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Go Fruit Yourself!
Welcome! This ebook has been in development for YEARS!
I have put a lot of time into making it as informative and helpful as possible. It contains a months worth of my blog entries from November 2006 when I started my raw food journey PLUS much much more. Boy I had some stuff ups!
I will show you where I went wrong and how you can avoid the mistakes I made.
The book is set out in a fun comic-style format so the amount of information should be less intimidating and easier to read. It also includes many many photos! If you are struggling on a high carb, raw vegan lifestyle then reading my old blog entries will undoubtably connect with you! I have come from knowing NOTHING about how to do this lifestyle to now thriving as one of the teachers in the movement. If I can do it YOU can do it.
✪ Are you struggling on a high carb, raw vegan lifestyle?
✪ Do you need to know *exactly* where you are going wrong?
✪ Are you always craving the wrong foods? And giving in?
✪ Do you need some new well-combined, high carb, raw vegan recipes?
✪ Do you want to just know all the nitty gritty about my raw transition?
Well this is the book for you! I've been to hell and back. The good thing is I'm back to share what I have learned.
CONTENTS>>
5 - My roller-coaster journey to a high carb raw vegan lifestyle
9 - Why eat high carb raw vegan?
11 - My blog entries and critique begin
16 - Candida aaargh!
18 - Shoot me up
19 - Bingeing on fruit?
23 - Fish will poison you
25 - Under-carbed nutcase
27 - Are you 'spiritual' or just carb-deficient? Detox or Tox?
29 - You wanna fast hey?
31 - Wait for true hunger and become a basket-case
34 - Weight loss and eat now, pay later diets
39 - High fat = BIG problems
41 - Visualisation and stimulation
46 - My first raw food picnic changed my life forever
50 - Hot Air everywhere, raw authors who just want your cash
52 - Final day of my 30 day raw challenge
53 - Top 5 Reasons you keep falling off the HCRV lifestyle
56 - Prevent cravings, my action plan
57 - My personal hand-written pain & pleasure lists
59 - You don't have a discount body
60 - My best HCRV tips ever!
61 - Water yourself
63 - Exercise and pumping the lymph system
65 - Sleep
66 - Sunshine
67 - Teeth problems and fruit
70 - Where do you get your protein on this lifestyle?
72 - Menstruation and increased caloric need
74 - Connect to what you're eating
77 - Vision-booking
80 - Best ever social tips
82 - Pro's and Con's of cooked and raw food
84 - Instant transition tips
87 - A ripe banana
88 - My all time favourite *simple* raw food recipes with pics
91 - My HCRV food-combining chart
92 - Thank you!
I have put a lot of time into making it as informative and helpful as possible. It contains a months worth of my blog entries from November 2006 when I started my raw food journey PLUS much much more. Boy I had some stuff ups!
I will show you where I went wrong and how you can avoid the mistakes I made.
The book is set out in a fun comic-style format so the amount of information should be less intimidating and easier to read. It also includes many many photos! If you are struggling on a high carb, raw vegan lifestyle then reading my old blog entries will undoubtably connect with you! I have come from knowing NOTHING about how to do this lifestyle to now thriving as one of the teachers in the movement. If I can do it YOU can do it.
✪ Are you struggling on a high carb, raw vegan lifestyle?
✪ Do you need to know *exactly* where you are going wrong?
✪ Are you always craving the wrong foods? And giving in?
✪ Do you need some new well-combined, high carb, raw vegan recipes?
✪ Do you want to just know all the nitty gritty about my raw transition?
Well this is the book for you! I've been to hell and back. The good thing is I'm back to share what I have learned.
CONTENTS>>
5 - My roller-coaster journey to a high carb raw vegan lifestyle
9 - Why eat high carb raw vegan?
11 - My blog entries and critique begin
16 - Candida aaargh!
18 - Shoot me up
19 - Bingeing on fruit?
23 - Fish will poison you
25 - Under-carbed nutcase
27 - Are you 'spiritual' or just carb-deficient? Detox or Tox?
29 - You wanna fast hey?
