weight loss, anyone?

Hello all :) I need help... In the past year I lost 50 lbs. counting dreadful calories everyday (on SAD ) and running for an hour each day as well. I went from 160 lbs. to 110 lbs. on my 5'2 frame, and I looked great! But, I felt tired, fatigued, irratable.. simply exhausted on the inside. Prior to this summer I bought a gazillion books on raw, living foods and was amazed by how much everything made so much sence! I immediately started a 100% raw vegan diet and I stuck to it completely for about a month and a half... I lost an additional few pounds, was still being active, but no killing myself on the treadmill anymore, and felt the best i have in a really long time. I must say, though, it was really hard to live with my family nagging and thinking i'm starving myself... HELLO PEOPLE! Raw food isn't radical, whats radical is what passes for "food" these days, you know?... anyways, hah, back to my chrysis. I fell off the wagon terribly and stopped working out while on a spiral of seemingly NEVER ENDING binges of sickly, overly processed garbage... I weigh 140. UGH, I really need to get back on the wagon, can anyone help me? I need some advice. Thank you.

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  • luxdivonluxdivon Raw Newbie

    what in the SAD world is your nemesis... your downfall. Is it fast food? Sweets? Fried Foods? Meat? Bread? Starting from your worst cravings , we can all give suggestions as to how to deal with combating that, and replacing it with a raw option. If you feed your craving with something good, and can stick with it, eventually your body will change. You did 1 1/5 months. I felt a definitive difference at 3 months. Now 4 months raw, and I'm scared to eat more than just a little bit of SAD food, because it will quite literally make me sick. Same with my fiancee. I think you need to get off the "extremes" wagon. All or none. 100% or nothing. It's too easy to fail. It's easy to win when you transition at a pace that is natural. It might be good to do a master cleanse. Clear the cravings and excess crap out of your system. You will probably also lose an easy 10 lbs, which will help your self esteem, and help you to carry on to raw food. Good Luck.

  • Luxdivon, thank you for your reply :)

    I never eat fast food. Before I went raw I considered myself a bit of a health freak haha. but my cravings are always for starchy things like bread, and crackers and occasionally dairy (like yogurt). Nothing too terrible unless you binge like I do hah... and I was able to resist them and I began to not even have cravings toward the end of that 1.5 months. But, I gave into eating pizza with my friends :( big mistake. It was terrible and i was sick for a good 3-4 days afterwards and ever since then I haven't been eating raw or, even "healthy" for that matter. Thank you for the advice, I am the sort of person that has the "all or nothing" approach, and I should break that habit soon! I recently bought a book called 'The Detox For Women' by Natalia Rose, and it's helping me out a whole lot, while remaining 70-80% raw. Thanks again!

  • luxdivonluxdivon Raw Newbie

    That's interesting after getting sick from pizza you wanted to go back to SAD foods.... whenever i eat sad food now and get sick, i just want to eat it less.. I know for myself right now it's really strange to think that i'll never be able to eat those foods normally again. That thought in itself makes me in one way want to go back to eating the way I did. But when I add up my skin being clear for the first time in my life (keratosis pilaris) and feeling more even keel and happy then ever before, and weighing 20 lbs less than I did at christmas.. i guess those are the things that keep me going. Plus now that I get to eat other things I love, like almonds, blueberries, pistachios, and figs, that I don't want to give up eating those foods... and I literally can't afford both lifestyles. I also used to have the "all or nothing" mentality. I think it's easy to fool ourselves into thinking that It's neither healthy or unhealthy to live that way. I am quite convinced that "all or nothing" is indeed unhealthy for our mind, body, and soul. For it is unnatural. Everything in the natural world takes time, and is not created in absolutes. Unnatural Sad foods are made to be addictive, so they easily hold you hostage to wanting more more more.. Or Bingeing. It is made to be that way because it is profitable. I think that if you can give raw another chance, and stick with it for 4-6 months, that habit will naturally normalize itself. I wouldn't believe it, but It seems as if, when I think about it, that's what happened to me.

  • zinfandelzinfandel Raw Newbie

    I wonder if binges spiral out of control because the longer one binges the more motivation one has to do raw after the binge. It's like, "If I dig this hole really deep I will want to try really hard to get out of it." Keep on the path it can take 2 to 3 years to fully transition to 100%. Maybe next time you go off raw you should only let yourself have low fat vegan things (like rice and beans), or perhaps there is a deeper emotional issue that you need to address.

  • the59soundthe59sound Raw Newbie

    I struggled with binges for months. Finally, one day, everything just clicked. And I never went back. I don't know, I started the binges after going 8/1/1, I previously did not binge. I binged off and on for the first 3 months, and I was considering going back to high fat raw, even though I felt like shit that way and couldn't fuel myself properly, but, I could stay raw. Well, thank god I did not give up. Low fat raw veganism saved my athletic career and my life.

  • Thank you guys for all of the positive feedback! Its really nice to hear from different points of view. I feel that I was/am on a sort of "self destructive" path.. and I am slowly now trying to find my way out. I indeed know that there are emotional issues that I need to address, and have struggled with different eating disorders for as long as i can remember. I'm considering seeing a counselor...

  • luxdivonluxdivon Raw Newbie

    be careful now... when I went to group therapy at one point in my life, and would start crying as soon as i tried to start talking of something, she pulled me aside at the end, and suggested getting me on some drugs. I said no way.. that drugs weren't my way of getting through it. Counselors are good, just don't fall for the "prescription cure" it's worse than eating sad.. imho. You could even start just continuing to share on here. we will continue to be supportive. hell, feel free to email me if you wish, if you want someone to talk to. luxdivon@gmail.com I pretty much feel like I started out in my own hell, and have am now well on my way to escape! :) So much of what a counselor does is listen to you unconditionally without judging or placing blame. And to try to get down to root causes of the unbalanced aspects of your life. You just have to know that you can heal, you can change, your true self can be revealed, and you will be happier than you've ever been in your life. oh.. and one last thing. that it's not easy.. but that it's definitely worth it. I AM NOT A CHAMPION OF LOST CAUSES. JUST CAUSES NOT YET WON.

  • I really appreciate the input about Rx drugs, they are simply poison. That is the worst quick fix bandaid to "patch up" where life is lacking, you know? I would hate to be put on a prescription, especially because I know how damaging it can be.. emotionally and physically. I come from a family that exists on addiction and medication... Three of my four brothers are recovering from addictions to such things... and it doesn't seem worth it to me. Talking like this.. I feel like this is a good outlet for me, thanks so much for listening, and the advice! and of course if you ever have anything on your mind as well, I'm here to listen.

  • luxdivonluxdivon Raw Newbie

    yea it's a good place...:)

  • Fresh baked winter squash, pumpkin, yams, carrot/apple/ ginger juice, broiled asparagus with squeeze of lemon juice for warm comfort food cravings. The rest fresh and mainly organic fruits (try mono meals), dark leafy greens, green and fruit smoothies and juices, veggies. Lowfat raw vegan.

  • Thanks :), I'm starting a juice fast tomorrow... For body, and mind detox. Wish me luck.

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