Have started on the Raw Food Diet

Hi Butterfly! I think it is great that you have answered the call to improve your health and raise your consciousness! It can be challenging to change, but once we change our old habits by replacing them with new, healthier, habits and start to feel really, really good and energized, we find that we don't miss our old ways of being and doing at least that is what I have found to be true. I used to eat a lot of prepared food, GMO fast food, and too many sweets. When I first started to make the change years ago, naturally I had some craving for the chemical ridden, fast foods and sugar, but after just a few weeks on an ALL organic, low sugar diet I not only stopped craving the junk food, but I actually started to feel sick from just smelling it! ie. Mac Donalds, Duncan Donuts etc. I increased my activity and spent more time out doors and started to feel good. After I went vegetarian in 2009, I felt even better. I still eat some fish once in a while, but have given up eating meat. The only time I eat a little red meat (Lamb) is if I feel that I am vitamin b deficent. Maybe once a year. I am still trying to get the right balance of vitamins and minerals in my diet. I decided to incorporate morte raw food in my diet as we get the most vitamins and minerals from raw fruits and veggies. I eat mostly salad, raw fruit and veggies, Quinoa, some lightly, stir fred veggies, yogurt, rice noodles, etc. ... As for yogurt not being on the raw food diet, I guess it isn't considered to be a RAW food as it is a somewhat processed food that comes from an animal. Generally, (to my knowledge) Raw foods are anything grown from Mother Earth and unprocessed. If you love yogurt then continue to eat it. Yogurt is good for you. You need calcium and the probiotic benefits. We need not give up everything we like. :)

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Sirian Starseed February 1, 2012 at 3:07pm

Hi Butterfly! I think it is great that you have answered the call to improve your health and raise your consciousness! It can be challenging to change, but once we change our old habits by replacing them with new, healthier, habits and start to feel really, really good and energized, we find that we don't miss our old ways of being and doing at least that is what I have found to be true. I used to eat a lot of prepared food, GMO fast food, and too many sweets. When I first started to make the change years ago, naturally I had some craving for the chemical ridden, fast foods and sugar, but after just a few weeks on an ALL organic, low sugar diet I not only stopped craving the junk food, but I actually started to feel sick from just smelling it! ie. Mac Donalds, Duncan Donuts etc. I increased my activity and spent more time out doors and started to feel good. After I went vegetarian in 2009, I felt even better. I still eat some fish once in a while, but have given up eating meat. The only time I eat a little red meat (Lamb) is if I feel that I am vitamin b deficent. Maybe once a year. I am still trying to get the right balance of vitamins and minerals in my diet. I decided to incorporate morte raw food in my diet as we get the most vitamins and minerals from raw fruits and veggies. I eat mostly salad, raw fruit and veggies, Quinoa, some lightly, stir fred veggies, yogurt, rice noodles, etc. ... As for yogurt not being on the raw food diet, I guess it isn't considered to be a RAW food as it is a somewhat processed food that comes from an animal. Generally, (to my knowledge) Raw foods are anything grown from Mother Earth and unprocessed. If you love yogurt then continue to eat it. Yogurt is good for you. You need calcium and the probiotic benefits. We need not give up everything we like. :)
- Butterfly > Sirian Starseed February 1, 2012 at 10:41pm
  
  Thanks Sirian
  
  Yeah it's amazing how clean you feel on this diet, and the bonus of not washing up any greasy pots and pans (ewww).
  
  Can't you get some B12 from Yeast flakes sprinkled over your salad?
  
  Yes there's plenty to eat. You don't feel deprived on this diet, that's for sure!
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- Butterfly January 17, 2012 at 8:50am
  
  hi Natureboy
  
  Thanks for that.
  
  I'm into week 3 now of the 'lifestyle' driven mostly by the 'high' I'm feeling. I think I'm driven to keep going with it. Taking all the things that you mention.
  
  I guess I'm slowly eliminating yogurt.
  
  How come you couldn't go past 4 weeks?
  
  Butterfly
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    - Butterfly January 18, 2012 at 4:15pm
      
      Wow, 600 acres! That's amazing!
      
      That's good that you haven't caught a cold or flu for so long. You must be doing something very right.
      
      I think the raw food diet takes lots of time in preparation, and keeps you in the kitchen. But the benefits are too good
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        Sirian Starseed February 1, 2012 at 3:15pm
        
        Wow! That is awesome Natureboy! Thank you for sharing that info with us! I have been having some difficulty getting enough b12 and iron lately. I guess I have not been eating a big enough variety. I too combine raw with cooked veggies. I don't have a juicer, but I am looking forward to expanding the variety in my diet. Thank you again! NAMASTE ♥
Michael January 5, 2012 at 11:23pm

sleep ~?~...........I know raw foodies who stay up all night and sleep all day and vice~versa..................I go to sleep , everyday around 9pm. and wake up at 3 or 4am next day................got to find what works for you..............I believe in good and nice rest after the day or night............................ ....and I can imagine that detox could be challenging..............raw mind over raw body..............
- Butterfly > Michael January 8, 2012 at 8:18am
  
  Thanks Esseya
  
  Goodness, I don't want to stay up all night. I like my normal sleep cycle routine.
  
  3-4am isn't bad really. Beautiful time of the day isn't it!
Butterfly January 3, 2012 at 7:19pm

Oh to be in a world of full consciousness! That'd be heaven!

Day 6 and I'm wondering why on Earth I didn't start this sooner. My addictions are gone, I feel alive, vibrant and am more acutely sensitive, but also sensitive to life, as if I'm connected to everything. It's like being 'High on Life'. It's amazing!
- Michael > Butterfly January 3, 2012 at 8:09pm
  
  hug a tree, listen to the birds, maybe a creek running through your consciousness , pet a "animal~friend", eat happy and be in LOVE................
  - Butterfly > Michael January 3, 2012 at 8:39pm
    
    Thanks guys!
    
    I've been talking to my little sunflower seedlings, kissing and hugging my dog, saying hello to the wildlife (as I do anyway).
    
    Everything is so VIVID, and I'm not on any drugs whatsoever! I'm hearing the birds this morning, smelling the grasses and plants outside, feeling the sunrise. This is amazing!
    
    I never knew this was going to be a result of munching and juicing on veges, fruits and nuts (the yogurt is slowly going as I keep educating myself).
    
    WOW!