Sara_007
07-31-2007, 04:05 PM
Wow, so many of you have inspired me to join this board, with your stories of being dedicated and devoted raw foodists. With regard to the diet, I do not perceive it as a "diet", but rather a lifestyle change as I am officially saying "Bye" to many of the things I once enjoyed.
At 25, I have been diagnosed with several illnesses, cancer and serious liver problems stemming from alcohol abuse. I've always been athletic and fit, but regardless of how much cardio and training I was doing in the gym, I retained a lot of water and could never lose weight even when consuming very little calories per day and burning more calories than taking in. Being frustrated, I resorted to the cranberry concentrate pills, thistle milk pills, and other aids at Whole Foods. These worked, and I soon started exploring the natural remedies that raw diet has to offer.
I am now a firm believer of the raw diet as the science behind it makes so much sense, it was the food of our ancestors who would pick the fruits and vegetable that fed them and their families.
So far it is my 2nd day, and I have lost 4 pounds which is very scary considering that I am in good shape and was not intending to lose any weight on this diet, but rather cleansing my internal system which has served as the catalyst for the illnesses I have fallen victim to. I've been about 95% raw for the past two days and eat and eat and am still losing weight. Is this common for many of you??
I am so enthusiased to know of a great forum to discuss this "way of life"!
Love,
Sara
At 25, I have been diagnosed with several illnesses, cancer and serious liver problems stemming from alcohol abuse. I've always been athletic and fit, but regardless of how much cardio and training I was doing in the gym, I retained a lot of water and could never lose weight even when consuming very little calories per day and burning more calories than taking in. Being frustrated, I resorted to the cranberry concentrate pills, thistle milk pills, and other aids at Whole Foods. These worked, and I soon started exploring the natural remedies that raw diet has to offer.
I am now a firm believer of the raw diet as the science behind it makes so much sense, it was the food of our ancestors who would pick the fruits and vegetable that fed them and their families.
So far it is my 2nd day, and I have lost 4 pounds which is very scary considering that I am in good shape and was not intending to lose any weight on this diet, but rather cleansing my internal system which has served as the catalyst for the illnesses I have fallen victim to. I've been about 95% raw for the past two days and eat and eat and am still losing weight. Is this common for many of you??
I am so enthusiased to know of a great forum to discuss this "way of life"!
Love,
Sara