I've been silently browsing this website and forum for a good while now, and I figure it is time to make some posts. This will be my first post here.
There are several reasons I want to do this diet. My health has been rather poor in the past; I've had many sinus infections and colds, and have been put on many drugs to treat them... as well as drugs to "manage" my asthma and allergies. I have some amount of acne. It's not horrible, but certainly not desirable, and can get quite painful at times. It has gotten a lot worse over the past year, and I want to put a stop to its progression, if any. I have also been very depressed over the past couple years, peaking around this April-June. I ended up in the psych. ward twice this year
and they attempted to diagnose me with something other than depression, but could never make an accurate diagnosis. They suggested personality disorders, bi-polar etc. but never made a diagnosis other than depression, so I'll stick with depression. I was offered anti-depressants, but I have obtained a very high anxiety towards medicine, particularly side effects, due to the trouble it has caused me before. It's as if I'm certain any drugs will negatively affect me as they have before. I also have a few other chronic pains I am dealing with and believe this diet will help those either directly or indirectly 
Anyway, this diet has been on my mind for some time, but I have just started experimenting with it this month as things have finally calmed down (no more psych ward thank god) and I have my own place. So far I have had much trouble due to not being organized (buying too little fruits, not juicing at night so I can have it the next day, definitely not eating enough etc.) so I have broken down and had cooked meals when the hunger became too much... usually fast food or pizza unfortunately. From the spans of days that I have been able to do the diet either 100% or close to it, I have noticed my allergies and asthma greatly decreased... almost gone entirely when I did it for about 4 days. I no longer take medication for these either, as their effects are lessened when I am off the drugs. The depression also seemed to affect me less these days, and overall I felt better. I am now very dedicated to keeping organized in order to do this diet properly and really hope to begin this new lifestyle as soon and in as much as possible.
I do not plan to start of 100% strict. I know I have an addictive personality, and my addiction to cooked food is clear to me and pretty strong. I will look for excuses everywhere to eat any cooked food, so if I allow some initially, the process should be made much easier for me. What I have planned to eat as "munch foods" are popcorn, self prepared and popped on the stove with a little olive oil and sugar; baked potatoes, as suggested in other topics; and rarely, French fries. I'd like to know peoples' opinions on the popcorn as a munch food. I think it is good for me because it is relatively little substance in a big package and takes a while to consume, thus satisfying me for a good time.
As far as the diet foods go, I will have a glass of water with bananas and maybe some coconut oil first thing in the morning. Then 2L orange juice that I juice the night before with olive oil and honey to meet my energy needs. I plan to walk or hike in the mornings and drink the juice during these. When I finish the juice, I will eat mostly fruit that are in season, maybe some hand shelled nuts when they become available around Christmas time, and a couple avocados in a salad at some point until about an hour before bed. I will spend time juicing the orange juice in the evening and will usually get a little more than 2 L, so I will mix some of the excess with the 5 egg yolks I eat an hour before bed. Eventually, I will experiment with eating more yolks and mixing yolks and raw fish, but it sounds like I should stick to 5 for 2 weeks until my acne clears up first... during which time I will also have to cut the munch foods. I would prefer not to eat much sugar, hence the honey in the juice, but I did get a bag in case of an energy crisis
If I am feeling very low on energy, is it OK to have just a spoonful of sugar?I thank you for your time and all the effort everyone has put into this website and forum, hopefully we can get to know each other well
I will keep updating this as I discover what version of this diet best fits me. For now, I must go juice 2 L of OJ so I can have a breakfast! Regards.
