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End of week #1 of the Raw diet :

Any advice for someone who doesn't think I can make it even 30 days on a raw diet? I've been to every grocery and market around trying to find things I can make myself eat. Can I make this work if I slip in a small amount of cooked food?

Ever eat to much of something and then you can't force yourself to take another bite? I hit that wall on raw broccoli on day 1. By Day 4 I was tiring from carrots, even the baby and yellow ones. Day 6 I'm sick to death of leafy greens. The thought of something like a raw green pepper is making me really unhappy.

I've done as many fruits as I can find, too. I'm still able to tolerate an apple or two a day. I've eaten so many bananas I felt like all I could taste was banana. I'm literally feeling sick when I think about more oranges or grapes. I can still eat some strawberries, but a food I loved has turned into ugh when I'm forced to eat it.

I've picked up avacadoes, sprouts, seeds, any of the nuts I can tolerate. I've opened up cookbooks and made my own tahini and guacamole. Ive done smoothies and fruit cocktails.

I'm also getting really sick of water. I pour myself a cold glass and then I stare at it, procrastinating having to drink it. I feel dehydrated.

I am forcing myself to eat the quantity I need to get enough food. I have lost 5 lbs so far but it may be mostly water. No bad adjustment period for me or detox symtoms.


It's dinnertime and I'm hungry, but I can't seem to force myself to eat anything (at least nonthing raw). But my mind keeps wandering to chocolate and something with rice and pasta. I am extremly unhappy right now. But if I break this and have a real meal, I don't think I can stomache another full week of raw.

Help!