bananaisland - Forum - The Frugivore Diet

Not Sleeping well During Banana Island

2015-05-14T18:01:05.000Z

I'm doing banana island because I'm having digestive issues and I have a lot of bananas. I haven't been sleeping well at all since I have started. I sleep until like 530-630 and can't get back to sleep and I would like to sleep for another 2-3 hours ): also my allergies have been horrible since I've started Dx is it a detox thing? I don't get it! What should I do?

Banana Island Questions? What I can and cannot eat, length, ect...

2015-04-09T11:09:06.000Z

Hi there, I feel like these questions may have already been asked, but I can't be bothered to search the forum for the answers :)

Anyway, after a pretty high-fat week, I really want to try out banana island. I have never done banana island before, so I have some questions.

1. When I see other people on instagram and youtube on banana island, they often include other things like greens and dates into their banana island. I would love to include some coconut sugar, some greens, and maybe even some vanilla extract. What ware the limitations on banana island in terms of including other foods?

2. How long should I go on the island? I bought a 13 kilo box of bananas the other day, however I was hoping that I would be able to make them last a while. Would you say one or two days is enough to cleanse my body??

3. I am only 4 11', and weigh about 100 pounds. How any bananas would you say I should be eating?

4. If you have any useful tips for me, that would be greatly appreciated!

This is just the beginning...

2014-09-19T01:36:36.000Z

Hi everybody!

I am new to this lifestyle and loving it! Since everyone around me is pretty critical about it, I thought I'd join this community. Tomorrow, I will be taking a trip to banana island for the first time. I'm not sure for how long yet... Any advice, feelings, stories about it? I would love to hear about anyone's experience!

P.S. Anyone from Montreal?

Bananas Till 4!!

2013-10-22T17:26:29.000Z

As some of you know I am on Banana Island (currently on day 6) and I really started to despise my friend the banana so I came up with an improvisation to stay on Banana Island.Its called Bananas Till 4!Its like Raw Till 4 except you eat bananas all day and then you can have whatever low fat raw vegan meal you want for dinner.I feel like im still getting a really good detox because the entire day my body is only digesting bananas and then I usually just have a small dinner of a few pieces of fruit and some vegetables!So if you are struggling on Banana Island try this before you pack your bags!Here is the link to my video!http://youtu.be/n87xBfCGK1kSee you fruit loops later :)

How Much Did Your Mono-Island Cost?

2013-05-20T13:56:00.000Z

Just curious! If you could tell the fruit, length, cost, and any other details that you think are necessary, that would be awesome! :3 I'm thinking about doing BananaIsland this summer for one/two weeks to get into the raw vegan life style and would like to know what I should be expecting :)

Interested in Banana Island or just starting raw?

2009-01-06T07:59:10.000Z

Feel free to ask questions about the raw lifestyle and share your feelings...no question is too basic...

We have another banana island thread going here....

http://www.30bananasaday.com/forum/topics/banana-2-fruit-island-details

and banana & 2 fruits island here....

http://www.30bananasaday.com/forum/topics/official-banana-2-fruits

banana island blog article I wrote recently

Here is a related video also

I regularly receive a lot of questions in relation to fatloss on banana island so this information is slanted towards answering those queries....

Important questions to ask yourself before doing this are......

-What is my motivation to do a banana 'feast'? If the answer is fatloss then a holistic approach is needed to sustain the fatloss (exercise, long term comittment to the right eating plan, hydration considerations etc)

-Am I willing to eat a diet after the feast which agrees with my body/physiology in line with nature's design? If not then the fat &/or old health issues will return

-What are my beliefs surrounding a raw diet? Do I think its ok to eat processed raw gourmet food? Is my goal to eat a lowfat raw vegan diet?... (I believe this is the only way to achieve & maintain vibrant health longterm).

Yes Banana island may assist you in losing weight short term but is this the only reason u are doing it? isn't everyone sick of playing the same old 'yo-yo' record over and over again?? I advise peeps not to do BI for weightloss....We want sustainable, long term lean healthy glowing bodies! & you can have it! Just make the choice to follow the right lifestyle consistently, build lots of reasons why not just flimsy weightloss reasons or u will go back to cooked food.

Ask these questions of yourself...

-Am I willing to read 811, research how my body works and especially learn how to combine food properly?.

-Am I going to put my health first before by social life & not cave to pressure from friends,peer group etc?

-Am i willing to work out how many cals I need to sustain myself whilst on BI?

These questions are important if you want to really get vibrant results and feel amazing for the long run.

Also important to success...

-Work out what foods you currently have 'attachments' too and address 'why' or else u may go back to eating them....although it may simply be (& usually is) that you are not eating enough carbs (the body runs exclusively on glucose & you are highly likely to 'binge' on undesirable 'foods' if you are not getting enough) which brings me to my next point.....

-Work out how many calories you need a day to maintain your current weight with www.nutridiary.com and keep your calories up there or else you will be tempted by foods that aren't health-supporting. Eat enough Fruit!! This is very important!!

After answering those questions & making a comittment to an allround better lifestyle these are my recommendations & personal experiences...

-When on banana island I would generally eat between 25-30 bananas a day mostly in smoothie form

-Get enough ripe spotty bananas & a box of semi underripe. Trial a couple of days on bananas and see how many you eat & compare to your calorie calculations, increase your total intake if not meeting daily requirement.

-Work out how many bananas in a kg and buy enough for 2weeks - 1 box of ripe if possible (or wait until they are spotty but not fermented!), A box of varying ripeness for the second week (but make sure you work out how many you need for the 2weeks)

-Exercise daily - this is important, at least a powerwalk or bike ride.

-Drink lots of water (requirements differ depending on exercise/bodyfat levels/environment etc)

-Get in touch with your creative side, paint, sing, draw, play an instrument, dance etc- these activities are important as they assist you in feeling good & as a result you are more likely to want to nurture that 'feel good' feeling which generally leads to participation in other activities that promote health & wellbeing like eating well! Start conscioulsy planning your life how you desire it...instead of being 'taken with the wind'.

-Get sun on your nude body! Daily if possible, obviously don't burn yourself.

The reason for bananas over other fruits? You can do another fruit, I have done mangoes only for 2weeks and melons&mangoes for 1month (bar 1meal) but bananas are..

-Easy to get hold of
-Ripe ones are cheap
-They are a great source of energy/carbs and will keep you fueled up for your daily tasks.
-THey taste great! & are great in smoothies
-They are really satisfying & filling.

I had about 25-40 bananas everyday in smoothies & ate them for 10days then added celery (I would say u could add the celery earlier) followd by tender baby greens for another couple of days.
After this I added in mono-meals of another fruit (with still plenty of bananas) and so on... adding back in fresh,ripe,raw,(preferably organic)whole foods until i was simply eating a well combined lowfat raw vegan diet.

The simplicity of one fruit at a time on digestion allows the body the energy to eliminate the fat and toxins out of the system, I lost a good couple of kgs and felt AMAZING! And still do actually! But i recommend you ask yourself the questions above first.

You can always go back to your old way of eating if you don't like it but remember your body will be more pure and sensitive afterwards and will tell you loud and clear what it wants.

Maybe I should make a vid explaining all that too...

It is ideal (but not essential) to be eating a lowfat raw vegan diet consistently prior to travelling to banana island as what u eat after the feast will generally be what u ate before hand

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