barbellbeauty
05-09-2010, 05:26 PM
Hi everyone.
I am fairly new to eating raw(approx. 2 months) and had some questions. First let me give you a little backround about myself. I am and always have been someone who is very much into weight training and fitness and have competed in a few figure competitions in the past. In fact I am even a fitness trainer and nutritionist. My old way of eating was counting calories and macronutrients, plus ingesting lots and lots of animal protein, a lot of veggies and some complex carbs. But this all changed this past September(09).
I started to have some serious reactions to foods, along with other physical health problems and to make a long story interesting just recently got diagnosed with Hashimoto's disease. In case anyone doesn't know what it is, its an autoimmune disease that attacks your thyroid. So I began to research and realized that food intolerances and allergies were part of the reason I was having flair ups from the disease. I have been on medication for 2 months now.
I now know that I need to stay way from gluten, corn, soy, dairy, eggs, almonds and a few other things. So it was through a process of elimination that I thought what can I eat now? Thats where I found the raw way of eating. As of right now I'd say I am eating 90% raw because I still do eat fish but no other animal protein and I'm eating less of it. That's been the only cooked food that I eat anymore and I feel so much better. I've been on the fence about giving up fish completely so I have been eating it just at dinner lately.
I'm struggling a bit with the protein thing though. I know that there are other sources of protein besides animal protein but I'd think you'd have to eat more of it, which would be a lot more calories, to sustain your muscle and not to lose any either. I first and foremost want to be healthy and I also want to still be able to have a tight physique. Is there anyone who avidly works out with weights here?
Also I have a question about calories, weight loss and maintenance. I've read in a lot of different websites and also from even Alissya that calorie counting is not necessary when eating a raw diet. But I'm trying to wrap my brain around this concept. I mean........coming from my knowledge of what I have been taught as a nutritionist.....we are taught that it basically comes down to calories in vs. calories out. This makes me curious because I've seen so many recipes that are very nut and seed based and they tend to be high in calories. I do know that the body can process foods differently, however I just wonder if anyone has any experience or feedback that they would like to share so that this makes more sense to me:)
Overall I want to feel better and try to make the best of having Hashimoto's. But I guess I'm trying to get some feedback on a few things that had been uncertain to me. Thanks everyone for listening in advance:)
I am fairly new to eating raw(approx. 2 months) and had some questions. First let me give you a little backround about myself. I am and always have been someone who is very much into weight training and fitness and have competed in a few figure competitions in the past. In fact I am even a fitness trainer and nutritionist. My old way of eating was counting calories and macronutrients, plus ingesting lots and lots of animal protein, a lot of veggies and some complex carbs. But this all changed this past September(09).
I started to have some serious reactions to foods, along with other physical health problems and to make a long story interesting just recently got diagnosed with Hashimoto's disease. In case anyone doesn't know what it is, its an autoimmune disease that attacks your thyroid. So I began to research and realized that food intolerances and allergies were part of the reason I was having flair ups from the disease. I have been on medication for 2 months now.
I now know that I need to stay way from gluten, corn, soy, dairy, eggs, almonds and a few other things. So it was through a process of elimination that I thought what can I eat now? Thats where I found the raw way of eating. As of right now I'd say I am eating 90% raw because I still do eat fish but no other animal protein and I'm eating less of it. That's been the only cooked food that I eat anymore and I feel so much better. I've been on the fence about giving up fish completely so I have been eating it just at dinner lately.
I'm struggling a bit with the protein thing though. I know that there are other sources of protein besides animal protein but I'd think you'd have to eat more of it, which would be a lot more calories, to sustain your muscle and not to lose any either. I first and foremost want to be healthy and I also want to still be able to have a tight physique. Is there anyone who avidly works out with weights here?
Also I have a question about calories, weight loss and maintenance. I've read in a lot of different websites and also from even Alissya that calorie counting is not necessary when eating a raw diet. But I'm trying to wrap my brain around this concept. I mean........coming from my knowledge of what I have been taught as a nutritionist.....we are taught that it basically comes down to calories in vs. calories out. This makes me curious because I've seen so many recipes that are very nut and seed based and they tend to be high in calories. I do know that the body can process foods differently, however I just wonder if anyone has any experience or feedback that they would like to share so that this makes more sense to me:)
Overall I want to feel better and try to make the best of having Hashimoto's. But I guess I'm trying to get some feedback on a few things that had been uncertain to me. Thanks everyone for listening in advance:)