Comments on: Wednesday Update

By: Jodi Reinman

Jodi Reinman — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 22:28:38 +0000

Hi there,

I enjoy reading your blog. I’m always amazed at how incredible I feel when I do fresh fruit/veggie juice fasts – or just eat fruits and veggies. Also, I wanted to set the record straight regarding the comment that “local strawberries ripen longer since they don’t have to be shipped.” That’s not true – strawberries are picked when they’re ripe since they don’t ripen after they are picked. I actually work for the California Strawberry Commission and get to learn cool facts like that!

Jodi

By: Mango the Fruitarian

Mango the Fruitarian — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 02:17:48 +0000

Do you think that fruitarian guy might be up for an interview on my blog? – http://mangodurian.blogspot.com/2008/02/list-of-interviews-with-fruitarians.html ?? Does he really eat 100% fruit, or does he include greens and other raw stuff?

Of course, I’d love to interview you too, once you have gotten there, which I’m sue you will..

peace,
mango.

By: ste. ded.

ste. ded. — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 22:02:36 +0000

^ in which case, kristenc, basically none of the food we eat can ever be called organic, and it’s all “frankenstein” versions. Agriculture IS, more or less, the systematic genetic modification of food: farmers have chosen plant specimens with genetic mutations that are advantageous to humans – wheat that doesn’t fall off the stem before it can be harvested; big, sweet fruit; fruit, like watermelon and grapes, with few or no seed, etc. Wild almonds are poisonous – all almonds once were. Does that make the non-poisonous domestic almond we now have a “frankenstein” version of the original?
Moreover, even if we’re talking about genetic modification of food in a lab, why is that “gross”? A lot of people seem to have this knee-jerk pseudoscience-based aversion to GMOs – really, by allowing us to adapt food to different climates, increase yield, and increase plant resiliency, genetic modification by selective breeding has saved literally millions, if not billions, of lives (Google Norman Borlaug and the Green Revolution). I think opposing further research – and denouncing the products as “frankenfood” – is smallminded and potentially threatening to life on Earth.

By: kristenc.

kristenc. — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 09:06:26 +0000

I also bought a large seedless organic watermelon (grown in Cali)

i’m sorry but seedless is not organic nomatter where it is grown. organic are stuff which have not been genetically changed. a seedless watermelon (or grapes) is like a frankenstein version of it (which is gross).

By: Rian

Rian — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 06:30:28 +0000

rada: Huh? There are plenty of people who disagree with me. I don’t mind. You are taking things way too personally here. Lighten up! By the way, I never said you personally were brainwashed. But yes, I do believe many people are brainwashed when it comes to food. Just my opinion, doesn’t mean I’m arrogant.

By: Ali

Ali — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 04:13:40 +0000

Hi Stephanie

I’m vegan but interested in frutiarianism so I’ll be following your blogging on it. I’m suprised than many friutarians report high energy and stamina although it does go in the face of conventional knowledge. I know that juice fasts are great ways of cleaning out our system and should probably do at least this myself. Anyhow I’m subscribing to your feed and wish you well for your dietary adventures.

Ali

By: rada

rada — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 22:52:24 +0000

God, Rian, I called you “arrogant” because you called me “brainwashed” just because I didn’t agree with you (and I said my opinion nicely, it was not offensive in any way).
I would never call anyone “arrogant” based solely on their diet and eating habbits, that is absurd (it doesn’t even make sense)and I can not believe that you are misleding your readers like this… “arrogant because of my current diet”.
I enjoy reading about other people’s diets (even if I don’t agree with with them) and I liked your blog… until now. Honestly, you seem like you just want everybody to agree with you completely, but that is simply not possible – then why give us the chance to say our opinions?
Once again, Rian, you are not arrogant because of your diet, you are arrogant when you assume that everybody who does not agree with you is brainwshed.

By: Rian

Rian — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 14:22:20 +0000

LOL Jill, true, true.

By: Jill

Jill — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 14:21:38 +0000

Rian don’t bother replying to the ignorant dumbasses who don’t bother to read the blog or your posts. No offense intended towards them or anything but you shouldn’t have to explain yourself 50 times to them.

