I became a vegetarian in 1981. I became a raw vegan in 2003 and stayed 100% raw for exactly a year. I gradually started eating cooked food again, and within a year, I was eating too much cooked. I got back into a raw lifestyle in May 2008 and within a couple of weeks, I was back into eating 100% raw again. I am committed to this lifestyle and can't even imagine eating cooked again.