I've finally got the job I've been seeking for months now in a global insurance firm based in the City of London! Super excited! Moving down there over next fortnight. Any fellow RPDers out there looking for accommodation in London, please pm me, maybe we could buddy up to rent a place together? Or anybody based in London who is trying to rent out a room?

By the way, I've been living in Leeds, West Yorkshire for the last six months and there doesn't seem to be much going on here in terms of RPD, but before I leave I would be delighted to find another person who follows this W.O.E to exchange ideas and resources on doing RPD in north of England, pm me if you live in the area....

Hello Everyone!

I am very glad to be here, making my first post on this forum. I have never participated in any forum before because I usually just read and learn, but I have benefited so much from reading this forum and from eating a raw paleo diet that I am compelled join you and seek more active membership in this little community.

I have tried numerous diets and ways of eating (incl. standard Irish diet; vegetarian; high grain, cooked vegan; high fruit, low fat vegan; high grain, low fat, moderate protein "balanced" cooked omnivorous diet; and cooked paleo diet) and they all had some negative effects and left me dissatisfied and searching for improvements. I discovered this forum back in April 2011 and began to transition to a raw paleo diet. Since moving to the UK in July I have been almost totally raw paleo. I have never felt or looked better. I have no health issues at all. I have never followed a single way of eating for such a long time without any negative effects. It is also a huge bonus to never have to think about food preparation - I don't blend, grind, mix, soak, dehydrate, or ferment any of my foods. I just can't be bothered. I just wash my produce and chop my meat and I'm ready to eat! I do not think I will ever have reason to change my way of eating again. I think I have found my true home here.

I have read a lot on this forum and would like to thank everyone here for sharing their knowledge and experiences. Particular thanks to Tyler who eased my fears about raw meat and answered my questions as Raw Paleo Guy over on allexperts.com.

The only problems with this diet are that it can be difficult, expensive and time-consuming to source high-quality foods, and many of the practices of this diet (such as mono-meals and eating raw animal foods) are stigmatized by our society. Especially in England, I find that if someone sees me eating something as simple as, say, seven oranges in one sitting, or two heads of lettuce with no dressing or other ingredients, they will think I am a freak. It's just not civilized, it's just not polite, it's not the done thing. That is why I am so glad to be a member of this forum and look forward to making friends with some like-minded people.

Best regards,

Mark