Raw Food Boot Camp Happenings

2012-02-20T18:08:00.003-08:00

New Under 35 BMI Program

In the past two weeks, I have been contacted by four women who asked me to run another Under 35 BMI Program. The current one is very successful. It is a tight knit group, and while each has wanted to throw in the towel at least once, they have stuck together fighting their food addictive tendencies to lose the weight and/or break their food obsessive behaviors.

So here's the offer for a new one.

A 12 week program for

$298 if you share your photos or $448 for no photos.

Start Date: March 5th

End Date: June 2nd

This is a one time program with no guarantees of continuation after June 2nd. Depending on the diet you chose and the amount of walking you do, you can lose between 5 and 50 pounds. To lose the 50, you must do our Rawk Starz! diet and walk a minimum of 2 hours a day. We will work on food addictive issues as well as the fast weight loss, throughout the program. In the current one, we were going to leave food addictive issues until the last month, but they wanted it all the way through, so we have worked on a lot, and I am happy to say that they have all had great success.

They are the reason I am willing to do this again. Our first month was rocky. Thinner women tend to come to camp with their own ideas of what works and what doesn't and find it hard to follow the RFBC guidelines. They don't trust them. So there is a lot of give and take and try and see type of conversations that happen. You have to be willing to come to camp with an open mind and a willingness to trust my six years experience in helping women, thin and obese, figure out how to lose the weight and change their addictive tendencies.

Remember, there are no refunds at RFBC. So if you sign up for this, you need to be committed to it. These types of groups are small, so participation is mandatory as is making it through the full 12 weeks. So don't come to this out of a whim. Be prepared to work hard. Please make sure you have listened to the 5 audios at our Introduction to Raw Food Boot Camp forum. You don't need to log in, just click on the words, Introduction to Raw Food Boot Camp, then click on 5 Day Agenda and Daily Audios.

Click Here To Apply.

There is a payment option just for this program at the end of the application process

Don't wait around for another of these classes, I don't do them regularly.
I had four women in one week ask me to start one. That doesn't happen often.

Exciting New Before and Afters

2012-02-17T09:45:00.000-08:00

Pjack' Goal Photos!
50 lbs in 5 months!

Clpet's Newest Before and After with

74 lbs Gone in 5.5 Months!

FreeSpirit's 100 lbs gone photos are due the first week of March! So hold on for them!

There are lots of more Before and Afters at
www.RawFoodBootCamp.com/MembershipSummary.php

100 lbs in 7 Months Challenge is Taking Off!

2012-01-30T10:48:00.000-08:00

Wow, we have a team of five women signed up and starting the 100 lb challenge this week. Two were already members at camp, and three others joined fresh this week. It is so exciting. That is enough women to have their own separate group to do this fast weight loss journey together.

There's still room for you! What do you have to lose, except for your fat suit! :)

What do you have to gain? $500, 6 months of free support, and 100 lbs gone in 7 months!

Here's the link to the details:

http://www.rawfoodbootcamp.com/The100PoundsIn7MonthsChallenge.pdf

Jess Hits 100 lbs Gone in 7 Months!

2012-01-25T07:08:00.000-08:00

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

2012-01-04T22:53:00.000-08:00

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

2011-12-26T21:24:00.000-08:00

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.

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!
Lose 50 pounds in 12 weeks and your next 4 weeks at RFBC are free!
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.
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

2011-12-18T16:22:00.000-08:00

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

2011-12-17T10:07:00.000-08:00

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

2011-12-13T14:54:00.000-08:00

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

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.

Holiday Gift Certificates Available!

2011-12-09T13:15:00.000-08:00

Ask for the Gift of Health this Holiday Season!

Point your love ones to this page to purchase you membership at RFBC! Most gift certificates are only worth the dollar amount paid. This one comes with a bonus. Buy one 4 week session and get an additional 2 weeks of RFBC free.

You can purchase multiple certificates

$99 for 6 Weeks of RFBC with Shared Photos

$149 for 6 Weeks of RFBC with No Photos Required

Certificates can be redeemed by New Members and Continuing members
up through Dec 31, 2012. That lets you or your loved one wait until the time is right to come to camp and shed their fat suit.

There are restrictions. RFBC members must have a BMI of 35 or more. If you don't know and don't want to ask, you can tell by clothes size. Those who can still wear up to size 18 clothes are probably not qualified to be at camp. If they are into plus sizes, they are eligible.

After purchasing the certificate, you will receive an email with a link to download a blank certificate that you can print and fill out and you will receive the certificate code your loved one can use at payment time to receive their 6 week gift of health. Simply print out the form, or create your own and write down the code you receive. Remember to include the link they need to use to apply to camp.

Make sure you and whomever you are giving the certificate, understand the rules of RFBC before purchasing this certificates. There are no refunds on certificates. Once a certificate has been used, the membership cannot be transferred to someone else. Certificates must be used by December 31st, 2012. That gives your loved one a year to get to camp.

Special December Membership Offer

2011-11-25T09:11:00.000-08:00

The earlier you join, the better the offer!
JOIN TODAY

I have a soft spot for those with the courage to start a diet in December. Now with Thanksgiving over--the big food holiday--it is time to get serious and get some weight off.

So here's the deal I'm offering to new members with a BMI over 34 doing either the Butt Kicker program or the Fat Brain Buster program (to learn more about these programs go to www.rawfoodbootcamp.com):

Before you join, please listen to the audios in our free Introduction to Raw Food Boot Camp so you know what you're getting into. You don't have to login, just click on the title, then click on 5 Day Agenda and Daily Audios.

Pay for one 4 Week Session of RFBC

$99 with shared photos (I'll remove your head)

or $149 with no photos required and get:

Join for the Nov 28th start and get 8 weeks of RFBC that is 2 four wk sessions for the cost of 1.
Join for the Dec 5th start and get 7 weeks of RFBC.
Join for the Dec 12th start and get 6 weeks of RFBC.
Join for the Dec 19th start and get 5 weeks of RFBC.

If you want to double that, then so will I.

Pay for 2 four week sessions up front and get:
($198 shared photos/$298 no photos)

Join for the Nov 28th start and get 16 weeks of RFBC that is 4 four week sessions for the cost of 2 .
Join for the Dec 5th and get 14 weeks of RFBC.
Join for the Dec 12th and get 12 weeks of RFBC.
Join for the Dec 19th start and get 10 weeks of RFBC.

I'll even triple it!
Pay for 3 four week sessions up front and get:
($297 shared photos/$447 no photos)

Join for the Nov 28th start get 24 weeks of RFBC that is 6 four week sessions for the cost of 3!
Join for the Dec 5th start and get 21 weeks of RFBC.
Join for the Dec 12th start and get 18 weeks of RFBC.
Join for the Dec 19th start and get 15 weeks of RFBC.

Just so you know, the January offers will be

8 sessions for the price of 5
lose 50 lbs in 12 weeks and get 4 weeks free with the ability to add 4 weeks more fore every 12 pounds lost in a 4 week session
lose 100 lbs in 7 months, go public with your story, and get 6 months of RFBC for free!
For those who join by Jan 1st (this includes current members) at the end of each month I will give you a coupon for future membership worth $2 for every pound you lost in the previous month (verification is required and this will be from your lowest RFBC weigh in by the first of the month, I won't pay for re-lost weight). First coupons to be awarded after the Feb 1st weigh in. Coupons must be used by 12/31/2012. This is an incentive for all RFBC members who's membership starts by Jan 2, 2012. Coupons are not transferable and must be used for continuous membership. After a two week lapse in membership or participation without prior approval all coupons will be invalidated.

New November Before and Afters

2011-11-18T22:58:00.000-08:00

This weekend, I will get a lot of new Before and Afters from our fast weight loss program for the obese at Raw Food Boot Camp.

Clpet hit 50 lbs Gone in 12 Weeks!

For doing that, she won 4 free weeks of RFBC.
That's like RFBC paying her $99 to lose weight!

FreeSpirit's 60 lbs Gone in 3 Months 20 Days' Before and After
Click Here to Read her Weight Loss Journey Blog

Pjack's 12 Week B&A's with 36.6 lbs Gone!

Fish hits Onederland with 15.6 lbs gone her first 4 weeks!

What a Great Start to November!

2011-11-09T19:51:00.000-08:00

Rawk Starz! Vera Hits Onederland with
53.9 Pounds Gone in 3.5 Months!
Read her blog at: Vera's Blog
Here's her 12 Week B&A so you remember who she is

Rawk Starz! Jess's New Before and Afters

71.4 lbs gone in 20 weeks!
Read her blog at: Jess's Blog

She has 28.6 lbs to lose by the end of January to win the $500 prize for dropping 100 lbs in 7 months! We are all so proud of her.

Rawk Starz! Clpet is just 4.5 lbs away from hitting
her first 50 lbs Gone.

If she does it in the next 12 days, she will meet the 50 pounds in 12 Weeks Challenge and earn 4 free weeks of Raw Food Boot Camp. After that she gets another 4 weeks free for every 12 pounds she loses in the previous 4 week period. It means perfection to her plan and walking, but she's doing it!

Fat Brain Buster, Get Fit hits Onederland with 20 lbs Gone.

Rawk Starz! RawTriGals' 30 lbs Gone in 3 Months' B&A

Read her blog at: RawTriGal Blog

Fat Brain Buster, Rosie's First 4 Weeks B&A with 22 lbs Gone

Fat Brain Buster, Victorious's First 4 Weeks B&A
with 15 lbs Gone

What a Great Way to End October!

2011-11-01T17:21:00.000-07:00

With our final weigh ins for October, five Rawk Starz! at Raw Food Boot Camp hit major milestones.

Clpet hit Onederland at 199.5 lbs and 43.5 lbs gone in 2 months 2 days!

Pjack and Stillwater hit 30 pounds gone in 2 months.

RawTriGal hit 30 pounds gone in 3 months. Read her blog at www.rfbcrawtrigal.blogspot.com

Jess hit 70 pounds gone in 4.5 months!!! Read her blog at www.rfbcjess.blogspot.com

Talk about fast weight loss! No drugs, no weight loss surgery, no starving. We eat healthy food and we walk. Some may shy away from a raw food diet, but come on! Think about June 20th. Jess's start date. What were you doing? Had you started this program with Jess, you too could be 70 pounds thinner today. Where would that put you on your weight loss goal.

I asked the girls at camp what else takes them about 4.5 months to do. A semester of school?? Imagine taking a class in weight loss and coming out 70 pounds thinner. That's basically what Jess did. You could have done it too. You still can.

Join for Monday's start.

4.5 months.If you started this coming Monday, and did our Butt Kicker program, you could have 70 lbs gone by March 21st! Wow, that's way before it's time to start pulling out the shorts and bathing suits. Hey, that's also the first day of Spring! Sit back and imagine that. What would you do to be 70 pound thinner by the first day of Spring? Would you be willing to eat raw fruits and veggies, get up every morning and walk, and then walk again in the afternoon? Is 70 pounds worth that much effort? Jess thought so!

Afraid you can't lose weight over the holidays? Watch us! Anything is doable if you want it! For Fast Weight Loss for the Obese, you can't beat raw food and walking! Jess just proved that! FreeSpirit, Andrea, and Vera will prove it to you again on December 17th. Clpet won't be far behind them.

If you are ready for your weight loss miracle, then you need to become a Butt Kicker at Raw Food Boot Camp. Just like with all miracles, you have to work hard to make them come true, but as you can see by our current members, it is very doable if you want it. How cool is that??

Free Spirit Hits 50.2 lbs Gone in 3 Months

2011-10-29T07:41:00.000-07:00

Actually, she hit it 3 days shy of 3 months! Be impressed. Everyone always thinks that to get fast weight loss like this, you have to live on diet pills, do liquid diets, or have surgery. Just not true! At RFBC we eat healthy wholesome fruits and veggies with hemp as our protein supplement. We check all of our nutritional numbers to ensure we get what we need. For exercise, FreeSpirit walks about 2 hours a day. That's the key. Good healthy food and walking. It's not a miracle, it just feels like one!

The other amazing thing about these 50 pounds is that she had a bad week or so in October. She broke her program and struggled a little to get back. We got her on track and she made this huge milestone. She had to go out and buy new clothes for the photos. But they aren't going to last. She's determined to make November a bigger loss month than October. No doubt she'll hit her 70 lbs gone in the 4.5 months of her original program.

I am very proud of her! Here's her Before and After. You can read her blog at http://www.rfbcfreespirit.blogspot.com

Check out our latest Before and Afters

2011-10-24T20:43:00.000-07:00

Rawk Starz! Andrea hit 51 pounds gone in her first 12 weeks. Here are her new before and afters. She has a blog at www.rfbcandrea.blogspot.com Go read about her journey and leave her your comments.

Rawk Starz! Vera is just 2 pounds away from the 50 lbs gone mark and Onederland! Here are her 12 week Before and Afters. She has a blog at www.rfbvera.blogspot.com Go read about her journey and leave her your comments.

Rawk Starz! Clpet has lost 37 pounds her first 8 weeks! She doesn't have a blog, but boy these photos are telling!

New Rawk Starz! has lost 27 pounds her first 8 weeks. I told everyone at camp. First month photos don't show much, but boy these second month (or 8 week) photos show it all.

Our other brand new Rawk Starz! Pjack has lost 25.4 lbs her first 8 weeks. Same goes for her. These photos are starting to show her great progress.

We are on a role at RFBC! Whoo Hoo. Don't you wish you had before and afters like this?

Unexpected, Great Posts From PJack and Clpet This Morning

2011-10-22T11:22:00.000-07:00

Every Saturday, instead of having individual group discussions, we have one big RFBC discussion. Not everyone comes to camp on the weekend, but the Rawk Starz! do (they are hosting a 300 minute weekend walking challenge as well), so knowing the Rawk Starz! would be there, I set the following up as a topic starter for today's discussion:

I thought it would be great for those that have been having great success to tell the group how it has gone. What are the great things, what have been the hard things, and most importantly, is it worth it?

