Question: I’m applying everything I can from Eat Fat Lose Fat and Nourishing Traditions into my daily menus, and ABSOLUTELY loving it. Only problem is, after 2 monthsI have gained weight and am not losing at all. I feel great and my skin, hair and nails are the best they have ever been. I am 55 and exercise about 3 hours weekly, am newly post-menopausal, 5 ft tall and now weigh 136, a weight I have never been, not even through both pregnancies.Should I lower my calories below 2000 daily? Help! - Lois
Answer: It is normal and healthy to gain some weight at menopause and it may be that this period of weight gain has coincided with you going on the diet. A couple of suggestions would be to cut out any grains for the time being; also to not use any coconut milk, only coconut oil. I have heard from one person who found out she was sensitive to coconut, and it made her gain weight. But the allergens would not be in the oil. A final suggestion would be to go to 2 meals per day–a good breakfast and then eat around 2 pm and nothing after.
Question:I appreciate the benefits of raw milk but in Sally’s book she writes that traditionally milk was always consumed in some form of fermented state and that it is only a modern practice to consume milk raw. Is it appropriate to drink raw milk or should it be fermented? Is the nutritional and health (assimilation) benefits applicable for both means?
Answer:I didn’t say “always” I said “often” Dairying cultures consumed raw milk both fresh and fermented.
Question: I am writing this on behalf of a friend who is 2 months pregnant. She has been scared off raw milk by her doctor (who also studied natural med). She is concerned about listeria. Her raw milk source was Aphrodite. I remember reading that Kefir raw milk is 100% safe from any nasty pathogens. Is this true? I myself feel completely safe and blessed consuming raw milk but I’m not qualified enough to reassure my friend. Any suggestions? Can I reassure her that kefired raw milk is completely safe? - Cathy.
Answer: The chance of getting listeria in raw milk is virtually nil. The only outbreaks of listeria in raw milk were in mexican style soft cheese. She is much more likely to get listeria from pasteurized milk. Last month 3 people died from listeria in pasteurized milk in Massachusetts. She should drink 1 quart whole milk per day and the milk should be raw!
About the Author...
Sally Fallon is founding president of the Weston A Price Foundation, a non-profit nutrition education foundation with over 400 local chapters and 9000 members. She is also the founder of A Campaign for Real Milk, which has as its goal universal access to clean raw milk from pasture-fed animals. Author of the best-selling cookbook Nourishing Traditions and also of Eat Fat Lose Fat (Penguin), both with Mary G. Enig, Phd, Sally has a encyclopedic knowledge of modern nutritional science as well as ancient food ways. Her grasp on the work of Weston Price is breath taking and her passion for health freedom, inspiring. In each edition of Nourished Magazine Sally answers your questions about nutrition, health, food and medical politics. Send us an email with your question and we'll put it to her.
Apr 2nd, 2008 at 2:24 am
I have a somewhat similar situation–I have been following the EFLF diet and am rarely hungry but have not lost any weight…at 150 and 5.4 nearing menopause at 47 I want to loose this before it become more difficult. This weight gain is a result of my pregnancy 5 years ago. So any further suggestions for a premenopausal??
Apr 2nd, 2008 at 9:53 am
I was in a somewhat situation….I too, tried following EFLF but my schedule did not allow time for so much preparation or time to eat regularly. On Jan. 1st I tried another approach. I eliminated all grains (except the occasional rice that was in the chicken and rice soup I prepared for my family - with coconut milk and broth) and all fruit except for 2 oz. of blueberries with cream once a day and all sweets - even maple syrup. My day starts with a cup of DandyBlend with cream. Then breakfast is usually 2 eggs and meat (bacon or sausage which I cook in the oven in batches and just have to reheat in the morning) and milk or kefir around 10:00 or later. If I am not going to be home to eat at that time I make a raw milk smoothie without molasses (sweet). When I get peckish around 2:00 or so I have some coconut oil, and/or a handful of crispy nuts and/or some cheese and/or a few slices of bologna. Sometimes I will add some sauerkraut. Dinner is a piece of meat and lacto-fermented veggies and milk or kombucha. Dessert is blueberries and cream. Sounds sparse to write about it, but I always make sure I get fat fat fat during the day (I will even eat butter off the spoon if I don’t feel I have had enough that day). I never feel hungry or deprived. The best news is I have no cravings, no sugar crashes, no mood swings and I feel great. The totally best news is I am losing about a pound a week. That’s 13 pounds since 1/1/08! I am 49, 5′6″ and currently weigh 161! Slow but sure wins the race. Hope this helps and works for others.
