Step one to a new lifestyle.
It seems there is always the latest frenzy of diets.
Brand name diets come and go as quickly as Octomom
is having babies. Then there are the “Extreme” diets.

I would say over 95% of diets out there work. I do
question ones health on extreme diets that
adervitise losing 7-10 pounds per week; when a
healthy weight loss should be no more than
2-3 pounds a week.

The problem with the word “DIET” is that you can't
stay on them forever. One could end up with serious
health issues staying on an “Extreme” diet over the
recommended length of time.

Forget the diets, forget the calorie counting unless
you're a professional athlete. How about a lifestyle
change. Make a decision, a promise to change the
way you're eating, to excersie consistently, to have
a new LIFESTYLE on your own health.

Start by a decision. Write your goals down on a
3 x 5 card and place it on your bathroom mirror.
The goals should be:
How much do you want to weigh.
When do you want to achieve the new weight.

Be realistic on the time issue. You shouldn't be
losing anymore than 2-3 pounds a week after your
first 2 weeks of your new lifestyle.

Take a head to toe photo. Take measurements of
arms, chest, waist, hips (if female) and thighs. Get
serious, take your lifestyle by the horns.

The raw diet is more than a diet. It needs to be a lifestyle. Always buy Organic foods to save the environment. Use little or no plastic. Use reusable shopping bags instead of the plastic or paper bags at the market. Recycle everything you can and compost your waste. Yeah it's nice that you loose weight on the raw food diet, but that's just a bonus to me. I was about 20 lbs overweight being a vegetarian for 7 years. Now after 10 weeks I've already lost 12 lbs. Don't notice too many inches because I exercise very little. I do gardening for most of my workouts. Raw is about saving our world, not just ourselves. It's being in tune with ourselves and the things around us. Raw feels good.