Comments on: Eating raw food is a lifestyle change, not a dietary change

By: Shelly

Shelly — Wed, 16 Mar 2011 00:45:34 +0000

It’s a change that will affect your life. There are different levels, i myself have transitioned to green smoothies and those who want the most of the raw ingredients are welcome to try: http://greensmoothiesblog.com
I wish the best to those who transition.

By: Pace

Pace — Thu, 04 Nov 2010 13:19:34 +0000

If you can prepare ahead of time for going raw, you’ll be great. Just don’t expect to go cold turkey all of a sudden without any prep work and planning (e.g. scheduling time for meal prep ahead of time). I think that was our #1 mistake.

By: Ellie Di

Ellie Di — Thu, 04 Nov 2010 12:38:29 +0000

I came across this post after reading Kyeli’s email about finding her own path, and I have to say that I’m surprised you guys had such bad reactions to going raw. Like you, I’ve only ever heard great things about doing it (until now)! I’ve been tempted to do a 30 day trial, too, but now I’m having second thoughts. Raw food has never been high on my list of things I like to eat, even though I’m mostly vegetarian and know I’d have no trouble going vegan.

I’m gearing up to do Goddess Leonie’s Radiant Goddess course in January, though, which is 21 days, all-vegan, 90% raw. My husband – “I have to eat meat at least once a week” – is going to do it with me, even! I’ll have to write about it and see if we have a similar experience.

BUT! I must say that I do agree with what you’re saying about the psychological and chemical reasons you had a bad reaction. People are so much better off eating intuitively as a food change (and lifestyle change!). Listening to our bodies, brains, and hearts when it comes to what we nom is the best.
.-= Ellie Di´s last blog ..No Fat Witches =-.

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By: Rachel

Rachel — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 00:48:27 +0000

It reminds me of when I first became vegetarian. I simply had no clue what to eat, and I was only in high school so it was harder for me to control what I ate. I mainly just ate salad for a while, and so I was constantly hungry as I simply was not getting enough calories. With time, thought, and a bit of research I got much better at it.

By: Pace

Pace — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 14:31:13 +0000

@Green: That’s a possibility; we did feel hungry a lot of the time. Next time we’ll do a lot better planning (read: any at all).

@Chuck: Yes, please learn from our mistakes! (:

@JoVE: The pleasure of eating was definitely a sticking point for me. But interestingly, after going back to cooked foods, they weren’t the TASTE EXPLOSION that I was expecting. Hmm…

@Nick: Thanks, we’ll keep you posted. (:

@Emma: That sounds yummy and doable (if we invested in a juicer). We went with the RevitaLive meal plan, but it sounds like we would have been better off with something more like Steve Pavlina’s “all bananas all the time” meal plan. (:

@Leonie: That is awesome! Compiling that folder of recipes sounds like a very important preparation step that we completely skipped. And I eagerly await your Cupcake Dissertation. (:

@Duff: Perhaps so. I’m curious to learn more about that sort of thing; for instance some omnivores report getting ill when they try to go vegetarian. I wonder…

@Oliver: Yeah, we had a couple of meals at The Daily Juice, Austin’s raw food restaurant, and they were incredible! I didn’t notice any effects other than yumminess, but the yumminess was enough. Also, we had been vegan for 3 months before starting the raw experiment.

By: Oliver Danni

Oliver Danni — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 11:39:54 +0000

Also, I dunno how close you were to veganism when you started this diet, but I couldn’t imagine detoxing from dairy products at the same time as adjusting to raw foods. Talk about a system overload. Especially if you’ve already got GI sensitivities.

And yeah, definitely the thing about childhood issues and securities around food. I stopped eating salt when I had to watch my blood pressure before my surgery last year, and you wouldn’t BELIEVE the crap it triggered to force myself not to eat foods I wanted to eat, and to eat foods that didn’t taste right because I didn’t add any salt. *shudder* I’m very, very attached to my comfort foods!

By: Oliver Danni

Oliver Danni — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 11:33:04 +0000

Good job following your hearts into and out of this experience!

I have zero interest in a raw food diet for myself. I like cooking too much, and hate cleaning up…I’d never eat if I had so much clean-up and none of the cooking to make it worthwhile! Also, the one time I ate a meal at a raw food cafe…well, it was amazing, I got seriously high on it. Which was awesome…for like, a couple hours, but I was so euphoric I don’t think I could have functioned on a normal plane if I were in that state around the clock. It was INTENSE.

By: Duff

Duff — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 07:37:28 +0000

Many people get everything “right” on a raw food diet and it still doesn’t work for them.

Perhaps it’s time to give up the notion that there is any correct diet that will get you into health heaven and turn inward, listen to our stomachs and tongues and hearts and mindfully eat whatever we are drawn to eating that day.

By: Goddess Leonie I Creative Goddess

Goddess Leonie I Creative Goddess — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 21:48:18 +0000

I heart you guys so much! <3

Thank you for your deep honesty and sharing :)

What I’ve learned… is that there is about 40% of raw food recipes I just cannot do. It just doesn’t feel like “real food” to me. Yark. Blerk. I compiled instead a folder of recipes that I love love love, and build my menu from that.

And I don’t really push myself to do 100% raw…
I am currently researching cupcakes and will continue eating them until my Great Cupcake Taste-test Thesis is complete.

*snorkle*