Hello!
Well first of all i didn't get the weekend job. Apparently the woman's daughter came back from boarding school, so she is going to sort the horses out.
How crap is that? thats an extra £60 a week i wont be getting.
Things are tight at home. With me being the only one earning money and the fact im going to be getting a car, there isn't alot of extra cash for food. I was planning to put away £50 a month for rainy days but its a rainy year, so im going to spend it on food instead.
Im going to try and be 100% lfrv again, but with a slightly bigger budget.
I went to visit my friends dads farm today because all the apples are ready to pick, so i got a bad of lovely red apples (their a bit small, but still tasty) and i got some pears. So that will help next week until i get paid.
The pears are not ripe so i have sat them on my windowsill to ripen up.
I have some pics that i will put up when i have the software working!
im going to keep looking for a part time job. ive got to do what ever it takes
Sunday, September 19
Tuesday, September 14
The wonders of an asian market
On the market i visit every lunch i have made friends with a vietnamese man who i buy my fresh dates from. I asked him if he can get Durian and Jackfruit. He was saying that people dont like to import Durian unless its frozen because of the smell, and also apparently it is £55 for a case which only has 3 in it.
I said that ive always wanted to try it and he said that there was a little asian supermarket round the corner, (who knew!?) and last time he went in there they were selling frozen durian (yay!).
So i went there and asked the lady if they had Durian and she said that they dont and they wont be getting anymore back in as it is too expensive :(
Anyway, it wasn't a complete disappointment. they have HUGE white dragon fruit, mangosteen, Rambutan, Guava and god knows what else, i was far to excited to take it all in!
I bought some Rambutan and im a little disappointed. It looks like a lychee but not nearly as nice!
Im looking forward to mangosteen, the queen fruit!
I said that ive always wanted to try it and he said that there was a little asian supermarket round the corner, (who knew!?) and last time he went in there they were selling frozen durian (yay!).
So i went there and asked the lady if they had Durian and she said that they dont and they wont be getting anymore back in as it is too expensive :(
Anyway, it wasn't a complete disappointment. they have HUGE white dragon fruit, mangosteen, Rambutan, Guava and god knows what else, i was far to excited to take it all in!
I bought some Rambutan and im a little disappointed. It looks like a lychee but not nearly as nice!
Im looking forward to mangosteen, the queen fruit!
Sunday, September 12
A fruity lining in an otherwise very dark cloud.
As i explained in my last post, i am having some money trouble. It seems like every job i get i still cant make ends meet.
Im having to eat 10p noodles and you know what the worst thing is...i dont want to eat this crap, i only want to eat fruit. In the last few days ive been in such a mood about it. I feel like crap all the time, i havnt done any exercise except from horse riding, i have indigestion all the time and my stomach feels hard and bloated.
I want to eat what the hell i want, and i want to eat fruit, i just cant afford to and i know things are going to get tougher when i get a car.
I realized that im going to have to get some money from somewhere so i thought about getting a second job.
I went onto a local horse feeds website and they are after a part time groom, so i rang them up and im meeting them tomorrow.
This will give me around £260 pm extra so i can spend ALL OF THAT on fruit!!!!! and my proper wage will pay for the car and everything. Im so happy, this is such a relief.
I am so serious about this lifestyle and living off fruit that i am willing to get a second job to pay for it. I need this. I hope i get the job. and more so.. i hope its cash!
Im having to eat 10p noodles and you know what the worst thing is...i dont want to eat this crap, i only want to eat fruit. In the last few days ive been in such a mood about it. I feel like crap all the time, i havnt done any exercise except from horse riding, i have indigestion all the time and my stomach feels hard and bloated.
I want to eat what the hell i want, and i want to eat fruit, i just cant afford to and i know things are going to get tougher when i get a car.
I realized that im going to have to get some money from somewhere so i thought about getting a second job.
I went onto a local horse feeds website and they are after a part time groom, so i rang them up and im meeting them tomorrow.
This will give me around £260 pm extra so i can spend ALL OF THAT on fruit!!!!! and my proper wage will pay for the car and everything. Im so happy, this is such a relief.
I am so serious about this lifestyle and living off fruit that i am willing to get a second job to pay for it. I need this. I hope i get the job. and more so.. i hope its cash!
Saturday, September 11
one step forward and two leaps back
In the market they have started selling white flesh nectarines. I had never had these before but i bought some and gave them a try.