It's still early and only Clpet and Pjack have replied. I hope they don't mind, but I wanted to share with you what they said. Many wonder if RFBC is the place for them. Well, read what these Rawk Starz! had to say, and then decide:

Clpet said:

My body has responded really well to this plan. I have really lost consistently and I'm noticing so many changes.

The Food has been simple, and I love the fruit. The times when the food has seemed hard has been when I have gotten too hungry. I find if I never let myself get to that point, I do well.

The walking was hard at first. I wasn't doing anything physical (except a lot of walking/standing at work). So it felt like a challenge. But sticking with it and gradually increasing my time and working toward the fat-burn zone, I am finding now that I like it - especially on days when I don't work. I have a treadmill and I love using that. It acted up this am, so had to switch out to Leslie Sansone, but my husband has promised he will fix the treadmill tomorrow. My greatest challenge has been the walking on days when I work (I work 12-14 hr days). Although it has gotten easier and I have improved my time, it usually has to be shorter walk times and more often. And when I come home I am beat, but still walk.

The greatest thing about this program is logging with Carlene and logging with the team. The support is phenomenal and no one could do this without the daily interaction that we have with everyone. It keeps you so engaged and accountable. It strengthens the commitment we have made to ourselves and each other. This is definitely a team sport.

This is something I wrote in the Rawk Starz! post this last week that addresses "is it worth it".

"I have been thinking more and more about the longevity of this lifestyle change. At the beginning I could hardly bring myself to think I would have to be on a "diet" forever and would never be able to eat XXXXX again. I just wouldn't let myself think about it, as it was too overwhelming. This next Monday will be 8 weeks for me. And I am really loving the weight loss and the way I feel, the energy I have, how happy I feel, how alive and vibrant I feel. I am thinking - Yeah, it's worth changing my life forever to feel this way. I don't know what a maintenance lifestyle will look like, but I have plenty of time before I have to look at that. But my attitude is at least embracing that, rather than ignoring it."

YES, it is worth it. I feel like a different person.

Pjack said:

First of all, I just have to say this is this is the best program I have ever been on. Everyone here keeps me going, I never want to fall behind. Carlene is a great Butt Kicker. She always tells it like it is. I love that about her.

As you can see I am not a writer, I am a person of few words. The logging in, in the beginning was the hardest thing for me, It would take me an hour to post a few sentences. I would try to post and lose everything. Very frustrating! That was the hardest part of this whole thing.

The food was pretty easy to handle, I love fruit, so that is what I eat most of the time. The exercise took some getting used to. I hated the walking! But I did it! Now I love it!

The best part of the program, are the changes in me. My attitude has improved, I enjoy life. I love coming to boot camp every morning to see how every one is doing.

The changes I see in my body keep me going. The scale goes up and down, but in the long run the weight loss is consistent and I am proud of myself for sticking with this. I usually don't stick with anything very long.

I have to mention some of the good things I have noticed. I can sit with my legs crossed and it is comfortable. I am hooking my bra on tighter hooks, I could barely get it hooked when I started. I can bend over to tie my shoes without holding my breath. I am really starting to like the person I see in the mirror.

I agree with Clpet....... YES, it is worth it. I feel like a different person.

Pjack & Stillwaters will move to Rawk Starz! on Monday

2011-10-22T11:13:00.000-07:00

I am so excited to announce that Pjack and StillWaters will be moving from the regular Butt Kicker program to the Rawk Starz! group on Monday.

Rawk Starz! is all about focus. Yes, there are times a Rawk Star might slip, but it doesn't last. The group won't stand for it, and they know it. To be there, they have to have the courage to stand up to the desire to give up and immediately get back on their feet. No excuses are accepted, no days off from walking. It is a Just Get It Done mind set.

It is more of a mental promotion than anything, and then of course you get to hang out daily with the big losers, which is inspiring in itself. For me, it means another woman I know has the discipline to take this all the way. I know that nothing will stand in their way of success, if we as a team keep motivated and strong. It is every Butt Kickers (except maybe Papaya's) aspiration to become a Rawk Starz!

So congratulations Pjack and Stillwaters. Everyone in Rawk Starz! are excited to have you join their group.

Papaya Hits Onederland & 30 Pounds Gone

2011-10-22T11:07:00.000-07:00

Everyone at RFBC loves Papaya. She is one of those women that no matter what is happening in her life, she is able to come to camp and encourage and inspire others. As part of the original group of women who joined on August 1st for the free program in exchange for them going public, she struggled. With a bad knee, back pain, and COPD, the walking just wasn't as easy as she thought it would be. While Vera, FreeSpirit, Jess, and Andrea were dropping weight fast, hers was slow, and that took it's toll, and she lost her focus.

After a couple of weeks of struggling. I removed her from this tight knit group of Rawk Starz! and basically demoted her to the Butt Kicker program.

I had offered that to other original free program members. One took it, and another quit, so I wasn't sure what Papaya would do, so I pressed her hard. One of the things she had done when asking to join this program was make a promise to me that she would not quit or disappear during the 4.5 month program. Knowing she is a woman who takes her word seriously, I admit, I rammed that in. You gave me your word, you promised me. So, she moved to Butt Kickers and found a new home, a new group of wonderful women, and a fresh start.

Immediately, after struggling to find her footing for so long, she was back on track.

Like that very day!

The other day, I offered to put her back in Rawk Starz! and she said, no thanks. She still isn't a fast loser (by Rawk Starz! standards) and didn't want to be back in a place where she feels like she can't catch up. Besides, she likes her new team.

That made me smile. I honestly didn't want her to move, but Rawk Starz! is all about focus and she has that. She is such a positive force at camp, I love having her in the RFBC Butt Kicker group. The Rawk Starz! have their focus, the Butt Kickers are finding theirs, and Papaya, well she is there to remind them that if you want something, you never quit, you keep working for it, and you embrace it, even on days when you want to chuck the whole thing out the door.

So please, celebrate with me and all of RFBC on Papaya's great leap into Onederland (198 lbs) and her 30 pounds gone in 12 weeks.

In the next week or so, you'll read about others in the Rawk Starz! hitting 50 pounds gone in the same 12 weeks, and while we will celebrate that with great fanfare, Papaya's 30 is just as thrilling because of the success story behind it.

Please go to her blog at www.rfbcpapaya.blogspot.com, read her story in her own words, and leave a comment letting her know that you too are inspired by her struggles and determination.

Here is her new Before & After.

Lyzzie Sent Us Preliminary Wedding Photos

2011-10-21T17:24:00.000-07:00

She's off on her honeymoon, and the professional photos haven't arrived yet, so Lyzzie sent me a few photos guest took. There are too many people in them for me to show them to you without a web release, so I cropped Lyzzie out of two of them, and stuck them with her before photos.

She came here in June to get to her goal weight for her wedding. 48 pounds later, just in time for the last fitting of her dress and this is what she got. We are all so happy for her, and very proud.

I will admit, the girls in the Rawk Starz! group and I feel we deserve some kudos too for being her constant companions and teammates while she accomplished such a wonderful feat. You don't have to pat us on the back though. We already did that for ourselves! Damn, we're good! :)

And Lyzzie, well, she's just gorgeous! Just in case your wondering, her husband's tall, dark and handsome! See, fairy tales do come true!

Skinny Girl Holiday Butt Kickers Program

2011-10-12T11:08:00.000-07:00

Special Holiday Intense Butt Kickers for those with a BMI under 35.
Check your BMI by Clicking Here!

Runs: Monday Oct 17th through Saturday Dec 17th
$149 for Shared Photos with head cut off - $199 No Photos Required

This is a two month program designed to help those who are not technically obese drop some un wanted pounds fast and safe before the holidays.

It will be 80-100% low fat, low sodium, low sugar raw foods.
Calories: 1000-1200 / day
Fat % : 10-15%
Protein%: 10-15%
Sodium: less than 750 mg per day

Min walking 90 minutes per day. You can work up to that your first two weeks.

Just like regular Butt Kickers, there is a daily group forum (participation is mandatory), a personal log with me, and daily audios to help keep you motivated, encouraged, and focused.

Expected weight loss if you are coming from a Standard American Diet (SAD) is 20-40 lbs in the 2 months. That is what Jess, Andrea, Vera, and FreeSpirit did--40+ pounds gone in 2 Months.

This is a one time program open to those who are not obese. There is no guarantee that I will continue a Skinny Girls' Butt Kickers after this program. We will be working on staying focused, not on breaking fat brain behaviors. This program is strictly about getting the weight off fast. After the holidays you can join our regular Fat Brain Buster program.

My programs are designed for the obese, but I love helping people get happy, and I know looking good for the holidays makes everyone happy! :) And 100% raw is a healthy way to get there fast!

You must sign up and pay by Sunday, Oct 16th.

I reserve the right to refuse service at my discretion.

I reserve the right to cancel this program and refund all monies if there are fewer than 5 participants

JOIN TODAY

$149 with Shared Photos (head cut off) - $199 with no photos required

Make sure to choose the Skinny Girl options from the Program Pull down on the menu

Holiday Rush Agenda - Early Bird Pricing Ends Today

2011-10-05T07:27:00.000-07:00

Holiday Rush Agenda
Early Bird Special Pricing Ends Today
Wednesday, Oct 5th!

Don't miss out. If you plan on joining us Monday, Oct 9th for our Holiday Rush Program get your app and fees in today to get
16 weeks of RFBC for the price of 8

Details Below!

We are going to have a great program. Already three have signed up, and two more are definites, but joining this weekend.

Week One: we will talk about all those fat brain lies, as detailed my Fat Brain Lies workbook. We will also be working on finding the right diet and exercise program for you, based on who you are as an individual.

Week Two: we will start working on emotional eating and how to stick to your program regardless of what life throws at you. We will also focus on tweaking your diet and exercise to fit your expectations for weight loss.

Week Three: we will work on stress and its affect on your weight loss and resolve. We will also focus on the happy factor. How to get you to embrace what you are doing so you are not only losing weight, but feel content with your program so it is not adding to the stress in your life.

Week Four: this is a week when many quit diets, so we will focus on why you are in the program and how to strengthen your resolve to take this all the way. This whole week will be about commitment. Not to us, but to yourself. We will also focus on how to ask for and get the at home support you need for success.

Week Five - Week 16: We will work every day dealing with the individual issues coming up with the group. If someone is having a hard time with the upcoming holidays, that is where we will plant our focus. If someone is starting to self-sabotage, we will deal with that. If the food is becoming boring or you are starting to fall into the pity me, I don't care mode, we will deal with that. At RFBC we cover all issues that derail us from success.

Since this program will take us through the holidays, we will work together as a team to come up with and implement successful strategies to get through each party and actual holiday day without gaining weight.

JOIN TODAY

Holiday Rush 2011 Program

Get December Free!

Early Birds get Dec & Jan Free!

50 % Low fat, low sodium, low sugar Raw
45 Minutes of Exercise Per Day
All are welcome regardless of weight

Our Butt Kickers are doing amazing. Three more women are slated to hit that 50 lbs gone in 3 month mark by the end of October, and at least three more are following behind them working towards their 50 lbs for the end of November.

We are on fire in the Butt Kicking section of RFBC.

But, not everyone can do 100% raw with 2 hours of walking each day.

So right now, I'm looking for those of you who want to be part of RFBC, but are afraid of the butt kicking requirements.

What if you could lose 20-30 pounds by the end of the year while working on your bad food behaviors? What if we worked on finding the perfect diet for you as an individual, that would get you through the holiday seasons without that typical 10-15 pound gain?

It's possible, and it's doable. The Holiday Rush Program is to get you to lose weight before and through the holidays so come January 1st, your goal is to continue to lose weight, not to start losing weight. Here are the requirements:

Minimum 50% of your food must be raw fruits and veggies based on our low fat, low sodium diet. The rest of your food must be low fat, low sodium, low sugar, but can be made up of lean animal or vegetable products.

Calories 1200-1400 per day. This number will be tweaked based on your goals and how your body loses.

Minimum exercise - 45 minutes per day ( you can work up to this your first month) The exercise must be done in your fat burn zone (you will work up to that as well).

Max fat% per day: 30% - We'll start at the RDA of 30%, but again things will be adjusted (downward, we never do more than 30% fat) based on you.

Max sodium in mg per day: - 1500mg. This will also be tweaked as we go. Salt is the hardest thing for people to give up, but, it stirs cravings for not just more salt, but for sweets and fats as well. That's why our butt kickers do so well, they give up this addictive food to be free from those fat brain whispers. My personal recommendation is that no one have more than 750 mg of sodium per day, and then it should never come from processed foods, but from sea salt personally added.

I will be honest, I will press for you to give up processed food. I know everyone hates cooking and cleaning, but processed foods make us feel like crap, and when you feel like crap how can you push for health?

So with such loose requirements are RFBC, what makes it different than any other diet you could do?

Support for one. We have a great support system at camp.
Daily audios directed at your group and the actual members in it. This makes camp very personalized. No one is forgotten or lost in the masses. We are a small intimate group. The Butt Kickers will have their own daily audios and you along with the Busy Rawkers will have yours.
Daily support from me. You and I will connect at least once a day M-F, and usually over the weekend. We will work on tweaking your diet and exercise program daily to ensure the best possible results for what you are willing and able to do.
I'm not as tough with this level of membership as I am with the Butt Kickers. Think of me more as a caring but firm guide rather than drill sergeant.

And, anyone can join us regardless of current weight. There are no BMI restrictions to this program.

Holiday Rush Program: October 9th through December 31st.

Cost: $198 - $298 depending on whether you share your photos(head cut off) for the three months.
You can pay half in October, half in November. There is no signed contract. If you quit in October, you do not owe the other half of the payment. Hopefully you won't be doing that!

