Planning on losing weight... eating a LOT of fruits... good idea or not?

[Phokus]

So yeah, what i plan on doing is going to the gym i signed up for and also exercising a bit more portion control. I'm a member of Costco so i get lots of fruit for cheap. I bring like 15 oranges on Monday now and i just eat oranges whenever i feel hungry instead of bad snacks.

Plus i eat fruit during my meals too in order to decrease the size of my normal meals...

I guess my question is: Fruit in an almost unlimited amount is ok, right?

 

[rocadelpunk]

wrong forum.

everything in moderation.

it's still carbs...lots of it.

To answer your question, no fruit is not ok to have in unlimited quantities. Nothing is good in unlimited portions.

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ripped from wanna be big forums. Good things to eat. You need to eat a variety of healthy foods and if you want to lose weight...you'll need to figure out your bmr and subtract x amount of calories so that you lose about a lb a week.

1-2 Gallons of Water a day

Protein

Boneless, Skinless Chicken Breast
Tuna (water packed)
Fish (salmon, seabass, halibut, sushi, mahi mahi, Orange roughi, tilapia, Sardines)
Shrimp
Extra Lean Ground Beef or Ground Round (92-96%)
Venison
Buffalo
Ostrich
Protein Powder (Whey, Casein, Soy, Egg)
Eggs
Low or Non-Fat Cottage cheese, Ricotta
Low fat or Non fat Yogurt
Ribeye Steaks or Roast
Top Round Steaks or Roast (stew meat, London broil, Stir fry)
Top Sirloin (Sirloin Top Butt)
Beef Tenderloin (filet mignon)
Top Loin (NY Strip Steak)
Flank Steak (Stir Fry, Fajitas)
Eye of Round (Cube meat, Stew meat, Bottom Round)
Ground Turkey, Turkey Breast slices or cutlets (*no deli or sandwich meats)

Complex Carbs (nothing enriched, bleached or processed if possible)

Oatmeal (Old fashioned, Quick oats, Irish steal cut)
Sweet Potatoes, Yams
Beans (Black eyed, Pinto, Red, Kidney, Black)
Oat Bran Cereal, Grape nuts, Rye cereal, Multi grain hot cereal
Farin (Cream of wheat)
Whole Wheat frozen Bagels, Pitas
Whole wheat or Spinach Pasta, Whey Pasta
Rice (Brown, white, jasmin, basmiti, arborio, wild)
Potatoes (red, white, baking)

Fibrous Carbs

Green Leafy lettuce (red, green, romaine)
Broccoli
Asparagus
String Beans
Spinach
Bell Pepers (Green or Red)
Brussels Sprouts
Cauliflower
Cabbage
Celery
Cucumber
Carrots
Eggplant
Onions
Pumpkin
Garlic
Tomatoes
Zucchini

Fruit (If acceptable on diet)
bananas, oranges, apples, grapefruit, peaches, strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, lemons or limes

Healthy Fats

Natural Style Peanut Butter
Olive oil, Safflower oil
Flaxseed oil
Fish Oil
Nuts (peanuts, almonds, walnuts)

Dairy

Eggs
Low of Non-Fat cottage cheese, Ricotta
Low or non-fat milk
Low fat or non-fat yogurt

Condiments & Spices

Diet Soda
Crystal light
Fat free mayonaise
Reduced sodium Soy Sauce
Reduced sodium Teriyaki Sauce
balsamic Vinegar
Salsa, Jalepenos
Hot peppers and Hot sauce, Cayanne pepper
Chili powder and Chili paste
Mrs. Dash
Steak Sauce
Sugar free Maple Syrup
Mustard
Extracts (vanilla, almond, etc)
Low sodium beef or chicken Broth
Plain or reduced sodium tomatoe sauce or paste

 

[Colt45]

you'll be on the can a lot.

