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Permalink Reply by Jef on May 21, 2009 at 12:16pm

like Jane says, juice fasts are nice, and I also felt like I didn't care about food so much, but then once I broke the fast, I got right back into desiring cooked food. I've tried fasting twice, for 7 days each, and got right back into cooked foods bothe times. Unless you can seclude yourself for a few weeks after the fast with only raw food around you. That might help.

I haven't found the answer for myself,. and the fast might work for you, I'm just saying it didn't for me, not like magic, even though I felt great during the fast.

I'm working with EFT right now, and you might want to check into that. It might help with the emotional craving stuff.

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Permalink Reply by Charlotte on May 14, 2009 at 6:27pm

hmmm well for me, making raw recipes like cakes really helped cos then I'd eat them instead of processed snacks, etc. I think a good thing to do is fill your fridge and cupboard full of your favourite yummy raw foods. I find that raisins are really good for sugar cravings, I'll have them in a bowl with cashew nuts and banana. And if I'm craving something salty then I'll eat things like sun-dried tomatoes, olives, pine nuts.. haha hope this helps! and don't worry you'll get back on track soon! :)

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Permalink Reply by Baby =] on May 14, 2009 at 6:58pm

Fasting totally lol, after three days you feel so damn good you don't care about food.

=)

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Permalink Reply by jen on May 14, 2009 at 7:06pm

i would eat a 70-30 % raw-cooked diet to start.

but make it all transitional foods. so a day would look like this:

breakfast (something filling and yummy): fruit smoothie with bananas and honey or a banana hemp cacao smoothie with honey, ect

lunch: huge salad w/ kick ass dressing and a sprouted bread sandwich (like ezekiel bread) with almond butter and honey, or bananas

dinner: cooked brown rice with raw sauce of choice, steamed veggies with marinara on top or baked sweet potatoe.
try to fit a salad in here when you can.

binging items: you must binge, it's just what your body is used to right now. so say yes to it, but be nazi strict about the quality. if available get raw junk food, if not make your own, if cann't get only organic 'health food' versions of the usual junk, eventually knowing that you will start to replace some (and then all) with raw binging junk food.

so some binging items would be: raw (or cooked if organic/vegan from health food store and only for a month or so) chips, curry nori rolls, chocolate bars, date bars, chocolate milke shakes, what ever your fancy you can find a healthier alternative.

remember: be a nazi about quality junk food. knowing that you will over time be raising the quality of these items even higher as you go on (by replacing with raw junk food until eventually you won't need to binge as often and on as much food)


so that's kinda the diet i would recommend in the begining. but here's some things i bet you anything if you do diligently you will transition, more and more to raw, cleansing, weight releasing foods all the faster. these are:

- learn how to make coconut kefir by body ecology. make several batches again and again. this will change your life. it totally took away my uncontrollable need for sugar.

- book 6 sessions with a hydro colon therapist (gravity method is best). i suggest doing a herbal/flax colon cleanse at home for a full month prior. then do the hydro sessions back to back. when this is all done load up on coconut kefir.
this is how i returned to my 18 yr old figure again. well that and being raw.
you cann't be healthy till the built up garbage is out out out.

as you move more into raw healthy food (like greens, fruits, sprouts, seaweeds, seeds and super foods) and away from the raw stuff that tends to be on the junkier side (like heavy raw desserts, tons of sweeteners, ect - note that these arn't bad to eat, it's just that usually people desire them less often once their body becomes healthier) i suggest getting into green juice. not green smoothies from a blender but the actual juice.

juice was the 3rd thing that transformed my body, skin, eyes, mood, cravings even beyond raw food alone.


when you do start to actively choose to not binge as often (don't rush this by the way, i binged on anything i wanted for at least the first 2 months as long as it was raw - if i didn't i don't think i would have gotton used to such a clean diet as it can take that long to get over your old addictions to poisionous foods)....

....but when you do start to slow down the binging, be prepared to experience some emotional detoxing.
whatever emotions you cover up with binging come out when your not. i would get irritable, and angrey cause i really wanted to eat, do something 'fun' (as in eating), avoid things with eating.... it only took a day or two for me to get over these feeling (note: coconut kefir and colon hydro therapy majorly help with getting rid of cravings)

i highly recommend reading all of natalie roses books. so much info on transitioning and cleansing.

wish you the best.

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Permalink Reply by astrorainfall on May 15, 2009 at 12:29am

Yeah, I agree, eat as much as you want but with good raw organic food. I found that cherries really help my cravings — the sugar in it helps to stave off carb cravings. Even pizza! Bananas are good, too. I also think that if you focus on making raw treats for yourself, you will want to eat them, as opposed to binging on something cooked. It takes your concentration on cooked food away and it increases your raw repertoire.

