What is your biggest problem/s going raw?

[Gallygirl]

Hi There,
I am in the process of switching to raw and the biggest obstacle is time, availabilty, and the society around us. It's almost like you have to surround yourself with other raw-foodists to fit in or not socialize with the usual crowd.

[Jenifae]

Thanks Rawbot Girl . That's helpful to know. I've decided to not focus on the weight so much or being 100%. I get to obsessed and then rebell against myself so, it's better if I'm gentle with myself in transitioning and from what you say it still works great!

[mangome]

Overeating when you first start out is very common. This is because your body is addicted to the FULL feeling. Cooked food takes a long time to digest: the stomach rarely gets a rest and is therefore used to being atleast semi-ful by the time it gets re-filled. When eating only raw foods, you will naturally digest them quickly (aka normally) and will feel this strange new emptiness that is not a weak hunger for nutrients, but rather a stretched out stomach which is feeling ... different. thus, you want to eat again, re-fill, re-fill, re-fill... Soon this emptiness and flatness will be what you look forward to. It is then that your body will really know when it needs food and not just a fill-up.

I would say this, along with picking at the acne that developed in the detox were my biggest hurdles

[Jenifae]

Thanks Mangome,

You don't know how helpful that was. How true it is that I was/am used to feeling heavy after I eat and Raw I feel lighter. I have noticed that I don't bloat after eating either.

Well, maybe I can train myself to be comfortable with this. Or I guess eventually I just will

[carinna]

My issue is that I love to cook. Not a chef material person but I do make some nice chili and a great carbonara. Is there a middle ground for Raw food dieting? Like maybe half raw and the other half of the food intake is cooked?

I'm a total noob so I really have to ask. Sorry!