By: Rian

Rian — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 12:50:54 +0000

Yes fusionfatale, I believe we covered that already… see above. LOL. Anyway, I’m going 100% raw, and one can’t eat raw potatoes!

By: fusionfatale

fusionfatale — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 12:43:10 +0000

Not to sound too critical but now you don’t eat potatoes because of some acid? They ARE healthy. This acid is only in the peel(?) and if you peel that off they are one of the healthiest foods ever! Don’t stop eating them.
Have you ever thought about the fact that all your exotic fruits are transported from overseas and how much harm that does to the environment? And that they really get pestered with all sorts of toxins in the air during the transport? You don’t care about that as well so don’t care about the toxin in potatoe peeling.

By: Rian

Rian — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 01:40:48 +0000

Jill, yes, I am planning to start posting photos when I get down in the 140’s. I don’t have a photo of me at my highest weight, but I have one of my face and upper body when I was in the high 170’s, which is good enough. I will also start doing stuff like videos and/or video blogs when I get lower in weight.

Thanks for being a ‘fan’!

By: Jill

Jill — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 01:36:00 +0000

Rian I have a question, as a longtime fan:: are you planning to post photos of yourself as you get lower in weight? Will us fans ever get to really see before and after photos? I’m dying to see the change already. 20+ pounds is a big difference!

By: Stephanie

Stephanie — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 01:22:39 +0000

That sounds good in my mind, then!
Although I eat meat, I think it’s great that you’ve seen so many improvements in your health. Something must be working.

By: Rian

Rian — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 01:10:28 +0000

roro: thanks!

Kathryn: yes, I’ve been doing 811 except for the days I cheat. Summertime is perfect – it’s been so hot that all I mostly want anyway is fresh juicy fruit!

Stephanie: Yes, I totally respect other people’s wishes to eat meat. I don’t preach or shun someone because they eat meat! However, because they may not know this (and I didn’t until becoming enlightened) – I do share with meat-eaters what I know about how long it takes to digest meat, what it does to your insides, and how it’s contributing to animal cruelty. I tell them once and drop it (unless they seem interested for more information).

ste. ded.: You are right, the few locally-grown veggies/greens I’ve tried are WAY better than store-bought. Unfortunately I live in a place where local fruit consists mainly of strawberries. So I’m kinda out of luck here. I am considering relocating at some point in the future to a place that has tons of local-grown fruit. For now I have to rely on Whole Foods, which does ship stuff in from other countries. On that note, yes, the ideal fruit diet would be fruit grown in your own orchard and greens grown in your own garden. But I have to work with what I’m given here…

By: ste. ded.

ste. ded. — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 00:56:37 +0000

I’m glad Amanda brought this up – I do respect what you have done in regard to environmentally sound eating habits, but I think agriculture sustainability is really important too – resource conservation is crucial, and the petroleum used to fly in products that could be obtained locally is incredible. And just on a personal note – frankly I think locally grown stuff tastes way better than stuff flown from afar. If you buy strawberries locally, they’re allowed to ripen longer because they don’t have to be shipped – California strawberries (I live on the East coast) are like a different fruit by comparison.
I don’t mean to sound sanctimonious or condescending – believe me, I’m the worst of sinners, I love me some grapes from Chile in the wintertime.

By: Stephanie

Stephanie — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 00:49:42 +0000

I think what you’re doing is fine and something no one else should berate you for. Though, I also hope you still respect other people’s decisions to eat meat. There’s many who don’t see anything wrong with it.

By: Kathryn

Kathryn — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 00:10:01 +0000

Keep it up!!
You’re doing 811 right? I’ve done it in the past and it works so well for me in the summer. Make sure you’re getting enough greens in though! They’re key for protein, minerals and omega-3s.
Good luck and eat up!

By: roro

roro — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 23:16:36 +0000

i just want to say you go girl!!

By: Rian

Rian — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 22:56:57 +0000

That is true, Amanda, however, the meat industry is the #1 cause for high methane emissions which contribute towards global warming and a bad environment. So as long as I’m not contributing towards that, I feel as though I’m doing at least a small part in helping.