What a surprise! They are nothing like the tangy strong taste of normal nectarines. At first they taste like nothing, but after the initial shock you realize, actually they taste really creamy! So i have been enjoying these and the lovely big soft figs that are around at the moment. The date man said that he would save al the ripest, juiciest dates from over the weekend :D
one step forward
Ive gotten to the point now, that when faced with all my old fave cooled foods, i only ever want to eat fruit. Its fruit first choice all the time which is great. I love the way they are just so juicy, and i love just living off nectarines, peaches and figs.
Two leaps back
To eat raw i have to eat lot, especially when just eating sweet fruit. My daily food bill is around £5.50.
I have had alot of expenses this month such as bills, the bf's birthday, my scooter needing an mot £30, a new tyre and switch £40, ive booked my theory £31, i owed someone £20, ive gotten a dvd out from the library and requested a book, so i owe them like £6, my fuel bill has shot up since im traveling further to work now, ive gotten dates from the supermarket a couple of times, so ive just thrown away £20 there, i need to get credit £10 and I dont have enough in my bank to cover insurance, fuel and food for the rest of the month so i have had to make a few cuts and unfortunately my eating has had to be that cut.
So i have noodles for 10p a pack and i have some porridge and bread thats what im living off at breakfast and dinner and then i'll have fruit at lunch.
Im so annoyed because its not like i even want to eat this crap.I WANT to EAT FRUIT.
I look at it and think about juicy nectarines and peaches, and i just have no interest to eat it, but ive not got a choice. Im going to have to borrow money again this month, and things are only going to get worse when i get a car.
im going to have to figure something out
What a surprise! They are nothing like the tangy strong taste of normal nectarines. At first they taste like nothing, but after the initial shock you realize, actually they taste really creamy! So i have been enjoying these and the lovely big soft figs that are around at the moment. The date man said that he would save al the ripest, juiciest dates from over the weekend :D
one step forward
Ive gotten to the point now, that when faced with all my old fave cooled foods, i only ever want to eat fruit. Its fruit first choice all the time which is great. I love the way they are just so juicy, and i love just living off nectarines, peaches and figs.
Two leaps back
To eat raw i have to eat lot, especially when just eating sweet fruit. My daily food bill is around £5.50.
I have had alot of expenses this month such as bills, the bf's birthday, my scooter needing an mot £30, a new tyre and switch £40, ive booked my theory £31, i owed someone £20, ive gotten a dvd out from the library and requested a book, so i owe them like £6, my fuel bill has shot up since im traveling further to work now, ive gotten dates from the supermarket a couple of times, so ive just thrown away £20 there, i need to get credit £10 and I dont have enough in my bank to cover insurance, fuel and food for the rest of the month so i have had to make a few cuts and unfortunately my eating has had to be that cut.
So i have noodles for 10p a pack and i have some porridge and bread thats what im living off at breakfast and dinner and then i'll have fruit at lunch.
Im so annoyed because its not like i even want to eat this crap.I WANT to EAT FRUIT.
I look at it and think about juicy nectarines and peaches, and i just have no interest to eat it, but ive not got a choice. Im going to have to borrow money again this month, and things are only going to get worse when i get a car.
im going to have to figure something out
Monday, September 6
The effects of being under carbed!
I was meant to got to the market on saturday to get food for the rest of the day, sunday and monday morning, but it turns out we didn't have enough fuel to get there, so there was very little in the way of fruit in the house. in fact there were some grape fruit and unripe bananas.
Id managed to find some food for saturday and sunday morning, but after an hour of horse riding i was starving and i knew there wasn't enough food to sustain me. I know that it is more to get enough carbs than to starve yourself so i had some porridge.
I really regretted it that night and i wish i hadn't so today i really made sure i had plenty of food this evening! The only problem is that i spent £8 with is normally like 2 and a half days worth of food from the market. Money is tight already, especially as i have to pay for a new tyre and switch for my crappy scooter!
Im also going to get a car soon too.
anyway...
i loaded up on dates, dried apricots, mango and oranges and im stuffed! which is good...because i dont want to eat anything else!
As much as i LOVE this diet, it can be so damn hard sometimes!
Id managed to find some food for saturday and sunday morning, but after an hour of horse riding i was starving and i knew there wasn't enough food to sustain me. I know that it is more to get enough carbs than to starve yourself so i had some porridge.
