New Return to Raw: Where did my BM go

[luv2laugh]

Hello Forum!

So, I experimented with raw a couple years ago and I loved it. I stayed raw for a while, but folded under social pressures and life's whirlwind let me in another direction. One thing I retained however was green smoothies. I've always felt best in my life when I start the day with a green smoothie.

Well, I'm back - at least for the most part. I don't like the dehydrated stuff or complex recipes. I'm all about smoothies, salads and blender "soups."

Well 2 weeks in and I lost 8 of the 12 pounds I gained in the last six months. Amazing - on a 1350-1500 calorie diet and no increase in exercise from before. Now the first couple weeks I started to note an improvement in my BM (as usual when I do this). Yet, yesterday I realized that I hadn't had a BM in two days (odd!). This morning my BM was tiny. The whole thing is perplexing to me.

I started eating a tiny bit of my husband's dinner with him this week. When I say tiny, I mean it though and that was with two big meals and snacks of raw all throughout the day.

Any guesses?

[MysticTree]

See what a pint of fresh apple juice first thing on an empty stomach does or leave things to work themselves through. All raw is key naturally.

[Frugal Raw]

Believe it our not, it is very true that even a bite of cooked foods can and do make a difference. Bloat, constipation, and nausea are things you can possibly experience depending on how compromised your body currently is. Think of it this way - when you first go 100% raw, your body is happily working on getting rid of all those toxins. Anytime you have a nibble of something non-raw, you are giving your body even more to deal with. It redirects to the cooked food (which it targets and responds to as a toxin), and consequently, it temporarily shuts everything else down so it can focus on ridding the new toxins.

[luv2laugh]

Thank you for both your responses. It is helpful to know it is the cooked food that is the problem. The good thing is, I actually lost a bit more weight. I will try apple juice for sure. My output is still not what I'd expect it to be. Guess I get to buy some apples. :)