My 2 Days on The Raw Till 4 Diet

As I have been incorporating more juicing and smoothies into my daily routine and testing recipes for my upcoming ebook, i’ve been coming across more and more RAW/VEGAN diets. The one that caught my eye was the 80/10/10 diet.

The 80/10/10 diet is basically is where you get 80% calories from carbs, 10% from fat and 10% protein, found in fruit. 100% fruit and veggies, all , I cannot do.

Then I found the Raw Till 4 diet, its where you eat raw foods all day then your last meal contains cooked carbs. This seemed doable, after-all this is basically how I eat in the summer. Fruit salads, juices and smoothies all day, then a regular cooked dinner. I decided to give it a try (modifying the dinner to include chicken or fish).

Well!! This didn’t work at all. I don’t know if it was the mono meal approach (i think it was) or if it was just a mental thing but suddenly eating fruit all day was not appealing. By Tuesday afternoon I was totally turned off. I sat at my desk staring at 4 cups of diced mango – which was supposed to be my lunch.

And then I got to thinking, what about the winter how do you not eat hot foods, no more Brasco Broth and if I only ate fruits and vegetables, when would i ever get a chance to meal plan again!! LOL.  But seriously, I once again proved to myself why I don’t do specific “diets”. I have always had the moderation and balance approach to eating. I don’t deny myself anything, but I am conscious of everything that I eat and how active I am each day.

With that said, I am back to eating clean, 5-6x small meals a day, with a healthy variety of foods at each meal. Thank Goodness 

What is the craziest diet you have ever tried?