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monkey:
THU18MAY2017
it's now 2 months into my latest attempt at being fruitarian. so far it's been really easy. i can't say that i'm suffering from any cravings for comfort foods. indeed, i really enjoy eating just fruit. nevertheless, it does strike me that i ought to mention detox. i can't say that i've had any severe detox symptoms this time, possibly because i've not built up many toxins since my last period of being fruitarian. the most unusual thing that i've noticed is that occasionally my phlegm has blood in it. and not just a bit. it's bright red. i'll guess this is coming from my lungs. quite why, i've no idea. the most annoying detox symptom is the cramps that i get in my legs. these can be rather uncomfortable, though they are relatively infrequent. i've not had any skin rashes this time, like i did previously, only a small slightly yellow area just above my right armpit, which has gone now. and that's it, so far. i have to confess that the reason that i've put off drinking a 250ml glass of lemon juice is that i'm a little concerned that it might cause severe cramps in my legs. however, having written that, i decided i really ought to do so. 4.5 quite large lemons yielded 255g of lemon juice. i decided to try to savour it, rather than just gulping it down. the flavour is quite intense. it has a slightly oily taste and a warmth to it a little like whisky. all in all, not an unpleasant experience. finally, i should add that i've lost quite a lot of weight. i'll guess about 20Kg. that's not unusual, as last time i lost a third of my body weight and went from a 36" to a 32" waist.
monkey:
MON22MAY2017
yesterday i ran out of avocadoes that were soft enough to eat. in desperation i bought 4 large fuerte, rather than hass, avocadoes that were very soft. i have to say that i'm not that inspired by the fuerte. it simply lacks the rich flavour of the hass, and even these vary quite significantly. i've found that the ones that have the best flavour are the darkest green, a scarab green, which is almost black. also, they have a more greeny yellow flesh, rather than the creamy yellow flesh of the fuerte. i've been pondering, a little, the ideal avocado to lemon juice ratio. usually, i just fill the stone hole with lemon juice but stones vary in size so much that this is hardly consistent, especially for very small stones, and i do like plenty of lemon juice with my avocado. perhaps there is no ideal here. nevertheless, i do find that it help to try to achieve some balance of flavours. this seems to me to be somewhere in the medium to large stone range. i really doubt i'd enjoy this diet anywhere near as much without being able to eat avocadoes, they really are that essential.
monkey:
THU25MAY2017
i've been thinking about why my previous attempts at being fruitarian haven't lasted. in particular, why after a year of being fruitarian i stopped. undoubtedly, a significant factor at that time was social eating. i used to think that the occasional non-fruitarian meal, in the larger scheme of things, wouldn't really matter. i now think that this just leads to sliding back into old dietary habits. it also seems to me that the longer one is fruitarian the more one gets a taste for fruit. deviating from a purely fruitarian diet, even occasionally, seems to diminish that development. also, no doubt, confidence and determination play large parts. without the confidence that a fruitarian diet is adequate one is always worrying about whether one is getting enough vitamin B12 or calcium or iron or whatever. and without determination one is so easily led astray. i remember that when i first tried to become fruitarian i encountered a lot of criticism from my family and friends. it's just not possible to weather such criticism without the determination to keep going. fortunately, i don't have that criticism now, though i don't have a number of friends that were critical of my dietary choice in my life anymore either. by and large, it seems my family have tired of telling me how inadequate my diet is, with the exception of the occasional side swipe.
monkey:
SAT27MAY2017
it's hot here. really hot. just the kind of weather for enjoying sweet juicy refreshing fruit. now, my recent musings over my diet have led me to think about supplements. when i was previously fruitarian i was taking a high quality multi-vitamin. this time i've decided not to supplement. ultimately, i just don't feel i ought to need supplements if a fruitarian diet is an adequate one. however, i do think that supplementing can be very helpful when transitioning to a fruitarian diet, especially if doing so from a significantly less refined diet, for want of a better expression. part of the reason for this is that it takes time for the body to rid itself of toxins and regenerate, and this is the time when supplements can be beneficial. but after such a time they shouldn't be necessary. when i last looked at this issue i found an utterly baffling number of opinions, primarily on the internet. the subject of vitamin B12, in particular, is quite scary, with people telling you that you must supplement or risk nervous system damage. my own opinion is that provided you're aware of the symptoms of vitamin B12 deficiency, you can quite happily not supplement until such symptoms arise, if ever. i actually believe that the body does have the ability to create and absorb sufficient vitamin B12 for its needs, however, this isn't apparent because most people have lost this ability through their dietary choices. that said, i do suspect that the way we fail to re-cycle our own waste is not ideal. if we used it as fertiliser to grow our own fruit, that fruit would absorb the vitamin B12 that we produce in our gut but don't absorb and we would then consume it. my dream is to have a smallholding sufficient to meet my own needs, and do just this. maybe one day.
monkey:
WED31MAY2017
just out of curiosity, i tried on a pair of 30" waist trousers yesterday. i was a little surprised to find that they fitted. this prompted me to weigh myself, as i don't usually take much interest in my weight. 72Kg. so, my guess that i'd lost about 20Kg was about right. possibly 24Kg. in the space of 10 weeks, this seems to me to have been fairly rapid. i know there's still some fat left on me, so i imagine this will drop further. possibly by another 10Kg. it's worth noting that i've lost this weight whilst eating between 4 and 6 large avocadoes pretty much every day. i think the critical part of this weight loss is simply consuming the nutrition necessary for the body to burn the fat. that's what a fruitarian diet does very well indeed.
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