31 - Wait for true hunger and become a basket-case
34 - Weight loss and eat now, pay later diets
39 - High fat = BIG problems
41 - Visualisation and stimulation
46 - My first raw food picnic changed my life forever
50 - Hot Air everywhere, raw authors who just want your cash
52 - Final day of my 30 day raw challenge
53 - Top 5 Reasons you keep falling off the HCRV lifestyle
56 - Prevent cravings, my action plan
57 - My personal hand-written pain & pleasure lists
59 - You don't have a discount body
60 - My best HCRV tips ever!
61 - Water yourself
63 - Exercise and pumping the lymph system
65 - Sleep
66 - Sunshine
67 - Teeth problems and fruit
70 - Where do you get your protein on this lifestyle?
72 - Menstruation and increased caloric need
74 - Connect to what you're eating
77 - Vision-booking
80 - Best ever social tips
82 - Pro's and Con's of cooked and raw food
84 - Instant transition tips
87 - A ripe banana
88 - My all time favourite *simple* raw food recipes with pics
91 - My HCRV food-combining chart
92 - Thank you!
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First published November 28, 2011
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July 13, 2012
I'm sorry to say that I really hate this book. Everything from the format to the information is dreadful. This diet is not healthy at all, and I think the author is very misinformed when it comes to nutrition. Do yourself and your body a favor and eat a nice, balanced vegan diet instead.
June 26, 2012
I have been flirting with raw veganism for about two months now, and this ebook is as helpful with that endeavour as Freelee promises it to be. From chronicling her initial mistakes in becoming fruitarian to tips on preventing cravings and the importance of sport, sun and sleep - I learned quite a bit about the practical end of adopting a healthier diet and lifestyle. If you're looking for the biological validity of such a lifestyle, go elsewhere, because Freelee doesn't really focus on the bare-bones science (the work of Doug Graham will help you there). This book is just easy to read and absorb. The one complaint I have about Go Fruit Yourself! is that it's not terribly well edited. Call me a snob, but I'm more likely to take seriously any writing with proper spelling and grammar. This one's not riddled with errors or anything, but there's the odd unnecessary capitalization or badly-placed comma/apostrophe.
As for implementing its advice, I'm not quite there yet - not 100% or even 90%. But I do know that on the days when I've eaten mostly or exclusively fresh fruit and veggies, I've felt 300% better physically, mentally, and emotionally. My relationship with food has been rocky at the best of times, but an abundance of raw food is beginning to change that misery. I am finding out that not only does raw veganism sound great, it feels great. If I can trust my own body, this is no mere fad diet. It IS a lifestyle and it IS a healthy, even THE ideal one, one for which this book can be of great use in learning and preparing to succeed. Peace, love, and seasonal fruit!
As for implementing its advice, I'm not quite there yet - not 100% or even 90%. But I do know that on the days when I've eaten mostly or exclusively fresh fruit and veggies, I've felt 300% better physically, mentally, and emotionally. My relationship with food has been rocky at the best of times, but an abundance of raw food is beginning to change that misery. I am finding out that not only does raw veganism sound great, it feels great. If I can trust my own body, this is no mere fad diet. It IS a lifestyle and it IS a healthy, even THE ideal one, one for which this book can be of great use in learning and preparing to succeed. Peace, love, and seasonal fruit!
September 27, 2014
ok, where to start?
I don't know what to think of books concerning health that were written by people who write about their beliefs about health&nutrition coming ONLY FROM EXPERIENCE.
I REALLY think this should be forbidden.
People who have no academic degree shouldn't be able to give other people any health advises.
I know that nowadays 'recent studies' can't be trusted (this is very sad, actually), but not making ANY reference to ANY book (except for Graham's book 80/10/10), ANY study or ANY CHEMICAL EXPLANATION can't be right.
I strongly believe that raw food is good for our body and that fruit IS NOT BAD AT ALL, because it has so much more to offer than simply fructose/glucose.
But everything that Freelee writes comes from her experience only and this is not enough. She rarely explains ANYTHING in this book.
"You should eat lots of raw food and fruits", yes, but WHY? this book is just so inaccurate. What about the different processes that take place in our body? what about NUTRTITION? what happens if you eat so many raw foods?
