Eating this way has given me more energy and a clearer mind

[livenraw]

So much clearer, I was FINALLY able to finish one of my writing projects that I have been working on for quite awhile now. I spent almost all day yesterday on it - and getting it all together and ready to send down to a friend who is a publisher/editor. Just knowing that more clarity comes from eating a diet rich in raw fruits/veggies and raw/unsalted nuts/seeds make me believe in it even more!

[dragonfist70]

thats brilliant :D i find i get a lot more inspiration with my music since going raw.

[ebonysea7]

I am a writer too. I've been in a slump lately but this lifestyle has given me renewed mental clarity and energy. I'm rarin' to write now! (And perhaps leap over a tall building or two.) ;)

/gfj

[Sicilian Girl]

Did it take a couple weeks or months to get clear? I find I am groggy and fuzzy my first week. At what point did you realize you had more energy and clarity?

[ebonysea7]

Well, for me it happened fairly quickly. It's only been about a week and a half since I've started eating this way. I've already had headaches and some stomach upset but just this morning I realized how clear and open I feel inside. A sense of spaciousness. This even though I haven't been completely raw yet.

/gfj

[SamuelWilson]

I have been vegan for several years, but only raw off and on for about a year. I seem to always crave bread or chips or salad dressing or sweet tea or something. I can stay vegan, I have that under control, but going raw is difficult. I definetly feel better when I am eating raw, but I just don't know. I start off kinda wanting some chips and then I just eat them. I want to do the right thing, I am really confused.

[ebonysea7]

You know, Samuel, it sounds like you're putting a lot of pressure on yourself to eat a certain way. The fact that you're already vegan is exemplary; I wasn't even that when I decided to go raw. I was putting a lot of pressure on myself too but recently decided to relax and do the best I could. From what I understand from others in this forum it can take a day, weeks or even years to go completely raw. I've discovered it's been easier to eat what I "should" once I decided to take the pressure off and do it one day (one meal) at a time. There's an expression I've seen here, persistence not perfection, or something like that. Stick to it and the results will come.

Peace
Gail

[Essensual]

ebonysea7-

Well stated. I find that taking it slowly and forgiving the slip ups has help me to make this lifestyle change.

Sicilian Girl-

I think I started having a sense of clarity after about the 3rd week. Not to mention I was about 10-12 lbs lighter. At that point, if I did happen to eat something cooked or even a small "taste" of something not vegan, I was able to detect my body's reactions within a hour or so. It seemed almost immediate which made it easy to know what to stay away from.

[Carolyn]

Gail,

So very, very true! I've been transitioning to raw since February 14th ... and had been putting so much pressure on myself that all I really accomplished was setting myself up for slip-ups!! If I could do one day totally raw, I was lucky.

Once I stopped the pressure and just decided that I'd take it meal by meal, with no pressure if I did slip up, I was able to go 100%. I did about ten days straight a week or so ago. Unfortunately, I hit a rough patch in life which caused me to have a few slips, so I'm working on getting back to 100%. But I'm not beating myself up any longer, so it's much, much easier.

Carolyn



You know, Samuel, it sounds like you're putting a lot of pressure on yourself to eat a certain way. The fact that you're already vegan is exemplary; I wasn't even that when I decided to go raw. I was putting a lot of pressure on myself too but recently decided to relax and do the best I could. From what I understand from others in this forum it can take a day, weeks or even years to go completely raw. I've discovered it's been easier to eat what I "should" once I decided to take the pressure off and do it one day (one meal) at a time. There's an expression I've seen here, persistence not perfection, or something like that. Stick to it and the results will come.

Peace
Gail