Ionna what could be unhealthy about hot showers?  Ok,  maybe if you alternated hot and cold you'd get more circulation going, but at the expense of enduring cold water.  Just offering my support, hot showers, yum, enjoy.

Well, I know hot showers dries out my skin/hair something terrible.  My skin is definitely better now that I take cool showers (I'm a sissy and I can't take cold showers, I find them kinda torturous).

GS, I hope your son is getting better.

Lex, how's it going with the D&C?

My family had bulk bought a lot of beans before going raw, and the bag was already open and half-empty so we couldn't give it to a food bank. The task of finishing the bag was delegated to our dogs (poor things). But within a week their stools were too messy and were a pain to clean up. And after another week, one of them started vomiting the beans (they were fed D&C separately). My dad really did not want to throw away this sub-par "food", of which there was now about a quarter left, so we started eating. Therefore, ever since the cake, I have not been carb-free. Today is my first day in a while that I'll be eating meat-only, and I'm so happy! My dry skin and eczema got worse, I gained back 4 lbs (surprised it's not more), bowel movements were frequent and messy, and my gums bleed a little. Not to mention energy levels are not what they were. So, yeah I'm very glad that's over.

Blah, I ate a piece of cake at a b-day party, so I just set myself back a week. I'm disappointed in myself because I know I was progressing (I was starting to feel little cramps in my lower abs). Well, that won't happen anymore.

That's too bad.  My dad was thinking of buying d&c for himself, but I showed him your post and not anymore.  However, my dogs seem to be doing great on it!

Hey wodgina!  I already took a before photo, but I had already lost 8 lbs.  So technically it isn't but it's close!  I'll post a before/after when I reach my ideal weight, 115 lbs.

Just the opposite for me. My pits smelled bad on SAD and high carb/low fat, then smelled much better on standard Paleo and I think slightly better still on ZC near-RPD.

My armpits don't smell no more!  Thank goodness.

Yeah, my skin didn't clear completely until I went ZC. I'm still shocked that even small amounts of fruits or nuts bring back my dry skin and acne.

Yes, I read a post of yours mentioning that.  Others have said so as well.  That's why I decided to go zc earlier than originally planned.  I've stopped using lotion to see how my skin is really progressing.

Dang, I miss berries most too. Why did you have to remind me?   

Well I had to share my pain with someone! 

I've been wanting to post for a while now but it's been a busy, busy week.  I think I'll just do weekly updates.  But I'm still reading all the new posts!

Alright, so a summary:

It's now exactly two weeks since I've started eating raw.  First week was great, but during the second week I felt tired, had hunger pangs, rancid armpit smell, strong breath (which smelled like raw meat), and even had diarrhea for a day (which also smelled like raw meat).  This weekend though, I've been feeling great and I've increased my physical activity.  I used to just weight lift once a week but now I'm starting to jog and do some yoga as well.  

One thing left over from the second week is the stinky armpits.  Is that standard for raw meat eaters?  How do you guys smell?

During the second week, the reason for the hunger pangs was because we started eating our meat in one meal.  I loved the convenience, but we couldn't take it anymore so we divided it in two portions again.  What does this mean?  I mean we're supposed to be able to handle one meal a day, right?  Are we eating too little?  I'm eating around 1 lb a day, I'm 5'1".

We've started drinking a little itty bit of salt dissolved in water, to taste, because my mom started to have cramps.  I think the salt has cleared that up.

On Thursday, we ate liver for the firstest time.  It was a lot easier than I anticipated!  If it's cut up, it just slides down your throat.  Also, I'm used to the muskiness of the meat and fat now, I'm really happy about that.  

Re my weight, I've been steadily losing weight though the rate has slowed.  I now weigh 132.5, starting weight was 148.  -15 lbs in two weeks!  I have cheekbones now, haha!

Re my skin, the eczema and dry skin has not improved, not even a little.  I expected my skin to show changes before anything else.  And I've been taking cold showers every other day, too.  hmmm...

Starting tomorrow, I'm going zero carb.  I'm going to take mineral supplements to see if that prevents or lessens the nocturnal cramps that may come.  I'll continue reading this forum and updating weekly!

Hi PaleoPhil, nice avatar.
Vermont sounds beautiful.  I've always been attracted to cool and wet areas.  That's a nice philosophy about living in harsher conditions.  I'm looking forward to being able to handle colder and hotter temps, as well.  I'm keeping an eye on your journal!

FYI: I hope my frustration didn't seem pointed at you--it was aimed at Sussman and his ilk, who seem to adopt a political agenda and then seek out information to confirm it.

Oh, I'm sure it wasn't.  I just meant it like "Wow, that's new info for me"  I love this forum, I've learned so much new stuff! Makes me wonder more and more at the status of our culture today.  It almost seems like the so called 'experts' are purposely there to make us dumb. 

I had no idea