I really can't understand why people who follow 80/10/10 or RawTill4 can recommend this book (I haven't read 80/10/10 though) and say "read Freelee's book, she explains EVERYTHING!", no she does not. Even her freakin' videos on YouTube explain so much more about this lifestyle than her book.
I don't know what to think of books concerning health that were written by people who write about their beliefs about health&nutrition coming ONLY FROM EXPERIENCE.
I REALLY think this should be forbidden.
People who have no academic degree shouldn't be able to give other people any health advises.
I know that nowadays 'recent studies' can't be trusted (this is very sad, actually), but not making ANY reference to ANY book (except for Graham's book 80/10/10), ANY study or ANY CHEMICAL EXPLANATION can't be right.
I strongly believe that raw food is good for our body and that fruit IS NOT BAD AT ALL, because it has so much more to offer than simply fructose/glucose.
But everything that Freelee writes comes from her experience only and this is not enough. She rarely explains ANYTHING in this book.
"You should eat lots of raw food and fruits", yes, but WHY? this book is just so inaccurate. What about the different processes that take place in our body? what about NUTRTITION? what happens if you eat so many raw foods?
I really can't understand why people who follow 80/10/10 or RawTill4 can recommend this book (I haven't read 80/10/10 though) and say "read Freelee's book, she explains EVERYTHING!", no she does not. Even her freakin' videos on YouTube explain so much more about this lifestyle than her book.
January 13, 2015
Following her advice made me sick. Plain and simple. Do not read this book the information it contains very dangerous if you have pre existing conditions that the author simply has no expertise about - in my case insulin resistance which was worsened when I applied freelee's advice I was constantly nauseous. The author has no credentials only states what works for herself. I felt I was reading some high school student's journal a lot of filler was used in this book by publishing her internet posts. For my money no return at all.
December 19, 2011
Great book from Freelee! This diet will make you feel amazing.
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November 1, 2014
It's a great book. I really like the way Freelee has described every single challenge she faced during the process which enabled me to relate to her and understand the issues one faces during the initial phase. I feel much motivated and inspired. I would definitely recommend this book to the people I love. :-)
March 9, 2015
Not your average health book! Entertaining yet informative. I am also reading 80/10/10 which has so much information but found this as a more simpler approach to explaining the high carb, low fat, raw vegan lifestyle. Excited to try!!
July 25, 2014
Very insightful in terms of personal experience and vey helpful if you want to join the lifestyle!
July 5, 2017
Not sure what I think
July 27, 2014
Love Freelee the banana girl! Don't be taken back by this life style if you are new to the high carb vegan lifestyle. It may seem strange at first but it's the best way to live.
March 27, 2015
exellent
September 2, 2021
Yes!! I love Freelee and her books.! They have changed my life.
July 21, 2014
I am currently considering following this program in an effort to shed some kilos and improve my digestion and over all health. As I am already a vegan, I think my transition to this should be a bit easier than someone who is a corpse muncher, but I think it will still be a challenge.
But back to the book...I read this book AFTER reading the "80/10/10 Diet" by Dr Douglas Graham. There are a lot of similarities to the two, though this author provides an alternative to the fully raw, low fat, high carb diet that Graham does - namely the RawTill4 program, whereby you follow same guidelines but have cooked low fat, high carb vegan food for dinner. I Found Freelee's book lacked that nitty gritty science/nutrition information that backs Dr Graham's program and book, but I do feel she does provide more practical information, tips, and advice.
A large portion of the book is her online diary of what she ate and how she felt, whilst embarking on her journey years ago, with (most importantly) commentary on where she went wrong and how to fix those mistakes, in order to help guide the reader.
I liked the graphics and the easy to read style. I do wish there were more recipes and meal plans provided, however. Still, her YouTube channel provides some recipes, so I will be checking those out next.
