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• Hey guys, just catching up on this thread to see how people are doing. Wow! So many are sticking with it! Hilary, way to go! I’m VERY impressed with your dedication to the 1 month trial since you’re obviously not having the best reactions. I didn’t …

  in the 'brand spanking' new july 31-day 80/10/10 experience Comment by GregX999
• xeno, at least the sushi was raw. :) And aren’t M&Ms fruit?

  in the 'brand spanking' new july 31-day 80/10/10 experience Comment by GregX999
• Hey all, I just crawled back to the site, tail between my legs… :) I didn’t make it very far in the June challenge, just 5 days. After a couple days my mind just can’t stop making up reasons why I shouldn’t be eating 811rv. It so strange, the reason…

  in the 'brand spanking' new july 31-day 80/10/10 experience Comment by GregX999
• Hi Sarabeth, cool tats! I’m just starting the raw thing myself, but coming from an omni diet. I’ve “fell off” a couple times, but just get right back on. No biggie. Eating raw isn’t a “test” – there’s no pass or fail. It’s just eating. I say just ai…

  in fell off the horse, (or broccoli?) Comment by GregX999
• Hi Sarabeth, cool tats! I’m just starting the raw thing myself, but coming from an omni diet. I’ve “fell off” a couple times, but just get right back on. No biggie. Eating raw isn’t a “test” – there’s no pass or fail. It’s just eating. I say just ai…

  in fell off the horse, (or broccoli?) Comment by GregX999
• I’ve been putting all my fruits and veggies in sealable tupperware containers (the kind with the “latches” on the edge of the lids) and then in the fridge, just on the shelves, and found they last WAY longer than leaving them in plastic bags or putt…

  in Green Bags ?? Comment by GregX999
• I’m in Rochester. I wouldn’t mind heading down south a bit for a day for something cool like that.

  in Upstate NY? Meetup? Comment by GregX999
• Hey all!! Everyone seems to be doing great so far. Me too! Another day down for me. Today was much easier than yesterday – I think I was just too busy today to dwell on thoughts of food I can’t eat. :) I’m also getting a bit more used to eating the …

  in the brand new, all glittering 80/10/10 - 30 day challenge Comment by GregX999
• Well, day 3 for me is just about over (2nd day fully fruity). Thanks for posting that chart of what you ate el-bo – it’s interesting seeing what other people are eating. I tend to eat lots of different things throughout the day rather than just a lo…

  in the brand new, all glittering 80/10/10 - 30 day challenge Comment by GregX999
• So far today so good. It’s afternoon here, had my lunch, went out for a walk in the sun for a bit. And I’m feeling good. I think I can chalk today up to as “just coasting through”. El-bo, thanks for posting about CRONoMeter!! I had been using a coup…

  in the brand new, all glittering 80/10/10 - 30 day challenge Comment by GregX999
• Ok, well, my first day didn’t go off as planned. I think I forced myself to eat too much – or things I didn’t really want (an entire cantaloupe, lots of bananas) and by dinner I was hungry but so NOT wanting fruit. So I had a salad and some leftover…

  in the brand new, all glittering 80/10/10 - 30 day challenge Comment by GregX999
• Hey, wow. I think I’ll give it a go as well. I got the book a few months ago, and even though it makes so much sense to me, I’ve yet to be able to stick to it for more than a week. I think the biggest issues are psychological – lack of support and p…

  in the brand new, all glittering 80/10/10 - 30 day challenge Comment by GregX999
• Roadrunner, I’m just curious, how long have you been eating JUST fruit? I’m not trying to challenge you or anything, I’m just genuinely curious. I’ve only been experimenting off and on so far with it, but I seem to do better with some greens thrown …

  in Making my fruitarian life more interesting and enjoyable Comment by GregX999
• Add in some greens!! Try a head of romaine chopped up with a half pound or pound of strawberries. Or blended with a couple bananas. Look-up the book “The 80-10-10 Diet” – LOTS of good info for eating fruitarian (which the author considers to include…

  in Making my fruitarian life more interesting and enjoyable Comment by GregX999
• Don’t forget tomatoes, TONS of minerals in those things! Cucumbers actually are about 18% fat calories and just over 20% protein calories. Just about all fruits have some fat and some protein in them (usually between 5%-20%) and the fat in them has …

