@ Ioanna, makes sense so you eat your meats at room temp?  Honestly think part of my problem is congested liver/GB so the good fats are not digesting great all the time

Yea, This all sounds good.  I just haven't fully delved into the large amounts of raw animal foods thing yet.  My body is liking the transition.  I think one thing I keep overlooking is eating foods more room temperature.  I mean if we get back to "nature" as Inger states, animals that eat animals eat them warm usually.  No warm-blooded animal is refrigerator temperature when they eat it.  So yea, I think lots of salmon, bone marrow, raw butter, eggs, and fattier meats sounds like the way to go.  @Inger, can you sum up cold thermogenesis for me real quick?  I do hot/cold showers sometimes but my adrenals are not the best so I need to be careful with all of that to not get chilled.

It is very funny to me as well.  The more I evolve into healthier and healthier eating, I swear everything I used to eat and that I see others eat just seems comical to me, like a BIG JOKE.  It's like a cartoon world.  Pizza sticks, donuts, starbucks, etc.  Eating simply, mono meals, less seasonings, etc means faster eating, less cleanup, etc.  We are definitely not omnivores meant to munch on grass all day.  Whoever or whatever created us meant us to be able to eat as fuel and then move on to enjoying/working on life.

Just be careful to listen to your body always man.  The seasons change.  We change.  You get older, you switch jobs, you switch locations.  Don't fall for the trap of getting locked into a "diet" and thinking you have "found" it.  Some days I eat as a vegan, some days I eat a lot more meat and eggs and butter.  Summer has been hot here.  I have ate a lot more fruits and plant fats (avocados, coconut/olives oils, etc) with smaller amounts of animal foods.  In the winter that will probably flop.  More bone marrow and fatty meats.  There is a reason there is so much disagreement about "diet" in the world.  We are all different, we all change, and we all just need to be taught to eat real food, listen to our bodies, and acclimate appropriately.

Agreed,

I think all of this stuff is about to gain huge attention.  Cooked paleo is all over health magazines and the internet now.  All it takes is a few celebrities to start popping raw eggs, sashimi, or a little raw liver in their "workout shake" and the population jumps over "the line."  I think people are generally good, but most people live in FEAR.  They can't bring themselves to consciously do something if the leaders (politicians, celebrities, doctors, CEO's, etc) tell them that it is ok.  I think probably 95% of the world is always waiting for that other 5% to really make the changes in this world.  That is why we need to be the 5% that makes GOOD changes happen. 

Congrats, yea.  I'm tellin ya, just load up on the raw eggs, avocados, marrow, and starchy carbs with good fats if your body tolerates the carbs.

Ever evolving with the diet.  I don't plan on dropping out root veggies or steamed veggies anytime soon but after a lot of crock-potting, I have a question. 

-Do we think cooking vegetables in a crock-pot or other low and slow method for a few hours and then drinking the broth and throwing out the vegetables provides the calories, sugar, minerals, and nutrition from those vegetables in an easier to digest format?

 I feel like this is probably true.  When I use things like carrots, parsnips, etc my broth always tastes very sweet.  I personally think some fiber is good for me, but I currently eat a lot of fruit right now so I don't think the vegetable fiber is that important.  What you guys think?

No, fasting would not be required.  Fasting is tricky.  I mean, you really need to have the nutrition/health to be doing it.  If not, the body gets stressed too much and it's counterproductive.  Building up the adrenals are a big key here.  I tend to just do a daily green juice with maybe celery, beets, beet greens, or carrots, spinach, whatever.  Dandelion is good here, but yea I would check about all this I have no idea about breast-feeding children    I think the most important thing is to listen to your body and eat lots of good quality, preferably raw fats.  The root veggies will probably help you a lot too.

-From a more mental/emotional perspective; Make sure you are relaxed when you eat.  Bless your food, don't watch the news, maybe listen to some nice music, whatever relaxes you.  You have to be out of "fight/flight" mode to digest well.

One thing I have realized over time is that it is not so much how many calories you eat but what are you ABSORBING?  If the liver is clogged = no bile = no fat (especially cooked fats) digestion.

Yes, there are gentle ways of cleansing the liver.  I would put the order something like this:

-MILD: lots of juicing, greens, carrots, beets, apples, etc.  High raw juices, easy on the fiber.  Also raw egg yolk and liver would be here too.  Liver is more of a healing/cleanser for the liver.

-MODERATE: Dandelion greens in juices, peppermint oil (thank-you dorothy), milk thistle, other herbs that stimulate bile flow.  Coffee enemas would be a great help too

-INTENSE: things like Liver flushing, fasting, etc.  I really wouldn't recommend this type of stuff unless you are having serious problems, especially with kids and breastfeeding.

Meal ideas:  stick with easily digestible mono-type meals.  High-calorie options include raw eggs, avocados, olives, coconut/olive oil, steamed potatoes, peas etc.  Don't be afraid of the starchy tubers.  Just mix them with other veggies to slow down the absorption.  A winner around here is steamed sweet potatoes with brocolli with large amounts of coconut oil, raw butter, or olive oil.  You can easily get 600-800 calories in a meal doing this.  It's a long dual-sided process.  Ultimately, you need to improve digestion/liver function/absorption and at the same time give your body stuff it can easily process. Hope this helps. 

Farmers markets are bar-none the best place to get organic, local foods.  They should have the closest thing to wild fruit besides growing/foraging your own.  I think raw vegan have improved their health by eating a cleansing diet.  It has a lot of vitamins/minerals, easy to digest (minus the fiber), etc.  It is just lacking/deficient in a lot of stuff we need also.  Some need more than others it appears and it depends on climate, activity levels, etc.  My diet isn't really that far off.  I mean I would say I eat maybe 75% vegan/vegetarian with around 25% coming from stuff like raw eggs, sashimi salmon, bone marrow, liver, crockpot chicken, etc.  Most of what I eat is fruits and vegetables and I feel better every day.

I will try to get these types of cuts.  I know fat intake will increase in the winter as well as animal protein probably.

How much of this do you think is emotional (no disrespect)?

It sounds to me like you are stressing out too much about the diet.  Jump on a weston price style diet for nourishment.  There are easy foods that most people have no problems with.  I don't personally need that much meat at the moment.  Some high calorie foods:

-avocados
-raw eggs
-bone marrow
-potatoes/sweet potatoes with good amounts of coconut oil/olive oil, etc
-crock pot meals

I would seriously cut out the fiber, it sounds like your digestion is screwy.  Think soft, mushy, easily digestible.  Is your temp going up yet?  Use your bodies judgement.  It knows what it needs right now.  You just need to drop your mind out of the equation.  If a juicy meatloaf and potatoes sounds amazing, eat it.  You can worry about the details later.  Also, look into 3rd chakra/perfection/self-criticism issues as these are critical in digestion.  That's all i got.

-Joe