New Discussions

How do you find your inner stillness? by rawmuma
Savvy's Safari by rawmuma
Hello I'm new with Crohn's disease by Neo2_000
A new journal of GreenGoddess... by Savvy Womyn
20-40% Off All Shirts, Hats And Bags
ImageOur groovy shirts, bags and caps are just so good, we had to share em! Get one before they are all gone!
 
Amazing Weight Loss
   ..Home   ..Help ..Login ..Register  
Raw Food Forums > Go RAW! The Testimonial Section! > Celebrate Your RAW Successes Here! > Topic: Amazing Weight Loss
 0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic. « previous next »
Pages: [1] Go Down Print
Author Topic: Amazing Weight Loss  (Read 825 times)
Sweetpea
Leader
******

Karma: 17
Offline Offline

Posts: 802




View Profile
« on: Sunday 06 April, 2008 »

After I was sick with Ulcerative Colitis, I put on masses and masses of weight due to the steroids and other drugs I was taking.

I last officially weighted myself on 24th June 2006 and my weight was 84.9kgs.

However, between 24th June 2006 and 1st September 2007, I would have piled on at least 2 more kilos.

I tried several methods to shift that weight. I even joined the local WeightWatchers club, but to no avail.

On 1st September 2007, I started to eat raw.

I am the first to admit I have never done it properly. Still consumed a little bit of meat, still consumed chocolate, still consumed wine and still consumed cooked foods. However, I made a conscious effect to eat as much raw as I could and this commitment intensified after the Christmas break.

In the first three months, I walked for 30 minutes everyday. Lost the plot over Christmas and the New Year but have recently resumed that walking practice.

I was weighed last week and I am now 62kg.

So even though I haven’t been totally focused at being 100% raw, I have lost around 25kg in 7 months.

I don’t want to lose any more overall but I do need to tone up a bit of “jelly belly”.

Anyway I am very impressed with 25kg in 7 months, given the circumstances.

My goodness, can you imagine what I could have achieved (and how quickly I would have achieved it) if I had been 100% raw focused?

I am not trying to blow my own triumph, just posting this here for any newbies who may have a weight issue too.

.
Report to moderator   Logged
"The perfume of sandalwood, the scent of rose and jasmine, travel only as far as the wind. But the fragrance of goodness, travels with us through all the worlds"...... (Buddha)

.
RoarOnRaw
Leader
******

Karma: 32
Offline Offline

Posts: 369


View Profile
« Reply #1 on: Sunday 06 April, 2008 »
That's wonderful KK,

I'm very happy for you.  You sound not only happier, but more confident too.

It's wonderful that you are placed in a position where you can empathise with people who have struggled with weight and can give encouragement.  What a beautiful blessing.

Congrats.  You are an inspiration.

Luv

Rita heart
Report to moderator   Logged
Love Spirit
Tree of Life
*****

Karma: 12
Offline Offline

Posts: 209




View Profile
« Reply #2 on: Sunday 06 April, 2008 »
KittyK - good for you!!!! What you have achieved is RAWESOME and you have every right to be incredibly proud of yourself! WELL DONE!!!!

 yahh
Report to moderator   Logged
"Be the change you want to see in the world"
                 ~Mahatma Gandhi~

    Visit www.TheSanctuaryWorldwide.com
Jenergy
Administrator
Leader
*****

Karma: 254
Offline Offline

Posts: 7077




View Profile
« Reply #3 on: Sunday 06 April, 2008 »
Kitty K... what can I say? That is a great acheivement! I wish I could give you a big hug! Well done. And you will continue to do great things, I know it.

xoxoxo
Report to moderator   Logged
Jennie's
Before and After photos.

