rawnuts
09-22-2009, 05:10 AM
Hello,
after reading countless sources about diet and raw lifestyle,
I decided to go cold turkey on raw foods 12 days ago, I didn't find it
particularly hard for some reason, I did the same thing with smoking 5 years ago.
Since the switch to raw, I feel full of energy, never tired, really focused and just felt really good overall. Couldn't believe the amount of energy I had compared to past days.
In the morning, I drink a large glass and a little more of water prior to fruit intake. For breakfast I would have a little fruit salad, (apple-orange-pear)
I've been eating some fruits blendings in the morning (orange squeezed + strawberry + raisins + kiwi) only had for two days as they were really powerful and I suspected that the fruit combo might not be right?
If I don't have a fruit juice blend/smoothie I would eat a fruit at a time. Banana last as it takes more time to digest. Basically I know in many books and sources I have read, some say "have as much fruits as you like" then certain places say "don't combine the acid fruits with the sub acid fruits" so
it gets a bit weird.
For lunch and dinner, I've had spinach salad (romaine lettuce + cucumber + chopped carrots) and I would vary the ingredients like (spring onions, cress, cucumber, tomato, leeks, avocado, walnuts(do you need to soak them in water?, I didn't), I would make sure the portions were quite a bit larger than fist full and keeping no more than 5 ingredients. Adding homemade dressing (dijon mustard with cold pressed oil + crushed garlic 1/2 clove, sometimes add lemon to it)
On the 11th day, I lost my appetite and didn't really feel the need to eat something, didn't feel as vibrant as the other days, I thought that was kind of strange, According to numerous articles I read; sometimes the body just doesn't need food as it wants to get back to work reconstructing the body and getting rid of the toxins.
I drank lots of water and ate 3 banana during the whole day just to make sure I was eating something at least.
Before the raw switch, I was doing sports to compensate the amount of time sat in front of the desk and I have continued to be active but I have lowered a little bit recently as I need to rest a bit more for Detox.
Is this normal, has anyone experienced this body behaviour in the process of switching to raw foods after 2 weeks. (loss appetite and feeling a bit like a zombie)
after reading countless sources about diet and raw lifestyle,
I decided to go cold turkey on raw foods 12 days ago, I didn't find it
particularly hard for some reason, I did the same thing with smoking 5 years ago.
Since the switch to raw, I feel full of energy, never tired, really focused and just felt really good overall. Couldn't believe the amount of energy I had compared to past days.
In the morning, I drink a large glass and a little more of water prior to fruit intake. For breakfast I would have a little fruit salad, (apple-orange-pear)
I've been eating some fruits blendings in the morning (orange squeezed + strawberry + raisins + kiwi) only had for two days as they were really powerful and I suspected that the fruit combo might not be right?
If I don't have a fruit juice blend/smoothie I would eat a fruit at a time. Banana last as it takes more time to digest. Basically I know in many books and sources I have read, some say "have as much fruits as you like" then certain places say "don't combine the acid fruits with the sub acid fruits" so
it gets a bit weird.
For lunch and dinner, I've had spinach salad (romaine lettuce + cucumber + chopped carrots) and I would vary the ingredients like (spring onions, cress, cucumber, tomato, leeks, avocado, walnuts(do you need to soak them in water?, I didn't), I would make sure the portions were quite a bit larger than fist full and keeping no more than 5 ingredients. Adding homemade dressing (dijon mustard with cold pressed oil + crushed garlic 1/2 clove, sometimes add lemon to it)
On the 11th day, I lost my appetite and didn't really feel the need to eat something, didn't feel as vibrant as the other days, I thought that was kind of strange, According to numerous articles I read; sometimes the body just doesn't need food as it wants to get back to work reconstructing the body and getting rid of the toxins.
I drank lots of water and ate 3 banana during the whole day just to make sure I was eating something at least.
Before the raw switch, I was doing sports to compensate the amount of time sat in front of the desk and I have continued to be active but I have lowered a little bit recently as I need to rest a bit more for Detox.
Is this normal, has anyone experienced this body behaviour in the process of switching to raw foods after 2 weeks. (loss appetite and feeling a bit like a zombie)