There’s a New Freelee in Town...

Freelee 2.0? Her name is Paige Shay. She’s thin like Freelee, blonde like Freelee, and eats freelee’s “raw till 4” diet: fruit for breakfast, fruit for lunch, and potatoes and lettuce for dinner.
But after watching literally HUNDREDS of Paige’s tiktoks, I’ve found some pretty major differences between the two fruit ladies.
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0:00 Intro
0:28 Better than Freelee?
5:15 Freelee 2.0
8:31 It's a Bad Diet
12:07 Let's Fix It! (mostly)
13:31 Who Gives a Fart?
13:56 It's a Bad Lifestyle
17:52 Carnivore Mentality?
18:14 Outro
#vegan #freelee #paigeshay

[@UnnaturalVegan]

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[@RavynSkye617]

She should really look into if she has celiac disease. I have celiac disease. Eating whole grains is hell for me, and even gluten free whole grains HURT to digest for years after going gluten free, until my intestine had a chance to heal. And it also would explain the absorption issues.

[@anonymous5762]

Can you do a video on vegan keto? Is it true that it’s still unhealthy because the ketosis itself taxes the kidneys and thins the bones?

[@calli3665]

Hey! @plantifulsoul is no longer vegan! Can you do a vid on her? She posted her reasons on her story and it’s still up

[@erikaalejandra6888]

Obsesión 🎶🎶🎶🎶 tu tienes una Obsesión ohh ohh ohhh 🎶🎶🎶 (con FreLee) una burla del destino, te la puso en el camino 🎶🎶🎶 - Canción "Obsesión" de Miguel Mateos, cambiando la letra. Tienes serios problemas mentales con FreeLee! Ve a psicólogo o psiquiatra, mija. Se te va a reventar la ahorta, con tanta OBSESIÓN que tienes con ella. 🤪

[@steamboatbillywilly]

But more importantly - does she think peanut butter sandwiches are wartime food?

[@UnnaturalVegan]

And is olive oil lamp oil?

[@zepzour7391]

lamp oil haha?? I thought I was caught up on the lore but I must have missed that one lol@@UnnaturalVegan

[@nastjaangelova3671]

​@@UnnaturalVeganas a Greek I gotta say... Only the Italian one🙃I said what I said😅

[@susandeath0813]

Best guess is maybe because PB&J sandwiches became popular in WW2?

[@marianakassapi]

​@nastjaangelova3671 as a cypriot I second this

[@julioandresgomez3201]

If she doesn't make a "why I'm no longer vegan" in 3 years I really honestly don't care.

[@scarletsletter4466]

Yes it’s usually 2-5 years to deplete the b12 stores in their liver, then they become extremely ill & blame veganism 😂

[@thomasdaubert1114]

I know, right. There are literally hundreds of them, but I have only ever seen 2 I quit carnivore.

[@bradzimmerman3171]

Won’t take long for her to “suffer “ from this choice,poor girl

[@Gingersnaps_the_pumpkin_kitty]

Well eating unbalanced expensive diets that take a lot of effort is an amazing way to get that. Someone making themselves a spokesperson for a particular community or lifestyle while going about it in the most high maintenance way possible is just not good for those communities and lifestyles. It's more likely that they will give themselves burnout and just give up entirely while also being someone who people pay attention to and listen to. It does matter HOW someone goes about this.

[@doeeyes2]

The "Ive decided to get back to hunter and gatherer roots" routine.

[@kat_van_g]

Unbalanced, expensive diet aside, most of us are busy people with jobs, families, etc… Who has the time it takes just to consume these enormous meals every single day???

[@whointhewhat]

Plus have a bloated stomach

[@liatm3042]

Or who has that big a stomach? I assume you would go hungry pretty quickly because fruit is mostly water but still.

[@wawawalululu]

apparently, tiktok influencers do

[@ankebosing1968]

Not enough time to eat? Your life does not sound pleasant.

[@missknight9]

@@ankebosing1968I think you’re underestimating how long it takes to munch through all that produce

[@zulemapalito]

The one thing I agree with them on is in their "fat era" delusion. When you go from 110 pounds and super ripped to 120 and "soft" it feels like the world of a difference. But ofc is not fat by any means.

