Re: Need Inspiration! Want to try Raw, but love food

It's so funny that you would ask if we miss food...hehe. What do you think we're eating? I guess what you mean is do we miss cooked food? I can only speak for me, but the answer is a resounding no! And believe me, no one likes to eat more that I do :)

When I eat cooked food now, I get a sore throat, and feel very mucousy, and I feel like I have a hangover. I feel lethargic and bloated. When I eat fresh food, I feel light as a feather, and happy, and just generally in love with life. And before I went raw, I *HATED* fruit - you couldn't get me to eat an apple unless it was dipped in caramel or chocolate, or baked in a pie, preferably topped with ice cream. Now, I crave apples - plain, ordinary old apples, and no way I would have believed this two years ago, while I was chowing down on burgers and pizza and pasta. I love all fruit so much now, and the most beautiful sight in the world to me now is a big bowl of spring greens and romaine lettuce, with some fresh fruit chopped up on top. I eat that kind of "fruit salad" almost every day...so good...

Those cooked things that I used to eat didn't make me feel good - *those* are the things that aren't "food" to me now. Fresh, vibrant, living fruits and vegetables and nuts....now that's food! Have you ever eaten a cheeseburger and then thought to yourself "Wow that made me feel fantastic"? I never did - those things only made me feel full, but never 'good'.

Good luck with your journey. There are some very loving and supportive people here who can help as much as you like. Tweet