Fruit Or Starch For Weight Loss? What's Better? My Experience

[@HighCarbHannah]

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[@thisgirlaudra]

Thank the Lord someone else finally says the exact same thing I think about on a daily basis! I 100% agree with EVERYTHING you said, fruit is so good but definitely not filling. I love my starches :) glad you're thriving girl!

[@ntr_girl]

You and Hannah are my inspiration!!

[@nomad7540]

First I want to thank you for introducing me to the high starch low fat vegan choice as advocated by McDougal. I did more research, gave it a try and for the first time ever can say I feel great. Too much fruit makes me jittery, while starch is a well of stability. Think of the vedic body types - each requires different fuel - fruit is not for everyone. You do not need to defend your choice. Your choice is right for you and you are a positive influence in the world.

[@HighCarbHannah]

Thank you 😊 so glad you feel good!

[@mallowmarsh420]

No Mad Maybe the WFPB community will start to bring into play things such as vedic body type? That would be fantastic! I am Kapha-Pitta and do extremely well with basically unlimited fruit. I mentioned it in another comment, but I have attempted to cause myself to crash from a blood sugar spike by adding white sugar to dateorade, no success. Too much starch, at one time, causes a stuffy nose, for hours. O, and it seems that if anything makes me crash, its starch?! lol What body type are you?

[@nomad7540]

Ryan Harlow It would be great for the community to embrace that people are not one-size-fits-all. I was raised on rice and gravy and still love rice and gravy - just hold the side of cow please. I tend toward endurance - so probably Kapha - but my personality is probably more on the Pitta side.

[@mallowmarsh420]

It seems the trend is towards this. Everyone coming together under the common thread of whole-foods/plant-based. :) ...it is interesting that you are also on the kapha-pitta side. It is interesting as we have different experiences with fruit and starch. It goes to show that there is a lot more unique-ness to each individual than most of society thinks!

[@dariayalov3374]

Thank you. I struggled with raw, mostly fruitarian life style for over two years now. Finally i started looking for another solution and intuitively figured out starches. Feel more energy, warms, and less bloating!

[@Kaleidoscalp]

Pretty much same happened to me. I was rawtill4 mostly (few raw days here and there) for more than 6 month (I'm vegan for more than a year), at first I was highly motivated and followed rawtill4 to a T. I ate around 2000-2500 and I was stuffing myself (especially at dinner time) at first (I ate this way a few month), then I just realized that it's not right and I JUST DON'T BURN THOSE CALORIES. I'm not tall, I don't do much activity, I don't do 20km bike rides few times a week, I just don't need that much! I burn around 1600-1800 (on active day). So I stopped eating that much, but because of that I started craving some not so healthy products - that's where dilemma is - if you don't stuff yourself, you will end up eating something not healthy. At least that was an issue with me on rawtill4. And yes, I did gained some weight, but not much. Then I decided to try a Starch solution (for many reasons, mostly because fruits got very-very expensive here and I just was tired of carrying heavy bags all the time), and now I just need less calories to feel satiated and I don't have to stuff my face and I feel much more free in my food choices. So as I said I burn around 1600-1800 so I just eat 1400-1600 and feel good and losing weight. One more thing - I was really wanting to believe that "unlimited calories" myth. Bu seriously - why do we need to eat more than we burn? You can't pour more gasoline in a car's tank than needed. I'm in harmony with my body, and my body craves exactly amount of calories that it's needed, it's always been that way, and now to lose weight, I just need to make sure to keep 100-200kcal deficit every day. It was hard on every other diet rather than plant-based one. Phew, that's a lot of writing! Forgot to mention - I still love fruits and I eat light fruity breakfast, then second breakfast is oatmeal with berries.

[@mallowmarsh420]

Great Video! Its so so so very important for each individual to find what works best for them. Too much starch, at one time, causes me to have a stuffy nose for a few hours. I have never experienced the sugar hi/low you were mentioning (I have actually tried to cause this for myself by adding sugar to dates and water!...to no avail, which im super happy with!) Its great that this entire community is beginning to come together and not be so divided! Its ALL about whole-plant-foods-based diet!!

[@HighCarbHannah]

Ryan Harlow Exactly

[@danL1011]

Ryan Harlow [Its ALL about whole-plant-foods-based diet!!] And here I thought it was about eating healthy. Silly me. Oddly enough, eating healthy for most of the history of man (B.S.- before smoothies) included consuming animal foods.

