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Hey everyone,<br><br>Not sure if anyone's

interested, but I thought I'd update you on my testing of the

raw food diet.<br><br>After 2 2/3 days, we decided we

couldn't hack it, not completely. On the second day, I

felt weakened while working out. We were eating

constantly but were constantly hungry. So we decided to have

a cooked meal on the night of the third day. That

helped with the energy a lot, so we decided we'll

continue on with being raw all day until dinner, and then

having one cooked meal per day.<br><br>I feel like I

learned so much just from three days. I found that I

truly enjoy eating raw during the day. The rush of

energy from all those unadulterated nutrients is so

great! Plus I feel much lighter. The problem is, by the

end of the day I feel too light; almost

empty.<br><br>The fact that I was eating so much and feeling so

unfull made me really examine how much cooked food I

actually need to eat. Last night I ate a much smaller meal

than I'm used to, and felt completely satisfied. This

diet made me realize the extent to which I overeat. I

don't know how I stay thin, thinking about it that

way!<br><br>Also, raw food was COMPLETELY effortless to digest!

Except for a little gas the first day, I noticed my

stomach was calmer than it had ever been (and I'd never

thought it was that active). That made me think that I've

been overtaxing my digestive system most of my

life.<br><br>The fruit and vegetables kept me so hydrated that I

barely drank any water. After my cooked meal, I had to

drink about four cups of water to feel like I did just

eating straight fruits and vegetables. The only good

thing about the cooked meal was that it got rid of that

gnawing hunger, and I was much stronger during my

workout.<br><br>My girlfriend agreed with me on most points, which

surprised me since she's attached to dairy. We're going to

continue this through the two weeks, and then we'll

examine what we think again. But I know that I will be

eating a lot more raw food than I used to. It would

probably take some doing to sustain the diet 100%, but the

benefits of going about 50% seem like a no-brainer, even

for busy career girls like us.