Raw Transitioning Tips!

Hello!  I’ve been contemplating my beginings with raw foods and some of the awesome transitioning techniques and foods that made it an easy (and exploding-bowel-less) journey!

 We’ve all heard detoxification horror stories….I won’t get into any of the graphic details…especially about the alien parasites that often burst from the buttocks of those attempting to clean up their diet. Haha! Just kidding on that last one….mostly. :0)

 This was a concern of mine when I first heard about raw foods and it gave me a brief pause moment…as I didn’t like the idea of going through a brutal detoxification period where I’d be feeling lousy, dealing with headaches and making frequent bathroom runs.  Especially not wanting to miss work or put off other responsibilities to deal with the consequences of hardcore cleansing.  Luckily these thoughts only briefly paused me, but some people may be put off to the idea of  raw living after hearing some tales of transitioning woes….that’s why I want to share some of the philosphy, strategy and foods that helped me ease comfortably into gettin’ raw!

 Upon hearing of the effects of hardcore detoxing I thought….I think I’ll take the slow aproach and ease into raw eating.  This worked out for me multifold!

1~ By starting off with a modest 50% goal I wasn’t pushing myself far out of my comfort zone and this allowed me to play around with raw foods and develop my own simple and tasty recipes, source local ingredients, and get into the groove of raw food prep, planning and whipping up stuff on the fly!   

2~ I kept myself out of the cycle of the “all or nothing” effect where if you screw up…you have nothing to fall back on and no incentive to go forward.  My aproach of easing into it and enjoying each positive step along the way has helped me towards many goals I’ve had in life and it lends itself particularly well to such things as a big dietary shift to eating an all raw diet!

3~ By easing into the raw foods lifestyle I allowed my body to gradually adjust to all the many changes that it would entail!  And by changes I do mean good changes!  Too many good changes all at once can be a bit jarring though …especially to the bowels for many people.. so I wanted to reduce that as much as possible…for social and convenience reasons as well as to be kind to my body.

It's an adventure...not a race!

 I would say to someone aproaching the raw lifestyle that feels like they’re being pushed to go 100% off the bat that it isn’t a race…it’s an adventure!  We are playing around with a whole “new” aproach to eating!  Collectively as people we’ve been living off of mostly cooked or processed foods for who knows how long…and going over to eating foods in their more natural state is accessing nutrients, enzymes and properly structured food that is often lost in processing and the results can often be amazing!  There is no need to rush it…especially if the rushing is causing stress and discomfort that can lead you to giving up the whole dream of the changes that you may experience! 

 So first of all if this aproach is doable for you….I encourage you to take your time!  It worked very well for me and I had almost no detox side effects!  A lil’ gas and an extra bathroom trip a day…and by trip I mean leisurely stroll…not knockin’  lil’ old ladies out of the way to get into the Women’s Room because the Men’s stall was taken! *LOL*

 If you’ve gotten to know me by now…you’ll know I am waaaaaay to immature to pass up on all the potential bathroom humor! :0P

 Much love everyone and more to come!  I will be sharing more strategies in an upcoming post and many of these tips and more can also be found in my E-Book “Gettin’ Raw with Rawdawg Rory”  :0)