I really regretted it that night and i wish i hadn't so today i really made sure i had plenty of food this evening! The only problem is that i spent £8 with is normally like 2 and a half days worth of food from the market. Money is tight already, especially as i have to pay for a new tyre and switch for my crappy scooter!
Im also going to get a car soon too.
anyway...
i loaded up on dates, dried apricots, mango and oranges and im stuffed! which is good...because i dont want to eat anything else!
As much as i LOVE this diet, it can be so damn hard sometimes!
Saturday, September 4
1 week on (just about!) so what's new?
well its pretty much been a week of 100% lfrv and i am actually pretty surprised!
My body is getting quite finely tuned now and im really happy about it!
1) i stop eating when i have had enough to eat! (That may seem really obvious but when i was high fat raw i would just eat and eat and eat fruit at night because i was restricting it during the day. I would feel so ill and i just couldn't stop eating even though my belly was screaming for me to stop! Totally under carbed!)
2) i am very well hydrated. (i drink at least 1.5ltrs of water a day and i can tell when i want some water without actually feeling thirst. i pee about 10 times per day nice and clear)
3) i have not been bloated! (when i ate fruit before i was so bloated because of all the fat in my system and the fruit would just ferment)
4) I can tell when i have not had enough calories. (as soon as something other an raw fruit or leaves become appealing...i know i have not had enough cals!)
5) my meals are digesting super easily and quickly!
6) it is quite hard to eat enough calories (which is annoying), especially as with all the extra energy...it makes you want to exercise!
7) i get concerned when i DONT HAVE ENOUGH calories!! (instead of thinking 'omg, ive had more than 2000 cals' i think, 'omg, is that IT? i need to eat more!!')
8) i feel no guilt about the amount of food i am eating. in fact i get excited about the 7 nectarines i have for lunch, or the mountain of free wild apples i have for dinner!
9) eating mono seems so natural. i always though i couldn't do it because it seems so boring..BUT I LOVE IT!! it just feels, and tastes so good!
10) combining is so easy. i always though' omg, that is just too complicated' but when you eat so simply...it is actually a pleasure, especially when you put something together (like lettuce and dates (thanks DR!) and it comes out tasting amazing!)
11) sleep has always been important to me..but i feel so much better when i get 10 hours, compared to 8. sleep is really so important.
12) i thought it would be so difficult eating 811, but i have been logging my food on nutridiary and i ACTUALLY eat 955, mostly +90 -5-5! The only overt fat i have this week is a Tspoon of sesame and pumpkin seeds. i do not crave fats at all!
13) i feel warmer. when i am on my moped to work, its quite cold in the morning, but i can totally feel my body warm itself up! well done body!
14) i can tell when i have had a good sized meal because i get a happy, warm feeling in my fruity belly!
15) where ever i go i always notice fruit tree's! on the way to work there has to be at least 10 apple tree's!
16) My teeth are not sensitive! they only started being sensitive when i was brushing too much and too hard. now i brush twice a day and i only very gently brush my gums.
now if they arnt enough reeasons to stay lfrv...then what is!?
My body is getting quite finely tuned now and im really happy about it!
1) i stop eating when i have had enough to eat! (That may seem really obvious but when i was high fat raw i would just eat and eat and eat fruit at night because i was restricting it during the day. I would feel so ill and i just couldn't stop eating even though my belly was screaming for me to stop! Totally under carbed!)
2) i am very well hydrated. (i drink at least 1.5ltrs of water a day and i can tell when i want some water without actually feeling thirst. i pee about 10 times per day nice and clear)
3) i have not been bloated! (when i ate fruit before i was so bloated because of all the fat in my system and the fruit would just ferment)
4) I can tell when i have not had enough calories. (as soon as something other an raw fruit or leaves become appealing...i know i have not had enough cals!)
5) my meals are digesting super easily and quickly!
6) it is quite hard to eat enough calories (which is annoying), especially as with all the extra energy...it makes you want to exercise!
7) i get concerned when i DONT HAVE ENOUGH calories!! (instead of thinking 'omg, ive had more than 2000 cals' i think, 'omg, is that IT? i need to eat more!!')
8) i feel no guilt about the amount of food i am eating. in fact i get excited about the 7 nectarines i have for lunch, or the mountain of free wild apples i have for dinner!