[@Sevendandra]

+danL1011 Actually, the agricultural revolution (here in the U.S.) was much more beneficial to the paleo Indians then any animals were (food wise) much more sustaining once they were able to cultivate crops. Look up the American triad or "three sisters" once Europe became aware of them they spread like wildfire across the globe. Animals at that time had become extinct (giant buffalo) and the Indians were in great need of nourishment eating bugs, dirt, rotten wood, and other shit, with agriculture they flourished. Just sayin.

[@danL1011]

Sevendandra[Look up the American triad or "three sisters"] Thanks I will. I'm always interested in learning new things. [Animals at that time had become extinct (giant buffalo) and the Indians were in great need of nourishment] I'm confused. What Indians and what time frame are you referring to? Buffaloes were plentiful in the plains into the 1800's until the white man killed them all. Agriculture is the root of all advanced civilizations. It forces people to settle down and requires a whole new set of social structures not necessary in a hunter gatherer society which can remain very primitive. But my comment was about food. And man has always consumed animal matter for nourishment. Some nutrients are simply easier to obtain from animal matter. Bugs are an excellent food source btw. It turns out a "vegan" community in India did not suffer B12 deficiency b/c the grains they consumed contained bug droppings and carcasses.

[@SaniaStepitova]

I eat the same as you. Fruits for breakfast and starches for lunch and dinner. Feels the best and it's the most convenient. But my plan is to increase the amount of fruits in Thailand. Can't wait to eat all the goodness!

[@tamitorossian7285]

Totally agree with you! My body has never felt as good, as on a starch based diet! Since eating starch based I have lost weight effortlessly, within just a few months. Starches for weight loss seems to work for others as well. :)

[@bgrobbins]

I think fruit is the most amazing food. I was going to put some negative comment here, but you are right. As long as it is vegan, and not too high in fat, and it works for you, then go with it! The one comment I would add - if you have weight struggles, then you should consider intermittent fasting and cut out breakfast. Have your first meal at around 11am or noon. Your body will be very thankful.

[@HighCarbHannah]

Agreed :)

[@gretchenmcauley]

High Carb Hannah why skip breakfast? how does that help?

[@HighCarbHannah]

Gretchen I mean I agree with as long as it's vegan who cares comment 😊

[@gretchenmcauley]

oh....ok..cool. I was thinking, she always eats breakfast in her videos! haha. Wanted to say I'm so happy for you and Dman. I found his videos during WFF drama when FL and DR got removed from "founders" panel. Then I started to feel like I wanted to binge at 4pm while on RT4 and found your videos. Really cool how you two came together. Where do you go to find your daily inspirational quotes? Best wishes!

[@HighCarbHannah]

Thanks so much Gretchen I'm so happy we found each other as well :) I find my quotes on google haha I just look for something that day or else I have a daily quote app on my phone I get them from sometimes :)

[@ZxZxy]

Fruits are not the best for sure, i only put on a lot of weight following rawtill4 (more than 10kg for sure), i still have to deal with nasty issues like lack of nutrients (my iron and zinc levels are a mess, i have to take supplements and go check my blood more often than before thx to this stupid diet) i had months with blood sugar levels going crazy, back pain because of the weight i've gained and of course strech marks. rawtill4 is bullshit and it can be very dangerous and damaging for sure, it's not normal to put on weight like this and water retention is a clear sign that something is not ok in your body just like skin issues (remember the body always try to evacuate nasty stuff and if it cannot, it will try to dilute the crap which cause water retention and not eating salt will not help you if you are in a permanent inflammatory state because you still eat stuff your body don't like). Also, i lost weight, cellulite (which i gained on the rawtill4 diet), water retention went better and my entire body was no more inflammated a couple of weeks after i stopped eating tons of fruits and too much for my real physiological needs. I'm never bloated now, i feel way better, i don't spend my entire life in the toilets, i'm not obsessed with food and how much i must eat either, of course i still eat fruits but not everyday and not a ton of them because to be honest i'm quite disgusted of them since i've inflicted that rawtill4 bullshit to my poor body. People be serious with your health, listen to real doctors and not imbeciles on the internet, you cannot be healthy with a diet based on fruits, you need fat more than just 10/15% a day, you need to eat lot of greens for minerals, fiber and good digestion and grains and legumes are needed if you are vegan to balance your diet. The starch solution was elaborated by a real conscious doctor with amounts of knowledge and wisdom = safe and the best for you. thx for your work and you are looking great Hannah :D

[@kaylashae2652]

THANK YOU FOR MAKING THIS VIDEO! I'm so glad someone finally came out from the raw/raw till 4 movement and said starch is better for weight loss for them because i feel the same way!

