7 Day Fruit and Vegetables only!!!

AllonsYtotheTardis

Yah no...you need protien and fats in your diet.

I know the Thanksgiving in the States is huge but why not just eat the food in moderation????

Beans and avocado

Why would one eat beans and avocado in moderation on Thanksgiving?

I was wondering the same thing. Americans must do thanksgiving differently than us Canucks.

AllonsYtotheTardis

Yah no...you need protien and fats in your diet.

I know the Thanksgiving in the States is huge but why not just eat the food in moderation????

^^^If it were that easy, we wouldn't have a country that is more than 50% overweight and more than a third obese.

It actually IS that easy. It's about moderation NOT deprivation however this society is built on the bigger the better. More for less. Faster and fatter. We do not teach ourselves portion control, since we aren't teaching ourselves this, we aren't teaching our kids this. We have come to rely on companies and restaurants to tell us how much we should eat. The portions they serve though are way out of line with what people should eat.

But it really IS that simple. It really is about moderation. We just think it HAS to be harder. I've lost all my weight eating what I want and practicing moderation not deprivation.

I'm going against the grain. I'm purposely going to NOT get the biggest turkey I can find. I'm going to get two smaller ones instead. One fried one roasted.

TAKE THAT, OBESITY EPIDEMIC!!!

Can i come to your house for Thanksgiving?

I've already reserved a seat at that table.

grantdumas7

There are 43 g of protein in one kilo of kale, so obviously one would have to choose wisely for the necessary nutrients. Potatoes have protein too. I am sure one could do it, if one were dedicated and wise.

Kale and other green leafy vegetables although do have health benefits are not complete sources of protein. They are missing one or more amino acids. You can probably combine different ones and make a complete protein but you need to be sure if one vegetable is missing particular amino acids another one has it.

ZoeLifts

I don't understand how eating nothing but fruits and vegetables "prepares" one for eating turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, sweet potato pie, pecan pie, rolls, gravy, apple pie, cranberry whathavya. Does one prepare for a marathon by sitting in a recliner for a week? Does one prepare for a powerlifting meet by staying out of the gym? No, I say. And I'll say it again: NO!

In order to truly prepare I would suggest a series of feasts for the week leading up to the big event. Perhaps tapering down to a few light meals in the preceding one or two days.

And don't forget the Thanksgiving pants. Just like a marathon, you need to be prepared with the right gear.




Had to edit. Sorry, that was even bigger than necessary.

3dogsrunning

Yah no...you need protien and fats in your diet.

I know the Thanksgiving in the States is huge but why not just eat the food in moderation????

^^^If it were that easy, we wouldn't have a country that is more than 50% overweight and more than a third obese.

No fancy depravation diets leading up. No beans and avocados. I didn't even log.
No weight gained.



(Canada)

_HeartsOnFire_

Yah no...you need protien and fats in your diet.

I know the Thanksgiving in the States is huge but why not just eat the food in moderation????

^^^If it were that easy, we wouldn't have a country that is more than 50% overweight and more than a third obese.

It actually IS that easy. It's about moderation NOT deprivation however this society is built on the bigger the better. More for less. Faster and fatter. We do not teach ourselves portion control, since we aren't teaching ourselves this, we aren't teaching our kids this. We have come to rely on companies and restaurants to tell us how much we should eat. The portions they serve though are way out of line with what people should eat.

But it really IS that simple. It really is about moderation. We just think it HAS to be harder. I've lost all my weight eating what I want and practicing moderation not deprivation.

I'm going against the grain. I'm purposely going to NOT get the biggest turkey I can find. I'm going to get two smaller ones instead. One fried one roasted.

TAKE THAT, OBESITY EPIDEMIC!!!

Good for you!!!

AlongCame_Molly

Yah no...you need protien and fats in your diet.

I know the Thanksgiving in the States is huge but why not just eat the food in moderation????

^This

This. Nothing but fruits and vegetables is a seriously terrible idea.

deksgrl

Great way to make yourself ill on Thanksgiving.

AlongCame_Molly

Yah no...you need protien and fats in your diet.

I know the Thanksgiving in the States is huge but why not just eat the food in moderation????

^^^If it were that easy, we wouldn't have a country that is more than 50% overweight and more than a third obese.

It IS that easy. It's just that most people don't seem to get it. ^^^Case in point....

Mother_Superior

I'm kind of doing something similar. I'm eating nothing but fruit pies for the 7 days leading up to Thanksgiving. I am also doing some juicing, well...kind of like juicing. I'm blending some of my pies into smoothies. Good luck!

jofjltncb6

In...

...to figure out how much beans and avocado I'd have to eat to reach my 5000 calorie goal for Thanksgiving.

Cranquistador

NO

bcattoes

OP, do you intend to include vegetable oils in your diet? I've actually done this - eating only fruits and vegetables - on occasion for periods of time. I never lacked nutrition, but then I love legumes and included olive oil for cooking. Of course, you can get lenty of fat from avocado, I just don't happen to like them well enough to eat every day.

bcattoes

In...

...to figure out how much beans and avocado I'd have to eat to reach my 5000 calorie goal for Thanksgiving.

Couldn't you just search the food database?

chargraves

Hello all,
So I decided, I may be able to prevent a huge set back in my weight loss journey by doing this.

Good luck to you but my experience has been the opposite. The first thing that I always wanted to do after a very restricted "diet" was eat everything in sight.

da_bears10089

In...

...to figure out how much beans and avocado I'd have to eat to reach my 5000 calorie goal for Thanksgiving.

Couldn't you just search the food database?

He could just have people like you figure it out for him.

OatFloats

There are 43 g of protein in one kilo of kale, so obviously one would have to choose wisely for the necessary nutrients. Potatoes have protein too. I am sure one could do it, if one were dedicated and wise.

