lauraq8
03-11-2009, 05:34 PM
I have been eating raw since January 12, 2009. I started at 95% raw, just jumped right in, and have not looked back. It has been nearly two months this week, and I am so confused about my weight loss/gain since I started.
When I started on January 12th, I had picked up Carol Alt's Book, eating in the raw. Since it was new to me, I just started by eating a lot of fruit and veggies, and ate olives, olive oil, avocados and ezekiel bread. That was pretty much it for the first few weeks. I was never ever hungry. My stomach hurt a bit at that time, and I had some indigestion. However, the shock to me was that I dropped weight fast those first two weeks. I went from 130 to 123 in about to weeks. I am 5'2" and have always been an avid exerciser, working out six days a week, doing a combo of strength training and interval cardio (I love running).
As I got more into the diet, I started to experiement with recipes, adding more nuts and seeds, germinating, making my own almond milk, granola, etc. I learned how to make an incredible raw brownie, and I discovered I loved raw almond butter more than peanut butter. For the second two weeks I continued to stabilize my weight around 125 to 127 and then back down again.
I then discovered the raw cheeses and added them to my diet as well. According to Alt, she eats everything she wants in moderation, and I figured I would do the same thing, eat when hungry, what I wanted, as long as it was raw.
Now nearly two months later, my weight is back up to 130, eating nearly 100% raw, and exercising six days a week.
So my big question is this, honestly, it is all about calories in right? It does not matter if if is raw calories or SAD calories, you still have to count calories if you want to lose weight or keep your weight down. I guess I was under the impression that eating raw you would just find a natural balance, no excessive hunger, and be able to eat when your body told you "intuitive eating" and still keep your weight down. I really want to weight about 120, but maybe that is just not possible for me unless I starve starve starve myself which I refuse to do.
Anyone experience the same ups and downs, I would love to hear back from you.
Thanks
Laura.
When I started on January 12th, I had picked up Carol Alt's Book, eating in the raw. Since it was new to me, I just started by eating a lot of fruit and veggies, and ate olives, olive oil, avocados and ezekiel bread. That was pretty much it for the first few weeks. I was never ever hungry. My stomach hurt a bit at that time, and I had some indigestion. However, the shock to me was that I dropped weight fast those first two weeks. I went from 130 to 123 in about to weeks. I am 5'2" and have always been an avid exerciser, working out six days a week, doing a combo of strength training and interval cardio (I love running).
As I got more into the diet, I started to experiement with recipes, adding more nuts and seeds, germinating, making my own almond milk, granola, etc. I learned how to make an incredible raw brownie, and I discovered I loved raw almond butter more than peanut butter. For the second two weeks I continued to stabilize my weight around 125 to 127 and then back down again.
I then discovered the raw cheeses and added them to my diet as well. According to Alt, she eats everything she wants in moderation, and I figured I would do the same thing, eat when hungry, what I wanted, as long as it was raw.
Now nearly two months later, my weight is back up to 130, eating nearly 100% raw, and exercising six days a week.
So my big question is this, honestly, it is all about calories in right? It does not matter if if is raw calories or SAD calories, you still have to count calories if you want to lose weight or keep your weight down. I guess I was under the impression that eating raw you would just find a natural balance, no excessive hunger, and be able to eat when your body told you "intuitive eating" and still keep your weight down. I really want to weight about 120, but maybe that is just not possible for me unless I starve starve starve myself which I refuse to do.
Anyone experience the same ups and downs, I would love to hear back from you.
Thanks
Laura.