Quote transporting? Really? I thought better of you…

Actually, I liked how you did that. I love the conversational aspect of blogs, so it is cool that they can be continued.

I expect to lose weight. It used to make me cringe, but now my one goal on the raw foods diet is to just become healthier. If my strength levels aren’t falling through the floor, I won’t let any weight loss bother me. If I kept up this diet, I am sure I would get quite skinny before I would be able to bulk up. That might be its own interesting experiment, whether or not it would be possible to actually increase muscle mass, instead of just NOT losing it, and to what degree could you do that?

Rebecca,

Thanks!!! About the dryness, yes it could. It could definitely just be the weather, so this is something I have to keep in mind.

I agree. Blake knows his stuff.

Your higher temperature could also mean you are sick. There are people who have literally had a fever all their lives, or a cold. Some raw foodists talk about people starting a raw food diet to finally get rid of that cold that they have had for so long.”

I am transporting this quote from Chris a couple days ago to today. First off, not that you could be a true ectotherm, because then you would be some sort of reptile or something, but that would be very suspicious if you were. lol
But as far as the sickness goes, no I have thought about that route and the doctors have ruled that out. One possibility for the higher body temp besides a higher metabolism, which could indeed be the reason for it, is that of my asthma. I have heard that asthma is like an overactive immune system and perhaps its hyperactivity results in a higher body temperature but I do not have any proof of this. I do know though that it is not illness related.
One possible other form of proof towards the higher metabolism scenario is that if I didnt have a high metabolism then all those days of eating over 5000 calories a day, and yes, I was eating for most of the day to get at that, resulted in not weight gain, not even half a pound, on my part. I would also rather have a high metabolism so that any food I ate while running was utilized more quickly and not just left to sit around while I do all the work.

One last thing. Have you checked your body fat % using one of those electric resistance things they have a health clubs? perhaps all the weight you are losing is from just fat and after a while, you might be able to build muscle while not adding any fat. this would be interesting to see. I assume any blood work you get will look for the hormones that are released when muscles are injured or burned for fuel? These are the same hormones that are seen in massive amounts in heart attack patients, and in marathoners and ultramarathoners after a race.