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Congratulations on going raw Krizzy.
Every single time I have gone raw (way too many times instead of just staying raw I am ashamed to say) I have felt exactly like you do.... constantly hungry.....and every single time it stops. At this point I sometimes have to remind myself to eat. When I first went raw I had to eat every hour to satisfy myself. I don't know exactly why that is.... but it seems to just come with the territory.
As for protein - ah - you might be one of the poor people that have been brainwashed about protein. Almost all foods have protein. In America we eat so much dense protein that our bodies get addicted to it. It will take some time to wean yourself off that need but eventually it will not be an issue at all. If you are concerned about protein starting out you can soak and eat nuts, seeds, grains and beans. This is high-powered protein and may help you to be less hungry all the time too since it is denser than most live-food fare. You also could supplement your diet with Sun Chlorella which is a perfect protein from which all life on earth has come. It also has just about everything else you need to live.
As for your headache - are you coming off caffeine? If you are standing on your head helps a lot - or putting your head below your heart by putting yourself upside down on a sofa or the like. If you aren't coming off caffeine and it's just a detox - you can stick it out if it doesn't bother you much and you are really into going cold turkey off cooked food - or you can just pull back a little bit to get rid of the headache and go slower. I used to go on and off all the time until I learned to go slower with myself. I think that I am one of the few proponents of going slow and integrating raw and making it fun and easy that I've come across.... so I'm a little biased towards you feeling good so you want to stay with it for the long run.... but that's me.
Best of Luck!
Greenbunny
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