 Not a failure to stop early
I think that, even with our 30-day challenges, we need to be careful not to adopt a "do or die" attitude. If at any point in the month we realize we made the wrong decision, it's not a failure to stop, re-evaluate, terminate the experiment early, and try something else.
You've been on this path long enough to get a "taste" of raw foods (if you'll excuse the deliberate pun!) and if you already know that it's not for you, why waste time and energy finishing the month?
Is it that you think you'll look like a failure or a quitter to those of us reading your blog? I don't believe you need to worry about that. We've enjoyed letting you be the guinea pig and most of us would have probably come to the same conclusion (even Helen Nearing, who saw the benefits of raw foods, said her love of soups made it impossible for her to be a real raw foodie.)
By the way, if you DO continue, take particular care of you teeth during this month. I can't remember where I read it (and it could have been in error) but there was something about the excess of fruit sugar causing dental problems.
Finally, for purely selfish reasons, I DO hope you stop early! I love your blog but since I'm not at all interested in a raw food diet, I've had to resort to reading your archives<G> for the past 20 days. I'll be real happy when you get back to discussing a variety of topics.
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