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Hopefully this is an okay question to ask.

Started this discussion. Last reply by Jessie James May 18, 2012. 5 Replies 0 Likes

A big part of why I signed up is not being able to find the answers to certain questions re: the 811 lifestyle on my own. I'm hoping someone can help answer this question:On SAD diets and high fat…Continue

Tags: famine, mode, carbs, faqs, burn

A few quick questions.

Started this discussion. Last reply by Kolin May 17, 2012. 15 Replies 0 Likes

First off, this is a great place; I'm glad I finally signed up after about a month of lurking. I have a few questions I haven't seen addressed in the "Welcome Wagon" or elsewhere; apologies if you've…Continue

Tags: savory, weight, salt, rice, faqs

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Our community would be delighted to know you better. Please tell us more about yourself and what brought you to 30BaD. Detailed responses will only be accepted (feel free to reapply with more detail if at first not approved as a member). We suggest you pick a name other than your own if you want to maintain anonymity.: I'm not sure really what to say here. For me, all of this started when I watched "Fat, Sick, and Nearly Dead". I was completely inspired by that film (so it was a bummer to read in one of DR's video comments that the man who made it has regained a lot of weight) and wanted to juice right away. I found Dan McDonald's videos on YouTube and was again inspired, but worried I wouldn't be able to sustain his way of eating permanently.

Rewind six months ago: I'd just come off three months on an extremely expensive "lifestyle" - that's what they told me: that 'it wasn't a diet, it was a lifestyle. It was the first I'd ever heard that, and boy did I swallow it hook, line, and sinker. I lost 30 pounds, got treated like a princess for six weeks, and "stacked it back on", as DR would say. Because it wasn't sustainable. It threw me into a heavy depression

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that I only just came out of a month or so ago. To have those results, that body, and just have it snatched away was awful.

The more I read about raw food, the more I thought, this makes sense. But what *didn't* make sense was people living on "macadamia nut truffle cacao coconut cream puffs", even if they were organic.

My first exposure to 80-10-10 was DR's video about "#1 Raw Newbie Mistake: Too Much Fat!" To be honest, the copious profanity was a turn-off. But the message made sense. So I read more and researched more, and now, here I am, hoping to get a few questions answered that I haven't been able to find help with on my own. I'm waiting on a library copy of the 80/10/10 book, so maybe my questions are answered in there.

What is your gender? PLEASE NOTE: To enhance the community experience, profile pics of yourself are *REQUIRED* to gain membership. Membership will be declined otherwise.: female

Please tell us about your dietary inclinations:: I really want to be HCRV and just need some guidance

Reading "The 80-10-10 Diet" by Dr Doug Graham is vital for succeeding on this lifestyle. Please acquire this book as soon as possible.: I will read the book

Durianrider & Freelee started this site to bring together high carb, raw vegan lifestylists' across the Globe! 30bad is a high standard and high performance team! We're here to help you make our team! Let us know what HCRV assistance do you need?: I'm having a hard time sticking to just fruit, so I'm leaning pretty heavily on rice. But like DR has said in several videos, rice is bland by itself, so I end up adding spices. All in all, I'm concerned it's stalling my weight loss efforts, or even making me gain weight. But I could only take a few days on just fruit and nothing else. I crave savory. Any help would be wonderful.

Also, is it really true that you can eat as many carb calories as you like and not gain weight, as long as you consume very little fat? How exactly does that work? (I've already read the "Welcome Wagon" info, and I'm in line for the 80/10/10 book at the library.)

My only problem is rice. I'm this-close to buying an industrial grade blender to make savory soups. Other than that, I really have no issues. After nearly five years as an ovo-lacto 'vegetarian', I went vegan overnight, because I agreed with what I was reading and watching, and animal products made no sense. I'm just having trouble with all of the sweet and nothing else.

Hopefully you can help. :)

30bad is a HCRV (high carb, raw vegan) internet community which promotes a high carb raw lifestyle free of any animal products. Our forum does not tolerate encouragement of anything contrary to HCRV. Nor do we allow endorsement of non-vegan items or practises which involve the imprisonment, exploitation, abuse or murder of sentient beings. We also require our members to post with proper netiquette. Therefore, please indicate your intention:: I will comply because I like totally agree with all this

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