Hi.  I have spent the last ten weeks on a raw food diet.  I soak my nuts and seeds, then dehydrate them below 110 degrees.  I eat lots of salads and fruits.  I don't eat meat, but occasionally will have cooked seafood, fish.  At the same time, I am exercising at the YWCA three times a week, doing water aerobics and strength training.  The whole ten weeks, I have gained 5 lb. (I am thrilled, however, to see my blood glucose levels fall into normal range.)  It is not muscle, either, because my clothes fit much tighter.  I do have diabetes, fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome, and sleep 10-12 hours a day.  I seem to have no choice about the sleep because I am in a stupor.  I use a CPAP and oxygen at night.  I am on a plelthora of medications.  I have been diagnosed recently with anemia, B-12 deficiency, and Vit. D. deficiency (This was before I started on the raw food diet).  I am taking prescription ferrous sulfate, and 1,000 B-12 and 1,000 Vit. D.  I doubt these could be causing the weight gain, though.  What do you think is causing it?