ON THE MERITS OF PERFECT RAWNESS

Been busy studying so not much time to put blogs together. Just thought I would comment on something I've noticed.
How many articles have you read about raw food? If you've read a couple, you most likely have come across some variation of "It's not about being 100%, it's about incorporating more healthy food into your diet." Or maybe in your adventures through internet discussion pages you came across the idea that being 100% is just about having the label, and that you should be happy with just being more raw than you were before.
I totally agree with both of those statements, but I also think they are an oversimplification and actually do a disservice to people trying to be really healthy and really happy. Look, I've been varying degrees of raw since 2006. That's going on 3 years. Starting at 100%, at times I dipped down to 50% (Even maybe 5% for that month of military training). I'm sure I was doing great things for my health at 50%, but it always seemed to be a chore when it came down to eating a raw meal.
Now I'm back at 100%. I like to say that being 100% is like going to the mountaintop, because only once you've achieved it for a significant amount of time can you appreciate it for what it is. I realized recently that I only like what I was conditioned to like. There is nothing intrinsically good about cooked food, but I have such an extensive history with it that it felt as if I was depriving myself when I abstained from it. Being 100% has allowed me to recondition myself. I've just reset the default settings. I can be just as passionate about food as before, but the great thing is, the food I am passionate about now is food that is wholly healthy and nourishing (unlike my previous mistress, pizza).
So the next time someone makes a comment to me to the effect of, "I'd rather be happy eating steak and die early, than live a long time unhappily eating vegetables," maybe I'll hit them with a little knowledge. Raw vegetables can make you happy, if only you put forth the effort into changing you preferences (which in some cases, doesn't take much effort at all). And if they are still not convinced, I'll remind them of the fact that they're not going to be too happy when obesity and heart disease set in. So now their argument is looking a little weak. Health is happiness. Live long. Live happy. Eat raw.