Sooo what if I ate 1,500 and that was all fruit. Should I re

blueandigo
blueandigo Posts: 296
in Food and Nutrition
But what I really want to know is if I eat 3,500 calories worth of fruit would I gain a pound? Would it be healthy? Could I do it everyday?

And when I say fruit I mean raw fruit as in a whole pinneapple or melon, etc,????
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  • YMark
    YMark Posts: 65 Member
    Keep that up and hope that a toilet is always near by. Not sure what you're trying to accomplish doing this.

    EDIT: Your topic says 1500 and your text says 3500. Either one is a poor idea.
  • nickyfm
    nickyfm Posts: 1,214 Member
    A calorie is a calorie is a calorie. If you eat 3,500 more calories than you burn, then yes, you will gain a pound.
    I'd imagine that the pineapple acid would erode your tongue before you even hit 500!
  • ballardr1
    ballardr1 Posts: 21
    the 3500 is a guideline, everybody is different. Need to eat a balanced diet to be healthy.
  • Nopedotjpeg
    Nopedotjpeg Posts: 1,805 Member
    There's no precise way of determining your weight gain, but you'll be severely lacking several micronutrients as well as the needed dietary fat and protein.
  • zincalloy
    zincalloy Posts: 43
    Keep that up and hope that a toilet is always near by. Not sure what you're trying to accomplish doing this.


    Ha ha ha ha ha ha.

    That would be some crazy amount of fruit.
  • blueandigo
    blueandigo Posts: 296
    You failed to answer the question and before you jump to conclusions I am not doing this. I just want to know because I am a curious person.
  • NatalieWinning
    NatalieWinning Posts: 999 Member
    There's no precise way of determining your weight gain, but you'll be severely lacking several micronutrients as well as the needed dietary fat and protein.

    as well as sitting on the toilet all day with lose stools, I'll bet
  • jesusHchris
    jesusHchris Posts: 1,405 Member
    Disclaimer: I am not a scientist and basically always 100% wrong.

    Fruit is not necessarily that healthy for you, especially in large quantities. It is high in sugar. Your body can only take in so much sugar before it starts to convert it into fat for storage.

    It reminds me of those movies with some fat white dude emperor being fed grapes by a bunch of hot slave chicks.

    Like all things, moderation.

    Here's an interesting read: http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/issa14.htm
  • CoryIda
    CoryIda Posts: 7,870 Member
    If you ate 1500 calories worth of fruit, be prepared for explosive diarrhea. Also, your body wouldn't be happy at the lack of protein and fat, but that's about all that would happen.
  • mamagooskie
    mamagooskie Posts: 2,964 Member
    There's no precise way of determining your weight gain, but you'll be severely lacking several micronutrients as well as the needed dietary fat and protein.

    exactly
  • SammyKatt
    SammyKatt Posts: 363 Member
    Disclaimer: I am not a scientist and basically always 100% wrong.

    Fruit is not necessarily that healthy for you, especially in large quantities. It is high in sugar. Your body can only take in so much sugar before it starts to convert it into fat for storage.

    It reminds me of those movies with some fat white dude emperor being fed grapes by a bunch of hot slave chicks.

    Like all things, moderation.

    Here's an interesting read: http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/issa14.htm


    I agree... Thats so much sugar!
  • YMark
    YMark Posts: 65 Member
    A calorie is a calorie is a calorie. If you eat 3,500 more calories than you burn, then yes, you will gain a pound.
    I'd imagine that the pineapple acid would erode your tongue before you even hit 500!

    Technically you're correct. However, one should have a ratio of protein, carbs, and healthy fats. If two identical twins both ate 2000 calories a day, but one ate 2000 calories of gum drops, and one ate 2000 calories of 40/30/30 ratio, I'm sure you'd be able to tell who was on which diet.

    So eating 3500 calories all from fruit would not be wise.
  • Samerah12
    Samerah12 Posts: 610 Member
    Would it be healthy?

    Put the phrase "essential amino acids" into wikipedia.

    Or I can just save you the trouble: no.
  • Pebble321
    Pebble321 Posts: 6,423 Member
    If your question is "does it matter where my calories come from, should I lose weight eating just one kind of food" then the answer is "quite probably", if you are keeping your calories under control its likely. Google the "twinkie diet".