Apr 5th, 2008 at 3:07 am
(I wasn’t sure what mail meant for commenting on this article.) I am new to this type of eating and although my question is not about weight gain it is about milk. I live in West Virginia USA. I have not been able to find a source of raw milk. If you are someone who can not find raw milk what type of milk should you drink? My niece who is also interest in eating correctly says that if you can’t find raw milk or unpasturized you should drink skim. Any coments would be appreciated. Thank you.
Apr 5th, 2008 at 9:25 pm
Teresa, have you checked the Real Milk site: http://www.realmilk.com/where.html
Apr 11th, 2008 at 10:20 am
Just a little. I will spend some time there. Thanks
Apr 12th, 2008 at 3:11 pm
Hi Sally,
I have a few questions:
I am only able to buy raw organic butter sometimes - often it’s not available. When it’s not available is organic butter still a “health” food, or is it better to go easy on the butter until the raw organic butter is available again?
I have chooks - I have seen several comments you’ve made about what to give chooks - cod liver oil, egg whites, flax seed… but what would comprise a wholesome diet for them? They freerange all day and have plenty of greens and insects to pick through in the garden. Should we continue giving them layer pellets? My partner was feeding them white bread mash with bran in them, but I’ve convinced her this needs to change - but to what? Soaked oats with cod liver oil, flax seed and egg whites?
Where can I find personal stories from people who have converted to the way of eating you recommend in Nourishing Traditions? I searched the Weston Price site but couldn’t find personal stories. I want to know how it’s affected people, their health, moods etc. Did people lose weight while eating so much fat or not? I want both the good and the bad! Can you point me in the right direction?
Thanks!
Asphyxia
Apr 21st, 2008 at 4:21 pm
I have increased my child’s intake of raw whole milk and fresh, free range eggs.
My problem is that he is now gaining a ton of weight. I don’t think that anything else has changed. He is a constantly active boy…jumping, running and playing. He is six years old and also constantly growing and so I want him to have all the nutrition that he can have. I’m at a loss as to what to do.
Apr 21st, 2008 at 8:45 pm
Hi Laurie, the same thing has happened to my 7 year old. I am seriously considering cutting back on all the butter, eggs and milk. Anyone else have any suggestions or advice? Prehaps it is normal to be more chubby at this age on a nourishing diet? Any advice would be great. Thanks, M.J.
Apr 22nd, 2008 at 9:10 am
I’m so glad to hear from someone who is having the same experience. So, many people are saying that when they added the raw milk, they lost weight. However, that has not been the case for either myself or my son. I know that children will gain a little just before a growth spurt. And he’s done that before. But, it’s never been like this. It was rapidly gained, and coincided exactly with the addition of more raw milk products, eggs, and butter. He also seems like his added weight is making it harder for him to be as active as he’s been.
I want him to have the healthier food, but without the weight gain. I don’t want him to be made fun of. He has always eaten the SAD american diet of cheeseburgers and spaghetti and or noodles. It’s hard to get him to eat anything else. So, I’ve always worried about him. I’ve always given him smoothies on the side with freshly squeezed fruit and veg. juices yogurts etc. I just changed from mainly rice milk or soy to adding more real raw milk products. Yet, I see kids now who are young and already their jaws are failing(alot of dental care), teeth are poorly structured and faces are thinning and not strong. I don’t want him to go through all of this.
I don’t know why our experience would be different than everyone else. Unless, they are doing something else as well. And I don’t think that my son would stop eating hamburgers or radically change his diet. Our raw milk is not skim or fat removed. Maybe, that would be a start to give the cream top to the cats or something. My son loves raw milk. Can a growing child drink to much milk? It doesn’t seem from the pictures that the indigenous people were overweight. They seemed very well built however. My son had a strong little six pack up until now. Any advice would be appreciated.
Apr 22nd, 2008 at 11:16 am
Laurie, im confused aswell. I suppose we could go by the saying one mans food is anothers posion. Im starting to think prehaps there is an intolerance to the dairy and gluten ( which can sometimes “puff” people up) components of my childs nourishing diet as she eats almost 100% nourishing foods, ie; raw dairy, homemade yogurt, soaked grains etc. Ive decided to elimanate dairy and gluten for a while and see what happens. I’ll let you know how it goes. Anyone else have any suggestions, please. M.J.
