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Initial Weight Gain?

Hey everyone! I've been doing raw till 4 for a week now and have noticed so many positive changes in my mood and energy levels! I come from a restrictive background, though I have been weight restored for over a year now. I've noticed that my thighs

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Weight Loss

Hi! I am new to this lifestyle. I have been vegan off and on again for 4 years after the birth of my daughter. I realized I was allergic to dairy products, and then watched Food Inc. and some other documentaries. I had gained 50 pounds while I was pr

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Dates..yes or no?

I am new to this way of eating even though I come from a high carb vegan way of eating. I still have a hard time believing you can eat the amount of calories freelea is recommending and still loose weight. I am trying it but to tell you the truth it

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I want to Lose weight Fast...

I have been on and off LFRV for a month now...

I am planning on being Full LFRV!

I really want to lose weight fast if possible.

I have graduation coming up (May 3rd) I am hoping to lose 20lbs by then...

Is it possible?

I want to hear testimonials from oth

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input advice please/at a loss

hey everyone, 

so just to give you all some background, i was anorexic for 5 months about 3 years ago and have had some type of an eating disorder since. on cronomete it says i need 1500 calories and obviously following this lifestyle you need more th

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Big Show...Little body

Hi I am a HCCV at the moment but I am in desperate need of advice. I have a major dance show on april and my outfit is composed of a bedazzled braw and indie :O. I am relatively thin but I'm chubby skinny at the moment. My stomach is always swollen a

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How many calories should I get?

Hey guys!I was wondering. It's hard for me to get past 2000 calories even on a binge, and I can't see myself getting past 1700 calories a day, or even making it to 1500! I mean, I want to assume that medium/large sized bananas/apples/oranges/tomatoes

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Health, exercise, and fat loss.

Hey everyone! 

I changed my diet for good a number of months ago. These days, a large percentage of my diet is low fat raw vegan, and I have more energy than before, which is great. I've now been rock climbing three times a week, but I'm starting to w

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SO MUCH FOOD!!!

I have to admit that I'm suffering from "sticker shock" when it comes to the amount of calories this way of eating is recommending. I've had the whole "3500 cal in a lb and you have to eat at a deficit to lose weight" drilled into me for years. Also,

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Help! I've gained weight?!

Hey guys - 

So for about two years I've been on the raw food "gourmet" diet and about 10 days ago I switched to the LFRV lifestyle. On the other diet I was consuming around 1100 calories a day. Now, trying to hit 2500 calories is fun! I like not depri

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Weight loss goals--realistic?

I've recently transitioned from eating vegetarian (with a lot of weight struggles after an ED past) to HCCV/Raw till 4 (currently studying abroad and living with a host family, so eating 100% raw is currently not possible--planning to change that whe

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Down 70 pounds

So I've been raw for about 7 months and so far I'm down 70 pounds. More importantly than what the scale says is what I can do now. I ran a half marathon. I'm doing a full one in October. I'm down from a 22/24 to a 12/14. I can eat whatever I want (th

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