Hi there, I would like to switch to eating raw food because I hear that it makes you feel good and (obviously) healthier. BUT you also lose weight due to the lack of calories. I don’t want to lose weight because Im slim and have a hard time putting on weight as it is.
My question is: Is there a way to have a raw food diet but not lose weight (special recipes etc)
Thanks in advance.
My biggest worry is the deficiency of certain minerals and nutrients, but also that I’m getting all the calories I need. Recipes, whole meal plans, or ways to counter the lack of certain nutrients absent in these diets would help greatly!
Also, could I eat canned tuna or is that a no no?
I started on the 7 day soup diet, and am not eating the soup but following the plan. It’s basically no sugar or flour as well. Since I’m taking hydroxycut, exercising, and consuming less than 1000 calories a day.
I’ve been basically on raw foods for the past few days, and tomorrow I am finally allowed to eat beef. up to 20oz of it actually. I don’t think i’ll be able to eat that much. Maybe some for dinner. I’m obviously getting 90% lean ground beef.
Anyway I’m not looking for advice on dieting I know what I’m doing. I just want a creative meal for beef and vegetables I guess.
I know what I’m doing because I’ve tried these type of diets before with success. They work for me that’s why I’m using them to jumpstart my healthy eating plan. I’m also taking a multivitamin, bee pollen, royal jelly. And I hike or walk everyday. You ever hear of fasting?? This is a super cleanse for my body, and I’m also trying to keep the no flour no sugar system because it works! Thanks for everyone else who supplied a recipe.
I am getting an 11 week old standard poodle puppy and he is coming on a raw diet. I want him to have all the proper nutrients, I have put the entire recipe in nutritiondata.com and can see the amounts of all of the nutrients and calories. I have been trying to go by the AAFCO dog food requirements. But they are in percentages and nutritiondata.com is showing me in mg.
I may be just making a stupid mistake but for example aafco says dog food needs 1.0% calcium. And in 100g of food there is 143mg of calcuim. So my answer ends up being 0.143% calcium. If this calculation is true then the puppy will be extremely deficient in this vital nutrient. Maybe I should focus on how much of the nutrients a day they need?
Okay, I know the basics – eating raw food and not cooking veggies and fruit.
But I am a little curious as I have been vegan for a while and thought I might want to incorporate certain new things in.
I heard that as long one eats >50% raw food that it is more beneficial because the chemical makeup of cooked food is considered unstable and toxic for the body, any other benefits?
Also, does that >50% go by calories or volume or nutritional value?
Do raw foodists generally eat raw animal products? (ie. unpasteurized cheese and milk, raw eggs)
Thanks :)
Hi, my sister and I are considering going on an organic, mostly raw diet. We are not vegetarian, nor do we really care to be, but as far as meat goes we plan to eat mainly chicken and fish. We love most fruits and veggies, so this probably won’t be a huge problem for us.This is not to lose weight, but to be healthier and cleanse our bodies of preservatives. I was just wondering if anyone had some suggestions, and maybe recipe/meal ideas? We are fairly petite, so plans for the day should be no more than about 1500 calories. Also, we can’t have any foods from the nightshade family (potatoes, tomatoes, bell peppers, eggplant, and other kinds of peppers), so keep this in mind when suggesting recipes! Thanks in advance!
Oh, and the reason for no peppers, etc., is because we thought we had a bell pepper allergy, but it turns out that our bodies can’t digest the solanine (a toxin found in all of those vegetables that just passes through most people). So basically, eating those things has been poisoning us until we realized it.
I eat no more than 1200 calories and do 100 reps each of inverse crunches, leg lifts, and "jack knives" a day. about 3 days a week, i swim laps for about 20 minutes. a daily meal plan for me is:
breakfast- serving size of special k with a splash (literally, i dont like a lot of milk in my cereal) of 2% milk and a peach or apple.
lunch- light n’ fit yogurt with about 1 tbsp of grape nuts mixed in and another piece of fruit.
dinner- depends on what my parents are making haha but usually pasta or chicken with some sort of veggie…it ends up being between 300-500 calories, no more or less. sorry thats vague.
i only drink water and don’t really snack at all but if i do it fruit, pretzels, rice cakes, etc.
oh and im 16, 5′ 3". i started almost a month ago and i’ve gone from 147 to 140 lbs. my goal is to be 130.
i’m sorry if this is too much of a mouthful haha.