Kale and other green leafy vegetables although do have health benefits are not complete sources of protein. They are missing one or more amino acids. You can probably combine different ones and make a complete protein but you need to be sure if one vegetable is missing particular amino acids another one has it.

Thank you for reminding me. I was aware of the rice/beans combo for the complete protein, but never questioned the other plant based proteins. lol. I will have to proactively seek some information for animo acid combos now.

kyleekay10

In...

...to figure out how much beans and avocado I'd have to eat to reach my 5000 calorie goal for Thanksgiving.

Couldn't you just search the food database?

To OP: I second all of the advice saying that this 7 day diet idea isn't your best bet. If you want to juice, have it as a snack during your day, but still eat actual food. Come Thanksgiving, eat in moderation and log it.

JoRocka

no.

Just no.

Let's NOT facilitate the idea that ONE FRIGGING day is a "huge set back"

it's not.

it's one day.

it's when the individual day becomes the "norm" that's the issue. make it the exception to your diet and move on with your life... without being sick in the bathroom.

jofjltncb6

In...

...to figure out how much beans and avocado I'd have to eat to reach my 5000 calorie goal for Thanksgiving.

And what ratio of beans:avocado do I need to eat to have a well-balanced meal?

InForBacon

Poop. Poop everywhere!

fibre

jpolinisse

It's not just the single day. The problem is all the leftovers that can be eaten for days afterward.

I anticipate eating a lot on the day and continuing to eat through the weekend. Come Monday, I'll get back to regularly scheduled programming.

Briargrey

Lifestyle change. Not diet. Not 'zomfg must fast or do weird trick leading up to a recurring day each year.' Just. No. Fruits and vegetables are great for you. But so are lots of other things. Doing it so you are 'ready' to have a Thanksgiving with foods you hinted at were forbidden for you is just setting yourself up for failure. No food should be forbidden (unless there are medical reasons).

Moderation.

It really is that simple.

I may work out a bit more, eat a bit less, so that if I have larger portion sizes next Thursday I've built myself a bit more of a deficit, but in general, my plan is to just weigh everything, keep it within my calorie goals, and deny myself nothing.

I would suggest doing the same - because that way, you're preparing yourself for a lifelong eating style versus an unsustainable and negative way to deal with food and holidays.

Ready2Rock206

I'm pretty sure I'd die or murder someone before Thanksgiving if I tried to go a week eating only fruits and veggies.

I will be eating neither beans nor avocado on Thanksgiving - WTF kind of madness is that?! Do not F with my Thanksgiving yumminess.

Briargrey

If I followed this method, btw, I'd probably be on '7-days of fruit and vegetables' for all of autumn. My twins have a birthday on Wednesday (2 cakes and eating out at a fancy restaurant), another son has a birthday on Saturday (leftover cake and probably pizza + Dr. Who marathon), then Thanksgiving, then barely time to recover and another son has his birthday and then the next day we celebrate Christmas.

Yeah. I'd rather just deny myself nothing and eat in moderation than try to 'prepare' for all these special days with severe food restrictions.

metaphoria

If disordered eating has become so common place that a big feast frightens us rather than gives us pleasure as a special and rare indulgence, then there is something incredibly wrong. And it's not Thanksgiving's fault.

kyleekay10

If disordered eating has become so common place that a big feast frightens us rather than gives us pleasure as a special and rare indulgence, then there is something incredibly wrong. And it's not Thanksgiving's fault.

Boom.

/thread

sjohnny

Yah no...you need protien and fats in your diet.

I know the Thanksgiving in the States is huge but why not just eat the food in moderation????

^^^If it were that easy, we wouldn't have a country that is more than 50% overweight and more than a third obese.

It actually IS that easy. It's about moderation NOT deprivation however this society is built on the bigger the better. More for less. Faster and fatter. We do not teach ourselves portion control, since we aren't teaching ourselves this, we aren't teaching our kids this. We have come to rely on companies and restaurants to tell us how much we should eat. The portions they serve though are way out of line with what people should eat.

But it really IS that simple. It really is about moderation. We just think it HAS to be harder. I've lost all my weight eating what I want and practicing moderation not deprivation.

I'm going against the grain. I'm purposely going to NOT get the biggest turkey I can find. I'm going to get two smaller ones instead. One fried one roasted.

TAKE THAT, OBESITY EPIDEMIC!!!

Can i come to your house for Thanksgiving?

I'm usually drunk by 10:00 AM so if you show up after that I probably won't notice/mind.

bcattoes

If disordered eating has become so common place that a big feast frightens us rather than gives us pleasure as a special and rare indulgence, then there is something incredibly wrong. And it's not Thanksgiving's fault.

The ever increasing number of obese people would suggest that something is incredibly wrong.

sjohnny

Yah no...you need protien and fats in your diet.

I know the Thanksgiving in the States is huge but why not just eat the food in moderation????

^^^If it were that easy, we wouldn't have a country that is more than 50% overweight and more than a third obese.

It actually IS that easy. It's about moderation NOT deprivation however this society is built on the bigger the better. More for less. Faster and fatter. We do not teach ourselves portion control, since we aren't teaching ourselves this, we aren't teaching our kids this. We have come to rely on companies and restaurants to tell us how much we should eat. The portions they serve though are way out of line with what people should eat.

But it really IS that simple. It really is about moderation. We just think it HAS to be harder. I've lost all my weight eating what I want and practicing moderation not deprivation.

I'm going against the grain. I'm purposely going to NOT get the biggest turkey I can find. I'm going to get two smaller ones instead. One fried one roasted.

TAKE THAT, OBESITY EPIDEMIC!!!

Can i come to your house for Thanksgiving?

I've already reserved a seat at that table.

:drinker: