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Debunking the concept of "starting over"

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New Vegan Search Engine!!

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A Rant on Calories

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Big questions...

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Welcome Fruit-Lover. Nice to meet you!

Important Info for Newbies

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Here's some info to help all who are trying to get a foot-hold in this lifestyle. The best place to start yourself off is with our Welcome Wagon. Also check out our FAQs to absorb some very good advise from those who have realized the results you're looking for. When you're ready to get started, you'll face the same challenges we all have, so here are some tips and tricks to make your first steps easier!

Here's a basic fruit smoothy recipe. For newbies trying to get in enough carb calories, this makes for a great starter meal. 1000 calories, easily done in one sitting. If you want to lower the volume while maintaining the 1000 cals, remove one banana and add 5 dates, or remove 2 bananas and add 10 dates, etc.. Reverse this to slowly increase the volume.

For anyone struggling with digestion issues, have a look here and make sure you're not mixing the wrong fruits.

Low stomach capacity is common in beginners, due to years (or an entire lifetime) of consuming low volume, high caloric density foods (like oils and animal products). When switching to HCRV you'll be consuming high volume, low caloric density foods (fruits and veggies). Many people have trouble consuming enough fruity carb calories in the beginning, but this is a stage that one must work through, with a little effort, by increasing the amount your stomach can handle in one sitting. Over time it will feel natural and easy to consume 1000+ fruit calories in one sitting. Here's a crude diagram to demonstrate this concept.

811 HCRV is not just a physical lifestyle - it's about mental and emotional health as well. Many people struggle with body image issues, and body dismorphia in our society, and if you're one of them, know that you are not alone. Also know that living the lifestyle we recommend here is about holistic health; it's not about fitting into our preconceived cultural notions of beauty. One of the best things we can do to help ourselves become healthy is to begin the process of overcoming our unrealistic views of our bodies.

Here is a wonderful discussion on this topic, to get started:

http://www.30bananasaday.com/forum/topics/navel-gazing-for-all-of-us-obsessed-with-weight-and-appearance

As we say: aim for health, let your body take care of itself :)

And here is something that I think many of us need to occasionally look at. We can remind ourselves that subjective ideas of beauty and 'fat' are not nearly as important as objective ideas of health.

Now, for anyone wondering why HCRVers eat so many bananas and rave on and on about their dates, this is why. Of the most calorie dense fruits, dates are the king and bananas are generally the cheapest and most available per calorie/ounce.

Note: avocados are high in fat and are not recommended for one aiming for 80-10-10.

People come to HCRV for many reasons, some for physical health alone, some for ethical reasons, some for philosophic or spiritual reasons (and some for all of these), but regardless of why we come to HCRV the principles of the lifestyle remain the same. We are blessed to live in a time where the fundamentals of how to be raw vegan have been so thoroughly established, through the courageous experimentation and wisdom of countless vegans.

For those who approach this lifestyle for its spiritual significance, here is a very important article on the life of Mahatma Gandhi, who was himself a raw vegan for many years and who experimented with diet extensively in his life. This article explores Gandhi's trials with raw veganism and has many lessons for the spiritually minded HCRVer:

http://fruitnyoga.blogspot.com/2011/10/gandhi-on-raw-food.html

Jon Fergus's Blog

30BaD Peacekeeper on Strike

Posted on April 1, 2013 at 6:00pm 11 Comments 11 Likes

New Custom 30BaD Search Engine!

Posted on March 27, 2013 at 11:10am 4 Comments 6 Likes

A Vindication of Natural Diet, P.B. Shelley, 1813

Posted on February 25, 2013 at 12:30pm 7 Comments 4 Likes

An Ancient Command: Fuel Up!

