JustBananas's Journal, 28 April 2021

The two thugs, hahaha 🍌 

You’re doing wonderfully❣️ I am wowed by your results❣️ 

@Chevre: I approach the bathroom thugs in the mornings like a victim seeking justice from the Godfather. 

@Moopie: Our start and finish lines look about the same, so thank you!  

That's wonderful JB! I hope you continue to have success on this diet. 👍😊 

Teach me!!!💜 

It is actually not the water that causes the bloating. Watermelon is very high on the glycemic index. It’s sugar content is fructose (fruit sugar) that can be tough on the digestive systems of many people. It is a fermentable carbohydrate, poorly absorbed so it is fermented in the gut by bacteria causing bloating, stomach pain and diarrhea in many people. Generally avoid eating it at night when our digestive processes slow down naturally. 

Hi Kenna-- thanks for the explanation! On watermelon days I'll eat it for breakfast/lunch, then switch to a different fruit for dinner. I'm always fine the next morning, tummy bloat gone, stomach is back to nice & flat. The trade-off is that it tastes soooooo good for next to nothing in calories. 

@Kmwallace: I wrote a journal on April 20 with details on this diet if you want to check it out. Overall, my weight loss for this past year has been focused on avoiding all processed foods, eating veggies & fruits raw as much as possible, and incorporating nuts & seeds with dinners. I cook from scratch at home, and in restaurants I usually just stick to salads with oil & vinegar. Avoiding alcohol, dairy, sucrose/sugar substitutes and powdered/processed/packaged foods is key for me. 

Lol thugs. Good to learn the watermelon trick day. I only like it when it is I. Season in Fl which is coming up. May! 

@justbananas...thank you!! 

JustBananas— apples and pears are in the same classification and can cause the same issue with bloating if overeaten. There are probably others as well but as a quickie those were the most obvious. As you study nutrition you will also find that a “raw” diet may not always be the most optimal. There are critical nutrients that cannot be unlocked from raw food. They need heat to unlock their chemistry to make them accessible and absorbable. And, conversely, there are nutrients that are destroyed by heat. Fascinating subject. 

@Kenna: I do cook, dinners usually, but prefer fresh fruits & salads for their crisp texture. I roast Brussel sprouts, eggplant, potatoes, cook rice, beans and lentils, and make my own tomato sauce for pasta, along with caramelized onions with roasted garlic & peppers. But on lazy days, I keep it raw. I've made it all the way to 50 without heart disease, diabetes, cancer, (or any disease, really) by sticking to a natural foods WOE. To fill in any nutritional gaps, I take a daily multivitamin. 

@Freetime: May-June is also cherry season! And then summertime with so many fruits available! 

I love rice —- Lundgren’s wild and brown rice blend. My favorite 

I love watermelon too— so easy to overdo it. 

woot 

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