    Of course, eating any one kind of food is never going to provide healthy nutrition for an omnivore so you might get thinner but you wouldn't get healthier for the long term.
  • albinogorilla
    albinogorilla Posts: 1,056 Member
    You failed to answer the god damned question and before you jump to conclusions I am not doing this. I just want to know because I am a curious person.

    no reason to get snippy
  • Pebble321
    Pebble321 Posts: 6,423 Member
    You failed to answer the god damned question and before you jump to conclusions I am not doing this. I just want to know because I am a curious person.

    no reason to get snippy

    Oscar is probably grouchy because all he's eating is fruit!
  • MoreThanMommie
    MoreThanMommie Posts: 597 Member
    You failed to answer the god damned question and before you jump to conclusions I am not doing this. I just want to know because I am a curious person.

    I think plenty of people tried to answer your question. What I don't see is a reason you feel you need to curse at them...
  • kyrstensmom
    kyrstensmom Posts: 297 Member
    You failed to answer the god damned question and before you jump to conclusions I am not doing this. I just want to know because I am a curious person.

    Nice language...and you asked 2 questions...would I gain weight and would it be healthy, and if you actually read the answers, you get your answers....Yes, you would gain weight, unless you burn more than 3500 cals, and no its not healthy to eat only fruit.
  • rwa3457986
    rwa3457986 Posts: 49
    read 80/10/10. There are lots of people who eat that much fruit and more daily :) They are some of the healthiest people i've seen.
  • reneealyse
    reneealyse Posts: 100
    You'd gain weight for sure - more than a pound as fruit is full of sugar. I limit my fruit to two servings a day. Plus you'd get sick of fruit , you'd be on the toilet all the time, and you'd probably turn into a pineapple :laugh:
  • YMark
    YMark Posts: 65 Member
    You failed to answer the god damned question and before you jump to conclusions I am not doing this.

    Well I'll bet you're just a pleasure to be around.
  • gwenmf
    gwenmf Posts: 888 Member
    You failed to answer the god damned question and before you jump to conclusions I am not doing this. I just want to know because I am a curious person.

    DISLIKE -- and unnecessary attitude.
  • Nopedotjpeg
    Nopedotjpeg Posts: 1,805 Member
    You failed to answer the god damned question and before you jump to conclusions I am not doing this. I just want to know because I am a curious person.

    Then do some research.

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  • nikki_marie05
    nikki_marie05 Posts: 88 Member
    Agreed with the unnecessary attitude and the no need to get snappy.
  • blueandigo
    blueandigo Posts: 296
    And to those of you who are butthurt because you failed to answer the question press this:

    ALT+F4 : v )

    But to those of you who actually helped thank you.
  • sjtreely
    sjtreely Posts: 1,014 Member
    You failed to answer the god damned question and before you jump to conclusions I am not doing this. I just want to know because I am a curious person.

    OMG ... you might want to try dipping some of that fruit in chocolate. Chocolate is a secret tool that helps people not be quite so snippy.
  • Nopedotjpeg
    Nopedotjpeg Posts: 1,805 Member
    And to those of you who are butthurt because you failed to answer the question press this:

    ALT+F4 : v )

    But to those of you who actually helped thank you.

    Oh em gee someone just learned about computers!
  • loftus2005
    loftus2005 Posts: 61
    when I went to my orientation at the gym when I joined, the trainer told me a calorie is a calorie. She mentioned that even if its all carrots you still can gain!?
  • Nopedotjpeg
    Nopedotjpeg Posts: 1,805 Member
    Egg ****ing sacktly. And if you're too dumb to realize that then it is not my fault, but seeing as most of the members on this site are Americans I can see why it is so hard to interpret the obvious.

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  • taso42
    taso42 Posts: 8,980 Member
    Egg ****ing sacktly. And if you're too dumb to realize that then it is not my fault, but seeing as most of the members on this site are Americans I can see why it is so hard to interpret the obvious.

    Assuming you are not American, I thank you for helping out the ratio of Americans vs non-Americans asking extremely stupid questions and acting like *kitten* when they don't get a reply spoon fed to them in very simple terms.
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