intro and question

[Guest guest]

Hello to all~

I am new to this list. I am a mom to two boys, a three year old

and a six year old. I have huge food issues. I am very overweight. I

am 5'4 and weigh around 240. For Lent I decided to give up cooked

foods (Lent is 40 days) for the duration of Lent. I did it. I

noticed somethings right away like my sleep changed. I fell asleep

easier, slept all the way through and needed less sleep than ever

before. I havent lost very much weight though. The week before Lent

was over I weighed and had lost 4 lbs. I decided not to weigh again

because it wasnt supposed to be about that for me.. it was supposed

to be a spiritual movement in my life. I noticed right away that I

had more energy and was happier. And even happier on the days when I

ate really light. Anyway, Lent is over and I am trying out this

thing where I eat raw Mon through Sat and eat cooked foods on Sun.

Its been ..I dont know...two or three weeks of this. I think two.

Anyway, now that Lent is over I am feeling okay in wondering why I

am not losing any weight. I do eat raw cheese, avocados and

dates..high fat and sugar respectively. So..I find myself thinking

is something is wrong with me? I recently started walking and taking

kelp tablets to jump start my metabolism. But I am stumped. I had a

diet before that consisted of lots of fake soy meat, breads, pastas,

rice, beans...

Any feedback would be lovely

~Angela