Apr 22nd, 2008 at 1:28 pm
I lost quite a bit of weight (approximately 6 kilograms or 11 pounds) when I started on WAPF diet, but have put some back on (2 or 3 kilograms) when I slipped a bit over Xmas and New Year and allowed sugar back in to my diet and began to eat regular bread again. Prior to starting WAP I had already lost about 14 kilos by healthy eating and exercise but was still feeling very unwell due to other health problems. One big thing that I believed helped me to knock off my last few kilos and feel so much better healthwise was sauerkraut - I found it so helpful in helping me digest and eliminating bloating and irritable bowel syndrome and other problems. I think the healthy fats and other aspects of the diet are important, but people seem to focus on only those things without focusing on the parts of the diet that include many fresh and fermented vegetables and healthy fermented grains. These are low GI if they are properly prepared and help you feel full for longer. If you don’t include these parts of the diet, you will not get the full benefits, and you probably will put on weight. I have kept up with the milk and healthy fats but slipped up with the other aspects of the diet, and bingo! Weight gain! So I am getting back into my lovely sauerkraut, vegies and some exercise. And sugar is absolute poison - trust me, it’s my struggle!
Apr 22nd, 2008 at 8:47 pm
Raw milk, any milk, is high in carbohydrates. Including it in your diet means you eat less of other carbohydrates like fruit, juices and bread. There is a balance of proteins and fats and many nutrients like B6, minerals and fat soluble vitamins which should heal any insulin resistance your child has developed from too much refined carbohydrates. Please read Sally Fallon’s Eat Fat Lose fat and Natasha Campbell McBride’s Gut and Psychology Syndrome. Lori Lipinski recently contributed a wonderful article called Taking the Fear out of Eating Fat. It may help. I’ve seen many people gain weight for a time while their bodies heal. Keep up the nutrient dense foods and your child will feel energised enough to exercise in amounts the body needs. Micro nutrients are key, not macro. High fat doesn’t mean getting fat.
Apr 24th, 2008 at 10:56 pm
ok, so I’m doing everything I am supposed to — good fats, exercise, little/no sugar, white flour products, homecooked everything, kefir, cultured foods–I’m rarely hungry, eat moderately–but for some reason my body is holding on to this excess weight–I heard/read somewhere that if you have toxins–your body creates fat/holds onto fat as a form of protection…any thoughts out there on this? about 10 years ago I had all my dental fillings out–metal–and replaced with the composite-
but by a regular dentist not the ‘good’ kind that takes the proper procedures to protect the patient from the metals.
Apr 25th, 2008 at 3:37 pm
What kind of exercise are you doing? Mostly cardio? Strength training? How many days a week for how long? How many meals a day are you consuming? I know that every body takes different time to change, and that as you said, it may be related to toxins. However, there is a delicate formula for losing weight, and it must be tailored to each person depending on age, weight, health and background. Eating traditionally is a huge beginning and you’ve made bigger progress than most to protect and preserve your body, but perhaps we can figure out more. I’m a personal trainer and have helped several people ‘unlock’ their formula. Let me know if I can help.
Apr 27th, 2008 at 6:14 pm
Thanks Filippa for asking Sally. I will continue on with a nourishing diet but cut down on the carbs, im just not sure how! Heres what my daughter would typically eat in a day;
Breaky: soaked porridge or eggs, raw milk, CLO
snack: fruit
Lunch: sourdough salad sandwhich with cheese or left over meat sandwhich
snack: fruit and yogurt or cheese and fruit
Tea: meat and 3 veg type of meals, sometimes a rice based dish, casserole or soup,raw milk.
dessert: twice a week, usually apple crumble or other fruit based dessert.
Im not sure where im going wrong so any suggestions would be great! Thanks for your help, M.J.
Jul 19th, 2008 at 4:23 am
Hello, general question for all and then one for Lacey:
I have had a healthy lifestyle for a while and have been transitioning to Nourishing Traditions type of lifestyle for a few months. I never drink soda, 6-months ago I stopped eating cane sugar and most sweet things (even if maple syrup or honey-sweetened), I never eat processed, prepared foods, refined, and so on. I started the Quick&Easy weight loss diet 2 weeks ago when I weighed 140 lbs. I am 27 and not particularly over weight, my healthy weight is about 135 lbs but I feel the best at 130 lbs. In the last 2 weeks I gained 5 lbs! It sounds like these things might take a bit to settle in so I will keep trying… even though I have a wedding in September that I would like to be able to fit into my clothes for!!! and I am now 15 lbs away from my goal!
