Im i liitle bit confused,i have eat raw food for a week now and have taked powerwalks for like a week to and i dont think a have losse some weight? My mother how also have takes powerwalks but eat SAD food have drope weight.. Why?

Before when i have eat Raw food i have drope weight and sometimes powerwalks to drope even faster but now.. Nothing..Why?

What do i do wrong? It fields i little bit sad and confusing

Some thoughts about this? please let me know

Can you post what you are eating?

cocoa_nibs Wrote:
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> Can you post what you are eating?


Yes.

fruit and veggies,also nutts.

Like
Bananas
Berries(blueberries
strawberries
apples
Pears
avocado
kiwi
In smoothies I aften mixed and drink.

Have eat celery and tomatos.. Dates too.

What do you think?

Gurkan,

It takes time for your metabolism to right itself. Continue to eat sufficient calories and to move around and to get enough sleep. Be patient : )

Tamukha Wrote:
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> Gurkan,
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> It takes time for your metabolism to right itself.
> Continue to eat sufficient calories and to move
> around and to get enough sleep. Be patient : )


Yes but im just wondering becouse i havent have trouble with this before,like 1/2year ago. But yeah.. You maybe right.

You might want to stop weighing yourself and just go by how you look/feel and how you WANT to look and feel.

Utopian Life Wrote:
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> You might want to stop weighing yourself and just
> go by how you look/feel and how you WANT to look
> and feel.


I havent weight my self,yust look and feelt and a dont se any different.

check out how many avacados, nuts and dates you are eating! how do you feel? how do your clothes fit? sometimes it isnt about the number...............i totally relate to what you are saying..............in the early days i ate a bag of dates and 2 avacados and lotssssssssssss of nuts every day...............today that would kill me...............and id be way overweight and extreamely unhealthy..............today i may eat either 1/2 avacado[lg] or 2 ounces of nuts and not more than 2 or 3 dates at a time.................matter of fact i dont even keep this stuff in the house in large quanities unless im making something raw and delicious for others...............i keep my food very simple now with easy digestion in mind..............i love the light feeling no matter what the scale says

Maybe try tracking your intake on nutridiary.com or fitday to get accurate picture of calories? Give things time and look forwardto a new adventure in getting to know your body anew. Good luck

don't be sad gurkan

u are eating delicious beautiful foods
and taking wonderful power walks

life doesn't get any better, huh?

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> don't be sad gurkan
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> u are eating delicious beautiful foods
> and taking wonderful power walks
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> life doesn't get any better, huh?
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Now you right. Today i have been raw for 10 days. Its wonderful! But still craving SAD food. Thank you for caring

I was getting ready to write a long post about how discouraged I am that I have been eating raw for three weeks and have lost not a pound of weight. I think your post answered why I haven't. Although I have been trying to watch calories, I'm sure now that I am eating too many nuts. Also, I do feel better and think my skin might be smoother and arthritis a little better, so I am totally motivated to continue eating this way.

I also read David Wolfe's article on Weight Loss and Detoxification, [www.sunfood.com] and there is a lot of good info there about how it may take a while to undo all of the damage that has been done to your metabolism prior to starting a raw diet.

When I got home from the grocery store today and put all of the fresh produce and herbs away, I got so excited about how wonderful the inside of my refrigerator looks with all of the colorful fruits and veggies in there.

I sprouted garbanzo beans because I want to make raw falafels; I had some in Atlanta last week at a live food cafe in Marietta, can't remember the name now. They were so good. I can see why I am not losing weight!

Suzie

raw falafels??? omg that sounds so good. do you have a recipe?

HI, I don't have a recipe, but I saved the container the falafels came in and its the standard ingredients; garbanzo beans, tahini, sesame seeds, cumin, parsely, mint, salt and garlic. I was looking at the box that the falafel mix comes in and it is the same ingredients except instead of the sprouted beans, garbanzo flour is substituted. I'll let you know how they turn out.

I also made hummus with the sprouted beans, but didn't really like it. The raw hummus I bought in Marietta was so wonderful. I think the food processer I use either has a dull blade or isnt' strong enough to really grind the beans. I wonder if I should try a food grinder, or put it into the blender.

Suzie

hi suzie-

thanks for the recipe. i'm sprouting some garbanzos right now. i googled and came up with another recipe that sounds pretty much like yours. i'll let you know how mine turns out. check the recipe forum in a day or two. i'll post it there.

i made some raw hummus a while back and i didn't care for it all that much either. i guess i could try again.

good luck!

Yeah, it seems anytime I get garbanzo (sprouted) raw hummus anywhere, it's very light and the garbanzos are super-pureed, like in a Vita-Mix, plus I think they add raw tahini to add more fat.

Get a bicycle and do more cardio. Make sure you are getting all the right nutrients sea vegies are of most importance when you are a raw foodist, the iodine might help. Not to many nuts and make sure to sprout them, not to much fruits either, berries are best, stay away from bananas maybe.

Do enjoyable activities that get you sweaty, drink lots of water and be as active as possible.

Watching the scales can be very painful! Just keep up the exercise, and you'll feel those little differences- looser clothing, more energy etc. Losing lots of weight in a short space of time isn't a good way to lose weight, IMHO.

thank you all so much for the wonderful advice. I broke down and weighed myself this morning and the needle moved. I am floating on air.

Also, I have read that people use their juicers to grind the garbanzo beans into more of a light puree, so I will try that.

Suzie