Hi all,

I'm back after a year of eating a more cooked food diet. I'm getting back into high raw again after a short juice fast I undertook recently.

I'm writing as I am starting to have the knawing feeling of not getting what my body needs (or wants) and I'm finding green smoothies, salads and fruit not enough to pull me beyond this. I also use some dehydrated crackers that I make and some seeds, nuts, and my fave, avocadoes.

I'm curious what other folks eat that helps them past the monotonous moments and feeling unfulfilled moments. I want to keep my fat intake down and wonder what other folks do to feel full without eating tons of the usual seeds, nuts, etc. I really want to stay away from that syndrome and trap this time around.

One of the Boutenko's talks about using juicing leftovers (plant fibers) to replace the fats tendancy. Anyone do this?

Also, I've ordered a book with quick raw recipes as I do not have a lot of time to create major meals, so any feedback on this sort of thing would be greatly appreciated. Plus, just feeling support.

Thanks!

Dor

The key to getting over the uncomfortable moments is to take only small forays past where you are comfortable right NOW. Set small goals and keep them. Either way...you should be moving WILLINGLY into territory where YOU want to go. So how bad can it be? We all have to take responsibility for the decisions to go where we want to go! Ha! ha! For sure. And only we can bust our own chops for not achieving some goal that WE set...ha! ha!

-David Z. Mason

HAHA! that's funny davidz. for myself, i tend to be constantly munching on fruit or veggies throughout the day to keep from being hungry. i don't know if that's the right thing to do but for me to not "binge" on cooked foods due to being very hungry, i have to always be munching. ?????

Ha! Yes. I hear you Tristani. I definitely had to/wanted to reverse my eating habit of eating lightly in the morning, medium in the afternoon, heavily at dinner, and heavy snacking all evening. Now I tend to eat a good deal at the start of the day...eat my largest meal somewhere around noon......and then snack every 2 hours or so until I get home in the evening. By then, I often can't even THINK about eating again! Ha! ha! It's just too tiring!

-David Z. Mason

Thanks for the encouragement! I've noticed that even at my worst, I still don't go for the cooked...yay!

I'm also dealing with complete adrenal fatigue/collapse so at times I feel a bit empty of any energy.

Hopefully in time, with the help of some supplements, I'll be resurected.

Thanks!

hi davidZ, how long did it take you to get to the point you're at now.

What I find is that on the days my diet includes a large salad of sweet, juicy fruits (which may include dates and/or avocado if I'm really hungry) and a green smoothie or green drink, I'm OK. I also eat more than recommended amounts of nuts and seeds, but I'm ok with that.

I set myself a generous time frame. So I took about 2 years to transition from a crap eater to an all-raw eater. Ha! ha! I did it in about 18 months. After that.....it was a slow transition from eating mostly vegetables, nuts and dates......to feeling much more comfortable with fresh fruit. I just eat fresh fruit for several years now. LOL. Everyone needs to put one foot in front of the other on THEIR path!

-David Z. Mason

Greenie- Do you mind telling what all you put in a salad with dates? Are they dried dates?