The beginning of May I started my life change! I’ve started working out and eating better! As of now i’ve lost 5 pounds. Which i’m happy about. I want to know how i’m doing and if you think i should add or subtract anything.
My meal plan:
Breakfast- Two egg white scrambled, on a whole wheat english muffin. 4 fresh strawberries. 8 oz skim milk.
Lunch- One Campbell Healthy Select light soup, either italian veg or pasta veg. One whole can is about 100 cal.
Dinner- Usually a large salad with light italian dressing. Lean meat, usually chicken (not a fish fan) or a small cut of beef. And a steamed veggie with lemon.
I drink more than enough water during the course of the day. Probably 10- 8oz glasses.
Exercise:
I recently bought Wii Ea Active and i’m doing the 30 day challenge. So i do that as i’m supposed to. I also workout at the gym 4-5 times a week. Usually starting with a 10 minute warm up walk on the treadmill. Then 25 minutes on elliptical level 5. Usually at the gym i burn up to 350 calories. I cant run due to shin splints, or else i would add that.
Anyways, thats my routine! Let me know what you think and how well you think i’ll do!! Thanks!!
Soup total sodium is around 900.
The beginning of May I started my life change! I’ve started working out and eating better! As of now i’ve lost 5 pounds. Which i’m happy about. I want to know how i’m doing and if you think i should add or subtract anything.
My meal plan:
Breakfast- Two egg white scrambled, on a whole wheat english muffin. 4 fresh strawberries. 8 oz skim milk.
Lunch- One Campbell Healthy Select light soup, either italian veg or pasta veg. One whole can is about 100 cal.
Dinner- Usually a large salad with light italian dressing. Lean meat, usually chicken (not a fish fan) or a small cut of beef. And a steamed veggie with lemon.
I drink more than enough water during the course of the day. Probably 10- 8oz glasses.
Exercise:
I recently bought Wii Ea Active and i’m doing the 30 day challenge. So i do that as i’m supposed to. I also workout at the gym 4-5 times a week. Usually starting with a 10 minute warm up walk on the treadmill. Then 25 minutes on elliptical level 5. Usually at the gym i burn up to 350 calories. I cant run due to shin splints, or else i would add that.
Anyways, thats my routine! Let me know what you think and how well you think i’ll do!! Thanks!!
I’m 5’5" and weighed 162, now 157.
I’m not exactly "fat" but i definatly have hips. I’m trying to get to 135. Oh and i’m 24
I’m getting much better after only 5 practices (about 2 hours a day.) However I noticed sometimes my energy really slows me down! What should I eat? For breakfast I had a whole mango and some mini weight watchers cake thing with only 50 calories, 4g fiber, and 2 g of fat or something. I’m assuming this is definitely NOT enough but I do not like eating a lot for breakfast. Should I drink protein shake?
Today I consumed more calories than I normally do (hanging out with my friends and decided to just relax), but somehow I have wayyy less energy than I usually do. Today I basically ate crap, but my friends seem to be able to run on cookies and gummy bears. Why can’t I? Is it because I eat drastically different foods, and suddenly I switch? And will I be fully recharged for tomorrow?
I started a new lifestyle on January 1st 09 which consisted of changing my eating habits and exercising regularly. Since then-I have lost 45 lbs but I still don’t have energy. I eat btwn 13-1500 calories a day. I don’t drink soda or coffee. May do fast food maybe once every 2 weeks in moderation. I exercise at least 5 days a week for about 90 minutes. But I often feel extra sluggish and lethargic. Could this be like a vitamin deficiency? I haven’t taken any weight loss supplements or pills ever. Should I implement something else into my diet. More protein? I eat a lot of leafy veggies and lean protein already.
Or could it be that I’m not getting enough calories? I eat 1300-1500 per day but then when I exercise I burn btwn 600-800 calories. So I net for the day- about 700 calories. Should my net calories actually be 1300-1500 even after the exercise? Please help-I hate feeling like this.
Helpful, non-sarcastic answers only. Thanks!
Additionally , I thought I’d add that I sometimes feel light-headed and dizzy.
Rocky-thank you. And I run my own clothing store. But I make sure to get at least 7 hrs of sleep everyday. And I do eat all three meals. Sometimes-I do have trouble fitting in breakfast and I’ll eat one of those protein meal replacement bars. Thanks for your help.
I am going to a concert tomorrow night, and i will be jumping around for a while.
What should i eat to keep my energy levels up?
