is it possible to gain weight on raw food?

[Guest guest]

Hi,

 

I just joined because I've just begun eating raw. I'm about 5'3 "

and 145 lbs. I consider myself very active. I run 6-10 miles

nearly every day, and will be running the chicago marathon october

7th. I don't lift weights. That being said, I'm overweight by about

30 lbs, and I'd like to lose those lbs. I'm italian, and so to lose

weight in the past, I've starved myself to a certain degree. I've

cut out bread/crackers/pastas completely; I've eaten mostly

vegetarian until now- my weakness is cheese and other dairy

products. I'm currently eating raw, and I'm noticing my pants are

getting tighter, not looser. I'm drinking lots of water, and eating

lots of greens,and taking digestive enzymes to help my stomach out.

Doing all this, I'm wondering what exactly is going wrong here. Is

it possible to gain weight/fat on raw food? I know that people who

are underweight will level out and then put back on what their

bodies need, but I'm overweight already and want to go the other

way. Does anyone have any experience/advice?

 

Nicole

 

Nicole

[Guest guest]

Hi Nicole,

 

If you are already overweight, then no you shouldn't gain weight on

raw food, you should definitely lose. Only if you were severely

underweight would you gain on raw.

 

First, one thing that might surprise you, is that exercising too much

can acidify the body and keep that fat from disappearing! If you

exercise (too much) everyday you could very well be creating a toxic

acidic load which your system is simply unable to handle at this

point, because you are not taking in enough alkaline food.

 

Cutting out the things you mentioned is excellent!

Pasta/bread/crackers are all acidic and toxic dead foods, so good

riddance. I understand the love of a good pasta though, so, you can

still treat yourself to it every couple of weeks if you have to, and

only if you're good in between!!!

The cheese and dairy...take these out, big time! They are very

clogging, very high in fat, provide little to no " real " nutrition, and

are again acidic and directly contribute to weight gain. Just taking

these out and not doing anything else would let you drop a few pounds.

 

You shouldn't need the digestive enzymes for the raw food...they

provide their own!

 

Lots of water is good, and will be more so when that fat starts

dissolving because years of accumulated toxins will begin to be

released for expulsion. This requires lots of water...listen to your

body, but do not drink WHILE eating...that dilutes the digestive

enzymes and can turn alkaline food acidic.

 

So, I think you simply need to eat MORE raw. Start the morning with a

glass of water, and THEN have juicy fruits until noon or even

afternoon. Water in between as desired. This might be difficult at

first because you may go into withdrawal from whatever you're eating

in the morning to perk you up. Absolutely no coffee! If you're

currently drinking any caffeine, that is also keeping the weight on.

It takes a while, months or even years, to get really used to eating

this way.

In the afternoon have your veggies. AS MUCH AS YOU WANT. The MORE

raw veggies you eat, the MORE weight you will lose, and faster. You

can use a dip sparingly, or find a raw recipe dip and use as much as

you want. Here is a typical veggie tray for me (all organic):

broccoli, cauliflower, cucumber, zucchini, baby carrots, asparagus, a

few mushrooms, bell peppers, sprouts, celery, ...think of anything

else throw it in. You can munch away at this all afternoon. You

don't have to do this for the rest of your life, but it will suck the

fat right off your body for now! I just eat my salads now, I don't

need the strong effect of the veggies anymore.

 

At the end of the day, however, you will be very hungry. So you'll

have to learn how to make a filling salad. There are many recipes,

but mine is: red & green cabbage, black beans, leafy green lettuce, a

small chunk of feta minced, some onion minced, a few raisins, I think

thats it. For dressing, a whole lemon squeezed with a tbsp of olive

oil. Another dressing I am using lately is just salsa and a tbsp of

plain farmers yogurt.

 

I mentioned a few " bad " foods above (i.e. feta, yogurt), but the sheer

volume of alkalinity and nutrition you are giving your body far

outweighs the acidity of those things, and they simply make eating raw

more practically easy.

 

It can take months or even years to really figure out HOW to

incorporate raw eating into your life.

 

I hope this helps! Let us know if you have any other questions or

would like more detail about anything.

 

 

Cheers

 

Joe

 

 

 

rawfood , " sci_lite " <sci_lite wrote:

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>

> Hi,

>

> I just joined because I've just begun eating raw. I'm about 5'3 "

> and 145 lbs. I consider myself very active. I run 6-10 miles

> nearly every day, and will be running the chicago marathon october

> 7th. I don't lift weights. That being said, I'm overweight by about

> 30 lbs, and I'd like to lose those lbs. I'm italian, and so to lose

> weight in the past, I've starved myself to a certain degree. I've

> cut out bread/crackers/pastas completely; I've eaten mostly

> vegetarian until now- my weakness is cheese and other dairy

> products. I'm currently eating raw, and I'm noticing my pants are

> getting tighter, not looser. I'm drinking lots of water, and eating

> lots of greens,and taking digestive enzymes to help my stomach out.

> Doing all this, I'm wondering what exactly is going wrong here. Is

> it possible to gain weight/fat on raw food? I know that people who

> are underweight will level out and then put back on what their

> bodies need, but I'm overweight already and want to go the other

> way. Does anyone have any experience/advice?

>

> Nicole

>

> Nicole

>