[@juliachaplin3203]

I COMPLETELY agree, eating starch based is SO much more satisfying

[@cassiemarie2826]

I totally agree! I switched to starch and lost 20 lbs in a month! Then of course my brain was like "oh this isn't real!" and I started eating crap again. But lemme tell ya....I'm back on starch and feeling great and have no doubt the weight will start melting off again!

[@Viva.Artistry]

Personally, my mood is so much better on a fruit based diet. I feel so much better and just everything in my life is better with fruit! But then again, fruit makes my stomach grow and grow and grow! While starches make me feel so much more satisfied and comfortable in my skin, my mood is crappy. So I'm just sticking to a balance between both for right now :)

[@lenuikv]

After forcing myself to eat 2500+ calories on rawtill4 and gaining almost 20 Ibs I switched to Starch Solution and lost about 15. I had plateaued on Starch and missed the energy I got from raw foods, so I have been trying to eat a fruitarian diet for a few weeks now and noticed right away amazing, predictable digestion and so much energy that I have had to start running and biking. This time I am not smashing in food so I feel much better. And my tummy is so flat all the time because my digestion is on point. I thought I would die without my rice and cooked food at least for supper, but the less I think about it and don't make it a big deal (plus binge watching Ted Carr :-) ) I find it easy to just eat raw food all day. Thanks for the great video!!

[@WholeFoodSpark]

Potatoes and rice have more protein than fruit, which helps with satiation, and therefore weight loss. When I first went vegetarian, I was eating a fruit-based diet and was juicing a lot. It worked for me at the time. Fast forward a few years... Since going vegan I don't crave fruit as much. I have a fruit-based green smoothie in the morning but lunch and dinner are usually cooked. It depends on the day though. I'm sure with summer coming I'll eat more fruit (hello watermelon, I've missed you!), but eating starch based in the winter is way cheaper, warming, and satisfying.

[@KristSoup]

Hey Hannah! Loved that you made this video on this controversial topic

[@nicolethepotato]

I feel the exact same way. I really struggle to lose weight when I'm eating a high fruit diet. I feel my best when I'm starch based. I am however considering incorporating a fruit breakfast moving into the summer. I shall see. Thanks so much for sharing Hannah!

[@OldVegan]

It works best for me too. I experimented with all forms of vegan before settling into a McDougall/Esselstyn type diet and it works very well for me.

[@MarkGardiner1976]

great video Hannah, thank you. My body simply does not get on very well with eating lots of fruit. I lost so much weight so quickly on the starch solution but the other positive is that I have learnt how to cook and am always trying new recipes now. Starchavores will one day rule the earth !! :)

[@nicolaneary9935]

I was doing rawtill4 and eating so much all the time. I thought I wasn't doing it properly unless I felt sick after every meal, and had had a massive food baby. I would struggle to get a breath in. I switched to starch and now I eat less, but feel satisfied. It's so convenient as I'm still in school. I was also slowly gaining weight. I switched to starch and am now 6kg down already. Starch is definitely best for me :)

[@VeggieVllc]

Interesting that the comments are mostly (all?) in a grenade that starch is best. I find the complete opposite. I love fruit and the light feeling I get from it. Starches make me feel so heavy and full. I enjoy the quick and easy digestion of fruit. I like being hungry every couple of hours. It makes me happy to have the opportunity to eat again. (I had to work hard to eat only when hungry, so being hungry more often is a bonus!) I have learned to adjust my caloric intake from fruit so it's spread out throughout the day. If you know you're going to be hungry an hour or two after eating, then eat less calories. 200-300 calories will prob fill you up for the time being. Then have another 200-300 calories. Simple. I don't know where people got the idea they're supposed to be full for hours after eating. Quick digestion is the sign of good digestion. After a lifetime of sluggish and troublesome digestion, consuming a diet that moves on through is awesome!

[@linusiaczek]

Veggie V May I ask if you have starches with fat? For example, do you always eat potatoes with vegan butter/oil, rice with salt and also some fat? I found that if I eat pure starches without any additives, I feel great and there is no sluggish feeling. Takes some time to adjust if you never ate starches without anything (I did), but it feels great afterwards. I did a similar diet many years ago when the Starch Solution was't really the Starch Solution, but the macrobiotic diet. I always felt great, but I was young and got influenced by some fad diets. It was a huge mistake.

