2 posts tagged “raw diet side effects”

I fell asleep last night rather early... so I was up at 4:00 AM.

4 weeks Raw yesterday. I was working up to it the week before I went all raw - but here are the good and bad side effects I have noticed.

I lost 20.0 pounds!

My skin is supple. Even my ever ashy elbows have softened up! I have very dry skin and have to religiously wear facial moisturizer - so this was a beautiful benefit to me.

I am very "regular" Thank goodness for recycled tp. Everything feels like this though.

Since I have been trying to eat on a schedule, I am not hungry until it is time to eat.

My energy level is even - no huge spikes or dips, just energy all day.

I have slept pretty well, no nightmares or night terrors at all - which has been a lifelong issue for me. That has a lot to do with Scott to methinks.

My head is very clear. At first it felt unreal, now it is just clarity. It is easier to listen to my body... I feel more tuned in to myself. Does that make sense?

I have been keeping a record of what I eat on this website - to make sure I am getting all the nutrition I need; I have been surprised at how well my nutritional intake has been. I am also taking calcium, iron and a multi vitamin for vegans.

I feel like I smell bad and have bad breath all the time. My bf says no and he would tell me if I was stinky - but his olfactory senses are not too sharp. Ha! 

At first, my face broke out like I had not since I was a kid. It has since passed.

Cigarette smoke really bothers me now. I guess that is not bad - just weird.

Over the next 60 days of Raw, I will be gradually increasing my workouts - so I may be eating a lot more to compensate depending on how I am feeling.
 

I have not found it difficult to eat at all. I make a lot of food at home and have a few places I know I can go and eat, or pick up food. Scott has been wonderful about going to places I would like to eat and has tried a lot of the raw food. He liked a few things, but he is a hard core Omni who who only eats very few veggies and hardly any fruit. I did ask him if he wouldn't mind, if he would cook for himself for a while - which he is fine with. I normally made two dinners, but I would make one vegan and since he does not eat any raw food, it was getting a little crazy. (Although cute - like when I would make him something Italian, I would make myself raw Italian!) I will be in Florida for 10 days starting next weekend and I do not see that being an issue either. My mom takes me to great places to get fresh fruits and veggies, so I will be fine. (If anyone knows a place I can get a nice raw dinner in Miami, please let me know!)