My main question is regarding the tbsp of coconut oil before meals. If my palate is getting tired of eating coconut oil so concentrated can I just make sure to include that same quantity of oil into my diet through my cooking throughout the day? or can I replace that tablespoon and have a cup of milk (or cheese or butter) instead? ie. is the tbsp of oil before a meal just for satiation purposes? I recognize that the oil does an amazing trick for satiation… never before have I been able to stick to 3 meals a day! however, can I take care of that with other ingredients since I am starting to feel that I am going to gag next time I drink a cup of tea with coconut oil! =)
Any advice would be great!
Lacey, I want to “unlock my formula” and your comment in #15 above interested me. Could you let me know more?
Thanks,
Teresa
Sep 15th, 2008 at 5:40 am
Hi! I am very interested but scared to follow “Eat Fat, Lose Fat”. I have traditionally lost weight via reduced calories (1200 calories/day). I am 36 and 5′3″. I only want/need to lose 5-10 lbs. Weight I gained after going off of the pill 5 months ago. My partner and I following the principles of Nourishing Traditions, although he is better that I because I am afraid to add all of that fat! I am really interested in responses who have had the experience of using “Eat Fat, Lose Fat” to lose a small amount of weight.
Thanks so much!
Sep 16th, 2008 at 9:37 am
Hello Anandah,
Its amazing how fat helps cleanse the body, getting rid of toxins stored in the body. The idea here though is not weight but inches. Fat is one of the most utilized nutrients in the body, and when you deprive the body of fat, you get fatter. Personally I weigh more than I ever have but when people hear about how much I weigh they are in complete disbelief. The same is true for my wife, she is always getting complements on how skinny she looks after having 2 kids and ask her what she has been doing to lose it. The funny thing is its the oposite of what you would believe, our diet is 40-50% raw fat, together we eat at least a 1/2 pound of raw butter per day in our meals without exercise other than an leisurely walk with the kids, and we both look and feel healthier and better than we did 10 years ago, and get lots of complements. I really suggest you find out about Aajonus Vonderplanitz, he is a guru when it comes to fat.
Dec 31st, 2008 at 5:02 am
If any one has gotten leaner from drinking raw milk, using raw butter, etc. How long did it take for you to see results? I’m 5′4, size 8, fairly active & don’t eat a lot of sweets. Very recently I started drinking raw milk & I I have gained a few inches on my waist.
I follow my protein body type & eat lots of meat, eggs, etc. I seem to find that I’m starving once I actually do eat & feel like I could easily eat a 12 ounce steak at lunch & dinner. I’ve read scads of books on eating right, etc. & I don’t understand what I may be doing wrong. Help!
Jan 2nd, 2009 at 7:56 pm
Candice, maybe you were too thin before?? Personally I don’t do so well on straight up raw milk myself, I ferment it into kefir. Go to Dom’s kefir site for more into. Kefir is excellent and it is totally satisfying. Have you read “Nourishing Traditions”?
Jan 9th, 2009 at 12:57 am
I will most certainly give the kefir a try & check out this book which looks great & could be just what I was looking for. I recently started eating only organic or raw foods. I’m wondering if my body has been so pumped with bad toxins & chemicals that it doesn’t know what to do with the good stuff. Putting on this extra weight has definitely made me gloomy, but funny thing I can tell my body is healthier now that I introduced raw milk & keeping strict to organic foods. I guess I will have to be patient & ride it out. Thank you Cathy for the advice!
May 27th, 2009 at 1:32 am
I would like to say a few things about Eat Fat Loose Fat. I have had some serious health problems these past few years. I am a young mom of four children and after the birth of my youngest son, who is now two I fell into a terrifying hole of anxiety and terrible fatigue and weakness. Words cannot describe the pain I’ve experienced these past couple of years. I only share that to give hope to all that are on the path of Nourishing Traditions. I have always been very careful about my weight, too careful. I am 5′10 and have kept at a steady weight of 125-130. Lets just say that in order to stay at that weight I’ve done what most health concious people do and I low-fat everything. I’d have my typical binges on sugar and junk food but for the most part was very careful. Even though I appear very thin I had alot of cellulite and little muscle tone.
