How did you cope with shedding your cooked body&waiting for your raw body to develop?

[RawHeaven]

I just read lalakis' 'who are you thread' about getting or feeling too thin. I became more curious about it after reading everyone's comments and just wanted to see if there was a broader consensus...to find out how others coped if they dropped a tremendous amount of weight before stabilizing and regaining their raw body weight.

I'm 5'2 and currently weigh 120. In my culture, it's considered beautiful to have curves and a lot of girth to your body, so I'm already getting attention from my family, friends and boyfriend - "you're too thin, you need to eat". I've been 90-100% raw for 40 days...I started out at 136 and this has always been a 'comfortable' weight for me, I have ample hips, thighs, rearend and boobs. So now all of these attributes are disappearing, well except the boobs! lol. I feel like I'm losing even more weight the past few days, about 2-3 lbs per week and I know I will lose more before I stabilize. But honestly it's starting to freak me out! I can handle the external judgemental attention, but I do want to keep my curves and stay in proportion. :(

I practice bikram yoga, belly dance, strength train, walk a lot and I'm eating tons of fatty raw foods to no avail. I think I'm maintaining my muscle weight at least, but it sure doesn't look like it when I look in the mirror.

Guess I should just be patient, but it would really help to hear your stories, if you're open to sharing.

Did you drop a bunch of weight and regain some of it just eating raw foods?

[tinystrawberry]

soo glad you asked this question /ive been wanting to know as well, just didn't know how to put it together i guess.
would love to see a lot of responses.

[amyambro1]

I personally don't know what it is like to be too thin, nor will I probably ever. But I think if you are raw, your body will be how it was meant to be, and if you are meant to be really skinny, this may just be the way it has to be. I'd say that all the judgments being passed onto you can be a good reminder of how much it hurts a person to be judged, in turn giving you the opportunity to practice not judging others.

I have learned so much spiritually from my raw journey. One thing I have learned is that we are going against the grain and are forced to rely on only ourselves to know that we are doing what is right for us. We cannot get that reliance elsewhere. Therefore, we can turn inward when problems arise and decide those problems don't have to be problems, they can be important lessons that help to lead us in a virtuous directions.

Everyone has a different body type, and it is unproductive to linger on what we wish we looked like if we can never attain that ideal. You are beautiful already. I know its cliche, but it is so true that peace on the inside radiates to the outside. My advice, when you are being judged, feel compassion for those who are not understanding. Love yourself as you are and, others as they are, and may be peace be with you..

[trinity082482]

It wasn't hard at first. I think the hardest part was after I lost 12 lbs. I gained 10 back.. I ate what I wanted (raw) stay simple and it will come quickly!

[StarFire]

I think it so different when you lose too much weight and look thin - then have to wait for your body to adjust 'upwards'...

I so cannot relate! I would probably be thrilled to be too thin than not! ALTHOUGH... I do understand about having curves, I like my polynesian hips and my puerto rican boo-tay... and I think I would be sad if they went away to nothingness!

I'm still shedding my cooked body... and waiting for my raw body to emerge! but for me -- I'm on the other end of the spectrum.... needing to shed the weight -- not gain it... aaaacccckkkk....:eek: scary even to say that word...'gain' http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s43/FireStar_830/faint-1.gif !

rawk on!

[MusicalRawLady]

Crystal, what culture are you speaking of?

Thanks!

[RawHeaven]

I personally don't know what it is like to be too thin, nor will I probably ever. But I think if you are raw, your body will be how it was meant to be, and if you are meant to be really skinny, this may just be the way it has to be. I'd say that all the judgments being passed onto you can be a good reminder of how much it hurts a person to be judged, in turn giving you the opportunity to practice not judging others.

I have learned so much spiritually from my raw journey. One thing I have learned is that we are going against the grain and are forced to rely on only ourselves to know that we are doing what is right for us. We cannot get that reliance elsewhere. Therefore, we can turn inward when problems arise and decide those problems don't have to be problems, they can be important lessons that help to lead us in a virtuous directions.

