raw foods diet

Try it if you want. Is a raw foods diet mostly fruit -- items with lots of sugar?
You might do better with focusing on protein, good fats and oils, and adding low calorie vegetables to your days.

Hey, I am 80 % raw and I enjoy it! Sometimes I NEED hot food then I eat potatoes, rice/chinese noodles with tomato sauce, quinoa soup and so on.. I would like some more friends who go RAW feel free to add me!

Actually, if you eat dates, then you dont have any sugar cravings anymore I like the banana girl on youtube

serenak73 wrote: »

I've struggled with my sugar addiction forever and I've never been able to break it.

I agree with Sabine and others that a fruit-based diet seems unlike to be helpful, and also am skeptical that picking some extreme diet/change in how you eat normally is the way to go.

What would help us give you advice or know if we have similar experiences is to elaborate on what your particular issues are: binging, emotional eating, having issues with will power in certain times or situations, or what? Also, what you've tried.

I don't believe sugar is addictive, although I know there are claims to the contrary all over the internet these days and you get told that if you have will power issues with sweets it must be an addiction, but I do think there are many people who struggle with overeating sweets in various forms and depending on the specifics different things tend to help.

My issue was/is emotional eating, so I used tactics that helped with that, including cutting out sweets for a time to teach myself not to rely on them for emotional purposes, and being conscious of the situations and circumstances in which I tended to overeat or feel out of control and avoiding those. I also found it was helpful to make sure my meals were generally balanced with protein and fat, but I think that had more to do with wanting to grab something sweet as a quick source of energy. (This can be a huge issue if you don't get enough sleep.) It also helps because I think lots of us feel more satisfied if we are eating a generally nutrient-rich diet with adequate protein and fat, and also it gives you something to focus on (eating nutrient-rich foods) vs. the focus on simply "not eating" your favorites.

serenak73 wrote: »

maybe addiction is not the right description. ie I could be surrounded by chips and crackers and never feel the slightest urge to eat them but if there is any kind of cake/ cookie/dessert of any kind in the house I will track it down and eat it. I still would eat eggs and meat and veggies (oddly enough I've never been a big fruit eater) I just thought if I got rid of all the processed crap (boxed food/tv dinners) it might help.

You have figured out what works for you. Do some cooking for yourself instead of buying stuff that comes in boxes.
And for now, keep the sweets out of the house -- lots of us have to do that, esp in the beginning.

I'm confused so correct me if I'm wrong, but why would a raw food diet be just fruit? There are a ton of veggies that you can consume raw and whole on a raw foods diet, as well as whole grain rice, nuts, and seeds. I am in the process of going 70-80% raw but with a tree nut allergy and a distaste for items like avacado, it will be a slow process. I also refuse to give up my favorite snack.

Have your sweets,but mix them in a morning smoothie with greens or snack on some watermelon, mango, apples etc. While focusing on greener based dinners. There are a lot of great recipes out there.