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Stomach cramps etc. Help!

2017-02-06T16:11:53.000Z

Hi guys!

I really need some advice, I've been vegetarian for 18 years now, and I was almost always constipated on that lifestyle, but over the past 8 months I've been trying to go Rawtill4. Each time it starts off really well. I'm eating 2 smoothies a day (usually mango/berry/pineapple and banana or spinach, kiwi and banana) or overnight oats when I'm working 7am-9pm, sometimes I snack on dehydrated fruits (mango and papaya) or fresh fruit and then a pasta, potato or rice homemade evening meal.
I see almost instantly an improvement in my mood, energy, motivation etc. Then all of a sudden I get horrible stomach ache, bad gas, occasionally sulphur burps and diarrhea, making it impossible to do sport, because I can barely walk with the pain. Has anybody else experienced this? Is it a form of detoxing and inevitable or are there steps that I can take to avoid this and make the change-over finally stick this time?

Thanks for you help!

Raw Till 4 Teen and Raw Till 4 in Winter

2016-06-11T03:44:52.000Z

Hey guys,

Recently came to the raw till 4 lifestyle and I'm loving it! I transitioned quickly to a vegan diet and found that raw till 4 made most sense to me! However not to my parents, how do I maturely discuss with them that this is the best lifestyle for me without them thinking this is me further restricting myself?

I've talked to my mum with how I'm no longer restricting like I used to on things like iifym and how I'm eating more and she seems to understand that, but my dad is far more against veganism than anything.

Anyone have any tips?

Also, how to do Raw Till 4 in Winter?

Thanks!

How Do You Manage With Long Hours at Work?

2016-05-02T10:03:44.000Z

Hi. I work the graveyard shift, then I still need to get up early the next day to attend to my family.

Ideally, it's good for us to get 6-8 hours of sleep everyday, but some of us have crazy schedules that won't allow for it. Typically I get 3-4 hours of sleep, punctuated by little naps whenever I can fit them in.

When you're on a lifestyle like this, how do you guys cope with your depleted energy and still stay fit without falling off the wagon? It's especially hard around 1-3am when the midnight munchies kick in (I usually have a banana, hot tea, or several glasses of water to tide me over).

I NEED ADVICE (RAWTILL4 TEEN)

2016-03-29T13:30:42.000Z

So I've decided that I want to get serious with rawtill4 and lately I've been feeling great, I'm getting better at it. But the thing is that I live with my family and it's been pretty problematic. (I'm still not an adult) They're constantly saying me that what I am doing is ridiculous and not normal. Whenever they ask what am I going to have for lunch and I respond "I'm going to have fruit" they make me faces. I REALLY FEEL BAD AND GUILTY AND IT'S ACTUALLY NOT A THING TO BE GUILTY ABOUT. I've shown them all the things that I know and the benefits that a high fruit diet can do to your body. Even heavy pain and flows of menstruation have disappeared! I can't seem to explain this! They're just saying "Oh so you found another trend. Now you're not only vegan but you are an almost raw vegan." And what I say to that is that I've known raw veganism for such a long time I just didn't have the courage to do it because of this reason, so I wouldn't be said things like this for not having cooked food at the table. What should I do? Can you guys feel me? And also do oranges lower body defenses because of the content of arginine? That's what I've been told.... Huh..... Sigh.....

The official Raw Till 4 ebook is here!

2016-01-03T04:52:55.000Z

Hey fruit lovers, after years in the making the Raw Till 4 ebook has arrived

If you really want to succeed on the Raw Till 4 lifestyle long term then this is the book to have.

Find out more about it here or click on the image below. Hope you enjoy it and feel free to leave your thoughts about it below.

New Vegan YouTube Channel 'Rock N Roll Vegan' ! Subscribe! :D

2015-11-21T20:50:37.000Z

Hey!

I just started my vegan YouTube channel I'm on day 6 of posting 30 videos in 30 days of What I Ate In A Day :). I plan on posting everyday for a year. I'll be doing the Raw Till 4 challenge starting January. Happy to answer any questions!