Everyone has a different body type, and it is unproductive to linger on what we wish we looked like if we can never attain that ideal. You are beautiful already. I know its cliche, but it is so true that peace on the inside radiates to the outside. My advice, when you are being judged, feel compassion for those who are not understanding. Love yourself as you are and, others as they are, and may be peace be with you..

Thanks amy for the reminder and I really appreciate you taking the time to share your thoughts on this as I'm really starting to struggle for some reason. I meditate daily, I'm a spiritual person, I know I'm beautiful and everything you says resonates with me, but I've never dropped this amount of weight so quickly. But I will just keep going within to manage it. It's really hard to explain what this feels like because most people experience the exact opposite I know, but it is really not too fun to feel too thin.

One thing you said that maybe I have a naturally very thin raw body and when that day arrives I will accept it, but going through the process is a bit of a shock now. That's really what I'm focusing on and referring to. Perhaps tomorrow will be different.

Thank you for your insight, it does help tremendously.:)

[RawHeaven]

I think it so different when you lose too much weight and look thin - then have to wait for your body to adjust 'upwards'...

I so cannot relate! I would probably be thrilled to be too thin than not! ALTHOUGH... I do understand about having curves, I like my polynesian hips and my puerto rican boo-tay... and I think I would be sad if they went away to nothingness!

I'm still shedding my cooked body... and waiting for my raw body to emerge! but for me -- I'm on the other end of the spectrum.... needing to shed the weight -- not gain it... aaaacccckkkk....:eek: scary even to say that word...'gain' http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s43/FireStar_830/faint-1.gif !

rawk on!

You make me laugh starfire, and thank you I really that laugh! :D

I hope I get to keep my bootay too!! Because it is drifting away as we speak. I'm biracial, african american, irish and latin. My mom is argentinian/irish and my dad is black. It's kind of a big thing with my latin/african roots to hang on to my curves, especially the butt. So we shall see. My boyfriend, who is white, is not too thrilled about my shrinking bootay either right now. He likes women with some meat, but honey I think that's changing. LOL.

Writing about it has defused some of my anxiety and hearing everyone's advice has helped me move past this a bit. I'm still going to rawk on though and try not worry about it. I'm enjoying being raw and I will just hang on and go through the metamorphosis.

[Rawkinlocs]

I went through this and for me, it was kinda scary at first. I didn't really notice it until I saw myself on a picture that someone took of me during that phase. My first reaction was, "UGH!!" I looked scrawny and just..."different". I couldn't even remember having been that size so it was definitely new to me (as an adult) to be at that weight (dropped to 119-120 lbs. from about 145lbs. at 5'4")

But it DID balance out eventually (can't say how long it took as I didn't really pay attention to the time frame) and I began to put on weight and then it stabilized to a range that I grew comfy with.

[RawHeaven]

Crystal, what culture are you speaking of?

Thanks!

latin & african are the cultures i was speaking of...

[Marin Mom]

I am 3-1/2 months raw now.

I struggled with this too about a month ago (I'm 5'9 118 lbs. now down from 134). I still weigh the same no matter how much I eat although I do not look as "gaunt" in my face as I did. I am reading a lot about how to do this right and a good book I'm in the middle of now is The Sunfood Diet" by David Wolfe. He talks about balance and ratios of fruits (you would be surprised as to what constitutes a fruit, like a cucumber) to fats to greens and how to change the ratios to accomplish your goals.

Also good by him is the "Eating for Beauty" book which has helped me get that "glow". I eat things now like radishes, ginger, coconut and broccoli- all great for the skin.

Good Luck.

