Luna Lin's Before and After photos

[Halo Aglow]

So the first photo is me before raw. I had gotten up to 194. Weight was never an issue with me until I got pregnant, then my whole body just changed and turned so foreign.

And the second photo is after raw of course... almost 40 pounds lighter. I'm not at my goal weight yet but gosh darnit I'm feeling good about my progress so far! :D

So yeah, that's me before and after.

[doctorhawk]

What a difference. Great work and I know you are feeling better.


Gisele

[luckitri]

WOW! You look FANTASTIC! Be proud!

[jiujitsugirl]

wow you go girl, you look great, not only do you look amazing you look younger and you glow!

[Nenyath]

Wow! You look so beautiful on raw, shinning even! Way to go! It's pictures like those that inspire people to go raw or stay on the path so thank you for sharing! You have every reason to be pleased ;)

Fly forever free..

[Rawkinlocs]

You betta work it girrrrl! 'Bout time you let the RFT folks see how beautiful you are! :D

Lookin' good Lin!

[JennaBoBenna]

Wow! Amazing!!!! :)

[Angelic Light]

Wow you look so amazing!! Really beautiful and glowing!

[rawpriestess]

CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!


YOU LOOK SOOOOOOOOO GOOD!

[nuttie]

wow...you look incredible!!

[sport]

You looke too cute. You are going to be dangerous. Someone had better keep an eye on you.

[lil fairy z girl]

you look beautiful. amazing,

thank you for the inspiration,
sal
~*~*~*

[lily]

Wow, you look FANTASTIC!

You're another one who's got that indefinable magic, that 'raw glow'...

Thank you for sharing --

lily

[goyethere4raw]

Have mercy girl!!!!!!!!!!!!

What an inspiration. You look absolutely beautiful and much younger too. Keep on keeping on! I am soooooooooooooo inspired....

[rawfigure]

Wow, just beautiful ! What an amazing transformation you have gone through. Wahoo ! :D

[Conscious Midwife]

You betta work it girrrrl! 'Bout time you let the RFT folks see how beautiful you are! :D

Lookin' good Lin!

DITTO

Now a Beautiful face to put with a beautiful spirit.
Congrats on your weightloss,
and Best wishes on NOV/DEC RAW classes and plantluck!!!!

[KindnessToAllCreatures]

You could be on Tyra's other show... America's Next Top Model :D
You look amazing!

[Vandy]

congrats! I know how wonderul you must feel! You are beautiful!

[vgloveforlife]

Your transformation is amazing! You look so much younger in the after picture.

[Veganforlife]

You are beautiful! Thanks for sharing!!! :D
And you brag and boast about yourself girlfriend! You go girl!!!!!!!!!

[ljcoolj]

You inspire me!!! SO BEAUTIFUL!!!! THanks for sharing!

[swingbolder]

Wow, those pics are like night and day. You look fantastic. Congratulations. :)

[jaurequi]

You look wonderful, Luna Lin :) One thing that I love about your transformation is how healthy you look. You must be doing it right.


Continued success!

Best,

[sungoddess]

That looks like two pictures of mother and daughter! You should be so proud! You are absolutely beautiful!

[Bridle]

Dear Luna Lin

Your before and after pictures are fabulous. To me you look more powerful -- do you feel more powerful?

Keep going...

[Sharon in Colorado]

Wow! Hot child in the city!

Looking good! :)

[Pansy]

WOWSA!!!!!!

You look great Daaarrrrrling!

Pansy ;)

[Mango]

Wow! You are beautiful! I can't believe the difference. You look like a completely different person and so much happier.

[Shmoopie]

You look like a completely different person. I wouldn't have guessed that it was the same person in both of the pictures. You look amazing! How inspiring! Thanks for sharing these pictures.

[Faithfullyfit]

You are so gorgeous and soooooo.....inspiring!

You RAWK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :D

[my_sunshine]

OMG!!! You look AMAZING!!!

[janicejourney]

Beautiful!

[JEN]

Wow!!! What a transformation!!! You are stunning!!

[chilove]

All I can say is WOW!!! You look amazing! Congratulations!!! Keep up the good work!!!


All the best,

Audrey
www.rawhealing.com

[carolg]

Absolutely gorgeous! Congrat!!!
carolg

[maraw]

You look SO AMAZING! I know you must feel it too. When I went through my first stage of weight loss, and I lost about 30 pounds - it was like "Wow! This is how much my 3 year-old weighs!" I've been carrying that much around all this time. Then, the next 10 pounds and "Wow! This is how much my 5 year-old weighs, etc." It's a powerful kind of realization and transformation.

Thanks for sharing your good news! It's encouraging to all of us.

