thanks all.  i haven't made the decision to go cold turkey yet, but that i would make raw what i could easily do.  i'm already a pretty good chef and familiar with a lot of different cooking (or, i guess, not cooking) methods.  i'm also very familiar with where to get local grass fed meats or to order online.  there is actually only one cut of meat in my fridge/freezer right now that i would be uncomfortable with eating raw. 

ate (swallowed) chicken liver today.  washed the blood off first, wasn't quite ready for that.  had a coconut milk/raw egg smoothie for breakfast (done that one many times before). 

i am keeping this a secret from family and friends right now.  not sure how to explain this. 

dropped wheat close to zero for quite awhile now. 

oh, and my awesome dog took straight to raw eating (she hated the food from the shelter, devours any paleo or high protein dry dog food).  i cut up a whole chicken for her, and she absolutely destroyed 1 wing and 1 thigh so far.    took her by the vet to be weighed today, so i can make sure she is eating enough during the transition.