If you could add the calories also that would be great thanks!
If anyone could help this would be an answer to my prayers…please
I’ll be 17 years old in 2 months… i’m 5’5,150 lbs, 9% fat…..i have not been consistent with weight training for the past 2.5 years…all i do is play basketball now….but i have like zero energy and very little appetite and aching joints…i have not lost weight though…please tell me why?
…when i was 14 i had energy out of this world and i ate like over 4,000 calories a day ( i promise) but all i did was weight training & i still played ball but not as much…..Help Me Please
I was wandering if i put on like 5-10 or more pounds of muscle in the next 2-3 months…would that increase my energy…..oh and how do I increase my appetite because i can’t eat as much as i uses to…..was it the weight training i used to do that made me hungry ..
I always wandered..should I stop playing ball for a while and just Lift
I mean calories = energy, right? So therefore is it okay every now and then if we are feeling tired, fatigued, etc to eat some fast food burgers/fries, etc, for some quick and powerful energy boosts?
That’s real energy too, not the fake kind that caffeine produces.
I don’t really need this question to be answered, but im writing this for people who need an answer. Ive seen many people say that lifting weights does burn fat, which is true but is not always the best option. The actual action of weight lifting doesn’t burn alot of fat, but more develops muscle. The muscle developed through weightlifting is what burns fat. The more muscle you have, the more energy you need to sustain performance. Even as you sit around, your muscle eat up energy to keep going, so a person with more muscle will be able to lose more fat and keep it off. If you are looking to only burn fat, the best option would be cardio, this includes jogging, swimming, bike riding, sports, and anything else that makes you huff and puff. But, most people want to also stay in shape. To stay in shape, you should do both cardio and gym workouts. Now, why would you want to do both if cardio can burn your fat anyways. Because the cardio will burn off your fat, and the workouts in the gym will also burn your fat, but at the same time develop muslce which will help you keep the fat off or burn more. Ive seen many people go from fat to skinny and become fat again because they have little muscle or think they can go back to eatting all sorts of crap because they got skinny. Eating healthy is extremely important. If your serious about losing weight and or gaining muscle you have to drop the fast food, infact, try to stop eating out all together, absolutely no sodas, and no cookies and yum yums. Also sports drinks are NO GOOD. sports drinks do not help you burn fat, they give you more carbs and calories to give you more energy to stay in the game longer….when working out, these carbs and calories undo what you are trying to do in the first place….and by sports drinks i also mean vitamin water. Water should be your only drink but another alternative to water is whey isolate (protein). Most people say eat meat and eat it alot when ur trying to lose weight…..WRONG. Meat also contains fat, the very substance you are trying to burn off. Whey isolate protein gives you lots of protein without the fat, calories, or carbs. The best thing is that its a powder you mix in with water, which can give you anywhere from 20 – 28 grams of protein per serving. Protein will help you rebuild your muscles faster and stronger. By faster I do not mean that you will be ripped the next day, it just means that you wont be as sore the day after you workout like most people are, also the protein will add a little more muscle to your body. When you workout, you basically create microtears in your muscles which are filled in when you rest, thats how you gain more muscle. The protein adds a little more and does it faster. Whey isolate gives you the protein of one whole chicken in about two servings….without the fat and grease. If you are looking to burn fat and keep it off, i would suggest working on a rotating schedule. Ill give you my schedule, since i play ultimate firsbee i have training sessions in which we run alot (cardio). So on mondays, wednesdays, and fridays, I have practice which is my cardio. On tuesdays, thrusdays, and saturdays i hit the gym and workout for about an hour and a half and then go swim laps for about an hour. Sunday I rest up and do no cardio or gym but it is good to go for a light jog in the morning so you dont feel sore all day because you already gave ur muscles a headstart. after every workout, whatever is may be, i drink whey isolate and make sure i get atleast 7 hours of sleep, i usually get around 8 or 9 though. To sumarize for people who dont wantt o read the whole thing i just wrote. If you want to burn fat, do cardio. If you want to gain muscle, hit the gym, if you want to burn fat and keep it off do cardio and gym. Drink lots of water, nothing but water and healthy food if you are serious. If you want to you may drink whey isolate after you workout because it helps you, but only whey which is low in fat, carbs, and calories which is called whey isolate 28. Also, make sure you stretch before you do anything, stretching makes sure your muscles are ready for what you are a bout to do and it also helps them keep up, thus helping you more. Also, warm up with cardio before you workout, i do a half a mile on the tredmill. The magic numbers for the gym are 3 sets, 10 reps each. Lifting means doing the movement with full force, but returning to starting position slowly, dont just lift fast and think youll burn for fat. Slow is good! When you are doing chest presses for example, push out hard but return to your stating position slowly, do nice full reps and youll feel a good burn. A good way to tell if your doing enough for yourself at the gym is to do push ups and sit ups after your done with everything. When your done with all your workouts, go off to the side and do 10 pushups, if you cant do 10 and you can normally then that means youve worked enough, if you can do it and feel a burn then try to push a bit harder, increase the reps by 2 or 3. If you can do good ones without a problem, find a routine where you cannot do them after. Same with sit ups, do them so you feel the burn. Also you will probably see some results in 3-4 weeks, such as loss of weight, some muscle definition but dont expect to see extremem results fast, it take dedication and willpower. Also, losing more than 3 pounds a week is unhealthy. Also, a very good thing to do is try to walk to places if possible, if the groceries are nearby then walk to the store, buy ur stuff and walk back home, the groceries are mini weights and you still get cardio….stuff like that. Nothing here comes easy, you have to work for it, hope this helps.
