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Sounds logical, I figured it was a detox, but also figured it was from the avocados. Since I've been losing fat consistently for awhile now. I did read in the raw food forums, some gal who all of a sudden got pimples from adding avocados and coconut oil to her diet.

 

Anyway thanks for the quick response. Also has anyone else commented on how low of a caloric value your diet is? I don't want to detour you from your current diet, but to me your diet seems to be too low calorically. Also how is your insulin levels with the amount of fructose you're consuming. Are you taking a multivitamin?

 

Yeah, I seen that post, too. I don't know. The problem is, I can't say what it could be for her, or for you, as no one knows you better than yourself...everyone's different, so we may or may not be able to relate our situations. One person may just be having reactions to avocados and coconut oil, while another may be detoxing. We may never know. (Isn't it funny how life does that to us? Life is so full of unknowns. )

 

I have no idea if she was losing fat around the time she got pimples, so I can't say if it'd be related to detox or not. I can guess that if you've been losing fat, then it may be detox, but I won't guarantee something I don't know is true.

 

Not that I know of, but I honestly don't even obsess over caloric intake or anything. I checked one day, and estimated it to be about 600-something calories for the day, but I'm not forcing myself to eat or not eat. I'm going by what I feel my body wants, and eating only when I start to feel hungry. Besides that, I drink water and tea throughout the day to make sure I keep hydrated. I don't know about my insulin levels, as I don't bother paying an arm and a leg to get things checked (unless it's something serious, like an emergency). Though if I had any problems, I trust that my body would give off some type of symptoms or warnings. I've researched about raw fruits and fructose and protein and such, and believe (in my opinion) that fruits are the best food our body can use to convert into energy. I find that I still have more energy than I had in the past, and with eating less food and feeling more lighter (and no longer feel stuffed and bloated). So yeah, unless I start feeling different (in a bad way), I'd imagine I'm pretty healthy and don't need to bother with calorie counting or such (I always like to keep things simple, anyway, lol). As for multivitamins, yes, I'm taking a women's multivitamin for now. Any more questions?

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Man, I just had this craving for strawberries when we went by the store today, so we just had to pick some up. My husband wanted to get bananas, too, so we decided to make a smoothie out of them. Anyways...

 

 

November 20, 2008

 

Breakfast: 1 Bartlett pear

Snack: 1 Bartlett pear

Lunch: 1 avocado

Snack: banana/strawberry smoothie

Snack: 1 Bartlett pear

 

Exercise: 4 mile walk

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I didn't do a full hour of exercises today like I wanted to, but that's because I got worn out sooner. My husband and I were having a little fun, and we ended up lifting each other up and down a couple times like if we were lifting weights. (He weighs a little more than 100 pounds, like 105 or so, so I find it amazing I was even able to pick him up without much of a problem! ) So, yeah, I definitely feel it a little in my legs right now! lol. Anyways...

 

 

November 21, 2008

 

Breakfast: 1 Bartlett pear

Snack: 1 Bartlett pear

Lunch: 1 avocado

Snack: 2 Bartlett pears

 

Exercise: 4 mile walk and 30 minutes of weight exercises

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I was feeling great today! I definitely had a lot of energy! Anyways...

 

 

November 22, 2008

 

Breakfast: 1 Bartlett pear

Snack: 1 Bartlett pear

Lunch: 1 Bartlett pear

Snack: 1 Bartlett pear

 

Exercise: 2 mile walk and 2 hours of exercise (1 hour of it being weight exercises)

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That ain't a lot of food. What does the scale show?

 

Well, it may not be much food, but that's all I appear to need to make it through the day, and then some. I'm not forcing myself to eat and get so full and tired. Lately, I've been listening to my body, avoiding junkfood cravings, and sticking to eating only when I feel hungry. And apparently, doing so has given me more energy and has made me feel a lot better.

 

As for the scale, I had completely forgotten about it for a while! I've been so happy with the results so far (especially mentally and emotionally) and so determined to continue this healthy path, that I finally have not been constantly checking the scale. Though, since you asked, I went and checked, and apparently I'm at 205 pounds. Seems like not too much of a loss, compared to my last weigh-in, so I doubt it's anything to be worrying about. I think once I stick to a certain diet, my body knows how to lose the weight at its own pace. So, I just don't worry about it that much anymore. All that matters to me is to eat healthy and to exercise for fun.

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Tigerbella...

 

I peak into your journal every time you post. And this morning, I so debated whether or not I should post on your journal because I think when people post on other's journals, it should be to be ENCOURAGING...

