Fruit and Veggie Diet
Lizardjam
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So I'm doing a diet where for one week I can only eat fruit and veggies. I did some research and mainly the diets out there are just fruit and for 30 days. I figured it couldn't hurt to add veggies plus I know I'll be so sick of fruit. I also know I wouldn't last more than a week. I'm on my second day and already I'm dying for food. But honetsly, it's all in my head. I feel physically pretty good! I normally eat fast food and junk daily. Plus Soda. This is to help get away from that...
Any suggestions? Anyone do a diet like this before?
Any suggestions? Anyone do a diet like this before?
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"New music, new friends. Pearl Jam."
I like our socks. I hear we make a fine sock. I always say, You might not love our records, but I think you'll like our socks. - Stone
"This record is us speaking out in class." -EV on PJ
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It's definitely all in the head. I did the Master Cleanse for 18 days last year(which I'm going to do again), and it's a great test of discipline more than anything. Actually got a lot of good tips from peeps around here too. But remember, diets - especially only for a week - is a very small change. The long term life changes are the ones that actually show beneficial changes. For instance, all I drink now is water with an occasional Gatorade, eat chicken and salads during the week, and have kept off 15 pounds. I did the cleanse and lost more that amount in those 18 days. A quick diet like your suggesting will drop the weight, but definitely not keep it off.
sorry, don't mean to be a debbie-downer. it's a good way to kick-start weight-loss, but find more balanced way to do so long-term, and the benefits/rewards will stay with you.
good luck!
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About the protein, I'm definitely adding that to my intake. Edamame has it and I have a fruit shake with protein. I have to do it short term because I want to go back to eating normally. I mainly call it a diet because it's my daily eating....I'm not really doing it to lose weight as the main goal. That's just a benefit. I haven't been able to drop these certain 5 pounds with any kind of exercise because of my addiction to junk. I am not kidding..I have chocolate and soda daily. It's a very hard habit to break. A strict diet with terms where what I can eat is black and white, no gray area is what I need to jump start eating healthier overall. Does that make sense? Am I delusional?
About the Master Cleanse...I've tasted the mix prescribed. How did you drink only that for so long? I'm seriously in awe with your willpower. I do not think I could do it for one day.
"New music, new friends. Pearl Jam."
I like our socks. I hear we make a fine sock. I always say, You might not love our records, but I think you'll like our socks. - Stone
"This record is us speaking out in class." -EV on PJ
good.
(fats are important too, but given it's just a week, again..i think you'll be just fine)
and yes, it makes total sense.
it is very difficult to break bad habits, and doing something regimented is a great way to go about it.
and idk how anyone goes without eating - not by choice anyway, even just a day! :shock:
Let's just breathe...
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For the summer solstice I decided to do a 3 day fruit fast, and I lasted 2 days.
For the autumn solstice I decided to do a 3 day fruit fast, and I lasted 1/2 day. The coffee withdrawal this time was extremely painful and longer than usual. I actually stoped drinking coffee the day before so that I would be good to go during the solstice, but my face still hurt well into the next day. I think I'm going to celebrate the winter solstice with a lot of chocolate.
The first time I completed a fruit fast was winter solstice 2007. It was for 2 days, and I felt really good afterwards. I don't know how people can complete 30-day fruit fasts as I was feeling pretty weak after 4 days. When I started to eat again my heart pumped *loudly* It was like it all of a sudden had energy to pump it, but it concerned me how I could feel the heart beat. Not a palpitation, but just a strong beat. Definitely pace yourself getting back to a non-fast-like diet when you are done.
I definitely notice I"m more joyful the more fruit I eat. When I was on the 4-day fruit fast I didn't include TV or music or computers, and only phone calls from my twin. I knitted, and needlepointed, and read a lot. It was a joyful experience. A great way to celebrate the change in seasons by slowing down my life and just flowing with the sounds of the world and a book about food aphrodisiacs (Memoir of the Senses by Isabelle Allende.)
