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751 Pounds Gone Forever by our Current Active Members!
That is Equivalent to Six 125 lb Women!

Last Six blog additions:
• Jess Hits 100 lbs Gone in 7 Months!
  
  Whoo Hoo! Jess Hits 100 lbs Gone on Her 7 Month Anniversary!
  December was a tough month for Jess. She lost her focus, not too bad, she stayed low fat, low sugar raw, but started to peter out and wasn't doing the walking like she normally did. She only lost 4 pounds in December. So to help her along we offered a 10 day challenge to others at camp who wanted to support her through doing her exact program. A big group joined her and together they motivated and encouraged each other to push hard, so Jess would to. And it worked!!
  
  
  I am so excited to say that Jess hit the 100 pound mark on her 7 month anniversary at RFBC. Back in June she took me up on a challenge to lose 100 lbs in 7 months, go public with your story, and win $500 and 6 months of free support. I will be picking up that Visa card for her today and mailing it off as soon as I get her weigh in video tomorrow morning. I've never been so happy to part with my money! I'd have to say it's the best money I've ever spent!
  
  
  Jess is working on photos, so be ready to see the new Jess in next week's newsletter!
  You should go to her blog at www.rfbcjess.blogspot.com and use the comment link to leave her a note of congratulation.
  
  
  In Honor of Jess's Big Success Here's an Offer for New Members
  
  
  Join us for Monday's start on Jan 30th, and use the coupon code: NextJess to get $20 off your first month's membership at RFBC! You can also use that coupon on the pay for 8 weeks and get 13 offer. Sorry current members, you aren't eligible for this discount. For every new member who uses this code, I will match that $20 in our scholarship fund so we can get that thing going and offer 8 sessions to someone who can't afford camp but knows they too can be the next Jess!
  
  
  
  JOIN TODAY
  
  
  $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
  
  While the lose 100 lbs in 7 months challenge is no longer offered, you can still get most of your membership for free if you follow in Jess' footsteps. Lose 50 lbs your first 3 sessions and get the next 4 weeks free. Lose 12 pounds that session and get another 4 weeks free! Amount lost is based on initial weigh in photo.
  
  
  
  If Jess' big win isn't enough to get you to commit to camp what about this!
  FreeSpirit's 5.5 Month Before And Afters with 82.4 lbs Gone!
  
  FreeSpirit has 5.1 lbs to go to hit Onederland (199 lbs)
  
  
  
  Clpets 4.5 Month B&A's with 70 lbs Gone!
  
  
  
  
  
  Can't walk 2 hours a day or do 100% raw, well neither can these two women!
  
  
  Victorious' 3 Month B&A with 38 lbs Gone
   Victious has 5.9 lbs to go to get to Onederland
  
  
  
  Rosie's 3 Month B&A with 35 lbs Gone
  
  Rosie has 7.1 lbs to go to get to TwosTown!
  
  
  
  Results of our 10 Day Challenge that Turned into 15 Days
  What an amazing two weeks in our challenge. Originally, this challenge was offered to get those who were a little hesitant about putting their all into a Rawk Starz! type of program to see at how easy it can be and what great results you can get, plus to add some extra support for Jess. What happened was amazing.
  
  
  Eight women joined in. Two of them became very ill (not from the program but caught that nasty bug that's going around) for more than half of the time, and while they didn't get the big losses the others got, they stuck it out, even when they were sick! The others balked at times. There were lots of venting about walking 2 hours a day, but they did it. It was funny most thought the food would be hard, but they found 100% raw to be easier than eating some cooked food, and after the two weeks most are ready to continue with two hours of walking a day. They loved the results.
  
  
  With Jess and Pjack starting maintenance on Feb 1st, there was openings in our Rawk Starz! program. 5 women from this challenge are going to make the commitment and join FreeSpirt and Clpet on this amazing journey of 100% low fat, low sodium, low sugar raw with 2 hours of walking a day. They want their 70 lbs in 4.5 months! I can't say that I blame them.
  
  
  The others are going to start a second completely focused group where it is 80-100% raw and a minimum of 90 minutes of walking a day. They should get their 70 in 5 to 5.5 months.
  
  
  I love focused dieters. There really is no other way to get this done. And the great thing is, come to RFBC to lose the weight, do three months of maintenance with us, and get to stick around for as long as you need to make maintenance stick for free.
  
  
  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!
  



• New Challenges at Raw Food Boot Camp
  This week we have a lot going on at camp. Today, Jan 5th, we are starting two separate but joined challenges. The ladies in the Rawk Starz! have challenged each other to lose 12-15 lbs in January. They know what type of focus that takes and the walking involved, but each of them is so close to a milestone that they want to see it this month. Jess of course is on her countdown to 100 pounds gone in 7 months and winning that $500 from us, FreeSpirit who just a month or two ago complained about being the heaviest woman in the group is just 12.4 lbs away from Onederland (199 lbs) with 76 pounds gone in a little over 5 months. Clpet was on vacation, traveling, and while she didn't gain weight, her loss stalled from all the sitting, so to reach a personal milestone, she has 16 pounds to lose. She's already lost 64 pounds in less than 4.5 months. And Pjack, who is the slower loser of the group and who desperately hates walking on the treadmill but because of her family obligations has no other resource for walking, wants in too. She is 20 lbs from her goal weight, but already is looking good and that is interfering with the need to keep pushing. Yet, she jumped in. She wants this weight gone so she can start maintenance with Jess!
  
  Since they were all so excited to add more push to their regular routines, I offered a ten day challenge to the rest of the group. But it was a no drop out challenge. If you sign up, you're in for the full ten days and there are no excuses, no life events or schedules that will keep you from keeping your word. It's the Rawk Starz! diet they will be doing with 2 hours of walking a day. Four so far are in for sure, three others are working through things with me, but may join as early as tomorrow. I am very excited about this. I love big butt kicking mode!
  
  While the others aren't ready for that type of challenge, we are doing our own sort of challenge. We are going to hit the top 9 reasons they aren't ready to commit to giving this their all. Tomorrow, we are compiling the list. Their actual list, and then for the remaining 9 days the morning audio and the discussion will all be focused on these obstacles to real commitment toward success.
  
  Our Below 35 BMI group has started. There are some great women in that program as well. They seem to all be on the same page, and ready to work hard to achieve their goals whether it is to lose 20 pounds or 50. Most are interested in learning how to change food addictive behaviors, so much of our 3 months together will be focused on changing bad behaviors and bringing in new ones.
  
  Pretty exciting stuff is going on at RFBC.
  
  This Jan and Feb should be spectacular months as so many of our women will be hitting big milestones and goal.
  
  If you haven't already, check us out at www.RawFoodBootCamp.com
  



• Special Offer for January 2nd Start
  Happy New Year everyone, are you ready to make this your year to reach your weight loss goals? Are you inspired by what the women at RFBC have done in 2011? Well join us for our January 2nd start and begin your adventure to health and well-being.
  
  To motivate you even more, I have some special deals for you.
  
  
  
  1. I will extend the Anniversary Deal to those who join our regular group for the January 2nd start. That means if you stick around through July 1st and have lost 50 pounds, you get the rest of 2012 free!
     
  2. Lose 50 pounds in 12 weeks and your next 4 weeks at RFBC are free!
     
  3. Pay for two session up front, and get 13 weeks instead of 8 and use that extra week to make your first 50 lbs for that 4 week free offer. Now that is a deal. And you are still eligible for the Anniversary Special. So this price offer will cost you $198 with shared photos and $298 with no photos required for 13 weeks of RFBC. That is a savings of over $100.
     
  4. Each month for those first six months, get a $2 coupon for every pound you lose each month to apply to your monthly membership fees through 2012.
  
  These are amazing deals, but they all go away after January 2nd! So if you are ready, do it now, start with us on Monday, January 2nd and get the best deals of the year.
  
  But better yet, join this winning team and you too could lose 90 lbs in 6 months as Jess did. Or 70 in 4.5 Months as FreeSpirit did. Or 50 in 12 weeks like Clpet did to win 4 free weeks of RFBC!
  
  Come on, you know you want to do this!
  
  Before you join, make sure to listen to our free Introduction to Raw Food Boot Camp audios. You don't have to log into the forum, just click on the words Introduction to Raw Food Boot Camp then click on 5 Day Agenda and Daily Audios.  This diet isn't for everyone, so be sure you understand it before joining. I have a strict no refund policy.
  
  
  JOIN TODAY
  $99/4 Week Session with Shared Photos
  $149/4 Week Session with No Photos Required
  You must have a BMI of 35 or more to be a member of RFBC.
  Click here to check your BMI
  
  
  Special 3 Month Deal for Women with a BMI Under 35
  One-time offer
  Click here to read more
  



• End Results of RFBC Free 4.5 Month Raw Challenge
  On August 1st, I invited 7 women to RFBC for free in exchange of them doing a 100% low fat, low sugar, low sodium raw diet for 4.5 months, keeping up a public blog and showing their faces. Here is how it finished up!
  
  Two were asked to leave for lack of participation.
  
  Three were unable to follow the diet and were given the option to move out of the program and participate with the regular group at camp. Two took me up on that offer, of which one, Papaya is still at camp and has lost 34 lbs.
  
  Two followed through, and while neither of them were perfect, they stuck it out and made it the full 4.5 months. At the beginning of this program, I believe it was FreeSpirit who said she would hate for December 17th to come around and see others who had lost the 50-70 lbs promised and for her to have not done it.
  
  
  Free Spirit 72.4 lbs Gone in 4.5 Months!
  
  
  Well, I'm happy to say, FreeSpirit did make it with 72.4 lbs gone in 4.5 months. She wasn't always perfect, but each time she broke, she got right back to the program and pushed downward. I remember about mid-way through, she felt overwhelmed by the fact that she was the heaviest woman in the group. Now, 72.4 lbs later, she is one of the most inspiring women in all of RFBC!
  
  
  
  Vera 56.11 lbs Gone in 4.5 Months
  
  
  Vera had many issues. One, she does not own a computer, and had to count on the one at work. She lives in Nigeria and computer access isn't as easy as it is elsewhere, so there were many times when days, even a week or so went by when she had no contact with us. And yes, she slipped up, but as soon as she could, she got back to camp and pushed downward. I am happy to report she has no plans on leaving camp, and in her 4.5 months lost 56.11 pounds. And don't forget. Vera had been following along with our diet before joining earlier in the year and lost 24 pounds, so together she has lost 80 lbs following the RFBC program!
  
  So you might think, two out of seven isn't very good, but you would be wrong. And it's actually three as Papaya is still with us. Dieting long term is one of the hardest things to do for the obese. Few succeed. I knew that going in. Had just one woman made it through, this program would have been a great success, but the truth is the success is even greater than these two women for the others it inspired.
  
  Right now the women following in their footsteps and spending each day with them are also having these amazing results.
  
  
  Jess 88 lbs Gone as of Today
  
  
  
  
  
  Jess worked with FreeSpirit and Vera, and as you know has lost 88 pounds as of today. Wednesday is her 6th month anniversary at RFBC and we are all cheering her on to hit 90 lbs gone. Here's her last before and after to remind you of how great she is doing! Yesterday she reminded us that she lost 63 of these pounds during this 4.5 month challenge with FreeSpirit and Vera.
  
  
  
  Clpet 60 lbs Gone in Less Than 4 Months
  

  
  
  Clpet joined RFBC on August 28th, and quickly adopted the Butt Kicker program. We moved her up to the Rawk Starz! with Jess, FreeSpirit, and Vera, and she has never wavered. She lost 50 pounds in 12 weeks and was the first member to win the free month of support for her effort. She didn't get the 12 pounds to earn her second free month, but she got 10 pounds, and that is pretty awesome! Actually, she has hit one of those sticky points we all hit along the way, so this month she'll get her 12 and her next month will be free again. With three weeks before her 4.5 month mark, she can still get that 70 pounds gone like Jess and FreeSpirit.
  
  
  
  
  PJack 43.4 lbs Gone in Less Than 4 Months
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Pjack started with Clpet on the 28th of December. At five foot tall, she didn't have as much weight to lose as some of the others, but that didn't stop her from giving this her all. Her first month was slower as she found her way to the focus point we talk about all the time here at camp, but then it hit and she has been relentless in her desire to reach her goal which is only about 15 lbs away. Her plan is to hit goal and be in maintenance with Jess come February. We are all very proud of her. With three weeks away from the 4.5 month point, she too will hit well over the 50 lbs mark. 
  
  
  There are others coming up right behind these women. What it takes to get this type of  fast weight loss, is focus and dedication. You have to do the diet, do the exercise, and stay motivated. That's what we do for you at camp. We work every day to keep you motivated and on track. 
  
  
  If your interested in Raw Food Boot Camp, go listen to the free program I offered last year: Introduction to Raw Food Boot Camp. You don't have to log in, just click on the words Introduction to Raw Food Boot Camp, then click on 5 Day Agenda and Daily Audios. It's a great way to see if this is a diet you can do or not. If you think you want to work with us, and you're reading this in December of 2011, then look around on the Raw Food Boot Camp blog for our Special 3 Month Program for Women with a BMI under 35 and our 6th Anniversary Gift to Members. Join before the Dec 25th start date and get 2 free weeks for every 4 week session of RFBC you purchase. 
  



• My Anniversary Gift to RFBC Members
  On December 28th, RFBC will celebrate it's 6th Anniversary! Six years, wow. When I first started Raw Food Boot Camp, I didn't think it would last a year. But here we are, and here we are going to stay. I always offer some kind of special for our anniversary. Last year it was the free week of Introduction to Raw Food Boot Camp, which I have kept free for anyone to listen to and explore. This year, it's going to be six month's of free support. Here's the deal!
  
  
  
  • Be a current, participating member of one of RFBC's regular programs the week of December 28th. (The women with a BMI of less than 35 who are doing the 3 months special that starts on Jan 2nd are not qualified for this special).
    
  • Stick around with continuous membership at RFBC for 6 months. That's until July 1, 2012. For those whose current membership ends the last week of June, that will be considered your six months.
    
  • Lose 50 lbs. For those who are current members and have already lost 50 pounds, those are included. The start weight counted is from your last continuous start date. So if you lost 20, left for a month, came back and gained some, the start weight is from the new start, not the old one. Many of our current members have already qualified or are close to qualifying for this requirement.
  There is one caveat. I have offered this in the past, and had people do great until membership was free. So this time, each of those six months you must lose a minimum of 6 pounds to get the next month free. At RFBC 6 lbs in a month is easy. 
  
  
  This deal is only offered to current members of RFBC as of December 28th. Don't wait until the 2nd of January to join us, do it on the 26th, and get a week ahead of the new year and enjoy knowing that if you need more than 6 months of RFBC to hit your goal weight it will be there for you free!
  
  
  Also, available until Dec 25th, is the deal of for every 4 weeks of RFBC you purchase, you get 2 weeks free. If you plan to be with us through July, I suggest buying extra sessions ahead of time to get more free time. But be warned, there are no refunds, so if you do that, make sure you are going to stick around for the whole time.
  
  
  For those who don't want to join until Jan 2nd. I will offer you a one time deal of 12 weeks for the price of 8 like I am offering the women in the Special 3 Months Program for Women with a BMI Under 35 deal. But that's it. There won't be more big specials like this until next fall.
  
  

  Sign up today for a Dec 26th Start! 
  $99/4 Wk Session with Shared Photos or $149/4 Wk Session with No Photos Required
  Join us for the Dec 19th or 26th start and get 2 free weeks for every 4 you purchase!

  Make sure you have listened to those audios in the Introduction to Raw Food Boot Camp series. You don't have to log in, just click on the words Introduction to Raw Food Boot Camp and then on 5 Day Agenda and Daily Audios.
  



• Special 3 Month Program for Women with a BMI Less than 35
  
  Special Program For Those with A BMI under 35
  January 2nd - March 31st
  $198 with Photos or $298 no photos required
  Limited to 10 participants
  
  SIGN UP TODAY
  
  
  
  
  Is your New Years Resolution going to be to lose those 20-30 pounds that have been nagging at you. Then come join this special program designed just for those who have anywhere from 10 to 50 pounds to lose. We will start Monday, January 2nd and go through March 31st. 
  
  
  This group will be a 75-100% raw diet with a minimum of 45 minutes a day of cardio exercise of your choice. Calories will be 1200-1400 calories a day, a maximum of 30% fat per day, and a maximum of 1500 mg of sodium a day. Of course I will always try to convince you to do more raw, less fat, and a lot less sodium. 
  
  
  Make sure to listen to the 5 Audios in the Introduction to Raw Food Boot Camp program. This is a free program I offered last year. You don't have to login, just click on the words Introduction to Raw Food Boot Camp and then click on 5 Day Agenda and Daily Audios.
  
  
  Depending on how much you have to lose and how hard you're willing to work for it, you could lose up to 50 pounds in those 3 months. But that takes a 100% raw diet with 2 hours of cardio a day. Trust me, it is very doable. If you're happy with 20-30 pounds in the 3 months, you can do a less stringent program and still reach your goals. 
  
  
  We will work together as a group. Through January, everyone will have a personal log with me so we can tweak the diet and exercise and you get comfortable with what works for you. After that, logs will be optional, but available. There will be daily audios, and group participation threads. 
  
  
  This group will be separate from the regular RFBC where we deal with obesity issues. This group will be geared toward getting those nagging pounds off, and then in March we will start talking about ways to keep the gain off by modifying what you have done to lose it to work into your regular routine. This will be a one time program that will end on March 31st. There will be no opting in after January 2nd. The program will be limited to ten women.
  

Read what Abbie said her first week at camp...

There is one other quick thing I want to say. I just listened to the audio for today, and I really want to echo everything Carlene said, but from the perspective of somebody who is BRAND NEW to this.

I have lurked on a few message boards before, I've dipped my toes in the water of few different groups, but I have never jumped in before as I've done at boot camp. I think one part of that is a reflection of a change within me, of course. But the other part is that there is such an inspiring spirit of determination and support here, and its just taken me to a new level. You ladies are amazing. You know you are the first people I have EVER shared my weight with? My mom doesn't know how much I weigh, my best friend of 20 years doesn't know, my fiance doesn't know. Not that any of them would love me any less or look at me differently, but there is such a thick layer of guilt and shame surrounding my body that I've been building up for years. But all that junk is no match for the collective positive energy going on here. I truly mean it when I say thank you all for sharing your own journey with me, with us. Such inspiration!

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Interesting RFBC Tidbits

Snoring, Sleep Apnea...Things of the Past!

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.

Andrea's response was so great, I asked if I could share it here.

One of the major attributes I’ve learned to call upon in raising a special needs child is patience. His gains and development is going to happen at whatever pace it happens. I can do my best to give a solid foundation, but ultimately, language, mobility and growth are on his timetable. I can apply this patience to the weight loss journey itself. I can provide myself with the best possible foundation through diet, exercise and a good support system, but ultimately, it took years to put the weight on, so it will take as long as it takes to get the weight off. It’s a process and I need to be patient through the entire process, after the excitement of the first month wears off.

Planning. Ha! This is very ironic because ASD kids are very visual and LOVE schedules. They are helped by having things written down for them so they know where they are within their day. Structure and routines are critical to our household running smoothly. Every morning my son asks me, “Mom, what’s the plan for today?” and every morning I make a list what his day will look like.  (Get up, have breakfast, watch tv, clean breakfast dishes, brush teeth, get dressed, go to library, come home, have lunch, etc…..) I should be better at planning my own day, my meals and exercise, but I think I’m so tired of always having to plan for my son that I don’t want to plan anything else. That’s not helpful for me, so even though I’m tired of it, I need to take the same care with creating and following my own plan as I do for my son.

Control. I’m a total control freak (ask my husband!). There’s a certain amount of control you give up with a special needs kid. Giving up elements of control was a tough lesson for me. Food is one area where I can take that control back. Only I control what I put in my mouth every day. Only I control how well I follow my exercise plan. Humor. Something I didn't specifically call out the other day, but trust me - you need a sense of humor in raising kids period, let alone an autistic child. Some of the things they say or the situations you find yourself in - you just have to laugh!

Sorry this post was so long, but it really helped to get specific on how these strengths will serve me in losing weight. So, these are the three attributes I’ll be calling on throughout this weight loss process: patience, planning, control and a healthy dose of laughter!

Click here to see current member before and afters

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.

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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.

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 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.

Check out the rest of our site for information on our programs so you understand what we are about, and then decide if you are ready to commit to a new life.

Now that you know what Boot Camp is about. Take a minute to read Who Doesn't Make it at Boot Camp and the Rules of Boot Camp before deciding to apply.

I can't wait to meet you!

Jess - Blog

Rawk Starz!
Start Date: Jun 20
101.4 Pounds Lost To Date

Free Spirit - Blog

Rawk Starz!
Start Date: Aug 01
84.6 Pounds Lost To Date

Clpet - B&A

Rawk Starz!
Start Date: Aug 28
71.0 Pounds Lost To Date

Vera - Blog

Rawk Starz!
Start Date: Aug 01
57.2 Pounds Lost To Date

Lavender - B&A

Fat Brain Buster
Start Date: Feb 13
50.0 Pounds Lost To Date

PJack

Rawk Starz!
Start Date: Aug 28
49.2 Pounds Lost To Date

Bella - B&A

Fat Brain Buster
Start Date: Jun 05
47.2 Pounds Lost To Date

Victorious - B&A

Fat Brain Buster
Start Date: Oct 09
40.2 Pounds Lost To Date

Papaya - Blog

Butt Kicker
Start Date: Aug 01
39.1 Pounds Lost To Date

Rosie B&A

Fat Brain Buster
Start Date: Oct 09
39.0 Pounds Lost To Date

JKV London

Butt Kicker
Start Date: Aug 28
27.2 Pounds Lost To Date

Fish - B&A

Fat Brain Buster
Start Date: Oct 24
13.8 Pounds Lost To Date

Green Energy

Butt Kicker
Start Date: Aug 28
12.8 Pounds Lost To Date