two weeks done

[frank]

hello everyone,

I just wanted to write something about my first two weeks raw.

I LOVE IT:)

Really, I told myself I would do it for 30 days and see what happens. Well 15 days in and I could not be happier. I lost 5lbs the first week and 4 the second week.

I can honestly say I don't have cravings hardly at all. I think I have had maybe two total and they were not bad.

My shirts fit better, my pants fit better and I feel better.

I have tried many diets and they never left me with that "feeling good" feeling. I feel that now it is amazing.

I am even really beginning to not view this as a diet. I now really do think of this as a change in eating habits. I am about 97% raw, some of the salad dressings I have used are store bought.

I don't know if I will be 100% all the time but I really believe that I will forever be at least 90% I mean I don't ever want to have anything cooked or processed for lunch or breakfast or snacks I would like to eat most all dinners raw and maybe once in a while have cooked



thanks for listening

frank

sw 215
cw 206
gw ??

[rawstrength]

:D so happy for you

[Veganforlife]

VERY cool! Keep at it! It only gets better and better and then it becomes a total part of your life and you will think, "How did I ever manage before...?"

[honeycombs]

That's great news! I started raw in mid-November and have really enjoyed it too. Plus, I've dropped about 8 pounds so far without any effort at all. I eat everything I want and have tried a lot of different receipes. It's taken me a while to think ahead as far as sprouting, but otherwise, there are so many great fruits and vegetables to eat that it seems endless. Keep up the great work!

[Bananna]

Great Story! ...and we Love listening around here, lol.

[EZ rider]

I have tried many diets and they never left me with that "feeling good" feeling.

I remember years ago when my dad dieted away a lot of weight going from about 220 to 155 and when he got to his goal he said in a disappointed way that he thought he would feel better at this weight but he felt worse. He was eating SAD and reflecting now on what he said then I think he would indeed have felt better if he had been feeding his body and mind with live raw foods instead of the dead SAD food.

[Nayeli_Raw]

Congrats. Thats awesome!! Keep us posted on the weird loss and on your 90% progress!

[Moretta]

Great story, and keep up the great rawness progress.

Good luck.

[HolyGuacamole]

Terrific!
Welcome to RFT! :)

[jacsam]

If you have Alissa's book she has a dressing called ginger vinegarette which is really good and her dressing called Alissa's dressing is also good. The great thing about dressings is that they really only take maybe 5 minutes tops to make. You can also just squeeze some lemon, drizzle some olive oil, sprinkle a little salt and a bit of agave on top of your salad and you have a great dressing. I had a hard time getting past the dressing thing and once I realized how quick they are to make and got used to them....I now like them better than store dressings.

[EZ rider]

Recently I tried eating some small spinach leaves without any dressing. They tasted great without anything on them. Since then I have been eating some plain greens everyday. I find that since going all raw my tastes have been steadily evolving to where I like my simple raw foods more and more. Give yourself some time and see if you evolve too.

[spicyfull]

Go for it, Congratulations on your 2nd week.

[frank]

thank you everyone for the kind words It is funny how some of the people at work are starting to say Hey that(raw) isn't so bad lol