Mmm… glorious, cleansing, energizing, juicy, delicious fruit! One of God’s greatest gifts to all. We all know that fruit is incredibly healthy for us, but many people ask “Can I lose weight by eating ONLY fruit?” Of course you can!

In fact, some “crazy” individuals have even made an entire lifestyle of this practice. These folks are called fruitarians. The great Leonardo da Vinci was one of them. Mahatma Ghandi went this route for about six months, before reverting back to his original vegetarian lifestyle.

So if you want to give it a shot, even for a brief period of time just to experience some lightning-fast weight loss, it is certainly a viable option for you.

I suppose it would be irresponsible of me not to tell you that before you attempt to lose weight eating only fruit, you should consult with your most trusted health care professional. I believe most of these are called doctors!

I personally tried the fruitarian diet when I was 23 years old. I think I lasted two weeks. I was doing a lot of aerobic and ab exercises during this time, so I can’t credit only the diet for the weight I lost, which to the best of my recollection was 13 pounds. That sure was a good two weeks.

I found that the diet wasn’t sustainable for me, however. I felt great and looked pretty darn good, if I do say so myself. But I was craving hearty foods like crazy toward the end of my stint, and as many of you can imagine, nothing sounded better to me that a big, fat cheeseburger! (I went with a Garden Burger, instead… delicious!)

By no means do you have to be a fruitarian for life. You can lose weight by eating only fruit for any set period of time you choose. Try it for a week. If you think you can go another week, by all means go for it. And on and on and on…

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