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This post covers the two days since I made the first post in this series.

April 9

I didn’t get exact numbers today because I went over to my friend Wynter’s house for dinner. Wynter is the only other vegan and raw-foodist friend I know living somewhat close to me. If you live in Connecticut and looking for low fat raw vegan friend send me an E-mail!

We made this amazing raw cucumber pasta, with tomatoes, cucumbers, dates, lemon juice, and sundried tomatoes. It was excellent and low fat w/ no added stimulants, salt or oil.

Here’s my stats for the last two days;

Body Composition
Weight: 152.8
Body Fat %: 8.3
Water Weight: 64.1
Muscle Mass: 47.4
Bone Density: 5.3

Food Intake
Bananas: 2461 Grams
Frozen Strawberries: 206 Grams
Cucumber peeled (est.): 900 Grams
Tomatoes (est.): 182 Grams
Dates (est.): 216 Grams

Cronometer Screenshot

April 10

Body Composition
Weight: 151.2
Body Fat %: 7.8
Water Weight: 64.7
Muscle Mass: 47.8
Bone Density: 5.4

Food Intake
Bananas: 2975 grams
Grapes: 575 grams
Dates: 65 grams
Frozen Strawberries: 158 grams

Cronometer Screenshot

Weight Loss

So far I’ve lost 5.2lbs in about a week. This is mostly water weight loss. Certain foods like salt, and oil cause the body to retain water. Without consuming those foods the body has a chance to eliminate them and the extra water they hold in.

If you’re eating salt, oil, garlic, onion, spices, nuts, or dehydrated foods you’re probably carrying around several extra pounds of water weight. You can get rid of that extra weight by adding more fresh fruits and vegetables and eliminating the water retaining foods.

Vitamins & Minerals

As you can see I’m getting almost all of my required vitamins and minerals on this diet. The only reason that I haven’t had 100% the past two days is because I haven’t eaten any greens or celery. When I begin to eat more of those you’ll see in my daily screenshots that I’m getting 100% of what my body needs.

Clearly you can get all the vitamins and minerals you need on a low fat raw food diet, as long as your eating a variety of foods and including celery and greens.

Feeling Good

I’m feeling really good since I began a week ago. I have no bloating and no gas and I feel pretty sharp mentally. That’s not really quantifiable but I just feel like it’s easier for me to sit down and focus on something when I need to. I’ve been getting a good amount of sleep and my workouts have been going well.

I’m thinking of posting my workout and sleep totals in future updates for more transparency.

I’ll have a new update soon.

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