Hello everybody I’m new to this site, but have been reading for quite some time now. I’ve decided to just come on here and post because I’ve been struggling so hard. I’ve been trying for probably about a year now to try and stay 100% raw. I actually have so much I want to write, but don’t want to bore people. I want to say first, you all seem like such wonderful, amazing people. This is strange for me to tell people this, because normally don’t tell people, but it seems you all are non-judgmental and probably easier because people would not know who I am. In the past, I’ve been ‘diagnosed’ with ‘ADD’, which I absolutely do not believe in. I’ve also been told I have a learning disability. Most people would have no idea as I seem normal. I have a hard time staying focused, remembering things, (my vocab is really far behind) comprehending things, reading, and I can process things slower in my head. I’m down on myself a lot, and I refuse to take medication for this. I feel that raw is my only hope to help myself. I guess I am spilling some of this out because I want people’s opinions if they think a raw diet will help me with any of these problems. Other people that have been 100% raw for sometime if they could tell a difference in any of these things I have problems with or maybe somebody has had a similar situation as me? I actually want to do the 811 diet. It seems simple. I’ve got the book, but having a hard time getting through it. I guess for the past year, i’ve felt so overwhelmed, and seems there is SO much to get down for being raw. One of the main things I wondered about is eating organic vs non. Will I get the same effects if I eat non-organic fruit? (Costco has a killer deal on fruit, and if I wash it with that veggie wash) I used to buy certain things (like apples) organic, but they’re now $4/lb instead of 2. I’m having a hard time getting a lb of salad in a day. (I do get organic greens) Any tips on making it easy to get a lb of salad in a day? I’ve tried to put a lb of spinach in the food processor to condense it down. Is there a book or something out there with just salad dressings or salads? I would really appreciate any advice anybody has, thanks.
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WOW, thank you all so much. I don’t know why I waited so long to sign up here. I really do feel welcome. (BIG HUG to you all) Yeah, maybe I won’t worry so much about only getting 10% fat right now, getting it down better, then slowly moving towards that. And I’ll definitely pick up some B12. At the beginning, i was doing green smoothies everyday, but feel I ran out of creativeness, and were all ending up about the same. I should look for recipes to get back on them again. I’m sure all of you wonderful people have great ideas. Therawdance,(BTW, i have A LOT of respect for you) if diet shouldn’t’ be a struggle, why are cooked foods so addictive? and i have definitely been trying to change my mental thoughts. I’ve been trying always look at the bright side of things, where as before, I always saw all the negative. Somedays, it’s hard. I also feel the same way about medication. I feel it’s just putting a band-aid on, and not fixing the problem, which is why i want to try and get the raw diet down. I think pharmaceutical companys are just down right evil, don’t care about us and all they want is money. anyway, thank you all so much, I’m feeling better already, maybe by the end of this year (hopefully a lot sooner) I’ll get to the point I feel i need to be. Again, BIG HUG to all of you!