In my desperation to understand why my body at such a young age was falling apart on me, and getting off anti’anxiety meds to figure out how to heal myself I came across a wise woman that referred me to the concept of nour. traditions. Whoa. Could a fat phobic person as myself really heal from taking in all this fat???
Let me say in short that my energy has improved beyond belief. My anxiety has all but completely vanished. Yes, I have put on some weight but would you believe that my muscles are not feeling so wasted now? My cellulite is less visible and I am coming alive again. I have been doing these things to the best of my ability for less than 4 mo.
I am far from perfect with my diet but I am learning and it is saving my life. Praise the Lord for leading me to someone that would not push pills at me or send me to counseling but say, “Hey you are gonna make it! You’re Body is starved of nutrition.” I have so much to learn, yet I am encouraged to know that I can figure out what works for me. I would love to help anyone that has any questions. It is hard following a diet that takes effort to learn, time and courage. Time will tell and like they always say, “the proof is in the pudding!”
May 28th, 2009 at 8:54 pm
WOW Michelle! Thanks heaps for sharing your story which I really enjoyed reading. It will help so many others.
And it gets so much easier, the cooking etc.
Just last night I wrote up two similar stories one about my mum and the other my friends 8yo daughter.
For anyone here interested to here about them:
I am hopeless at condencing my words but I’m improving.
1) My old highschool friend emails me 2 months ago about her daughters
serious anxiety problems, she wanted to know what I thought of hypnosis. I
knew nothing of hypnosis but supported the idea. I ended the email with; PS,
you guys don’t eat low fat do you?
Bang! Jodie wants to know EVERYTHING so I send pdf wapf brochures, NT
book, Wise Traditions journal x 2 etc.
Jodie’s daughter Alissa 8.5 years old has been on soy milk since she was
weaned at 15 months and was supposedly alergic to dairy. She didn’t like
meat and the family cooked all food in Nuttlelex margarine because they
thought it was healthy.
For 3.5 years Alissa suffered awful anxiety/panic every morning before
school, she didn’t wan’t to let go of mum terrified to go into class alone.
Sometimes this would become full blown into hyperventilating (rare though)
when something out of the ordinary was on, like easter parade or sport
competitions. Sometimes in these situations Allissa would become anxious the
night before.
5 weeks ago Jodie dived in and gave Alissa raw milk, then butter, threw
out the soy and margarine, got out her old slow-cooker etc and started NT
cooking. ALmost over night Alissa’s anxiety STOPPED! The whole family is so
excited and happy. ALissa was the first to say “mum, do you think its the new
food making me better?”
There are other issues still with leg cramps etc but I guess that will
take a bit longer. When she’s fully better I think Jodie will write something
up for the Wise Traditions. She calls every week to say THANKS and now
they’re all doing kefir!
2)
My mum (now 57 yo) has finally withdrawn herself from Zoloft (prescription drug for anxiety, depression, panic attacks etc in the prozac family) after 15
years! There has been many previous attempts, all unsuccessful. This time mum
started reducing slowly and told no-one except me as I was the only one that
believed she could live better off them. Even her doc was useless as
support! AFter 6 months I asked mum how she was going? She explained she was
only taking 1/2 a pill here and there averaging every 5 days for a month or
so. I was so excited and said “WHAT?”, she laughed and said “yeh, cool ha?”
>From this time on I stayed closely involved, checked on her every few days
min. She nearly went back when my brother and his wife split except I
convinced her she didn’t need them! To wrap it up mum’s been drug free %100 for
over 4 months!
Now this is why I believe mum was successful this time; 12 months or so
ago she added saturated fats back into her diet cutting out margarine and
canola oil (unless dad cooked or she ate out), she’s been eating good eggs,
less grain, and she’s been drinking lots of kefir (2 years nearly)!
The last four weeks (especially) have been amazing for her. She worked out
msg was triggering off her panic attacks (with help from me, she was in
denial) and now avoids it completely. She watched the “Oiling Of America”
with dad and they’re thrown out ALL bad oils so now even dad’s cooking will be
safe & nourishing. Mum is sleeping SO well and has had NO anxiety/panic
attacks in 4 weeks (mind you prior to that they’ve been so mild in comparison
to her Zoloft days, like her own bodies kicked something in to clam her
down). We spoke today and she feels like a new super women! She sounds
convinced that food really does cure illness & depression etc.