The risk I took was calculated, but man, am I bad at math - The Mincing Mockingbird
This is of course not to say that you can't lose 'weight' on a diet like this, but there is a big difference between losing body fat, and losing body 'weight'. For example, you could lose say 2lbs of weight in a week, but two-thirds of that weight loss could be made from stored water and muscle. See the body needs protein for various functions and if you don't get adequate amounts (which you wouldn't on a strict fruit/veg diet) the body will start using your muscles as its source. So if you lose mostly muscle and water, you could potentially still be left with flab.
I don't know if any of the above is useful at all, but I felt like chiming in
It isn't that bad. I did less maple syrup than that preferred. It's all about being mentally prepared, and working your way into the Cleanse. By the 11th day I started to become extremely agitated very easily.
gawd you make me laugh!
seriously. i love fruit. i eat a ton of it on any given day. but to eat fruit and only fruit? yikes! i don't think i could do that. or i could, but i think i would be a very miserable bitch. i also can see no *purpose* to it except to torment myself, so yes...not something i would choose to do.
Let's just breathe...
I am myself like you somehow
I agree with the protein concerns. I am doing my best to get a good intake of it. Powders work.
The hardest thing here is, Ms. Haiku said, the caffeine. I don't drink coffee, I drink soda. For the caffeine. Every day. Right now I am getting a serious caffeine headache. Caffeine and chocolate are my really bad cravings that I usually give in to! It's so hard! But I'm going to take some aspirin...and go get some cantaloupe!
Jearlpam...man, still I am not sure I could do a liquid diet. I need to chew!
"New music, new friends. Pearl Jam."
I like our socks. I hear we make a fine sock. I always say, You might not love our records, but I think you'll like our socks. - Stone
"This record is us speaking out in class." -EV on PJ
i'm imagining a dancing saltine, taunting you...and you fiending like a junkie.
sorry to laugh at your pain. as to your caffeine issues, ouch! that is a definite side-effect. it is best to wean yourself off caffeine, not go cold turkey...due to the intense headaches. normally i would suggest adding more and more decaf coffee mixed with regular, or in your case....mix caffeine-free soda with non. but given that you ae going the 'all or nothing' route...i will simply wish you well! it WILL pass, and a lot quicker than you think. and, in time, still ditch the soda - bad news, but the chocolate, if you eat at least 60% cocoa dark chocolate, is good for you...in moderation. so buy the ghiradelli individually wrapped dark chocolate. that's wh i do. balance is key to all things.
let us know how it goes....stay aay from the saltines! :P...don't kill anyone and good luck!
Let's just breathe...
I am myself like you somehow
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when you told me 'if you can't beat 'em, join 'em'
i was thinkin 'death before dishonor'
I did warn people that I might be seriously looney by Friday. hmmm when you said that I imagined the salty goodness! The only way I've gotten through the caffeine fix before in my endless short attempts to quit soda was a good ibuprophen. I love dark chocolate.
How do you get past the stuff that's really bad that you really like though? Is it sheer will to be a healthier person? I find it hard to refuse the milky way or peanut m&ms when they're calling my name....or the jack in the box tacos at midnight!!
Thank you for the luck! It's only day 2....
"New music, new friends. Pearl Jam."
I like our socks. I hear we make a fine sock. I always say, You might not love our records, but I think you'll like our socks. - Stone
"This record is us speaking out in class." -EV on PJ
I've never heard of it! Sounds good...and then I scrolled to the bottom...cupcakes!!!
"New music, new friends. Pearl Jam."
I like our socks. I hear we make a fine sock. I always say, You might not love our records, but I think you'll like our socks. - Stone
"This record is us speaking out in class." -EV on PJ
that's it.
seriously.
thus why it sucks soooooooo much!
btw - i am no beacon of health here, so don't think i'm preachin'. i just have a genuine interest in it as well, have read a LOT about nutrition and overall health in general...and yes, i too want to be a better,healthier person. however, i will say, this is like any other bad habit one wants to break. one of the proudest accomplishments of my life was quitting smoking, 6 years ago this december 1st. i smoked for 20 years. :shock: i cannot even believe it. i LOVED it. love. love. love. so i do figure, if i can do that...i can do just about anything.
so good luck to us all.
btw - the more you do it, the easier it becomes. honest. it's just a BITCH to start off, and sure...that bitch will tempt you mightily and often. down the road, elss so...and perhaps you can enjoy, perhaps not....you'll see, in time...