[Denise Nicole]

You look fantastic! Young, vibrant & healthy! :)

[fruit]

Wow,don't You Look Beautuiful! :)

[Halo Aglow]

Wow! And here I was really stressing about posting my photos! You guys really know how to coconut butter someone up! :D Thankyou so much for the comments - I hold them SO dear to my heart. I am so happy that these photos are inspiring. I was really dreading posting my before photo... but hey, I have to show where I came from to truly show where I've reached.

I actually do feel more powerful, or rather having my power back. I am so thankful for the raw food diet. This way of eating rawks in every aspect!

Geez, I love y'all! :)

[D'vorah]

I never would have picked you out as the same person from both pics! You look so peaceful, and radiant and self-assured!

How tremendously motivating!

Thank you for sharing.

Deborah

[rawlee]

And I'm lucky enough to know how beautiful your heart is as well! It's a beautiful picture Lin! You earned it, now go flaunt it!!!!!!!

[Sunshine9]

Luna Lin your photos are amazing. You are so incredibly beautiful, I just can't believe it. Thank you for sharing your success with us :)

[MagicalDaze]

WOW!! U R beautifully TRANSFORMED!! U look like a whole new person! I bet folks who haven't seen U for awhile don't even recognize U! Big congrats!

[ChaiLife]

Oh wow. You are beautiful and what a transformation.

I have not been raw for a little while and today, right now, I was just making a recommitment when I saw your picture. It was what I needed to push me over the edge and start treating my body with respect. Thank you. Really, thank you for posting.

[Cinnamon]

You look amazing! Congratulations and I love the comparison that Sungoddess made, more like a mother and daughter than the same person. Thank you for sharing, so inspirational!

[lodestar]

you are the picture of health and happiness! i am so thrilled for you :)

[Missrawdiva]

Darling.. you look MARVOLOUS!!!!! Thanks for sharing your pics.. your such an inspiration!!!!!

[LightLover]

First picture: you look like the mother;
Second picture: you look like the daughter of the mother. :)

[lavendarJ]

FANTASTIC LUNA!!!!

[Aasyah]

Luna Lin

You look fantastic such a major diffrence in your Raw transition. Thank you for sharing and inspiring us. :-)


Cassandra

[fiddler]

Super!!!! At first glance, the pictures don't even look like the same person!!!
What a great accomplishment!!! Keep up the great work!

[RawFoodieMom]

WOW!!
You look sooooo beautiful! Incredibly vibrant and glowing.
Thanks for sharing your photos and your wonderful success, it truly is inspiring. :)

[iluvcacao]

The difference between the two pictures looks like 20 years!!!! :eek: You look great!

[Pierre]

Hi Lin :)
What a difference! See you soon!

[dogmd]

Awesome job.. I know what you mean about your body after babies... YIKES!! You look absolutely fabulous. Keep up the good work. You are my inspiration! How old is your baby?

[star_fruit]

Congrats! You look amazing! Thank you for sharing your before and after pics and the inspiration you have given us. ;)

[Halo Aglow]

Thanks so much you guys! I do FEEL like a completely different person and gosh, looking at that before photo, I can't believe I let it get that bad! :D :p My oldest sister and I are tripping off the mother and daughter and the 20 year difference comments! WOW! :D Dude, was I tore up from the floor up?! lol

There goes my Rawlee! It's good to see you on the board again!

Dogmd, my son will be 5 in a few months. So it's been a little while, but I felt horrible when I was pregnant. It also affected my pelvic/thigh joints to an extent to where I was clumsy and the joint was giving way to me falling even months after giving birth -- so I sat down a lot scared to even walk holding my baby. And even years after giving birth it still hurt and felt weird. Looking back, I should have went to physical therapy. I admit, during the pregnancy I ate horrible also, my favorite craving was Taco Bell and I ate A LOT of it! And then I'm sure Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream had a lot to do with it too. I was able to eat like that and not gain weight BEFORE I got pregnant--but not anymore. But who wants to, when I'm making banana and nutmilk ice cream and tacos from Raw Food Real World that are out of this world and so much more satisfying and nutritious!?!?

ChaiLife! Oh wow, thankyou for saying that! I am so glad you are making a recommitment! I'm rooting for you!

MagicalDaze, I'm going back to Austin, TX to visit family in February! I'm looking forward to everyone's reactions! :D

Thanks again everyone! Raw is possible, raw is yummy, raw is fun, raw is life!

[mad4mangos]

Wow, you look more than fantastic! Awesome!!!! How long have you been raw? Can you tell me more about what a typical day of eating is for you? Sorry. I'm nosey. I am just interested to know how you went about making such a drastic change! You look simply amazing!! Keep it up girl!

[RawNut]

That looks like two pictures of mother and daughter! You should be so proud! You are absolutely beautiful!

