Going Raw Postmortem
Going raw is one of the best and hardest things I’ve done. It was the cravings mainly, because your body/brain tries to trick you all the time, whispering things like “Noone will know.” and “Just one bit won’t hurt.” It didn’t take so much willpower as much as dedication. I really wanted to be healthy far more than I wanted junk food.
The main benefits though were the increased energy and the overall feeling of health. The energy wasn’t bursting out of me like a sugar rush, it was much like a vast background pool of tapable energy. It could be used at all times and keep you going no matter what. I didn’t have problems getting to sleep either, the energy wasn’t a problem at night, it was still there, but I could turn off the access to it.
The health feeling was just an overall well being, but at the same time I was in detox. I had the same aches I get after eating junk food, but it would come and go throughout the day. It started on day 2 and lasted until day 11, but considering that I went straight from a high junk food diet into nothing but fresh ingredients, it’s not suprising.
The food was great, but all the ways to prepare it was overwhelming. I need to find better places to shop, more types of food to eat, and not worry about recipes. I prefer just eating the food like it arrives, raw and yummy. Also, having fruit and vegetables and nuts sequentially in a meal is a great way to eat, you feel like you’ve had three meals at once. 
With the two week trial over on Friday night I had cooked food again, a takeaway burger. I really wanted it I thought, but after having I felt ill. Eating the burger I could taste all the grease, the meat, the breading and the spices seperately. It felt like my taste buds were on supercharge. I guess even your tastebuds go numb when you eat crap, because I couldn’t taste it before. I’m still eating cooked food until the end of monday night, but right now I feel like crap. All the energy has been switched off and I feel permanently sleepy. The trial was a success, so much so that I think I will go back on a raw food diet starting Wednesday again. After two short weeks I’m starting to wonder how we could live like this for so long, in a permanent food coma.
I do have to get a new job though. It feels karmically wrong to serve food that I know is bad.