Has anyone gone on a raw food diet before? I dont really want to do it to loose weight, just for health reasons. I think it must be hard to stick to though, atleast at first.

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I was kinda thinking about it. But I'm not a very dedicated person in general, and Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday. Talk to me in January.

I couldn't do it, because cake has to be cooked to become the glory that is cake.

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I did it for 2 days and almost died of boredom.
A happy meal infact saved my life.

like any other "diet" i've tried, i failed miserably and it only reinforced how much i suck at life.

anything that restricts what i can and can not eat is a total set up for failure, IMHO

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no. I dont think I could stomach it. I can just about eat a raw carrot if its covered in lots and lots of houmous. Ive been trying to train my taste buds to like and crave raw carrots but it aint happening.

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I can and usually do eat a lot of things raw, but if I can't have hot cooked food sometimes no thanks. & What, no bread? I know bread isn't good for you, but it plays an essential part in the thing I eat raw foods in most--sandwiches!

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i thought the sprouted bread at whole foods was considered raw? myabe not.

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Yeah that sounds delicious. Sprouted bread.

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there are other threads on this, with tons of information. brookelyn is a good source because she's done the diet a few times.

i tried it for a couple weeks and it made me feel great. i also lost some wieght and "cleaned" everything out. but it's too hard to keep 100 percent raw. the best idea is to just eat as much raw as u can, and when u can't, don't feel bad about it.

there are actually some really amazing raw cakes, pies, chocolates, etc.
i have never had the time or patience to make them myself, but a place in town called daily juice has them all the time.

last week i had a chocolate coconut pie that was OMGWOW. they also have almond butter cups and cherry almond chocolate candies.

eating 100% raw is hard, but it's also very rewarding. i am most successful when i don't think of it as what i can't have, but what i can have.

the biggest challenge for me with raw is eating socially or at restaurants. so i don't sweat those occasions anymore and just eat what i'm in the mood for. otherwise, i'm typically very boring and eat a lot of the same things day in and day out. i tend to have this habit whether i am eating raw or not so it's not a big deal to me.

i try to eat a lot of citrus because i feel better when i do.

i try to stick to this formula every day, although obviously i'm not perfect and it varies.

wakeup
water with lemon
exercise
"breakfast" grapefruit, oranges, or some kind of citrus (1 or 2 depending on how hungry i am)
tangelos are my favorite, they are a mix of grapefruit and tangerine... mmmm
water
"lunch" big smoothie with whatever fruits im in the mood for + vita-mineral green (or fresh greens), hemp protein or hemp seeds, maybe coconut oil, cacao, goji berries, or some other superfood.
water
"snack" pumpkin seeds or sunflower seeds and strawberries or kiwi
water
"dinner" big huge salad with lots of greens, cucumbers, and avocado - sometimes sweet, sometimes savory. plus i add whatever i have or am in the mood for. usually some herbs like basil or cilantro, tomatoes, carrots, cabbage, peppers, etc. apples, dates, figs, etc. olive oil, lemon, sunflower seeds, hemp seeds, etc.
water
"snack" usually some kind of citrus

Innit!!!?

On seeing this thread title, I thought "Oh yes, I'm vegan, if I can do that I can follow aaaany diet" but my stomach just kept on sinking

No bread? No cake? No humous?!

eating raw is way more extreme than being vegan. when you begin eating raw it makes you realize how much processed food we all eat.

the hard truth is that what comes straight from the earth= the best thing for you nutritionally. and you'll feel it.

i ate dim sum the other night (just wanted to try it) and had painful gas cramps for DAYS. it was sooooooo not worth it.

I've had a few pts that were on raw food diets because they had cancer and thought the raw diet would somehow help them not have cancer (false) and they ended up having anemia from B12 deficiency and brittle bones. And cancer.

I think it's cool because it makes people eat more fruits and veggies and natural stuff, but at the same time, there's no real science out there supporting it; most of the stuff I've heard about it (again, mostly from patients) is really really bogus and I almost can't bring myself to tell them that having "acidic blood" didn't give them cancer, and that cooking doesn't "kill enzymes" you need from the food.

Does this also consist of eating raw meats? I saw some people once who ate raw meats and poultry...I don't think that is too safe though considering all the bacteria that raw meats/poultry carry.

I have heard of a couple of people who have done that- at least with steak, not with chicken. I have also heard of some who drink raw milk. but mostly raw diet people are vegan.

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Yeah, I figured that most raw food eaters would be vegan, but I just thought I'd throw the meat thing out there.

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the phrase sprouted bread gives me the heebs because i think of things growing out of it or som