So a couple of days ago I made a thread about the weight gain I've experienced on this lifestyle, because I was doubting its validity for a time. However, the more I think about it, the more I realise that this lifestyle is amazing and I have to stick it out for as long as it takes. I want to make this thread to try to encourage others with similar experiences to do the same.
Yes, it's true that I've gained a lot of weight (almost 30 kilos) on this lifestyle. It's also true that I abused my body badly in the past by starving myself to get thin, and continuing to go hungry to try to stay there. Calorie restriction simply can't be healthy (whatever anyone says): I've been there, I've done that, and boy does it suck. Starvation is a horrible experience. It isn't good for the body or for the mind in any way, and I will never go back to the hell of calorie restriction. You need to eat until you feel no hunger at all.
And yes, it's true that I've gained a lot of weight. I have. But! I've also gained so much happiness (I used to be depressed, and now I feel like I'm on cloud nine all day, every day). I smile again now. I sing to myself all the time. I have energy to exercise, to play an instrument, to study and to spend time with those I love. I feel the best I've ever felt in my life, even though I'm fat.
Here's the amazing thing though - I've gained weight because my body is HEALING itself. Healing itself from the damage that I caused it. And when it's done I know I'm going to be fit and toned and slim for the rest of my life (or until I become a really old man). I've finally come to a place where I love myself enough to allow my body to gain some weight and heal itself. That amazes me and I'm so happy about it everyday.
So, if you're gaining weight on raw or raw till 4 and you're following the actual program properly like me, then don't worry about it. In fact, be happy about the fact that after all these years of self-abuse, you're finally healing, finally recovering. Don't go back to calorie restriction, or leave veganism, stick with it and I know we're all going to make it. Love yourself enough to keep going, to keep living, because believe me when I say that you're worth it. You ARE worth it.
PS: I'm going to try to keep a blog on here with a diary of what I eat, how I exercise, how I sleep etc and how my weight changes over time. I think it will be interesting to have a record over the coming years so that in the future, when others experience restoring/healing weight gain periods, they can read the blog and they'll know that this community isn't full of nonsense, and that this really works.
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So positive. It makes me want to re evaluate my priorities. Happiness and healing is key. Thank you for sharing.
How are you coming along now?
Hello Mick and thanks for sharing your experience, it's all so inspiring!
When it comes to me, in the beginning of this lifestyle one year ago, I lost so much weight until getting used to the calorie amount I should eat per day, but once I increased the amount of fruit, veggies and other foods in my meals I started to gain weight. Now I weigh a little bit more than I always used to, I see the difference on myself but it doesn't concern me that much because I know that I'm eating the healthiest possible and the calories I'm consuming are guilt free! I feel happier and harmonized with myself and I know that I can lose some extra pounds just by exercising more, but without any calorie restrictions anymore. Probably gaining weight it's a phase that our bodies need to go through after years of abuse and calorie limitation in order to finally heal.
Keep it up!
Great open and honest post, I wish you all the best in the future.
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If you're hoping to lose weight, resist the lure of quick and easy solutions. What counts is a healthy lifestyle. Enjoy healthier foods in appropriate quantities and include physical activity in your daily routine.
Very well said Mick. Really pleased to hear that you are going through something kind of similar to me. I have also abused my body for a number of years and have been on the raw til 4 diet for a couple of months now, it has been a slow transition over the period of 4-5 years from Veggie to Vegan, then Raw till 4. I also feel excellent, when i started i was nearly 16 stone and now i am 12, although recently i have gained 5lb. Like you I am not worried about the weight gain at all, i exercise regularly and try to get as much fresh air as i can and eat a lot of bananas/plums/apples/pears/persimmon/peaches/nectarines/grapes/melons etc......
I know the same as you my body is healing and i am still struggling through candida, which i have have for a number of years now. I just know this will heal, but it will take time.
It took years for me to get into this mess and I'm sure it will take a few years to get out of it.
We just need to keep the faith. Good on your for writing this post, was very good to read and to feel i am not alone.
Peace, Blessings and Healing Waves to you ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Sam :) x
Have you made progress ? Lovely message though!
how is fat gain a healing factor when fat is toxic and that is why we avoid it?
But how did you gain fat when 'the fat we eat is the fat we wear' and you were low fat? Freelee says it is impossible to gain fat if you don't eat fat and excess calories are burnt off by thermogenesis.
What damage is fat healing and in which way? 30 kilos extra sound like a stress on the joints which wouldn't be a help to heal or a healing factor at all
Freelee also says that when she first came to this lifestyle she put on weight initially. She says this is because her body was trying to heal and to not worry about it. Stick at it and everything will balance out.
I am not eating more than 10% fat and i have put on weight on the scales. But i am loosing inches and you can see the changes on my body. I can see bones protruding, veins, ligaments etc....... that i couldn't see before yet i have put on some weight.
Everyone is different and everyone has different wounds to heal. Physical and non-physical.
Peace and love....
Sam :)
That's such a lovely post. I'm strangely losing weight (a kilo per week approx), despite consistently eating from 2000 to 2500 calories a day. Probably the ratio from raw to cooked is still not right, but I think in time I'll be able to eat more fruit during the day and it will balance itself. The bizarre thing is that I had been trying to lose weight unsuccessfully for the last year; personal trainer, low carb high prot vegetarian, cals of 1400 a day max, zero results (except for stress, abdominal fat weight gain, muscle aches and constipation). Going vegan again and specially RT4 high carb is such a release. It feels like this is how I've been designed to eat forever.
I'll try not to freak out if the weight starts to pile on.
I don't know if you've read Freelee's new e book, but there's a chapter on how your body loves you and you should love it back that it's so beautifully written it almost made me cry. How awful we can all be to ourselves at times!
Please, Mick Asturiano, tell us more about your diet and how you're getting on.
xM
(You won't actually be from Asturias, in Spain, are you? Because I am!)
Beautiful. :) xxx
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