Day Three - Satisfying Your Hunger

In day three, many may begin getting over the initial physical symptoms while some may have already slipped and eaten something they didn't want to.  It is alright.  Let me repeat........it is alright.  This isn't a race but a slow, consistent journey towards a major and beneficial life change.  Eating and benefiting from a mostly raw food diet does not mean you can never go out to eat or enjoy a big, juicy steak.  Just not everyday.

It is very important to make sure you are eating enough real food to satisfy your hunger.  At the site "Cheap Health Revolution", this is stated simply and eloquently as:

- Make sure you eat enough! As you overcome certain cooked food addictions (e.g. processed carbs, sugars, cheese, etc.) it becomes easier to tolerate hunger. You may get complacent and lazy and start to eat less and less food. While some advanced raw foodists (notably Tonya Zavasta) claim that eating as little as possible is most healthful, it is certainly not the case for the first few years of being majority raw. If you don't eat enough, you will slowly become more and more tired and miss out on all the fun!

You have to feed your body!

This day started out better than the previous two.  One thing I notice is how quick I wake up and become productive.  I woke about 545A and had several projects started and half-finished in the course of two hours.  Without even having to drink two cups of coffee, I was off like a streak of lightning.  THIS is the reason I make the changes in the first place.  I remember the benefits and they definitely outweigh the discomfort.

Tomorrow, we'll write down our motivation for making health changes.  During difficult times, your reason for making changes will mean either your success or failure.  Until then, enjoy the day!

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