Jean-Louis: > I note that, after RAF or fatty foods, mung means don't taste good at = > all, > but lettuce can taste to good that I can easily eat a whole one or more. > I conclude that RAF doesn't decrease my need for leafy veggies. > > Lettuce (I like romaine too) is the only vegetable I eat almost every = > day, > but it seems a bit "too easy". Our ancestors certainly ate more than > one kind of leaves. So, I avoid eating ONLY lettuce as vegetables, but > it's not easy. Typically, it takes 3-4 weeks for me to finish a > cauliflower. Dariusz: My juicing idea was a bad one. It was a false alarm - juiced food won't get you a stop; it doesn't for me anyway. I really, really cannot believe what I am experiencing with IE right now. It's truly amazing. I don't crave fruits anymore; my sense of smell and taste seem to have become more efficient after these few days of IE; I'm starting to appreciate veggies more and more. Funny how all the things Natural Hygiene teaches you (fruits in the morning; don't mix whatever with whatever; don't overeat) all become reality once you begin to eat instinctively, and you don't even think about them! How can we [society] have gone so far away from this? It is so very much better than counting calories or forcing yourself to eat things that you don't really like the taste of. A couple of quick things: Everyone: I still have a little bit of a problem getting over the "mental images" I have of raw foods. That is, I visualize a lot (that would include the way things smell or taste as well, I suppose) before I actually smell, taste and eat. In fact, I will often eat based on what I have in my mind; it usually works out so that the taste and the smell appeal to me following the image, so it shouldn't be a big transgression to do this. Also, I had a strong need for an onion today. It tasted better than ever first time I took a bite, but I got carried away and ate much more than I should have I think. The aroma was coming out my nose, and my eyes were shed with blood just moments later. I then had a very unpleasant taste in my mouth (you know the one; I actually still have it now). The question I have is: do any of the instinctos here actually believe that one can be successful at eating another food following something as strong tasting as an onion (garlic or acidic fruits would also qualify I think)? I mean, after having some onion, you hardly feel your tongue, let alone the taste of another food on it.