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How many is too many??

Hi guys.

I am on my third BI now and am noticing that I am craving, and physically able to, consume almost twice the nanas per day that I did the first time around. I was averaging 20 and now I can easily put away 35. While I'm pretty full towards the

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What should I expect??

So I'm starting banana island for the first time today and I don't know what to expect?? And how long do you suggest doing it for in order to get weigh loss results or results in general?

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Starting Today

Starting today, I am going to try for 5 days on banana island!

I'm still pretty new to HCRV and I love my smoothies, but I think it is time for me to get back to the basics and just eat some fruit! (And I plan on supplementing with lettuce.)

Here are m

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Will this aid with weight loss?

I've been having mono meals for a week now and I just recently heard a Youtube video discussing water melon islands. Now, I wanted to have a watermelon Island but I dont have the means to do so (no car, no space)

So, I was thinking of having a banana

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First timer advice needed

Hi everyone,

I am new to 30bad (just signed up today, long time lurker).

I'm still new to this lifestyle and trying to transition into eating fully raw, do you think banana island will help me transition? I am overweight and have a 100+ pounds to lose.

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Banana Island Diary

Hi HCLF Raw Veganers!

I want to re-start my vegan journey. Unexpected familial and academic circumstances that caused stress and emotional eating and a lack of strategy to keep vegan foods in the house (without a car and a stable income source) lead m

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Stress on Banana Island

So I just finished day 2 of my attempt at a 7 day trip to banana island, and I am feeling a bit stressed. To set the base, I'm coming from a mostly raw diet, eating cooked starches with steamed veggies about 3 nights per week on average. I tend to ea

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first time on banana island

I LOVE BANANAS. SInce I began eating mainly fruit, my favorite has been bananas. I can eat them all day every day and not get tired of them. For this reason, I feel like banana island might be very easy for me! I cannot wait to start. If anyone wants

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Too Much Potassium?

I absolutely LOVE bananas, so healing my body by eating mostly bananas sounds like heaven to me. :D I was wondering though, I know it is possible to overdose on potassium.  Is it possible to eat too many bananas in a day because of this?  I've heard

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Banana Island smoothies ?

I'm considering doing Banana Island; however, I am new to raw in that I mostly do cooked (vegan). 

Being not a huge banana fan (want to be!), is doing banana smoothie concoctions ok?

(coconut water, flavoring)?

For those that have done Banana Island, I

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banana island health

ok so this has likely been asked before but i cant seem to find anything on it, but how long is it safe/ok to go on banana island healthwise? i am in the midst of trying to get my stomach/digestive system to recover and have been on bananas only for

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my poop :D

Hey all, got a poop question today.

Since going on the island for a few days and increasing calories, I have had more energy, but my elimination actually seems to have suffered. Right now I'm either having a dump once in the morning and then not again

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Stomach capacity

I'd like to know from those of you who eat 25+ bananas in one go, I assume you do so gradually by stretching your stomach by adding more each day but what do you do when youve eaten them all and your stomach is huge?  How long does that last and how

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Coming to Banana Island 12/29

Hey Everyone!

I'm still transitioning to a 100% RAW vegan diet and I figured the best way to ease my brain while I cruise into this lovely lifestyle is to do banana island first. I was 100% raw for 4 whole days before Xmas but ate cooked for the holid

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Starting Today - Reset Button

I've been eating 8-1-1 low fat, high carb, high calorie raw vegan (phew what a  mouthful!) off and on since the end of April 2012 now.

I've been struggling for various reasons, mostly affording enough fruit and having enough RIPE fruit - so I would st

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