I thought I should add this so I can put down my various thoughts, experiences and so on, now that I have been eating a RPD for over a month so it seems like it is working quite well for me.
The first month I ate raw lamb, mostly muscle meats but also some organs from a grass fed lamb that I bought. I also included raw eggs from pastured free range chickens, and a little grass fed beef from the local farmers' market. My fruit intake was typically a meal of fruit in the morning until I was satisfied, then meat the rest of the day. Some days I also had fruit for lunch and a large dinner of raw meat. I wasn't hungry at all but I made myself eat because the calorie intake was so low and I was losing weight. I cut out olive oil, coconut oil, vegetables and dairy after the first few weeks. A week ago I treated myself to seafood and fish: tuna, cod and scallops. I also had some honey a few weeks ago, but I didn't like the sugar rush it gave me. In the last week I found myself eating only one or two pieces of fruit a day and significantly more meat. But today I suddenly felt sick of meat this evening and so I ate a large meal of all fruit. I also stopped taking vitamins and omega-3 supplements as I think they are no longer necessary. I also eliminated tea from my diet.
I began exercising. I stretch when I first wake up in the morning and I do some weight training when I feel the desire. I also stopped using furniture (I now crouch or sit on the floor and it is becoming more and more comfortable) and sleep on a thin mat on the floor without a pillow.
Improvements to my health include improved attention, more sexual control and satisfaction, elevated mood, more energy (most of the time), more restful sleep, decreased craving for alcohol, improved digestion, improved elimination, and loss of fat and improved muscle tone. I had a twitch on my face that went away, I can now stand up quickly without feeling dizzy, my skin is tougher (I get less cuts when shaving), my gums have become pinker and hardly bleed when brushing my teeth (it used to look like I was punched in the mouth), I had soreness on my anal area that went away, and fatigue with leg soreness and cramps that has disappeared.
Every morning I wake up completely alert and excited about facing the day, knowing I can accomplish anything. I see my diet as a beginning rather than an end, I see a spiritual path before me that has been opened up by eating a raw paleo diet.