Early Bird Special . Sign up and pay for the complete program by October 5th, and get December and January for free! That's a smoking deal! That's a $198 savings over the 16 week costs.

This offer is only for the Holiday Rush program. Not the Butt Kicker program. Others will be able to join the Holiday Rush team after Oct 9th at the regular RFBC fee structure.

This offer applies to new members and those returning after more than 6 months away from RFBC. Other returning members can participate at regular fee rates.

Remember too, that free months are contingent on regular, continuous participation at camp.
There are no refunds or rain checks so make sure you're ready to join us!

I reserve the right to refuse service to anyone at my discretion.

JOIN TODAY

$198 - $298 for Oct 9th - Dec 31st
or pay early and get Jan free as well!

Holiday Rush Program - Get December Free! Early Birds get Dec & Jan Free!

2011-10-02T08:38:00.000-07:00

Our Butt Kickers are doing amazing. Three more women are slated to hit that 50 lbs gone in 3 month mark by the end of October, and at least three more are following behind them working towards their 50 lbs for the end of November. We are on fire in the Butt Kicking section of RFBC.

But, not everyone can do 100% raw with 2 hours of walking each day.

So right now, I'm looking for those of you who want to be part of RFBC, but are afraid of the butt kicking requirements. What if you could lose 20-30 pounds by the end of the year while working on your bad food behaviors? What if we worked on finding the perfect diet for you as an individual, that would get you through the holiday seasons without that typical 10-15 pound gain?

It's possible, and it's doable. The Holiday Rush Program is to get you to lose weight before and through the holidays so come January 1st, your goal is to continue to lose weight, not to start losing weight. Here are the requirements:

Minimum 50% of your food must be raw fruits and veggies based on our low fat, low sodium diet. The rest of your food must be low fat, low sodium, low sugar, but can be made up of lean animal or vegetable products.

Calories 1200-1400 per day. This number will be tweaked based on your goals and how your body loses.

Minimum exercise - 45 minutes per day ( you can work up to this your first month) The exercise must be done in your fat burn zone (you will work up to that as well).

Max fat% per day: 30% - We'll start at the RDA of 30%, but again things will be adjusted (downward, we never do more than 30% fat) based on you.

Max sodium in mg per day: - 1500mg. This will also be tweaked as we go. Salt is the hardest thing for people to give up, but, it stirs cravings for not just more salt, but for sweets and fats as well. That's why our butt kickers do so well, they give up this addictive food to be free from those fat brain whispers. My personal recommendation is that no one have more than 750 mg of sodium per day, and then it should never come from processed foods, but from sea salt personally added.

Support for one. We have a great support system at camp.
Daily audios directed at your group and the actual members in it. This makes camp very personalized. No one is forgotten or lost in the masses. We are a small intimate group. The Butt Kickers will have their own daily audios and you along with the Busy Rawkers will have yours.
Daily support from me. You and I will connect at least once a day M-F, and usually over the weekend. We will work on tweaking your diet and exercise program daily to ensure the best possible results for what you are willing and able to do.
I'm not as tough with this level of membership as I am with the Butt Kickers. Think of me more as a caring but firm guide rather than drill sergeant.

And, anyone can join us regardless of current weight. There are no BMI restrictions to this program.

Holiday Rush Program: October 9th through December 31st.

Cost: $198 - $298 depending on whether you share your photos(head cut off) for the three months.
You can pay half in October, half in November. There is no signed contract. If you quit in October, you do not owe the other half of the payment. Hopefully you won't be doing that!

Early Bird Special . Sign up and pay for the complete program by October 5th, and get December and January for free! That's a smoking deal! That's a $198 savings over the 16 week costs.

This offer is only for the Holiday Rush program. Not the Butt Kicker program. Others will be able to join the Holiday Rush team after Oct 9th at the regular RFBC fee structure.

This offer applies to new members and those returning after more than 6 months away from RFBC. Remember too, that free months are contingent on regular, continuous participation at camp. There are no refunds or rain checks so make sure you're ready to join us!

I reserve the right to refuse service to anyone at my discretion.

JOIN TODAY

$198 - $298 for Oct 9th - Dec 31st
or pay early and get Jan free as well!

Wow! We Rawk! You've got to wonder why you aren't at RFBC!

2011-09-29T08:59:00.000-07:00

What an amazing time we are having at camp. The weight is just falling off. Everyone's in butt kicker mode and loving it. Oh sure, there are struggles. There are days some don't want to walk, there are days some break down and blow their plan, but it's just for a day. Overall, the butt kicking is happening on a daily basis.

Why? How? It's the group. The motivation and encouragement at camp is beyond great. Here's what Abbie, our newest butt kicker said on her second day of 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!

I know I tell you all the time about how much weight has been lost at RFBC since January. But I never break it down to the current members. Check this out. The women currently at camp. The women who's before and afters you see (and a few others who aren't in butt kickers) have lost a total of 585 pounds! That's over a quarter of a ton of weight these women you know no longer possess.

We might be a small intimate group, but we are big losers.

If you're ready, join us. You could still drop 50 pounds by the end of the year!

I say, get your butt in gear,

and come join us for Monday's start!

JOIN TODAY

($99 per 4 week session with shared photos (head cut off))

Make sure you know what you're getting into

there are no refunds or rain checks.

Go to Introduction to Raw Food Boot Camp

You don't have to log in, just click on the title and then click on 5 Day Agenda and Daily Audios. Listen to those audios and learn about our diet before signing up.

The Butt Kicker Diet

You can be 80-100% low fat, low sugar, low sodium raw. This is a simple raw diet, no recipes except for salad dressing. After the first 8 weeks, 2 hours of walking a day is required as well as 10 pounds every 4 week session weight loss (12 lbs for the free sessions). Tough group, but well worth it. For those doing 100% raw, after I feel you have a handle on how to get your calories in on a regular basis, logging food every day won't be required.

1100-1200 Calories per day
80-100% low fat, low sugar, low sodium raw
10-15% fat per day
10-15% protein per day
Max 350 mg sodium
Limit 1 banana a day. No dates or nuts.
Papayas, mangoes, grapes, kiwi and for some pineapple slow weight loss, so be prepared to give them up if that happens to you.
Vinegar also stalls weight loss.
No high starch grains or veggies.
No soy products.

For those doing 80% raw, lean animal protein is allowed. No dairy, no processed foods. Beans, legumes, quinoa, and steamed veggies are best cooked foods for good weight loss.

JOIN FOR THIS MONDAY'S START!

Cost is $99-$149 per 4 week session
depending on photo sharing option

Those not sharing photos are not eligible for the special Butt Kicker deal. If I am giving my time away, it is to show the world what we can do. No one will know who you are, so take the plunge and be on our website.

Everyone whose face you see has volunteered that.

Remember your face will always be cut off in our photos

You and I will work on building your walking from where you are today
to where you need to be by your 8th week.

Introducing the RFBC Rawk Starz!

2011-09-15T21:44:00.000-07:00

I love to change things up at camp. It keeps it interesting and keep everyone motivated. As we moved forward with the women who signed up under the free Butt Kicker program I offered on August 1st, some dropped out, and the chatter died down a little. I looked at my current Butt Kickers. Two other women had started on August 1st as well and were doing great. So I decided to start the Rawk Starz!

To be a Rawk Star you have to have found your focus, that point where you are just here to get it done. No more struggling with the idea that maybe you want this, but to the point where you know that this is where you will stay until the weight is gone.

Each Raw Star has to be doing a Butt Kicker diet and exercise program for at least 6 weeks with Butt Kicking weight loss of at least 10 pounds every four weeks. By 8 weeks they need to be at that 2 hours of walking a day. Most of the women in this group are already there.

The truth is, it isn't the diet or exercise that makes them starz! it is the mindset. To be a Rawk Starz! you have to embrace what we do here. The diet, the exercise, the group. You have to no longer fear your ability to take this program to goal. All of the women in this program have reached this point.

That isn't to say they won't have a few bad days here and there, it just means that they are no longer fighting their success. And if you go to their blogs by using the menu to your right, you will see what I mean. I am very excited about this group. They are doing RFBC the way the original group from 2005 did it. No excuses. Just getting it done.

Now the RFBC Butt Kickers is made up of a new group of women. Most have just started in the past couple of weeks. All of the aspire to be Rawk Starz! First they have to prove themselves, and that is building an excitement and a new determination not to give in cravings and fears, but to stand up to them and find that focus so they too, can just get this done and reach their goals.

I am so excited about these two groups. This is what Raw Food Boot Camp is all about!

Special Butt Kicking Deal!

2011-09-11T12:47:00.000-07:00

Get a feel for RFBC Butt Kickers by

Reading Jess's Blog

In honor of Jess hitting 50 lbs gone in less than 12 weeks, I have decided to make a special offer to anyone willing to take up this challenge. This is for current and new members. Returning members are welcome to participate as well.

Lose 50 pounds in 12 weeks, get your next 4 weeks FREE!

or

Lose 60 pounds in 16 weeks, get your next 4 weeks FREE!
(this option allows for a slower start as you get your walking up to butt kicker pace)

Lose 12 in those 4 weeks and get 4 more weeks FREE!

And so on, and so on, and so on!

Eligibility Requriements:

• To be eligible for this deal, you must of course need to lose over 50 pounds.

• You must agree to share photos (head will be cut off).

• You must send in a verification weigh in video each 4 weeks of your program. If you're a current member, then you need to send it in now, and we will go from that verification video.

• You must follow our dieting and exercise guidelines.

• You must participate daily M-F.

• You must weigh in on our weigh in days.

• If you are consistently below our 1200 calorie a day requirement, you will not be eligible. Health is vital for success. No one at RFBC is allowed to starve for weight loss. No amount of $ savings is worth jeapordizing your health.

• You will not be eligible for the 100 lbs in 7 months challenge.

• Any month you don't reach the 12 pounds and that means even 11.9 lbs, you will be required to pay the regular fees to continue at camp.

• If you have one 4 week session under the 12 pound requirement and have to pay for the next 4 weeks, if you hit 12 pounds gone during that new session, your next 4 weeks will be free. This is a one time reprieve though. Or else bookkeeping would be a nightmare.(The 12 pound loss is based on your lowest weight from the previous 4 week session. That keeps you from realizing you won't hit it one session and ending the session with a huge water weight gain, ala, The Biggest Loser to ensure the next sessions' success).

• Once you hit 100 lbs gone, if you agree to go public with your photos and your story. I will give you 6 months of free support regardless of monthly weight loss. As long as you participate daily M-F.

That's it. No other catch on your side. Just come and be a Butt Kicking star and I will support you!

I reserve the right to refuse service to anyone. On my discretion you can be dropped from the program if are disruptive to our group. I reserve the right to suspend this offer at anytime I see fit. That will not affect anyone already in the program.

Why Am I Doing This?

I love Butt Kickers! And I want more!

And for every Jess, Vera, FreeSpirit, Papaya, Annie, RawTriGal and Andrea out there each day of their success offers hope to someone else who believes there is none. You come here and you succeed, and then two more will join and find their success, then two more...

We have a diet that works for the obese. Think of how many lives we can change!

I started RFBC to show obese men and women that with a raw diet and lots of walking we could beat obesity and take back our lives. All it takes is determination and a want to succeed. A need to break free of that fat suit and not look back.

The first year at RFBC, everyone was a Butt Kicker and I was their drill sergeant. We had amazing success.

Then we got caught up in emotions and beating fat brain behaviors and the force seemed to weaken. Instead of just doing it, people wanted to talk about doing it without actually doing it!

I'm not saying there isn't a place for Breaking Fat Brain Lies. There is a big place for it, and many need to do that before they have the courage to do Butt Kickers.

I will always offer Fat Brain Busters. It's a great program and has helped many women. TxGirl, Karen, and Hermosa reached goal with that program and swore by it. My Butt Kickers will have to do it for maintenance to ensure there weight loss is permanent. If you don't break the habits, they will come back and get you.

So don't get this wrong. Butt Kickers is not the only way to do this. But it is the fastest way to do it and maintain your health. Someone commented to Jess, that her 51 pounds gone in 11 weeks, 4 days was as fast as surgery.

She was wrong. It was faster!

Without the risk.

Not everyone who does Butt Kickers will get 50 lbs gone in 12 weeks. Vera, FreeSpirit, and Andrea will. They have 6 weeks to lose roughly 20 more pounds. That's 3.3 pounds a week. Tough, sure, but they are all at the 2 hours of walking a day. They will make it. Papaya may not. She had a slower start due to hip and back pain and was eating high sweet fruits. But if she ups her walking which she is doing and keeps with the diet she is doing, she could have the 60 pounds in 16 weeks. Same goes for Annie. Raw Tri Gal can make the 60 in 16 weeks, but even if she doesn't, if you go to her B&A's you'll see her body is transforming, so whether she gets free support or not, she is a huge winner here!

I say, get your butt in gear,

and come join us for Monday's start!

JOIN TODAY

($99 per 4 week session with shared photos (head cut off))

Make sure you know what you're getting into

there are no refunds or rain checks.

The Butt Kicker Diet

1100-1200 Calories per day
80-100% low fat, low sugar, low sodium raw
10-15% fat per day
10-15% protein per day
Max 350 mg sodium
Limit 1 banana a day. No dates or nuts.
Papayas, mangoes, grapes, kiwi and for some pineapple slow weight loss, so be prepared to give them up if that happens to you.
Vinegar also stalls weight loss.
No high starch grains or veggies.
No soy products.

For those doing 80% raw, lean animal protein is allowed. No dairy, no processed foods. Beans, legumes, quinoa, and steamed veggies are best cooked foods for good weight loss.

JOIN FOR THIS MONDAY'S START!

Cost is $99-$149 per 4 week session
depending on photo sharing option

Everyone whose face you see has volunteered that.