In these last three weeks she flew to Canbera to visit a friend without
Dad (4 days), she organised a full weekend away with her two sisters last
weekend (they’ve NEVER done that before), she’s joined some computer course
thing and yoga……… all in the last three weeks!!! Her memory has greatly
improved. She’s got grass fed liver coming in regulary every week and she
is so motivated, happy and excited!
AND SO AM I! I feel like i’ve got my real mum back! (tears)
Its still early days but I know she’s well on her way and once again I
can’t thank Sally, Mary and all of WAPF enough, thank you so much.
Jul 10th, 2009 at 7:50 am
Im 5′3. 112lbs. I wanna gain weight. Will raw milk work fast and how much do I drink daily?
Jul 14th, 2009 at 7:44 am
Wow! thats amazing i read everyones story here. Im a strong believer myself of traditional food and their importance to the human body. My only problem is i dont have access to raw milk, cream and real butter. I live in Canada :( Although i am somewhat lucky im about 2 hours away from the state lines so i can always cross and purchase all my raw foods. Although coming back and trying to sneak in is yet another problem. I have anxiety problems too every since i can remember. And thinking about the consequences if i get caught just turns me down :( I will eventually get courage enough to cross and hed on over to Vermont. Im 19 and i have been underwight all my life. Im cutting out gluten once i get my hands on raw foods. The only thing i have access to thats raw animal food is Cheese. But i dought its really raw.
Jul 15th, 2009 at 11:13 pm
Jesse
have you contacted your local Weston A Price Foundation (wapf) chapter leader? They should be able to help you. There might be a supply closer than you think??
http://www.westonaprice.org/localchapters/index.html
Jul 16th, 2009 at 4:14 pm
Jesse, Have you looked into goat or cow breeder associations online in Canada? You should be able to find some farms. What area do you live in? Maybe I can help you look. I raise goats and am on a few forums. What state are you bordering? There are “International” breed associations that you may be able to locate a local farmer. Have you checked at the local feed stores? Do they have a bulletin board where folks list animals for sale? You may be able to see who has cows or goats?
Aug 27th, 2009 at 5:47 pm
Raw butter worked for me.
About 6 weeks ago I started eating raw butter and whole milk/cream… but mostly butter. I did it because I had an injury to my teeth and was told it would help to save my teeth. Shockingly, I’ve lost 15 pounds in one month all without trying. I don’t know why or how, but in my effort to save my teeth, I ended up losing tons of weight. And let me tell you… Probably 80% of my food for the first week was raw, organic butter. Scared I may lose my teeth, I didn’t care what else the butter was going to do to me, I downed it. I ate tons of it! Last night I went to my doctor, my choloesterol is suddenly low - total 149, HDL 58, LDL 80… craziness! I can’t stop telling people about eating raw butter since!
The other change was after about the 3rd week, there was a sudden and significant improvement in my memory! My teeth still hurt, but everything else is better! Go figure.
Apr 5th, 2011 at 8:13 am
What is the difference between raw butter and the organic butter you can buy in the market?
May 18th, 2011 at 1:22 pm
Very interesting article! We purchased a jersy cow last August (7 in the share) when I found out I had stage 3 breast cancer. It was a very deadly, fast growing tumor (8cm) & HER 2 NEU Positive. I had read that Raw Cow’s Milk is supposed to help cancer, so the timing was perfect. I have always loved dairy & have tried to buy Organic as often as possible. We live in Alaska where we have clean air, artesian water (straight out of the mountain) & eat wild game, mostly moose & caribou as well as salmon. So….I was shocked to learn of my cancer.
I didn’t want to do chemo, but felt pressured to do so & because the tumor was so large and fast growing, even my alternative DR. told me to do it all! He put me on tons of supplements to support & protect my immune system, so with all that I did (including the cow’s milk), 9 months later am completely FREE OF CANCER!
I am beyond thankful to God! But…….with the steroids they gave me, I packed on the pounds! They told me it would take 3-6 months for it to get out of my system & to lose the weight, & so far that’s not happening. I have so much fluid retention too & read that the raw milk is supposed to help as a directic, which would be wonderful.
I have only been drinking 1-2 glasses per day & using the raw butter & cream sparingly thinking it was making me fatter! So now, I think I will try really uping the amount of milk products. Does anyone ever do a “milk only diet” for a week or so? I’d like to try it b/c my husband is convinced it’s the milk that’s keeping me fat. I want to prove him wrong, so if anyone has any suggestions, please let me know! I guess if I just do milk & I gain, then I”ll know he’s right! (darn it!)