[RawHeaven]

I went through this and for me, it was kinda scary at first. I didn't really notice it until I saw myself on a picture that someone took of me during that phase. My first reaction was, "UGH!!" I looked scrawny and just..."different". I couldn't even remember having been that size so it was definitely new to me (as an adult) to be at that weight (dropped to 119-120 lbs. from about 145lbs. at 5'4")

But it DID balance out eventually (can't say how long it took as I didn't really pay attention to the time frame) and I began to put on weight and then it stabilized to a range that I grew comfy with.

Thank you so much rawkinlocs :D. I also really needed to hear from someone who's experienced this firsthand. I do feel scrawny and I don't like it. I'm glad it balanced it out for you and I pray for the same results for myself. :)

[Rawkinlocs]

latin & african are the cultures i was speaking of...

i'm african american, argentinian and irish

i spent a lot of the time in the carribean as a child and there it's just natural for women to be loved for their roundness and so it's ingrained in me. i will just need to move through this next phase of my life and perhaps let go of some programming of what is acceptable and what is not.

it's kind of the opposite thing of what's acceptable in the US, being thin among other things. where i'm from and even in my subculture within the US it's not okay to be too thin.

also i'm getting some flak from my latin and black cousins...it's just kind of a subcultural thing that women are accepted for being voluptuous and fit, all sizes really are accepted, but there is a spoken and unspoken thing about it really that i never really had to deal with until i started loosing weight.

i will just have to be strong and be a new example and love myself whatever size i end up being raw.

Phew!!

Easier said than done....:rolleyes:

Oh yeah! I got TONS of flack...mainly from my (well-endowed-in-the-rear) in-laws. "You lost your booty!" "Girl, don't you loose no more weight!!" "You don't need to be on no diet!" Yeah, I got ALLA that! :rolleyes:

[Rawkinlocs]

Thank you so much rawkinlocs :D. I also really needed to hear from someone who's experienced this firsthand. I do feel scrawny and I don't like it. I'm glad it balanced it out for you and I pray for the same results for myself. :)

Yeah, I'm sure it will but just be prepared that you may not get back to what you are/were accustomed to and keep in mind that what we've been taught to be and what is perceived as "normal" has been tainted. I know it's hard when you have people riding you about it...but just try to not stress over it as that will not help things at all. Just tell them to BACK OFF! ;) :p

[RawHeaven]

I am 3-1/2 months raw now.

I struggled with this too about a month ago (I'm 5'9 118 lbs. now down from 134). I still weigh the same no matter how much I eat although I do not look as "gaunt" in my face as I did. I am reading a lot about how to do this right and a good book I'm in the middle of now is The Sunfood Diet" by David Wolfe. He talks about balance and ratios of fruits (you would be surprised as to what constitutes a fruit, like a cucumber) to fats to greens and how to change the ratios to accomplish your goals.

Also good by him is the "Eating for Beauty" book which has helped me get that "glow". I eat things now like radishes, ginger, coconut and broccoli- all great for the skin.

Good Luck.

Thanks Marin Mom. I have David Wolfe's Sunfood diet book on my bookshelf, I guess it's time to open it! I'm going to get the "Eating for Beauty" too, I'm glad you experienced good results.

Thanks for your well wishes.

[RawHeaven]

Yeah, I'm sure it will but just be prepared that you may not get back to what you are/were accustomed to and keep in mind that what we've been taught to be and what is perceived as "normal" has been tainted. I know it's hard when you have people riding you about it...but just try to not stress over it as that will not help things at all. Just tell them to BACK OFF! ;) :p

I know and I'm always preaching to others about being tainted, so I guess I need to walk the talk now. I am telling them to back off, but that creates more stress for me. I'm a lover, not a fighter. hahahaa. Thanks again for your advice, it helps.

[crystalmoon]

Starfire just wanted to say your posts always brighten my day...thank you

[StarFire]

I hope I get to keep my bootay too!! Because it is drifting away as we speak. I'm biracial, african american, irish and latin. My mom is argentinian/irish and my dad is black. It's kind of a big thing with my latin/african roots to hang on to my curves, especially the butt.