Remember your face will always be cut off in our photos

You and I will work on building your walking from where you are today
to where you need to be by your 8th week.

This Weekend at RFBC

2011-09-02T10:12:00.001-07:00

One of the great things about RFBC is the support. Not just from me, but from the teams we have. This weekend, within each team, there is one person in need of additional support, and the women in the groups are rallying around them and pushing, pulling, tugging, and supporting their teammate.

Now you may think, oh, that's too much work, but the truth is, every time we gather together as a team to support someone we have come to think of as friend, we support ourselves in the offering. And it builds trust. Trust that your teammates do not judge you or look down on you when you struggle, but instead understand that while it may be you this week, it could easily be them next week. This is a hard battle, and like any war, it is best fought with allies who have the same goals and come from similar circumstances.

So this weekend, in the 2011 Butt Kicker's group, we are offering extra support to Roadrunner. She had to go out of town without computer access earlier in the week. She prepared everything, she even had to deal with airport security to get her ice packs through to keep her food cool. She gave up ideas of romantic dinners with her hubby and stuck to her program. Even though she has had foot problems, she got out there and walked. She came back on Wednesday night, thrilled with her success. Then on Thursday morning, the bottom fell out when she stepped on the scale and saw that she had gained 2.2 pounds. We all know how devastating that can be. So our weekend is dedicated to her. To support her and help her get through this. Some of you may be thinking, oh that's not a big deal, but it is. When you work so hard and then get slapped in the face with a gain, it makes you feel that your body is betraying you and that no matter what you do you will never succeed. That is not the truth, but it is exactly how it feels. With the stress of her trip, the plane rides, and even all the push she gave the program, the gain is only water weight and will be gone quick enough, but knowing that, doesn't make it hurt less. So everyone is backing her this weekend to make sure she understands that we understand and that we are there for her.

In the Regular Butt Kicker program, the one that started on Monday, it is Andrea we are supporting. I know, you're thinking, what? Andrea? How could that be. She's lost almost 30 pounds. The other day in our discussion, I asked what was the usual breaking point time wise for diets, and Andrea's response was, NOW. The last time she was at camp, she lost about the same amount of weight in the same amount of time. She also had knee surgery, and that kept her from walking, so she left. This time she was sure it was her time and that nothing would get in the way. But then that time to quit arrived again. That old habit. That idea that, I've been good for a month now, I should be done. This is such a common problem with perpetual dieters. We all have this idea that we shouldn't have to do this long term, that we should get to go back to our old ways, and a month, well a month is long enough. For most of us, this isn't even a conscious decision, but an old way of coping. She came to me yesterday and said she needed support. And hey, all you ever have to do at RFBC is ask, and we come running. So this weekend, everyone in the Butt Kicker program are giving Andrea not only extra support, but demanding that she commit to them that before she breaks her program or decides to quit, that she come to them. Ten times a day if she has to, so they can give her courage to see it through these next 4 days.

In the Busy Rawkers, it is LVJMama. What, you say? How could that be? She's in maintenance. Why would she need extra support. The answer is: She's in Maintenance. While losing weight, you have focus and you have reward. You stick with your program and you lose weight. In maintenance, you have to work every day to your plan and you don't see a reward, because you already have it. So that idea that you should be cured, that you should get to eat whatever you want because you're thin now, creeps in, and before you know it you have convinced yourself that you are beyond the food addictions, beyond all your bad food behaviors and you have the ability to control your favorite foods. So you take that first bite. That first day, you may only have the one bite, but by the third day you are in constant desire for that food. I know that's not what you want to hear. You want to hear that once the weight is gone you are cured forever. But it doesn't happen that way. It takes a lot of patience and work to make maintenance a part of your life. It actually takes years of patience and work before your new eating plan becomes just part of who you are. Again, I know, that's not what you want to hear, but it is the truth. And I am always up front about that. Luckily, LVJMama, knows this is the truth. She let sugar back into her life, way too early, and has been caught in its grip. So, she asked if others in her group would do a 4 day all raw program with her so she might cleanse her palate and regain her focus so on Tuesday she can get back to her maintenance plan. And you know what, her team is coming through for her. So in Busy Rawkers we are having a 4 day all raw optional challenge in support of LVJMama.

One of the things you may have noticed about these three special support offers is that they are each for 4 days. We have found that cravings, detox, and just sheer tiredness of doing this last about 4 days. If we can get you through those first 4 days, pretty much we will keep you and help turn you around. That is a very cool thing, because face it, we can all stand up to ourselves and our food demons for four days if we know that on the fifth day we will feel back in control.

So that is our plan for the weekend. I hope yours is as full with others caring and supporting you in your lifetime goals.

Lots to Share as we move into September!

2011-09-02T10:05:00.001-07:00

What a great week we have had at RFBC. Did you notice we bypassed the 1500 pounds gone since January 1st. That puts us a month ahead of schedule to hit our 1 ton of fat gone by the end of the year. Yeah us!

Our new Butt Kicker's group is going strong. They had their first 4 day weigh in this morning, and already the average loss for those first 4 days is 5.6 pounds! Everyone is participating, and sticking to our guidelines. I love it when that happens. This is going to be another strong group like the 2011 Butt Kicker ladies.

If you want to be part of the regular RFBC Butt Kickers, it's not too late to join them at regular RFBC prices. Just get your app in this weekend. They are new enough that having others jump in right now will be a bonus rather than distraction. After this week though, you may have to wait a month for me to generate enough members to start another tight butt kicking group.

Make sure you know what you are getting yourself into. Read through the www.rawfoodbootcamp.com website, do the free Introduction to Raw Food Boot Camp program, or at least listen to the audios. Go to the 2011 Butt Kicker group's blogs, starting here and then using the photos of the women to go to each of their individual blogs. I am tough in these Butt Kicking groups, but fair. You have to perform, you have to participate, and you have to follow the program to stay in them. As I told the women, it's a privilege to be in these groups with such an amazing team, it is not a right. If you don't follow the rules, participate daily, weigh in with us, or follow our diet and exercise plan, you will be moved to the regular groups. That's not a punishment. The regular group is awesome too, it's just that butt kickers have a different mind set. It is a just do it type of mind set where deviations to the plan are not allowed. That is what makes it such a fast weight loss program!

Remember regular members don't show their faces. The 2011 Butt Kicker group was offered free to these women with blogs in exchange for them going public with their faces and stories.

New Butt Kicker Group is Looking Good!

2011-08-29T07:12:00.000-07:00

We just started a new Butt Kicking group with nine dedicated women. These women on top of our 2011 Butt Kicker program are going to shine. Everyone is excited about beating obesity with this fast weight loss program. I hope these two groups really stir things up for those who think bariatric surgery and lap bands are the only way for fast weight loss. Already in the 2011 butt kicker groups women have lost over 20 pounds in just 4 weeks. And there is no fear of complications!

If only I could convince the obese, that a 100% low fat, low sodium, low sugar raw foods diet is the way to go to break free from the fat suit and step into a world of good health and fitness.

Of course that raw diet needs lots of walking to firm everything up and bring those big numbers.

I remember saying before I found raw that if I could just find a diet that works, I would do it without hesitation.

I bet you have said the same thing, more than once! You've got to try this out. Join Raw Food Boot Camp and give this amazing, yet unorthodox diet a try. It takes dedication and resolve, but hey, we've all had that on other diets. Why not one that will really work?

Sneak Peak of FreeSpirit's Before and Afters

2011-08-28T10:21:00.000-07:00

Normally, first month photos don't show a big loss, but when I got these today, I just has to share them. FreeSpirit has been our leader for weight loss in the 2011 Butt Kicker program I offered for free in exchange for going public. With over 22 pounds gone in 4 weeks, she has shown what can be done if you set your mind to your goal and don't look back. She's not at 2 hours of walking yet, so this loss is all about determination. This weekend, she had to bake two cakes and attend two birthday parties. She went prepared and it paid off. Instead of eating the food, she enjoyed the aromas, but stayed reminded of her goals. She also used our SOS system, and had big support from her team. Personally, I had no doubt she would make it through both events. FreeSpirit has what it takes, she has focus. She doesn't fret about what she isn't eating, and instead keeps her mind in the game of what she wants and what it takes to get it. That is the only way to do a Butt Kicker program. First look at her amazing 4 week, B&A, then scroll down to see the close ups of her face. We'll talk more about that when we get there.

FreeSpirit - 23 lbs Gone in 4 Weeks!

I just had to show you the change to her face. Not only is it thinner, and her smile brighter, but look at her complexion! What a difference 4 weeks can make. Of everyone at camp, FreeSpirit had the toughest detox. She had recently quit smoking, so there was a lot of phlegm to expel, and she did break out. But now look at her. She glows with health. You've got to love this plan!

This is what a Butt Kicker plan can do for you! If you're not taking me up on this special offer for the RFBC Butt Kicker program (that ends today, Sunday August 28th), then you are missing out! Click here to learn more about it.

Special Offer To Build Regular Butt Kicker Group

2011-08-24T14:22:00.000-07:00

Hey ladies, and you gents, we need some new blood in the regular RFBC Butt Kicker program. It's not so tough, and I'm not so tough, on the regular group as I am with the free program I offered in July. Here, you won't have to show your face or do a blog, you just have to commit to doing the 80-100% raw program for 12 weeks. That will require by the end of your first session you walking twice a day for 45 minutes each. Honest, that is not hard to build to. And that you participate 7 days a week for the first 4 weeks. After that weekends will be optional. You have to do the 80-100% low fat, low sugar, low sodium raw diet we do, so make sure you understand our rules. I don't allow exceptions.

We have three women in the regular RFBC who are doing a butt kicking program. Their focus is good and they want some more like minded butt kickers doing this with them.

So for new members, I am offering 12 weeks of Butt Kicking Boot Camp for the price of four to new members only with a BMI over 35: Either $99 for shared photos or $149 for scale and avatar photos only.

You must have a BMI of 35 or more. Click here to check yours: BMI Calculator

Here's the catch (and there is always a catch) to get to be at RFBC for the full 12 weeks at that price, you have to participate a minimum of twice a day, stay focused and stick to your program (this is not a Breaking Fat Brain Behavior program it is strictly come and get it done. If you have never done raw, this is not the program for you), you have to weigh in every Monday and Friday. You have to have your photos in before the end of each 4 week session to pass to the next, and you must lose a minimum of 10 lbs per 4 week session to move to the next. That is a requirement of at least 30 pounds gone! If you lose over 20 pounds your first month which is the average, that would be a requirement of over 40 pounds! Sweet, huh? You should get much more. No slacking on this program. It's tough, but it works.

Jess at 9 Weeks and 1 day hit 41.4 pounds gone. There is no doubt she'll get 50 pounds gone by the end of her 12th week. Free Spirit lost 20 pounds her first 3 weeks. Vera is about to hit 20 pounds gone in 3 weeks and a couple of days. Gail has lost 11.4 pounds her first week. Andrea has lost 18.8 pounds her first 3 weeks. Lyzzie has lost 38.4 pounds in 11 weeks. Everyone is a little different, but if you do this program and you stick to it for the full 12 weeks, 40 pounds gone is very doable, more is even more likely!

Think of that. 12 weeks of hard work, 40-60 pounds gone by November 20th. What would you look like 40-60 pounds thinner? And just in time for the holidays!

This offer will be limited to the first five new members with a BMI over 35 who sign up for it. Face it, I've been giving away a lot of my time for free lately, I can't go overboard, but RawTriGal, Andrea, and Gail need a bigger group, a focused group to help them stay focused.

Don't sign up for this group lightly. If you join us, we expect a commitment from you to work this and work it hard for the full 12 weeks. No excuses. Make sure your health will let you walk, your family is behind you, and that you know this program. There is no quitting. If you can't stick to this for 12 weeks, then don't sign up. It is devastating to a group to have people come and then quit when it gets a little tough.

If you haven't done the Free 5 Day Introduction to Raw Food Boot Camp program then make sure to listen to those audios first. Just go to our raw food forum and click on the words, Introduction to Raw Food Boot Camp, then click on 5 Day Agenda and Daily Audios. You don't need to log in. Also make sure you visit the blogs of the women in the free 2011 Butt Kicker Program. Start with Annie's Blog then use the photo menu on the left to see how these women have dealt with it. Like I said, this group won't be as tough as the free one, but it still has high expectations for whomever joins it.

First 5, so don't wait on this. I will keep the first page of the application process posted with how many open slots there are.

Application, fees, and start photos all have to be in by Sunday the 28th.

Start date is August 29th. And don't think you can wait around and catch the next freebie. This will be the last of any free anythings for this year. To apply use our regular RFBC Application and choose Butt Kicker as your selected program and diet.

Just remember, all fees are non-refundable, and you can lose your membership if you don't live up to the expectations of this group. A team is only as strong as it's weakest member. So you must perform to get the two extra sessions for free.

Open to new members only with a BMI of 35 or more.

RFBC Ladies Work Their Magic

2011-08-22T15:09:00.000-07:00

Our rally around Lavender to help her get her footing back after her trip to Nicaragua paid off. Lavender lost 11.5 pounds over the weekend! We figured the gain was water weight, and we knew that she drops water weight pretty fast, but still, it was impressive. She took the support offered and did her weekend of 100% raw.

You've go to love the ladies at RFBC. They were there for her completely and now she feels back on track, exactly what they hoped.

Congrats to Lavender, her Fat Brain Buster team, and all of the ladies of RFBC.

Rallying Around Lavender

2011-08-19T09:10:00.000-07:00

This weekend, we are having a special all raw weekend in support of Lavender. On a three week trip to Nicaragua, she picked up a stomach virus and per doctors orders ate foods that have always been addictive to her, and it spun her out of control. She gained weight and couldn't gain her footing, that frustration just led to more, so the girls in her program (Fat Brain Busters) invited everyone at camp to do a weekend of all raw in solidarity with Lavender, to help her get back on her program (she does high raw) and feel the support she needs to stand up to all the old cravings she has let back in. As you may know, Lavender lost 70 pounds her first 5 months at RFBC. Month 6 was lost to this trip, and she had a big gain, but with our help, her desire to get back on track, and how fast she loses weight, I am still thinking she will get 80 pounds gone her first 7 months.