That's EXACTLY what I was going to say! She looks like she could be her own daughter!

Craig

[tvillemom]

YOU LOOK GREAT! NC GIRLS RAWK!! Way to go girl! Everyone is right, you do not look like the same person....are you sure picture #1 is really you? ;) You are a testimony for all of us to be encouraged! Thanks for posting!!
Wendi

[Raw Magwene]

Looks like two different people in those photos!

You are so beautiful and your transformation is inspiring!

[Halo Aglow]

:D Thanks again my beautiful raw people!!

mad4mangos (I'm mad for mangos too!), let's see... I have a few types of typical days. I go through on and off phases of wanting to prepare recipes to more simple mono eating.

In the morning I'll have a smoothie (sometimes a green one). My fav combination is bananas, mixed berries (strawberry, raspberry, blueberry), lemon juice for that added zing and agave nectar. If I make it green, I just add in something like spinach leaves and omit the lemon juice. Sometimes I put the smoothie mixture in the dehydrator (and the green version as well) to snack on throughout the day as fruit roll-ups. My little boy loves them as well.

Rye bagels are really nice for breakfast as well. Many days I'll eat what's left over from dinner for breakfast too.

For lunch or dinner I'll have something like zucchini pasta with marinara, or some type of collard wrap. I actually make my collard wraps with Alissa's pecan-carrot burgers mixture with tomato and ginger vinaigrette. Collard leaves are the best for wraps! I started doing this to try to recreate a raw Asian wrap I had in Maine at a restraurant while doing the raw teacher training. It tastes really good! Sometimes I'll put the mock salmon pate in collard wraps also and I like to sprinkle hemp seeds on the mock salmon. Corn chowder is another recipe that I eat a lot.

Raw Food Real World's tacos is another regular one.

I love eating different flavored flax crackers with dip. Onion dip or mock cheese. Most times I tend to eat that just for snacking but it ends up filling me up like its a lunch or dinner.

My fav salad to eat is a modified version of Raw Food Real World's grapefruit salad. I use romaine and spinach, grapefruit, avocado and onion. And I use the same ingredients as the recipe states for the grapefruit dressing. Oh my, my fav salad. Sometimes I eat that for lunch AND THEN AGAIN for dinner. A big ol' plate of pleasure! :D

Oh and I'm a sucker for raw desserts of course. They fill me up like a normal meal.

And then some days all I want is something like bananas and plums all day and nothing else.

Here's some of my raw food http://flickr.com/photos/lunalin/sets/72157594176265763/ Maybe you'll like the mango tart!

I am always drinking Choco-banana shake (Raw Food Real World) and their vanilla brazil nut milk (along with the chocolate version). Awww man, that stuff is Heaven!

I probably could go on and on about what I eat, but I think that's the general idea. :D

tvillemom! ;) I wish that before pic WASN'T me!!! :o :D North Carolina is definitely on the Raw Map!!!

[vgloveforlife]

OMG your food pics look soooo delicious!!

[moonstone523]

Luna Lin...

YOU ARE HOT!!!!

Way to go!!! :heart:

[EmeraldGlow]

I t's such a transformation!! You look so ALIVE!! This is so exciting! Beautiful, beautiful, GORGEOUS!

~Di

[nonniecita]

You're quite stunning!

:)Michelle

[RawMorgan]

You look amazing Lin! Truely radiant!!!!!! Morgan

[LightLover]

Lin, I just wonder how people react after your transformation, I mean the people which didn't follow this change. :confused: :)

LL

[Halo Aglow]

You all have made me feel so much better at exposing myself now! Thanks so much!

LL, there are not that many people I see only on occasion (though I will be visiting family in Feb.) but those that haven't seen me in awhile are amazed at how I look now and very curious on how I lost my weight. But for the most part, after I gained my weight, I was a total hermit ashamed and uncomfortable with how I looked. :( That before photo was taken at my son's grandparents house and though I wanted to refuse having to take a photo, I didn't want to be rude. That smile is so fake.

My high school reunion is coming up in 2008, and no one from there knows that I had gained weight. So I am sure when I attend the reunion, everyone will just think that I kept up with never having a weight problem. Whenever I visited my family in Texas I was too embarrassed of myself to even get in contact with my old friends there. This upcoming trip though, my depression is gone and my energy is back and I feel happy and alive so I plan to go see my Austin friends!

Wow, looking back... I was really in a deep dark hole mentally.

Thanks again y'all!

[PositiveEnergy4U]

Incredible, I love it! I am not surprised but I love it! Thanks for the massive inspiration!

[Coriander74]

Youuuuuuuu, girl, are so stunning!!!

Congratulations!!!!!!!