Firstly it's been fun! It's been easier than I thought and I've enjoyed it so much. I've lost count of the people who've told me that they couldn't do what I'm doing - although generally they do mention that they'd like to increase the amount of raw food they eat and love hearing about the benefits.
From the reading I've done (and continue to do - I'm a compulsive reader/student/researcher) it would appear that benefits can be gained from increasing the raw foods in our diet to over 50%. Personally I want to spend more time hovering around the 100% mark - it's too good not to at the moment although one day maybe I'll miss something too much - who knows. For me it's important not to be labelled - it's OK if I go and eat anything tomorrow but my choice is likely to be along the lines of a raw vegan diet.
I've learnt I'm so glad not to be involved in the meat and dairy industry and rejoice in that I'm largely free from that (my daughter has a mostly veggie diet at home).
Do I train harder? faster? stronger? I don't know. I constantly read reports of people who do. I'm not sure I'm a hard training kind of gal really - I'm more about the enjoyment, picture taking along the way, getting excited as a deer hops out of the undergrowth ahead of me. But I did happily undertake a sprint distance triathlon and loved it - happily fueled by fruit. I've a standard (olympic) distance one coming up and training is going fine - as and when I get chance to get out - for that. Thursday I swam a mile, yesterday a 3 mile run, today 1.5 mile or so run with a friend and about to head out into the wind and rain for a 10 mile or so bike ride...
Food is tastier, more available, easier to prepare, quicker to get ready and I don't think I really miss anything. OK maybe chips occasionally. Not chocolate though which I thought would be really hard for me. Chips are less tempting when you learn about the cancer causing and health destroying components of the super heated oil though I suppose...
In short I feel this is the diet I would always have naturally eaten, given the choice and realisation it was possible. I've always got a bit over excited in the fruit and vegetable area of the supermarket and filled the trolley there, to then feel far less inspired in the rest of the store. I've always eaten loads of salads, fresh fruits and veggies and loved them. I've often felt an awareness that I wasn't altogether OK eating the meat on the plate in front of me. So I feel totally congruent eating this way and that makes me happy.
I like happy.
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