Hi!  I'm a female living in New York City, new to this forum/lifestyle, though I've been raw vegan, with some raw fish, for a few months now and always had an inexplicable craving for raw meat, particularly red meat.  As happens with many on 100% raw vegan diets, I broke out with a bit of acne, especially when I was still combining fruit carbs with healthy fats like olive oil or sashimi in the same meal.  Now, I am excited to start this lifestyle, but I want to begin gradually so as not to shock my system.  I thought I would start by depending on some raw vegetable with some sashimi at night, then order some fresh grassfed bison meat and suet in smaller amounts, increasing the portions gradually.  The problem is, I was trying to approach this with a macrobiotic sensibility, and according to that, I shouldn't eat too much cucumber all the time.  I'm afraid I might be too  sensitive to a lot of raw carrots or dark greens, so I was thinking maybe yellow squash (which is in season right now) or celery, with tuna sashimi.  Or maybe I should forget the macrobiotic idea in relation to cucumber and just use that quite a bit in the beginning, as it is supposed to be so good for the skin.

Any suggestions or thoughts?

Thanks!