Comments on: My Transition to Low Fat Raw Vegan: Part IV http://www.fitonraw.com/2009/11/my-transition-to-low-fat-raw-vegan-part-iv/ Wed, 17 Mar 2010 16:36:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: terri http://www.fitonraw.com/2009/11/my-transition-to-low-fat-raw-vegan-part-iv/comment-page-1/#comment-790 terri Thu, 26 Nov 2009 13:07:53 +0000 http://www.fitonraw.com/?p=1447#comment-790 Iguess I am thin but I really did not feel like I am (until yesterday)...I see the veins protruding from my arms...eeek I do have muscle but I guess not enough to cover up the boney parts....any way I have been moaning and groaning for days now yet at the same time there is a really positive side ...for a time there the yin and yang of it all was not giving me rest. So enough of the moaning!! Tonight I had vegie stew but put in some hand crafted condiment made from coriander and chilli and a teeeeeny weeeeny bit of olive oil (eeeek) but there is no vinegar and no sugar. Made by alovely African woman and sold at the farmers market. SSSSooo ...that has brought some level of satisfaction to the palate. I do love of eating raw. I had full intention of steaming some more sweet potatoe and other vegies similar to last night but I kinda went into automatic and made RAW Vegie Stew ..ala Roger.... Today I hung very loose and did very well... I have decided to bring the joy back and use my intuition as to what will get me eating. This not eating enough is mostly in the evenings so what I did earlier ( before taking my dog for a walk) was made up a thick yummy mango and peach (not over blended so it was like a dessert) entree. This way I have the desire to eat a main meal. I know that my emails are long winded and I thank you for your input...I have noone here to share this amazing yet sometimes difficult process of Low Fat Raw. I live in Western Australia ...nearly the end of the earth, if it was flat ;>) I may have to hunt for a group here who are attempting 80/10/10 I am light and happy today...not skinny and miserable. Love and Light Terri Iguess I am thin but I really did not feel like I am (until yesterday)…I see the veins protruding from my arms…eeek I do have muscle but I guess not enough to cover up the boney parts….any way I have been moaning and groaning for days now yet at the same time there is a really positive side …for a time there the yin and yang of it all was not giving me rest. So enough of the moaning!! Tonight I had vegie stew but put in some hand crafted condiment made from coriander and chilli and a teeeeeny weeeeny bit of olive oil (eeeek) but there is no vinegar and no sugar. Made by alovely African woman and sold at the farmers market. SSSSooo …that has brought some level of satisfaction to the palate. I do love of eating raw. I had full intention of steaming some more sweet potatoe and other vegies similar to last night but I kinda went into automatic and made RAW Vegie Stew ..ala Roger….
Today I hung very loose and did very well… I have decided to bring the joy back and use my intuition as to what will get me eating. This not eating enough is mostly in the evenings so what I did earlier ( before taking my dog for a walk) was made up a thick yummy mango and peach (not over blended so it was like a dessert) entree. This way I have the desire to eat a main meal. I know that my emails are long winded and I thank you for your input…I have noone here to share this amazing yet sometimes difficult process of Low Fat Raw. I live in Western Australia …nearly the end of the earth, if it was flat ;>) I may have to hunt for a group here who are attempting 80/10/10
I am light and happy today…not skinny and miserable.
Love and Light
Terri

]]> By: Swayze http://www.fitonraw.com/2009/11/my-transition-to-low-fat-raw-vegan-part-iv/comment-page-1/#comment-789 Swayze Wed, 25 Nov 2009 15:30:04 +0000 http://www.fitonraw.com/?p=1447#comment-789 I have to ask... Do you feel you are thin or is it just everyone else? If you really are struggling to keep the weight on, I highly suggest incorporating more cooked food into your diet. That way you can still get enough calories and gradually get used to larger amounts of fruit. Plus, if you recognize the cooked stuff as necessary for succeeding on raw in the long-term (and not "bad" eats), you won't feel guilty for eating it. The best way to start is to come up with a simple plan that you KNOW you can stick to everyday and follow it. I have to ask…

Do you feel you are thin or is it just everyone else?

