Freelee yay or nay?

lemur_lady
lemur_lady Posts: 350 Member
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I came across freelee the banana girl whilst in a youtube loop. I have spent the last week or so watching through her videos. Some of what she says makes sense, other stuff seems a bit far fetched or untrue but either way I seem to find her videos rather entertaining.

I dont think I have been converted to the raw vegan movement lol but some of her recipes did look pretty yum.

What do you guys think of her/her lifestyle?
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  • surfinbird_1981
    surfinbird_1981 Posts: 946 Member
    I'm vegan, I'm not in to her attitude to be honest...Just my opinion of course.
  • SuperC_85
    SuperC_85 Posts: 393
    Nay,
    I dont like someone telling me what I shouldnt eat.

    Her video on the thigh gap was my last straw, lost all credibility.
  • lemur_lady
    lemur_lady Posts: 350 Member
    I'm vegan, I'm not in to her attitude to be honest...Just my opinion of course.

    She does seem to have a bit of 'my way or the highway' attitude. I can look past that for the most part. Cant stand her boyfriend though.
  • Slacker16
    Slacker16 Posts: 1,184 Member
    I would.
    Wouldn't girlfriend though, she's cray cray.
  • Hell_Flower
    Hell_Flower Posts: 348 Member
    A big **** NO.

    Her diet works for her and that's great. But it's all about the $$$$ for her and her greedy little, piggy boyfriend. He once said that he's a pimp, Freelee is his ho and the internets is the client.

    The woman has re-managed her anorexia but gone down the orthorexic route. She wrote a book on being completely raw and is still selling it, even though she doesn't follow fully raw anymore. Mmmm...k. It's ok to change your mind, not ok to still pretend that you haven't.

    Much inconsistency and bad attitudes. Militant vegans give vegans a bad name.
  • rml_16
    rml_16 Posts: 16,414 Member
    I don't believe it's smart to follow the diet of someone with an eating disorder.
  • Wade406
    Wade406 Posts: 269 Member
    Haha her diet is more aligned with what's best for humans than the SAD standard American diet that's for sure. I diet that causes heart disease is disordered eating if you ask me.
    I've went from fat on SAD to obese on Paleo to thin on starvation to healthy on vegan to thriving on 80/10/10.
    An 80/10/10 diet mostly of fruit, some vegetables and cooked starches is worth trying, because you don't have to calorie restrict. Starving yourself sucks.
  • navyrigger46
    navyrigger46 Posts: 1,301 Member
    An 80/10/10 diet mostly of fruit, some vegetables and cooked starches is worth trying, because you don't have to calorie restrict. Starving yourself sucks.

    Really? So if I were to consume say, 5-7000 calories a day within these guidelines I wouldn't get fat? That's amazing. :huh:

    Freelee is a bonehead, and an arrogant one at that, not unlike every other vegan I know.

    Rigger
  • salembambi
    salembambi Posts: 5,585 Member
    I am vegan

    but she gets a nay from me for all her fat shaming
  • Wade406
    Wade406 Posts: 269 Member
    An 80/10/10 diet mostly of fruit, some vegetables and cooked starches is worth trying, because you don't have to calorie restrict. Starving yourself sucks.

    Really? So if I were to consume say, 5-7000 calories a day within these guidelines I wouldn't get fat? That's amazing. :huh:

    Freelee is a bonehead, and an arrogant one at that, not unlike every other vegan I know.

    Rigger

    You don't have to calorie restrict. Eat all you care to. If you can put down 5-7,000 per day consistently, you're a better man/woman than I.

    What's a Rigger? I used to be a roughneck on a drilling rig in North Dakota, is it like that?
  • BradHallFitness
    BradHallFitness Posts: 152 Member
    Haha her diet is more aligned with what's best for humans than the SAD standard American diet that's for sure. I diet that causes heart disease is disordered eating if you ask me.
    I've went from fat on SAD to obese on Paleo to thin on starvation to healthy on vegan to thriving on 80/10/10.
    An 80/10/10 diet mostly of fruit, some vegetables and cooked starches is worth trying, because you don't have to calorie restrict. Starving yourself sucks.

    Please provide science/facts/studies to back your claims 5iii.
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    9% body fat and I eat lots of fish, chicken, seafood etc. Science/studies have shown that we were created to eat protein, carbs AND fat.