 

[KeithTalent]

http://forums.anandtech.com/me...id=38&threadid=2065520

KT

 

[YetioDoom]

Unlimited fruit = unlimited calories.

NOT OK.

 

[Fritzo]

Since fruit is nearly 0 fat, it'll be better than your other diet. However, there's a lots of sugars though. I'd count out your calories for a couple of days and make sure you're not eating like 3000 calories of fruits.

Vitamins, fiber- fruit is good.

 

[SunnyD]

Originally posted by: Fritzo
Since fruit is nearly 0 fat, it'll be better than your other diet. However, there's a lots of sugars though. I'd count out your calories for a couple of days and make sure you're not eating like 3000 calories of fruits.

Vitamins, fiber- fruit is good.

Why is that? The human body can't digest fats. However the human body can and happily will convert sucrose into fat for you. The only drawback to a high meat-based protein diet is cholesterol.

The best bet would be just eat a health and BALANCED diet in moderation, and be more active. It's way more healthy than any sort of "focused" diet plan that takes out various nutrients that don't exist in that plan. And vitamins - yeah, ironically in a supplement odds are your body will only absorb about a tenth of what it needs from a supplement.

 

[Fritzo]

Originally posted by: SunnyD

Originally posted by: Fritzo
Since fruit is nearly 0 fat, it'll be better than your other diet. However, there's a lots of sugars though. I'd count out your calories for a couple of days and make sure you're not eating like 3000 calories of fruits.

Vitamins, fiber- fruit is good.

Why is that? The human body can't digest fats. However the human body can and happily will convert sucrose into fat for you. The only drawback to a high meat-based protein diet is cholesterol.

The best bet would be just eat a health and BALANCED diet in moderation, and be more active. It's way more healthy than any sort of "focused" diet plan that takes out various nutrients that don't exist in that plan. And vitamins - yeah, ironically in a supplement odds are your body will only absorb about a tenth of what it needs from a supplement.

He was probably mixing a lot of simple carbs with bad fats. Switching to all fruit would be an improvement and he probably will lose some weight with it. You also tend to eat less when you're not taking in simple carbs- the more complex the food the longer you'll feel full.

 

[Capt Caveman]

Unlimited fruit is not good. But fruit in place of high calorie/fatty food/snacks is good.

What you're doing is fine OP.

 

[Phokus]

Ok thanks guys, i'll absorb what you're saying and maybe cut down on the fruit a little... i think 3 oranges a day can't be that bad though

 

[Schfifty Five]

Originally posted by: Phokus
Ok thanks guys, i'll absorb what you're saying and maybe cut down on the fruit a little... i think 3 oranges a day can't be that bad though

Though not entirely bad, if you are still keen on eating more fruit on this diet of yours, at least eat spread it out into other fruits.

For example, replace one orange with a banana to get some potassium.

It's better to eat a variety of fruits than to just eat a lot of one fruit.

 

[Foxery]

Weight gain/loss always boils down to portions/calories in the end. Your body extracts energy from anything edible; extra energy (from overeating) gets converted to fat, period. Most of the fad diets that spring up are marketing garbage; the human body has worked the same way for thousands of years.

The only thing an "all-one-food" diet will do is make you malnourished

 

[daveshel]

There was a popular book in the mid 80s called Fit for Life that espoused a diet high in fruit. It was based on the earlier work of Dr. Herbert Shelton who is associated with the Natural Hygiene 'movement' in the 1920s. So there is a good foundation for such a diet.

 

[zoiks]

Originally posted by: Capt Caveman
Unlimited fruit is not good. But fruit in place of high calorie/fatty food/snacks is good.

What you're doing is fine OP.

Exactly. What the other folks above didn't tell you is that while fruit is high in sugar, it also fights cholesterol and is a superb choice for adding fiber in your diet.
Don't overdo it but do eat it. I'd also recommend eating green vegetables. Try roasting/grilling/sauteeing veggies and you'll find a whole different taste for them.