[@kimberlycaritas]

This is really true. I've always been on the higher-metabolism side, but I dropped down to around 110 after I got very sick for a few months-going from 110 back up to a healthier 120, even without being ripped at either point, felt really drastic. I found myself thinking, "hmm, I'm looking a little out of shape"-but I really wasn't! It was just a weird mind game I had to talk myself out of.

[@brittneylyntalks]

120 fat 😂

[@slidewithme]

Getting really tired of "I'm genetically predisposed to being super thin, this is how I eat, so it'll work for you too"

[@MrThatGuyYouForgot]

My favorite is when they keep posting "Before" and "After" pics saying "Look I was fat. Eat like me and you can be thin too." The before picture is thin. The after picture is very very thin. I can't help but think that they're just trying monetize unhealthy beauty standards.

[@nellier3468]

Humans are genetically predisposed to be thin

[@mazi2646]

​@@nellier3468sounds made up

[@Emmuzka]

@@nellier3468 but not tHIN thin, that would threaten people's ability to have children.

[@BigIndianBindi-jy1cz]

That's if there aren't many humans on the planet, and they are all in warm areas. BUt that's not reality. There are too many humans, and a lot of them have to live in cold climates where body fat is needed. So no. Not "predisposed" Not in the current world. @@nellier3468

[@treefrog1018]

Salt is Life. Anecdote: I have been camping the last 4 months and found myself SO damn tired, wondering why. I am not eating as well as I could be out here but I have been trying: taking my Vit D, making sure I am getting enough B vit and Iron... One day I poured salt into my hand (maybe 1/2 tbsp) and ate it like it was nothing. It wasnt too salt for me. It was ghe perfect amount at the time. 5 minutes later, I felt like a million bucks. Salt is good. Eat salt (in proper amounts)

[@arturkohut]

It was crack man 😅

[@scarletsletter4466]

Some of us have a gene where we deplete salt more quickly. It’s often found in people of Northern European ancestry since we evolved eating salted fish. It’s important to maintain your electrolyte balance.

[@julianlaresch6266]

I have adhd and I crave salt so much

[@whispernoel]

Consider getting your morning cortisol levels checked if you keep getting those salt cravings

[@bruh-bm1he]

Celtic Salt. Crystal on your tongue before every glass of water.

[@88888888tiago]

It's just women monetizing their ED

[@raya74]

Exactly

[@carntmax8952]

I’m a vegan who’s suffered from an ED and even though veganism helped me it breaks my heart how some sufferers use veganism to harm their body and restrict themselves more. ED’s are so complex but because veganism is a lifestyle towards helping animals, the environment and one’s health I can’t help but find it insulting. I really hope that women struggling with eating disorders get the help they deserve. It’s not an easy path at all, but veganism saved my life.

[@AlexiHolford]

You are just wrong, @88888888tiago

[@vkosta4891]

So, are you insinuating that people who don't eat meat have an ED?

[@thisisme2681]

Yes! Specialized diets aren't needed. Our species has survived because we were able to adapt to what is available in our area.

[@roxanneazul]

Constructive criticism. Love how you made suggestions on how to fix the situation ❤

[@julianlaresch6266]

The fact she eats so many potatoes helps so much, like they are such a super food and have so many essential vitamins and minerals

[@thomasdaubert1114]

Really? You better look into solanines.

[@julianlaresch6266]

@@thomasdaubert1114 I don't make a habit of eating green potatoes, I've always heard you should trim off those parts.

[@thomasdaubert1114]

@julianlaresch6266 yes, along with all the skins.

[@revivecleaning399]

You really scared of potatoes? Haha don't eat them green.

[@meric159]

Only if you eat the skins that’s where 90% of their nutritional value is

[@plumpudding748]

Raw as well as carnivore (ugh) people are quick to say they cant digest grains but grains vary a LOT. As someone who has true difficulties with digestion due to surgery, it took me forever to learn this. Many grains (and nuts) contain fructans and GOS, the same hard to digest carbohydrates found in beans, BUT there are also grains low in this and so well tolerated like quinoa and millet.