WhOooTwhOoooT http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s43/FireStar_830/woohoo.gif ... GIRL.... you're as mixed plate as I am!!! My Dad was Puerto Rican, Black, French, Spanish and Hawaiian... my mama was Okinawan and Hawaiian!!

http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s43/FireStar_830/thsecret.gif ... psst.. I say Okinawan cuz ... even tho my grandma has walked the rainbow - I'll tell ya ... anytime I say 'japanese' she reaches across the ethereal veil between this world and the next and smacks me!! ;) Gotta be proud of my roots after all!!!

http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s43/FireStar_830/smiley_witchdoctor.gif ... lil tribal dance there.... in honor of our boo-Tays!!

[Barbie2]

Y'all are making me laugh. Interesting and fun thread.

[RawHeaven]

Oh yeah! I got TONS of flack...mainly from my (well-endowed-in-the-rear) in-laws. "You lost your booty!" "Girl, don't you loose no more weight!!" "You don't need to be on no diet!" Yeah, I got ALLA that! :rolleyes:

LOL haaa Rawkilocs, this is EXACTLY what I'm hearing. Hey are we related? Cause we've got some of the same relatives/in-laws. hahaha.

Laughter is such a healer, see now I no longer care if I'm getting skinny.

Thanks!! Love this board. :)

[RawHeaven]

http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s43/FireStar_830/smiley_witchdoctor.gif ... lil tribal dance there.... in honor of our boo-Tays!!

OMG Starfire you are so funny. I love the boo-tay dancing witchdoctor!! Maybe he can help me keep my booty. Is he into raw foods?

Wow you have everyone's blood running through your veins, I'm loving it! No wonder you're such an amazing person. Smooches.

Thank you so much for sharing your spirit on this board, I'm ROTFLMAO, oh wait a minute not my A, I mean my "disappearing bootay".

[rawhippie]

i didn't look at anyone's profile to see is it's all women speaking on this thread, but i have a sneaking suspicion that it is mostly women. ladies, no matter what culture, here in america, don't you think it's funny (more sad funny) that you get negative attention for loosing weight yet no one will really say anything if you gain it? women are really hard on each other and i find that they don't like to see people around them do better than themselves, it makes them feel inferior. no matter how "good" the intention, they feel pressure to do better themselves, and if they are not in the right place to do that yet, it's upsetting to see someone else achieve the goals that they want for themselves. so what happens? they try to put you down, sly-like, as to not come across negative, but it is, and it's very cutting. i read what you all were saying about stabilizing, i think it does happen as i think that's what has happened to me. i dropped 100lbs. in about 14 months when i started over two years ago. about one year ago i had a picture taken. i showed this picture to a co-worker (who struggles very much with her weight but insists on having dunkin donuts every morning and take out for lunch, with dessert) WELL after it was taken, i mean like 5-7 months after the fact and she said something along the lines of," well, it looks like you have gained weight since that picture, look how drawn your face was there!" now, what does that really mean? is she so upset with herself that she can't find it in her to do something about her situatiotion that she feels the need to bring me down? to say tongue and cheekishly that i'm getting fat again?
women are terrible at times.
i don't own a scale, i know i feel great, and if i have gained weight, it isn't much and i know i am stabilizing. i know i have lost all i can with changing what and how i eat, now i need to get my but in gear and join a gym. there are things hanging that just won't go away with eating better!
peace
hippie

[lore-ah]

I have learned so much spiritually from my raw journey. One thing I have learned is that we are going against the grain and are forced to rely on only ourselves to know that we are doing what is right for us. We cannot get that reliance elsewhere. Therefore, we can turn inward when problems arise and decide those problems don't have to be problems, they can be important lessons that help to lead us in a virtuous directions.



