| If you've been hearing a lot more about raw food diets | | | | you're going to eat predominately raw foods. |
| and raw food weight loss in particular you may be | | | | The important thing to remember is that whatever you |
| wondering if you can actually lose weight on a raw | | | | choose you should eat a lot of. If you're going to eat a |
| food diet. | | | | lot of fruit - that isn't just a banana and apple a day. |
| First of all what is a raw food diet. Unlike other diets | | | | You want to eat a lot of fruits and especially different |
| out there and totally unlike weight loss diets it is | | | | fruits to get the benefit of all the different |
| basically a diet that consists of raw foods. Living foods | | | | phytonutrients and other antioxidants, vitamins and |
| as some people call them. A raw food diet can be | | | | minerals they contain. You'll feel energized and notice |
| whatever you like as long as it incorporates a lot of or | | | | health problems disappearing along with a fast weight |
| all raw foods. What do I mean by a lot? Well | | | | loss. |
| technically that means usually 75% to 80% raw foods. | | | | You'll want to eat huge salads. I eat a giant salad |
| 100% is good to aim for but many find that they can't | | | | every night for dinner and have a smaller salad at |
| give up certain comfort foods. | | | | lunchtime and lots of fruits and freshly extracted juice |
| Raw foods are fruits, vegetables, nuts and seeds that | | | | throughout the day. And you don't have to give up a |
| are not cooked, canned, refined or processed in any | | | | special food or two if you have to have it. If you are |
| way. They are in their natural form. They may be | | | | eating predominately raw foods you can have |
| fresh from the tree or garden or purchased at your | | | | something that is important to you now and then. |
| local whole health foods store or regular grocery. | | | | I enjoy 100% raw foods myself and look forward to |
| If you ask people who eat a raw food diet if they | | | | eating them. I no longer have any desire for foods that |
| have lost weight on it you will always hear a | | | | are not alive. Cooked foods are dead foods and I |
| resounding yes. I lost 10 pounds so fast it scared me | | | | have no desire for them. I cured myself of breast |
| when I started on raw foods almost ten years ago | | | | cancer, fibromyalgia, irritable bowel syndrome, celiac |
| now. Many who had a lot more weight to lose | | | | disease, chronic sinus problems, headaches and many |
| dropped pounds significantly and fast. | | | | other health problems almost overnight! It's a natural |
| The nice thing about raw foods is that they are | | | | detox diet - no cleanses ever needed! |
| healthy! Many diets are not healthy and laden with | | | | A raw food diet can significantly benefit your health |
| fatty foods. Some even say it's okay to eat them. | | | | and reward you with the healthiest type of weight loss. |
| There are dozens of new diet programs coming onto | | | | A raw food weight loss is the best diet plan. And if |
| the market all the time. To sell diet books perhaps or | | | | you continue to eat this way for a lifetime you will |
| various diet plans or diet programs. But the truth is you | | | | enjoy superior health! |
| can make up your own raw food diet just by deciding | | | | |