Welcome Veggiefreak. It sounds like, despite a few frustrations, you are off to a good start. Here are a few things you might want to try.
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Originally Posted by veggiefreak
Then at around two or three (always a terribly horrible time for me - ED or not) I want to have bagels and sandwiches, cookies, pastries, anything "white" I can get my hands on....in fact, it could possibly be a piece of bacon and I would eat it!!
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You said you have a green drink every day. Is it juice or a smoothie? Some people say 1 quart of green smoothie a day will eventually help with the cravings. You should be able to make it in your blender, just have to chop things up pretty well beforehand.
Maybe lunch is when your body wants its biggest meal. I think our bodies also need to be re-trained. No matter how I eat during the day, I usually crave grains all night from about 8 until I go to bed. Mostly, I think it's out of habit. You could make yourself a rule that you have to eat a big salad before anything cooked. Greens are loaded with nutrients, and I think nearly everyone is deficient in this area.
Beware of cutting back on food because of the cost of eating fresh or because someone says you'll eat less on raw. I think it's true that you may eventually need less food, but let your body tell you that--after it's absorbed enough nutrients to balance out your previous lifestyle. (Eventually, you may want learn to stop eating before you are full, a good habit for living a long life. But wait until you are more secure in your diet.)
I recommend reading something by Dr. Cousens. Try "Spiritual Nutrition" or "Conscious Eating", there's just so much good stuff about enzymes; the effects of meat, dairy and cooked grains on our bodies; raw research; GMO foods; organic; combating radiation and heavy metals; etc.
Most of all, think positive thoughts. Rewrite negative ideas to be positive. Write down goals. Be easy on yourself (you will slip up-it's okay!). You can also read David Wolfe's "The Sunfood Diet Success System", which has a lot of info on our thoughts becoming reality.