My before and afters

[zeros&ones]

This is me before in 2005 around 260 pounds. bleh. Size 20.



This is me December 2008 in front of my favorite childhood beach hamburger stand in Pacific Grove.





I let go of 80 pounds and i weigh around 179 here. I have recently gained back 20 pounds, so I have some more letting go to do, but I will get there!

I was so happy and felt great. I was a size 10/11


this is the person formerly known as petals, so my future here at RFT, which is a great site... lurk lurk... is unknown, but that is ok.

"I'm happy I'm feeling glad, i got sunshine in a bag, I'm, useless, but not for long, the future is coming on~~~~ Gorillaz"

[Frugal Raw]

Look at you! How loverly:) Rawk on!

[siren]

You look fab!

[spicyfull]

You L@@k RAWvelous............I am So Happy you are doing well. Just take that Sunshine out of your Bag and let it shine on us all. Stay Well and in touch.

[spicyfull]

Wasn't your Mother here also?

[Pking]

You look fantastic! Keep up the good raw work.

[zeros&ones]

[QUOTE]Wasn't your Mother here also?/QUOTE] ha ha O no, that was Norman Bates disguised as my mom, petals. I wouldn't hurt a fly.


Thanks, I know the photos are not that great, and my weight is going back down again. I still have work to do, but I will get there this summer... wanna go boarding at stingray bay.

[RawHeaven]

[QUOTE=zeros&ones;498914]

Wasn't your Mother here also?/QUOTE] ha ha O no, that was Norman Bates disguised as my mom, petals. I wouldn't hurt a fly.


Thanks, I know the photos are not that great, and my weight is going back down again. I still have work to do, but I will get there this summer... wanna go boarding at stingray bay.

Your photos are great...you're beautiful, raw & amazing. Love your body where it is Right Now and it will respond accordingly with lots of love & fantastic health in return. Can't wait to see your boarding pics. :)

[jacsam]

Your doing great......I'm so excited for you!

[Veganforlife]

Check you out! You RAWk!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
WAY TO GO!!!!!!!!!!!!

[BestofKiah]

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This is me before in 2005 around 260 pounds. bleh. Size 20.


This is me December 2008 in front of my favorite childhood beach hamburger stand in Pacific Grove.




I let go of 80 pounds and i weigh around 179 here. I have recently gained back 20 pounds, so I have some more letting go to do, but I will get there!

I was so happy and felt great. I was a size 10/11



I have been raw off and on since 2002 and have been 100% raw since April 2008 but I let go of a few pounds to turn around and gain it right back. The only way I let go of weight on raw is to only eat green's, if I add too much fruit, dates and nut's I gain and then some.

How did you let your weight go and what caused you to gain some back? I'm at the point of getting off raw and going to a high protien diet. I stay raw becasue if FEEL soooo much better. My body has no pain and no mucus. I have been becoming more tired lately.

Any suggestions would be great from you or anyone else who see's this post.

[freshlight]

Cut down the dates, bananas,agave, nuts&salt and watch the beautiful results. The best thing to do would be a water fast before you start again. Take care, Eva

[BestofKiah]

Thank you Eva for the quick response. I thought about that and even tried, but what do you eat then? I drink a green smoothie with bananas once or twice a day. Most recipes you see and smoothies have agave and/or bananas. I can cut the nut's down which I have already done about 10 days ago and salt has never been an issue with me. I'm trying to add more variety becasue if I just eat salads and whole pieces of fruit I will not stick to this long enough to see good results.

Any suggestions for recipes or menues with your above suggestions? Thank you for helping and caring.

Ki

[zeros&ones]

Thanks eva :)

Yea as time goes by I realized I needed to cut back on the nuts, such in crusts and such.... and I have dramatically cut down the agave, I always tried to get away with as little as possible.

Lucky I have always loved fresh greens like kale, collard and others, so i make allot of smoothies.

I think a big factor that made me gain 20 pounds back was I slacked on exercise. Before I was doing something for at least an hour a day, and it went down to nothing.

I have moved back to my home state, and live almost on the sand. A dear friend who was a bike mechanic at Seal Beach bikes , before he bailed to New Hampshire, gave me a beautiful Fuji Newest 4.0 which is a good start.:)


I used to love to bike down san gab river to PCH to Huntington Beach on the weekends. Another good ride was Palos Verdes.

I have been jumping on my trampoline and walking for 1 to 2 hours.


I find myself wanting less food lately, but emotionaly I still struggle at times.


Thanks so much for the practical advice.

By this summer I will have new photos at the beach... ha ha

gee... I am awfully long winded.

[zeros&ones]

O I didn't see all the other posts at first! I was wondering why there was two posts of my before and "after" photos lol

THANks Lucy, your so fun, and RawHeaven that was so validating, and i WILL be posting boarding photos, that's my goal, even those new wind kite thingys look so fun.

BestofKiah: how I did it was back in October 2006 I went raw after reading up allot, and I just knew it was the answer, and was the right thing to do, NOT that it was easy. I had a few slip ups like Thanksgiving and Bamboo Garden Vegan eat outs.


I really dedicated myself, and I did eat basically anything deemed raw, even the nutty stuff in Alissa's book and desserts and lots of green smoothies, my staple.

I also exercised one hour a day running thru Point Defiance, rollerskating, walking, trampoline, gym.


Drank allot of water to flush out my system.

That is basically it. I did not deprive myself, if you browse thru the photo threads that was what I was eating ( not all at once!) along with boring stuff nobody really wants to see all the time like smoothies and chia and kale chips, yum! and 80 pounds came off in less than 7 months. I felt like I could fly! and you can too!:)




How I let my weight go: I was a very skinny child. I think my mom may have severely limited my portions as a young child ( i have photos) at age 10 my parents divorced and that was when i put on about 20 pounds.

Then My mother, who had a gorgeous figure in her youth, just packed on the pounds, even thou she had books like 'diet for a small Planet" in her bookcase, and she gave up and let me eat whatever I wanted. As did she at that time.

I was about 150 at age 15 thru 25 then i became pregnant, then lost then gained. But when I discovered raw foods it just clicked and made sense... as a life style. I will dump this weight. I am not gonna gain back 60 more pounds! I wanna go surfing and biking! and buy clothes!

How I let myself gain 20 pounds back: I moved back to L.A area ( home town) and it had changed so much I let my self become depressed and wouldn't go out. I stayed at home and pretended I was still in Washington. but i am over that now after 14 months.