30 Days Raw
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Two years ago I attempted to go 30-days straight eating only raw food. I only lasted three, but hold out more hope for productivity guru Steve Pavlina, who kicked off his 30-day raw vegan diet trial on January 1st.
His diary is compelling: he’s tracking his weight (5.4 pounds lost), workout routine (six days per week), meals (mostly fruit), and the inevitable ups and downs of change:
Have you ever had that grossed-out feeling from eating too much of the same food, like too much chocolate, and you can feel this greasy puddle in your stomach? I started feeling a sensation similar to that, like I ate way too much of something that didn’t agree with me. Maybe it was the 11 bananas I ate this morning.
I glean some comfort in the fact that Steve also only lasted three days when he first attempted to go raw ten years ago. Since then, he’s completed two successful trials, both of which left him feeling so elated that he’s starting again. In this trial, he’s hoping the results will convince him to keep eating raw after the 30-days are up.
My fascination with the raw food diet reminds me of the Dr. Soran character from the movie Star Trek: Generations. Once he experienced the bliss of the Nexus, he wanted nothing more than to return to it. After I experienced the incredible energy and vitality of my first 30-day raw trial, I’ve always wanted to return to it.
In addition to his daily progress, he’s also posting articles and information about raw food in general. For example, did you know that Steve Jobs was a fruitarian during the 1970s? Hence the name, Apple (and Macintosh).
More interesting are the commentaries on his research:
There’s very compelling biological evidence that a high fruit diet is optimal for human beings…one of the more convincing points is that the nearest animal species to human beings, including gorillas, chimpanzees, orangutans, and bonobos all naturally favor a high fruit diet, meaning that when fresh fruit is readily available, they’ll get the vast majority of their calories from fruit… Another clue is that when people do eat a high fruit diet, they tend to reach their optimal weight, get sick much less often, and feel fantastic. Even I’ve noticed that when I have an all fruit breakfast, I feel much more energetic, assuming I eat enough calories.
Like all science, his should be taken with a grain of salt. Still, it’s food for thought that makes me want to learn more about raw food and human nutrition (though I’ve suddenly lost my appetite for bananas).
To read more, I suggest starting with these two posts: 30 Days Raw and Raw Foods.
Additionally, you can read his daily progress on his blog.
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