 

So, here is my comment to you... I so admire your CONSISTENCY and DISCIPLINE on your journey to lose weight. Truly... I see that you are even more consistent than me, and I admire these qualities in people. I don't feel that a fruitarian diet is healthy and I think there are many on this board who feel the same way.. and that's probably why you had so many people post on here when you were eating lentil soup, grains and veggies as well.

 

So do I continue to post on your journal if I don't feel what you're doing is healthy? I don't know... this is something that I grapple within myself because nutrition is such a passion of mine.

 

I'm kind of just airing my thoughts aloud here.. But it honestly makes me sad when I see someone continually posting to their journal with no one commenting or responding or encouraging them. So I at least wanted to give you my reason of why I may pull back from posting on your journal. If people posted on my journal...I would want them to be encouraging...not debate my lifestyle.... so I wanted to post one more time to at least give you some compliments on your discipline and consistency.

 

So I'll leave it at that

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To be honest I had the same thoughts myself..

 

Tigrebella, I like you. I think you're an awesome person, but I think your diet right now is too strict and I'm worried about you! I was afraid to post something before because I didn't want you to take it the wrong way.. But I think it's important to get it out in the open. After all, it's your health we're talking about.

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You know, I've been debating with myself on whether or not I should keep posting here. I somehow knew I would not be understood. Even though I feel healthier than ever before, and am not restricting myself from eating. I've been worrying each time I post, wondering if someone would complain about my proteins or my calories or whatever...and it's happened, but I calmly continued on. Though it's just adding more stress to my life, worrying about people judging me and such.

 

veggieprincess, why do you feel a fruitarian diet is not healthy? Because doctors think it isn't? Because our society thinks it isn't? Because of how you were taught? I'm not gonna follow along with what everyone else does just because they say it's the safest healthiest route and warn of dangers of steering away from what the majority believe. I mean, come on...that's like meat-eaters believing a vegan diet is not healthy! How is it any different? It's not! People usually like sticking to their one belief and not bother considering that another way is good too.

 

I'm still getting nutrition, my body seems happy and healthy, and I feel like I'm in better shape than I've ever been! I'm not promoting that this way is for everyone, but I believe it's working for me. I'm only eating what I believe my body's telling me it wants...if it wants a certain fruit, I'll eat that certain fruit...if it later wants greens or nuts/seeds, I'll eat greens or nuts/seeds. I am getting more in tune with my body than ever before. I find that if I force myself to eat more calories just to please other people's standards, I feel sick and weighed down, so I only eat when I'm hungry and have small servings (which oddly, last for a long while before I get hungry again). I have lots more energy, and am starting to need a little less sleep at night. I could perhaps go to the doctor to get everything checked to prove I am healthy, but why? Not only can I not afford to, but I don't feel I need to prove anything to anyone.

 

And you're right. Not many people are commenting on my post anymore. Obviously people here don't want to see something so very different from what they're used to. They like to stick to standardized things...like this much protein, or that many calories, or this, or that...etc. Obviously what I do scares them, and they don't think it's possible to be healthy like this.

 

Why debate my lifestyle, though? Is it because it's unsafe? Impossible? Who says so? There's so much unknown in this world. I'm not about to trust what others think is the truth. Heck, so many people are brainwashed to believe lies, so how am I expected to trust what anyone says? The only (and most important) one for me to trust is my body. Our bodies have truely amazing ways of protecting us, communicating with us, and letting us know what's good and bad...if only we allow them to. Long before man wrote down standard ways for healthy living, I'm sure people already knew how to live healthy by listening more to their bodies. Why should we follow certain standard ways when no one knows our own bodies better than ourselves? For example, when we're sick, we take all sorts of medicine, but our bodies may be wanting us to fast until it can heal us on its own. When we get a fever, we take medicine to get rid of it, but it's our bodies' way of healing us. Our bodies have a way of knowing how to heal us from the inside without man-made medicine or doctors. Yet we rely on what we are told to do.

 

I'm not trying to get on you about your response, but just trying to explain my point of view. Anyway, I've decided to stop posting my daily diet here. I'd rather not keep worrying what others think, and worry more about what my body wants. I may still keep posting around on the boards, though, and maybe post updates, but I'm done here.

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If veggieP and Marcina hadn't said anything, I was going to speak up. An occasional, limited, fruit fast is not a bad thing. An imbalanced diet can lead to imbalances in your reasoning and emotions as well as slow muscle development, detox and weight loss goals. We like you and support you and want the best of health for you.

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My biggest worry was that Tigrebella was developing an eating disorder. It's very common for people to restrict their diets when going through that. I went through it a couple times.. It's tough.. And you don't really realize you have a problem until someone speaks up or one day you crash from low energy levels or something.

