So one of the things I like to do in the office is truly try out everything we recommend to patients on ourselves. To truly be able to recommend certain things, you need to have experienced it firsthand to truly appreciate how a certain product, cleanse, or system works.
Recently (back in the spring) I started one of these type of trials with a “high fat, high protein” type of diet to see how my body would fare on this. The proponents of this type of diet claim that eating high amounts of fat will help you to lose weight and help your body flourish and that you will reach your health goals faster being on this type of nutritional regiment. After several months on this protocol, I have gained about 30 lbs (not muscle mind you!) and have NOT been able to drop any weight to save my life. I’ve had problems with blood sugar balancing in the past and since doing this type of diet, my blood sugar has been the most unstable it has ever been. I either feel really good, or terrible, but there’s no in between.
So what I’ve decided to do is to go the complete opposite and see how I do. I’m going to be following a complete vegan, 85% Raw/15% cooked diet from Hallelujah Acres. I have an accountability partner/coach to help me along the way to keep me motivated and I’m going to do their 60 Day Challenge. I was going to wait to blog about any of this until the end or at least the middle, but I decided to blog along the way so you can track how the diet is going and the changes I either see or don’t see. Now Cindy and I don’t recommend or endorse a total vegan lifestyle 100% of the time, but as a recovery diet, you can see amazing changes so we’ll see how it goes.
So since my diet changes in the spring, I am currently 5’6″ tall and I weigh in at 225 pounds. That’s pushing about 28% body fat right now. NOT GOOD!! I’m tired all the time (going to bed around 9:15-9:30, plus needing naps), cranky around meals (hypoglycemia), short tempered, and absolutely nothing in my closet fits at all. I’ve been working out (cardio with weight training) a few days a week for the past couple months and haven’t lost a pound! So I’m ready for a change…..my BODY is ready for a change.
So you guys are my support group as I spill my guts about how I’m feeling, how it’s going, and what happens in the end. Wish me luck!!
Dr. JB
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Hey JB,
I’d love to help on the fitness side of your radical lifestyle change, if you’re interested. Although my specialty is prenatal/postpartum fitness, I do have 8 years experience in general population personal training. I could provide you workouts specific to your goals during this 60 day challenge. Let me know what you think. Good luck, you can do it!
Maggie
Sounds interesting. Will be waiting to hear results, may even stop by to see them.
Good eating,
Margo
You will do awesome! I have done HAcres before and had wonderful results! Can’t wait to hear how it turns out!
Thanks Andrea!! I’m excited about the whole process and have felt great the whole time so far.
Hope it goes well for you! Looking forward to reading about your progress. Oh and you can just send all your leftover animal products our way, we’ll put them to good use! =)
JB!!! I’m so excited that you are going raw!
Have you gotten that amazing energy boost yet? I feel amazing when I am eating raw! My new obsession is Kale – it has a wonderful chewiness and substantial feel to it, and it tastes great. I have made some dehydrated “kale crunchies” that are super-yummy, let me know if you want the recipe 
As the Irish say – “Fair play to you!” (translation- way to go!) I have been FB-mailing myself all of the great stuff I find online about raw lifestyles, I will forward you the messages 
One small word of advice – don’t concentrate on the scale TOO much, you will feel and look AMAZING even if the numbers don’t reflect it right away – there was a lag for me, but the weight loss is finally catching up to how I look/feel 
Did you take a “before” pic? 
Thanks Tedra!!
I do have a ton of energy already and haven’t really been hungry at all since I started the diet last week. We love Kale here too and have been making “Kale Chips” as we call them for awhile with the cleanses. Do you dehydrate yours or bake them?? We baked them for a long time until we got a really good dehydrator and now we just dehydrate them and I like them better that way. I just finished a batch of dehydrated pineapple, pears, and apples this morning so am looking forward to snacking on them. I’ll keep you posted on the results. Thanks again for all the resources online!
Hi, Jim Bob. I am excited that you have adopted my and Johnny’s way of eating. Too bad I couldn’t get you on it years ago
Can’t say we didn’t try!! I know you will love it. Keep up the good work. You will be amazed…..
It will be so interested to find out the reason you cannot lose weight after exercising. I’ve experienced the same exact situation. I followed a 1200 calorie day menu, exercised 2 -3 hours a day, 5 – 6 a week for 8 months and I did not lose any weight. I recently started surge training and using a Rebounder. I have considered the raw and vegan lifestyle for a very long time but have not been brave enough to enter that promise land.
Tiffany,
I was stuck for awhile working out 4-5 days a week and lost NOTHING!! Actually, I put on a couple more pounds in the process. Since I’ve started the vegan, raw diet (and have continued working out but doing more circuit training instead of weights) I’ve dropped 23 pounds so far and am doing great….so I’m a huge believer so far!!
23 pounds!!! How long has to taken–about 6 weeks?? That’s fantastic! I can’t wait to see the lean, mean Dr. JB! Keep up the good work!
Thanks DeAndra!!
Yeah I’ve been on the program now for about 6 weeks and I’m up to 25 lbs of loss. I’m feeling great and doing good! Hope you guys have an amazing Christmas and we’ll see you in the new year!