[@MK_ULTRA420]

Carnivore diet suggests fermenting all legumes and grains before consumption if there's no other available food, but idk any vegans who do this. Edible nuts and seeds should be fed to livestock for protein supplement; their oils can also be extracted and used for hair and skin if they're not toxic.

[@blahblah6237]

yeah because fermenting neutralize the antinutrients. It is the “traditional” method of preparing grains that people forgot about. Nuts and seeds often also have a layer of antinutrients that bind to minerals in foods, making it hard for you to absorb minerals in your meal. For example, the brown skin on almonds. If you peel the almond and don’t eat the brown skin, you’d be better off

[@gorefieldluvr6921]

They will also not look into gut micro biome and understand how fiber affects the digestive system. My meat loving dad will have some beans, complain about gas, and do nothing to deal with it - apart from cutting out beans

[@blahblah6237]

@@gorefieldluvr6921 my sister eat a lot of fiber (veggies, brown rice, fruits, kimchi, saurkraut)... always had and still has a lot of has. She takes many supplements, probiotics etc. What exactly are you suppose to do to deal with the gas?

[@sstargaze333]

Some people are very sensitive to oxalates.

[@gracekenyon5316]

Muscle mass makes a HUGE difference to how many calories you burn. I weigh 128lbs, eat 2300-3000 calories a day, weight train 4 x per week, walk a whole lot and run once or twice a week. A lot of my metabolic rate comes from the muscle I have. THis is just my experience, not saying it's universal, but when you say she's eating a lot of calories and unsure how she could burn that much in a day - her muscle mass seems significant which would greatly increase her metabolic rate.

[@missknight9]

While this is true, that number is much lower than people assume, especially for someone of her size. Genetics would have a more substantial impact on her metabolic rate

[@gracekenyon5316]

@@missknight9 I appreciate your response; as I said I'm not claiming this to be everyone's experience, but it certainly it mine. I am small (relatively speaking), 24 yo female. All my family including parents are overweight or obese. Additionally, I believe a lot of the calorie-burning benefits of muscle mass come from the behavioural aspects that tend to come along when you have more muscle; a greater likelihood you'll have a higher NEAT, higher energy levels in general, better posture i.e. core muscle activation. I don't think it's as simple as being diluted down to time-restricted scientific studies ; time and time again we see people who are more physically active with higher muscle mass have much higher metabolisms than even the science might have us believe, not least due to behavioural reasons and other nuances.

[@Magnulus76]

Or she's just not absorbing the calories. Calories from alot of vegetables aren't absorbed without cooking. It's also possible to develope fructose malabsorbtion when eating alot of fruit.

[@makailablumhagen7780]

@@Magnulus76wait I thought cooking veggies took out the nutrients?? Idk who lied to me but that’s crazy idk why I thought that

[@Magnulus76]

@@makailablumhagen7780 Vitamin C tends to go down alot with cooking, but most vitamins and minerals are better absorbed after cooking.

[@Dan_Tasty]

I've heard the difference between cooked and raw leafy greens is pretty stark, I always add chopped spinach or kale to stews for this reason as well as capsicum for the vitamin C that helps the iron absorb

[@arturkohut]

Why would you wanna absorb more iron? Among all studied factors in diet, iron is in the list of the most controversial. There are debates about iron and increased aging, inflammation.

[@charlottecelinevanrossum8786]

wait so raw leafy greens are healthier? or cooked?

[@arturkohut]

@@charlottecelinevanrossum8786 to answer this yet someone has to answer what is even a healthy diet. Your question is not so easy to answer as you might think. Even for Unnatural Vegan. Thats why all these extreme diet exists. People are doing science on themselves. And honestly, I think that while keto diet might be a miracle for me, it might be the hell for others. So the answer depends on your goals, on the greens themselves and also nobody knows and you have to figure it out

[@heyitsmececedutch9175]

Thought that maybe alot of minirals were lost. Like when you cook veggies and throw the water out. Thank you for your explanation!