[@linusiaczek]

***** I love fruit, too. Unfortunately, I found the hard way that I cannot eat too much of it.

[@australorpa]

+Vic & Mary "Another cause of fatigue is the sludging of blood that follows a meal high in fats. Do you recall going without lunch when you have an important meeting in the afternoon, because experience tells you that soon after a meal you’ll be sleepy and sluggish? Molecules of assorted fats from your meal enters the blood stream from the gut, and immediately coat the circulating red blood cells. Uncoated blood cells bounce off each other naturally and are flexible enough to bend and twist through the smallest capillaries, in their zeal to take blood to all the cells in all the tissues. Once coated with fat, however, they lose that essential elasticity: they stick together in clumps and become relatively rigid. The overall effect is a lowered oxygen content in the blood and worsened circulation to your tissues, which you experience as muscular weakness and lassitude." www.drmcdougall.com/health/education/health-science/common-health-problems/fatigue/

[@helenhe8088]

Totally agree with everything you said!!! When I was on a plant-based diet, I could never stop myself from feeling unsatisfied and not energetic. Thanks to your great videos, I now eat starch-based and feel so energetic and happy!!!

[@lizstasinos9752]

Im going to eat more starch and see if it helps me with my issues. I eat a lot of fruit and feel the same way you talked about in this video and have known about the starch solution but now i will incorporate it more and see what happens. Thanks!

[@adriennacheshire8769]

Loved this video so much. I needed to hear this right now. I started off on a high-fruit diet, lost quite a bit of weight and toned up, then started the starch solution for convenience and felt amazing. I just started eating high-fruit again, and already see that I've gained a bit... Strange x x

[@oliviaochsner7919]

Thank you for this video. I was rawtill4 for a year, it wasn't working for me, I gained 25 pounds on my size 1 frame, was ALWAYS hungry, shaky, got sick all the time with colds even the flu, migraines, severe acne, you name it I had it. But I fought so hard, ignored all these things because I wanted to be rawtill4 so bad. I found Nadja on here, watched all her videos from beginning, then when she turned starch I was like "ohhh no whyyyy" and wasn't interested in starchsolution. But the more videos I watched, the more interested I became, and finally decided to try it at the beginning of April of this year. And oh MY its amazing. I am not following it super strictly yet, eating as much fruit as I care for because I like that, but my results are so good. I feel so much more satisfied, I already feel smaller, my acne is still there, but its improving a bit, Im not shaky, my headaches have lessened. and it only been a couple weeks. I hope one day to be more fruit based, but I will probably mix rawtill4 and starch solution to my own design once I find where my good place is. I am so glad I found your channel. You are an awesome person, and you are really inspiring me.

[@Edemayy]

I have the exact same problems as you, my migraines and acne are a bit better now

[@wholefoodiebeauty5912]

I think our bodies are very similar and I and SO happy I found your channel!!! I found that a fruit bases life style affected me in the exact same way! And I was soooo sad about it because I could just never feel satisfied and I wanted so badly to enjoy eating that way. I've always been more of a savory person and I've never heard of the starch solution until now. Excited to learn more 💜

[@dirtyspeckseele]

thanks for sharing your experience. i made the same... i don't loose weight on a fruitbased diet. i tried for 7 months, and nothing happened. i'll try with more starches, thanks for the advice. :)

[@jossymartin1796]

I change what I feel better on thought the year. In the UK its cold most of the time so I live on oats, pasta and root veggies but in the summer I live on strawberries and apples (and tropical fruits but I try to reduce my carbon footprint and eat local produce)

[@jennoscura2381]

Starches FTW! Humans are starchivores. So I am not surprised that starches worked better for you. I have lost around 50 pounds so far on a starch based diet. I typically get my fruit at breakfast these days. I do a smoothie for breakfast. Here is what's in it: 2 cups mixed greens (kale, spinach, chard), 1/2 cup of rolled oats (gotta have some starch), 1 Tablespoon hemp protein powder, 1/2 cup mixed berries, 2 teaspoons sugar, water. That's a great start to a day. It has the sugar from the fruit and sugar to get you going plus the starch from the oats to keep you going. I add the protein powder just to make sure I get a complete protein in my diet.

[@MikoVanara]

I eat alot of rice, but I also eat fruits and veggies.. and beans. I'm just a regular vegan. I have tried the fruit thing and it didn't work for me. I wasn't able to make it past 3 days. My hands were going numb and I was having those crazy spikes like you mentioned.. Was sick and my stomach was horribly bloated.. I may look into this starch solution thing. I have about 10 pounds to lose.

[@Sunshineflowers618]

I totally agree. I have been struggling for several years on a plant based diet and have not been able to lose any significant weight. Its is frustrating to me because I am very disciplined and I follow and listen to all the advice of other people and still, no weight loss on fruit and salads. I prefer beans and rice and potatoes over too much fruit so I am going to try to be startch based and see if it makes a diference. I also like a fruit breakfast and startches with vegetables for lunch and dinner.