Ever here some saying, something like ask the question and the answer will appear, or something like that? I've been having a lot of struggles lately and this is EXACTLY what I needed to be told

Goddess (or whomever you'd like) bless you!

[MrMike]

having the same struggles, I'm 5'7 and have gone from 145 when I first started about 4-5 months ago to 127 today, I think I need to step up my game with some hemp seeds and coconuts, definately feel I don't eat enough of those.

[luna99]

WhOooTwhOoooT http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s43/FireStar_830/woohoo.gif ... GIRL.... you're as mixed plate as I am!!! My Dad was Puerto Rican, Black, French, Spanish and Hawaiian... my mama was Okinawan and Hawaiian!!

http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s43/FireStar_830/smiley_witchdoctor.gif ... lil tribal dance there.... in honor of our boo-Tays!!

whoot! both of you (star fire and crystalzgoneraw) must be GORGEOUS women! cause we all know that mixed kids are the hottest on the planet! :p and I can say that because I'm 1/2 Mexican and the rest is a mix of Italian/English/Native American and I think maybe a bit o' Irish as well!

anyway.. EVERYONE is beautiful in their own way though..

and as far as the weight gain/loss and curves thing.. I personally wish I had more curves to my booty so I know what you all mean... but really if we are happy with our bodies, that should be all that matters no matter if your heritage or culture thinks curves are more sexy or boy-skinny is sexy.

[lalakis]

i didn't look at anyone's profile to see is it's all women speaking on this thread, but i have a sneaking suspicion that it is mostly women. ladies, no matter what culture, here in america, don't you think it's funny (more sad funny) that you get negative attention for loosing weight yet no one will really say anything if you gain it? women are really hard on each other and i find that they don't like to see people around them do better than themselves, it makes them feel inferior. no matter how "good" the intention, they feel pressure to do better themselves, and if they are not in the right place to do that yet, it's upsetting to see someone else achieve the goals that they want for themselves. so what happens? they try to put you down, sly-like, as to not come across negative, but it is, and it's very cutting. i read what you all were saying about stabilizing, i think it does happen as i think that's what has happened to me. i dropped 100lbs. in about 14 months when i started over two years ago. about one year ago i had a picture taken. i showed this picture to a co-worker (who struggles very much with her weight but insists on having dunkin donuts every morning and take out for lunch, with dessert) WELL after it was taken, i mean like 5-7 months after the fact and she said something along the lines of," well, it looks like you have gained weight since that picture, look how drawn your face was there!" now, what does that really mean? is she so upset with herself that she can't find it in her to do something about her situatiotion that she feels the need to bring me down? to say tongue and cheekishly that i'm getting fat again?
women are terrible at times.
i don't own a scale, i know i feel great, and if i have gained weight, it isn't much and i know i am stabilizing. i know i have lost all i can with changing what and how i eat, now i need to get my but in gear and join a gym. there are things hanging that just won't go away with eating better!
peace
hippie

So true....my best friend who happens to weigh 280 lbs felt EXTREMELY uncomfortable with the fact that my diet was extraordinary and I was always telling her how amazing I felt....she was one of the people to tell me I was too skinny...in a joking way of course. She knows I have always been sensitive about my weight though, so even if someone is just throwing it out there casually, it upsets me. She knows this. I just spoke to her on the phone last night and she confided to me that she needs to put herself on a diet/exercise regime. I told her to eat mostly fruit and vegetables. She didnt seem exactly open to that. Funny. It's so simple....but people want to take the "fad" route.

Anywho...I wanted to say that it is very true that the insecurity of others is what brings about these comments. We just have to shed those negative people and attract the positive.

[lalakis]

I'm glad you could empathize with my post!!!

I just wanted to add that I really do think the body has to go through that cleansing phase, getting rid of all the crap if you will....

Now....I HAVE A BUTT! More butt than I ever have in my life. And it's all muscle, I literally have buns of steel. :p

I went raw, got super skinny, kept up the yoga practice.....and....voila! All the weight I needed to gain back went right to my butt. How's that for body-rebuilding? hahaha.