So keep her and the ladies who are so supportive of her in your thoughts this weekend as we use the power of a strong, caring team to pull back one of our own.

Detox hits 2011 Butt Kickers this Week

2011-08-19T09:08:00.000-07:00

With any clean diet like ours, detox is inevitable. The past 7 days has proven just how tough getting healthy can be. From just feeling blah, to coughing up a lung after quitting smoking recently, the ladies have had to deal with a variety of symptoms as their bodies rid themselves of toxins.

I am always in awe of detox. It lasts about 4 days presenting itself as fatigue, a cold, the flu, rashes, sometimes acne flare ups, and sometimes night sweats. While getting through it is no fun, when you come out of it you feel good, maybe not at the point of that raw high everyone talks about, but good. By the 4th month of a clean diet you will have had another bout of detox and this time you are going to feel very good. What gets me is how after all the abuse we give our bodies, the moment we decide to go clean, the body kicks in and says: "you want healthy, then me too!" and it starts purging itself of toxins.

You can stop detox pretty quick. How? By eating processed cooked food. Now that has to tell you something!

Lost Two Butt Kickers

2011-08-19T08:57:00.000-07:00

Just to keep things real here, I want you to know that we lost two of our Butt Kickers this week. Virginia Midwife and MsH. The 2011 Butt Kicker program is a special program with strict rules. Much stricter than regular RFBC. These two lost their places due to lack of participation. They both lead very busy lives, and the requirements of this tough program were too much, so we had to let them go. We wish them the best and hope to see them again at RFBC in an easier, less demanding program.

Jess - 8 Weeks of Butt Kicking - 36 lbs Gone! New Photos

2011-08-15T21:48:00.000-07:00

Jess hit 8 weeks of Butt Kicking today. She started earlier than the rest of the Butt Kickers and is doing the 100 pounds in 7 months challenge. Her photos are great, and she if feeling great. Go to her blog to check out her new photos, or go to our Membership Summary page and see all of the RFBC member's latest Before and Afters.

She started this journey at 246 pounds and is now only 10.2 pounds away from hitting the 100's! She'll have that in these next 4 weeks.

Think of it. Morbidly obese to buying your first pair of jeans in regular sizes in just 12 weeks! Tell me raw isn't worth it!

You should be Butt Kicking with us!

JOIN FOR THIS MONDAY'S START!

Cost is $99-$149 per 4 week session

depending on photo sharing option

Remember your face will always be cut off in our photos

You and I will work on building your walking from where you are today
to where you need to be by your 8th week.

Day 15 Update on Butt Kickers

2011-08-15T21:30:00.000-07:00

What a great first two weeks we've had in the Butt Kicker group. The ladies are working their butts off, literally, and become a close knit support group to ensure that they all make it through the 4.5 months.

Free Spirit is still our top loser with 17 pounds gone in 2 weeks. That is pretty impressive. I mean, think about it. When was the last time you dropped 17 pounds in 14 days? Raw is rawesome!

In our discussion today at camp, I asked everyone how they felt about what we were doing. And if they believed they would make it for the full 4.5 weeks.

Free Spirit said:

I'll make it the rest of the 4 months. For sure! I was just thinking yesterday how sad it would be if I quit, and then December 17 rolled around. And in my head I would just be brutalizing myself, that if I had stuck with it, I'd have --- pounds off by now. I'd never forgive myself.

The cool thing was, everyone agreed with her.

Day 12 Update on 2011 Butt Kicker Participants

2011-08-12T22:13:00.000-07:00

We are finishing up our first two weeks with the special 2011 Butt Kickers Program that I offered to morbidly obese women. Six of the women (those that started on Aug 1st) were offered to be part of this 4.5 month program in exchange for going public with their stories and photos. I had three other women already at camp who were doing a butt kicker program and going for the 100 pounds in 7 months challenge, that I invited to join us. To the left are links to their blogs. They would love to hear your comments as you follow their progress, so make sure to leave some.

Things are going very well. Last weekend we had a couple of falls, but everyone got back up by Monday and pushed forward. Annieb had a huge allergic reaction and ended up on steroids so her weight suffered from the drugs, but they are done with and she said today she feels like more pounds have dropped away.

Free Spirit is our biggest loser in these twelve days, with 15 pounds gone. If she keeps this up, she will rival our record holders!

Virginia Midwife is about a week behind us, since she was out camping our first week, so she will be playing catch up this first month, but should catch up pretty quick.

Jess of course as you can see has lost 35 pounds in less than 8 weeks. Her 8 week photos will be out next week. I'll get another newsletter out early next week so you can see her progress. She is feeling great and can't wait to see them herself!

Lyzzie as you know is doing Butt Kickers with us, but without the blog. She lost another 4 pounds this week, putting her at 33 pounds gone. The tailor working on her wedding gown is going to have a lot of excess material on her hands!

Papaya has this plan going. She's doing whatever I say and just letting the pounds fall away. We were talking yesterday about her trip at Halloween and how she will be wearing a size 16. She told me she cried when she read that. This is just too cool!

Vera is from Nigeria and is having a hard time finding a variety of greens or seeds to keep her fat and protein. She is still having great weight loss, but is on a hunt this week to find what she needs to do this and maintain her heath. Now don't forget she lost 24 pounds using our diet before we started the program. So she is doing fantastic!

SanDeeWill earlier in the week was eating a lot of the high sugar fruits. This time of year, grapes, papaya, and mango are very sweet and tend to stall weight loss. She gave them up these past few days and saw a big drop this morning.

MsH is feeling her way back, this week after her hospital stay last week. (Not RFBC related).
We have had some great discussion at camp, and everyone seems to be on the same page. It is all about staying simple raw and being prepared at all times. And it is paying off. Everyone is expecting at least another 2 pounds by Monday. That's what Butt Kicking it can do the first month. And if you watch Lyzzie and Jess's success, you can see that it can happen a lot longer past the first month.

JOIN FOR THIS MONDAY'S START!

Cost is $99-$149 per 4 week session

depending on photo sharing option

Remember your face will always be cut off in our photos

You and I will work on building your walking from where you are today
to where you need to be by your 8th week.

Andrea Uses Strength in Life to Find the Strength to Diet

2011-08-12T22:11:00.000-07:00

This week we talked about previous or current successes and how to apply those strengths to what we are doing at RFBC. Andrea's answer was great, and 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!

~ Andrea

VikStar Finds A New Woman Within

2011-08-12T22:08:00.000-07:00

This week, I am in awe of Vikstar. A few weeks ago, she didn't really think she could do this with us because of some major stress coming her way with an unplanned move. As things progressed, they just got worse, then something happened. It was like a new woman stepped through, a new stronger woman determined to take control of her food when everything else seemed to be spiraling away. Instead of eating over the stress she found herself being more determined than ever to stick with her program. I have talked about her all week at camp.

In the past week she has lost 8 pounds!

I love to see women find that inner strength, to see that when they want something they can do it no matter what.

That's what we've been working on this past week, how to draw on inner strength that we have even forgotten we have or never knew we have.

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.

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

2011-08-12T22:05:00.000-07:00

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!

Two Newbies in Fat Brain Busters are Kicking Butt!

2011-08-12T22:03:00.000-07:00

Raw Tri Gal and Andrea are working on their first 4 week session at RFBC. Both are returning members who knew the score, and this time around mean business. They are both doing great.

Raw Tri Gal has lost 12.8 pounds in her first 12 days!

Andrea has lost 10.4 pounds her first 12 days!

JOIN FOR THIS MONDAY'S START!

Cost is $99-$149 per 4 week session
depending on photo sharing option
Remember your face will always be cut off in our photos

You and I will work on building your walking from where you are today to where you need to be by your 8th week.

Day 4 of our Butt Kicker Group

2011-08-06T13:34:00.000-07:00

Things are going great over at Butt Kickers this week. 4 days in and already the women have lost a lot of weight.

FreeSpirit dropped 10.6 pounds in 4 Days!

Papaya dropped 7.1 pounds.

SanDeeWill dropped 7 pounds.

Roadrunner dropped 6.8 pounds.

Vera lost 4.5 lbs (remember she just lost 24 using the RFBC diet, so this isn't really a first 4 day total.

As for the participants who started pre Aug 1st.

AnnieB has lost 20 pounds in 2.5 weeks.

Jess has lost 29.6 pounds in 2.5 months.

Ms H has lost 13 lbs in 1.5 weeks.

Unfortunately, I had to drop BigD because she couldn't get reliable internet service.

RFBC Breaks Into Three Different Groups

2011-07-29T17:58:00.000-07:00

With the start of the Butt Kicker's group, the start of a new month, and how much I love change ups, at RFBC we are going to break into three different groups. Some of the women are ready to just rawk and get this done, others want to go slower and focus on beating their fat brain behaviors, and some just want accountability without putting much time on the forum. So our new groups will be:

Butt Kickers

This is outside the 2011 Butt Kicker program for now, so you can be 80-100% low fat, low sugar, low sodium raw. This is a simple raw diet, no recipes except for salad dressing. After the first 8 weeks, 2 hours of walking a day is required as well as 10 pounds a month weight loss. Tough group, but well worth it. For those doing 100% raw, after I feel you have a handle on how to get your calories in on a regular basis, logging food every day won't be required.

Fat Brain Busters

This group must eat a minimum of 50% raw in their diet each day. No more than 20% of calories can be processed foods. No processed food is encouraged. The focus of this group will be to find a healthy food and exercise routine that works for weight loss while offering long term sustainability. Each participant creates a plan, and then sticks to their plan like glue. After four weeks of working a perfect plan, they don't have to log their food until the day they break their plan. By the end of the first 8 weeks, each must be at a minimum of 45 minutes of walking or other pre-approved cardio a day. This is the group the morning audios will focus on. We will be working on breaking fat brain behaviors daily with daily conversations, not just check ins. The women who are moving into this group and I are very excited to do this. The group will be small and intimate, and we will be having at least one monthly group chat in our chat room.

Busy Divas

Many of the women who join RFBC work over 12 hours a day. I know! But it's true. They want accountability, they want a log, but they don't have the time to hang out at camp. So for them we have the Busy Divas group. Daily check ins are required, but their log with me is done as needed. They too must follow the same diet as the Fat Brain Busters and the same requirement for logging food. To be in this group, you take full responsibility for your interaction with me. There is no coming in after breaking your program and saying, "what went wrong," if you haven't been logging with me on a regular basis. I will of course help you get back on track, but I can't fix what I don't know. So, if you join this group, be ready to be responsible.

Diet Guidelines

Everyone will follow our calorie guidelines of 1000-1200 per day. If there are special circumstances, then that can be adjusted, but no one is ever allowed to eat less than 1000 calories a day. 1200 calories has proven itself over and over to be that golden number.

Fat: 10-15% per day for Butt Kickers. 10-20% for everyone else.

Protein: 10-15% for Butt Kickers. Everyone else min is 10%.

Sodium: Butt Kickers do no added sodium. Everyone else has a limit of 750 mg a day. That is the toughest part about our programs for most people as we are all addicted to salt. Interestingly, giving up all that sodium makes sticking to a diet so much easier once you break the salt addiction.

Meet the 2011 Butt Kicker Program Participants

2011-07-29T17:54:00.000-07:00

Click on a participants photo or name to go to their blog.

We are all very excited. I have been back and forth with all of these women. They are ready and they understand what this diet and program entail. They even get my drill sergeant tenancies.

The reason we are doing the blogs is so you can participate with them. Having a fan club can add a sense of obligation which will help everyone stay on track. We really need you to check in on us regularly and leave comments. You have to have a Google account to comment, it's easy enough to do and Google doesn't bug you once you have an account. You can set it up with you current email. You don't need a gmail account to do it.

As part of their participation, each has agreed to blog a minimum of three days a week. You won't see their personal logs with me as we will be discussing things that are too private for blogs, but you will see how they are progressing and will be able to ask questions through the comments feature.

AnnieB, Jess, and MsH are paying members of RFBC who are doing this program with us. They were given the option of hiding their faces. Each has already started her journey and is working on the 100 lbs in 7 Month Challenge:

Jess has lost 28.2 lbs in 6 weeks.

Annie has lost 14 lbs in 1.5 weeks.

MsH has lost 11 lbs in 4 days!

Vera has been following RFBC along on her own since May and has lost 17 pounds already.

I can't begin to tell you how excited I am about this program. This is the diet and exercise program I used to lose my weight and the one I believe can free the obese from their fat suits. Once the suit is gone, I will be right with these women to help them transition to a life long sustainable diet and exercise plan so that fat suit is gone for good! Imagine that, free from obesity. Is it worth such a strict diet and exercise program? You betcha!

MNMom's Weight Loss Epiphany!

2011-03-27T11:08:00.000-07:00

Last week, MNMom complained that she could just not lose weight. She thought with how she was eating she should be losing 2 pounds a week. Although, she admitted nibbling on her children's food and taking small bites here and there, that they weren't enough to keep her from losing the weight. She complained that a 1200 calorie diet wasn't working for her. Of course, I disagreed.

I challenged her and the rest of the Steady Weight Loss Group to do seven days of 1200 calories of their choice. But they had to stick to the other guidelines. Fat less than 20% and sodium less than 1000 mg per day. We even upped the challenge by saying that if anyone joins and broke the challenge, the whole group went back to day one. That was seven days ago, and today, Sunday we are back at day one, but most of the breaks were with sodium or something small so they did not really hinder weight loss.

And MNMom lost 1.8 pounds. Here is what she wrote to me that made my day on Friday.

