i GOT CONFUESED.

jojorocksforeva
jojorocksforeva Posts: 303 Member
in Food and Nutrition
Okay so I got into raw food a while back and i love raw food but i got into the Whole eat as much fruit as you want. and lose the weight it may take 2 years but you will do it n it just takes time If you look up videos Like the banana girl. or getyourfruiton they do eat as much calories as they want and are very fit but it took them a long time to get that way. But for me i actually gained weight and i felt like my whole life was about food know im not dissing freelea. or anyone in the raw food movement I think Its yay if they got to their goals that way but People iv talked to who have lost 100 pounds more than that Have counted their calories and been in a calorie restriction even on youtube videos and its just what we have always known to do that but if we can eat as much fruit as we want Than how come the people actually losing weight fast and more than 100 pounds why isnt everyone doing that. I actually thought i could eat as much as i wanted and still lose weight...... Please comment what do you think about this.
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  • infamousdrew76
    infamousdrew76 Posts: 176 Member
    Sorry, but I'm confuesed(confused) too! I couldn't even follow what you were trying to say!
  • wild_wild_life
    wild_wild_life Posts: 1,334 Member
    You may or may not be able to lose weight while eating "all you want", it all depends on how much you want. If the amount you want is causing you to gain, logging your food and controlling portions might be helpful.
  • jojorocksforeva
    jojorocksforeva Posts: 303 Member
    IN THE RAW food Community They recommended 4000 plus calories for steady weightloss
  • FatHuMan1
    FatHuMan1 Posts: 1,028 Member
    lolwut?
  • meeper123
    meeper123 Posts: 3,347 Member
    I have seen those. There are better ways of getting healthy. A balanced diet with exersise will do wonders. What you may not understand is they workout an insane amount as well.
  • wild_wild_life
    wild_wild_life Posts: 1,334 Member
    IN THE RAW food Community They recommended 4000 plus calories for steady weightloss

    They are incorrect.
  • Alluminati
    Alluminati Posts: 6,208 Member
    I can't even.
  • magerum
    magerum Posts: 12,589 Member
    You've been here for a long time. Just count calories accurately. Stop looking for alternatives.
  • jonnythan
    jonnythan Posts: 10,161 Member
    Here's something to think about:

    Since just January, I lost about 20 pounds counting calories and working out. Then I've put on several pounds, much of it muscle, in the past few months by counting calories and working out.

    While you're bouncing from fad to fad, the people who are following the MFP way are having tons of success.
  • Hauntinglyfit
    Hauntinglyfit Posts: 5,537 Member
    Eating 4000 calories worth of fruit will have the same effect on your weight as eating 4000 calories worth of bacon. It just won't taste as good.
  • Ready2Rock206
    Ready2Rock206 Posts: 9,487 Member
    IN THE RAW food Community They recommended 4000 plus calories for steady weightloss

    :noway: holy crap - no wonder you're not losing. 4000 is a LOT no matter what you are eating!!
  • Cranquistador
    Cranquistador Posts: 39,744 Member
    huh?
  • YesIAm17
    YesIAm17 Posts: 817 Member
    Okay so I got into raw food a while back and i love raw food but i got into the Whole eat as much fruit as you want. and lose the weight it may take 2 years but you will do it n it just takes time If you look up videos Like the banana girl. or getyourfruiton they do eat as much calories as they want and are very fit but it took them a long time to get that way. But for me i actually gained weight and i felt like my whole life was about food know im not dissing freelea. or anyone in the raw food movement I think Its yay if they got to their goals that way but People iv talked to who have lost 100 pounds more than that Have counted their calories and been in a calorie restriction even on youtube videos and its just what we have always known to do that but if we can eat as much fruit as we want Than how come the people actually losing weight fast and more than 100 pounds why isnt everyone doing that. I actually thought i could eat as much as i wanted and still lose weight...... Please comment what do you think about this.

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    Eating 4000 calories worth of fruit will have the same effect on your weight as eating 4000 calories worth of bacon. It just won't taste as good.

    Are you telling me I can eat 4000 calories worth of bacon everyday and lose weight?

    If so....

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    @OP: Calories are calories and IIFYM... log everything... measure twice cut once... you may be surprised how much you can actually eat and still be in a deficit, especially if you've gotten used to filling up on veggies. Only veggies I eat are on a pizza or in a pasta or next to something really tasty.

    ETA: For the love of god someone tell me who that red head is in that gif... she might be the cutest thing since cats started wanting to has cheeseburgers.
  • ryry_
    ryry_ Posts: 4,966 Member
    i promised myself I would only post stuff related to Zoolander tonight...Luckily MFP will not let me down with related content

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  • jonnythan
    jonnythan Posts: 10,161 Member
    ETA: For the love of god someone tell me who that red head is in that gif... she might be the cutest thing since cats started wanting to has cheeseburgers.