[@Magnulus76]

Not so much the iron, the beta carotene is better absorbed when cooked. Iron is rarely low due to diet, people tend to get plenty if they eat enough vegetables, grains, and beans.

[@iwasboredwoo]

When people eat this volume of food every day... are they just constantly shitting?? I'd be constantly shitting.

[@TasteOfButterflies]

A lot of it is watermelon, so I assume it's mostly constantly pissing.

[@allyj4322]

I think the body gets used to it. I ate like this a decade ago and I was in the bathroom a ton for a couple months but then it normalized 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@eilisniaisi5954]

I eat mainly fruit and starches and I usually shit once in the morning and once in the evening every day. Pretty normal.

[@ross3015]

Nah, I don't eat nearly this much fruit but I do eat a shit ton of vegetables and your body adapts to it. One big dump in the morning and I'm good.

[@MakiraVangalis]

She should want to add beans. It is the musical fruit

[@Underratedcole]

😂😂😂

[@yaash4123]

I like beans.

[@Goodmorning1221-]

By "musical" you mean the farts it causes ?

[@mourningst5r]

​@@Goodmorning1221-No, im assuming Chowder

[@kathrynkrider2630]

The more you eat. The more you toot

[@stargazerbird]

I don’t think anyone will ever have the reach that Freelee did. She had the killer combo of that extraordinary middrift, a cute face and ability to talk fluently to camera. She has whatever charisma is. I see Doug Graham is doing interviews. Looks ok.

[@therabbithat]

Some people really like annoyed videos

[@arturkohut]

Agree she is m f Australian Emma Roberts 😂

[@mup_pet]

Cute face and charisma?!!! 😂 You're off your trolley!! I have a feeling FL has a similar effect on little girls as Andrew Tate has on little boys - a 14yr old boy's idea of what masculinity looks like.

[@doeeyes2]

She was also funny and inflammatory and likes getting into thr muck with people, which is quite entertaining 😂

[@ghost-gi9er]

My stomach hurts just looking at the volume of those meals.. more isn’t always better

[@inokeinari7]

My stomach hurts just thinking about eating that much volume....

[@arturkohut]

A clear sign of gastritis 😂 maybe you should rethink your diet … like eat more bananas or at least 30 per day

[@ardenalexa94]

Yep, with my chronic digestive issues, the idea of eating like she does, makes my stomach hurt.

[@Mozafamily]

That was exactly how I felt on the raw food diet!! You hit so many great points. Esp. the thinking about food constantly! I'm vegan for 12 years but I have been adding in more protein and not worrying about the fat in the avocados that I eat nearly as much these days.

[@spacebar9733]

If I can ask kindly are you talking about recovering from an eating disorder or disordered eating? Avocados are healthy fats so I’m just a little confused.

[@Mozafamily]

Too much fat or protein from any source can be hard on your body. No eating disorder but I was raw food and 80/10/10 for several years and although I'm still plant based I eat at least 70/15/15 if not 60/20/20 some days. @@spacebar9733

[@baganbobik9312]

Finally you got to 254! I don't understand why it stopped moving in recent years. You're awesome

[@gigi_glitch6721]

Exactly! Justice for Unnatural Vegan! 500k subscribers by 2025 😤❤️

[@ThingsYoudontwanttohear]

​@@gigi_glitch6721👍👍👍

[@JasonMemeoa]

I've been waiitng forever for you to do this video THANK YOUUU !!

[@amandahugginkiss9065]

If i ate 11 mangos in one sitting I'd end up sh*tting out my entire insides

[@LizzieEstelle]

Hence why she's skinny 😂

[@gothgirlatheart3545]

Dude same!

[@tropicaoptica]

Not me! I love a meal of mango. In the states we often don’t get quality and ripe mango and that would go straight though me. It’s amazing how much better ripe fruit digests. Also, best to eat fruit on empty stomach.

[@raaaaaaarr]

Did that diet when Swayze did. Was celiac Nd didn't know it beforehand. Had very healthy bms. Super health and no shifting brains out the whole 3 years. But it was similar to complete starvation and anorexia.

