jakattack
04-07-2008, 09:45 PM
Hello there folks! I'm new to the forum as you can see and I wanted to introduce myself. I'm 18, and a college freshman. I've always been very thin weighing about 108 for the past couple years at 5'5". I could eat whatever I wanted and not gain a pound. I came to college last August and continued my eating habits (although admittedly they got a bit worse, cookies, pizza and cheeseburgers everyday) and my metabolism slowed way down. This happened like right around my 18th birthday, and I gained 20lbs in the matter of 2 months, going from a size 1 to a size 5. Apparently, this happened to my mother too, who also used to be very thin as a teen. I am predesposed to cellulite as well (thanks again, mom, lol), and have had it under the surface even when I was 12 at 98 lbs, but it then become visible on the backs of my thighs, somewhat on my stomach and more easily visible everywhere. I hate it.
Anyways, I decided to stop eating that way back in November, started having mostly fruits with an occasional slice of poppyseed or pumpkin bread for breakfast, a salad for lunch, the main dish (which is like home cooked, never pizza or cheeseburgers, etc) for dinner. It's been 5 months since then, I've lost probably like 4 or 5 lbs, which is good, but not as much as I expected. I've been thinking a lot recently about becoming a vegatarian, and have decided instead to either go vegan or raw, but I really don't know much about the raw diet, I've been reading a lot here and liking what I see. I was wondering though, if beans can't be boiled, how are they eaten? I love beans, lol, that would suck to give them up.
Also, I decided to kick off this endeavour with a fast (drinking only water and tea), hopefully a week-long one at that. It's day two, and I feel like I haven't slept in a week, my head hurts and my eyes burn. Also, my lymph nodes in my neck hurt, but I almost think that's a good thing. Ever since jr. high I have had reoccuring problems with my throat, ranging from strep to mono to staph infections or combinations of them over and over again. I currently don't have a sore throat, but maybe those glands are full of toxins and thats why I keep getting sick. I don't know. Anyways, it's nice to meet you all, and I look forward to future discussions!
Anyways, I decided to stop eating that way back in November, started having mostly fruits with an occasional slice of poppyseed or pumpkin bread for breakfast, a salad for lunch, the main dish (which is like home cooked, never pizza or cheeseburgers, etc) for dinner. It's been 5 months since then, I've lost probably like 4 or 5 lbs, which is good, but not as much as I expected. I've been thinking a lot recently about becoming a vegatarian, and have decided instead to either go vegan or raw, but I really don't know much about the raw diet, I've been reading a lot here and liking what I see. I was wondering though, if beans can't be boiled, how are they eaten? I love beans, lol, that would suck to give them up.
Also, I decided to kick off this endeavour with a fast (drinking only water and tea), hopefully a week-long one at that. It's day two, and I feel like I haven't slept in a week, my head hurts and my eyes burn. Also, my lymph nodes in my neck hurt, but I almost think that's a good thing. Ever since jr. high I have had reoccuring problems with my throat, ranging from strep to mono to staph infections or combinations of them over and over again. I currently don't have a sore throat, but maybe those glands are full of toxins and thats why I keep getting sick. I don't know. Anyways, it's nice to meet you all, and I look forward to future discussions!