When Will I Lose My Cheeks???

[ljannise]

I'm patiently waiting for the day I lose my puffy cheeks/jowels.

What are you guys/girls waiting on?? (Weightloss aside because we all know weightloss comes 1st)

[mandarin honey]

I'm waiting on my stomach to flatten a bit and the puffiness in my face to go away.

[Conscious Midwife]

awaiting a truely pronounced and visible collar bone

bra strap length hair

diminished vericose veins

[Rawkinlocs]

awaiting a truely pronounced and visible collar bone

Wow, really? And here I was feeling self-conscious about mine! When I first started shedding my false body, I thought clearly that seeing my collar bone was a sign of me becoming emaciated. But I don't think that anymore.

I'm waiting for this seemingly life-long "pooch" in my tummy to go away! I don't think I've EVER had flat abs :rolleyes:

[Tweesason]

I'm waiting for my fibromyalgia to go away. Started out trying to loose weight for high school reunion but now it's for my health.

[ljannise]

twee, are you high raw or maybe 100%? When I FIRST started out (high raw back then) my fibro diminished 1st.

[Tweesason]

I'm doing the 30 day spring challenge so I am 100% raw. The last couple of days my eating has been crazy, pickles which I hate and dates. Before that though I was 100% raw and only able to go off meds for 2.5 days. Once I'm back on 100% for a little longer I'll try to go off them again.

[Raene]

I'm waiting to gain 10-20 lbs. I also hope my acne clears up.

[PixieLed]

I'm waiting for clearer skin, increased energy and more self confidence. I think getting my eyesight back to normal would be great too. I've only been raw for a few days but I've already been told by my boyfriend (who hadn't seen me since I started raw) that my eyes are much shinier and look less dull. Here's to hoping! :)

[Minnie]

I've have been raw for a month and half and what I'm waiting for is a huge list but the most important thing on my list is to be healthy and have ENERGY! The second thing is to continue to lose weight. Also losing the rest of my cheek fat is somewhere on the list too. ;)

It's WONDERFUL to hear many of you guys, including ljannise, have gotten rid of the fibro pain. My mom and some friends have it. However, it is disappointing to hear that it comes back when you eat cooked food. That means that the fibro is not cured but in some kind of remission. I thought after enough time on raw food that it would 'cure' it. It makes me wonder if my ailments are getting cured or just some kind of remission thing. :confused:

Well, either way I'll be healthy in the end. :p

Minnie :D

[ljannise]

Recurring fibro gives me more determination to STAY raw.

I get thankful when I feel that I dont have a choice but to stay raw. I know how it feels to be bed ridden because the pins & needles & heat under my feet cause too many issues to walk. And at 30 years old, feeling that much agony, I cannot imagine how bad it could get by 50. The older I got, the more pain I felt. The more parts of my body were affected. I wanted to do something about this NOW, as opposed to much later.

It's my fall from Bliss to appreciate Bliss so much more. A constant reminder of what could be waiting for me.

[aromaticwings]

ljannise,
Do you have a journal somwhere of your weight loss?

[rawpriestess]

my entire life, I have wanted to get rid of my thighs and butt, however, I now have a tummy too, so that makes three things, plus batwings, straggly hair,145 pounds, about 30 years, well, you get the picture. LOL

[blessed]

:D :D I had varicose veins in the back of my legs real bad, i don't like to wear short gowns because of it.
Last week my husband looked at my legs and said," your veins are going away", it's behind my knees so i had to turn around to look and yes, in one leg they have disapperared on the other they are drying up.
I rubbed them with olive oit several times a day and eat 85-90% raw.
I am so very, very happy about this.
Hope this helps others.

Ann :D :D

[ElainaThiemann]

Who said the weight goes first? I've been pretty much 100% for four weeks and have barely lost 10 pounds?