Hi, I wanted to mention the carb issue. It seems like you would lose weight because you are limiting your carbs. To get an idea, macadamia, almond, and sunflower seeds have appx 5 grams of carbs per 1\4 cup. Flour has 22 grams of carbs per 1\4 cup! Cashews have a few more carbs than other nuts. I have always wondered how it works that if you eat a high protein- high fat \low carb diet you can lose weight. When you look at birds they are light and eat a lot of protein and fat too. When you look at larger animals they are grass eaters. I asked my boyfriend what happens and he said your fat cells shrink- you don’t actually lose fat. So what really happens? Does eating fat and protein make the fat cells expell water and eliminate it? It would be funny if they took a closer look and found carbs inside of fat cells instead of fat! Because it still doesn’t make a lot of sense to me even though I know it works.
I have noticed I am a lot thirstier since going as raw as I can right now. I have been drinking a lot more water and feel smaller though I haven’t gotten into the weighing thing yet. My main focus is to learn some recipes that I like, get a system down of having enough raw food around so that I don’t reach for anything else, and find crossover recipes that my boyfriend and parents will eat so we can all enjoy some meals together.