I feel much more positive about being able to find the right balance for my diet. I'm still not there, but seeing a loss this week gives me renewed hope and confidence that I can find a good diet that fits in with my wants/weight loss/family stuff. I still want to try the fruit for breakfast, green smoothie for lunch, and vegan dinner w/ family. That is a goal for me, but I'm not going to beat myself up if I don't get there every day.

On Friday, I also gave everyone the exercise to figure the math. To take the calories they were eating and the calories they were expending and finding the truth about what to expect each week. For many this was a big eye opener. Yes, raw food seems to boost weight loss, but when you look at the numbers it all starts to fall into place. MNMom's two pound a week expectations were too high for the diet and exercise she doing, but she didn't want to accept that, but after doing the math, she got it and decided that for what she was willing to do, 1.3 pounds a week would be acceptable. Of course because she is eating so much raw food, this past week she got 1.8 pounds. Which in the terms of a year is 93 pounds. Of course she doesn't have anywhere near that amount to lose, but what about you?

Free 5 Day On-Line Camp for the Super Obese

2011-03-11T11:04:00.000-08:00

Do you weigh over 400 pounds? Have you lost all hope? Come spend five days with Vedgie and me for a free on-line Introductory Boot Camp Workshop for the Super Obese. It will run from March 21st through the 25th. It's free with no obligation to do anything further. I won't even add you to my mailing list.

Why am I doing this? Well, last week, a woman who weighed in the high 400's started an application for boot camp, but didn't finish it. Over the past year, I have been contacted by a few other super obese men and women looking for help. Some have started the application process, but only two ever completed it. Vedgie and one other. The other woman made it through camp for a month or so, then disappeared.

Vedgie has told me over and over that things are very different for the super obese. That just telling them to say no and stand up to themselves is not enough. There are too many deep rooted fears, behaviors and yes, lies, that got them to such high weights that it is not possible to just turn them off.

Vedgie thought, as did I, that she would join Raw Food Boot Camp and the pounds would melt away. They didn't, nor was it easy for her to eat fruit over other foods she was more comfortable with. While moving to a raw diet is hard for all obese, Vedgie had to get past the idea that for someone of her weight it was somehow harder. Of course, I fought that idea all the way.

But, what she said was true. It was true to her. And in life, that is what matters most. So together we have changed our thinking, and this coming Monday, the 14th, she is going to start a program I used back in 2009 called Finding Your Perfect Diet. I have been asked by previous clients who don't like raw to bring it back, so they too will be in it. As will TxGirl to solidify her maintenance diet.

I don't think, however that the woman who almost signed up for boot camp the other day is going to sign up for that program either. So, I talked with Vedgie, and together we are going to offer a five day free program to anyone over 400 pounds.

It will be five days of discussion, number crunching, and open mindness about what you could do for yourself, with raw food, or any food you wish, to start changing your eating habits, working with your support team or building one if you don't have one, and how to start regaining your mobility. You must be able to stand to be able to do that part of the program.

You will not have to diet during the five days. You will not have to exercise. Think of it as an introductory program to weight loss. We will use our computers, the free analysis program at www.fitday.com and each other to see how weight loss can happen without a huge sense of deprivation or sacrifice.

Where everyone in the group except me will be super obese, this will be a great place for peer support. So many times an obese person feels isolated. This will give you the opportunity to meet others and share some of your fears, pitfalls, and stories and learn that you are not unique and that there are others just like you facing the same problems.

Vedgie has had to face a lot of things about herself these past few months, and no, it hasn't been easy. She has been angry at me, at herself, at life. She has hit days of depression, days where she just didn't care, and days when she just gave into the food. But, and this is a huge but, she has not given up. She is your hope, your proof that even though the journey ahead of you is not going to be easy, if you don't give up, if you yell and scream and cry your way through, you can find a way back to a healthy weight for you. Sure it might take years, but it can happen.

Come join us. You have nothing to prove, nothing to lose. After the 5 days, I promise I will only send you one email, if I think there is enough interest, inviting you to join a special Finding Your Perfect Diet program for the super obese. But this week isn't about recruiting you for the next program at RFBC. It's about you. It's about the woman who almost joined boot camp, and the men that have contacted me and said they need help but aren't sure they want it, and most importantly to me, it's about Vedgie. I can't even begin to tell you how proud I am of her, and how helping in a program like this will help her see that she is making a difference not just in her own life, but in the many others who are watching her.

To join, you don't have to fill out an application. All you have to do is send me an email. Tell me a little about your weight and your current diet and exercise and what you hope to get out of the 5 days. I may ask everyone who joins to put up a photo of themselves on the forum. I want to make sure our peer group is free of any lookie-lous so everyone feels safe to be honest.

I am going to run it from Monday, March 21st through Friday March 25th. It's only five days. Five days to see if there is still a glimmer of hope out there for you. Five days to not be alone in your fat suit, but to meet with others who understand what you are going through.

What else are you doing that week? Come be part of this. I am a firm believer that the only people able to help the obese, are the obese. That has been true at boot camp all these years, so now I am expanding that and saying, the only people able to help the super obese, are the super obese. Come and inspire each other. I will give you my years of experience working with the obese, and Vedgie will give you her understanding of what it takes to fight through all the doubts and fears.

Email me at carlene@rawfoodbootcamp.com. You must sign up before Sunday the 20th of March and you must weigh over 400 pounds. If you are close to 400 pounds, of course we'll let you in, but you have to be close.

Wow, What a Week at RFBC!

2011-02-25T23:52:00.000-08:00

Talk about turnarounds!

Last weekend at RFBC was shameful. Eleven members either didn't lose any weight or gained weight. It's partly my fault. I don't do audios on the weekends and people tend to see that as a sign that weekends don't require the same commitment as weekdays. I've been battling this for a while, but to be honest, I just can't do 365 audios a year, I need those two days off to keep the audios fresh. This last weekend was beyond bad, and I had to pull out my trusty whip and pull everyone back to action.

Groups can be dynamic, they can motivate, and encourage, and push. They can also become complacent. One person comes in and says, yeah, I broke my program, no biggy, don't get on me about it. I'll do better tomorrow. Then others start to think, well, so and so, broke this weekend, I can too. I can be part of the slacker pack and no one will mind or notice.

But I notice. I really went after everyone in Monday's posts and logs, and then lit a fire under them in Tuesday's audio. No longer will breaking be acceptable after the fact. Everyone signed up for notification on our SOS board, and everyone committed to using it even if they considered breaking their program. And they committed to stop saying it was okay when others broke.

So how did that work out? Amazing! Okay, it's a great group to start with, and they have been busting butt. It was just one weekend of mutiny, but still the rallying cry went out and everyone got on board. Friday's weigh ins were amazing.

The SOS board was used, everyone came to the rescue and everyone made it through without giving in and saw a weight loss Friday morning.

Vedgie on Monday had committed to Jx2 that she would do an all raw day with her, but then didn't stick to the all raw. Both Jx2 and I got on her about the importance of following through on committing to someone. Not only does it support you, but it supports those you commit with. So Vedgie not only did all raw on Wednesday, she did it on Thursday and Jx2 along with quite a few other members did it with her in a show of solidarity! It was awesome. Even with Monday and Tuesday not being great for Vedgie, she lost another 1.2 pounds and Jx2 dropped 3 pounds in 4 days. She was flying high!

Clo who had a bad week after I made that huge announcement about her, came back and her excitement was re-ignited. She has now lost more weight and has seen the true affect raw has on her. She is just happier. She feels healthier, and sees life with hope and joy. One week of cooked food had sent her back to that pit we had pulled her from the week before.

Leslie and Winkie hit Onederland (199 lbs) and were walking on air. Last week Winkie had told me she was hitting that burnout that most dieters hit. It was her six week mark, and I told her, yup that happens, and we made a deal about what she could do once she hit the 50 pounds gone mark. Today she has lost 42 pounds in 7.5 weeks! And she is back to her dynamo self pushing this weight off. There is no doubt she will hit her 100 pounds gone in 7 months by July. Leslie over the weekend had gone out and had pizza and beer! I just about fell off my chair when I read that. She had thought with how fast she was losing weight, a little night out wouldn't hurt. She gained 3 pounds! She worked the past four days with her butt kicker mentality, and not only lost the 3 gained, but lost 4 more. She has lost 31 pounds in 4.5 weeks!

Mumiah just about a week and a half ago told me she had a hard time being part of a group and was finding being a valued member difficult. This week, she was all over the boards bonding, offering support and encouragement and having a great 4 days on her program. She lost 3.2 pounds the past 4 days. That is her biggest weigh in loss since her original water weight loss.

Outlawmom, who has been playing in maintenance mode since reaching Onederland, was using her upcoming move back to the states as yet another excuse to break her program and not move toward more weight loss. Not just me, but the whole group told her enough was enough and it was time to move forward. She has a habit of daydreaming about all the food that will be put before her when she goes out and then when she gets there likes to consider it impulse eating when she breaks her program. We dedicated a morning's audio, just to her and this fat brain behavior. She was the first to use our SOS program and made it through a trip she didn't think she could. She has also asked for more help over the weekend which everyone was eager to offer.

There were many other moments and women on the edge, who we pulled back into line and they flourished. Now you might think, oh my, they really get on your case when you break, but the truth is, we are a team, and every person at camp knows that if anyone wants to succeed we have to work like a team. Teams don't win when everyone slacks, but they don't win when everyone becomes a screaming banshee either. No one is ever mean at camp, we know each other pretty well, and we know how to pull each other out of a slump. It is just an amazing place.

Outlawmom told me this week that while I've been calling this the best group of women ever to be at RFBC, that I need to up that to calling this group, this group that worked together to not just pull one person back on track, but to yank the whole team back with fire and excitement, historic.

So I guess, now I need to say, the ladies at RFBC are sick which now means they are awesome, the best, the bomb! There is no stopping this group.

As you can see by my post, no one at RFBC is perfect. We like it that way. It challenges us to challenge each other to accept that what we are doing is tough and that many times each will fall, but that no longer matters. What matters is that you are willing to get up when offered a hand, even if that hand has to drag you the next mile.

I'm not alone when I say, I love RFBC and the women in it. Together this group of women has lost 411 pounds in a little less than two months! Talk about epic! We have four new women already signed up to join us on Monday. We just keep getting better.

RFBC Offers Faster Weight Loss than Gastric Bypass Surgery

2011-02-22T08:44:00.000-08:00

I read an article this morning on CNN, promoting gastric bypass surgery as better than lap band surgery even though it offered more risk. What was interesting was the following paragraph:

Here's another way to look at it: Let's say a patient weighs 360 pounds and his ideal body weight is 160 pounds. That means he has 200 pounds of excess weight. With gastric bypass surgery, Campos says, the patient could expect to lose 128 pounds in one year. With Lap-Band surgery, he could expect to lose only 72 pounds in a year.

I lost 136 pounds in 9 months. Stacy lost over a hundred pounds in 8 months, Kara too. There was no risk involved. We didn't have to worry about our bowels bleeding or elastic bands twisting in our guts. We ate healthy nutritious food and exercised, and the weight came off faster than surgery.

Everyone thinks surgery is the easy way, not because it works faster, but because they think the surgery will take the responsibility from them. The surgery will force the dieting, but with it comes great risk. And what happens when the weight is gone? The stomach re-stretches and without a change of habits the weight will return.

Vedgie Breaks the 500 lb Barrier

2011-02-18T14:52:00.000-08:00

When Vedgie first started RFBC, it was with the common enthusiasm of most who join. She didn't believe she could automatically switch from her diet and lifestyle to one of all raw and lots of walking, so we started with a 50% raw lower calorie diet. I wanted her to walk for a few minutes here and there throughout the day to get her moving.

Her first weigh in, she dropped ten pounds. After that things started to slow down. She was not eating high calories, but she had a hard time eating the fruit and walking. She could get to 45 or 47% raw but the 50% eluded her and made her feel like a failure. On top of that, the weight was not going as she expected it to because of her size.

She came thinking, at her weight, just eating less should make the pounds fall away and became frustrated that it wasn't. I couldn't get her to walk. She had a fear her heart couldn't handle it. Just two weeks ago, she was on the verge of quitting, of giving up. She wrote to me that somewhere she had read that once someone hits 500 pounds it is next to impossible for them to ever return to a normal weight.

What an overwhelmingly negative idea to fight. By the end of January she was just tired of it all. She didn't think I was listening to her about why her challenges were different than the rest of us, she didn't think, no, she knew for sure, she could not eat all the fruit, and she felt she needed to exercise every other day. She offered me a plan that I rejected and she was mad. She was ready to chuck it all.

But she didn't. We continued to go back and forth in our posts. One of her teammates, Dark Blonde became an ally and friend and Vedgie started to change her mind about it all. In the few days she was hating the whole process, me included, she gained 14 pounds. That is hard to come back from, but she did.

She tried a couple of all raw days. Not perfect, but with a lot more fruit than she was used to, and she got up and started moving. The 14 pounds plus an additional 3 were gone within the week.

Now she is doing two to three all raw days a week. No she isn't out doing a 5K every weekend, but she is up and moving, every day for extended periods of time. And it is paying off.

It was a tough first three months, but the other day, Vedgie signed up to be at RFBC through October. I had woken that morning with this idea that something great was going to happen. I saw her signup and knew that great thing had come -- a commitment from a women who a few weeks earlier believed it was impossible for her to succeed!

Clo, Dark Blonde and others had inspired her. She has an event planned for next year that she now believes she can go to without worrying about her weight. She has a dream to hit 100 more pounds gone by her 30th birthday, and she believes it will happen. She believes she can still hit the 100 pounds gone in 7 months. That is by this July.

And then today, today a wonderful thing happened. She broke the 500 pound barrier and is in the 400's. This is a milestone she spoke of often. It was a weight range she believed she could become active again, rejoin the world and live. I knew how important this goal was to her, and when I saw it this morning I cried.

