days mt sugar has been under 200).
It will take time but you will get there. Endorse yourself for coming in to this community. The people on this site are friendly and very supportive. Their advice is invaluable.
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Thank you so much for all the warm welcomes and information!!! I will check out the various books and website and keep you posted on my progress :)
rawmama i wonder if that’s why our bodies do it? it saves calories and holds onto fat because it fears a next starvation mode so it feels the need to save and protect. when we don`t skip meals and eat natural and healthy the body acclimates and the starvation worries cease. patty
friskygimp:what`s your week look like foodwise? and exercise, what are you doing to burn calories? supplements depend on your variety in your diet. i use a site called fitday.com that tracks your food and tells you if you`re meeting the rda for vitamins and minerals. it also tracks exercise and shows you where you`re burning your calories. i really like it.