well i wrote this because as far as i know this stuff works both for me ad others and i know from my own experience that this works. I’m not gonna go into detail because im just looking to answer some questions ive been asked before…take what advice you can, u dont have to even take anything if u dont want
i agree that maybe my cardio warm up thing may not be correct but it has worked and again thats why i put it in here. As for the meat thing i can say yeah its true…eating lots of meat is not only unhealthy but your just putting on more fat, carbs, and calories. Obviously eat some meat but finding alternatives is much better, like i said about the protein isolate. You get protein just without the bad stuff. Ive tried the whole meat thing and i lost much less weight then I did when i didnt eat as much meat.
it is true that changing the weights and reps result in different things but my numbers are just a start, you should develop your own number. I used 3/10 when i first started, I do more than that now
Woke up late.
Lunch
-whole wheat wrap (90 cal) with tyson grilled chicken strips (100 cal) and lettuce.
-serving organic pretzels (140 cal)
-one pear, one small apple
-Kashi granola bar (150 cal)
-620 calories.
then I will run 5 miles, crunches, leg lifts. Maybe a toning video.
Dinner
-Amy’s organic veggie lasagna (290 cal)
-1 cup steamed broccoli
-one pear, one small apple.
-Kashi cookie for dessert
so a total of 1260 calories.
is this healthy enough?
Please be honest I cannot gain weight.
thanks
im 17, 5’5”, and 110 lbs
first thing in the morning i eat an energy bar consisting of 200 calories followed by 30 minutes of cardio. do i need to include these calories when adding up my intake for the day?
okay tomorrow is my day off of exercise.
I do this 5 times a week: run 6.5-7.5 miles, 200 crunches/leg lifts.
today I ran 4 miles on elliptical levels 6-8 in 32 minutes.
ran 3.2 miles on treadmill in 25 minutes
and I walked 1 mile
200 crunches/leg lifts.
I also ate about 1520 calories
but for tomorrow i dont want as many carbs because im not working out…so is this healthy?
b:
-whole wheat high fiber low carb wrap
-60 cal egg whites
-kiwi
s:
carrots
l:
whole wheat wrap low carb with lean turkey, tomato, spinach.
clif z bar
apple
oikos plain greek yogurt
s:
3/4 cup kashi crisp nugget cereal (55 calories)
d:
-1 cup kashi go lean (high fiber/protein)
-veggie burger with light laughing cow cheese
-broccoli
-apple/kiwi/strawberries
d:
kashi cookie
and that would be a total of 1410 calories.
is that healthy for a day off of exercise?
i am 18, 5’5”, and 101 lbs.
thank you.
is it too many carbs? or …???
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today I ran 6.3 miles, 200 crunches, leg lifts, pilates toning video. I ate about 1480 calories..all healthy. Lean protein,salmon, veggies, fruits, kashi products, skim milk, etc.
but tomorrow is my day off of exercise and I have to eat out as well.
does this sound okay? or too many carbs?