[@IntuitiveGems]

You look so pretty and glowy in this vid Hannah! Thanks for sharing!!

[@Atheria444]

I suspect there is something to the articles online that say fructose can cause weight gain. Even with low calories, I tend to gain if I eat more than a few pieces of fruit per day.

[@seamandi]

I love your videos, mainly because you stress that nothing is a "one size fits all" lifestyle. I tried RT4 for about a week before deciding there was absolutely no way I could do it long term while holding down a full time job. I would be painfully hungry at least an hour before lunch, and then again an hour or two before getting off. I upped my starch consumption and magic, I always feel full and happy! Keep inspiring others to listen to their own bodies, not someone else's mouth!

[@theukibeauty1314]

im glad you found what worked for you :) some days i eat all fruit and some days all starch, but im still trying to find my middle ground at the moment and listen to my body :)

[@laurainasia]

Hey girl, I am the exact same! I thought having more raw foods would help me metabolize and digest things better, but it was quite the opposite! I realized I digest cooked food more easily! Especially baked potatoes and stuff. So weird!

[@gdaymate3894]

I'm glad to hear about the starchsolution, because fruits weren't a solution at all. Hunger and gaining weight were the consequences and I thought I had to restrict again. But now I try this new way, please put on some recipes! ; )

[@Sevendandra]

I have been trying this method for about 6 days now, I have tons of energy, no longer need coffee, get awesome sleep. I don't go to bed wishing it was morning so I could eat again lol. I love it and I lost 3 lbs so far.

[@Courtney11286]

I've been vegan for over three years, and I find I can't eat a ton of fruit without suffering from extremely high blood sugars. I'm a type 1 diabetic, and after watching freelee make videos about how great fruit is for diabetics, I started eating huge fruit smoothies in the morning. I'd be uncomfortably stuffed by the time I finished it, yet an hour later I'd be starving and my blood sugar would be 400. When I did a week long strictly starch diet (against the strong wishes of my doctors), I found I couldn't keep my blood sugars up! After eating potatoes all day and cutting my daily insulin in half, I remember at one point driving down the road and blacking out because I hadn't realized how low my sugar had gotten. Still gotta work on it to find a happy medium, but long story short I much prefer the starch based diet. Especially potatoes, I actually find rice to be boring as heck.

[@theveganalien7091]

I've been going through the same thing, I'm not diabetic but do have low pressure ( I think it's genetic because my mother has this issue too ) and when I eat starches sometimes my pressure drops too low and I feel like I'll faint but feel the opposite with fruit.did you find a solution?

[@hawabeg4454]

thanks so much for this! I agree 100%, I always eat more fruit because fruit has always been something I turn to even when I'm not hungry so it's really hard for me to realise whether or not I am hungry when I have fruit. today I didn't have my rice and potatoes for dinner and instead snacked on way too much fruit! I'm trying to overcome this shitty feeling right now so this really helps :)

[@ashleyalhadeff]

OMG what took me so long to see this vid?!? I watch ALL your videos. But unfortunately, I used to watch freelee first and I gained tons of weight. And I thought I was eating so well driving all them banana and date smoothies!!! I dont feel good. I crash after a bit. I do hair all day and find it difficult to stand on my feet when I was doing RTFour. It really does seem that everybody is different. Freelee's way works for her and others. But not for everybody. This video gives me hope. It's so frustrating to gain so much weight when you are convinced you are doing the "right thing" and eating so well by eating all that fruit. So thank you for sharing your story. Hopefully starch will work better for me.

[@ashleyalhadeff]

*drinking (all them banana and date smoothies lol)

[@angelamueller8167]

Yes! Everyone's body is different. Listen to what your body is telling you. There is not one right, "one size fits all" approach to living a healthy life style. Rock on sister!

[@daniellekoenen4658]

Thank you so much for sharing your experience. I always feel so guilty if I eat more starch than fruit, but hearing that this worked for you, makes me want to try more starch as well.

[@moncj66]

Too many white potatoes make me sleepy.. I can eat them at night but not at work. I gotta stick to rice or sweet potatoes

[@Cati994]

moncj66 sameeeee

[@saintluke2nd]

You're awesome! For me fruitbased lifestyle is so hard to get enough calories during the day. I lost too much weight while doing RT4 fruitbased eating. I'm back on starch based eating for now. Peace and Love!