Looking for the positive in all situations
Karenlovesraw
Leader
******

Karma: 37
Offline Offline

Posts: 329



My baby girl and I


View Profile
« Reply #4 on: Sunday 06 April, 2008 »
Hey you deserve to blow your own trumpet.. well done! You will be a great inspiration to other.s. very proud of you.

xx
KK
Report to moderator   Logged
When only the best will do!
birdcall
Blossom
****

Karma: 5
Offline Offline

Posts: 56




View Profile
« Reply #5 on: Sunday 06 April, 2008 »
Yeah totally amazing!! Perhaps taking it a bit more gently is a good thing. I know that whenever I "restrict" myself things end badly!! Really well done Smiley  rose
Report to moderator   Logged
durianrider
God of Cacao
Leader
******

Karma: 122
Offline Offline

Posts: 3894



june 2008, where is your head at?


View Profile
« Reply #6 on: Monday 07 April, 2008 »
it aint about restriction. its about conviction.ie building our belief sysmtem based on our own personal conclusions.

i see cooked food not as a treat, not as superior. but i see it as what it is. cooked mood food. discipline gets us rolling. seeing things with new eyes keeps us blitz'n.

with better health, weight loss is an added bonus. you never see long term raw fruit addicts with weight problems.
Report to moderator   Logged
100% RAW! count on it!
http://www.myspace.com/durianrider
eve
Leader
******

Karma: 35
Offline Offline

Posts: 525



Breathe.


View Profile
« Reply #7 on: Monday 07 April, 2008 »
YAY KittyK!!

Just amazing, you just go ahead and blow that trumpet that is an amazing achievement!!

~eve~
Report to moderator   Logged
Namaste

"I honor the place in you in which the entire Universe dwells, I honor the place in you which is of Love, of Integrity, of Wisdom and of Peace, When you are in that place in you, and I am in that place in me, we are One."
lulu
Leader
******

Karma: 14
Offline Offline

Posts: 287



Love the Raw


View Profile
« Reply #8 on: Tuesday 08 April, 2008 »
That is just wonderful, good for you.
Report to moderator   Logged
Lulu, making each day count
RawAussieMum
Blossom
****

Karma: 5
Offline Offline

Posts: 77


View Profile
« Reply #9 on: Wednesday 09 April, 2008 »
Just reading your post KittyK.  That's an awful lot of weightloss - congratulations.  You must be feeling so much better for it as well.  Its good to hear what is possible to encourage others on this path
Report to moderator   Logged
BerryBliss
Global Moderator
Leader
*****

Karma: 195
Offline Offline

Posts: 1605




View Profile
« Reply #10 on: Thursday 10 April, 2008 »
 yahh yahh yahh  How amazing you must look and feel...raw is sexy!  yahh yahh yahh
Report to moderator   Logged
I wish I was a glowworm ....A glowworm's never glum,
cause how can you be grumpy when the sun shines out of your bum?
 laugh laugh laugh laugh laugh laugh laugh laugh laugh
Pages: [1] Go Up Print 
Raw Food Forums > Go RAW! The Testimonial Section! > Celebrate Your RAW Successes Here! > Topic: Amazing Weight Loss
 « previous next »
Jump to:  
Powered by MySQL Powered by PHP Powered by SMF 1.1.2 | SMF © 2006-2007, Simple Machines LLC Valid XHTML 1.0! Valid CSS!

Featured Resource

Vegetable Spiraliser with Bonus Recipes

The spiraliser lets you make delicious vegetable noodles, spirals and strands quickly and easily. All spiralisers come with a free recipe booklet!
[Click Here to Learn More...]
$48.95 (inc GST)
Average customer rating
5 stars Total votes: 14
All content and rights reserved and © 2005 - 2006 Raw Pleasure Pty Ltd.
Content written by third parties on this site solely represent their own opinions and not necessarily those of Raw Pleasure Pty Ltd.
If you are not willing to take personal responsibility for your own health, and feel you need medical/dental advice, then visit a doctor/dentist.
The contents of this site of an educational nature only and are not medical / dental advice.
Nothing here is intended to diagnose, treat, prevent or cure any medical condition.
email