Raw Food Lifestyle Change

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There is a reason most information floating around refers to the raw food interest as a lifestyle change rather than a diet. I'm guessing the first time people try juicing, preparing their meals fresh, taking trips to the grocery store every 2-3 days their first impression is, "This is a LOT of work!".


It is. 


In order to eat a "raw" only diet, you have to do a lot of homework about where your food came from, the freshness and quality, organics, storage and shelf life, sprouting beans, soaking nuts, etc.. etc.. I can tell you, this process of education will be an extremely eye opening adventure. It will bring you very close to your relationship with food. 


I believe the new bond between ourselves and nourishment is created when we are actually forced to think about what your eating, therefore entering an awareness about food. When grabbing something preserved or processed off the grocery shelf isn't an option it forces you to think a food differently. Fresh, living food has a half life and once it is either killed or removed from its life giving source, it enters a state of gradual decay. By attempting to find out how old your food is (determining freshness), searching for and preparing foods that are as close to "living" as possible, your old paradigm of "what food is" will shift and bring the food relationship much closer! 

“Endurance is one of the most difficult disciplines, but it is to the one who endures that the final victory comes.” - Buddha (Hindu Prince Gautama Siddharta, the founder of Buddhism, 563-483 B.C.) - thinkexist.com

After completing the juice fast, I better understand what the Buddha meant. Watching my body change day by day during the fast, all for the better, has given me a renewed sense of will power to press on and observe the change. This is in spite of the fact that in present day, this lifestyle is not widely accepted and a difficult transition to stick with considering the convenience factor of modern food. However,  each time I cheat, break the "rules" or eat something cooked the reward seems to be less than I imagined and thus far has resulted in long digestion periods, all which makes it easier to fall back into this lifestyle. 


Everyone who is trying this for themselves, keep on!! I just hope my experiences inspire you to adventure out and discover for yourself :) 


Peace Up, A-Town Down


Weight: 199 
Goal 185