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Permalink Reply by Lace on June 14, 2009 at 8:30pm

Just curious about the juices that you drank that helped your vision - what do you usually put in them?
Love,
R

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Permalink Reply by Dodhisattva on June 14, 2009 at 11:41pm

great notes, thanks for this. i am stoked to try the coconut kefir.

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Permalink Reply by Wayne Martin on May 15, 2009 at 12:57am

"i start to binge on the shittiest food ever"

It sounds to me like you know just what you need to put you or keep you on track. A lot of people fluctuate on their journey to raw, what a ride right? It's OK you've got the intention, raw food will take you there.

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Permalink Reply by YogaBrudder on May 15, 2009 at 1:14am

You need to be gentler with yourself. Cold turkey this and that is unrealistic. Just do what you can, and try to incorporate other healthy things like exercise.

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Permalink Reply by Mellifera on May 15, 2009 at 7:05am

It takes a very long time. I've been on dietary regimens that restrict crap food for several years now and I still occasionally eat something I know will cause problems. I guess for me it's a little different since it is horrible stomach cramps instead of gaining weight. Eventually my tastes have changed though, so this happens less and less. For example, I almost ate a Snickers bar last week, but when I tasted it in my mouth....blecg....I spit it out.

But lots of people start raw and can't continue. It's hard to go cold turkey and I think doing a transition is highly underrated. I keep some vegan gluten free frozen crap in the freezer because while I know it's bad, it''s not bad in the way that it would be if I shared some of the normal pizza my friends order. I also freeze some raw cakes that contain $$$$ less nourishing ingredients that are not normally part of my diet...lots of sugary dates and cashews...flax crackers which I make a pizza out of, but they nourish me reasonably well through tough times. I have a stash of root veggies to steam if I want a warm meal. I allow myself cheat meals every so often where I eat what I want, but these have naturally decreased in frequency since I react to them more and more.

And most importantly, I track calories when I'm going through changes in my diet. I've found that if I load up on raw calories (like 80% of daily recs... lots and lots and lots of fruit, don't restrict yourself for these meals in the beginning) for lunch and breakfast, that chocolate cake my friend makes for an after-class snack doesn't look so tempting.

You don't necessarily need a cleanse, but you do need a plan.

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Permalink Reply by Justina Gioia on May 15, 2009 at 8:31am

I think you are going too fast on yourself! This should be about how you feel on the inside, not look on the outside. Think of the effects of fast food not this week only, but when you turn 70! Everything you do now will affect you later in life. You should start slow. Chances are, if you are buying fast food, you eat meat. You should start weening yourself into a vegetarian lifesytle. Some nice rice and steamed vegetables. Pick up a veggie cook book. The next thing is to get yourself off dairy products, and so on and so forth. Ive been vegetarian for 14 years, and it was HARD for me to go raw. I couldnt imagine if you werent even vegetarian. I fell back twice, but its a learning process. Just remember you are doing this for yourself, and what you put in your mouth is your choice!! If you feel hungry or overwhelmed and you want some cooked food, dont go for the obvious bad choices, choose something relatively healthy that involves fruits veggies, or even nuts. Its not worth the detox if you "may" fall back, because trust me, you dont want to have to go through the detox symptoms again.


ps- when you go to make a poor food choice, just remember how that food weighs you down and how heavy(and not so great) you will feel after you eat it. Think to yourself "if im hungry my body needs nutrients, so i might as well feed it what it needs, and nothing it doesnt"


you can do it!! : )

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Permalink Reply by telefunken on May 15, 2009 at 10:11am

I'm always in favor of building a strong foundation. Why not go slowly and steadily raw over an extended period of time? This approach is just as valid as "cold turkey" or any other approach. I think it can be more effective and more likely to be permanent this way too.

What matters most is your health (I mean physical and mental ....), not whether you are 100% raw or any other label. Being stressed about food can be just as detrimental as being overweight or other physical challenge.

I find it beneficial to try to focus on everything I eat and understand how it becomes the future me. This can shift your focus away from guilt and a feeling of overwhelm from not meeting some expectation you have set for yourself.

When you slip up and eat some junk, it's not the end of the world either. You simply remind yourself, with the next food you eat, how important your choices are. You can get right back into healthier eating immediately, without the heavy guilt and feeling of failure.

I wish you well emiliab.....be good to yourself! ----tele

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