Raw Food Success Stories - Andrew's Amazing Transformation

Raw Food Success Stories like Andrew's give me goosebumps!

It is so powerful as it shows what can be achieved when someone just puts their mind to something.

Andrew is thriving on a low fat vegan raw food diet and has achieved some incredible benefits.

Andrew shared his story with Loving-It-Raw in mid 2009.

This is his story in his own words.

In August 2007 I had just got back from a trip from Sedona, AZ and was looking at pictures with my family.

I was embarrassed at pictures of me with my shirt off.

In College I was living the typical American lifestyle, and, even though I was an athlete and still working out occasionally I was at an astounding 220lbs.

This may have been good for a football player but I was wrestling at 174lbs.

I had been heavy before but never this much. Not wanting the cut for the upcoming season to be completely miserable I decided that I needed to start losing weight early.

That meant making smarter food choices.

At this time I had also decided that I was going to go to school to be a Doctor, and, as someone in charge of the health of others, I realized that I did not want to be a hypocrite when it came to giving people information on health.

I wanted to lead by example.

So the search for information began. At the time I was eating a lot of processed food and a fair share of meat.

Having little knowledge of what was unhealthy I just started eating what I knew FOR SURE to be healthy: more fruit and large salads.

This resulted in initial weight loss. After a little more reading I also began to eliminate what I called 'the whites': white sugar, milk, cheese, and white flour.

Eventually I came upon some literature on the benefits of raw foods and the hazards of consuming animal flesh.

In December of 2007 I started juicing and adding in a lot of raw foods and became a 'flexivore' (omnivore light, haha).

I would eat raw food for a couple of days and then have some cooked starches and occasionally some meat on my salads.

Eventually I decided that on the day after I graduated from College in May 2008 I would go 100% whole foods raw vegan.

I have never looked back!

I was about 180lbs when I went 100% raw.

In the space of three months I was down to a lean 160lbs and felt the best I have ever felt in my entire life!

My acne vastly improved, my endurance shot through the roof, I was sleeping better than ever, and I became unshakably happy.

It is now two years since I started my 'transition' and I am celebrating my 1 year raw anniversary (with a large bowl of bananas, of course!).

I will be competing in my second Ironman triathlon since practicing being an exclusively fruits and vegetables guy, and I do not know if I could have done it without their superior effect on my training.

I hope more and more people will become inspired to connect with nature, to learn the truth about our evolutionary biochemistry and physiology, and achieve their full potential.

I hope that everyone will come to understand that cooking is just another form of processing, and whole unprocessed foods are optimal for our health!

"Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better." -Albert Einstein

"A table, a chair, a bowl of fruit and a violin; what else does a man need to be happy?" -Albert Einstein

Raw Food Success Stories are so inspirational, and photos speak louder than words ever could. Andrew looks so fantastic, he sure inspires the heck out of me!

If you would like to share raw food success stories on this website, feel free to contact me. I would love to hear from you. And if you're just getting started, I hope that raw food success stories like this will resonate with you, and show you what YOU can also achieve. 

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