Click on the link below and subscribe! :)

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6U4SuegRKa2gsz8AiSWwiA

Buying Cookware

2015-08-29T21:08:13.000Z

I'm on Amazon buying new cookware and I was wondering if this one was a good brand?

http://www.amazon.com/Ecolution-Elements-12-Piece-Cookware-Green/dp/B005M8HPHQ/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1440882361&sr=8-3&keywords=ecolution+cookware

Thanks.

AU PAIR- Can I still be a Rawtill4 Vegan??

2015-06-27T07:52:16.000Z

Hello everyone(:(:

So I'm going to England in September to work as an au pair with a wonderful family. They are super active and eat 100% organic food (not vegan though, hopefully I can change that hehehe) and I know its a bit early to be worrying about this, but would anyone suggest their opinion on how I could continue being a carb-smashing vegan while living with another family across the world?

They will be paying for my food and doing most of the grocery shopping, I wouldn't want to impose on them by asking for so much food- like a trip to the grocery every few days to replenish my fruit stash- the way I do at home hehehe.

I'm probably overthinking this a lot. Im considering trying the starch solution maybe while I'm there? Has anyone been in this position?

:):):):):):):):):)

Low Energy on Rawtill4/HCLF

2015-06-26T20:31:01.000Z

Hey so I have been eating pretty much Rawtill4 (sometimes have fully raw days and (not very often) occasionally eating big salads or miso soup (yes sodium bleh) at lunch for the about last past month. I feel really low energy still though, even though I'm eating so much fruit during the day and sometimes the evening. Am I doing something wrong? Is it because of too much sodium? (I don't know if that factors or not heheh) Should I just stick with it and wait until my energy levels are up?

PICTURE OF CHAI NANA-ICE CREAM!!

5-7 frozen bananas+ piece of vanilla bean pod+ chai spice (cardamon, cinnamon, black pepper, ginger, star anise)??

:) :) :) :)

Photo on 2015-06-23 at 11.21 AM #3.jpg

Lunch at work tips?

2015-06-23T14:32:28.000Z

Hello :)

I just started a job where I only have a 30 min lunch break, which is a short time to eat or drink all my fruits... Should I bring cooked food instead? Does anyone have lunch tips for me?

Thank you <3

CAN A FRUCTOSE INTOLERANT GO RAWTILL4?

2015-06-17T21:16:39.000Z

CAN THEY?

Burning Tongue

2015-06-10T18:55:53.000Z

Normally, I eat around 4 mangoes a day without the skin and don't have a problem. Today, I ate one with some of the skin on, and now, my tongue burns. Is this normal? I have never eaten the skin before now. Also, I'm on antibiotics from having a sinus infection, so I was wondering if maybe the medicine was conflicting with the mango. Has anyone ever have this happen to them? And, if so, do you know why?

I NEED HELP PEOPLE PLEASE SOME PEOPLE ARE TRYING TO CONVINCE ME AND LAUGH AT ME BECAUSE THEYRE SAYING MEAT IS NECESSARY FOR BRAIN REVOLUTION

2015-05-25T12:51:57.000Z

PLEASE ANSWER ME.

HAHAHAHAH DOCTOR SAYS MEAT IS NECESSARY FOR PROTEIN FOR CANCER? WT....?

2015-05-25T11:19:27.000Z

What what whatHUMANS COULD BE INTELLIGENT BECAUSE OF MEAT WHAT THA FCK.

Starch and CANDIDA

2015-05-17T00:29:01.000Z

So I just watched a youtube video (won't mention name), but I really enjoy this persons account and believe they are following a raw food diet, specifically 80/10/10. The video I watched entailed that in order to clear candida and parasites, either a high fat (die off) diet should be used (not recommended by this person) or a high fruit diet (in order to get sugar into cells, rather than just in the bloodstream). They also mentioned that any starch eaten will just cause to worsening and maintenance of candida, and that you could only decide between the two (high fruit or high fat). Please let me know as I want to clear my body of any parasites and candida, I want to do it high carb so if this means I have to eat just raw high fruit, how long should I do this for and when will I be able to reintroduce starches again?

