Craving Simpler and Simpler Foods

[fjernsyn]

I'm on day 18 of a juice fast. I went on it after eating some really awful cooked food. At first, I missed that stuff - sandwiches, pizza, Mexican food. Then I started to crave more complex raw meals - coleslaw with mock mayonnaise, avocado/walnut tacos in cabbage leaves, lasagne, hummus, flax crackers, etc. After that I was craving marinated kale with bell peppers, red onions, avocado, zucchini and mushrooms as well as green smoothies with bananas and frozen fruit. Today I found myself fantasizing about a big salad with 1 (or 2!) heads of romaine, some carrots, cucumber or zucchini, red onion and celery. I'm still craving an oil-heavy dressing though. It's interesting to me that as I get rid of more and more Bad Stuff, my body wants simpler things. Mexican food still does sound good but thinking about it I can literally feel how dehydrated all of the salt would make me. I know that soon I'll be craving individual fruits and vegetables without fat, without salt. That's when it'll be really hard - My body will be telling me to eat exactly what is good for it and I'll have to keep telling it "No!".

Has anyone else noticed this?

[misslinda]

Fsergyn,

YES! Seems to be the common progression of fasting. Initially, I would crave weird SAD combos and have compe to a point where I froth at the mouth for a fuji apple--Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm :)

Congrats of your focus and accomplishment !!!! ;)

[IamLoved]

Me too,

Today is day 24 of a fast for me and I went through that exact same process. It realy flabbergasted me at first why I was craving fried meats and cheese. Now I am so excited to get to eat raw foods again soon. I am seeing cooked food for what it is, poison! Lately I have been craving more complex raw foods, but what I really want to eat is an orange, some grapes, and apple, stuff like that.