The Green Light

[AdrienneD]

Evening everyone!

I just need to write this down to share with you all! I will write in my personal blog/journal, but I want to share! haha

I LOVE GREENS!

I cannot describe how in love with them I am right now!

I started my RAW journey at the end of august, with two slip ups in this past month, otherwise 100%.

I know most of us research this lifestyle as we start out, and of course as we progress, so I am assuming most of you have read how our cravings/needs change overtime on RAW.

I am also assuming a lot of you, like myself, couldn't quite grasp that concept! ha! I've always been a sweets person, not salty, nor savoury, but SWEET. Sickeningly so, you cannot imagine.

I indulged that sweet tooth with a LOT of fruit, and I've done wonderfully with that, but this past week...my god! Bananas are so sweet they hurt my teeth, apples are just..ugh..even some tomatoes are a bit much for me!

I have had a PHYSICAL NEED for greens! All greens! Since this past wednesday, I've had about 3 pounds of spinach, 5 heads of romaine, 2 bunches of dandelion, 1 head of kale, and lots and lots of celery! Even as I type I am munching on a bowl with 2 romaine hearts diced up with cucumbers. It is heavenly...

I am doing a green smoothie feast because of this, since I am eating SO much green, I want to ensure I'm digesting it all quite nicely, and the other benefits of course! I cannot even stand more than half a banana or some berries in these smoothie either :/ .

I just want to share how excited I am that my body is changes so drastically in it's needs, and the simple fact that I am ABLE to recognize those needs!

Has anyone else had such a drastic turn around in their daily diet?

I'm off to do some research and munch on my greens!

- Adrienne

[rawrawks]

This past summer ALL I wanted were greens..green juice mostly. I hear you what you are saying. It is amazing. Imagine if i was wanting candy all summer...no I wanted only greens....not even sweet like you said...just straight green juice....woohooooo. Go green.

[Tsurugi_Oni]

You just told my story point by point. It's crazy how the taste buds change isn't it?? In the past I could of never appreciated a salad unless it was drowned in dressing. Now I actually enjoy the taste of fresh raw greens. And once sweet treats now taste like sugar bombs exploding on my tongue.

I guess what they say is true.

[Aleesha Sattva]

When I first went raw all I ate was kale salad. Lunch, dinner... kale salad. I couldn't get enough of them... and a green smoothie for breakfast.

Now my tastes have changed but I wonder if it has something to do with the nutrients when you first go raw... that greens are such a craving?

[sport]

I am jealous.
I would love to love greens.

[rawrawks]

sport..you will when your body wants them! I wanted them so much, I wanted to eat people green shirts. hahahahaha

[AdrienneD]

thanks so much for the replies!

it's nice to know I'm not going insane here, and sport, you WILL change eventually, maybe not ALL greens, but more of them at least.

Today all I want to do is nibble on greens, I don't have a very big appetite so far, just water. A nice bowl of baby spinach, kale, and maybe some celery later sounds great though!


-Adrienne