[@tropicaoptica]

@@raaaaaaarr because you weren’t eating enough calories. I’ve eaten like that for basically 14 years. I’m healthy and have good blood work. Someone can starve themselves on any diet.

[@Rebecca.Robbins]

Her videos kept being recommended to me. I had to intentionally not watch them to get that to stop. Your take is exactly what I thought as well. Freelee 2.0

[@arturkohut]

Clearly you live your life intentionally. Good job madam 😊

[@jessicaz.1901]

Swayze I can see your future video on her. It will be a response to her "Why I'm no longer vegan" 😢

[@isislee919]

100%

[@Goodmorning1221-]

Problem is she is not vegan. She eats meat sometimes. She admitted herself. So in her case, it would be: "Why I'm no longer a fake vegan"

[@alohaXamanda]

Someone had to take up the mantle now that FullyRawKristina and Freelee are approaching middle age and not appealing to GenZ/Alpha

[@tamcon72]

Sadly probable.

[@alohaXamanda]

@@tamcon72 That's me bemoaning the way women are 'put out to pasture' once we reach age 35, not me calling either woman old

[@tamcon72]

@@alohaXamanda Yes, I understand.

[@collinlovas]

The thumbnail for this video had me in stitches. “Oh no, not again!”

[@marlyd]

I love how I knew you were going to mention peaches when you started talking about buying in bulk and Costco, never change 💜

[@Andrea.Person]

I have fructose intolerance. I think it’s pretty rare, but I would love to hear Paige or Freelee (especially Freelee!) respond to someone with this. Freelee would probably tell me that my doctor is a quack 😂 I do have a little fruit once in a while, but I feel absolutely terrible if I eat more than a serving of fruit in a day. I don’t think I could physically eat like this for even a meal.

[@MK_ULTRA420]

"Don't be scared, it's all in your head!"

[@JellieGHope]

Same! It's so annoying. Stuff costs so much more when you have to buy made-with-real-sugar versions

[@ThingsYoudontwanttohear]

@JellieGHope The term "real sugar" confuses me a bit. Do they mean pure glucose? Sugar/sucrose is glucose plus fructose, so that should be off the table for you.

[@Maryaminx]

​@ThingsYoudontwanttohear i don't know any of the science behind fructose intolerance but I definitely get gnarly stomach cramps if I eat more than one serving of fruit in a sitting

[@ThingsYoudontwanttohear]

@@Maryaminx I believe you. Do you have this issue with all types of fruit? Does it matter how ripe the fruit is?

[@missknight9]

I’ve been hospitalized for hyponatremia and it’s brutal. There was also a period of time I had to have daily blood labs done to monitor my sodium levels because I could not keep them up. Apart from certain medical conditions, low sodium intake, profuse sweating, and over consumption of water - low protein diets can contribute to low sodium levels. The body needs protein to retain sodium. So freelees no salt, low protein diet is dangerous for many reasons, but especially for those who struggle with hyponatremia

[@stackedhippiechick]

Wet your finger, dip it in some pink Himalayan salt, put it in your mouth and drink some spring water. Arizona hit some brutal temps last summer and that's what helped me.

[@missknight9]

@@stackedhippiechick that might be enough for some, but it is no where near enough for someone who is sodium deficient, especially if there diet doesn’t contain many processed foods

[@zxyatiywariii8]

Omg YES!!! I'm Polynesian/Japanese/Roma, and when I went low sodium, I started feeling dizzy and weak and once I even fainted and fell down some stairs (😳). Some Scandinavian people, too -- whose ancient ancestors had lots of salt in their diet for thousands of years -- may thrive best on higher sodium diets, too. Whereas some people whose ancestors lived far inland, where salt was rare (as in some African countries) they DO need lower sodium diets to prevent high blood pressure. I know this isn't 100%, of course. But it's worth looking into where one's ancestors mostly lived, and whether salt was rare or ubiquitous there. . . sometimes we still carry our ancestral adaptations.