9) eating mono seems so natural. i always though i couldn't do it because it seems so boring..BUT I LOVE IT!! it just feels, and tastes so good!
10) combining is so easy. i always though' omg, that is just too complicated' but when you eat so simply...it is actually a pleasure, especially when you put something together (like lettuce and dates (thanks DR!) and it comes out tasting amazing!)
11) sleep has always been important to me..but i feel so much better when i get 10 hours, compared to 8. sleep is really so important.
12) i thought it would be so difficult eating 811, but i have been logging my food on nutridiary and i ACTUALLY eat 955, mostly +90 -5-5! The only overt fat i have this week is a Tspoon of sesame and pumpkin seeds. i do not crave fats at all!
13) i feel warmer. when i am on my moped to work, its quite cold in the morning, but i can totally feel my body warm itself up! well done body!
14) i can tell when i have had a good sized meal because i get a happy, warm feeling in my fruity belly!
15) where ever i go i always notice fruit tree's! on the way to work there has to be at least 10 apple tree's!
16) My teeth are not sensitive! they only started being sensitive when i was brushing too much and too hard. now i brush twice a day and i only very gently brush my gums.
now if they arnt enough reeasons to stay lfrv...then what is!?
Wednesday, September 1
its too hard to eat enough!
Yesterday i ate alot but still only managed 818 calories! that was because i had a salad at dinner and not a load of fruit. I also went for a jog and burned a few extra calories.
I normally stuff my face with fruit in the evenings so my dinner is normally where my main calorie intake takes place.
Today i have eaten quite a bit and still only ate 1892 calories!
Ive been asking around my fruit market for spotty bananas but no one seems to have any! although luckily for me i have used my feminine charms and become pals with one of the guys with a fruit stall so he does me some deals! i got a bunch of slightly spotty bananas, 5 large nectarines and a bowl of satsumas for £2.50 :D
yesterday:
Nutrition Facts
Total amounts for day
Calories 818
Calories From Fat 38
% Daily Value for a 2000 kcal diet
Total Fat 5g
Saturated Fat 1g 3%
Cholesterol 0mg 0%
Sodium 63mg 3%
Total Carbohydrate 205g
Dietary Fiber 35g
Sugars 152g 68%
154%
Protein 15g
Vitamin A 120%
Vitamin C 264%
Calcium 31%
Iron 36%
today:
Calories:
1892
(distribution:3/91/6%)
Total Fat*:10%
Sugars:286g
Satur. Fat*:3%
Protein:32g
Cholesterol*:0%
Vitamin A**:134%
Sodium*:1%
Vitamin C**: 995%
Total Carb: 159%
Calcium**:50%
Fiber**292%
Iron**:44%
One thing i will say though-
when i was high fat and ate in the evening i would find myself bingeing on fruit and feeling awful after. my stomach would be all bloated, id look 6 months pregnant, id be very gassy, so uncomfortable, in pain and id just feel like crap.
NOW, WITH NO OVERT FATS i have just had a meal of fruit and i am not bloated, my stomach isnt sticking out, im not gassy, stinky, in pain at all! i just need a wee from all the water!
I am sticking to the 811 rules (well more like 95/5/5 most of the time!) to a T and its amazing the difference it makes. im finding mono meals so easy too.
If your god came to you one day and said:
'you can eat this sweet, natural fruit as much as you like and have great health or you can eat as much as that un-natural food as you wish and suffer the most awful ill health'
what would you choose?
it seems obvious doesn't it?
THEN WHY ARNT PEOPLE DOING IT!!!!????
I normally stuff my face with fruit in the evenings so my dinner is normally where my main calorie intake takes place.
Today i have eaten quite a bit and still only ate 1892 calories!
