Relearning to eat

[Guest guest]

Well, I was on my way to 80% raw when my inner child completely threw a tantrum

about the lack of fat in my diet. That is why I was so intrigued by these

comments. Plus diebetes runs in the family and I have experienced hypoglycemia

in my lifetime. I actually didn't miss the sugar (surprise) as much as I

thought, but I had an very strong emotional reaction to the lack of fat and was

not able to continue eating so much raw. I may have had a physical reaction to

but the emotional was so strong, couldn't tell. AND that was only after 2

weeks. Now I feel panic everyt ime I think of going back to a diet so high in

raw. I can't even make myself eat the lettuce I have in the fridge and I don't

have the extra money to waste food.

 

SIGH!!! I guess I will do some more inner work around it and try it slower this

time.

 

 

Walking this path laughingly one step at a time,

 

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[Guest guest]

<down2earthspirit wrote:I had an very strong emotional

reaction to the lack of fat and was not able to continue eating so much raw.

 

, perhaps if you would consider that your body will get used to the raw

diet...then your mind may also be put at rest. During the first week or two of

the raw diet, I felt low in energy and weak and was concerned that I'd lose too

much weight. I was very faithful for three months to 99% raw. After a couple of

weeks I realized that nuts, avocados and good virgin oils were plenty of fat to

give me energy. I felt great, was thin and sexy but not too thin as my body was

adjusting to the raw. Suddenly I had a serious emotional trauma in my personal

life (not at all related to raw foods) and I couldn't eat...so got too thin. To

put weight back on and soothe myself, I ate farm fresh quiche and heavy cooked

" health " foods. I put weight back on very fast and then put on my 10 pounds

pre-raw which made me feel like a piggy, got sick again like I was pre-raw...and

had migraines again. Now going back on raw again is NOT like starting over

because I know I will soon feel well again and get

into my slimmer clothes. Your body will adjust to raw after two weeks or so. I

get tempted with cooked foods and backslide but always pay such a heavy price

for the " over the palate thrill " , that it's not worth the ensuing suffering.

Once you really stick with raw for a season and see how good it is, you will

want to go back. Cooked is suffering and an early grave. I eat feta cheese,

drink kefir and indulge in one boiled egg a week so don't feel too deprived. Oh,

a small dollop of potato salad on top of my Jasons " to-go " salads. That's it!

 

Diana of Dewberry Hill (back again, y'all!)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

The same *exact * experience here the first few times I went raw! Then

I let myself eat as many avocados and coconuts (I'm not too hip on most

nuts) as I wanted, and I naturally began to rely on them less...

 

kristi

 

On Jul 12, 2005, at 1:16 PM, wrote:

 

>  but I had an very strong emotional reaction to the lack of fat and

> was not able to continue eating so much raw.  Now I feel panic everyt

> ime I think of going back to a diet so high in raw.  I can't even make

> myself eat the lettuce I have in the fridge and I don't have the extra

> money to waste food.