Fast-5 Diet and Lifestyle: Re: [fast5] Mono-Meals? In desperate need of advice, Please!

Wednesday, March 10, 2010

Re: [fast5] Mono-Meals? In desperate need of advice, Please!

I tried raw vegan (following Nattalia Rose's books) for four months, and
became so fatigued and light-headed that I couldn't even do exercise
classes by the end of it. The biggest culprits, I suspect, were lack of
protein and fat. I don't have info at the tip of my fingertips as to
who, what, where, when, and why. I suppose you could always try it and
find out! :-) But my short answer would be no... don't do mono raw vegan
meals. No human has ever lived that way. We are not evolved to live that
way. Maybe for a day or a week... but that's it.

On Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:25 am, balloonheartednojutsu wrote:
> Hi all~ I'd like some advice & some much needed input..
>
> A friend~ has recently convinced me to try a Low-Fat, Raw-Vegan
> approach for roughly three-months or so~ (which I don't mind, because I
> honestly love fresh raw fruit & veggies)
>
> The catch is~ She wants me do this mono-meal style! Only one food (as
> much as you want in quantiy) for that meal... which from what I've
> attained is to help my body.. digestion wise.
>
> My problem is~ I love Intermittent Fasting! (3:00pm - 8:00pm) in where
> I eat just my One Big meal~ (no more, no less) between the set time of
> my eating window... So my question is~ would the mono-meal be okay?
>
> Take for example... (& because I wasn't sure-- yet promised anyhow) I
> feasted on a whole bag of sweet-juicy fresh mandarins (which was
> absolutely yummy~ & satisfying) and tomorrow, I'll break my fast with
> another type of variety of raw vegetables or fruit.
>
> So.. would it be okay to do this? or will I have to give up my
> Intermittent fasting? I shall also mention that I'm taking
> Multi-vitamins~ (just in case) & will be adding Green Smoothies into
> the mix-- Once I can afford a decent blender.
>
> Much appreciatted if you could help me with my dilema~
>
> Thanks.
>
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