5 Days Raw (2 days 1/2 raw?)

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Save for a cup of black coffee each day (I know,

it's " poison " ) I managed to stay at virtually 100% raw

until the 5th day where I slacked off a bit. I think

what derailed me was I kept getting pretty intense

cravings for something salty, which later morphed into

wanting something salty and cooked. I tried putting sea

salt on my avocadoes, but it still didn't quite do the

trick.<br><br>I ate a small amount of chips and roasted nuts on

the 5th day, then did a bit worse on day 6 where I

ate quite a bit of raw fish, but also consumed rice

with it (at the buffet, you could eat all the fish you

wanted, but you had to also consume the small chunk of

rice with each one).<br><br>Back on the wagon now, its

day 7 and I've been raw all day and feel fine. I'm

not going to let a couple small screw-up's discourage

me, I'll just keep on trying until my system has had

time to stop desiring cooked foods. I also have David

Wolfe's Sunfood Success System book in which he has some

recipes including " transitional " menus, so maybe I'll

resign myself to eating occasional small amounts of (not

too unhealthy) cooked foods to get beyond the

cravings for junk.<br><br>Interestingly, I weighed 77 kg

the day I started and weighed 74 and 75 kg

respectively on day 6 and day 7 (probably eliminated slow

moving junk from my intestines). Also interesting that

most days I ate a LOT of food; I brought a whole

grocery sack full of apples, avacodoes, pineapple,

oranges, raw nuts, salad, and consumed something about

every two hours to try and remain feeling " satisfied " .

Actually, today, I spaced out my " meals " to about 4 hours

apart and I actually feel better and still generally

" satisfied " .<br><br>I've seen the mountain top! Only problem was I was

jonesing for salty french fries! Well, I got a little

taste of paradise, and I'll keep coming back until I

get to enjoy her warm, moist, tender,... Oh heck, I

think I'm getting delirious again. Will post back in

about a week.<br><br>Mallon<br><br>P.S. Blake: A long

time ago you wanted the reference for the study about

calves not being able to survive on their own mother's

pasteurized milk. The reference is cited in Natures First

Law: Raw Food appendix. If you don't have the book,

let me know and I'll email the reference to you.