[@kaylaharrop7639]

I eat about 2300-2500 cal/day (not raw) and do 90 min weightlifting 3x/week. Down to 13% body fat. Weight training IS SUPREME

[@HanhNguyen-uk8bc]

Sorry but I call bullshit. 13% body fat as a woman is extremely low and detrimental to health. You are talking levels equal to extreme bodybuilders. Edit: I’m not going to continue arguing with the above poster as I have no way to determine their body fat percentage, but I want anyone reading this to know that 10-13% range is considered essential fat for women, as in, this is the minimum amount you can get away with before your body begins to cannibalize itself. Most female athletes do not fall into this range. It is not a healthy place to stay at long term nor should it be something to aspire to.

[@kaylaharrop7639]

@HanhNguyen-uk8bc cycles are regular and pms free, babe. Your understand of the world, believe it or not, isn't the only way the world works. Despite being 13%, I also do not have abs. Much to my disappointment, because this is the narrative in the weightlifting world. If have to get even lower, which is at that point not healthy.

[@Magnulus76]

@@kaylaharrop7639 Having defined abs really doesn't happen in healthy women. Even in men, it's not really a sign of physical fitness. It varies alot by genetics as to how visible your abs, even the structure of the muscles can be different, and really isn't a great sign of percentage of body fat.

[@kaylaharrop7639]

@Magnulus76 I am aware, but thank you anyway lol It really is kind of a super human feature. Heartbreak hurts the same though to technically meet your goal but the outcome isn't your goal!

[@kat_likemeow]

Wow, The 2010s truly are back..

[@chickpeapasta]

Loved seeing the “how to fix it” segment, very helpful!

[@steamingpileofgarbage1582]

Ironically, even though I look at these women with concern due to their diets, raw til 4 works amazingly for me.... Because of my intestinal issues, lol. I have IBS and celiac so eating mostly raw foods during the day and only eating cooked starchier foods once I'm home and can manage my symptoms easily has been great for my stomach. The main difference being I still incorporate a wide wide range of vegetables and fruits (well, the ones I tolerate at least) as well as sources of protein such as tofu or legumes (though those are not technically raw but you get me). I alao supplement b12, D, and iron principally. Anyway. Very random ramble. But I feel like the premise of this diet wouldn't be so bad if it wasn't mostly encouraged by people severely depriving themselves of nutrients :/

[@dasgrunefurhaschen2367]

"The words “table salt” and “sodium” are often used interchangeably, but they do not mean the same thing. Table salt (also known by its chemical name, sodium chloride) is a crystal-like compound that is abundant in nature. Sodium is a mineral, and one of the chemical elements found in salt." Your body needs sodium (from vegetables like sweet potatoes, potatoes, beet roots,...) not table salt. PS : " I recommend you eat as much leafy greens like lettuce, baby spinach and rocket as you like. One head of lettuce each day is a good amount to aim for." (Freelee, The raw till 4 diet, page 78)

[@henabedi]

Thank You so much for making n sharing this video. I found the content to be very useful, highly informative with a very realistic & practical approach to eating plant based/vegan lifestyle.

[@username0122]

Who remembers the raw food guy that kept commenting about raw food superiority? I wonder what he's doing now 😂

[@ThingsYoudontwanttohear]

🤫Do not wake 'the raw one'.🙃

[@hazimesahe]

Probably shitting himself from all the Salmonella

[@ThingsYoudontwanttohear]

@TurtlePlant Would you tell others that they are abusing their kids with cooked food and copy-paste that everywhere on every video? Please don't. That is what 'the raw one' did. He clearly had issues, and I hope he is okay now.

[@vegancomicnerd86]

Haven’t seen the video yet but I have to say that the thumbnail made me chuckle.

[@RichardTheBigBunny]

People just get online, look pretty, and say stuff. I'm glad you're here to fairly & kindly take on these folks.

[@Magar6]

I'm so glad I did not fall prey to the raw influencers. Regular vegan food is great!

[@ninjaplease383]

I've been vegan for almost a decade and my b12 is off the charts high from just eating fortified foods.