 

That's the only reason I posted. It's a delicate matter, and I don't really know how to go about bringing it up. I could also be wrong and look like an ass.

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I'm not ganging up on you, but I agree with what John V, Marcina, and veggieprincess have posted. Where you may feel fine with this fruit only diet, maybe you'd feel even better if you weren't as strict. And quite possibly you might also lose weight faster, get stronger, and have a better metabolism with more variety in the foods that you eat. But if you still have loads of energy, don't feel weak, and are not depriving yourself maybe this is the right choice for you. I mean there are plenty of people out there that don't think a vegan diet is healthy, but it can be if done the right way. Anyway whatever you continue to do I hope you have much success!

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If veggieP and Marcina hadn't said anything, I was going to speak up. An occasional, limited, fruit fast is not a bad thing. An imbalanced diet can lead to imbalances in your reasoning and emotions as well as slow muscle development, detox and weight loss goals. We like you and support you and want the best of health for you.

 

I figured you all mean well...that's why I didn't totally flip out, and instead kept my cool and explained my situation.

 

My biggest worry was that Tigrebella was developing an eating disorder. It's very common for people to restrict their diets when going through that. I went through it a couple times.. It's tough.. And you don't really realize you have a problem until someone speaks up or one day you crash from low energy levels or something.

 

That's the only reason I posted. It's a delicate matter, and I don't really know how to go about bringing it up. I could also be wrong and look like an ass.

 

Trust me, there's no eating disorder here. I'm doing perfectly fine, and listening to my body's needs. If I get any symptoms from my body showing me that something's wrong, I'll quickly work to fix it. But lately, I seem to only be getting healthier. I don't know if it's due to the more raw diet, or due to me not having such bad junkfood desires anymore, but my body just seems to have enough with the little food I eat. And being that I still have a lot of fat on me, maybe my body's wanting to use up more of the fat right now rather than get all of its energy from food? I think that might be what's going on. I can assure you I'm not depriving myself of food, though.

 

I'm not ganging up on you, but I agree with what John V, Marcina, and veggieprincess have posted. Where you may feel fine with this fruit only diet, maybe you'd feel even better if you weren't as strict. And quite possibly you might also lose weight faster, get stronger, and have a better metabolism with more variety in the foods that you eat. But if you still have loads of energy, don't feel weak, and are not depriving yourself maybe this is the right choice for you. I mean there are plenty of people out there that don't think a vegan diet is healthy, but it can be if done the right way. Anyway whatever you continue to do I hope you have much success!

 

I don't find I'm being strict on myself. I allow myself to eat more, but as I've said before, my body seems to not crave more food. Also, I think I'm still losing fat, but also gaining muscle, which would explain the scale not budging much between my last two weigh-ins...I noticed my clothes fit a little looser on me again lately, and have started feeling more stronger. I think, given time, the scale will budge more and we'll see more physical results. I've been able to walk a couple miles or so everyday, and been restricting myself to weight exercises every other day lately (despite my energy to want to do more). My husband finds that I'm now easily able to handle the shorter route to Costcutter (which has a higher hill), rather than the slightly longer route (which was easier for me to handle before)...and before, going up that higher hill would leave me breathless and in pain, whereas now it's a breeze to get through! I find I'm much more happier and less tired now.

 

Hmm if you wish to be fruitarian that's your choice. I think you should supplement with B12, eat some leafy greens and def more fruit! I don't know how big those pears are but it seems like awfully little food.

 

Oh, no worries! My women's vitamins that I'm taking has vitamin B12, along with a long list of other vitamins and minerals, and even superfood extracts (such as wheatgrass, spirulina, etc.). I'm not against eating leafy greens, but right now my body just doesn't seem to want that...I am starting to get cravings for nuts (perhaps cashews), though, so I'll probably pick some up at the store soon. As for the pears...when we started buying them, they were about average size, I guess...just recently, the ones we've bought were bigger. I know it doesn't seem like much food, and I was a bit worried about it at first myself...but I found that if I made myself eat what would be considered enough (calorie-wise) or close to enough, that I felt more tired and weighed down, and I just didn't feel right. So, now I don't give in to pressure about it and just let my body guide me. And since doing that, I've been feeling wonderful!

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Nope, the human body needs at least 800 calories every day or it goes into starvation mode and clings on to the fat in your body. This is why a lot of anorexics run a constant a cycle called "2468" where day 1 they eat 200 calories, day 2 they eat 400, day three they eat 600 and then day 4 800 to trick their metabolism out of starvation mode. 4 Barlett pears a day is 400 calories, maybe less. I'm not suggesting you do this.

 

I think this is wayyy overhyped.

 

Tigrebella, I'm proud of your progress! Though I don't agree with this diet, I do know that it can be beneficial in the short term, and to me you look a whole lot healthier. Nice job with that!

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Nope, the human body needs at least 800 calories every day or it goes into starvation mode and clings on to the fat in your body. This is why a lot of anorexics run a constant a cycle called "2468" where day 1 they eat 200 calories, day 2 they eat 400, day three they eat 600 and then day 4 800 to trick their metabolism out of starvation mode. 4 Barlett pears a day is 400 calories, maybe less. I'm not suggesting you do this.

 

Really? Where'd you learn that? Because, uhh...unless my body's playing tricks on me, I swear I can't be going into "starvation mode". My pants have been getting looser at the waist. And my husband pointed out that my waist doesn't seem to be as big as before. Trust me, if my husband's noticing that I'm still shrinking at the waist, obviously that means weightloss, right? Therefore, no "starvation mode", and no clinging of fat.

 

I think this is wayyy overhyped.

 

Tigrebella, I'm proud of your progress! Though I don't agree with this diet, I do know that it can be beneficial in the short term, and to me you look a whole lot healthier. Nice job with that!

 

Thanks, Zack. That means a lot to me. Really, it does. Like I've said before, I'm not trying to force this on myself, and am just eating what/when I feel my body wants to eat. I wouldn't dream of going back to obsessing over food like I used to, constantly walking into the kitchen and wanting to eat just to have something in my mouth...what I'm learning from this experience is that my life doesn't revolve around food, and that when I'm truely hungry my body will let me know. I never said I'd go about it like this for longterm (like I guess many others may have been thinking?)...that all depends on what I feel my body wants. If my body pushes me to want to eat a lot more, I will...but I won't force food in my mouth when I'm obviously not hungry. It hurts me to feel that people might think I have an eating disorder when I don't (I don't obsess about my weight anymore like I used to, I don't look at food and think of how fat it will make me, I don't obsess over things like that, and my husband has been very watchful in making sure I'm ok and has noticed my more positive and energetic attitude). That's why I wish I had stopped posting my daily meals before this commotion...I'm paranoid enough about how people look at me and what they think of me, and I'm finally getting out of my paranoia and don't want to continue feeling that way forever. My husband has noticed my tremendous changes lately, and is very proud of me...I now love and respect my body (rather than hate it), I barely think about my weight issues anymore (and instead feel beautiful no matter what my weight will end up as), and I'm becoming more active than I've ever been. I think that that's definitely nowhere near an eating disorder.

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I'm sorry, I didn't mean to offend you when I posted that stuff.. Like I said, it's a delicate manner and I really didn't know how to go about saying it.

 

I've had an eating disorder before, and I started to worry as I read your blogs. I'm glad that you feel good and you're attaining your weight loss goals. You look great in your profile pic. I'm sorry for hijacking your thread like that.

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I think you look great also..

 

Your body will know when it's time to eat more.

 

Keep up the great work

be happy and stay safe ..

 

Thanks!

 

 

I'm sorry, I didn't mean to offend you when I posted that stuff.. Like I said, it's a delicate manner and I really didn't know how to go about saying it.

 

I've had an eating disorder before, and I started to worry as I read your blogs. I'm glad that you feel good and you're attaining your weight loss goals. You look great in your profile pic. I'm sorry for hijacking your thread like that.

 

It's ok. That's why I felt I had to explain myself, incase it was all just a misunderstanding. Really, don't worry about it, it happens.

 

And thanks! Wow...all these complements about my profile pic are really helping my confidence (don't worry, I won't let it all go to my head ).

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Well, I just thought I'd leave an update on what's going on...

 

I just recently had my period again, and I'm not sure if that's why, but it's quite an odd coincidence that I started craving greens and LOTS of them! lol. And oddly enough, when I eat greens by themselves, they don't have such a bitter taste to them (they usually do when I suddenly eat them after a long while without having them). So, anyway, I'm eating a bit more fruits and a lot more greens right now, as that's what my body seems to crave (probably due to the loss of blood and such). I haven't checked where I'm at weight-wise yet, as I don't care much about it. Though, I notice some more muscle forming, and my legs seem a bit more toned. I might decide to post some pics later, whenever I decide to start taking more pics. My mom's wanting me to send a pic to her, though, because she's so curious to see how I look after all the weight I told her I lost (I think she'll continue being doubtful about this lifestyle until she sees the results with her own eyes). Anyway, that's about it for now.

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