For all those people who tell the overweight and obese it can't be done, that they can't change, I say look at Vedgie. Look at her fight, her determination, her change of heart. She is now doing two to three days a week of all raw. That from a girl who hated eating just 40% of her calories as fruit. She is up walking - 20 minutes yesterday, and working hard on packing for a move she is excited about.

She is the first to admit she won't always be perfect and at times will break the program on purpose. But she is not going to give up. She is not going to listen to the nay-sayers. She instead is going to give this gift to herself. I can't be more proud of her, but more than proud, I am happy.

Below is what she wrote to me in her log today. I hope it touches you the way it touched me. It is moments like this that remind me why I started RFBC. There a thousands, if not millions out there who honestly believe there is no hope. Our stories, our successes prove how wrong that is. Vedgie is living testament that if you want something and are willing to struggle to get it, it can be yours. Whether or not you join RFBC or believe in raw foods doesn't matter. Just remember, hope belongs to anyone willing to reach out and take it.

I am really very happy. Yesterday I also got into a size 38 regular jeans. I usually wear 44 talls, which are slimmer than regulars so I cant get into a 38 tall yet but I was very happy. They were tight but I could sit down so they fit as far as I am concerned. I got into my truck yesterday and I started feeling like a real person again. When you become so obese that you stop being able to walk through doors without turning sideways you begin to feel like you are not human any more. It isn't a deep or dark emotion, it is just something you begin to accept about yourself, that you are an aberration. You begin to envy women who weigh three and four hundred pounds. You stop thinking of yourself as potential wife, mother, or even friend and begin to believe that you are tolerated as a peculiarity. That your existence is relegated to a sideshow attraction, or a piteous medical condition that people shake their heads and thank their lucky stars they aren't like you, and wonder how you ever allowed yourself to become so big. You begin to believe you really are the elephant man, and whats worse you think that you have done so much damage to your body that nothing will ever make you look normal again, no matter how much you lose. At my worst moments I really began to believe I had ruined my life, that everything I am would always be trapped beneath a "The Incredible Fat Lady" circus attraction facade. Sometimes I still fear that. I haven't set it down yet. But today I am closer than I was yesterday, and in twelve months who knows what will happen. I am starting to believe it could be even better than I would expect.

Note: I never put things like this in my blog without the member approving it. They get veto power over anything I have to say. I showed it to Vedgie, and she said great, but she wanted to clarify a few things. I thought her words had more impact then me changing what I said.

Exercise is what I want the most, my dream is to run. It is my solace. When I feel really bad, having a panic attack, or just feeling that terrible sharp drop into depression I imagine myself running. I play the same image over and over in my head of me sprinting through a jungle. I embrace moving mentally. I always wanted to do it I just struggled with it, I wasn't making excuses or trying to say I shouldn't have to. I just struggled with it, not out of a desire to avoid activity but because I was so discouraged by my inabilities or limitations and because I was extremely concerned about my heart (though I have gotten much more confidant). I used to be very active even when I was obese and now I struggle to breathe when I exercise, it feels like my chest is full of led, and I cant even work up a sweat my body gives out before I really begin sweating. It is a hard pill to swallow, and something incredibly difficult to face. And the more I try, the more obvious it is what horrible damage I've done to my body, and it becomes very difficult to process that feeling every day. This may be the one area where super morbidly obese clients diverge from morbidly obese clients, moving isn't just difficult it really hurts, mentally emotionally and physically. It is something I will have to continuously work at until I can finally exercise like a normal person, until then it is an emotional struggle.

More Amazing Weight Loss by our Newbies

2011-02-18T11:54:00.000-08:00

February 18, 2011

The Newbies at camp are having an amazing run. So many are doing the 100% low fat, low sodium, low sugar raw diet and walking. It's been a great start to a great year. As you will see the numbers vary. We celebrate all loses at RFBC, even when a weigh in is not stellar. Our goal is to get to goal. It is not a consistant 3 pounds a week. Some weeks it is 5-6 pounds, some weeks it is a gain of 1-2 pounds, just from water, time of month, too much walking the mall, taking anti-biotics, or eating a higher level of bulk from one week to the next.

Six Week Numbers:

Winkie - 37 Pounds

Winkie had a little trip up these past 4 days, but she still lost a pound. She hit burnout. That is so common. Figure most of us last only a specific amount of time or pounds on a diet. 3 weeks, 6 weeks, 3 months, 30 pounds, these are all common areas for people to want to quit. She isn't quitting though. We made a bargain for the 50 pounds gone mark and she is going for it!

GreenCanuck - 27.8 Pounds

Green Canuck, what can I say? She is doing fantastic. She has a plan, she works it, and it works for her!

Serenity - 22 Pounds

Serenity broke down the other day and had two pieces of cake. She actually gained weight this week, but it isn't from the cake. She had done a colon cleanse over the weekend, and that plays with the scale as now her body is reclaiming the bulk she lost. She is doing great though and pushing forward.

Butternut - 21 Pounds

Butternut was a little disappointed in her 1.7 pounds in 4 days! I had to call her on that one. With 4 pounds gone in the past 7 days, she is losing at a fast rate. We aren't The Biggest Losers. Our members have jobs and children and don't spend 8 hours a day doing cardio. 4 pounds in a week at six weeks out, is awesome!

Mumiah - 18.2 Pounds

Mumiah is struggling, not so much with the diet, as much with eating over emotions. But she is still working the program and has recommitted to get back to her plan.

Clo

Clo had a bad 4 days. It's my fault, really. Even though she doesn't think so. Every time I take off and make a bid deal of someone this happens. It's part of the process. She's back now and she ready to take charge again. In this she is still the inspiration of last week. Breaking emotional eating is one of the hardest things a food addict can do.

CoyoteBlue - 4.5 Weeks - another .9 pounds gone for a total of 20.9 pounds in about 1 month.

CoyotoeBlue has staying power. She works her program, she walks her hills, and she just keeps pushing forward. This is the kind of mindset that gets people to their goals.

Leslie - 3.5 weeks - 3 pounds gone in 4 days for a total of 27 pounds in less than a month!

Leslie is blowing everyone away. She is doing the 100% low fat, low sodium, low sugar diet and walking, and walking, and the weight is falling off. She is close to hitting an RFBC record for the most weight lost in 4 weeks. The top weight was 34 pounds so it might be a push to hit before Monday, but that 34 pounds is a goal I didn't think would ever be caught.

New this Week!

Lavender - 14 pounds gone in 4 days!

Okay, she doesn't believe it and thinks she needs a new scale, so we'll hold off on declaring this yet, but it is not that uncommon for obese women who retain a lot of water to drop large amounts of weight the first week.

MNMom - 7 Pounds in 4 days!

That is awesome. MNMom started in the 160 range, so to lose that much to start is extra fun!

Eddy - 2.8 Pounds in 4 days.

We aren't seeing Eddy's water weight loss for this first weigh in. She had some processed foods last night which always have added sodium. Wait for her big loss coming this week.

Clo's Journey

2011-02-12T07:25:00.000-08:00

Clo has had an amazing transformation these past two weeks. I asked her if we could share her journey with others to show that no matter how difficult your situation, if you don't let life destroy you, you can come out of the mire and find the joy needed for success. Throughout January, Clo lived in despair. Throughout February, she has been the source of inspiration for everyone at camp. Here is her journey:

Clo joined Raw Food Boot Camp in 2010 but didn't stick around for long. Her grown daughter was diagnosed with cancer, so she left camp to focus on her daughter's health. In December, she wrote and told me her daughter had been through the mill, but was recovering, and that she was ready to do boot camp. She purchased that special I offered, 8 sessions for the cost of 5.

Clo joined us in the free 5 day Introduction to Raw Food Boot Camp, I offered the last week of December making her official start date Jan 3rd with the rest of our New Year Newbies. Her enthusiasm waned as her life seemed to overwhelm her. As much as her daughter was working to get back to her life, the sorrow and fear of what lay ahead for her daughter claimed Clo.

On January 6th, trying to put words to her depression and of even trying to cope with moving to do the simplest of tasks, she wrote:

Somehow there is weight. The kind of weight that buries. Enough weight that it almost suffocates. It also makes it hard to move or even think. Everything seems slow, like moving in slow motion, like a car accident slow. In the weight there is sorrow. Crushing sorrow. Sorrow that wants only to close my eyes and fall asleep. But then there is only a dull dream world. It is in slow motion too, unfocused, muffled, soundless. I know it is unreal, but hardly any less real than the world of getting out of bed, and doing it again brings.There is a despairing of life. Fleeting, meaningless. We're just pummeling towards death, some old, some young, it doesn't matter.

My job as a weight loss coach is to try and get my clients to understand that emotions are valid and we have the right to cry, scream, vent, whatever we need to do. We don't work on the underlaying cause of the emotions, or how to avoid them. We work on how to have emotions and not eat over them. So I kept talking to her. I tried to get her to see how important it was for her to take care of herself, but for someone so deeply set in sorrow, no matter how hard she tried, she couldn't get herself to do it.

There was another problem. Some thought she had wasted her money joining RFBC and wondered why she couldn't just control what she ate on her own. She started to really doubt her decision to join camp.

On January 7th, she wrote:

I need to put the blinders on and take the path less traveled, oh but the path I ultimately want so much to embrace and spring into! I need to block out the other messages (my immediate family, my extended family, friends, myself, foods I like off of plan, my circumstances, my heart, my wrong desires, my pain) and resolve to stay the course. Don't get distracted. Learn new behaviors and ways of thinking.

Plan carefully, follow diligently, live life. Don't be scared.

We were making progress. I wrote back:

I love this! And don't be scared. You can do this. You need to do this. This here is your place, your spot, your time to work on you. We all need something we can control in our lives to prevent that sense of life rolling over us. Make this your escape from everything else.

She agreed and wrote:

Yes, ...but curiously, also a place to run to. My own private haven. I would have never thought of that on my own. Thank you for pointing it out to me as you look back through these posts. I love the thought that I can retreat into my own private space of what I have planned to do and eat and exercise. It enormously takes away the gut-it-out, have steely- if only-you-were-stronger self-discipline type of mindset. Instead the little sheet of Fitday on my refrigerator, with my order of events penciled in (which I stated in the Sat support log this morning) is a place of control and comfort I can run to it. It is a place where my ramshackled brain can rest. Nobody in the family even knows what it represents to me and I kind of like it that way right now, because it is a private place. I can run to my plan instead of the chaos, the sorrow, cancer, and other destructive things and foods and thoughts running over me. It is peaceful, serene there. Not scary. A place I WANT to go.

We were headed in the right direction. She still struggled with eating with her family and wasn't losing weight. Then on Jan 11th she received word her husband was laid off.

She felt compelled to quit camp, to give up and asked if she could have a refund. Now, I know this sounds callous, but I have a strict refund policy, and I said no. No to the refund, and no to her quitting camp. I thought she would be mad at me, but instead she wrote she knew that before asking and felt she needed to ask.

On the 17th, after another week of ups and downs and giving in most days to eat with her family, she wrote:

Please don't let me slow anyone down. I don't want to hurt anyone else. Know that I am proud of all who are figuring it out. Right now I feel like I'm spinning my wheels and I am very disappointed with myself. I wanted to change. I thought I could do it in the midst of family and life's circumstances and my own unrelenting cravings, but I have more of a problem with food issues than ever. 10 years ago I lost 75 pounds because I consumed very healthy foods. But I'm having such a hard time getting and staying on track. The program works, I know it works, but it's me that's behaving like a 2 year old.

On the 18th, after a binge we went back and forth. Here's how it went. My words are in red, hers in blue:

Our goal now is to keep the binges at bay. Huh...unique idea, never thought of that one. Why do you think you ate all that food knowing you were on a diet? I-I don't know. No recrimination, just a question for you to ponder. I'm upset at so many things. I feel like I'm at war with the universe sometimes. I know your life is tough right now, but it's been tough for about a year now. Yes, it feels like I'm waiting for the next pounce. I can't trust anymore. I can't lift my head anymore, it will just get slammed. People say, "Oh this will make you a stronger person." They lie. I am falling apart.You can't binge every day or else you are going to gain more weight than you lose. I know, I've gained about 40 # this year and I can't get it to stop.I hate what I am becoming.

We continued on with some good days, some bad, none leading to weight loss, but she kept trying to get past the life she was living and using letters from friends and the experience of the other ladies at camp to motivate her to try again, yet one more day.

On the 20th, she had this burst of get it done and had three great days. I was so excited for her, and bragged big time about her on our Monday morning audio, but it was premature. Over the weekend she had gone to a survivors group for the cancer her daughter had. Listening to those who came to say their loved ones had passed, seeing young people with missing limbs, grabbed her and dragged her back to a very dark and deep pit.

The deep, deep sorrow. Oh how will any of us go on? How do we hope. We are not out of the woods yet. And I'm still filled with dread, especially after this. My own lines in my face and slumped shoulders, I feel their heaviness. How do people go on? How do I go on. She is alive today, but...how close are we? Prior to going, she was more filled with hope. So was I. But this hurt. Why so much dying from cancer? The poor mothers and fathers, the poor families, their faces still before me....

I feel like such a failure. I know we're not supposed to say that, but I do. I WAS doing so well. But now I feel like I'm such a disappointment. I blew it. You were bragging about me for Mon. morning. You were excited for me, I was excited for me. I was finally going. I could feel my stomach getting flatter, my face was less puffy. But I've lost it all. It's been a whole month since I started and I've got nothing to show for it. I look worse than ever.

On the 31st the last day of her first 4 weeks session, she wrote:

I lost 2# in January because I kept kept going back and forth and overall eating too much. I HAVE exercised more for sure, at least. I listened to today's audio. It was good. I do want to be apart of the team for sure. I'm just having a hard time not wanting to eat everything. I need to tell myself no no matter my circumstances.

