Since Pure Jeevan specializes in raw food weight loss, we receive a lot of questions about what is required in order to lose excess weight. Many individuals want to know if they need to go on a 100% raw food diet in order to release excess weight.

The answer is, "No, you do not need to switch to a 100% raw food diet in order to lose weight." If you're asking if a 100% raw food diet works better for losing weight than slowly transitioning and increasing your raw food intake, the answer is still, "No."

What matters most for losing weight on the raw food diet is that you are changing your eating habits and substituting less healthy foods for healthy ones. Consistenly eliminating unhealthy foods and consuming fresh, water-rich raw foods is going to help your body become energized and flooded with the much needed vitamins and minerals that a cooked food diet is many times lacking.

For many, going 100% raw is not an easy thing to do. If your personality is one where you enjoy jumping into extreme situations and challenging yourself to do something, then go for it! There have been others who have gone 100% raw overnight and have had great success with the diet and lifestyle. If you feel drawn to doing this, then go ahead and try it out. If it doesn't feel so great after a while, for whatever reason, you can always back off a bit and take things more slowly.

The vast majority of people entering the raw food lifestyle are going to slowly transition into a healthier way of eating and living. It's human nature to back away from pain and suffering, to find the easy way to accomplish a task. With slowly increasing the raw foods in your diet, and slowly transitioning away from the foods you know aren't healthy for your body, you will be taking the easier path.That's not to say that the change won't be difficult at times, since almost all changes in our lives come with a bit of difficulty to overcome.

Some individuals never desire to make it to 100% raw, and that's fine. For the vast majority of individuals, simply adding raw foods to the diet and slowly increasing the intake until you are eating about 80-85% of your meals raw is going to make all the difference in the world. There are a few of us out there, however, who do require a 100% raw food diet to feel completely well and vibrant, for a variety of reasons. If you're not sure what your body needs, work yourself up to high raw and stay there for a while. Then bump it up to 100% for a bit of time to see if you feel even better. Experimenting with what feels best for your own body is going to be the best way to know what works and doesn't work for you.

Be sure to acknowledge that you are doing something wonderful for your body in even considering a dietary change if you are overweight or unhealthy. Just thinking about making a change is a great first step! Whether you do it 100% or gradually make changes in your diet, we wish you much success on your raw food journey!

We'd love to hear how things are going for all of you who are already on your raw food journeys! Comment now to let us know what you're finding easy or hard with your journey, and whether you're trying 100% or gradually making the change.

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