Freelee the Banana Girl...SMH
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JustFindingMe wrote: »She also claims the only reason women have periods is because we have " Toxic " bodies.
She lost her periods for nine months because of her diet or lack of body fat ( Im thinking ) and says it was " the best thing" . Eesh.
She is very extreme and a dangerous role-model, IMO
OMG that period thing absolutely freaked me out.
You would think period stuff is basically common sense, but no you have to have idiots re-invent the wheel and tell you things that sound absolutely medieval.
I don't understand why we are so obsessed as a society with following weird/restrictive diets. Why do we feel the need to restrict ourselves in order to feel like we are being healthy. This attitude is what triggers EDs!!
Such a bad role model.
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Just out of boredom I googled Freelee and stumbled across this and just had to share. :laugh:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2692758/Diet-guru-FreeLee-Banana-Girl-fire-controversial-views-claims-chemo-kills-losing-period-good-you.html‘I still believe that largely menstruation is toxicity leaving the body. So a lot of women are having these heavy painful periods because they have a toxic body.’0 -
I'm amazed she isn't dead yet.Terrifying. Just...truly. Check it out on youtube.
Listening to her talk scares me. There's so much misinformation about balanced diets out there...she markets herself as if the way she eats is the way all humans are supposed to eat and anyone who eats higher protein is ridiculous...
So scary.
Anybody else have opinions on this individual? People should be more careful about what they put out there for everyone to see...this could be a lawsuit waiting to happen.
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JustFindingMe wrote: »
Jenna Marbles
THIS ^ ???? is fat? That is a bizarre statement.
There she's not fat, but there was a time where she was bigger and freelee was talking about that time, she was never truely fat though, but there was a time she was chubbier and plumper.0 -
"she was never truly fat."
"chubbier"
"plumper"
Interesting diction. Very interesting.0 -
I like her actually, she isn't like amazing, but she does have some pretty good points. But her diet though......it's just why!? I agree vegan can be a good thing, but 30 bananas a day, no just no! But freelee does have an amazing body! And that's about it!0
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I've never seen any of her YouTube videos, and I certainly have no desire to go check them out now.
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Terrifying. Just...truly. Check it out on youtube.
Listening to her talk scares me. There's so much misinformation about balanced diets out there...she markets herself as if the way she eats is the way all humans are supposed to eat and anyone who eats higher protein is ridiculous...
So scary.
Anybody else have opinions on this individual? People should be more careful about what they put out there for everyone to see...this could be a lawsuit waiting to happen.
She took losing her period as a good sign and not a flashing watning light tht something is wrong.
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Never heard of her before I started reading the MFP forums and I don't get why anyone cares what wacko things she says. I know lots of people who have weird ideas about food, they just don't put them on YouTube.0
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She never said that losing your period is good, and that having a period is bad!Terrifying. Just...truly. Check it out on youtube.
Listening to her talk scares me. There's so much misinformation about balanced diets out there...she markets herself as if the way she eats is the way all humans are supposed to eat and anyone who eats higher protein is ridiculous...
So scary.
Anybody else have opinions on this individual? People should be more careful about what they put out there for everyone to see...this could be a lawsuit waiting to happen.
She took losing her period as a good sign and not a flashing watning light tht something is wrong.
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This chick is thin like a stick and talks a lot of crap. Funny!0
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Her arms make me sad.0
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JenniDaisy wrote: »Her arms make me sad.
Her attitude makes me sad.0 -
youtube/google adsense is a hell of a drug.0
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I actually like Freelee a lot...she's found something that works for her. And it not only works for her, it works for thousands of others. It's slightly hypocritical for you to be saying to watch out for her based on her dietary choices. It's basically you saying she's wrong and you know better than she does. Which seems to be why you'r putting her down.
She clearly states in many of her videos that she is not a medical professional, just that she's done a lot of research and tells things like they are based on her own experiences. If those videos help someone find what works for them, that's awesome!
I've definitely learned several things from her, 801010, and the HCRV lifestyle...was going all out 100% in that direction for me, no...but did it have a lot of positive takeaways for my life and health...heck yes.
Just think about how you go about your heavy handed judgement...there is nothing wrong with someone touting a system that works for them...and her lifestyle certainly leaves nothing out nutritionally.0 -
Jen_Travels wrote: »I actually like Freelee a lot...she's found something that works for her. And it not only works for her, it works for thousands of others. It's slightly hypocritical for you to be saying to watch out for her based on her dietary choices. It's basically you saying she's wrong and you know better than she does. Which seems to be why you'r putting her down.
She clearly states in many of her videos that she is not a medical professional, just that she's done a lot of research and tells things like they are based on her own experiences. If those videos help someone find what works for them, that's awesome!
I've definitely learned several things from her, 801010, and the HCRV lifestyle...was going all out 100% in that direction for me, no...but did it have a lot of positive takeaways for my life and health...heck yes.
Just think about how you go about your heavy handed judgement...there is nothing wrong with someone touting a system that works for them...and her lifestyle certainly leaves nothing out nutritionally.
She's going low on the 2 out of 3 macronutrients your body actually needs to properly function and goes overboard with the one that is optional. 801010 is not a good diet. She lost her period for almost a year on her stupid diet for Christ's sake.0 -
I have been watching her recently. I do not like how she says cutting calories down to lose weight/ calorie counting isn't going to work longterm, you'll never be happy with it. *kitten* off. Everyone loses weight by restricting calories, whether it be by just eating healthier and whatnot. That's longterm. Why isn't calorie counting? Does she not know you can maintain your weight eventually and eat enough calories to maintain?0
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Freelee gives vegans a bad name. Her diet is dangerous. Her diet is similar to what I'm trying to get out of (binging on fruit, eating little else). Her existence just infuriates me. Girls with eating disorders look at her and think, "if I eat like her, I'll look like her!" But it doesn't work like that. I never fell into that trap because I only discovered Freelee rather recently.
She also called Jenna Marbles fat. And apparently anyone without a thigh gap is fat and unhealthy too.
Totally a legitimate source of info.
I saw her video on thigh gaps. It made me mad. She was pretty much promoting them. They both annoy me to no end.0 -
Woah. You just did exactly what you're criticizing her for doing. Obviously that lifestyle works for her (and waaaaaayyyyy before this was an internet sensation, I personally had great success with something similar). Doesn't mean it works for everyone (which is why she shouldn't generalize her diet as the "best"). But you can't say its wrong for her.
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