[aililiu]

i just saw a naturopath and she was against me being on a raw-vegan diet. she asked me if i thought it was a cover-up for an eating disorder.

i was talking to my exboyfriend last night (were stil very close) and told him this and he said that his mum had thought the same thing. he said he understood it wasnt and tried to convince her of this but she thought i was just trying to be skinny.

im slim but im not skinny. im 5'8'' and 125lbs. i was 120 in the summer but ive added 5lbs for winter which feels good and i wouldnt be surprised if they dropped off again in the summer.
its funny because people were comparing me to my weight before, which was almost "overweight" by chart standards, and i was that way because i have INSULIN REISITANCE and my body couldnt process glucose properly! so i manage to balance my blood sugar and end up losing all of that weight and suddenly peope think i have an eating disorder!
i know i should just let it roll off of me because I know that im not doing this for weight reasons, but its still so hurtful. i started to cry when he told me that, suddenly knowing that all along she had thought that of me.


:(

im still hoping to LOSE fat as i know its containing old toxins.
and i also know that when that happens, im going to have to deal with more of the same.
i guess ill just need to be prepared and feel sure of myself.

[RawHeaven]

I'm glad you could empathize with my post!!!

I just wanted to add that I really do think the body has to go through that cleansing phase, getting rid of all the crap if you will....

Now....I HAVE A BUTT! More butt than I ever have in my life. And it's all muscle, I literally have buns of steel. :p

I went raw, got super skinny, kept up the yoga practice.....and....voila! All the weight I needed to gain back went right to my butt. How's that for body-rebuilding? hahaha.

OH WOW AND THANK GOD!! I'M SO GLAD TO HEAR THIS AND THANKS FOR SHARING. :D :D :D

Time to renew my yoga studio membership!!!!

[RawHeaven]

whoot! both of you (star fire and crystalzgoneraw) must be GORGEOUS women! cause we all know that mixed kids are the hottest on the planet! :p and I can say that because I'm 1/2 Mexican and the rest is a mix of Italian/English/Native American and I think maybe a bit o' Irish as well!

anyway.. EVERYONE is beautiful in their own way though..

and as far as the weight gain/loss and curves thing.. I personally wish I had more curves to my booty so I know what you all mean... but really if we are happy with our bodies, that should be all that matters no matter if your heritage or culture thinks curves are more sexy or boy-skinny is sexy.


Awwww shucks Luna, ¡gracias chica! ;-) You're just as gorgeous, simply looking at your photo. I agree wholeheartedly with what you shared about accepting yourself as you are.

You're so right, we're all beautiful as many of the beautiful people on this thread have shared in their own way.

I am no longer concerned about my weight and am again focusing on my long term raw goals because of the hugs I received here. :)

Thank you so much, I really appreciate you guys and this forum!

[RawHeaven]

i just saw a naturopath and she was against me being on a raw-vegan diet. she asked me if i thought it was a cover-up for an eating disorder.

I'm so sorry you had to hear this. I can only imagine the gravity of what you're managing right now. It's bad enough getting flak about being thin, but this is something else entirely. You're really damned if you do or don't sometimes. If, according to some folks, "you're too heavy" or "too skinny" they feel it's their right to jump in your space and set you straight. It's just plain rude and insensitive. Argggh. I hope someone reads this who may have experienced something similar and can offer suggestions to you.

Keep your head up! And as you wrote just stay on your raw path with your goals and ignore them.

