The transition to all raw was pretty seamless for me, since I had
been on a cooked PaleoDiet for awhile before making the switch. I
think you'll probably find the same thing to be true for you. The
more Paleo you can get before you make the change, the easier it will
be. When I first started on cooked Paleo, the hardest thing to kick
was the sugar. Coffee, beer, and cigarettes were a breeze to get
over compared to the sugar cravings. Even a piece of fruit was
enough to send me off on a carb obsession. I, and others who I got
on a Paleo Diet, found that it takes about 3-4 weeks of no sugar
(bread, fruit, potatoes, chips, and all other forms of sugar) to kick
the cravings. After that, I've never had another craving again. The
sight of sweets has no affect on me whatsoever now. I don't know if
sugar cravings have been an issue for you, but if they have I hope my
two cents might be helpful. Good luck.

--- In rawpaleolithicdiet@yahoogroups.com, "chris_schunemann"
<chris_schunemann@y...> wrote:
>
> Hey Geoff, In striking contrast to months ago, my requests for
local
> help in other yahoo groups actually garnered responses. Apparently
the
> local markets and stores are enough for people on the primal diet
to
> subsist. One person even claims to live soley off a raw meat dog-
> feeding coop. The raw meat pet feeding coops seem pretty extensive
> throughout California and well organized. It is frustrating to see
> people come so far to ensure the highest nutrional quality and then
> just freeze the meat without thinking twice.
> Do you know of a listing of animals people eat with their proper
> natural foods? I would like to be able to ask a
> farmer/butcher/whomever what the animal was fed and know if that's
> equivelent to grass-feeding a cow.
> Hopefully a couple months from now ill be 100% raw paleo! I'm not
> looking forward to having to work to throw off my cooked food
> conditioning though. I still have all your previous advice saved on
my
> computer - It will not doubt prove useful.
> Hope all is well with you
> Chris
>