Posted on February 24, 2013 at 11:00am 4 Comments 4 Likes

Addressing "Fat on Fruit!" (a compilation)

Posted on February 10, 2013 at 8:30am 0 Comments 10 Likes

Ancient Vegans: Porphyry - Part V

Posted on October 20, 2012 at 9:30am 2 Comments 3 Likes

Ancient Vegans: Porphyry - Part IV

Posted on October 19, 2012 at 9:30am 1 Comment 1 Like

Ancient Vegans: Porphyry - Part III

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Ancient Vegans: Porphyry - Part I

Posted on October 17, 2012 at 10:00am 5 Comments 2 Likes

Ancient Vegans: Porphyry - Part II

Posted on October 17, 2012 at 10:00am 0 Comments 2 Likes

Ancient Vegans: The Orphics & the Hymn to Health

Posted on September 30, 2012 at 11:30am 0 Comments 2 Likes

I'm 100% 811 HCRV and I'm not immortal yet! What's wrong!?

Posted on September 26, 2012 at 2:30pm 3 Comments 9 Likes

Ancient Vegans: Apollonius - Part II

Posted on September 23, 2012 at 1:00pm 3 Comments 1 Like

Ancient Vegans: Apollonius - Part I

Posted on September 21, 2012 at 4:00pm 11 Comments 3 Likes

PROVE IT!!

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Our community would be delighted to know you better. Please tell us more about yourself and what brought you to 30BaD. Detailed responses will only be accepted (feel free to reapply with more detail if at first not approved as a member). We suggest you pick a name other than your own if you want to maintain anonymity.: My story. I grew up in a small hunting/fishing town in the Rocky Mountains of Canada. As a child I would often get in trouble when I ate only the veggies off my plate and refused to eat the rest! I eventually gave in and became a meat eater like everyone around me. I was instructed in the skills of hunting wild game (deer, elk), but was never ok with killing. Despite the best efforts of those around me, something would always come up to stop me from taking a life (in retrospect this was a amazing blessing). Early in my 20s I was living in a big city, working as an engineer and living a horribly unhealthy lifestyle. I was an alchoholic, steady meat eater and overall unhealthy guy.
At that point I made a sudden and drastic change in my life which has, over many years and many struggles and trials led me to increasing health and vitality. I now work as a sever, travel the world, volunteer, am surrounded by beautiful and supportive people, and am happy and increasingly healthy!
I have experimented with diet a lot over the years, becoming vegetarian, vegan, back to meat, back to vegetarian, vegan, all in an attempt to verify the thousand and one myths or truths surrounding diet with my own experience. That experience has demonstrated that fruits and vegetables are the essence of a healthy diet and are all we really need in order to thrive. A few years ago (and for the span of about 1.5 years) I ate a diet of my own devising that turns out to be almost identical to 811, but I wasn't educated enough and did a few things wrong (ate too much unripe fruit, bad food combining, and simply not enough calories). I gave up the diet and settled into a 'middle-ground'. Now, with greater understanding and knowledge, and with support from others (such as the community on 30BaD) I'm continuing to refine my lifestyle, ever closer to optimal health.

What is your gender? PLEASE NOTE: To enhance the community experience, profile pics of yourself are *REQUIRED* to gain membership. Membership will be declined otherwise.: male

Please tell us about your dietary inclinations:: I'm HCRV already

Reading "The 80-10-10 Diet" by Dr Doug Graham is vital for succeeding on this lifestyle. Please acquire this book as soon as possible.: I don't have to read the book and you can't make me either!

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Durianrider & Freelee started this site to bring together high carb, raw vegan lifestylists' across the Globe! 30bad is a high standard and high performance team! We're here to help you make our team! Let us know what HCRV assistance do you need?: Support and interaction with like-minded individuals, and to provide help where possible.

30bad is a HCRV (high carb, raw vegan) internet community which promotes a high carb raw lifestyle free of any animal products. Our forum does not tolerate encouragement of anything contrary to HCRV. Nor do we allow endorsement of non-vegan items or practises which involve the imprisonment, exploitation, abuse or murder of sentient beings. We also require our members to post with proper netiquette. Therefore, please indicate your intention:: I will comply because I like totally agree with all this

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Jon Fergus and Christina are now friends

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Jon Fergus replied to Dennis Price's discussion Mango Frusteration (Manger Anger) in the group Beginners in a fruitarian/raw vegan lifestyle

"I think the black spots are a sign of decomposition, not of ripening. A ripe mango, picked ripe off a tree, wouldn't have black spots. If the stores to carry ataulfos, ask the produce manager if they can order them in. They usually come in…"

May 16

Jon Fergus replied to Dennis Price's discussion Mango Frusteration (Manger Anger) in the group Beginners in a fruitarian/raw vegan lifestyle

"How to pick ripe fruit. They are definitely unripe if they are hard. Black spots aren't a good sign either. Basically, it sounds like they were picked far too unripe and will never truly ripen. It's very difficult to get good ripe mangoes…"

May 15

Jon Fergus and james swicord are now friends

May 14

Jon Fergus replied to FrancesT's discussion Been eating 2500-3000 calories in fruits but still craving COOKED VEGGIES/POTATOES - HELP??? in the group Beginners in a fruitarian/raw vegan lifestyle

"I go through cycles of what I crave as well. Sometimes I'll do truly gigantic salads every night for a few weeks, then will lose my appetite for them and have less or no salads for a week or so, then I'll start craving them again. When you…"

May 10

Jon Fergus replied to FrancesT's discussion Been eating 2500-3000 calories in fruits but still craving COOKED VEGGIES/POTATOES - HELP??? in the group Beginners in a fruitarian/raw vegan lifestyle

"Hi Frances. I'd echo what Gianni said. If you can add a big salad as the final meal of the day, I'd bet this will take care of the cravings. While you'll get a lot of calories and vitamins/minerals from fruit, getting in those greens…"

May 10

Jon Fergus and Laura Marie Sanner are now friends

May 10

Jon Fergus commented on Laura Marie Sanner's blog post Caloric intake/exercise amounts???

"Hi Laura. No need to be afraid of weight gain from fruit. I've come to the conclusion that it isn't about the AMOUNT of calories; it's more about where you get your calories FROM. It's really about a combination of these two…"

May 10

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At 4:27pm on May 20, 2013, BeachVegan said…: Raaarrrggh rrrraaagh rrrrraaaa Im ma bananasaurus rex

At 8:51am on May 17, 2013, BeachVegan said…: 'cause you're a snob! :O jk
In a library aye.. whatcha reading?

At 9:13am on May 16, 2013, BeachVegan said…: HELLOOOOO :D

At 6:31am on May 4, 2013, The Good Lemon said…: OK... I just wanted to help her. I healed my gut in that way and through fermented foods so I felt the need to share. I still cook meat for my husband so I am no saint. I have read the guidelines and will not promote any other diet besides 80/10/10 here in the forums. Thank you for the reminder.

At 4:44am on March 9, 2013, Lis said…: Ops! I'm sorry, I'm quite new and did not know the bad side of it. Thanks for letting me know.

At 2:42am on February 26, 2013, dangermouse said…: If you gave me some of your exotic fruit I could probably handle the demotion.

At 3:28pm on February 25, 2013, dangermouse said…: In the WORLD??? Wow, you need to get out more :P

At 3:20pm on February 18, 2013, Athena said…: I believe you! ;)

By the way, how's life in Canada? I was never in BC, but in ON twice in a town called Huntsville - not a very lovely name, but I find the location beautiful. I find BC very attractive. :)

At 3:08pm on February 18, 2013, Athena said…: You're very welcome. I thank YOU for your input as well as for your kind words. I do admit, as I saw on the side that you wrote me a comment, I was afraid I perhaps said something wrong. :p I'm glad I guessed wrong. ;)

At 1:30pm on January 26, 2013, Rachael Belisle said…: I apologize if I projected an unhealthy mindset for others, that was never my intention. I follow the nutritional guidelines that cronometer has suggested. As I have a sedentary job, and still working more food into my diet, it works well for me at this time. It is really confusing for me when other highly successful HCRV's such as Megan Elizabeth and Dr. Graham suggest different approaches to daily calories. It's like my hcrv family is divorced and I have to choose a parent.. Anyways, thanks for working to keep this site its best.

-RB