Ive been asking around my fruit market for spotty bananas but no one seems to have any! although luckily for me i have used my feminine charms and become pals with one of the guys with a fruit stall so he does me some deals! i got a bunch of slightly spotty bananas, 5 large nectarines and a bowl of satsumas for £2.50 :D
yesterday:
Nutrition Facts
Total amounts for day
Calories 818
Calories From Fat 38
% Daily Value for a 2000 kcal diet
Total Fat 5g
Saturated Fat 1g 3%
Cholesterol 0mg 0%
Sodium 63mg 3%
Total Carbohydrate 205g
Dietary Fiber 35g
Sugars 152g 68%
154%
Protein 15g
Vitamin A 120%
Vitamin C 264%
Calcium 31%
Iron 36%
today:
Calories:
1892
(distribution:3/91/6%)
Total Fat*:10%
Sugars:286g
Satur. Fat*:3%
Protein:32g
Cholesterol*:0%
Vitamin A**:134%
Sodium*:1%
Vitamin C**: 995%
Total Carb: 159%
Calcium**:50%
Fiber**292%
Iron**:44%
One thing i will say though-
when i was high fat and ate in the evening i would find myself bingeing on fruit and feeling awful after. my stomach would be all bloated, id look 6 months pregnant, id be very gassy, so uncomfortable, in pain and id just feel like crap.
NOW, WITH NO OVERT FATS i have just had a meal of fruit and i am not bloated, my stomach isnt sticking out, im not gassy, stinky, in pain at all! i just need a wee from all the water!
I am sticking to the 811 rules (well more like 95/5/5 most of the time!) to a T and its amazing the difference it makes. im finding mono meals so easy too.
If your god came to you one day and said:
'you can eat this sweet, natural fruit as much as you like and have great health or you can eat as much as that un-natural food as you wish and suffer the most awful ill health'
what would you choose?
it seems obvious doesn't it?
THEN WHY ARNT PEOPLE DOING IT!!!!????
CRAVINGS!!!
oh my god..
...monday i had the worst cravings ever!!!
SERIOUSLY i had to literally tie myself down to stop myself from making a huge bowl full of porridge! I find cravings really hard to deal with because i have very little will power.
I just filled myself up on unripe dates and the last couple of non skanky apples i have left. Even worse, i had nothing left to eat for breakfast! damn.
luckily i made it and im still fruity!
tip: always think about your goals and what you want to achieve and ALWAYS get enough calories!
...monday i had the worst cravings ever!!!
SERIOUSLY i had to literally tie myself down to stop myself from making a huge bowl full of porridge! I find cravings really hard to deal with because i have very little will power.
I just filled myself up on unripe dates and the last couple of non skanky apples i have left. Even worse, i had nothing left to eat for breakfast! damn.
luckily i made it and im still fruity!
tip: always think about your goals and what you want to achieve and ALWAYS get enough calories!
Monday, August 30
bank holidays!
I just love a bank holiday!
this morning i got up nice and early, the sun was shining and it was warm out. I went for a jog for 30 mins. Its amazing the difference you feel when you have done some cardio every day. You just feel alive, energetic and fresh! Exercise released feel good endorphins, relieves stress, burns calories and so much more!
After that i went for a walk with mum for 1.30m in a lovely forrest. On the way back- which also the way i come back from work, i noticed how many apple trees at the side of the road there were! So when they are ripe, i'll be getting lots of free apples!
this morning i got up nice and early, the sun was shining and it was warm out. I went for a jog for 30 mins. Its amazing the difference you feel when you have done some cardio every day. You just feel alive, energetic and fresh! Exercise released feel good endorphins, relieves stress, burns calories and so much more!
After that i went for a walk with mum for 1.30m in a lovely forrest. On the way back- which also the way i come back from work, i noticed how many apple trees at the side of the road there were! So when they are ripe, i'll be getting lots of free apples!
Wednesday, August 25
fresh dates and bad biscuits
I work in a city and i have realised that every lunch time there is a small market which seels alot of nice fresh fruit. I Went there the other day and i saw FRESH DATES!! I have never seen fresh dates before! like proper fresh, a little unripe, straight off the tree. Still crunchy and with a fairly high water content. They taste so different to the semi dry/dry dates. Im going to leave them untill they ripen a bit more and go soft. I also bought some lovely fresh apricots and juicy peaches. I lovvveee peaches with their soft, furry skin and juicy, sweet flesh!
I had banana milk tuesday, it was interesting. I made like 2 litres of it and i think i made it a little think. I had 3 bananas in it. I cant normally drink smoothies, so for me this was a good step as it was still quite thick.
I was naughty today though, and i regret it. My bloke bought me some vegan discuits which i LOVE and i couldnt resist. I thought i will just eat them before detox starts because i knew after a week i wouldnt touch anything that wasnt raw. As im only 3 days into raw again i thought id just eat them and thats it. Im so dissapointed with myself, i WONT do it again, i know that because i learn from my mistakes and no one wants to regret things, so i know i wont feel that way again because i will make sure of it.