But back to the book...I read this book AFTER reading the "80/10/10 Diet" by Dr Douglas Graham. There are a lot of similarities to the two, though this author provides an alternative to the fully raw, low fat, high carb diet that Graham does - namely the RawTill4 program, whereby you follow same guidelines but have cooked low fat, high carb vegan food for dinner. I Found Freelee's book lacked that nitty gritty science/nutrition information that backs Dr Graham's program and book, but I do feel she does provide more practical information, tips, and advice.
A large portion of the book is her online diary of what she ate and how she felt, whilst embarking on her journey years ago, with (most importantly) commentary on where she went wrong and how to fix those mistakes, in order to help guide the reader.
I liked the graphics and the easy to read style. I do wish there were more recipes and meal plans provided, however. Still, her YouTube channel provides some recipes, so I will be checking those out next.
June 16, 2015
I'd classify this as a memoir, not a diet book, contrary to popular Internet beliefs. The author is, unabashedly, a fruitcake. But, refreshingly, she never claims to be otherwise. This is essentially a blog turned book in which she annotates her past experiences and beliefs as a fitness nerd with no claimed qualifications. I found it fascinating how she vacillated and felt confused along her way navigating the culture in Australia of rich white people with phoney Eastern spirituality and a militant raw vegan lifestyle. For example, she now knows that "detoxing" isn't a thing and that the liver constantly filters out harmful things. However, in her past writings she was deep into the foolish detox propaganda and you can even see her struggle with persistent worries about toxins in her recent writing. For those of you silly enough to try to apply one random person's possible success to yourself blindly and make yourself sick, here's the CliffsNotes version of her advice:
1.) Move to a tropical place in order to gorge on fruit (mandatory).
2.) Rip out your stove or turn it into a decorative topiary (optional).
3.) ???
4.) Profit.
Tasty but expensive recipes that can be scaled down for sane people are in the back. Rock on, fruitbats! She loses a star rating due to crappy self-published copy, but gained a star due to slick graphic layout. Proofread, gurl!
1.) Move to a tropical place in order to gorge on fruit (mandatory).
2.) Rip out your stove or turn it into a decorative topiary (optional).
3.) ???
4.) Profit.
Tasty but expensive recipes that can be scaled down for sane people are in the back. Rock on, fruitbats! She loses a star rating due to crappy self-published copy, but gained a star due to slick graphic layout. Proofread, gurl!
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May 22, 2015Freelee has an excellent message.
This is not a book to read for the quality of the writing or for nutritional research. It is poorly written, provides no citations of research or science, and contains some explanations and recommendations that should certainly be taken with a grain of salt. You will find no technical descriptions of the complex interactions of our bodies and the macro- or micro-nutrients they require.
That being said, I still believe very much in Freelee's message and in the raw-till-4 HCLF 80/10/10 fruit-based vegan lifestyle. Sometimes something like this is worth reading just for the motivation and positivity it exudes. It is very inclusive and encouraging, and Freelee has a lot to share with the world. Whatever this book is not, it IS a personal account of a journey towards superb nutrition and health, and encourages the best of all possible ways of living.
This is not a book to read for the quality of the writing or for nutritional research. It is poorly written, provides no citations of research or science, and contains some explanations and recommendations that should certainly be taken with a grain of salt. You will find no technical descriptions of the complex interactions of our bodies and the macro- or micro-nutrients they require.
That being said, I still believe very much in Freelee's message and in the raw-till-4 HCLF 80/10/10 fruit-based vegan lifestyle. Sometimes something like this is worth reading just for the motivation and positivity it exudes. It is very inclusive and encouraging, and Freelee has a lot to share with the world. Whatever this book is not, it IS a personal account of a journey towards superb nutrition and health, and encourages the best of all possible ways of living.
January 27, 2016
The book is not the best written one, but the content is what truly matters here, especially when it comes to this kind of topic. There are some great recommendations that I have started implementing right away. I actually like the fact that she goes in details of her journey towards HCRV lifestyle and pinpoints her own mistakes along the way, as well as providing tried-out solutions to them. However, I believe that her second book is going to be much better and way more practical, hence, it's next on my list.
April 19, 2016
Well a pretty educational book. has a great amount of new information, definitely read if you are into health or vegan life styles or books, and pretty simple too.
April 29, 2016
2.5 stars
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