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Dr. Pink, A raw food diet can be mono-diet or eating raw food recipes. It's up to you. You can season your food with sea salt. Think about getting your green leafy vegetables first, then fruits and moderate fats (avocados, olive oil, olive, nuts). I also know someone who eats more fruits than vegetables depending on what the workout is. When she's doing heavy cardio she eats mostly fruits when she lifts she eats mostly leafy vegetables. I think you should experiment and find your happy medium. You can juice but add smoothies in there too, to get your fiber. If you want recipes, vist thedailyrawcafe.com or goneraw.com. You have a huge selection to choose from in both locations. There is also raw protein powders you can incorporate into your program. Hemp Protein Powder, Raw Power, or Spirulina are examples I'm starting an intense bodybuilding program while eating 100 % percent raw. Here is a tenative meal. I still have to tweek it here or there. Pre-work drink: 1 quart lemon water with MSM Meal 1: Green smoothie with Hemp Protein Powder Meal 2: Green juice Meal 3: Large salad with nuts and other veggies Meal 4: Green juice or green smoothie Meal 5: Large salad or raw entree Meal 6: Fruit or raw dessert

Lean and Green, I get what you're saying. Since I have such a structured workout program, I'll lighten up a bit on the eating. I'll pay close attention to what the body tells me. Tasha, It was more of a juice feast (more about abundance) compared to a fast. I drank all the juices (more than a gallon a day) I wanted without feeling deprived. If you want to know more about juice feasting visit juicefeasting.com. I didn't do it through a fasting retreat, but I did visit the website often for guidance. I had wicked, crazy energy during the feast. It was very trippy in a good, non-drug way. You wouldn't think you would have so much energy but you do. I did some major detoxing, both physical and emotional.

Thank you all for the warm welcome! When I was juice feasting I did cardio 5-6 times a week. I had an insane amount of energy, it was bizarre. I added weight training on day 60. But it was light weights/hight reps once or twice a week. I was drinking a gallon plus juices a day, plus I consumed hemp oil, coconut oil, Green powder and coconut water. My favorite juice combination was spinach/celery/carrot and grapefruit juice. I drank alot of kale/cucumber/celery. I did lose alot of weight juice feasting but I'm not sure how to tell how much muscle (if any) I've lost. I have nice muscle tone not flabby everything seems tighter after the weight loss but there's not the definition I'm going for with the Raw Fit Challenge. I want to develop that hard body. I never really had that before. I know my way around the weights but I didn't really train for any length of time or heavy enough to put a dent in my workouts. Until now. Seaweed will be a big part of my diet also. I make a really tasty seaweed chowder recipe that I eat often. I also have a raw-food recipe based blog called the Daily Raw Cafe (thedailyrawcafe.com). So fortunately, I'm not short of raw food recipes. Lean and Green, should I be shooting for eating every 2-3 hours? Does that sound about right? Also what about the raw fats (nuts, seeds, avocados) should I be careful of how much I eat of those? Thank you for your help! Peace and love, Terilynn

Hi my name is Terilynn and I'm a raw foodie in Denver. I just finished a 93-day juice feast in early March and I feel great and I have an abundance of energy and I'm loving life. A friend of mine wondered if you can build a fitness body on a raw plant-based diet. Always up for a challenge I have decided to do a 12 week Raw Fit Challenge (starts Monday March 24). I want to create a Fitness model body eating only uncooked, unprocessed foods. I need help. I first went raw 4 years ago and although I haven't been 100% the entire time, I was more raw than not., I need guidance with the weight training and eating raw. Am I throwing feathers in the wind? Or is there anyone out there who would love to see me succeed. I am blogging at tlepperson.blogspot.com about the experience. I'm going to use a modified version of the Body for Life exercise program with heavy cardio. My amino acids (protein) will come from fresh green leafy vegetables, Spirulina, Maca, fruits and some nuts and seeds. What am I overlooking? What do I need to consider? Any guidance would be appreciated. Peace and Love, Terilynn