[@aleli9287]

recently followed starch based diet and intuitive eating, been eating fruits in the morning and mostly starch the rest of the day and feeling satisfied and full and not feeling like binging anytime. Your videos are helpful! Thank you Hannah! ^_^

[@atkaaaaaaa]

I feel so motivated now, thank you! I gained 15kg already on a very fruit based hclf vegan diet and I don´t know why, it just doesn´t stop. Your story gives me hope so I will definetly try the starch solution :)

[@katzensindweich3505]

for me it is the same. i think it is because fruit is very detoxifying and my glycogen stores are impaired because of a high body fat percentage and fatty liver. so i think fruit is great but as you said. it is hard. i additionally fruit is less calories so you were undereating and were not leaving the fat storer mode of the body. at least these are my theories. glad i found your channel.

[@chenoda]

It's the same for me. I find I lose weight much easier when I stick to eating mostly potatoes. When I begin to consume more fruit, my weight loss slows considerably. I of course don't omit fruit from my diet, but for the most part, my hunger is much more satiated when I eat potatoes, and even rice, than when I eat fruit meals.

[@Crazydoglady.]

fruits make me soooo hungry,,Starch & vegetables for the win!

[@aprilwilcher3311]

+serenadesea me too lol. What's up with that?

[@FrenchTanTricMasseur]

Thank you Hannah for your video and that great confirmation for me! I didn't had to loose weight as I already did it. But I'm on Starch Base Diet since one month and my weight is now very stable, and I eat lots of food :) I was like you starving 45mns after eating a lot of fruits especially after blending them like a 10/12 bananas smothie (1000 calories). An other aspect of the Starch Diet, I feel much more Joy in eating and generaly in Life ( and I was not the type of sad guyu before.. So thanks again for creating that video!

[@luapakash]

"The secret of change is to focus all of your energy, not on fighting the old, but on building the new." - Socrates!? I somehow doubt that this ancient philosopher focused his own energy on coming up with trite motivational phrases. (But i am pretty much in agreement with the starch vs fruit thing.)

[@burdistan]

omg i feel exactly the same. I love fruit but if I have a fruit meal for lunch I WILL be hungry an hour later. Plus I just can't eat that much sweet stuff, if I've eaten quite a bit of fruit during the day I just really really crave something savoury and the thought of eating more sweet stuff just really puts me off.

[@esther9494]

you should eat a lot of vegetables too broccoli and cauliflower lot of bell peppers thank you for your video

[@SultryShadows]

Right now I'm trying to do Rawtill 4-till-I-run-out-of-fruit haha then I turn to the starches. Honestly I suck at eating fruit monomeals but can eat rawtill4 with smoothies. Other than that, I love my starches!

[@rebeccad2854]

I agree. I like fruit, but I love vegetables. It's easier for me to have potatoes, or brown rice, quinoa, lentils , etc. I love spicy foods! It's way easier for me to eat healthy starches & veggies than it is to eat a ton of fruit.

[@MarliekeMarlieke]

This was really helpful! Thank you for making this video and sharing your experience. I have been RawTill4 for a while but I don't feel very balanced and all the sugery/sweet meals don't feel that satisfying. I love rice and love potatoes and just veggies that aren't sweet basically so I think I will switch to eating more startches. It took me a while to admit to myself :) since it is almost taboo to say that the fruity lifestyle does not work for you so I was in denial basically hehe. So refreshing to come across this video. Again, thank you!

[@AwesomeHuman42]

I love bananas, I can eat around 6 per smoothie and feel fine, above that I feel very sick, get shaky and feel like I can't focus, which definitely cannot be healthy! I still eat bananas & some raw veg, but I live off porridge/pasta/rice/potatoes!

[@meresincere5682]

Thanks Hannah! I've recently transitioned to a starch based diet and am loving it! However I'm having digestive and tummy troubles. Anyway you can make a video on fiber intake and digestion on a Vegan diet? Thanks for the videos!

[@FeedtheSpark]

I've recently gone to a starch based diet and I'm feeling sooo much better and more satisfied! Thanks for this video Hannah.

[@HighCarbHannah]

Feed the Spark Thats so great :) ALWAYS a pleasure babe

[@quietstormaps]

Agreed that in this lifestyle you have to find what works for you. For me a high fruit diet works great. I do like a little starch daily and of course my greens. I tried more starch and my digestive system didn't feel as great and I gained a little and actually didn't feel satisfied eating mostly starch. I don't do any particular thing except high raw plant based with a little starch when I'm craving it and that is what works for me. I'm glad you were able to find what works for you because sometimes we can feel like something is wrong with us if a certain thing doesn't work for us.

