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I've been adding a lot more raw food into my diet. My husband and I are ovo-pesco vegetarians but recently purchased "Raw food, real world" and "Raw food for real people" by Sarma Melngailis... and it's really changed my relationship with food! Some of the recipes take a lot of time and materials (like a food dehydrator)…

Yeah - if you're 500 under your goal - that's a bad thing. If you're 8 calories under your goal, then you're just fine! I wouldn't go more than 50 to 75 under goal, though. It really is important to get all of that iron, calcium, fiber, etc.... in your diet!

Are you eating enough food? Are you overdoing it at the gym? If you're new to working out, go easy on yourself... start something like 10 minutes light rowing and 15 minutes on the elliptical aiming to burm maybe 10 calories per minute instead of 17 or 18. Work your way up. If your gym has personal trainers, make an…

That can be very discouraging! Try cutting another 50-100 calories per day - unless you're under your calorie goal. You don't want to be starving yourself.... if you go into a starvation mode, then your body will hold on to every calorie you eat and store it as fat because it's worried about the possibility of not having…

You want to eat as much fresh raw stuff as possible - here are a few grocery must haves as well as some really great recipes: Carrots & hummus :: great snack Yams :: cut in “steak fries” style, spritzed in light olive oil spray and covered in sweet paprika, cinnamon and a pinch of salt – baked at 350 for 35 minutes Hulled…

Are you building muscle? That would be OK, but too much protein can be really tough on your liver and can lead to issues later in life. Just be careful with it. It's just like anything else - too much of a good thing generally isn't. Cheers!