There’s a CONTROVERSIAL debate still raging in the low fat raw world. There are many who believe that it’s impossible to gain weight on a low fat raw diet.
Yes it’s much harder to do so but it’s not IMPOSSIBLE.
I learned this lesson the HARD way.
My companion, Roger Haeske, wrote his thoughts on the topic on [...]
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I get this question asked often by meat eaters:
If eating a plant based diet is so healthy then why are so many vegans still overweight?
It’s a GREAT question and it’s something I’ve noticed as well.
The reason why this happens is because most vegans substitute the VEGAN versions of the junk foods they used to eat [...]
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So Monday I posted an article on how I joined that group of GAINERS.
You know that LARGE (pun intended) group of people who gain the weight back after losing it (I gained 16 pounds from my lowest weight on low fat raw–as of Monday I weigh 133lbs).
Well I shouldn’t feel TOO BAD. I mean if [...]
So I weighed myself this morning and realized that I was 133lbs! Ouch!
At my lowest point eating low fat raw I weighted 117lbs!
So what am I doing wrong?
Well I’m making the same mistake that causes 99% of dieters to get fat again:
I’m eating the foods that made me gain weight in the first place!
Last year [...]
So today I’ve decided that it’s time to get myself in the best shape of my life. I want to exceed expectations. I want my body to be lean and strong.
So I’ve been eating a primarily low fat raw diet for the past year or so. Despite a few slip-ups here and there I’ve managed [...]
I have a confession: I recently gained 5lbs (of fat, not muscle).
Although it’s much tougher to gain fat on a raw food diet than a cooked food diet (just look at the general population who eats primarily cooked food versus those who eat primarily raw food), it’s not impossible.
The reason:
