HELP Im addicted to bananas and avocados!

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Permalink Reply by Luke Mckeown on July 12, 2009 at 5:37am

this is strange elle. it is almost impossible in my experience to become addicted to fresh whole fruit of any kind, except dates. perhaps you are not getting enough calories, and therefore your body is craving more bananas to meet ur caloric need?

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Permalink Reply by Elle on July 12, 2009 at 5:44am

i am restricting calories to lose weight but i am not eating a ridiculously low amount or under what we are "supposed" to have

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Permalink Reply by Bart M on July 12, 2009 at 5:40am

Are you eating bananas and avocados in the same meal, or separately?

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Permalink Reply by Elle on July 12, 2009 at 5:43am

no i am eating them separately

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Permalink Reply by Rebekah on July 12, 2009 at 6:06am

100% agreed

your body screaming out for calories

get the avos out of the house if your having issues with them

Eat eat..eat!

dont be scared of the nana's..10, 20, 30, however many your body needs.

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Permalink Reply by Elle on July 12, 2009 at 7:53am

how come my body wasnt screaming out for calories when i had cooked food? thats what im confused about...my body was fine me restricting then.

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Permalink Reply by Bliss on July 12, 2009 at 8:17am

because when you are cooked, with every bite you are shutting down your body's messages and instinct, now with raw, your body can talk and be heard again. You'll hear it a lot more.

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Permalink Reply by Elle on July 12, 2009 at 8:21am

that makes a lot of sense...then my other question is why do i crave calories if i still have excess fat?

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Permalink Reply by Richard on July 12, 2009 at 6:24am

exercise is a must!

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Permalink Reply by Sharon on July 12, 2009 at 6:36am

Elle how many bananas are you eating a day?

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Permalink Reply by Storietime on July 12, 2009 at 6:38am

Calorie restriction is not the way to go if you want to lose weight, in fact, it's a surefire way to gain weight since your body stores extra fat and you end up gorging on bad crap when you can't take it anymore. Instead, make lifestyle changes like moderating your nuts and seeds (not necessarily eliminating), eating ENOUGH (not to much, not too little, but juuust right) calories from sweet fruits to satiate and adequately fuel you, supplemented with plenty of leafy greens and non-sweet fruits to your liking, get enough rest/sleep, stay active and fit, etc.

As for the avocado addiction, in my opinion it's probably completely mental, not physical. The buttery fat heaviness of it is very reminiscent of the classic cooked food (mostly non-vegan) dishes that fill you up (eggs, cheese, meat, beans, pb&j, etc). I found that going a month without any overts was very liberating for my avo-appetite. Some time after that, I tried to eat one every day for a week (we had an abundance) as an experiment- I felt sluggish and slow, a memorable feeling that affects my appetite for them now. Now I rarely ever crave one, and if I do, I'll eat it alone at the end of the day after dinner, seems to digest best that way. But by all means, try eating one every 2-3 days so long as your daily or bidaily calories from fat don't exceed 10%, you'll find that the gap between craving one will expand over time (at least it did with me).

As for bananas... come on, your on a forum called 30 bananas a day, eat the hell up.

Hope I've helped,

Jack

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Permalink Reply by Elle on July 12, 2009 at 7:54am

i think its a mental thing too...i think its the texture i crave almost but i do feel like its salty too and i love salt

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