Guest guest Posted August 13, 2003 Report Share Posted August 13, 2003 I've been raw for a month (did Hallel. Diet for about 2 years) and so I'm new here. I have two questions for you experienced raw foodists. Tell me the details of this raw foods festival coming up. Is it in Seattle? What's it like? I've already lost 18 pounds in 32 days. I want to lose another 40 to 45 pounds. What I've been told is just to be sure I eat all raw. It is hard to believe I can just have that much freedom! Should I restrict eating nuts? dried fruits? too much fruit? Not eat after a certain time at night? I'd love to hear any raw foodist weight loss stories! Thanks! Jenny Silliman Sequim, WA ______________ The best thing to hit the internet in years - Juno SpeedBand! Surf the web up to FIVE TIMES FASTER! Only $14.95/ month - visit www.juno.com to sign up today! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 13, 2003 Report Share Posted August 13, 2003 First thought: I wouldn't focus on the weight loss, I'd focus on eating all the raw foods my body wants. Let the body take care of the weight. Similarly, I wouldn't decide on the nuts and other foods based on weight. Nuts, seeds and dried foods may not be ideal, but if they help you stay raw, then great! If you deprive yourself of certain raw foods and actually FEEL deprived, then I would say don't deprive yourself. The raw diet is more of a journey. Over time you will likely alter your diet. Many raw foodists eat a simpler and simpler diet as they go, realizing they feel better on simpler diets (mano, low fat, etc.) I haven't had any weight issues. I will say that I was eating nuts and seeds through most of 2 years of raw eating. In recent months I've lost most of my interest in them. Now, I'm losing interest in avocados and coconuts. I'm just honoring my body. Regarding eating late. It's probably not ideal to eat late. With my schedule, some nights the only time I can eat is 9-10 PM. If my body wants food, I eat! I try to avoid eating late, but it doesn't always work out. Part of " resting " is giving the digestion process a bit of a rest also. Jeff >I've been raw for a month (did Hallel. Diet for about 2 years) and so I'm >new here. I have two questions for you experienced raw foodists. > >Tell me the details of this raw foods festival coming up. Is it in >Seattle? What's it like? > >I've already lost 18 pounds in 32 days. I want to lose another 40 to 45 >pounds. What I've been told is just to be sure I eat all raw. It is hard >to believe I can just have that much freedom! Should I restrict eating >nuts? dried fruits? too much fruit? Not eat after a certain time at >night? > >I'd love to hear any raw foodist weight loss stories! > >Thanks! >Jenny Silliman >Sequim, WA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 14, 2003 Report Share Posted August 14, 2003 Since I'm rushing out the door, I'd love to ask people who have attended the Festival in the past to please respond to this portion of Jenny's email [below] with your experiences. Jenny, the Festival is usually a Portland event. This year it is being held south of Portland in Lebanon. You can view more information re the presenters, vendors, location, costs, etc. at their website: http://www.rawfestival.org Thanks! Annette RawSeattle , jennysilliman@j... wrote: > [snip] > Tell me the details of this raw foods festival coming up. Is it in > Seattle? What's it like? > [snip] > > Thanks! > Jenny Silliman > Sequim, WA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 25, 2007 Report Share Posted February 25, 2007 I've been interested in the raw food movement as well. I know that I feel best when I have lots of fresh foods in my diet. I was surprised to read Dr. Weil's opinion about it--he feels that the touted enzymes get burned up in the digestive process, so there is technically no difference between what the body gets from cooked or raw foods. He also points out that some raw foods are toxic and that cooking makes the nutrients in some foods much more available for the body's use. I have to say that in my experience, there IS a unique benefit to living foods. Perhaps it's energetic? Something can be felt. Sierra , " candocook " <candocook wrote: > > A couple of helpful books that make raw foods look so attractive are > The Raw Gourmet by Nomi Shannon. The pictures make everything look > so good! Another is a book by the Boutenko Family entittled Raw > Family this book shares their testimony on why they went to a raw > food lifestyle. Two great books. We are not on a raw food diet and > I will only introduce one recipe at a time to my crew as they think > it would be kind of weird. Anyways, I would like to eat more raw > foods to get more enzymes in our diet, especially in the winter. > > ~Gail > > -- In , " Laurie Bilyeu " > <lauriebilyeu@> wrote: > > > > Ooooh, I agree. I've been thumbing through raw cook books myself > recently. > > I'm not ready to do raw for everything, but I'll really use these > recipes > > once it gets hot again. > > > > > > > > > > > > Laurie > > > > <lbilyeu@> lbilyeu@ > > > > _____ > > > > > > On Behalf Of Charleen > > Sunday, February 18, 2007 5:33 PM > > > > RE: Anyone with experience also > eliminating > > soy and yeast? > > > > > > > > Try going to your bookstore and thumb through a Raw recipe book. > There are > > tons of recipes that will not have what you need to stay away from. > > > > Charleen > > > > Laurie Bilyeu <lauriebilyeu@ <lauriebilyeu%40verizon.net> > > verizon.net> wrote: > > Hi Diane, > > I have appreciated " Cooking Free " (Fenster) for recipes that help > eliminate > > all of those items you have to eliminate. We were yeast free for a > while and > > I discovered that that meant bakers yeast certainly, but also all > vinegar, > > wine, beer etc. It was hard on us, for sure. Good luck. > > > > Laurie > > lbilyeu (AT) uuma (DOT) <lbilyeu%40uuma.org> org > > > > > > Vegan-and-Gluten- <% > 40> > > Free > > [Vegan-and-Gluten- <% > 40> > > Free ] On Behalf Of hathor42 > > Friday, February 16, 2007 9:36 AM > > Vegan-and-Gluten- <% > 40> > > Free > > Anyone with experience also > eliminating soy > > and yeast? > > > > I just received my Enterolab results yesterday and they said I'm > having > > an immune response not just to gluten, but to soy and yeast as > well. > > (Actually, there are responses to milk and egg and those have > already > > been cut out, except for occasionally -- obviously I need to cut > them > > completely, including desserts at Thanksgiving. I'm glad they don't > > test for anything else, huh?). > > > > If anyone has web sites, book suggestions, or any other insight > about > > avoiding soy and yeast -- and gluten -- I would be appreciative. In > my > > little over a month of gluten-free living, I had found some > > replacements for bread, pasta, and the like that I enjoyed. None of > > them are also free of these additional ingredients. Sigh. Back to > > square one ... > > > > I'm particularly unsure about going yeast-free. The lists I've > found > > so far are for people with yeast infections. So there is avoidance > of > > things other than what I would associate with yeast. I'm going to > > email Enterolab for any information they have, but I thought I > would > > also ask here. > > > > DianeR > > > > > > Get your own web address. > > Have a HUGE year through Small Business. > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 25, 2007 Report Share Posted February 25, 2007 Hi Sierra, My thoughts on all of the naysayers is that you just have to try it and you will feel a difference. I have been eating a raw diet for almost two years and there is a huge difference between how I feel when I eat " health " cooked foods and a raw diet. I don't know why it is and don't care anymore. I just know that it works. Tracy www.rawteacher.com/tracyfay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 25, 2007 Report Share Posted February 25, 2007 We eat Vegan and Raw. Always GF. When we are feeling a little less energy, we introduce raw for a few days, mabye a week and we feel great again. Mostly it helps us to add more raw to our diet and stay ona healthy track. We feel it goes hand in hand with eating vegan. Here is a book that is rather interesting, it is called " The PH Miracle " by Robert Young. It is an easy read and can help answer some acid/alkaline questions we have about our bodies. It encourages a balance of acid and alkaline foods with helping you to introduce more alkaline foods to your diet. I find when I focus on raw too long I eat too much fruit thus introducing my body to a very acidic nature. This causes problems for my and my husbands body. Charleen snowdrift52003 <snowdrift52003 wrote: I've been interested in the raw food movement as well. I know that I feel best when I have lots of fresh foods in my diet. I was surprised to read Dr. Weil's opinion about it--he feels that the touted enzymes get burned up in the digestive process, so there is technically no difference between what the body gets from cooked or raw foods. He also points out that some raw foods are toxic and that cooking makes the nutrients in some foods much more available for the body's use. I have to say that in my experience, there IS a unique benefit to living foods. Perhaps it's energetic? Something can be felt. Sierra , " candocook " <candocook wrote: > > A couple of helpful books that make raw foods look so attractive are > The Raw Gourmet by Nomi Shannon. The pictures make everything look > so good! Another is a book by the Boutenko Family entittled Raw > Family this book shares their testimony on why they went to a raw > food lifestyle. Two great books. We are not on a raw food diet and > I will only introduce one recipe at a time to my crew as they think > it would be kind of weird. Anyways, I would like to eat more raw > foods to get more enzymes in our diet, especially in the winter. > > ~Gail > > -- In , " Laurie Bilyeu " > <lauriebilyeu@> wrote: > > > > Ooooh, I agree. I've been thumbing through raw cook books myself > recently. > > I'm not ready to do raw for everything, but I'll really use these > recipes > > once it gets hot again. > > > > > > > > > > > > Laurie > > > > <lbilyeu@> lbilyeu@ > > > > _____ > > > > > > On Behalf Of Charleen > > Sunday, February 18, 2007 5:33 PM > > > > RE: Anyone with experience also > eliminating > > soy and yeast? > > > > > > > > Try going to your bookstore and thumb through a Raw recipe book. > There are > > tons of recipes that will not have what you need to stay away from. > > > > Charleen > > > > Laurie Bilyeu <lauriebilyeu@ <lauriebilyeu%40verizon.net> > > verizon.net> wrote: > > Hi Diane, > > I have appreciated " Cooking Free " (Fenster) for recipes that help > eliminate > > all of those items you have to eliminate. We were yeast free for a > while and > > I discovered that that meant bakers yeast certainly, but also all > vinegar, > > wine, beer etc. It was hard on us, for sure. Good luck. > > > > Laurie > > lbilyeu (AT) uuma (DOT) <lbilyeu%40uuma.org> org > > > > > > Vegan-and-Gluten- <% > 40> > > Free > > [Vegan-and-Gluten- <% > 40> > > Free ] On Behalf Of hathor42 > > Friday, February 16, 2007 9:36 AM > > Vegan-and-Gluten- <% > 40> > > Free > > Anyone with experience also > eliminating soy > > and yeast? > > > > I just received my Enterolab results yesterday and they said I'm > having > > an immune response not just to gluten, but to soy and yeast as > well. > > (Actually, there are responses to milk and egg and those have > already > > been cut out, except for occasionally -- obviously I need to cut > them > > completely, including desserts at Thanksgiving. I'm glad they don't > > test for anything else, huh?). > > > > If anyone has web sites, book suggestions, or any other insight > about > > avoiding soy and yeast -- and gluten -- I would be appreciative. In > my > > little over a month of gluten-free living, I had found some > > replacements for bread, pasta, and the like that I enjoyed. None of > > them are also free of these additional ingredients. Sigh. Back to > > square one ... > > > > I'm particularly unsure about going yeast-free. The lists I've > found > > so far are for people with yeast infections. So there is avoidance > of > > things other than what I would associate with yeast. I'm going to > > email Enterolab for any information they have, but I thought I > would > > also ask here. > > > > DianeR > > > > > > Get your own web address. > > Have a HUGE year through Small Business. > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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