These are the women currently doing the 100 lbs in 7 Month Challenge. Each has a blog, so be sure to visit each of them. Use the comment link at the bottom of their latest post to leave them an encouraging comment.
There are others doing the program, but they have to hit their 8th week or first 40 lbs gone before officially being part of the Next Jess Team.
More Before and Afters
To see more Before and After views (side and back and for Jess and Freespirit lots more) and other current clients not showing their faces, go to our Membership Summary Page.
If any of you have not done it yet, I would recommend you do the workbook e-book Carlene has called Fat Brain Lies. It really is good and certainly helped me with many of my recurring food issues and was a big help in getting me to shift my mindset. It also gives me some good strategies to employ as I am gaining "thin brain" strength. ~ Martoon May 2010
It doesn't matter how good or how healthy a diet is, if people don't follow
it, it does them no good. Change has to be the first priority, and that only happens with acceptance of your body and self when it comes to your relationship with food. ~ Carlene
Obese Women I have Coached
Who agreed to go public
We talked about the black hole of depression today. The black hole that makes us not care and makes us eat. Sometimes I have fallen into the hole by accident. Other times I have defiantly jumped in. No matter how many times I find myself into that hole, Carlene reaches in and pulls me out; thank God! Today she said, "stay away from the black hole.....find happiness." Today I decided that Carlene is right. The black hole only brings misery and pain. Today I stayed away from the hole.....I didn't even get near it. Thank You Carlene!
~Cheri
Click here to read how I helped Cheri prepare for her zip line adventure on a Richard Simmons Cruise.
Take Part in Our Salt Challenge
Raw Food Boot Camp is an intimate on-line camp of support, motivation, and guidance for the obese.
To be part of Raw Food Boot Camp, you must have a BMI of 35 or more. Check yours by clicking here.
Since Jan 1, 2012 My Clients have lost 1520.35 Pounds!
Breaking News: April 14th
Faith, CB & Beli Hit 70 lbs Gone in 3.5 Months
KK is at 48.2 lbs gone in less than 2.5 months!
visit their blogs: Faith ~ Beli ~ CB ~ KK
Nonie hits Goal weight with 67 lbs Gone in 5.5 Months!
Thomas hits 33.8 lbs gone in 4 weeks!
Starc hits 25.8 lbs in 4 weeks!
Special Membership Deal!
Special 3 Month Deal for New Obese Members Only
Get 3 months for the cost of 2 regular 4 week sessions. That's 13 weeks instead of the regular 12.
Do this special and you will get 13 weeks to lose your first 50 lbs to get 4 more free weeks!
you must have a BMI of 35 or more to be eligible for this offer.
RFBC Has New Starts Each Monday Morning
Use Button above to Sign Up Today!
Remember, your photos will always have your head cut off.
Make sure to listen to the free Introduction to Raw Food Boot Camp audios first
In December Everyone was invited to 5 days of Raw Food Boot Camp Free. It was a great success. I have left the audios and the discussion open to anyone interested in RFBC to listen to and read. Use the link above, click on Introduction to Raw Food Boot Camp, then click on 5 Day Agenda and Daily Audios. You don't need to log in. They are there free for you to puruse.
Once you get to camp, you will choose one of our two programs to be involved with.
You will recieve:
Daily Audios specific to your group.
Daily Personal Log with Carlene
Group Support & Encouragement
Pay every 4 weeks, or take advantage of one of our membership savings plans.
Lose 50 lbs in 12 weeks or 60 pounds in 16 weeks and get your next 4 week FREE!
Lose another 12 pounds in those 4 weeks, and get another 4 weeks FREE!
To make this happen, you will need to do a Rawk Starz! program. 100% low fat, low sodium, low sugar raw and work up to 2 hours of walking a day.
Those choosing private photos are not eligible for this program.
Pay every 4 weeks or take advantage of our special 13 weeks for the cost of 8 and get an additional week to lose the 50 lbs and win your 4 free weeks of camp.
Lose 100lbs in 7 Months and win a $500 Visa card and 6 Months of Free Support.
To make this happen, you will need to do a Rawk Starz! program. 100% low fat, low sodium, low sugar raw and work up to 2 hours of walking a day.