    Yes the SAD is not good. But it is NOT the cause of someone being obese. It's the fact that people overeat and are not active, OR they very possibly could have a medical condition, or some other mental/physical issue. A one size fits all is not a good approach.

    Plus, are you a shill, 5iii? You seem to be defending Freelee a lot and it all sounds like Broscience.
  • Wade406
    Wade406 Posts: 269 Member

    Please provide science/facts/studies to back your claims 5iii.
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    9% body fat and I eat lots of fish, chicken, seafood etc. Science/studies have shown that we were created to eat protein, carbs AND fat.

    Yes the SAD is not good. But it is NOT the cause of someone being obese. It's the fact that people overeat and are not active, OR they very possibly could have a medical condition, or some other mental/physical issue. A one size fits all is not a good approach.

    Plus, are you a shill, 5iii? You seem to be defending Freelee a lot and it all sounds like Broscience.

    80/10/10 is carbs/protein/and fat. Like you said.

    If you're eating fish, chicken, and seafood you have atherosclerosis.
    Look up the study "The pediatric aspects of atherosclerosis" which I quote: "Almost all persons have aortic fatty streaks by age 10".

    Also from the Bogalusa heart study: "Relation of serum lipoprotein levels and systolic blood pressure to early atherosclerosis". Same conclusion, kids with high LDL have atherosclerosis. Kids.

    If you're older than 10, you have the beginnings of heart disease, unless your LDL is under 70 without medication.
  • ksy1969
    ksy1969 Posts: 700 Member
    Why is this thread being started again??

    And look 5iii is in this one too

    Here is to animal protein and fat!! :drinker: :drinker: :drinker:
  • Wade406
    Wade406 Posts: 269 Member
    Science/studies have shown that we were created to eat protein, carbs AND fat.

    So you believe in creation? Nice, so do I.

    Gen 1:28,29 God created humans. Then he gave them their diet. Plants. Then Nimrod, the mighty hunter in opposition to God, came along.

    So Adam and Eve in the Garden, what did they eat on day one? You think they went and killed a cow for dinner? Or did they enjoy a juicy mango? Or 20.

    How many thousands of years did man eat plants, according to the Bible? Yes it changed later on. But did it have to? Which is healthier?
  • Wade406
    Wade406 Posts: 269 Member
    Why is this thread being started again??

    And look Fiii is in this one too

    Here is to animal protein and fat!! :drinker: :drinker: :drinker:

    IKR!

    I'm passionate about my point of view. But you probably already figured that out. You're smart that way.
  • VoodooSyxx
    VoodooSyxx Posts: 297
    Why is this thread being started again??

    And look Fiii is in this one too

    Here is to animal protein and fat!! :drinker: :drinker: :drinker:

    IKR!

    I'm a troll. But you probably already figured that out. You're smart that way.

    FTFY
  • Wade406
    Wade406 Posts: 269 Member
    Why is this thread being started again??

    And look Fiii is in this one too

    Here is to animal protein and fat!! :drinker: :drinker: :drinker:

    IKR!

    I'm a troll. But you probably already figured that out. You're smart that way.

    FTFY

    Wow really? And what does FTFY mean?
  • VoodooSyxx
    VoodooSyxx Posts: 297
    Freelee yay or nay?

    Not a chance in hell. I eat fruits and veggies because I have to, but deep down I'm an unabashed carnivore.
  • salembambi
    salembambi Posts: 5,585 Member
    Why is this thread being started again??

    And look 5iii is in this one too

    Here is to animal protein and fat!! :drinker: :drinker: :drinker:

    here's to murder :drinker:
  • lemur_lady
    lemur_lady Posts: 350 Member
    Why is this thread being started again??

    And look 5iii is in this one too

    Here is to animal protein and fat!! :drinker: :drinker: :drinker:

    I started this thread 2 days ago. It has just been resurrected by the other thread.
  • Itskaleena
    Itskaleena Posts: 157 Member
    I really do not like how she presents herself. On video she comes off as "I'm better then everyone else". Though can't really judge her since I don't know her.
  • neandermagnon
    neandermagnon Posts: 7,436 Member
    Science/studies have shown that we were created to eat protein, carbs AND fat.

    So you believe in creation? Nice, so do I.