Let's just breathe...
I am myself like you somehow
Wow! Congrats on quitting smoking! I know that is not easy by any means and the temptation never goes away. I don't smoke but my mom did for years and quit too. I do appreciate your advice...I don't think you're preaching. Even if you were though, this thread is really helping me keep my motivation! My boyfriend and I are doing it together but we do tease each other to see who will break first. It's a reverse motivation. He kept talking about IN N out last night because he knows I'm weaker when it comes to food cravings! Cruel but just to prove I can hang, I didn't give in.
This thread is also helping me get through my workday. I used to love it(my work) but lately I'm bored!
"New music, new friends. Pearl Jam."
I like our socks. I hear we make a fine sock. I always say, You might not love our records, but I think you'll like our socks. - Stone
"This record is us speaking out in class." -EV on PJ
thanks!
and my main point was....it DOES go away. really. thus why i said, if you stick with it, you WILL get past it, if you want to. that really is IT, for breaking any bad habit. as you said earlier, it is simply *sheer will* to WANT to eat healthier, to not smoke, to exercise...whatever it is you want to break and/or improve.
and yes, good motivator! tho most definitely, women are overall worse with sticking with diets then men. woomen are more emotional eaters, suffer more intense cravings....so yea....kick his ass and win!
and i hear ya on the work front. i like my job, but it is filled with these posckets of time with next to nooottttthhhhhiiiiinnnggggg to do. i seriously could NOT work at this job without this board. :shock: and you bet, i appreciate the convo too!
funny too, as to motivators...i actually seem to do better w/o competition, just do thing ssolely for myself, pretty quietly. when i announce my intentions too often, i usually fail. if i just make up my mind and DO IT...make my own plan, i do better. i read recently that it IS quite common too, the more people you tell can sometimes backfire, you don';t stick with it. not to say *you*.....b/c obviously there is much evidence for group cheering being VERY helpful! good luck!
Let's just breathe...
I am myself like you somehow
Good luck and be safe. Don't take it too far and deprive yourself of all your nutrients.
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I do hope the temptations go away somewhat but my mom said every time she smells a cigarette, or the smoke I guess it makes her want one. That's what I meant by that temptation not going away.
You're totally right for me too, the more people I tell, I tend to fail. I think it's just the intrinsic motivator that works no matter the amount of people you tell. If it's not for yourself, then you'll fail. Period. I just tend to not be motivated for more than a few days on anything, whether it's budgeting(I'm a shopper at heart), eating better,...etc. This thread is helping though, like no person can because there isn't really anyone I can talk to about it as much during the day. Yeah my boyfriend, but not so much since we don't work together. So thanks for that too decides!
Hey dcfaithful you should send her a link!
"New music, new friends. Pearl Jam."
I like our socks. I hear we make a fine sock. I always say, You might not love our records, but I think you'll like our socks. - Stone
"This record is us speaking out in class." -EV on PJ
well as ever, everyone is different. i DO know smokers who are tempted...forever. but most i know are not. me, i smell a cigarette, 9x outta 10, i want to vomit - i am repulsed and cannot imagine i walked around smelling like that. :twisted: tho sure, there are times i just think of the *idea* of smoking, the enjoyment i got from it....but still, not really temptation. also, for me anyway, i find the longer i am "successful" the less apt i am to fuck it up. i know just how much i loved smoking, and how utterly hooked i was, and how fucking hard it was to quit..so yea, motivators to tel my brain, i don't miss it. so i don't.
as to the motivation - yes, it was an interesting article..sorry i can't remember where i read it. but basically the synopsis was, the more people you tell about your plan to quit/exercise/eat healthier...the less apt you are to do so, simply b/c for some reason the act of "telling" about it, in some sense gives a feeling of satisfaction/accomplihment, like you almost did it already. i've also read about the big differences between men/women in regards to such things too. of course, they are generalities, always exceptions...but i do find a lot of truth in em.
bottomline, you GOT it....motivation must come from within, and you absolutely have to want it!
i discussed your fruit and veg diet with mr. dream over dinner....pretty much summed up that yea...i don't think i could ever do it.
