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Oh, another thing I wanted to mention is that I try to get enough "carby" (not starchy) vegetables in every single meal.
Leafy greens, celery, cucumber, and various other things are very good for us to eat but don't have many carbs, and carbs are what we need for energy.
I'm not talking "starchy" vegetables like beans, corn or potatoes, but what I call "carby" veggies, veggies that have some carbs, like tomatoes, onions, bell peppers.
I actually use an online nutrition tracking program and enter my foods to make sure I'm getting enough carbs (and other things), especially since I don't eat a whole lot of fruit. I try to get at least 100 net carbs every day in the form of mostly veggies and some fruit.
I know theoretically one should not have to pay attention to such things when doing a raw diet, just eat what you're hungry for, but I find that it's really necessary and helpful to me - it's way too easy to be off by just a smidge of enough that I start getting mind-numb and having a hypoglycemic crash.
Starchy veggies are probably fine for you to eat - I avoid them as they tend to provoke a blood sugar rise and crash in myself which is related to my hypoglycemia, (and then tend to make me gain weight).
Anyway, there are a lot of free online sites that help you track your food, if you're interested in doing that.
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