Comments on: Raw Food Rehab: Raw Pros and Cons with Chicago Marathon Val!

By: His, Hers, and Theirs: Preparing Inclusive Dinners

His, Hers, and Theirs: Preparing Inclusive Dinners — Fri, 14 May 2010 03:40:50 +0000

[...] here with this week’s raw rehab question, which comes from my pal Emily. She [...]

By: Catherine

Catherine — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 18:00:52 +0000

This post couldn’t come at a better time!! I have a marathon on Monday and since I’ve been eating more raw I have gained some weight – not a ton, but enough to make my jeans fit too tightly for my liking which is a drag. I have noticed that I have definitely been hitting the avocados, nuts, dried fruits and chocolate way harder than I normally would have though. I have a feeling, like the above commentor and Val, if I stay away from thinking raw foods are magical and will never make you gain weight and eat sensibly I’ll go back to normal. Plus I think my leg muscles have grown!!

By: sarah

sarah — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 21:25:35 +0000

Thank you for this! I too was training for a marathon when I went raw and I also gained weight. I’m pretty sure I know why. I have always been into sweets so I went too heavy on the raw desserts, nuts and dried fruits. It was frustrating because people talk about all the weight loss on raw foods, but there is a right way to do it. I have learned that you can not eat whatever raw food you want and not gain weight. I have since cut back on the sweets and nuts and know this will help.

By: More Makeover Talk, and Weekend Highlights

More Makeover Talk, and Weekend Highlights — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 18:30:15 +0000

[...] the blog. I already got one comment saying you’d like to see more Raw Food Rehab posts, a la Marathon Val’s appearance here. I’d love that, but in order to make that happen, I need to know what sorts of raw pitfalls [...]

By: Olivia

Olivia — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 12:13:24 +0000

Such an awesome post! Thanks Val and Gena for being so honest. Really appreciate it all.

By: Goals for 2010 « Chicago Marathon Val

Goals for 2010 « Chicago Marathon Val — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 16:02:59 +0000

[...] you haven’t already, check out Choosing Raw – I’m featured on Gena’s first Raw Rehab post! It’s a great post with lots of informative Q and As, take a look! Goals for [...]

By: Maria

Maria — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 03:41:40 +0000

Thanks for a very informative post! I have been trying to incorporate more raw foods into my diet, and have been getting back into a totally vegan diet. I do get a bit confused though when trying to understand what counts as “treats” and how often they are acceptable. If all that is in banana soft serve is bananas, then is it ok to eat anytime? Or is that still considered an indulgence? Or what about more easily defined treats, such as fudge babies? I keep reading that these things should be eaten “occasionally,” but I have a hard time quantifying “occasional.” Is this once a week? Once a month? It’s hard to understand how to get portion sizes and frequencies under control without some quantifiable guidelines at the start. Thanks for any insight on this issue! And thanks for all the useful information that you always provide on this blog — it has become a really handy resource!

By: Kristen

Kristen — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 02:29:58 +0000

Congrats on winning Gena!!!! Thanks for another awesome post!

By: Kelsey

Kelsey — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 02:52:06 +0000

loved this post!!! maybe my favorite? :]
congrats on winning, by the way!

By: Kate

Kate — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 00:12:33 +0000

This is such a great post Gena! I love the idea of you doing a permanent series like this. One thing I worry about is getting enough nutrients while being high raw, ie. making sure I’m getting my daily requirements of vitamins and minerals, especially things like Vitamin B12 and Calcium. I’m not worried I can’t get all this from Raw Food, but I want to know that I’m eating enough of the right raw food to do so.

PS congrats again on winning Blog and Website of the year, you truly, truly deserve it.