My name is Ivan, and I am from Istria, Croatia, in the European Union. I have been vegetarian and vegan for about 14 years, and for several years I have also been interested in a raw vegan diet. I have tried going fully raw a few times, but each time I eventually felt that I was missing something and returned to cooked foods. This summer I have started again, and I would really like to succeed. I am looking for personal guidance from someone experienced with long-term raw vegan nutrition. Ideally, I would like to find a coach, mentor, nutrition professional, or experienced raw vegan who could help me identify what I may be missing and support me through the transition. Thank you.

I’ve bounced between 100% raw and high raw since 2011 but, it’s been high fat. I couldn’t get rid of my love affair with fat and the last few cooked foods. Vegan since 1997. I FINALLY started the fully raw, low fat, 811 journey 3 months ago. The decision was wrought with all sorts of road blocks in my head. It was a difficult jump but I wanted to do 811 for the past several years. I was already eating a version of it with high fruit, big salads, but with baked potatoes and beans. I have been learning about the raw Garden of Eden diet since 2011 and started publicly teaching it 4-1/2 years ago. I wanted to rid of cooked foods and fat but couldn’t quite get there. I’m so grateful to now say I’m finally there. What made me finally jump in was when Doug asked me, what is preventing you from making that 811 commitment? Before I could answer, he then asked me to make just a 30-day commitment. After an hour or two of gruelling agony over his question and how I would answer, and thinking of all the reasons it would be difficult, or not possible, all my road blocks, all the reasons it would be too hard, social constraints, the side-eyed of others, how much I loved my fat, salt, cooked beans and potatoes, my extensive world travel as a guest speaker, not always in charge of my own meals during travel, logistics of living with a cooked vegan eater, and wondering how to reply to Doug, my thoughts went to a few of my own clients and patients, and all their same excuses for not going plant based, that I just made a courageous decision to commit for 30 days. I didn’t want to be mind-trapped like a few of my patients though their food was clearly killing them in slow misery. I could see they were trapped in their own mind with a lack of courage, purpose, their why, and goals. I had to just jump into a decision and forget my roadblocks and just do it, if not for me, for them. If I expect them to make difficult decisions and changes, then I had to be that example that difficult changes are possible. I just needed to get over my roadblocks that were in my head, which now I see weighed heavier than reality.

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New interview with Doug Graham as part of the Love Fruit podcast-about 65 mins long: https://youtu.be/zHKjzv51HrI?feature=shared

I just saw an Instagram post from Dr Graham talking about greens consumption recommendation. He was repeating, he was not recommending an only fruit diet and talking about 1% to 3% greens necessity per day / a pound of leafy green for an active men and a little less for a women. However, I remember reading in the 811 book, 2 to 6% per day of celery and leafy greens. Is it an update Dr Graham? Or am I missing something? Does any one know? Is it a minimum or the range ? Is more than 1 to 3% unnecessary? Thank you for reading!