One thing that always helps and motivates me is reading 80/10/10 by Dr Dough Graham and also watching Harkey and Freelee's videos and reading 30 bananas a day, their LFRV forum.
I cant wait for my juicy fruit tomorrow!
I had banana milk tuesday, it was interesting. I made like 2 litres of it and i think i made it a little think. I had 3 bananas in it. I cant normally drink smoothies, so for me this was a good step as it was still quite thick.
I was naughty today though, and i regret it. My bloke bought me some vegan discuits which i LOVE and i couldnt resist. I thought i will just eat them before detox starts because i knew after a week i wouldnt touch anything that wasnt raw. As im only 3 days into raw again i thought id just eat them and thats it. Im so dissapointed with myself, i WONT do it again, i know that because i learn from my mistakes and no one wants to regret things, so i know i wont feel that way again because i will make sure of it.
One thing that always helps and motivates me is reading 80/10/10 by Dr Dough Graham and also watching Harkey and Freelee's videos and reading 30 bananas a day, their LFRV forum.
I cant wait for my juicy fruit tomorrow!
Monday, August 23
living off the land this summer!
Me and my mum went for a walk last Sunday, and i had planned to do some blackberry picking with her. So we did this, and got 2 containers full of delicious blackberries! We went a little further into a field we hadnt been into before and in the far corner was an old, over run allotment. There were no signs of the battered gate and the field was public footpath, so we went into it. It was amazing! there was pear tree's, apple tree's around 10 plum tree's, grape vine, beetroot, parsnip, spinach!
I picked some plums and spinach, and mum got some beetroot. It was so nice. Its just a shame how over run the place was.
I was also bare foot all of the walk so it was nice to feel the mud squidge through my toes (it rains alot here in the uk!) but then the wet grass cleaned my feet off.
I also picked some dandelion leaves and had them in my salad.
In the afternoon i went to my friends dads farm. He has about 10 plum tree's (about 3 different varieties, about 6 apple tries, 3 pear tree's and a mulberry tree!
the apple and pear arnt ripe yet so i picked a bag full of plums and i also ate some mulberries.
I must have got about £20 worth of food for free that day! My mums fig tree also has a couple of figs on it and her tomato plants are very fruitful!
This summer is going to be so good!
I picked some plums and spinach, and mum got some beetroot. It was so nice. Its just a shame how over run the place was.
I was also bare foot all of the walk so it was nice to feel the mud squidge through my toes (it rains alot here in the uk!) but then the wet grass cleaned my feet off.
I also picked some dandelion leaves and had them in my salad.
In the afternoon i went to my friends dads farm. He has about 10 plum tree's (about 3 different varieties, about 6 apple tries, 3 pear tree's and a mulberry tree!
the apple and pear arnt ripe yet so i picked a bag full of plums and i also ate some mulberries.
I must have got about £20 worth of food for free that day! My mums fig tree also has a couple of figs on it and her tomato plants are very fruitful!
This summer is going to be so good!
intro
Hey there,
You perhaps know a little about me from what you have read on my profile, but i just want you to get a bit more of an idea where im at.
I was 100% raw, 'high fat, eat what you want so long as its raw' type of raw foodists. I was raw for about 6 months. I really enjoyed it and loved what i was eating. I never ate dehydrated foods or made alot of that 'gourmet' stuff because i didnt have the money and tools to. I just ate alot of fat through avocados, mature coconuts and i used to eat quite a bit of flax.
My typical day would be:
Morning: fruit or sliced tomato with black pepper, salt and flax oil
fruit as snacks
lunch: salad (sometimes with avocado or flax oil) and fruit
dinner: avocado salad, or choc mousse made with avocado and dates, or coconut pieces, or loads of fruit (sometimes all those things together!
As you can see that is alot of fat right there.
I still lost weight, by blood sugar was super stable and i didnt inject much and i had loads of energy (thanks to the fruit) but i also started juicing and then because of the fat and the juice i was getting the runs every morning. I was constantly bloated and gassy and i felt so sick and hard stomached in the morning.
