I think the obsession with food thing you’re talking about depends. For me, I don’t have an unhealthy obsession with raw foods. My high-raw lifestyle has evolved over the past few years. I was right at 300 pounds, very unhealthy, and sick and tired of being sick and tired. I started studying and changing my diet. My Mother was a big influence and it was sort of a family effort to really focus on bringing more raw foods into our diet. I was in bad shape and wasn’t able to exercise, so the change in my diet really jump-started my weight loss. I eventually gave up all meat and became a vegetarian. Some people have called me a vegan, but I’ve never claimed that because I do sometimes eat an omelet or raw honey–two things vegans would never eat, but I guess for the most part you could say that MOST of the time I do eat like a high-raw vegan.

Anyway, as I incorporated more raw foods, I noticed increased energy, more weight loss, that I slept better, my skin improved, and so many other health benefits it’s still unreal to me. I’ve lost and maintained about a 120 pound weight loss and still love raw foods. Of course, there are times that I’ll “splurge” and have something that isn’t raw (most of the time it’s something like cooked greens, stir fry, an omelet, or something chocolate ) but I do my level best to stick to whole foods and stay away from things that are overly processed. I don’t drink soda or coffee and have no craving for them whatsoever. I drink water, herbal tea, raw juices, smoothies, and if I ever want milk, I’ll have a nut milk–like almond.

I realize there are people who have obsessions over eating certain foods (for example, anything they think would make them fat). While I do not want to gain back the weight I lost, my ultimate goal has always been (and still is) to be as healthy as I possibly can and I strive daily to accomplish just that.

I hope that helps!

Thanks for stopping by! You know, I know it’s hard to believe, but once you’ve been eating a really clean, pure diet, those cravings really aren’t there anymore. I haven’t had a burger and fries in I don’t know when. Now, not too long ago, I had several deaths in my family all at once, and they were young people: ages 32, 26, and 28. I grew up with two of them; one was like my little sister. That really, really hit me very hard. And I fell of the 100% raw food wagon. I wasn’t really craving the foods I chowed on physically–it was an emotional experience for me. I was upfront with my readers and that’s one of the reasons I decided to do this 30-day juice fast–to not only cleanse from eating non-raw foods, but to find that peaceful place that comes with longer juice fasts and get myself (mind, body, and soul) kind of straightened out again and back on the right path (for me), which is at minimum high-raw. And if I ever have a craving for non-raw foods, it usually involves chocolate, caramel, and nuts–and again, it isn’t physical, it’s an emotional craving for those comforting foods I remember from my childhood, etc. Hope that answers your question! And, even if you’re going to have those burgers and fries in your own diet, you can still improve it by adding raw veggies and fruits daily.