how much can I lose? raw foods + workout question

I agree with dad106. I don't know why you'd go for raw food anyway. that means no meat, no eggs, no good source of protein. Sure veggies, particularly mushrooms have good protein but unless you're planning on eating about 3 pounds of mushrooms/day i doubt you actually get enough protein.

I went grain/dariy/sugar free for 10 days, dropped 6 pounds. Within 4 days of eating grains again, I gained back those 6 pounds.

I'm still 95% dairy free. I drink almond milk, don't eat yogurt or cheese because it's too expensive to stock up on at the grocery store. But i'll eat cheese at a restaurant but i hardly go out to eat anymore.

During those 10 days, i was exhausted all the time, really really moody and *****y, and i was hungry 24/7. There were other internal side effects that came along with those external ones too... I will give you a piece of advice though, what you eat will come through your pores when you sweat. You will smell like what you've been eating, and it doesn't smell nearly as good coming out of you as it does coming out of the oven.

I agree with dad106. I don't know why you'd go for raw food anyway. that means no meat, no eggs, no good source of protein. Sure veggies, particularly mushrooms have good protein but unless you're planning on eating about 3 pounds of mushrooms/day i doubt you actually get enough protein.

I think what she means is raw=natural, unprocessed foods.

I agree with dad106. I don't know why you'd go for raw food anyway. that means no meat, no eggs, no good source of protein. Sure veggies, particularly mushrooms have good protein but unless you're planning on eating about 3 pounds of mushrooms/day i doubt you actually get enough protein.

I think what she means is raw=natural, unprocessed foods.

That's not what she said though.

I went to a raw food retreat and lost about 4 pounds after following the diet for 4 days. I was only there for 4 days. Afterwards of course the weight came back when I returned to normal eating.

Any raw foodie would also tell you if you decided to maintain a raw food diet it is a very difficult diet to maintain! Lots of juicing/dehydrating etc.

Another word to the wise: beware of the kumbacha!! Its a "probiotic" yeast cake drink that they mix with juice and/or wheat grass. That stuff made me sick as a dog!! The 5th day I started with fevers and couldnt eat for another 4-5 days and fever continued for 4-5 days. They said I was detoxing, but I swear it was those little bacteria swimming around in the kumbacha.....

I think if you want to go with raw foods, then you certainly can, though you do need to remember that some of the weight will come back on once you add carbs, etc. again. You can get protein through your fruits and vegetables. Lots of people are vegan/or vegetarian and live well. It's a matter of preference and is hard work I'm sure, but worth it if you really want to do it. It may not be for you if it's just a quick-fix for fast weight loss though. Detoxing after the holidays may be a good idea though. Research online, I'm sure you'll find lots of info. for protein with out meat or dairy.

Oh my. I'm glad you recovered. Kumbacha should not give you a fever.:noway: There must have been some kind of contamination going on there.

thats what I thought too!!!!! Other than that it was a great experience!!

I am about your height 5'4 and your goal 115 right now. My starting weight was 135. I plateaued out at 120 for 7 weeks by eating your amount of calories and intense workouts.

I know it seems scary, (TRUST ME I KNOW) but you will lose more weight eating more calories and incorporating strength training. (no you will not get "big")

Change your goals from 2lbs per week to 1-.5 per week. The weight will start coming off. The whole eating raw! No carbs! Blahblahblah! That's your decision and have fun with that. But this is about calories and if you cut yourself too short you are only hurting your progress.

Best of luck!

Edit: forgot to mention I have been a vegetarian my whole life but eat wheat, eggs, dairy.

thanks for the advice (:
and yes by raw I did mean natural, unprocessed foods. I cut back exercise 1-1.5 hours instead of 1.5-2, but mostly because of my work schedule! it definitely does feel like I'm eating way more food than I usually would. yesterday with the diet change I felt like I had way more energy than usual, but that could just be me, haha. probably gonna add in some peanut butter for protein and more avocados for healthy fats. also I take fish oil supplements and women's daily vitamins for what I'm lacking in food right now (: