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Cheery guys! i really appreciate the replies, and that helps because i do snack a lot on raw nuts and seeds so i'll cut those out for a while. There is so much to learn about food nutrition and i find it so interesting! Why is it stressed that the fruit and veggies are raw? i love fresh raw fruit and i snack on raw celery/carrots but coming up to winter here, i look forward to warm cooked meals. would it still make a difference if there were blanched/lightly cooked. or do they have to be completely raw? I haven't looked much into grains but i'll educate myself and start avoiding them, thanks . But yes, have been counting calories for a while now so i'll keep on top of that for sure!! thanks Cappy VeganBadass (awesome name) haha vegemite is the best! i know its vegan, i can't remember if its gluten free. its very high in vitamin B and actually quite good for you (used to be my go-to hangover cure on toast). its an acquired taste though, i don't really know many people who haven't grown up with it that like it. Yeah i agree, after i reach some of my fitness goals i'd like to start introducing certain food groups back into my life, but at the moment i'm feeling so great i'm going to keep it up as long as i can. I appreciate the information, its all making more sense now. we do get quinoa, i have it in salads as a substitute for coucous/rice and i have a porridge recipe for it but i'm yet to try it. What are your views on gluten free products, like gluten free bread? i try to stay away from other gluten free pastas/pizzas and stuff like that, but i've always liked having a slice of toast with breakfast... as for typical diet, i usually have baked beans and spinach for breakfast, either dhal, quinoa salad or bean salads for lunch and for dinner tofu salads or lentil dishes, lots of vegetables and i have Slendier products, like rice/noodles/pasta. Do you have Slendier in the states? its made from konjac. very low in calories, carbs, everything pretty much. and C.O it is a beautiful city, but so is New York! only been there in feb though so i was freezing!

hi everyone i'm from Melbourne, Australia, i've been into health and fitness since Nov 2012 after gaining heaps of weight while travelling. after about 6-7 months I reached 20kg loss. i lost a bit of control when it came to maintenance and struggled to find a balance but i haven't put it all back on!! haha i found i had some problems with my digestion and my metabolism was stupidly slow, even though i had a high fibre diet, exercised and drank heaps of water and green tea. i thought it might have been gluten so i've been gluten free for a few months, it helped but didn't eliminate the problem so i'm trying veganism. its only been about 3 weeks but i'm feeling heaps better so i'm thinking i'll stick to it for as long as possible just trying to find out as much as i can about healthy vegan diets, benefits of going 'raw' and what i should avoid while gluten free/vegan, for example, dried fruits? at the moment i'm trying to keep up my protein and lessen carbs but from what i've been seeing on the internet it should be the opposite! but i thought high carb diets would only suit some kind of metabolic types?? i'm nervous if i go high carb raw vegan it wouldn't suit my metabolism...