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Time to feel benefits?

lizzyrose71lizzyrose71
in New to Raw

Hi. I’m about a week into eating raw. My ultimate goal is to get over horrible fatigue and brain fog that I’ve been struggling with for a few years. I ate pretty healthy before—a lot of veggies, but they were steamed. So far I haven’t noticed a difference and, in fact, had even less energy yesterday. I’m wondering if most people notice results immediately or it can take a few weeks??

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  • oldskuuloldskuul

    Hi…I am fairly new also. I noticed that my energy levels would go up and down in the first week.I seemed to be in a bit of a haze at times. Physically I felt better though. I read somewhere that when starting out you may need extra sleep as your body is cleansing, healing. I think it was in Alissa Cohen’s book. When I was able to I would take a nice long nap and would feel totally refreshed, even if normally I would not need that extra sleep. I never stayed 100% raw. I seemed to always go back to incorporating some vegan cooked foods, mostly beans. In the long run…the first time…I ended up feeling great! I would always eat at least one huge salad a day with a lot of greens and that’s when I felt my best. Hope this helps a little.

  • rachel_akikorachel_akiko Raw Newbie

    yeah, it takes a while for your body to clean itself out and get used to raw. When I first started I would randomly fall asleep in the middle of the day and feel really tired a lot.

  • lizzyrose71lizzyrose71

    Thanks. That makes me feel much better. I think you may be onto something with the fats, RawK! I’m eating more nuts and other fats than I have in a long, long time. I’ll try to cut some out and see if it helps.

  • oldskuuloldskuul

    That’s really good to know…I am going to add the ground flax. I never made it to 4 weeks…I’m on day 5. Today I feel great. I always went back to incorporating some cooked foods but this time I’m determined to stay at least 90% raw.

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