I often visited a site called '30 bananas a day' and the idea of living mostly from fruit interested me so i started eating more fruit...except i couldn't let go of my fat either. So i was starting to put back on the weight, i was even more bloated and i started to loose my way. I wasnt eating properly and this caused me to crave things i never did before, such as bread, porridge, potato, pasta. All heavy carbos.
I thought 'maybe if i just add pasta and potato into my diet, it wouldn't be that bad' so i did, and then it went worse from there.
I ate everything (so long at is was vegan) and i because a VERY unhealthy vegan and gained 1 and a half stones! I was also getting really bad acid indigestion, no energy, my body hurt, i was feeling so bad and my blood sugar went way out of control.
I became depressed and had many thoughts of suicide. I didnt care any more. I felt like i had completely lost who i really was. I loved being a 'raw foodist' and everything eating raw brought.
Luckily for me, when i was first asking about and looking into 80/10/10 lfrv, a great guy names Jeff sent me a copy of Dr Doug Grahams book, 80/10/10 diet and i have just finished reading it.
The last month i have been getting back to raw, but not committing myself fully. But now this week, this is it. I am 100% raw again, only the 811 way.
I know i have to give this a little more time as my body has to get used to eating this way.
Things im expecting at the beginning:
Bloating
water weight gain
detox (for me, spots)
blood sugar a little wild to start with
cravings
what im hoping for in the long term:
mental clarity
amazing fitness and stamina (which obviously comes with physical training)
release of extra weight
feeling light
stable blood sugar
amazing health
no cellulite
This is the only type of raw diet i haven't succeeded at yet, and its the one i really want to do, so it will be a challenge for me, especially as i have zero will power!
Good job i just LOVE SWEET FRUIT!
You perhaps know a little about me from what you have read on my profile, but i just want you to get a bit more of an idea where im at.
I was 100% raw, 'high fat, eat what you want so long as its raw' type of raw foodists. I was raw for about 6 months. I really enjoyed it and loved what i was eating. I never ate dehydrated foods or made alot of that 'gourmet' stuff because i didnt have the money and tools to. I just ate alot of fat through avocados, mature coconuts and i used to eat quite a bit of flax.
My typical day would be:
Morning: fruit or sliced tomato with black pepper, salt and flax oil
fruit as snacks
lunch: salad (sometimes with avocado or flax oil) and fruit
dinner: avocado salad, or choc mousse made with avocado and dates, or coconut pieces, or loads of fruit (sometimes all those things together!
As you can see that is alot of fat right there.
I still lost weight, by blood sugar was super stable and i didnt inject much and i had loads of energy (thanks to the fruit) but i also started juicing and then because of the fat and the juice i was getting the runs every morning. I was constantly bloated and gassy and i felt so sick and hard stomached in the morning.
I often visited a site called '30 bananas a day' and the idea of living mostly from fruit interested me so i started eating more fruit...except i couldn't let go of my fat either. So i was starting to put back on the weight, i was even more bloated and i started to loose my way. I wasnt eating properly and this caused me to crave things i never did before, such as bread, porridge, potato, pasta. All heavy carbos.
I thought 'maybe if i just add pasta and potato into my diet, it wouldn't be that bad' so i did, and then it went worse from there.
I ate everything (so long at is was vegan) and i because a VERY unhealthy vegan and gained 1 and a half stones! I was also getting really bad acid indigestion, no energy, my body hurt, i was feeling so bad and my blood sugar went way out of control.
I became depressed and had many thoughts of suicide. I didnt care any more. I felt like i had completely lost who i really was. I loved being a 'raw foodist' and everything eating raw brought.
Luckily for me, when i was first asking about and looking into 80/10/10 lfrv, a great guy names Jeff sent me a copy of Dr Doug Grahams book, 80/10/10 diet and i have just finished reading it.
The last month i have been getting back to raw, but not committing myself fully. But now this week, this is it. I am 100% raw again, only the 811 way.
I know i have to give this a little more time as my body has to get used to eating this way.
Things im expecting at the beginning:
Bloating
water weight gain
detox (for me, spots)
blood sugar a little wild to start with
cravings
what im hoping for in the long term:
mental clarity
amazing fitness and stamina (which obviously comes with physical training)
release of extra weight
feeling light
stable blood sugar
amazing health
no cellulite
This is the only type of raw diet i haven't succeeded at yet, and its the one i really want to do, so it will be a challenge for me, especially as i have zero will power!
Good job i just LOVE SWEET FRUIT!
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