Honeymoon phase?

[Eleanor]

So I pretty much fall into the "eat whatever you want as long as it's raw camp" for the most part. At present I am eating probably 85% fat and have not lost weight, but I am toning up beautifully, and don't consider myself in need of weight loss anyway. And despite warnings to the contrary, I am certainly not gaining weight. Anyway, I know a lot of people say that it's fine for awhile in the beginning, but eventually your tastes either will or should change to a more simple moderate way. Is it true that there's like a bell curve or something to where if I do not adjust, eating freely the way I am will come around and bite me in the butt, gut, thighs, etc? Any thoughts on what is a reasonable time frame? What do people mean by "at first"? How long does "the beginning" last?
Thanks!
Eleanor

P.S. Any stories of people being cured of either osteo or rheumatoid arthritis with raw?

[chilove]

Hello there,

Congratulations on discovering raw! Your body (and mind and spirit) will thank you for it!!

I have read of many people who have healed arthritis on raw!

To answer your question, I think it depends on the person and how in tune you are with the signals that your body gives you. For many people the change from a typical SAD diet to ANY type of raw diet will allow their body to do quite a bit of healing because it is such a vast improvement over how they were eating before. If you start not feeling as well as you'd like to then you can start playing around with reducing fat/simplifying your diet.

All the best,

Audrey
www.rawhealing.com

[Ariannah]

Each person's body will send them different signals. It is different for each person. I'll go weeks eating lots of fruit and leafy greens (my personal preference), and then the next several days I'll want to eat lots of avocados and nuts. The amounts each time vary.

My experience is that how things taste at any given time is a good indicator. Sometimes d'anjou pears will taste like heaven to me and that's all I will want, other times they'll seem boring to me and I'll want a collard wrap with sprouts and tomatoes...

[Sharon in Colorado]

Pay close attention to your energy levels. If you are tired or lacking energy, then lighter foods are key.

[trinity082482]

My arthritis has not caused me pains in over 6-7 weeks!

[eatyourbroccoli]

Each person's body will send them different signals. It is different for each person. I'll go weeks eating lots of fruit and leafy greens (my personal preference), and then the next several days I'll want to eat lots of avocados and nuts. The amounts each time vary.

My experience is that how things taste at any given time is a good indicator. Sometimes d'anjou pears will taste like heaven to me and that's all I will want, other times they'll seem boring to me and I'll want a collard wrap with sprouts and tomatoes...same for me. took me about a year, though, to get over the "gourmet raw" cravings 24/7. not "get over" like theyre bad..but after about a year i began to adjust to simpler, lighter foods.

[PeachyMama]

The switch to relatively lighter foods happened for me relatively early ... at about 4 weeks I think. I've only been raw for 7 weeks!

I'll still occasionally have the recipes, but nowhere near like I did in the very beginning.

I think everyone's body needs different things, and will tell them different things. If you feel fabulous eating the way you have been, then go for it!

If you start feeling less than fabulous, then worry about tinkering with your meal plans.

What I really love about all of this is how eating lighter fare was an easily embraced choice on my part, rather than a punishment or "have to" because I'm overweight.