[@Lexielottie00]

I used to have the same experience with doing raw till 4. I love eating fruit for breakfast I still have a smoothie once a day. But eating it for lunch just didn't cut it for me. I would have a massive banana meal and feel hungry an hour later, or be craving starch. I've found a balance now and that's the most important thing :)

[@sofiaisabel5007]

Can you make more "what I eat in a day" videos starch solution style? Looking for inspiration :)

[@WhiteIcingProduction]

I am so with you girl. Fruit is so not fulfilling haha I don't get how people eat just that for a meal. I mix it up but keep it low fat!

[@MangoMamaa]

Awesome video! I seem to have one problem though. Weren't you actually eating rawtill4 and not fullyraw? Because I share the same opinion with you that it is the easiest to lose weight on a starch-based lifestyle OR a fullyraw lifestyle. However, I believe that rawtill4 is kinda detrimental to weight loss. At least, that's my experience. And I thought you were doing rawtill4 as well!! :O Not sure... Anyway, my starchy weight loss story: lost about 6 kgs in 3 months. Now I am back to fullyraw and enjoy it (which I did not do the first time) and I believe I am losing weight as well :)

[@HighCarbHannah]

Nadja NoCheeese Yeah I think Raw and Starch mixed is no good for weight loss if you are fully raw its much easier to lose weight than RT4

[@MangoMamaa]

High Carb Hannah Ohh, alright, I got that wrong then. HAHA I thought you also meant to say that fullyraw doesn't help weight loss :)

[@leigha8428]

This was my experience as well!

[@jesseybellable]

Great video love😘😘😘 thank you for keeping it real🙌🏾🙌🏾

[@brendahulett3275]

Hey Hannah. Love your channel as always! Just wondered how long you did the fruit diet for? Were the shaky feelings not just detox? Or judging by what you were saying, perhaps it was because you were trying to eat way more than you should? I realise that you did this video over two years ago, so perhaps your thoughts have changed on this?

[@serenaroseauthentics1391]

I have had exactly the same experiences with fruit vs starch. Thanks for sharing

[@Lizard0605]

We are tattoo sisters!!! I spotted your vegan tattoo and I have the exact one but placed on the inside of my wrist! Love your videos btw :)

[@HighCarbHannah]

Elizabeth Reese AWESOME!!!! Vegan for life :)

[@Offwiththefaries]

I don't notice a huge difference weight wise with either diet but I tried rt4 fruit based for at least a year and a half and its exhausting for me because I HATE bananas! I would force myself to eat them and I've always been more of a savory kind of person. I really don't have much of a sweet tooth. Luckily we have options as vegans. There really are so many ways to eat Vegan its about finding what works best for you.

[@shale1757]

Interesting how our bodies are so different. I normally eat fruit til noon and feel good. I tried to eat potatoes in the morning, I wanted to take a nap by noon. I stick to rice and beans at lunch and potatoes in the afternoon and evening. Potatoes help me sleep.

[@sabrinamartin8750]

I never heard of strach based diets before a month ago I read in a magazine. To put a tsp. Of potatoe strach in your smoothies 2 times a day. So I tried that, because I wanted to loss weight. I have one smoothie in the morning. I'm not hunger for lunch. Than later around 7 pm I have dinner. I lost 3 pounds that week. I don't really do it now. I was looking for more info. About it. What do you think? I don't like potatoes.

[@TattooedTacha]

Do you think this would work for weightloss: a big smoothie for breakfast (+/- 700 to 900 calories) and the rest of the day starches?

[@jessicac391]

I feel the same w fruit . When I quiet fruit I start loosing weight . Now I just have it as a dessert 1-2

[@Chruster007]

I don't know how much I've lost in terms of pounds (scales are kinda triggering for me), so the entire time I've been high carb I haven't used any. But obviously I gained wait initially when I went rawtill4 and the weight loss after was sooo slowww. Tomorrow is my 1 year five months being vegan and I switched to starch a couple weeks ago. I can already tell I'm thinning out and my mom and sister even commented on it, so with those results already, I have high hopes for what I'll get out of switching to starch based:) Ideally I'd like to switch back to mainly fruits after I've gotten the results I want though.

[@chel-lalasveganmania]

Good for you. Finding what works for you.

[@sofiaisabel5007]

Love today's quote :)

[@user-bx9ib2br6h]

I just don't understand why Vegans can't have a balanced diet? It seems a lot of Vegans on KZbin are promoting *this diet or that diet*, why not just a *normal balanced Vegan diet?* Fruit, Veges, Grains, Nuts, Seeds, etc, why is it so Hard?

