Raw Vegan

SherryTeach wrote: »

I curious about people eating this way because I honestly don't understand it.

lyndsayfletch wrote: »

I have been vegetarian for a while....I am currently training for a half marathon and have decided to lose some weight (5kgs or so) to help improve my running.....I have started eating a lot more raw foods and have cut out dairy (for other health reasons also). I have slowly been going more raw although will usually have a cooked meal with my family in the eve although it's vegan...I love the raw meals I have tried and have become so much more creative with food!! Last night for example I made zucchini noodles with avocado pesto as per fullyrawkristina on YouTube....it was sooooo good!! Tonight I'm making raw Thai lettuce wraps! Sooo yummy and suprisingly satisfying....I thought I would be soooo hungry but I'm never hungry this way!! I'm sure it's because I'm getting all the nutrients my body needs in their purest form!! I was very bloated for the first couple of weeks but now that's subsided I'm way better...I have so much energy....I'm running way better...faster and longer and losing weight so easily!! I'll still have "cheats" like last weekend was my 30th so I had some birthday cake and a couple of wines but u can afford to do that when u r "good" the rest of the time....I did feel yuck after the cake tho and was excited to eat fresh again after as I just feel so good!! My cravings that I used to have daily for chocolate etc have gone!! Only thing I can't/don't want to give up is coffee!! But I have fresh coffee so I guess that's better than instant!!
Wow what an essay!!
Good luck with your journey :-)

lyndsayfletch wrote: »

Wow well done you let me know how u get on! Iv tried replacing coffee with other drinks but it's just not the same! Although it wasn't a problem when I was pregnant with my kids!!

jessicapk wrote: »

CrazyRabbitLady9 wrote: »

lyndsayfletch wrote: »

Wow well done you let me know how u get on! Iv tried replacing coffee with other drinks but it's just not the same! Although it wasn't a problem when I was pregnant with my kids!!

I will, for sure.
It's not neccessarily replacing coffee, as it is quitting caffein. After a while, you just won't need it for energy, anymore.

I'm not vegan at all but I wanted to chime in on the caffeine thing. When I quit sodas, I got the most godawful headaches. Nothing would touch them, no amount of pain killers would help. The best thing that worked for me was tapering off, drinking less every day, and drinking peppermint tea (it's herbal and has no caffeine) to ease the headache. Works wonders. And, like you said, it was awesome to see that my energy level was actually being depressed by daily consumption of caffeine. I have so much more energy when I'm off of it!

tlc246 wrote: »

Hi, I'm Christina, I saw your post. 80/10/10 here. I used to use fitness pal for a long time but stopped after I adopted this lifestyle. I'm really only back to get an idea of how much calories I'm consuming, I think it might be on the low end. I'm looking to lose an additional 10-20lbs. and tone up and have a more lean physique. Anyhoo, dropping by to say hi.