Sooo, last week I ate tons of fast-food/junk and now I am sick. Of course, I am thinking of exactly how I am gonna get back on track BUT I can’t help BUT be scared and confused. While I know that raw vegan is the way to go (I eat almost no junk), I can’t see how I am gonna give up cooked food. The main item I love is multigrain pasta (as well as bread). Should I eat as much raw food as possible and still have the pasta and bread a few times a week? I have mentioned before that I don’t wanna make elaborate raw meals and I am worried that trying to eat vegan (cooked) food will just end up allowing me to eat the same stuff (except meat/dairy). I always thought being a vegan was tough BUT I was soooooooooo wrong. You can eat the same crap as you did before, with just a few changes. I wanna be raw (as close to 100% as I can) BUT I guess I’ve just lost my motivation. I feel like I’m killing myself with cooked food. Not sure what to do at this point.
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Thank you everyone. I think I am gonna do a couple of days of just fresh juices/smoothies and then take it little by little. I am a yo-yo dieter and I either do really well or I go nuts and binge like crazy. I will use all the tips to try and stick to this and I won’t pressure myself to go 100% raw overnight.
Tamisha, you also can start by transitioning from wheat bread and pasta to easier to digest and less processed versions, such as brown rice pasta and sprouted grain bread (like Ezekiel). I included these things in my diet for awhile and it really helped me not feel deprived. When I didn’t feel like I needed them anymore, I let them go, and now enjoy pasta made from kelp (raw seaweed) and raw bread whenever I go to my favorite local raw restaurant. As much as you can, focus on all the positives you ARE accomplishing – for me it has been all the watermelon, avocados, coconuts, and salads I could want. I’ll echo everyone else’s point that there will come a time where you won’t want your old favorites so much – or when you do, you’ll feel more in charge about whether to have some or not. To help with the yo-yoing, make sure you’re eating plenty every day, so that your body will be less likely to push you to binge on non-raw foods.
Still no luck in transitioning back to raw. NOT giving up. I suppose I need to start treating my addiction to the SAD like an addiction to drugs. Gonna start journaling and taking it 1 day at a time. Thanks again for all the tips/help.
I will check it out…At this point I need to have a goal of 30 days. I read Raw Food Detox Diet and it helped. I am gonna aim for raw til dinner for most of the week and 100% raw a few days and see how that goes.
I am going to the market in the morning and I am gonna try and make it at least 5 days doing all raw til dinner. I will make sure that my dinners are healthy vegan options even if they are not raw.
Thanks bitt :)