Going Raw Day 2
Many people have said about the energy gain from a raw food diet, but that couldn’t prepare me for the experience. I went to sleep at about 3am because I wasn’t that tired before and set my alarm for 11am, a reasonable 8 hour sleep. I woke up at 9:30 instead, with more energy than I knew what to do with. First thing I did was jump on my exercise bike to burn some of it, then went back to bed, for all of 15 minutes.
The energy is unbearable really, it’s a huge leap forward on top of anything else I’ve ever experienced, even compared to the most intense sugar rush I’ve ever had, and I’ve drunk red cordial without mixing it before. 
My mind feels like it’s had all the breaks and slowdowns taken off it, it’s taking a lot of focus just to not let it run rampant. I can’t stop thinking.
After using the energy to get some of my goals done, I hit an energy slump, or more like a backlash. At about 2pm I felt really tired and weird. Slowly a headache came on, and I felt nauseous, but a long hot shower quickly fixed that. After about half an hour I was good to go again, but with less energy. Right now I feel like I’m back at my normal energy, but fresher somehow.
The food has been good; I picked up some broccoli, spring onions and celery today. The variety is great, I’m not bored yet, but I’ve started getting thought cravings for cheese, bacon and ice-cream, not real cravings, just mental ones. I’m glad my friends and housemate are so supportive; it’s making it go a lot easier.
Tomorrow I’ll look up some dip recipes and see what I can make; I also have to look into getting a dehydrator. I did almost no preparation going into the diet and it has bit me in the arse quite hard.