B:
-whole wheat wrap (80 cal), 1/2 cup egg whites (60 cal), strawberries (40 cal)
L:
-Veggie burger with spinach leaves (110 cal)
-serving of organic pretzels (140 cal)
-one apple and one small banana
-Kashi granola bar (150 cal)
-baby carrots
D:
-Full asian sesame chicken salad with NO wonton strips and no dressing
-half reduced sugar asian vinagerette on the side
-kashi cereal bar (110 cal)
-apple and small banana
that’s about 1330 calories
is this healthy? or too many carbs for a day off of exercise?
thanks im 17, 5’5”, and 105-106 lbs
Hi. I’m overweight and I’ve recently started working out and eating less. I know this is good for losing weight but when I went through the same process a few years ago I was skinnier, but still not toned. Now i am reading that even if you do lift weights, when you consume less calories your body breaks down both muscle and fat for energy. I wanna lose weight but also be toned! Can anyone please help me out here.
Thanks
So, I just started this diet about 3 days ago.
Basically you eat a ton of live things…(fruits, vegees, unprocessed foods- or close to it)
Basically, what I eat… 1/2 serving of whole wheat oat meal, cherries, and half a serving of snap peas for breakfast. For lunch, I have a small spinach salad with light balsamic vinigrette dressing and other vegees mixed in. For dinner, I have steamed spinach and a few oz’s of raw tuna. For snacks— geez — Banana, snap peas, negtarine, egg whites, raw spinach, and an apple. ————- That’s around 600 calories.
It’s sooo much food. The point is to basically stuff yourself with live foods… To lower your PH level… My friend followed this diet, and actually lost 10 lbs in like 15 days.
Well, I was just seeing what everyone else though of this diet… and to see who else has all tried it.
I haven’t lost any weight yet. But you are supposed to do this lil diet for about 2 weeks, stop for 3-4 days and go again..
Breakfast- 1 cup special K cereal with red berries(120), 1/2 cup vanilla soy milk(50), an apple(80-100)= 250-270 calories
Lunch- Tomato soup(190), veggie thin crackers(150), and a pear(100)= 440 calories
So far= 690-710 calories
Snack- Applesauce(90), 1 cup light cranberry juice(40)=130calories
So far=820-840 calories
Dinner- Morning star griller patty with french’s mustard(170), 4 morning star ChiK’n’ nuggets(190) and some light string cheese(70)= 430
Altogether=1240-1260 calories for the day.
What should I replace/not eat, and is that a good calorie range to aim for?
I’m 5’7"
151.5lbs.
Okay I am going to try and run 4-5 miles tomorrow, crunches, leg lifts, toning videos. but I don’t know if it will happen FOR SURE because of christmas. but Im going to try.
So Ill wake up late and for lunch, which choice should I have?
1. Kashi oatmeal (8 grams protein, 150 cals), Kashi cereal with skim milk (180 cal, 13 gram protein), 3 egg whites, one pear, one small apple. And a granola bar before I run and stuff.
so that will be 630 calories. and I wont eat again until dinner.
2. Chicken veggie patty (80 cal), 1/2 cup brown rice (150 cal), one pear, one small apple, Kashi go lean bar (150 cal), 1 cup steamed broccoli.
I know the second sounds healthier, but would the first be all that bad? it has so much protein. but is it too many carbs?
because for dinner, I know I am having amy’s organic veggie lasagna, 1 cup green beans, one pear, one small apple.
so I dont want too many carbs..but the brown rice has so many carbs.
gosh, just please help me out. pleasepleaseplease
im 17, 5’5”, and 110 lbs.
Okay I am going to try and run 4-5 miles tomorrow, crunches, leg lifts, toning videos. but I don’t know if it will happen FOR SURE because of christmas. but Im going to try.
So Ill wake up late and for lunch, which choice should I have?
1. Kashi oatmeal (8 grams protein, 150 cals), Kashi cereal with skim milk (180 cal, 13 gram protein), 3 egg whites, one pear, one small apple. And a granola bar before I run and stuff.
so that will be 630 calories. and I wont eat again until dinner.
2. Chicken veggie patty (80 cal), 1/2 cup brown rice (150 cal), one pear, one small apple, Kashi go lean bar (150 cal), 1 cup steamed broccoli.
I know the second sounds healthier, but would the first be all that bad? it has so much protein. but is it too many carbs?
because for dinner, I know I am having amy’s organic veggie lasagna, 1 cup green beans, one pear, one small apple.
so I dont want too many carbs..but the brown rice has so many carbs.
gosh, just please help me out. pleasepleaseplease
im 17, 5’5”, and 110 lbs.
