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I went from SAD to Raw cold turkey. I started by doing a master cleanse and after cleansing for 15 days, I had no desire for cooked food at all. I spent my first week after the cleanse just drinking green smoothies because that is all I wanted and then gradually taught myself to make raw meals.
My husband has been very supportive. He was concerned at first that it would ruin us going out for nice dinners, but we only go out once a month or so, so I just have a salad of some sort or take some enzymes and have the minimal amount of cooked food that I can get away with.
My family was concerned at first that I wouldn’t get enough calcium and protein, so I got them to read Green for Life by Victoria Buetenko and after that they are fine with it. My mom is almost 100% raw now, and my nephew and his girlfriend are eating quite a bit of raw food as well. I found that I couldn’t convince people of what I was doind was healthy, they had to read the facts themselves. My husband went and saw Sergei Buetenko speak and since then he drinks green smoothies everyday and eats most of my raw dinners (at least during the week). His weekends tend to be SADder!
I find that most of my relatives think I am eccentric and extreme, but as long as I make a salad for any table I am going to sit down to, everyone is fine with me not eating the rest of the food. Also, now that I have mastered some great raw recipes, my SAD relatives are happy to taste anything I add to a meal.
I hope this helps. I have been raw for 6 months and feel no reason to ever return to a SAD. I don’t miss anything and I have never been healthier, happier or more energetic. The word for how I feel most days is “invincible”!
Waterbaby, I am SAD, but have been getting at least one serving of raw fruits or veggies a day for the last two weeks.
Green, I hear you about your relatives thinking the whole thing’s extreme. My mom’s family thinks it’s great, but my dad thinks I’m being rediculous. When I told him about it I could almost see that word (rediculous) in his eyes. I guess that it’s all about being educated and understanding what the raw way of life is all about.
Sara, I was wondering about bowel problems. Thanks for giving me the heads up, or rather the bottoms up…lol. I have also been obsessive about food for as long as I can remember. It’s my best friend and has been since I was a kid. Finding a good balance also seems to be very important.
Thanks everyone, and I hope to hear more!
Angie, I like the yoga idea. I was thinking about taking some classes, because I thought that might help my transition. I like all the juices I’ve made, including the green ones. I don’t think I could do just that, but I’d like to include it on a constant basis.
Bitt, sadly we don’t have a raw food restaurant where I live. That would make it so much easier for me, but I’m trying to look forward to creating new things in my kitchen. It’s great that your family was supportive. I hope I can look forward to the same.
Chris, thanks for the stat. My cousin went cold turkey when she went raw, but she said that it wasn’t for everyone.
Amy Sue, I find that I also need to eat often, every couple of hours or so. I have this nightmare of having to run to the bathroom in a public place and not being able to find one lol. I know that can’t last forver, but I’m not looking forward to it.