Guest guest Posted September 30, 2005 Report Share Posted September 30, 2005 [i heard 21 days but it doesn't work, i just have to get pure in my eating, and maintain it for however long it takes to completely want it and not relapse under any and all circumstances.] Hi Folks, It's been a while since I've posted. This is an interesting topic. I've written an ebook on how to overcome cravings for cooked food and how to succeed at going raw. I agree with you Rich, it's much easier for most people if they just stay 100% raw. That way your only choice is raw food and you don't reinforce the addiction to cooked food. It's much easier to do when you have the right information. For many habits sticking with them for 21 days is enough to establish the habit and that is also the case with eating raw. But there are many reasons people tend to go off of eating raw, once you go off it's very hard to get back to 100% because cooked food is so addictive. And once you go off temporarily, you are establishing a new habit, one that is already deeply ingrained in you. I can tell you that these days I have virtually no desire to eat cooked food. The longer you stay 100% raw the less attraction you have to cooked food. This is one of the secrets to success. Just realize that the longer you stay raw the less you will want to eat cooked food and the better you will feel. I don't need willpower to eat raw, I just eat it because I want to eat this way. Cooked food is like smoking cigarettes to me now, it's something gross and something I know is bad for my health, so I don't do it. (Note: I never smoked and therefore never had a desire to smoke.) The first week of going 100% raw is the hardest, then the first month. Then the first year is hard, compared to the next years, but it gets easier all the time. You can go up and down in your progress. But the general trend is that the longer you do it, the easier it becomes. You become a different person, by abstaining from cooked food. I've been 100% for over 4 years now. I must say that this year has been the easiest of all. I'm at this point neutral about eating cooked. It has no pull to me at all. But that was not the case in my first 6 months of going raw. Heck I could at anytime, reestablish my desire for cooked food by changing my normal thought habits. Or by hanging out with people who are constantly talking about and fantasizing about cooked food to me. What and how you think is very important. You can reduce cravings tremendously by just thinking in the right way. I have a free resource that I used to only give to my raw food coaching clients. It's my 31-Day Course to Raw Food Diet Success. You can get it here. http://www.howtogoraw.com/yrf.htm A good technique for success with eating raw is reading some inspiring raw food book or information daily. The reading will help you think in a way that will allow you to succeed with going raw. It's like having that person with you and picking up on their vibrations. My course gives 31 straight days of inspiration and knowledge about going raw and succeeding with ease. To Your Radiant Health, Happiness and Fitness, Roger Haeske Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 1, 2005 Report Share Posted October 1, 2005 even better for me is too stay 100% fresh produce, then i take the emphasis off of eating completely. i've come up with a lot of different reasons for going off the diet in the past. i'm not really attracted to cooked food right now which is a good thing. intellectually i certainly understand that cooked NEVER tastes better than raw. i often remind myself that i eat this way, simply because i want to, no other reason. i don't read much, i know what i have to do with the food, and i just have to do it. i'll read a little of a spiritual book now and then, but the food is real simple to me. rawfood , " Roger Haeske " <subs@m...> wrote: > [i heard 21 days but it doesn't work, i just have to get pure in my > eating, and maintain it for however long it takes to completely want > it and not relapse under any and all circumstances.] > > Hi Folks, > > It's been a while since I've posted. This is an interesting topic. I've > written an ebook on how to overcome cravings for cooked food and how to > succeed at going raw. > > I agree with you Rich, it's much easier for most people if they just > stay 100% raw. That way your only choice is raw food and you don't > reinforce the addiction to cooked food. > > It's much easier to do when you have the right information. For many > habits sticking with them for 21 days is enough to establish the habit > and that is also the case with eating raw. But there are many reasons > people tend to go off of eating raw, once you go off it's very hard to > get back to 100% because cooked food is so addictive. And once you go > off temporarily, you are establishing a new habit, one that is already > deeply ingrained in you. > > I can tell you that these days I have virtually no desire to eat cooked > food. The longer you stay 100% raw the less attraction you have to > cooked food. This is one of the secrets to success. > > Just realize that the longer you stay raw the less you will want to eat > cooked food and the better you will feel. I don't need willpower to eat > raw, I just eat it because I want to eat this way. Cooked food is like > smoking cigarettes to me now, it's something gross and something I know > is bad for my health, so I don't do it. (Note: I never smoked and > therefore never had a desire to smoke.) > > The first week of going 100% raw is the hardest, then the first month. > Then the first year is hard, compared to the next years, but it gets > easier all the time. You can go up and down in your progress. But the > general trend is that the longer you do it, the easier it becomes. You > become a different person, by abstaining from cooked food. > > I've been 100% for over 4 years now. I must say that this year has been > the easiest of all. I'm at this point neutral about eating cooked. It > has no pull to me at all. But that was not the case in my first 6 months > of going raw. > > Heck I could at anytime, reestablish my desire for cooked food by > changing my normal thought habits. Or by hanging out with people who are > constantly talking about and fantasizing about cooked food to me. > > What and how you think is very important. You can reduce cravings > tremendously by just thinking in the right way. > > I have a free resource that I used to only give to my raw food coaching > clients. It's my 31-Day Course to Raw Food Diet Success. You can get it > here. > > http://www.howtogoraw.com/yrf.htm > > A good technique for success with eating raw is reading some inspiring > raw food book or information daily. The reading will help you think in a > way that will allow you to succeed with going raw. It's like having that > person with you and picking up on their vibrations. My course gives 31 > straight days of inspiration and knowledge about going raw and > succeeding with ease. > > To Your Radiant Health, Happiness and Fitness, Roger Haeske Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 1, 2005 Report Share Posted October 1, 2005 I find reading is the one thing that keeps me on track. Whether I'm reading about raw food or health in general, I'm more aware of what's going on in my body and I stay inspired. But I'm an information hound, so... Bridgitte Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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