Those choosing private photos are not eligible for this program.
Pay every 4 weeks or take advantage of our 8 sessions for the cost of 5 deal to make this even more spectacular an offer. That's what CB, Beli, Faith & Jess did.!
Listen to the 5 Introduction to Raw Food Boot Camp Audios (see left most column above)
and then JOIN RFBC for this Monday's Start
You do not have to have your face show! The faces you see are from women who volunteered to go public.
The RFBC Groups & The Diets and Exercise Required in Them
Rawk Starz!
Rawkinators
Butt Kickers
• 100% Raw
• 1000-1200 cal/day
• 10-15% Fat
• Sodium from Fruit & Veggies Only
• Min 2 hr Walking
This is the diet I used. My first 6 months, I lost 104 pounds.
This is the diet needed if you want to do the 100 or 50 lb Challenges.
• 100 % Raw
• 1000-1200 cal/day
• 10-15% Fat
• Sodium from Fruit & Veggies Only
• Min 1 hr Walking
• 80% Raw
• 1000-1200 cal/day
• 10-15% Fat
• 750 mg Sodium
• Min 1 hr Walking
• Cooked food must be whole unprocessed food.
Why Aren't You a Member of Raw Food Boot Camp?
To be part of our program, you must have a BMI of 35 or more. Check yours by clicking here.
Rawkers!
What You Get!
Fat Brain Busters
• 80-100% Raw
• 1000-1200 cal/day
• 10-15% Fat
• 750 mg Sodium
• Exercise is determined by ability
• Cooked food must be whole unprocessed food.
• Daily Audios based on what is going on with members at RFBC. These are recorded the previous night after I have read all the logs and discussion threads. Subjects tend to be based on how to break fat brain behaviors, separate emotions from food, how to find and keep focus, and how to make this a life long change so you never have to lose the weight again.
• Daily Partcipation threads with your small group based on audios.
• Personal Daily Log with Carlene. I read and respond to all logs. I go over your food and exercise compared to your weight loss and help you tweak your program. I answer any questions or concerns you may have. And am there to help you through tough times.
• An RFBC wide area where you can get to know everyone at camp.
• An SOS system so you can get immediate support when you are feeling weak.
• True Peer Support. No one at RFBC judges anyone else. We have all been there and done that. We get how hard this is and understand the fears associated with large weight loss.
• 50 % Raw
• 1000-1400 cal/day
• 10-20% Fat
• 1200 mg Sodium
• Min 45 minutes Walking
Your first two weeks at camp will be working with me to find the perfect diet and walking program that you can maintain and still get the loss you want.
This is a great place to start if you haven't tried raw before. When you're ready, you are welcome to switch over to the Butt Kicker program.
Addendum May 16th: Nonie went for a pre-opt checkup today. After taking her resting heart rate and blood pressure and noting Nonie takes no drugs, the nurse said: "You must be some form of athlete." You've got to love raw and walking! :)
Nonie & BarreDancer Hit Goal!
Nonie and BarreDancer hit their goal weight and have moved into maintenance with Jess. Nonie lost 67 lbs, and BarreDancer lost 57 lbs.
BarreDancer paid for the no photo option, so we can't show you how great she looks, but she's back to doing her beloved ballet and feels great about her new body.
Nonie told me she hasn't been at this weight in 20 years! She lost 13 pounds right before joining RFBC and set her goal at 80 lbs gone. With her 67 with us, she made it. Here are her new photos. She looks awesome!
Other News for this week!
RFBC hit 1500 lbs gone! That's 3/4 of a ton of weight since Jan 1st. Or you can think of it as twelve 126 lb women vanished! Normally, we hit 3/4 of a ton sometime in August. This year we are kicking butt like never before! Damn, we're good.
OkiGirl entered Onderland (198 lbs) with 15.4 lbs Gone!
DreamWeaver entered TwoTown (295 lbs) with 31 lbs Gone!
Faith, CB, & Beli all hit 70 lbs gone in 3.5 Months!
KK hit 48 lbs gone in 2.5 Months!
Starc finished her first 4 weeks with 25.2 lbs Gone!
Thomas finished his first 4 weeks with 33.8 lbs Gone!
HoneyBloodOrange should hit Onederland tomorrow with over 30 lbs gone!
CB, Faith, & Beli will have their 16 week B&As!
KK should hit 50 lbs gone in l1 weeks!
Incentive Chip Update!
The chips are in production. I should have them around the first week of June. We are all very excited about them. I thought about sharing the proofs with everyone, but I think I will wait until I have the actual chips to show them off. If you don't know what I'm talking about, for the second half of this year, members will have the option to join our incentive program. I had poker chips made especially for us in 25 lb intervals, and of course a goal one, so when members hit these milestones they can get a physical reminder to put in their pocket or wherever that will remind them to stick to their program and not lose the value of that chip. I have to admit, they look great! I can't wait for them to arrive.
KK Joins the Next Jess Team with 42 lbs Gone in 8 Weeks
KK officially become a member of the Next Jess Team, as she goes after the 100 lbs in 7 Months Challenge. With 42.2 lbs gone in her first 8 weeks, she is right on track to make it. You can follow her on her new blog athttp://www.rfbckk.blogspot.com Make sure to leave her a warm congratulations by clicking on the comment link at the bottom of any of her posts.
Nonie Wins Her Second Free 4-Week Session of RFBC
Nonie won her second free four week session at RFBC. She already won the 50 lbs in 13 week Challenge, and today she hit the 12.2 lbs gone in 4 weeks to win her second free RFBC session. That is 62.2 lbs in 17 weeks. Not bad. But the really cool thing is, she's only 5 lbs away from her goal! Woo Hoo.
HoneyBloodOrange Signs up for the 100 lbs in 7 Month Challenge
Today, HoneyBloodOrange took the plunge and decided to go for the 100 lbs in 7 Month Challenge too. I don't normally show first session photos in the blog, but I love it when members are so impressed by their results that that decide to take the next step. She was going to go after the 50 lbs Challenge, but then last night wrote me and said she wanted to do the 100 lb Challenge, blog, face showing and all! I was so excited, I wanted to share that with you. Here's her first session before and afters with 23 lbs gone in 4 weeks. We'll show her face after her 8th week when I put up her blog.
Here's an added cool thing. This morning, Scout wrote and asked if she could do the 50 lb Challenge. Why? Because she'd been sending personal messages with HoneyBloodOrange, and was convinced a challenge was exactly what she needed to kick her program up a notch. Oh, how I love RFBC!
Other new members going after the 100 lbs in 7 Months to win $500 and 6 months of free support, but haven't hit their 8 week mark yet are: Thomas, Greenleev, and DreamWeaver.
Thomas is Surprising Even Me!
Okay, he is really the first guy to ever come to camp and really work his program. I was prepared for him to lose faster than the women at camp, but wow, not this much more. Yesterday he had his official 2 week weigh in and has already lost 27 lbs! Can you believe that!
RFBC Changing Up our Group Offerings
To ensure that everyone at camp is in a group that will encourage and motivate them, we are splitting this week into the following groups.
ProgramPlan
ProgramDescription
Maintenance
Maintenance
Rawk Starz!
100% Raw ~ 1000-1200 cal/day ~ 10-15% Fat ~ Sodium from Fruit & Veggies Only ~ Min 2 hr Walking
Emerging Rawk Starz!
Working Toward: 100% Raw ~ 1000-1200 cal/day ~ 10-15% Fat ~ Sodium from Fruit & Veggies Only ~ Min 2 hr Walking
Rawkinator
100% Raw ~ 1000-1200 cal/day ~ 10-15% Fat ~ Sodium from Fruit & Veggies Only ~ 60 min Walking
Emerging Rawkinator
Working Toward: 100% Raw ~ 1000-1200 cal/day ~ 10-15% Fat ~ Sodium from Fruit & Veggies Only ~ 60 min walking
Butt Kicker
80 % Raw ~ 1000-1200 cal/day ~ 10-15% Fat ~ 750 mg Sodium ~ 60 min
Emerging Butt Kicker
Working Toward: 80 % Raw ~ 1000-1200 cal/day ~ 10-15% Fat ~ 750 mg Sodium ~ 60 min
RFBC Rawkers
80 % Raw ~ 1000-1200 cal/day ~ 10-15% Fat ~ 750 mg Sodium ~ For Those Who Can't walk or who are taking meds that slow down weight loss. This group is to ensure that those who can't get fast weight loss feel encouraged not discouraged as we weigh in each M,W,F.
Fat Brain Busters
50 % Raw ~ 1000-1400 cal/day ~ 10-20% Fat ~ 1200 mg Sodium ~ 45 min Walking
After your first week of Orientation, you and I will together decide which group you will do best in. Getting into the Rawk Starz!, Rawkinators, and Butt Kicker regular groups is by promotion only. Everyone who wants in those groups will first be in the emerging groups. When they get the diet and walking down, and they have the focus needed, they will be invited to move up with the core members already in those groups.
New Incentive Program Coming to RFBC
This week, I'm ordering poker chips for camp! Yes,I said poker chips. At camp we are using mantras to help get through tough days, and they are working well. I have some others working on a visualization technique I am developing to help us keep our focus. But, still, I wanted something more tangible to help members remember what they are doing and why, especially when they go out on social events or when things seem impossible. So based on the chips members of AA get for time sober, I decided to offer something similar to the members at camp for certain milestones. The chips are being designed specifically for us with 25 lb increments ranging from 25 lbs to 250 lbs. Each denomination will have a different color contrast. After a member signs up for their second session of camp, and has opted in for the incentive program, at each milestone we'll send them a chip. The hope is, that holding such a tangible reminder will give added strength when times get tough, and that the competitive nature of winning awards, regardless of how small, will help push members towards that next milestone. We'll try it out for the rest of this year and see how it works.
Carlene's Visualization Thingy!
A brave group of women at camp have been working with me this past month to try out this new visualization technique I'm working on. Their input has shown me how I have to trim it back and gave me ideas on how to present it better to help the men and women at camp use it for focus when losing weight. Even Cherie came back to camp to help me out with it. This month, I'll be putting together another group to try out the new and improved version of it. Personally, I have been using it to help me define where I am going to take RFBC and how better to support the men and women who come through. I have found it invaluable. And the others are finding that it can help for just about anything they want to accomplish. They got the more complex version, which I will offer again, but not until I perfect a simpler version just for weight loss. So stay tuned!
Special Membership Deals for the Obese! Special 3 Month Deal for New Members OnlyGet 3 months for the cost of 2 regular 4 week sessions. That's 13 weeks instead of the regular 12. Do this special and you will get 13 weeks to lose your first 50 lbs to get 4 more free weeks!
$99/4 weeks with shared photos (I'll cut your head off) or $149 with no photos required. Make sure you have listened to the 5 audios at Introduction to Raw Food Boot Camp You don't have to log in at the Intro forum, just click on the words then click on 5 Day Agenda and Daily Audios.
You must have a BMI over 34 to join RFBC Click here to go to our BMI Calculator
Think about it. What keeps you from doing this. We beat weight loss surgery hands down, and the great thing is we get to stay healthy and have no worries about surgical complications. We lose the weight, feel great, and in the process take control of our lives when it comes to food. There is no better place to be for fast weight loss, than RFBC!
In December Everyone was invited to5 days of Raw Food Boot CampFree.It was a great success. I have left the audios and the discussion open to anyone interested in RFBC to listen to and read. Use the link above, click on Introduction to Raw Food Boot Camp, then click on 5 Day Agenda and Daily Audios. You don't need to log in. They are there free for you to peruse.
Once you get to camp, you will choose one of our two programs to be involved with. You will receive:
Daily Audios specific to your group.
Daily Personal Log with Carlene
Group Support & Encouragement
Pay every 4 weeks, or take advantage of one of our membership savings plans.
Lose 50 lbs in 12 weeks or 60 pounds in 16 weeks and get your next 4 weekFREE!
Lose another 12 pounds in those 4 weeks, and get another 4 weeks FREE!
To make this happen, you will need to do a Rawk Starz! program. 100% low fat, low sodium, low sugar raw and work up to 2 hours of walking a day. Those choosing private photos are not eligible for this program. Pay every 4 weeks or take advantage of our special 13 weeks for the cost of 8 and get an additional week to lose the 50 lbs and win your 4 free weeks of camp.
