Hello. Newbie here.

Hello Everyone! I figured I should introduce myself so that I can more comfortably immerse myself into this way of life. I have been vegetarian on and off for 2 years and *mostly* vegetarian since January of this year. every now and then when I'm having a bad digestion week I would revert to fruits and veggies only so this has been a part of my life for a while. In the past the only thing stopping me from naturally doing the veggies and fruits thing was the misconception that it wasn't healthy. 

But as soon as I saw this site I started on 100% raw and felt amazing and barely craved anything for 5 days. Usually it was because I had a long day and by the time I was home I was too tired to cook anything so I would just grab lettuce or bananas. Day 6 came and I had popcorn (uhoh!). Ok fine. Next day I was in pain! but started a new day raw. Drank water and avoided food early in the day. Its funny when I was eating the popcorn it tasted too salty and off. It did not taste good at all and I've dieted a lot in the past and when I cheated it used to be so satisfying. After cheating I would feel content. Now when I cheat I feel like crap and it had only been 5 days. Day 7 I was good until I cheated again with cooked Tofu and bread. ARGH. Day 8 and 9 were good cept for the abdominal PAIN. 

I get migraines often and doing this has helped me not feel like crap in the morning. But I still am indulging even though I can feel the effects so early in the "diet" and so quickly after cheating. I've seen a few threads with similar issues as mine but I figured I would share for a bit of mental help on my part. Keep it out in the open I suppose.

To start a new day 100% :)