    Gen 1:28,29 God created humans. Then he gave them their diet. Plants. Then Nimrod, the mighty hunter in opposition to God, came along.

    So Adam and Eve in the Garden, what did they eat on day one? You think they went and killed a cow for dinner? Or did they enjoy a juicy mango? Or 20.

    How many thousands of years did man eat plants, according to the Bible? Yes it changed later on. But did it have to? Which is healthier?

    wait, so you've adapted creationism to fit veganism? that sure is an interesting variation on "we evolved to eat plants".

    which just shows that people choose to believe whatever they want to believe.
  • Wade406
    Wade406 Posts: 269 Member
    Science/studies have shown that we were created to eat protein, carbs AND fat.

    So you believe in creation? Nice, so do I.

    Gen 1:28,29 God created humans. Then he gave them their diet. Plants. Then Nimrod, the mighty hunter in opposition to God, came along.

    So Adam and Eve in the Garden, what did they eat on day one? You think they went and killed a cow for dinner? Or did they enjoy a juicy mango? Or 20.

    How many thousands of years did man eat plants, according to the Bible? Yes it changed later on. But did it have to? Which is healthier?

    wait, so you've adapted creationism to fit veganism? that sure is an interesting variation on "we evolved to eat plants".

    which just shows that people choose to believe whatever they want to believe.

    Whoops I got the scripture wrong, it is verses 29,30.

    29 Then God said, “Behold, I have given you every plant yielding seed that is on the surface of all the earth, and every tree which has fruit yielding seed; it shall be food for you; 30 and to every beast of the earth and to every bird of the sky and to every thing that moves on the earth which has life, I have given every green plant for food”; and it was so.

    I didn't adapt anything. It's the Bible. That's what Moses wrote, according to Bible scholars.
  • AwesomeGuy37
    AwesomeGuy37 Posts: 436 Member
    NOPE

    I'm diabetic. 30 bananas would kill me.
  • healthnewlife
    healthnewlife Posts: 30
    she talks about her diet and veganism only for weight loss. that isnt the point, its about the animals and environment. not how many bananas can i eat while wearing this crop top. she angers me
  • Wade406
    Wade406 Posts: 269 Member
    NOPE

    I'm diabetic. 30 bananas would kill me.

    Are you a Type 2, adult onset? Read Dr. Neal Barnard's Program for Reversing Diabetes: The Scientifically Proven System for Reversing Diabetes without Drugs

    It's on Amazon.
  • Wade406
    Wade406 Posts: 269 Member
    she talks about her diet and veganism only for weight loss. that isnt the point, its about the animals and environment. not how many bananas can i eat while wearing this crop top. she angers me

    I'm not a vegan. I eat a vegan diet. She has talked about animal welfare. She wears a crop top to get views on youtube. Humans are wired that way. She gets 10 times the views of her boyfriend because of her looks. But she's hot. Rihanna does the same thing.
  • AwesomeGuy37
    AwesomeGuy37 Posts: 436 Member
    NOPE

    I'm diabetic. 30 bananas would kill me.

    Are you a Type 2, adult onset? Read Dr. Neal Barnard's Program for Reversing Diabetes: The Scientifically Proven System for Reversing Diabetes without Drugs

    It's on Amazon.

    Where are the Bible verses? :huh:
    I have complete control of my diabetes without meds.
  • rml_16
    rml_16 Posts: 16,414 Member
    she talks about her diet and veganism only for weight loss. that isnt the point, its about the animals and environment. not how many bananas can i eat while wearing this crop top. she angers me
    You're really, actually angry that someone you don't know whose life and actions have no effect on your life at all is vegan "for the wrong reasons"?

    Does it matter? If she's vegan for weight loss or vegan for animal welfare, isn't the result the same for the animals?

    I'm a vegetarian and it's for moral reasons. And I will also point out to people who are trying to be veg for weight loss that it really doesn't work that way (plenty of obese vegetarians in the world -- potato chips are vegan, after all), but in the end, if that's something someone wants to try, more power to him or her.

    It does annoy me when people eat fish or poultry and run around saying they're vegetarian, but mostly because A.) They aren't and they're just following a trend and 2.) Because the rest of the world then thinks all vegetarians eat those things and I get tons of questions and shocked looks and it annoys.
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