Lose 100lbs in 7 Months and win a $500 Visa card and 6 Months of Free Support.
To make this happen, you will need to do a Rawk Starz! program. 100% low fat, low sodium, low sugar raw and work up to 2 hours of walking a day. Those choosing private photos are not eligible for this program. Pay every 4 weeks or take advantage of our 8 sessions for the cost of 5 deal to make this even more spectacular an offer. That's what CB, Beli, Faith & Jess did.!
Listen to the 5 Introduction to Raw Food Boot Camp Audios (see left most column above) and then JOIN RFBC for this Monday's Start You do not have to have your face show! The faces you see are from women who volunteered to go public.
You Can Join with 50% Raw in Fat Brain Busters And Work Your Weight Loss Story into a Rawk Starz! Success
OR
You can Jump Right In with our Butt Kicker Program and get rid of your 70 lbs in 4.5 months!
The RFBC Programs
Rawk Starz!
Rawkinators
Butt Kickers
? 100% Raw ? 1000-1200 cal/day ? 10-15% Fat ? Sodium from Fruit & Veggies Only ? Min 2 hr Walking Our daily audios are all about staying focused and motivated regardless of what life offers. This is the diet I used. My first 6 months, I lost 104 pounds. Healthy, happy, and active. This is the diet needed if you want to do the 100 or 50 lb Challenges.
? 100 % Raw ? 1000-1200 cal/day ? 10-15% Fat ? Sodium from Fruit & Veggies Only ? Min 1 hr Walking
? 80% Raw
? 1000-1200 cal/day
? 10-15% Fat
? 750 mg Sodium
? Min 1 hr Walking
? Cooked food must be whole unprocessed food.
Why Aren't You a Member of Raw Food Boot Camp? To be part of our program, you must have a BMI of 35 or more. Check yours byclicking here.
Rawkers!
What You Get!
Fat Brain Busters
? 80-100% Raw ? 1000-1200 cal/day ? 10-15% Fat ? 750 mg Sodium ? Exercise is determined by ability ? Cooked food must be whole unprocessed food.
? Daily Audios based on what is going on with members at RFBC. These are recorded the previous night after I have read all the logs and discussion threads. Subjects tend to be based on how to break fat brain behaviors, separate emotions from food, how to find and keep focus, and how to make this a life long change so you never have to lose the weight again. ? Daily Partcipation threads with your small group based on audios. ? Personal Daily Log with Carlene. I read and respond to all logs. I go over your food and exercise compared to your weight loss and help you tweak your program. I answer any questions or concerns you may have. And am there to help you through tough times. ? An RFBC wide area where you can get to know everyone at camp. ? An SOS system so you can get immediate support when you are feeling weak. ? True Peer Support. No one at RFBC judges anyone else. We have all been there and done that. We get how hard this is and understand the fears associated with large weight loss. aa
? 50 % Raw
? 1000-1400 cal/day
? 10-20% Fat
? 1200 mg Sodium
? Min 45 minutes Walking
Your first two weeks at camp will be working with me to find the perfect diet and walking program that you can maintain and still get the loss you want.
We work daily on fat brain behaviors and how to focus on life not food.
Diets must be at least 50% raw, low fat, low sodium and low sugar, and not to exceed more than 20% of processed food a day. This is a great place to start if you haven't tried raw before. When you're ready, you are welcome to switch over to the Butt Kicker program.
For the obese who are ready to do what it takes to change their lives. RFBC and our raw diet with walking, is the premier program to do it. It's not easy, but it is so worth it!
Faith 60 lbs Gone Start Date: Jan 29 Start Wt: 282 After Photo Date: Apr 21nd Photo Wt: 222 Leave congratulations on her blog at www.rfbcfaith.blogspot.com
Beli 57 lbs Gone Start Date: Jan 29 Start Wt: 280.2 After Photo Date: Apr 23rd Photo Wt: 223 Leave Congratulations on her blog at www.rfbcbeli.blogspot.com
CB 57 lbs Gone Start Date: Jan 29 Start Wt: 318.6 After Photo Date: Apr 23rd Photo Wt: 261.2 Leave Congratulations for her on her blog at www.rfbccb.blogspot.com
Next Week Look for Our Newest Next Jess Member, KK
KK is close to hitting 40 lbs gone in her first 8 weeks at camp. She has 3.8 lbs to go. By next Monday, she too will have a blog and show her face. Like the rest of our Next Jess team, KK is doing the 100 lbs in 7 Month's Challenge.
Next Week Look for Nonie to win her Second 4 Weeks for hitting 62 lbs gone in 16 weeks.
Nonie will have new B&As and will just be pounds away from goal. It is an exciting time at camp!
Thomas sets all time RFBC first week loss Record!
Thomas finished his first week with over 17 lbs gone, in 7 days! Now, we know, he's a guy, and men lose weight faster, but record setters deserve their due. He has done great, and his attitude is my favorite: Get it Done!
Starc hits top first week numbers as well!
Not to be outdone, Starc hit over 12 lbs gone her first week.
There is a lot of motivation going on at camp. We have some great teams, we also have a few members who are struggling, so together we are working towards giving them the support they need to succeed. Last week, there were a couple of members who were considering quitting. They had fallen and didn't think they could get back, but after a camp wide challenge, I'm happy to say all that wanted the support took it and stayed, and are now back on track.
Special Membership Deals for the Obese! Special 3 Month Deal for New Members OnlyGet 3 months for the cost of 2 regular 4 week sessions. That's 13 weeks instead of the regular 12. Do this special and you will get 13 weeks to lose your first 50 lbs to get 4 more free weeks!
$99/4 weeks with shared photos (I'll cut your head off) or $149 with no photos required. Make sure you have listened to the 5 audios at Introduction to Raw Food Boot Camp You don't have to log in at the Intro forum, just click on the words then click on 5 Day Agenda and Daily Audios.
You must have a BMI over 34 to join RFBC Click here to go to our BMI Calculator
Think about it. What keeps you from doing this. We beat weight loss surgery hands down, and the great thing is we get to stay healthy and have no worries about surgical complications. We lose the weight, feel great, and in the process take control of our lives when it comes to food. There is no better place to be for fast weight loss, than RFBC!
On April 16th, Thomas, a super obese man, is joining RFBC. It takes courage to be the only man at camp. So I'm putting a call out to all you other men who have wanted to be part of camp, but didn't like the idea of being the only one. If' you've been wanting the success of RFBC, but let all the women scare you off, then come join us for the 16th start and keep him company.
Since Thomas is also in the super obese category, together, he and I are going to work slowly on building up strength and stamina for exercise and he will start at a higher calorie range. If you are super obese, and want to work with us to define a program that is specific to your needs, join us on the 16th.
For our purposes, super obese is defined as needing to lose 200+ lbs.
Thomas is going to do the 100 lbs in 7 month's challenge. That requires a blog and going public with his photos. For reaching his 100 lbs in 7 months or less, on his 7 month anniversary he will receive $500 and 6 months free support. I am going to add an extra incentive for the super obese. If in those 6 free months, you hit 175 lbs gone, as long as you are a continuous member at camp, and abide by our rules, you can stay for free all the way through maintenance. If you did the 8 sessions for the cost of 5 which is $495, you basically get free support for your complete journey. Where else is that going to happen? Of course you can pay session by session too, it cost about $300 more. But you have to join for the 16th of April start to keep Thomas company.
Are you Super Obese, but don't want to show your face or do a blog, okay, then I will do this for you, if you join for our start on the 16th. If you lose 100 lbs in 7 months, I will give you 6 months of free support, and if by the end of those 6 months you have lost 175 lbs, then you too can stay for free all the way through maintenance. But you have to join for the 16th of April start to keep Thomas company.
A special deal for Thomas.
For each man or super obese woman who joins RFBC for the April 16th start, Thomas will receive a $10 credit toward his future membership. I admire courage! And that is what it took for a man to pop into a weight loss program with about 40 women! :) Shhh, he doesn't know I'm offering this to him.
When Free Spirit started camp, she told me that her doctor wanted her to get one of those machines for people with sleep apnea. It was so bad that her husband would wake her up about 3 times a night because she wasn't breathing. Obviously, he was losing a lot of sleep over this as well.
I told her how my snoring stopped after about a month and a half of starting my raw program. So, after talking with her physician, they decided to wait on the expensive machine and see if losing weight would help.
On her 8th day at camp. I asked how it was going. Her husband reported that for three nights in a row, he had not heard her snore.
How cool is that!
Is it the weight, as the doctor thought? At that point she had only lost 11 pounds, it couldn't have been that. But since we don't eat any processed foods I think that something in her diet was the culprit. Now that may not be true for everyone, but something clicked for her with raw food and she no longer needs that nasty machine.
You've got to love raw!
A while back..
We worked on looking for successes in our lives and then examining the process it took to succeed and then worked on figuring out what strengths we could pull from those other successes to apply to what we are doing at camp.
If you are obese. If you hate your fat suit. If you are ready to do something about it. Then you need to try our diet and support group. The ladies at RFBC are amazing. The support is like no where else. We all understand how hard it is to be heavy, we understand your most secret food addictive behaviors, and we know what it takes to succeed. No it is not easy. It will take work, it will take saying no to your fat brain on a daily basis. It will take putting the whiny child inside on time out until she learns she cannot have every bite of food she wants. We are a team at boot camp, a dynamic team. Every day the leaders change. From one day to the next those that need support changes. Some days we actually have everyone doing great, and on a few rare days these past five years, we've had days where everyone fell flat on their face.
What makes us different is that we know we won't always be perfect. What we will be instead is persitant. We will not give up. We will not give in. And therefore we will succeed.
Boot Camp is daily. It is work. It could be your best hope for finally beating the thing you hate the most -- your obesity.
TxGirl - Thanksgiving Dude Ranch
2009 and 2010
How's that for a New Year's Resolution!
Obesity - Done and Over With!
Welcome to Raw Food Boot Camp
Are you fighting with obesity?
Have you tried every obese diet out there without reaching your goal?
Are you looking for fast weight loss?
Do you believe weight loss surgery may be your only solution?
Are you willing to try one more diet for the obese that works?
If you answered yes to these questions, then maybe Raw Food will let you find the magic you have always hoped was out there. It is magic, by my standards, but it is also takes work - your hard work.
Obesity is my passion, so when I found a diet for the obese that worked as fast as weight loss surgery, I tried it and within nine short months beat my obesity. After being confronted by other obese women wanting the same results, I started Raw Food Boot Camp for the morbidly obese. As time evolved and I worked with hundreds of obese women, I learned that it takes a lot more than a diet to succeed. That is why Raw Food Boot Camp is about more than just diet and exercise.
Whether your diet is raw or not, it is important to face the reality of who you are, your lifestyle and what you are honestly willing to do for the life you want. Some of my clients choose fast weight loss, some choose steady weight loss, some just come to learn to change and then go off on their own satisfied they can do their personal program without too much effort.
Fast weight loss for the obese is promised through thousands of other methods, but the truth is there is only one way to beat obesity and keep the weight off forever. You must change. You must honestly face who you are in relationship to food, and you must make living healthy both physically and emotionally a top priority in your life.
A low fat, low sugar, low sodium, simple, raw food diet works because in it lets you eat until full, helps break the obsession with food other diets for the obese cause, and it lets you lose weight fast without jeopardizing your health. It isn't for everyone though as many complain after a month or even weeks that they are in food prison. Face it, if you are obese you have food issues. Resolve those issues and work on reaching your perfect diet, be it raw, high raw, or the healthiest diet you as a person can do.
If you're willing to succeed. If you're willing to do hard work to be thin and healthy. Then read on. If not, then I wish you the best in your life and your decisions.
Don't let the words Raw Food scare you away. I offer various diets, the 50% raw diet is doable by anyone, it just means that half your calories each day come from fruits and veggies. You know that is healthy!
Why is it the obese, never succeed on diets?
I'll tell you my ideas, and you see if any of them fit for you.
I don't have the patience to take two years to lose all the weight. A pound or two a week is just too slow and I get disenchanted so I choose to fail. I need fast weight loss.
There is not enough food and I am hungry all the time.
It takes too much effort to weigh, portion out, and prepare each day's meals.
Serving sizes are made for a child not a full grown adult. I am never satisfied.
There is no hope, I will be morbidly obese for life. No amount of sacrifice and deprivation will work for me.
I'm actually happier morbidly obese.
These were my excuses. I'm sure you have many of your own, never mind all the emotional reasons you eat. But on this diet, none of these excuses panned out.
It did not take me two years to lose the weight. It took 9 months - 136 pounds. Which should have been 8 months, but in December I ate a high fat raw diet and only lost 3.5 pounds the whole month. That was my average for a week while doing low fat raw. So not counting my ill-spent month. I averaged half a pound a day. Something I expected and received. Tell me raw food isn't a fast weight loss diet. It's as fast as gastric bypass surgery or bariatric surgery. As long as you keep it low fat. No more than 20% fat per day.
I ate as much as I wanted whenever I wanted. When hungry I ate. When full I stopped. If I had gastric bypass or bariatric surgery I would have had to schedule my drinking and eating and limit each drink to about half a cup and each meal to the equivalent of a scrambled egg to prevent vomiting and rupture.
Because raw food is a simple diet there is no measuring, no slicing food into portions, no cooking, no clean up, no mess. Simple and easy.
There is no such thing as a serving size. Eat as much as you want.
Raw Food offered hope. Yes I did sacrifice and at times felt deprived, but it did work and I am now thin and fit. And it only took 9 months!!! That is unheard of even for women who have had gastric bypass or bariatric surgery. And I lost all of my excess weight, unlike the 75-80% offered by surgery.
I had no clue what happiness was. I am now out living a life I thought forever outside my realm of existence. There is no way morbid obesity was better.
It isn't easy. I won't lie to you, but it works and you will stay healthy unlike surgery. In the beginning many people experience headaches and fatigue while their body gets used to the change. I hear it all the time from people: "I can't afford to have three or four days where I'm tired." Well, compared to surgery and a life of never being able to eat and drink at the same meal, what is a few days here and there on your way to perfect health? What is it compared to the rest of your life encased in fat? Trust me, the sacrifices you make on this diet will reward you in so many ways that when you look back on it, you will say: "Piece of cake" or rather "carrot."
I used to tell people that I could do anything cold turkey. If I could just give up food, never have to eat again, I could do it. But I couldn't do that, so I couldn't succeed because I am not good at moderation. If I could have eaten one piece of pizza and not four, just one or two pieces of fried zucchini instead of the whole order, then I would never have gotten to 259 pounds at 5'1". Even if I could have ordered the half sandwich/soup entree instead of the pastrami grinder and fries, life would have been different. Of course doing these thin minded things to diet never worked, because one taste always made me want another and if I ordered that non-fattening meal I was never satisfied. For me it was fatty foods, for you it may be sweets. What I'm saying is that even though I always wanted to say I didn't eat enough to warrant my weight, I was always drawn to high fat foods and was never satisfied with just a taste. I knew cold turkey was my only way out. And I've got to say, going raw was very close.
By giving up cooked food and reverting to uncooked, unprocessed fruits, vegetables, nuts and seeds I broke my food addictions. Or maybe I changed them. Instead of eating four pieces of pizza, I now have four oranges. Can you see where that makes the difference? Just like an alcoholic I will probably have food issues all of my life. I have to face that. With raw, I have found a way to control this while satisfying myself. By choosing raw you are making a commitment to yourself, for the rest of your life. You are choosing life over food. Food will become a sidebar in your life and if you let it, joy will seep in to fill the rest of it.
So what is the boot camp about? It's a place of commitment. To join you must submit an application. Once accepted, and after payment of your membership fee, you will be added to our private area where we openly talk about being raw, our physical and emotional challenges, exercise and anything else we want to. It's private and by invitation only because being morbidly obese is different than being overweight or thin. There are things about us and our bodies that we just don't want to share with people who will not understand or who will judge us.
We offer you support. You will be working hard, sacrificing, feeling deprived, and exclaiming the euphoria of fast weight loss on raw food with people who are doing the same thing.
Most importantly you will not be on this journey alone. At RFBC you are among peers. No one judges, no one looks down at you when you trip and fall. We have all been there, and we all understand. Without a doubt it is the best support you will ever find for beating obesity.
I am sorry to say, we will not be opening camps to help people quit smoking or break other addictions as some have begged me to do. We are about Raw Food, and I am about Obesity.
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