Thinking about starting a fruit based diet in the form of smoothies.
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You seem set in your ways. Good luck!0
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retro_gamer wrote: »RuNaRoUnDaFiEld wrote: »retro_gamer wrote: »RuNaRoUnDaFiEld wrote: »How would you get the protein and fat that your body needs?
Protein powder
And the fat? The lycopene? B12? Thiamin? Niacin? Vit D?
Multivitamin
Why stick to such an unhealthy diet that contains zero of the above mentioned vitamins?
Add in veggies, the full colour of the rainbow and add in some fats, cheese is a good source as is oily fish.2 -
retro_gamer wrote: »
Okay, so I drink a smoothie daily. 1 apple, 1 banana, 0.5 cup strawberries, 0.3 cups Greek yogurt, some spinach (weigh your fruit!!). 350 calories. It's also 55g of sugar and around 80g of carbs. I do it to get me through the afternoon slump and to power my work outs. 3 of these would only put you at 1,050 calories but 165g of sugar and 240g of carbs.
Basically, you would be hungry and would keep sugar crashing (feeling like crap).
A protein powder would add SOME protein but bump up sugar and carbs even more. Your nutrition would be out of whack.
You'd also poop a lot. Lots of fiber.
It's not sustainable. Do a "cleanse" if you really want to, but 40 pounds would take MONTHS of feeling like crap every couple of hours.
Then you'd binge to make up for the missed calories and nutrients, which would make you mentally feel like crap.
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retro_gamer wrote: »Hi, I want to do a diet of fruit only mainly in the form of smoothies, I want to lose about 40 pounds, I would like some insight from people who are also eating mainly fruit, I decided to do this mainly because I drank a fresh fruit smoothie mixed with yogurt yesterday and it was delicious and refreshing especially after I took a long walk in the heat. So I decided I'm going to do this, I'm going to buy a blender and just drink fruit and yogurt smoothies until I lose my 40 pounds.
You can still have a smoothie everyday and eat other things. Drinking only smoothies won't make you lose weight any faster.0 -
Try the green smoothie cleanse by JJ Smith. It gives you a plan and includes protein and healthy snacks as well. I've had great success every time I've done it. And once you're done you can pick up her new book green smoothies for life. Keeps you on track afterwards and gives you healthy recipes as well. Hope all goes well
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PeanutButterGetsMe wrote: »Try the green smoothie cleanse by JJ Smith. It gives you a plan and includes protein and healthy snacks as well. I've had great success every time I've done it. And once you're done you can pick up her new book green smoothies for life. Keeps you on track afterwards and gives you healthy recipes as well. Hope all goes well
Or you could eat at a deficit with a healthy portion of Protein, Carbs, Fat.....etc...9 -
It's a short term solution, once you start eating again the weight will start creeping back.0
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retro_gamer wrote: »Hi, I want to do a diet of fruit only mainly in the form of smoothies, I want to lose about 40 pounds, I would like some insight from people who are also eating mainly fruit, I decided to do this mainly because I drank a fresh fruit smoothie mixed with yogurt yesterday and it was delicious and refreshing especially after I took a long walk in the heat. So I decided I'm going to do this, I'm going to buy a blender and just drink fruit and yogurt smoothies until I lose my 40 pounds.
You're better off learning to eat healthy then any gimmick. Otherwise you might gain all that weight back.1 -
Fat doesn't make you fat.
As you were.9 -
retro_gamer wrote: »
Okay, so I drink a smoothie daily. 1 apple, 1 banana, 0.5 cup strawberries, 0.3 cups Greek yogurt, some spinach (weigh your fruit!!). 350 calories. It's also 55g of sugar and around 80g of carbs. I do it to get me through the afternoon slump and to power my work outs. 3 of these would only put you at 1,050 calories but 165g of sugar and 240g of carbs.
Basically, you would be hungry and would keep sugar crashing (feeling like crap).
A protein powder would add SOME protein but bump up sugar and carbs even more. Your nutrition would be out of whack.
You'd also poop a lot. Lots of fiber.
It's not sustainable. Do a "cleanse" if you really want to, but 40 pounds would take MONTHS of feeling like crap every couple of hours.
Then you'd binge to make up for the missed calories and nutrients, which would make you mentally feel like crap.
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Words totally fail me ... I just can't... why on earth would you wish to jeopardize your health when you can lose weight eating a balanced and solid diet?3
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retro_gamer wrote: »Hi, I want to do a diet of fruit only mainly in the form of smoothies, I want to lose about 40 pounds, I would like some insight from people who are also eating mainly fruit, I decided to do this mainly because I drank a fresh fruit smoothie mixed with yogurt yesterday and it was delicious and refreshing especially after I took a long walk in the heat. So I decided I'm going to do this, I'm going to buy a blender and just drink fruit and yogurt smoothies until I lose my 40 pounds.
3 (possibly 4) issues with the all fruit approach........
1. Low protein. Do you want "weight" loss as in fat+lean muscle mass, or would you like to lower your body fat %? You need protein to support existing muscle mass.
2. Low fat (unless you add avocado daily). Your body needs fat to absorb many vitamins. Many other bodily functions need dietary fat too.
3. You learn nothing for maintenance. This doesn't "just happen." In fact a large % of people will regain the weight they lost. When you get to goal you will need a separate strategy for maintenance. Why start over? Learn these things by eating all foods in moderation, instead.
4. Boring - Can you stand to do this for the next year?5 -
PeanutButterGetsMe wrote: »Try the green smoothie cleanse by JJ Smith. It gives you a plan and includes protein and healthy snacks as well. I've had great success every time I've done it. And once you're done you can pick up her new book green smoothies for life. Keeps you on track afterwards and gives you healthy recipes as well. Hope all goes well
Don't these two statements contradict each other?21 -
Why not just expand it a bit and go plant-based if you like fruit so much? At least then you'll have a better nutritional profile and some grains like oats and quinoa.3
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You've bounced around from idea to idea, struggled with moderation and frequently get bogged down in the irrelevant or unimportant. Have you considered actually just committing to sustaining a calorie deficit, logging accurately, exercising regularly and letting the simplest weight loss plan in the world do its work?17
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Like others have said, it's not a good idea. Your body needs other nutrients like protein, fats etc from other sources. Fruit is also full of sugar. Everything in moderation, mix it up a little! Maybe have a smoothie as a snack or as part of a breakfast?0
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Do not start a fruit based diet. Too many carbs. Instead start a fat and protein based diet and cut out the fruit and sugar and carbs16
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MCummings720 wrote: »Do not start a fruit based diet. Too many carbs. Instead start a fat and protein based diet and cut out the fruit and sugar and carbs
Or, y'know... start a balanced diet with all food groups and count calories.22 -
Why ask a question if you're already going to do it and shut down every comment? These are not the fourms you are looking for..move along move along..9
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I keep promising one of these days I'm going to add a packet of xanthan gum to my smoothie and make green ice cream. It's got 23 grams of fat in it so it's mo betta if it's ice cream.0
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