How long did it take you to lose your extra weight?

[Autumn]

I have a dear friend who is obese. She is very interested in raw foods, mostly for weight loss, but she is hesitant as every other "diet" has failed her in the past. She is willing to give it a shot, but I thought if I could give her some encouraging examples, she might start this with a more positive outlook which I believe is 1/2 the battle.

So, for those of you that have lost significant amounts of weight, can you tell me how much you lost and how long it took you to do so?

Thank you so much!

[shashibala]

I am a fairly slow loser, but I've lost 56 pounds in 8 months eating anything that I desire that is raw. Many people lose weight much faster than me though!
If your friend can commit to 30 days all raw, she will see benefits and lose weight. Once I did that, I knew it worked for me and I'd never go back!

[shine72]

in 10 months. I was 238.9 when I started. I lost 11 1/2 pounds in the first two weeks. I lost another 11 pounds over the next month. If you go back in the archived challenge threads, I think I posted my weights for a while in them. I just kept copying and pasting the old lists, and adding the newest weight change. Hopefully that will encourage your friend. Another inspiring couple of people in the weight-loss areas are Morn, Starfire, Aleesha, Mattye, and I know I'm probably forgetting some, but those are off the top of my head. HTH!:D

Oh, and I wasn't even exercising yet when I lost that 80 pounds. Had I been, it'd have come off faster I'm sure!

[ShelShel]

63 pounds in 8 months;)

[srsarri]

I can honestly say that I lost most of my weight SAD, but the last 15lbs RAW, and I did that in about 2 weeks!

It totally works!

[rayofsunshine]

I did not have much to loose, maybe 20 pounds. I lost the first 15 slowly by incorporating more raw foods and green smoothies in my diet. I am five days into 100% raw diet and the last five have just melted away. I can really notice a difference in my abdominal area.

I can't remember her name, but there is a woman who had a lot of weight to loose and she was just consuming green smoothies and was very succussful. Her sight might be inspirational to your friend. Maybe someone on this board can direct you to that.

Good luck to her

[Aleesha Sattva]

145 pounds in one year :)

[shine72]

I did not have much to loose, maybe 20 pounds. I lost the first 15 slowly by incorporating more raw foods and green smoothies in my diet. I am five days into 100% raw diet and the last five have just melted away. I can really notice a difference in my abdominal area.

I can't remember her name, but there is a woman who had a lot of weight to loose and she was just consuming green smoothies and was very succussful. Her sight might be inspirational to your friend. Maybe someone on this board can direct you to that.

Good luck to her

Valerie Winters. She had a blog. I think it was called Green Smoothie Experiment or something to that effect.

[northernstars]

I am really close to the fifty pound loss! I can't tell for sure as the scale is not totally accurate! But considering that I used to eat 300-500 fewer calories EVERY DAY and was still unable to lose weight, I am thrilled!!! I had to go weigh myself just now to see! My size 16 skirt is fitting very well and that is what I have been using as a guide for a few weeks.