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Originally Posted by elainevdw  One weird thing I found was that on one level I wasn't hungry, but on another level I was. I wonder if the not-hungry feeling was a physical feeling, and the hungry feeling was an emotional feeling.
PS, Is hot tea considered "raw"? It's not like I'm eating the leaves!
Right now, I'm buying juice because I don't have a juicer, but the smoothies make up for buying tons of juice. |
It sounds like you're doing fine so far. Just to make sure you know, store bought juices are pasteurized and therefore not raw (little to no enzymes left). Small amounts are fine, but you're apt to feel even better with fresh juice when you have access to it (just something to look forward to).
As for having some sort of emotional instead of physical hunger, I know what you mean. When I was really into fasting, I remember going a couple days without food or water (not recommended) and feeling fine, but sort of missing taking things into my body. Emotional hunger can be interesting, because eating doesn't always make it go away.
Also, when I'm used to eating meat, the thought of going without it can make me feel hungry, though whenever I've been at a spiritual retreat with all vegetarian food, I felt completely satisfied because of the holistic atmosphere. It takes more than physical food to nourish us.
Is hot tea raw? Not really, but it's not necessary to go to extremes to experience ample benefit from an improved diet. Tea has its own positive traits.