Let's just breathe...
I am myself like you somehow
Thank you! Third day and man I woke up this morning wanting a soda so BAD!!!!!!! But no soda. Banana! Hehehe. Here's to another day!
"New music, new friends. Pearl Jam."
I like our socks. I hear we make a fine sock. I always say, You might not love our records, but I think you'll like our socks. - Stone
"This record is us speaking out in class." -EV on PJ
Thank you. But, losing weight isn't my main goal. It's just a jump start to healthier eating habits. I could stand to lose a good 10 lbs but I'm not dying to do it. I'm ok with how I am. I just want to be healthier.
"New music, new friends. Pearl Jam."
I like our socks. I hear we make a fine sock. I always say, You might not love our records, but I think you'll like our socks. - Stone
"This record is us speaking out in class." -EV on PJ
it only took me about 35 years to realize that bananas and apples are uber-drugs. Oh, man! What good chemicals in those little packages. The texture of a banana makes me gag sometimes, and apples are too hard on my teeth sometimes. That's probably why it took so long to realize this fact.
Now that I know, though, I eat a banana before I run, and apples when I'm ready to challenge my teeth
The risk I took was calculated, but man, am I bad at math - The Mincing Mockingbird
good for you!
as mentioned earlier, i eat a ton of fruit, daily. this week my produce has been utterly fantastic!
you know how it goes, can be hit or miss at times. but man, this week, jackpot! bananas have been great and clemtines back in season - yummm! and they are fab! berries were/are good, tho nothing outstanding. but yes, i've missed my clementines over the summer, tho enjoyed red grapes instead.
oooooooooooo and last night hubby made a kick-ass stirfry with broccoli that was top notch, red and green peppers and yellow squash (and yes, shrimp, but you ignore that part
and i did NOT drink any wine so yay me!
Let's just breathe...
I am myself like you somehow
Hehe a little red wine would be ok...
Hmm you know my fruit has been good this week too. But as far as apples, I'm weird and I'll only buy pink lady or honey crisp. They don't get mealy. I hate mealy apples!!!!
I'm very happy clementines are back in season. It seems like price-wise melons never had a season!!
"New music, new friends. Pearl Jam."
I like our socks. I hear we make a fine sock. I always say, You might not love our records, but I think you'll like our socks. - Stone
"This record is us speaking out in class." -EV on PJ
when you go thru as much wine as i do, no it's not. :oops: it's not a 'problem' in any sense, except for my wallet and probsbly my waistline. thus, i want to cut back. like you, i too need to set myself stringent parameters when i desire to change, thus, no weeknight drinking. also, i have just way too many risk factors for breast cancer, and there has been too much of a correlation with alcohol/breast cancer, so yes....i want to avoid that as much as possible!
mealy apples suck. so does mealy bananas! :evil: i like granny smith apples. but i am weird, i don't ever just bite into and eat an apple; i prefer to slice mine up.
clementines are just adorable and uber-tasty gifts from other nature. i was so psyched to buy a bag on sunday!
Let's just breathe...
I am myself like you somehow
The risk I took was calculated, but man, am I bad at math - The Mincing Mockingbird
You eat baby oranges? How do you live with yourself?
I tried to get into Wine for a while. I like whites. Especially Rieslings! I can't get used to drinking anything warm. I won't even drink my water if it's room temp. Maybe one day.
I only eat sliced apples. I won't bite it. I'm weird like that too... I don't like meat on the bone either but that's not for this thread.
clementines are soooooo good and I can eat too many in a day. I would bring them to work and just line 'em all up on my cube wall. Everyone eats them with me. The way you and I go back and forth we should probably PM!
I'm inhaling grapes right now! yum!
"New music, new friends. Pearl Jam."
I like our socks. I hear we make a fine sock. I always say, You might not love our records, but I think you'll like our socks. - Stone
"This record is us speaking out in class." -EV on PJ