  in Eating just fruit Comment by GregX999
• Bananas! Bananas! Bananas! Bananas! They are so cheap and have about 100 calories each. They are the raw-foodists rice/pasta/potato. Each day have a salad or two and a few pieces of other fruit (apples, oranges, berries, etc.), a few nuts, and then …

  in How about a raw food diet for the economically-challenged? Comment by GregX999
• I just finished the book a couple days ago. I absolutely love what he has to say – it makes SO MUCH sense. It’s very hard to explain it to someone (I’ve tried a couple times to far) because it goes against a lot of ingrained beliefs about eating raw…

  in 80/10/10 Comment by GregX999
• It’s VERY easy to eat too much fat if you eat a lot of seeds, nuts, avos and oil. From what you just listed, it doesn’t sound like you’re eating too much fat. To know for sure, use a website like fitday.com to track what you eat for a few days. I’d …

  in How to GAIN weight??? Comment by GregX999
• 30g of fat would be 270 calories. It’s more like 20g in a California Avo. But they are very fatty, nearly 80% fat. (230 cals total, 180 cals from fat). It’s very easy to eat too much fat by eating more than 1 a day + lots of nuts and seeds (which ar…

  in How to GAIN weight??? Comment by GregX999
• Wow, there are a lot of raw beginners here. Me too! Today is my 5th day 100% raw (after 4 days of transition. I was planning more transition but got impatient). I’m following the 80-10-10 plan (just finished the book) and so far so good. I tried raw…

  in 100% raw challenge! Comment by GregX999
• Yes, I second what mandelicious says about bananas. They are my new “carb” – taking the place of rice/pasta/bread/grains. Today I ate 8. They’re the best way to keep the fat intake down.

  in Daily (or Weekly) Menus? Comment by GregX999
• I’ve just started the 80-10-10 diet. It’s hard getting used to the quantity of food you need to eat in order to cut the fat down to 10% (I eat about 2000-2400 calories per day). Yesterday (my 3rd day 100%) I had… Breakfast: Smoothy w/ 2 bananas and …

  in Daily (or Weekly) Menus? Comment by GregX999
• For me, it’s psychological. If I do everything in my power to make sure I’m eating 100% raw, then I’ll be able to stay 100%. As soon as I start intentionally letting non-raw things slip in, my mind will say “Well, you’re not 100% raw anyway, what’s …

  in Where to draw the line Comment by GregX999
• Well, I finished that book, “The 80-10-10 Diet” – I’m fully sold (and I’m usually pretty skeptical). In regards to diabetes, he doesn’t go into huge details, but he does mention needing reduced insulin if you have type 1 on an 80-10-10 (or “811” for…

  in Veggies Only - Help! Comment by GregX999
• You may want to check out the book The 80-10-10 diet. I just got it today and although I haven’t read the whole thing, according to the author (Dr. Doug Graham) you should actually be cutting out the fat (nuts, seeds, oils) and not the fruit. In fac…

  in Veggies Only - Help! Comment by GregX999
• I haven’t tried anything by them, but here’s another: Good Stuff by Mom & Me

  in Brand Names for 'Processed' Raw Food Comment by GregX999
• Disturbing??? I am disturbed by your comment… I’m not a stalker or anything, just an observer, and a heterosexual male one. :) But seriously, it’s true. It’s just proof that people who choose to eat only (or mostly) living, plant based food can’t he…

  in Beautiful females Comment by GregX999
• But I don’t click on the thumbnails to see the larger photos of the male members. :) Maybe I should start. There’s probably some good inspiration out there (since I am just starting this raw thing, inspiration is good). I don’t think I’ve come acros…

  in Beautiful females Comment by GregX999
• Thanks guys. I just got back from the gym and had a smoothy (banana, some berries, coconut oil and hemp protein powder). I wasn’t hungry, but I’m used to always having something right afterwards. I also had a banana right before I went to the gym. I…

  in Eating enough Comment by GregX999
• Welcome Eweinberg! I’m just across the lake from you in Rochester. I’m in the same boat as you as far as working out a lot and not wanting to loose muscle. I haven’t started 100% raw yet but I’m in the process of easing into it. Doing one raw meal a…

  in RAW in Canada Comment by GregX999