What to do with a Plantain?

2015-05-11T09:42:59.000Z

Hi guys,

I've bought a plantain to try at is I always get the same bananas all the time (but plantains are more expensive).

Then It sort of dawned on me that you don't necessarily use plantains like mainstream bananas and most people use plantains in savoury recipe.

So I was thinking of maybe doing a curry sauce or something, but I wouldn't know what would work… So do you guys have any nice and simply savoury plantain recipes ? Or do you just eat them raw like any other banana?

May your day be full of carbs!

PS: it's very ripe, yellow and "spotted", not green :)

VITAMIN B12 QUESTIONS

2015-04-24T19:46:50.000Z

Hey fruit people! So... I took aprox. 25 pills of vegan multivitamins for a month everyday and it contained close to 75 mcg of B12. I was wondering if that would stay in my body for a long time? And how often should I take it? I'd love if you'd give me some advices. Thank you. P.S. I'm fifteen and high carb low fat and sometimes I eat cooked food but always abundant fruit at the morning.

Will banana-strawberry smoothie lose its vitamins&minerals in 7 hours?

2015-04-21T17:30:50.000Z

I can't make my breakfast in the morning because obviously my blender makes huge noise so I thought that I can prepare it at night. What do you think?

Stretch marks from weight gain, how far do you go?

2015-04-10T03:52:37.000Z

A close friend and I have been doing raw till 4 for almost a year now and we've both put on a fair bit of weight. We are both more than okay with this however we are starting to get stretch marks from the weight gain which is the only permanent side effect from being on the diet so far. Its funny though because you would initially think of this as the diet making us put weight on but really it is probably the amount of contraceptives we have both been on or should I say "sex steroids" haha.

I wish there were some good studies on the diet long term. Lets say over a 10 year period comparing over 1000 people doing rawtill4 and another 1000 people doing a standard american/australian diet and who knows maybe another condition where people are just vegan and eat low calories. Unfortunately it costs a LOT to do studies of this type and a LOT of time. This diet just makes sense though, why would nature make it a bad thing to eat unlimited calories???

Anyway I'm most definitely going to continue on and hope the stretch marks don't get too bad but again who cares, they're just stretch marks!!!

I would love to hear of some more success stories of people who gained weight and then lost it like Freelee.

Any from Spokane Washington who's doing this?

2015-03-30T08:21:35.000Z

I would love to meet someone from or near Spokane Washington? I'am a 30 female who would like some guidance into this lifestyle.

Car share to New Generation Produce in Brooklyn, NY?

2015-03-25T14:51:14.000Z

Hi all!

I try to buy in bulk as much as possible but so far the best deals I've found were at New Generation Produce in Brooklyn.

I've done it with a backpack once and I honestly won't do it again. It's pretty far away from a subway stop when you have 80 lbs + of fruit on your back (+ a lot of bananas got bruised on the way...).

So I am looking for someone who has a car, does the trip from time to time and is interested in sharing the gas cost. Anyone out there?

Thanks a lot!

Diet Tips for Weak Teeth

2015-03-10T12:55:40.000Z

Hey all, my names Jo - Nice to meet you.

Firstly, I want to make clear I am not blaming this lifestyle for poor teeth.

(I have been very overweight for most of my life and a definite binge eater, so obviously that's the main contributor for sure. )

Anyway, last year the pain started and basically 10 fillings later, a root canal and receding gums my teeth aren't what they used to be...

Any one who has teeth problems will sympathise with the stress and upset that i'm currently feeling; everyday there's a new pain and sensitivity.

Could people who can relate to this please offer me tips on good tooth care products (I hate using P&G, Johnson etc companies) alternatives to sugary/acidic foods on this diet and so on?

My current routine:

- Electric toothbrush in the morning and evening for 2.5 minutes

- Floss and Mouthwash in the evening, occasionally mid day too.

- I plan to take up Oil Pulling starting tomorrow.

- I eat 3 times a day and avoid snacking, try to eat fairly quickly and swill with lots of water.

- Only try to eat my fruits ripe to avoid acidity (although eating fruit is now scaring me more and more regardless!)

PLEASE do help if you can! VERY appreciated <3

It feels like the end of the world which is ridiculous and I need to get a grip but the pain, fear of losing my teeth, future relationships being affected by my dodgy smile and dental costs is consuming my mind.

Thanks x

help! hclf vegan on a budget

2015-03-04T19:01:19.000Z

basically i am 13 and i cannot get a job and i do not expect my mother to buy ke these high amounts of fruit as i am 1 of 4 children, so any tips on were to buy cheap fruit in bulk, cheap crates of bananas and how to get good deals, if it helps i live in the uk :)

Dizzy on Raw Till 4

2015-02-14T01:30:16.000Z

Hi everyone! So I'm lovin' this diet. Not restricting myself or feeling guilty when eating a lot of calories is fantastic! It makes things so much less emotional. I am having a little problem currently... I've been dizzy every day this week. It comes and goes throughout the day. I read on 30BaD about the possible reasons, but none of them seem to apply to me. I've been having more than 2400 calories everyday since I started this diet and over 3000 for the last couple days. My fat and protein is always less than 10%, I haven't been eating any new foods, my fruit is ripe, and I've been having more than 3 liters of water everyday. I even drink a liter of water right when I wake up. I've had 6 liters today and I've felt really thirsty throughout the day. Am I dehydrated from not having salt? Is that even a thing?

I have been working out everyday regardless of my dizzy, lightheadedness. I've been eating raw or rawtill4 for about 3 weeks now. Would this be considered detox? I haven't felt this the 1st 2 weeks. Does anyone have any ideas what the cause could be? Anything I could fix?

Thanks in advance!

Dawn<3

Going Fully Raw...HELP

2015-02-05T22:14:38.000Z

I want to eat fully raw. the thought of eating whole foods at its freshest pleases me.
However, i get bored very easily so i would need a lot of raw nice dinner recipes to keep me going!
But, if i wanted to, could i have the whole weekend to be a cooked weekend? or just have one day? or would that fuck up with my body?
i would probably have 1/2 cup of rice, or quinoa or 1 sweet potato..depends on what im feeling.
Would this be okay? or could i possibly gain weight doing this and just stick to fully raw...which is pretty hard whilst im living with my family / at university.
Thanks!
XXXXXX

Is having one huge meal with few snacks okay? Instead of three meals??

2015-01-30T22:52:35.000Z

I started Raw till 4 last year around the same time, I lost weight, I did not have depression and I was alert and my performance in school improved. What stopped me? Parents usually aren't supportive of the rawtill4 decision, but my mother made it impossible for me to have even 1300 calories. I hadn't reached my weight loss goal and my mother told me that I was going to get diabetes and that I need to calorie restrict and that animals were for eating :'(. I was able to fight by not eating any meat but I was totally deprived of fruits. Thus, the rebirths of my eating disorders (<500calories into bulimia, then back to <300 but also since I had depression I became a self harmer since I stopped). I was crying because of my disgusting self then I looked at my pictures and remembered this lifestyle. I decided to go back to the lifestyle and MAKE it happen and FIND a way to eat as many calories as I want.

The only thing is, I need to do it without my parents' knowing. In two years, I'm graduating high school and living my own life so I just need to do this for two years.

It is possible for me to eat 1500 calories near 2:30pm because my parents are not with me and I can buy food. I can eat 300 calories for breakfast, 500 for snacks, and 300 for dinner. (total would be 2600 calories)

Would that be okay for me do for raw till 4?? Does anyone have any advice or solutions? PLEASE HELP ME.

