can i ask a question? (im a beginner so please dont shoot me for being naive) when you say that a human's cells use simple sugars to function ie glucose. does that differ from other meat-eating animals such as dogs and hyenas? do their cells use…

"bananas are good but i personally find i soon become sick of them if i eat them all day. lettuce is high in water content but if you like it so much that you can eat enough of it to eat enough calories then go for it. same goes for watermelons. but…"

"thanks for the answers. i surprised myself today because i ran out of dates and didn't have time to go to the shop and buy any so i had no choice but to eat loads of oranges before work. i thought it wouldnt be enough and i'd feel hungry and lack…"

"last weekend i made a smoothie out of 3 bananas, apple juice, loads of strawberries, some blueberries and a little water and it was gorgeous. but then i saved half of it for the morning and when i came to drink it it had set and was really thick i…"

"finding it really difficult to give up black coffee, but i've given up everything else im not meant to be consuming! I feel like it gives me energy, when i know it really doesn't :("

"i've never soaked any dried fruit lol! just eat it from its packet..oops! im probably not drinking enough water though, thanks for reminding me about that. I do lots of exercise in my sports training, and have an active job so im intending to start…"

"sorry to go back to that part about juices compared to whole fruit, but i get confused easily..
..does that paragraph mean that we are allowed to drink pure orange juice or not allowed? because i love orange juice and thought it was ok to drink it…"

i absolutely love dates, dried spricots, sultanas, dried mango, rasins and even prunes(!!) strangely enough. in one way i know its good that that i like them as i do find it very difficult to eat the required volume of fresh fruit in order to…

"thanks for the helpful replys :) I see what you mean, maybe i will start to fancy more monos in the future. Cheers.
Sam x"

im literally on my second day of 811 and for the next week im still allowing myself the occasional slice of bread, no more than 2 small slices a day and the occasional bowl of cereal with a tiny bit of soya milk, no more than one a day. The rest of…