Raw Food Diet - Day 50

Looking at my journal, I realize that today is day #50 of my raw food experiment (50% of total food intake being raw). Observations I’ve had over the past few weeks:

• The longer I’ve been on this diet, the easier it gets.
• I’ve lost many cravings that I haven’t been able to shake for the past 5-10 years.
• When I do indulge in a craving, I do so on my own terms. I still partake in coffee (once a week) and the occasional beer, but seem to have much less, much less often.
• I am satiated with a much smaller quantity of food.
• I have cravings for fruit (which I have never had before in my life!).
• My energy levels of very high.
• I’ve had noticeable healthier skin. In fact, A rash I’ve had on my arm since I was a kid has started to slowly clear up!
• My teeth have gotten whiter, naturally (noticeable so).
• I sleep less. On average about 1 hour a night less than I use to, and I feel much more awake. This is an area of my life I want to work on. I sleep on average 7 hours a night (even on weekends). I want to drop that to 5, which keeping energy levels up. Proper diet will help, but I have some serious mental prep to do before I get to this level.
• I am much more mentally alert.
• I have much more even energy levels, partically during the afternoon “slump” we typically feel at work. It is funny to see all my teammates run for a Starbucks at 2-3pm, which I reach for a couple bananas or a handful of almonds! :)
• Losing bodyfat, gaining strength. I’ve been getting noticeably leaner. My bodyweight, however , is stable (I am 153lbs right now). Unless the gravitational pull of the earth has gone up, that means I am gaining lean body mass! Weight training has had a big impact no doubt, but I think diet has had an accellerating affect.
• My intuition has been much more keen, pretty spooky actually. Hard to explain this one, u just gotta trust me on on this….or try the diet for yourself and see what happens!
• Over the past few years I’ve had trouble just focusing on one thing at a time…call it ADD, call it lack of focus, call it a symptom of life at a fast-paced Hi-Tech company….but for the past 2 months it’s been much easier for me to sit still and get things done!