Sad circle of shame-

2015-01-27T01:14:21.000Z

I have noticed that if I stop eating for the day at around 6ish, and drink water or tea if I get peckish in the evening, that I will wake up feeling light and great. So sometimes I will do this for a few weeks, each day waking up and feeling re-motivated to eat lots of fruit throughout the day, drink plenty of water, and then have a cooked meal (often yams and a large salad of every kind of delicious vegetable) for dinner.

yay yay happy and great lalala-BUT WAIT-

after a few days I notice that I seem to fall off the wagon, and eat a bunch of chocolate or nuts or fatty oils and then a lot of rice and then I will get very full- BUT KEEP EATING and I don't know what happens but il just keep eating and eating like every hour or 30 minutes, and when I stop or go to bed I'll feel very full and sick, and wake up feeling crappy and bloated and head achy.(With this in mind, I am still a vegan and will only eat vegan foods, its just not the raw kind or the good kind, or maybe I simply eat too much of everything).

---Then il eat and eat and eat for the next day too and it will continue for a few days to a week and I feel like I gain about 5 pounds. Until one day ***Ahhh enlightenment!!!!** and I will eat super healthy in moderation and feel very happy and motivated- for about a week and a half- THEN I FALL OFF THE WAGON AGAIN. And it repeats and repeats and I feel like a shit!!!!

Is this a normal thing? I remember times when I wasn't always thinking about food and eating- now thats all I think about?? What is going on!!!

(Backstory: I'm about 5'7, and currently weigh about 136 pounds (fluctuates often). This time last year I weighed approx. 145 lbs. I became a vegan, started running and hiking regularly, lost a lil bit of weight, (140lbs now?) Then this summer I went traveling for 6 weeks and walked everywhere around Europe and lost about 15-18 lbs(?im not really sure how many hehe?)- so when I got back home I weighed 122lbs. i felt absolutely fantastic and happy with my body- my friends and family were comenting on how good and healthy i looked- I was super happy. Then I was so happy that I was back in the land of normal food, I suppose I decided to eat all of it all the time. So yes I gained back the weight. @!#*$%t^. I dont really care about BMI or whatever, I just want to feel light and happy and healthy. Which for me was 122lbs. )

(I am second one to the left in the group photo- that one was taken in 2013.)

(The other photo was taken of me during the first couple of weeks of our trip this past summer.)

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Back in the game, bloating/digestion advice?

2015-01-05T22:45:17.000Z

Hey guys,

I was eating raw till 4 this summer and managed 2 months before I went back to eating the SAD diet once again, along with smoking, and drinking. I'm happy to say that I'm back to a high carb low fat vegan lifestyle. I'm definitely want to do it right this time around and have no plans of falling off the wagon again!

I've been raw till 4 for about 10 days now and I'm having the worst digestion problems. My stomach hurt so bad last night that I barely made it through my shift as a waitress. I should also mention that I stopped taking the contraceptive pill 2 months ago and my time of the month hasn't come back into full force yet. It definitely felt like terrible PMS cramps, but magnified by 100!

Anyway, if any of you lovely ladies have advice on how to work through this please let me know!

Lauren

Vegan=big boobs??????

2015-01-03T07:10:46.000Z

Since keeping a HCLF rawtill4 lifestyle, I my breasts have enlarged from a E/F to a G+I have been rt4 since the 1st of November 2014 and most of my body has remained the same size besides my waist and boobs. My weight has stayed the same however my body composition has changed dramatically.I had a G cup for 2 years on a restriction 1200ish calories vegetarian diet then moved to a high protein low carb vegetarian diet still keeping around 1500 calories for 1 year and my boobs shrunk to a DD cup.Since eating 2500+ calories in fruit, veg and starches they have totally ballooned out.I'm curious to know if this is something that happens to a lot of females out there/if anyone has possible explanations as to why this has occurred or if anyone has any other comments.Thanks :)

Are nori rolls really vegan and are they full of Mercury?

2014-12-31T07:38:07.000Z

So, I got done watching this video (http://youtu.be/DecIKPIQ16Q), and I want to know if there is any truth to it. The girl in the video mentions that after eating nori sheets she would get a headache. I noticed that I eat a lot of veggie sushi rolls and get a headache pretty much every day. I want to know everyone's opinion and if you can help me find out the truth.