If you really are struggling to keep the weight on, I highly suggest incorporating more cooked food into your diet. That way you can still get enough calories and gradually get used to larger amounts of fruit. Plus, if you recognize the cooked stuff as necessary for succeeding on raw in the long-term (and not “bad” eats), you won’t feel guilty for eating it.

The best way to start is to come up with a simple plan that you KNOW you can stick to everyday and follow it.

]]> By: Swayze http://www.fitonraw.com/2009/11/my-transition-to-low-fat-raw-vegan-part-iv/comment-page-1/#comment-788 Swayze Wed, 25 Nov 2009 15:22:48 +0000 http://www.fitonraw.com/?p=1447#comment-788 Thanks, Tina! :) Honestly, I could answer "How am I supposed to eat that much fruit?!" and other fruity questions all day long and not get annoyed. What can I say, I love my fruit! :) Thanks, Tina! :)

Honestly, I could answer “How am I supposed to eat that much fruit?!” and other fruity questions all day long and not get annoyed.

What can I say, I love my fruit! :)

]]> By: terri http://www.fitonraw.com/2009/11/my-transition-to-low-fat-raw-vegan-part-iv/comment-page-1/#comment-787 terri Wed, 25 Nov 2009 12:32:23 +0000 http://www.fitonraw.com/?p=1447#comment-787 and yes it is the secret...eating enough ...but I seem not able to so far and at the moment (3evening meals later since my 1st comment) I am eating a huge plate of steamed vegies with condiments and bread....sheeesh!!! not out of some eating craving but purely to try to put some weight on...I feel a bit down tonight because a good honest friend of mine who I haven't seen for 2 years said he thought I had some illness or something when he first saw me. Told me this after a few meetings that I look sick and that a 2 years ago he thought I looked good seemed energetic happy and healthy...which in general I was. I feel I have lost a lot of my good looking attributes and it is not that I am stuck on the way I look but more than one person has told me there is nothing of me. It is not so heartening to hear this and from strangers as well....not all are overweight that throw this comment. I was back on the wagon yesterday but tonight I am rethinking the whole deal of getting super fit. Oh dear!!! and yes it is the secret…eating enough …but I seem not able to so far and at the moment (3evening meals later since my 1st comment) I am eating a huge plate of steamed vegies with condiments and bread….sheeesh!!! not out of some eating craving but purely to try to put some weight on…I feel a bit down tonight because a good honest friend of mine who I haven’t seen for 2 years said he thought I had some illness or something when he first saw me. Told me this after a few meetings that I look sick and that a 2 years ago he thought I looked good seemed energetic happy and healthy…which in general I was. I feel I have lost a lot of my good looking attributes and it is not that I am stuck on the way I look but more than one person has told me there is nothing of me. It is not so heartening to hear this and from strangers as well….not all are overweight that throw this comment. I was back on the wagon yesterday but tonight I am rethinking the whole deal of getting super fit. Oh dear!!!

]]> By: Tina http://www.fitonraw.com/2009/11/my-transition-to-low-fat-raw-vegan-part-iv/comment-page-1/#comment-786 Tina Wed, 25 Nov 2009 11:02:40 +0000 http://www.fitonraw.com/?p=1447#comment-786 Hey Swayze, I've been on your mailinglist for a while now and I must thank you for your blog and tips - great stuff! It's annoying sometimes how everyone keeps harping on about eating enough but that truly IS the key to staying happy, healthy and low-fat raw! Hey Swayze,

I’ve been on your mailinglist for a while now and I must thank you for your blog and tips – great stuff!

It’s annoying sometimes how everyone keeps harping on about eating enough but that truly IS the key to staying happy, healthy and low-fat raw!

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