This is how I am giving up my cooked food addiction:

Today is the day I swear off cooked foods.
Today I take a step forward overcoming my addictions.
Today I make a promise, a promise to myself.
To give up what doesn’t serve me and trust in my own way.

Overcoming Addictions with a Raw Vegan / Fruitarian Diet

If two months ago you would had mentioned this to me I would have thought you were crazy. I could have not imagined there was such a thing as a cooked food addiction. I always thought cooking food was normal, I always thought cooked food was healthy. Until I began to study the raw vegan and fruitarian diets.

Since being introduced to the world of raw veganism and fruitarianism my world has taken a spin. In two weeks I will be moving to the Hawaii and I hope this move will be for good. The choice was made a month ago, after understanding that my only change of succeeding on a 100% raw fruitarian diet was to move to the tropics.

I have dedicated the last two months of my life towards transitioning to a raw vegan fruitarian diet. My efforts have paid off. My new diet has helped me overcome several addictions including alcohol, marijuana, sex, porn and masturbation. My progress with the fruitarian diet has also given me increased levels of confidence, concentration and courage to follow my dreams. On top of that, the fruitarian diet has helped me get rid of unnecessary fat and toxins that had been stored inside my body for longer than I can tell.

Realizing I Have a Cooked Food Addiction

Despite my progress, five days ago I found myself returning to cooked foods with a vengeance. First by eating two slices of pizza on a day when I was working hard and had nothing else to eat. I was frustrated, tired of seeing other people enjoying food that was outside my fruitarian diet’s boundaries. I gave in to my temptations, thinking it would be a harmless act. The next day I found myself eating cooked food again, and so I did for five consecutive days. Three of those days included visits to all-you-can-eat restaurants, where I truly ate all I could eat and nothing less.

The repercussions have been clear. Over the last five days I have felt increasingly sluggish, constipated, tired, dehydrated and lazier. My digestion has been slower and my elimination not as clear as it was with fruit. I have noticed an increased buildup of mucus in my nose and ears and my skin is has been pealing more than usual. I have also been getting increased cravings for marijuana which I had not experienced since I began the raw vegan fruitarian diet. My cravings have also been for cooked food, which I have unfortunately given into too many times. Fortunately, this is all history now.

Overcoming My Cooked Food Addiction

Today is the day I swore off cooked foods. This may not be the first time I think about stopping all cooked food consumption for good, but as far as I can remember, I have never felt this much determination. I also have never felt as clear as I am today towards the risks of eating cooked foods.

Many times in the past  I have chosen to be raw or to eat fruits and nothing else. However, all those times I was only driven by the ideas and beliefs that cooked food wasn’t good for me. This time is different. This time I have proof, the proof is the experience I am going through right now. I know I have fallen into a whole and I know that the only way to get out is to follow this path and say no to cooked food.

The Last Time I gave in to my Cooked Food Addiction

This evening my mother and my sister returned home after spending three days in Chicago. We met with my father and spent some quality time together, reconnecting and sharing about our times away from each other. After that we decided to go to a restaurant my sister thought I would like. This was a vegan restaurant, and to be honest, I didn’t like it.

The food was tasty, but it wasn’t fulfilling. The plates felt overly prepared and they did not feel worth the money or the time spent to have them. The only thing I enjoyed from the experience was sharing with my family. We shared stories and we shared our food, eating from each other’s plates and having a overall nice experience. However, I noticed that as soon as we finished eating I was already craving more food. It was the same experience I had all of those evenings spent at the all-you-can-eat buffets.

Right after dinner was over I was anxious to get in my car, drop my sister off at her house and head over to the closest Thai restaurant to get some curry and rice. That is exactly what I ended up doing. I picked up some food and drove straight home. On my way home I wondered if I would also be smoking weed tonight, to be honest, that might end up happening. we will see…

As soon as I got home I went to the kitchen, opened my bags and began to stuff the that food on my mouth. It was delicious, yes, but I knew it wasn’t good for me. It certainly wasn’t what my body needed. My mind was telling me “EAT” but my heart was hoping I would stop. Interesting enough, during my meal I watched a video from Ted Carr with advice on overcoming cooked food addictions. I found it very informative and helpful. Towards the end of the video, I decided I’ve had enough. I placed the lid on my cup of curry, washed my dishes and promised myself I would never again eat cooked food. Sooner or later we’ll find out if I was able to keep that promise.

Why is it so Hard to Overcome Cooked Food Addictions?

There are many reasons why it has taken me so long to overcome my cooked food addiction. The first reason being that I actually never really thought this was an issue until the last few days. The other being that most people do not think that eating cooked food is an addiction. They clearly haven’t experienced what I experienced over the last week.

The traditions of food are some of the deepest aspects of any culture. Consuming aliments is something that we do even before we are born. It is more primal than breathing. It is no surprise that we would be heavily attached to consuming the foods our mothers consumed when we were in their wombs. There are so many additional psychological and emotional factors associated with cooked food addiction that it is no wonder we are so oblivious to the control it has over our lives.

On top of all our unconscious patterns, we also have to fight against the food manufacturers who spend millions of dollars every year researching ways to make food more addictive. If that wasn’t enough, everyone around you is likely to have some level of cooked food addiction. Most people follow an omnivorous diet, which contains lots of animal products, which are mostly cooked. Then there are vegetarians and vegans who may eat as much cooked food as omnivorous do.

Find Support to Overcome Your Cooked Food Addiction

The only groups of people that do not eat cooked foods are raw vegans and fruitarians who are very hard to come across. This means that the support you will get from people around your is likely to be zero. Even people that love you, like your parents, will have multiple concerns about your choice to opt out from eating cooked foods. Their concern is likely to become your concern, and that concern turns into doubt, and the doubt makes you fall of the wagon. At least that is what happened to me.

This is the reason why I choose to write these articles and upload my YouTube videos. The internet is my sacred space, the place where I find like minded individuals. They are thought leaders and sources of inspiration. They are innovators and explorers like myself, who are searching for the inconvenient truth that is likely to save our lives and the health of this planet.

Today I swear off cooked food, not only for myself but for all the people who may take my advice. I do it because deep in my heart I know it to be the right thing to do. Despite all my fears, despite all my doubts, despite all the challenges I keep finding on this path.

I bow to stop my cooked food addiction. I know this is what is right for me.

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PS: For those of you who are interested in overcoming their cooked food addiction, or any addiction, I have included bellow a list of the best books available on the topic. The first books deal with addiction in general and the last row deals with specific addictions to alcohol and sex. I hope you find them useful.