[maui_butterfly]

Originally Posted by aililiu
i just saw a naturopath and she was against me being on a raw-vegan diet. she asked me if i thought it was a cover-up for an eating disorder.

hahahaha... i had an appointment with a personal trainer/nutritionist to set me up on a strength training program, and he refused to take me as a client because of my raw diet. said there is no way i could build muscle or be healthy on such a diet, and i would reflect badly on him. (said i had to agree to "at least eat tofu and oatmeal!")

but lets not be too hard on them (or worse yet, go into victim mode). you can't blame all these "experts", because this is totally out of the range of their experience and training, which they have a lot invested in (psychologically as well as monetarily). you figure they might have heard about raw food diets, but wrote it off without investigation as an extremist type thing because it goes against what they think they know. that's human nature.

the fact is, *i* would have probably reacted much the same way until i experienced the healing and energy and power of a raw foods diet myself. let's face it, this is kinda radical, and we are all a bunch of (open-minded, enlighted ;), rawsome) guinea pigs experimenting on ourselves! but make no mistake, radical is what is needed... look at the damage the SAD has wrought to people's health in this country and throughout the world! baby steps and half measures won't cut it.

get up, dust yourself off, pat yourself on the back for being such a pioneer and taking personal responsibility for your own health, and above all keep trusting your own experience and listening to your body. we give our power up too readily to others, especially those in so-called authority. congratulations on taking your power back! be grateful that you found the raw path, and forgive those who listen to everything they were taught in school and hear/see/read in the media. that's just human nature.

[aililiu]

thanks for the replies :o
thing is i might still go and see her, as im going about my pcos, wanting to help it naturally, and she specializes there.
she said to think about it and if i wnat to stay raw shed try to work with that.

thing that caught be offguard was that she said shed worked with multiple raw foodists in the past and everyone of them, after a few years, became extremely deficient. she said, of course youre feeling better, youve been detoxing, but that after a few years i will become deficient. she said she would have to supplement me sooo heavily to make it work.

she said that she tried being a raw vegan for a while, but that from how she felt and from all the research and schooling and experience shes had, she doesnt consider it a good long-term diet. hmmm.

i feel it CAN be done right, yes theres absolutely a chance of becoming deficient, but i think it can be successful too.

[aililiu]

sorry, i realised that probably wasnt the best place to post that! sorry for hijacking the thread!!

[RawHeaven]

sorry, i realised that probably wasnt the best place to post that! sorry for hijacking the thread!!

I don't think you've hijacked anything. in my opinion, every bit of info is helpful to everyone who is on this path. you never know when one might experience something similar and be helped by what someone else has shared.

[RawHeaven]

thing that caught be offguard was that she said shed worked with multiple raw foodists in the past and everyone of them, after a few years, became extremely deficient. she said, of course youre feeling better, youve been detoxing, but that after a few years i will become deficient. she said she would have to supplement me sooo heavily to make it work.

she said that she tried being a raw vegan for a while, but that from how she felt and from all the research and schooling and experience shes had, she doesnt consider it a good long-term diet.

one word. BULLS***

[sfdreams]

thanks for the replies :o
thing is i might still go and see her, as im going about my pcos, wanting to help it naturally, and she specializes there.
she said to think about it and if i wnat to stay raw shed try to work with that.

thing that caught be offguard was that she said shed worked with multiple raw foodists in the past and everyone of them, after a few years, became extremely deficient. she said, of course youre feeling better, youve been detoxing, but that after a few years i will become deficient. she said she would have to supplement me sooo heavily to make it work.

she said that she tried being a raw vegan for a while, but that from how she felt and from all the research and schooling and experience shes had, she doesnt consider it a good long-term diet. hmmm.

i feel it CAN be done right, yes theres absolutely a chance of becoming deficient, but i think it can be successful too.

:confused: Deficient in what? I'm not against supplementing (if it's natural, not synthetic), but I understood that if you had a varied diet, you needn't worry too much. B12 is probably the biggest worry, but nutritional yeast and sea veggies help there.

[justinesmith]

Yes, I too am curious how you become deficient eating the healthiest food on the planet..... I would be super curious to hear what the deficiencies are as opposed to a cooked food diet where there is little to no nutrients left. Please post if you find out. Thanks :D