    Ariana Grande.
  • jojorocksforeva
    jojorocksforeva Posts: 303 Member
    Thank You everyone for commenting ...
  • YesIAm17
    YesIAm17 Posts: 817 Member
    ETA: For the love of god someone tell me who that red head is in that gif... she might be the cutest thing since cats started wanting to has cheeseburgers.

    Ariana Grande.

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  • DeltaZero
    DeltaZero Posts: 1,197 Member
    If I ate 4,000 calories of fruits and vegetables daily..... who am I kidding.


    It would be in the fridge still while I enjoyed foods I liked at reasonable quantities.
  • jojorocksforeva
    jojorocksforeva Posts: 303 Member
    For the people who have actually lost a decent amount of weight on Here have you seen anyone lose eating 4000 calories of fruits n veggies or have you ever tried it its a big thing know days Go to youtube Type in freelee the banana girl or easyraw or getyourfruit Its on the raw food boards to eat as much calories as you can even stuff yourself if you have to they recommended 4000 calories and up 2500 is their minimum to aim for if you cant get in 4000
  • jonnythan
    jonnythan Posts: 10,161 Member
    For the people who have actually lost a decent amount of weight on Here have you seen anyone lose eating 4000 calories of fruits n veggies or have you ever tried it its a big thing know days Go to youtube Type in freelee the banana girl or easyraw or getyourfruit Its on the raw food boards to eat as much calories as you can even stuff yourself if you have to they recommended 4000 calories and up 2500 is their minimum to aim for if you cant get in 4000

    How well has this plan worked out for you?
  • breasyd2
    breasyd2 Posts: 32
    I checked out the banana girl on YouTube, and it seems as though she burns A LOT of calories a day exercising.
  • Ready2Rock206
    Ready2Rock206 Posts: 9,487 Member
    For the people who have actually lost a decent amount of weight on Here have you seen anyone lose eating 4000 calories of fruits n veggies or have you ever tried it its a big thing know days Go to youtube Type in freelee the banana girl or easyraw or getyourfruit Its on the raw food boards to eat as much calories as you can even stuff yourself if you have to they recommended 4000 calories and up 2500 is their minimum to aim for if you cant get in 4000

    For the love of god girl. What do you have against punctuation?! People could possibly understand what you're writing if you used some...
  • imzadi481
    imzadi481 Posts: 86 Member
    Please, pleeeease use punctuation! I can't understand what you are saying...
  • YesIAm17
    YesIAm17 Posts: 817 Member
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  • nutmegoreo
    nutmegoreo Posts: 15,532 Member
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    This made me LOL.
  • HollisGrant
    HollisGrant Posts: 2,022 Member
    For the people who have actually lost a decent amount of weight on Here have you seen anyone lose eating 4000 calories of fruits n veggies or have you ever tried it its a big thing know days Go to youtube Type in freelee the banana girl or easyraw or getyourfruit Its on the raw food boards to eat as much calories as you can even stuff yourself if you have to they recommended 4000 calories and up 2500 is their minimum to aim for if you cant get in 4000

    I eat a lot of fruit and vegetables (200-300 carbs a day) but I would be in the ER if I ate 4,000 calories of the stuff a day.

    If you want to lose weight it doesn't matter if you eat bananas or Pop Tarts... just eat within your calorie limit. If you want good nutrition, eat more bananas than Pop Tarts.
  • YesIAm17
    YesIAm17 Posts: 817 Member
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    This made me LOL.

    I was gonna drop a mega photo bomb but...

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  • StepAwayFromTheCupcake
    StepAwayFromTheCupcake Posts: 119 Member
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    Just quoting you to make you feel loved :tongue: :laugh:
  • sybrix
    sybrix Posts: 134 Member
    I stumbled upon Freelea's videos a few years back... I believe she omits a lot of information and quite frankly seems a little untrustworthy and unpleasant. She is a Fruitarian who eats nothing but fruit. Literally her diet is 100% fruit. I heard many alarm bells going off and didn't really humor her videos after that.

    She claims to eat 4000 calories of fruit per day, but she has to be doing tons of exercise to not blow up on that intake. Many of her videos have her bragging about how much fruit she packs away, but it's never mentioned how much physical activity she does to balance that out. She makes it sound like you can stuff yourself endlessly with no consequences, as long as it's fruit.

    Please if you're going to do the raw vegan thing my opinion is to create a reasonable deficit just like you would with any other diet choice, and please make sure you are eating a variety of different nutrients to get what your body needs. Maybe someone who is actually more versed in that sort of thing can help with specifics, I just don't trust the Fruitarian thing personally and this 2500-4000 calories of fruit thing without a highly physical lifestyle sounds absolutely bonkers IMO.
  • YesIAm17
    YesIAm17 Posts: 817 Member
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    Just quoting you to make you feel loved :tongue: :laugh:

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    :heart: :drinker:

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