[@Prokomeni]

Tons of vegans do that. You're always going to notice specialized diets more. There's just as many super specific non vegan diets

[@Sabrina-xr4gi]

I know I am jumping on this late, but I need to say I agree with you totally and I have also experienced the same. :)

[@linusiaczek]

Soo... does anybody know what is the difference between the Starch Solution and the macrobiotic diet? Is there any? As far as I know, macrobiotic diet is a very old way of life. I used to do it for many years and I felt great.

[@karenpeace8679]

Just as you say, works for me too, thank you 🙏

[@HuiMinlovesFOOD]

So that means if I want maximum weight loss I should either go starch based OR fully raw? Will having fruits for breakfast and starches for lunch and dinner ( like what you are having now) affect my weight loss?

[@HighCarbHannah]

Life's Great No not really I find my weight loss is pretty steady this way. its hard for me to eat starches in the morning and I usually have a very small breakfast anyway so I just have some homemade fresh juice (32oz) or a few mangoes or something and then have lunch early (which is my biggest meal) and then dinner. Im going to do a what I eat on saturday :)

[@NectarineLilly]

Love this! Where can you find a Facebook group that supports highcarb stuff? I'm looking for some support/high carb friends, as I'm in college and trying to eat starch-based. But I'm mostly refined to cafeteria food (but I make batches of rice and sweet potatoes at the beginning of the week). I'd love some support haha:)

[@HighCarbHannah]

Flannery Allen Follow the 2nd link in the description box :)

[@beneenqasim]

Hi Hanna, you are motivating me to go starch diet. However, I am a sweet tooth and I don't know how to overcome that. Any advice? Please

[@Deerosse]

Love the quote :)

both

[@imaginarydreamer]

I'm totally the opposite. I can eat 1000 calories of banana ice cream and be satisfied for 4+ hours whereas 1000 calories of sweet potatoes goes right through me! Glad you've found what works for you!

[@diana_n_costa]

Love your videos! New subscriber, and your dog on instagram is so cute!! he looks like he is mixed with beagle…very cute! ^^

[@LoveSeaNights]

great advice!

[@_apey]

Thanks Hannah.

[@tiffanykoch3139]

it's crazy what stims can do to metabolism

[@elisamarie8910]

Ok so if I'm wanting to lose the max, should I cut out all fruit for awhile? Also, do you eat whatever kind of starch day, like potatoes for lunch, rice for dinner and potatoes for breakfast? Also so you add greens in there at all?

[@ashleezhangtt]

lisa lewis yes if you want to lose weight to the max, then McDougall says to eat 0-2 servings of fruit. Also, yes whatever starches you like as long as it's a whole food and not like pasta or bread. Add in tons of greens to, soups and salads and steamed veggies are all super filling and delicious and filled with minerals :) you got this!

[@elisamarie8910]

Ashlee Zhang​, thank you so much. I have been vegan for almost a year and struggling with weight loss. I did rt4 for 4 months and then starch solution for a few weeks. Do starches mess up your digestive system? Fruit really seems to help keep me regular;) ok I'm going to give this a go. I'm nervous because I love fruit so much. Thanks so much for your help:)

[@ashleezhangtt]

lisa lewis when you go from lots of fruit to starch you might feel bloated and uncomfortable for the first week or two but its just your body adjusting! Give it time and you'll see great results I'm sure!

[@elisamarie8910]

+Ashlee Zhang, k one more question, I travel alot for my kids sports things. How can I pack starches? Fruit is easy but to pack rice?

[@ashleezhangtt]

lisa lewis put it in a tupperware! cook your food in the morning or the night before and pack it in a container. super simple! oatmeal, rice, potatoes, a soup in a container is great on the go

[@kencarey3477]

I found the same thing on 80 10 10. I would have crashes and get very irritable. Adding more sratch helped me balance my energy levels.

[@dombower]

Weight training or hiit.

[@KPopParadise2015]

i dont want to sound ignorant but i thought starch was harder to burn o: i heard that and was why starch is usually left out on most diets. but idk o:

[@georgesbackyardgym]

Way to go Hannah

[@amazingyummy2]

I keep going vegan, and this time more starches!! I think it will go well (=

[@bigsky445]

You look so differnt 3 years ago. Still beautiful as ever!! PS- Jesus helped me thru! He is always with me, every push up, every squat, every pound. You helped me with high carb/low fat! Jesus helped me stay motivated & gave me strength on days, I just didn't have it. THANK YOU HANNAH! YOUR SAVING LIVES!❤❤