Over the past month, so that I didn't offend a friend, I ate a couple of mouthfulls of jackfruit loaf which she kindly brought back from India as a present. I would have devoured it normally, but the jackfruit loaf was cooked and full of fat and sugar! There was a similar situation at home where I had a taste of some home made greengage creamy moose. I managed to restrain myself so that I had only 1 spoonfull. It was totally delicious, so I had to exercise some will power!
Other than the 3 mouthfuls that I descibed above, today I've just completed 1 month, 100% raw, with NO fat foods. i.e. no nuts, seeds, oil, avocados, durian, etc. Well... I'm still here to tell the tale, so it can't be that bad for you!
When I was on holiday just over a month ago, I tried to go with the flow and let go of my diet for the odd meal, but my acne came back, my skin felt very greasy and I felt tired and grumpy. I got so sick of it that I told my wife half way through the holiday that I couldn't cope, and I had to get back onto my raw diet. I went for a drive and eventually found somewhere that sold fruit and vegetables. These rare places are not easy to find in the Lake District!
My spots cleared up within a couple of weeks and my skin feels so much better now. It's more pliable, fresher and cleaner, in fact it's never been better. I need less sleep. I've had more energy (apart from when i ate too many runner beans) and more joy. I'm wondering if we ever need to eat any fat foods at all? My body certainly doesn't seem to miss them, I don't even crave them anymore. I've had some comments from friends on how well that I've been looking too.
I've been eating quite a lot less than I normally do becasue I've had to stop most excercise since I had my hernia operation 2.5 weeks ago. However, I still feel energetic and continually get the urge to go running! Short walks will have to do for now. As long as I don't overdo things, the pain from the hernia operation is pretty much gone. No strenuous lifting for another 6 weeks!
It's interesting that the body seems to know when to stop eating when on a raw diet. I'm exercising less and desire food less. When I was very active before my operation, I desired food so much more. Our natural appetite is controlled by what our body actually needs, and this works as long as we only eat foods that are naturally available to us without having to use tools, machinery and heat to prepare them.
If anyone is struggling to make this diet and lifestyle work, then try a zero fat month. i.e. Eat lots of fruit, plenty of greens, green smoothies and some salads. Try and eat mono meals as far as possible. A mono meal is a meal consisting of one type of food (eg just watermelon, or just bananas, but not both).
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