The she went and listened to the audio for the Breaking Fat Brain Behaviors I program, and read the assignment and posts from others and came back to her log and wrote this:

Hi, I'm Clo and I'm going to give more priority time to rfbc and fat brain lies so that it can effect me positively. I do want to change, but boy, are my habits and desires ever ingrained in stone. What do I want to gain from this program? I want to overcome the underlying behaviors and thought processes that cause me to overeat. I do want to break this obsession for food, to live healthy and normally at a fit and slender and healthy weight. Goal: to be my real self and to be free of obsessions with food for good.

Then on February 1st, something happened.

Thank you again for pulling and dragging me through this miry process. I have struggled a lot with wanting to be apart of the family or get togethers or friends over for a meal, etc. But do you know what? I AM apart of a group and it is this group of women here.

On February 2nd, she sent me her end of session photos and I put together her collage. She had lost all of two pounds I think, but it showed. One of the things she had done in January was exercise. She had a hard time with the food, but she was good with the exercise and it showed

We spent that week talking about our dreams and fears at camp. We came up with visualizations of what we hated about our fat suits and how we envisioned our thin bodies. We also talked about the things about each of us that made us great. It was a great week for bonding at camp, but for Clo, it was a week of transformation.

It was 8 months after her daughter's diagnosis before she had a day she didn't cry, and that didn't last. She cried every single day, often sobbing uncontrollably, often many times a day. Every part within her was dying.

Then on the 4th of February, Clo found joy. Real joy:

I'm having a great Friday today. I got to be a chaperon with my son's downhill skiing and I HAD SO MUCH FUN! It was a beautiful, mild day, the snow was great and I skiied hard all day. Only one break with my 5 planned oranges for lunch. Maybe that's why I felt so good all day. I ate my planned pears on the drive home. I ate my planned baby carrots as we came in. If I didn't have a pre-plan, I know I would have gone to the now looking good and smelling good leftovers my son heated up. But no, I'll be fine as soon as I make my dinner. My dreams are greater than giving in. The same will be for Super Bowl partying. I am grateful for all the assigned dreaming and making it more real by typing it out descriptively. . It has helped my motivation a lot, because I do really want to make my dreams a reality.

It was then that she turned into the hero at RFBC. She shared how she was putting her food for the next day into FitDay each night and printing it. She would put it on her fridge and declare that her plan each day and refused to deviate. All of a sudden she was out there walking and walking. And the pounds started to fall off.

In the past week, she has inspired almost everyone at camp. She has lost ten pounds, and is the most upbeat person, offering her support and encouragement to everyone. Everyone who barely knew her, all of a sudden love her.

Then on the 8th a new threat appeared. The person who had questioned her most intently on why she had wasted money on RFBC started again. She hung up the phone upset, but then did something she never expected. She picked up the phone and made it clear RFBC was a place she wanted and needed:

I explained to her politely, clearly and firmly that I had escalating food addiction and depression problems similar to an alcoholic. How I came to the realization that I could NOT help myself and courageously reached out for help. That this program has all the modalities of effective counseling and behavioral change: 1) frequent one-on-one counseling with more than once a day contact with a trustworthy, compassionate, yet tough counselor who has lived the journey herself. 2) mandatory, daily group counseling where we are not alone dealing with the same issues, with the perspective of newbies to graduates participating and a place of honest encouragement and support and struggles. 3) daily up-to-date group lectures in which reflections of the previous day are given and what attitude to incrementally work on today. 4) our own private question and answer logs to fill out for our our reflection. 5) daily and weekly accountability being upheld. 6) Measurable and encouraging progress being monitored.

That the money spent is actually a fraction of its true value compared to going to other counseling services.

She was silent for a moment. Then completely changing her tune, in a few words said she was glad for me for doing this. I thanked her and we said goodbye.

And on Clo continued. Walking, even with blisters on her toes. Inspiring us all at camp. And doing what she had signed up to do in January. She was taking care of Clo. It was a long first month, a hard first month. One full of fear, guilt and foreboding, and in the end she found peace and a place to call home. We love having her at camp. I asked if I could share this story because I think it shows how life can really beat us up at times, and if we give up, we won't ever have the epiphanies due us. We won't ever realize we have the right to be healthy and happy!

Everyone believes this is impossible. It is so hard to convince yourself you have it in you to succeed. But if you hold on, if you grab hold of people you trust, and if you aren't afraid to share the sorrow and fear, then you too can find your way out. It might take a while, it might take more than you think is in you, but it can be done. So as you are doing this or anything else in your life, remember Clo. Remember that holding on, continuing to try, continuing to want more for yourself, will give you time to find your place, your strengths and your power.

Oh wait, Clo's story isn't quite done. On Feb 9th, Clo wrote to me:

Carlene, thank you so much for all the nice things you said on the audio today! And you're right, I have immensely grown from the group. Not being the only weirdo in my sicko behaviors was such a revelation. AND then the equally unusual all raw solution! It is encompassing somehow to have a place to do that. A team. Like a big and truly understanding group of people like me... a place to be... where we all love each other, don't wag fingers of shame at each other. Where I've been free to be how I was AND to be the me that is changing. Thank you!

To the group, when asked if she was doing an all raw day with us, she said:

OF COURSE I'm doing all raw today! We're having way too much fun to stop!!!! I love my losing-weight-we're-figuring-this-out-we're -in-this-together-no-woman-left-behind groupie friends! Hang tough, ladies. Besides, feeling good is way better that any brain fog hangover anyday!!! We ARE kicking our addictions!!! Freedom!!

Last night, my husband had made me something perfectly fine. I thanked him profusely and then brought him over to my fitday sheet on the refrigerator and explained to him I ONLY eat what's on my sheet and that was why I would not be able to eat what he had made though I immensely appreciated the thought. He was perfectly fine with it. I think that was the first time I ever told anyone in my family.

This morning I walked into the kitchen and found him studying my today's sheet on the fridge. He turned to me and smiled. "Looks like you're going to have a good day!"

Epic Weight Loss at RFBC Today!

2011-02-11T15:34:00.000-08:00

Oh My God! The weigh in today at RFBC was amazing. These women keep pushing and getting amazing results.

Winkie has lost 33 Pounds in 5.5 weeks!

Leslie has lost 23 Pounds in 2.5 weeks!

Are they starving, are they in the gym all day? No, ma'am. They are doing 100% low fat, low sodium, low sugar raw with about 2 hours of exercise a day.

You're thinking, oh, so, that's two women. We expect more from the word epic. Okay, then, here it goes.

Vedgie last weekend had a melt down and gained 14 pounds. Yes most of it was water. Not only did she get rid of that gain the past 4 days, she lost another 3 pounds! And for the first time ever made it through an all raw day. She was starting to believe a woman at her weight wasn't capable of losing the weight. Now she knows that just isn't true. Does she have the biggest weight loss at camp? No. But she has the longest journey, and her progress has got me dancing in the street. I am so proud of her.

Clo, oh my, Clo. In January, she couldn't stick to her plan or lose a pound. Then about two weeks ago had an epiphany about what she was doing with us and has now become the biggest inspiration at camp with over 10 pounds lost in less than 2 weeks. She is doing 100% low fat, low sodium, low sugar raw with about 90 minutes of walking a day.

Dark Blonde made up her mind to not let all these newbie outshine her, and this past four days lost 4 pounds!

Hermosa, out on maintenance while writing her dissertation, lost 4.4 lbs.

TxGirl has her big dance competition in two weeks. She promised this week she would get back into the 120's and she did with 3.6 pounds! This morning she sent me some before and afters in her undies. It's easy to forget that last year she weighed in the 190's. We've been looking at the thin her for so long now. I won't share those photos, but it is a good reminder of why she works so hard at maintenance.

CoyoteBlue lost 2 pounds in 4 days putting her at 19 pounds gone for 3.5 weeks!

You should so join us and have your own epic weight loss before summer! Go to http:www.rawfoodbootcamp.com to learn more. Apply at Our Application

Will Fasting Cause Weight Gain?

2011-02-09T09:51:00.000-08:00

Someone asked this question today. My answer is yes, especially for those dealing with obesity and food addictions. Fasting, including juice fasting, should be reserved for supervised cleanses and spiritual attainment and not ever considered for weight loss.

If you are obese or even just overweight and have food issues, fasting will have a bounce affect.

First it takes roughly a 3500 calorie deficit to lose a pound of fat. If you, like most obese women, have a slow metabolism and burn say 1800 calories a day just living, then it will take you 3 days to lose 2 pounds. But on the scale you will have lost four or five or even more. That makes you think starving yourself is a quick weight loss plan.

Here's the bounce. All but two of that is water and the minute you eat the least bit of sodium (which has been out of your diet for three days) you will gain all that back. So maybe you lost 2 pounds in a perfect world.

The body does not respond well to fasting when it comes to weight loss. It doesn't just drop the fat unless you fast long term, it actually holds on to it. That's your body's job, to protect you. It is going to hold onto it's reserve for as long as it can. So will you lose 2 pounds of fat. Probably not.

What will happen is you will feel as though you just gave up food for 3 days, now you need eat, and eat you will. For three days you have deprived your body of essential nutrients. Sure it can survive it, and at times a good cleansing is great for your body, but it wants you to eat, so you are going to crave food. Which if you have obesity or food addiction issues means in the end you will gain weight from your fast.

Now this may not apply to thin people or people without food addictions, but my focal point comes from the obese. Fasting is not suited for us. We do much better learning to control our food, eating less, but eating nutritiously so our bodies feel vibrant.

All Raw Days at RFBC

2011-02-07T08:10:00.000-08:00

Throughout February at RFBC we are going to do 100% low fat, low sodium, low sugar raw challenges every Monday and Wednesday. Our fast weight loss members are already doing that, but the majority of campers do a high raw program, that means they still eat a percentage of cooked food which slows down weight loss. There is just something about a lot of juicy raw fruit that enhances weight loss and allows for the big numbers we see.

Join us on our Facebook Discussion Board today to discuss your all raw day!

Doing an 100% raw day is a great way to boast weight loss, and cleanse the palate. Not just the palate, but the mind. For many the only raw fruits and veggies for a day really helps them to refocus and remember what they came to boot camp for.

It is so easy to get caught up in the denial aspects of a diet, to focus on what you can't eat. An all raw day reminds you of how much great wonderful foods there are out there that will not only satisfy your desires for sweet and yummie, but give you abundant energy and a feeling of wellness you never get when you eat cooked food.

Whether you are a part of RFBC or not, you should consider doing these all raw days with us. Leave the nuts and oils off the menu for the day, and eat lots of juicy fruits and greens. You'll love how you feel the next day.

Upward Call Starts Cruise 39 Pounds Thinner - New Photo

2011-02-06T11:50:00.000-08:00

UpwardCall is on hiatus from Raw Food Boot Camp this week as she heads on out the high seas for seven days of fun and sun. With 39 pounds gone from her original weight, she is going to have the energy to really enjoy this cruise. Check out her newest before and afters by clicking here.

39 pounds is a lot of weight gone. Try picking up a 40 pound bag of dog food at the grocer. Not only does beating obesity increase your health, it increases you level of fun in life because you can do so much more. I remember when I was obese, I couldn't reach down to time my shoes, I had to pull my leg onto my lap. My son-in-law always teased me because the bows of my laces were always to the side.

Mobility is one of the top reasons women join Raw Food Boot Camp. Just being able to do every day tasks becomes easier when you get rid of the belly, gain flexibility, and increase your stamina and endurance. We all wish Upward Call a great holiday. Her goal while gone is not to lose weight, but to maintain it. We expect some sodium gain when she returns, but not weight gain. She's ready to use their gym and have lots of non-food fun!

RFBC Scholarship Fund

2011-02-05T07:53:00.000-08:00

Each month, I am contacted by both men and women who would like to come to boot camp, but who can’t afford the monthly fees. They ask for work-study programs and scholarships. I would love to have them, but honesty, I can’t afford it.

One of my current members mentioned finding sponsors. So that is what I’m doing.

For each accumulated $495 donated to RFBC, I will put out an application to morbidly obese men and women to apply for a 6-month scholarship for RFBC and a Daily Log with Carlene. This is our typical program that is $99 per 4-week session. Your donated $495 will cover most of the first 5 months. I will cover the sixth.

I will keep donors updated on when the fund they donated to is enough to ask for applications, how the process will work, and who is selected so they can watch where their money has gone.

To read more go to: www.rawfoodbootcamp.com/RFBCScholarshipFund.php

Great Weigh Ins over at Raw Food Boot Camp

2011-02-04T14:10:00.000-08:00

The women at boot camp weigh in every Monday and Friday. Today, Friday, we are having some very pretty numbers.

Winkie who is doing a fast weight loss raw food diet lost another 3 pounds for 29.2 pounds in less than 5
weeks!

GreenKanuck lost another 2.8 pounds for 22.8 pounds gone in less than 5 weeks.

Serenity who adds a few beans here and there dropped 4 pounds for 20 pounds in less than 5 weeks.

Butternut didn't have a big loss today, but still she has dropped 17.5 pounds her first 5 weeks which is a nice number.

Mumiah hasn't weighed in yet today, but I'm expecting a loss that will get her into the 17/18 pound range as well.

One of our newest of newbies, Leslie, has lost 16 pounds in her first week and a half at camp!

Entering Social Media

2011-02-03T19:04:00.000-08:00

Okay, I'm doing it. I've put up a Facebook page, created a Twitter account, and I'm ready to get Raw Food Boot Camp into the social network...ah, the cloud!

You can find us on Twitter and Facebook by searching for RawFoodBootCamp.

I will update the blog a few times a week and Tweet each day on what we are discussing at boot camp. When I post new photos, members hit milestones and we have special events I will update the blog and Tweet it. I hope this will eventually replace my newsletter.