[@tesscheng3842]

You were radiant and thrieving back than when you were on fruit diet. Now, freelee has said rice is shards of glass and calls cook foods bunker food 😅 and she has a purist mindset for sure lol. Durianrider on the other hand his protocols makes much more sense and pragmatic. They both still have the same and consistent message which is never restricting calories from fruits and sugars and they have the results to show.

[@janedoe5175]

Im ao glad you covered this! I'm surenyou get a lot of DMs on insta, but I sent you one of her videos a while back. I think what bothers me the most about her is that most, if not all, of her videos start with "look how much I can eat and never gain weight"

[@zachzackzak]

I got an ad on this video from "ancestral supplements" for beef organ pills which is interesting

[@kristelbrok998]

Wait, isnt that Lever King's brand, or am i misremembering? 😂

[@mandymariehandmade]

I'm taking those lol

[@veronicaraschke1074]

Why are all the bad 2000s things coming back? First low ride jeans now Freelee 2.0

[@spacebar9733]

Now not too much on my jeans 😒

[@sarahcaruso3901]

“It’s hard to explain unless you’ve done it- don’t do it” 😅

[@ruthietherainbowroo]

Let's just note freelee has done this for 17 year... And is 43 and healthy. Looks vibrant and lovely. So no to this video sorry

[@baum7des7lebens7]

As your body adapts to a lower calorie intake it can also adapt to a higher intake if increased at a low rate. It's called reverse dieting. She may not have absorption issues.

[@madelinesummers5471]

Talk your shit about Freelee but I was turned vegan due to Freelee the banana girl and it’s amazing how she changed my life

[@gene416]

I want to see a video on Raw Food Romance and her yoga mat dehydrated wraps!

[@Strega_del_Corvo]

I have POTS and I have to consume SO MUCH SALT to not feel terrible (like, I can pass out, terrible.)

[@VeraMercier-l7w1]

b12 is available in a plant based diet from eating unpeeled (organic) potatoes, and other organic produce. the ultimate source of the b12 is bacterial whether the end consumer is getting it from eating plants or animals. a large portion of meat eaters are b12 dedicient, and everybody would be wise to plan their diet better to incorporate it. that can include a supplement, but doesnt have to.

[@orphansparrow2]

I learn so much from your videos Swayze! Thank you for your research🫡😊

[@mulberrymoth6540]

the exacerbated “you can’t just say that” at 6min has me in tears laughing 😂😭😭fr though?? 😂😂

[@THeSID432hz]

Just a pointer outy, "just see a professional" is probably the most aggregating thing you can possibly say to something struggling with chronic health/gut issues. They can do scans, and scans can relieve certain fears. But they cant usually go any farther than that.

[@melaniexoxo]

Honestly everything aside so many times I just dont have TIME for all that food prep and to eat a vat of veg and fruit. This is a luxury for if you dont really have that many demands on your life.

[@onebraincellleft2563]

I’ve been waiting for this ❗️❗️❗️

[@kirstenwilliams6056]

Video Request: You mention hypothyroidism, could you go into more details about what would increase our risk of this? Which nutrients do we need to be mindful of to avoid this? Thanks!

[@ladagspa2008]

Lack of iodine causes hypothyroidism

[@earthyvibrations11.11]

I’d eat that much fruit too if I could afford it 🤦🏽‍♀️

[@therabbithat]

Why is fruit and veg so expensive in the US?

[@spacebar9733]

@@therabbithat depends where you live (by state-ish).

[@VeggieVllc]

She lives in southern Texas where produce is cheaper due to the location. In the Midwest where I live, a day of something similar is about $15-20

[@keepXonXrockin]

I hope this doesn't come across as a backhanded compliment, but you have a great face for glasses. I've been wearing glasses since i was 3 and celebrate whenever i meet a contacts to glasses convert. Glassew can be a great accessory.

[@aliciagreen5411]

"She just.... says things 🙃" made me laugh pretty hard lol I would die if I had to eat that little salt. Salt is my problem food 😂

[@anna-katehowell9852]

Literally just looking at all that fruit is giving me diarrhea

[@keepXonXrockin]

Oof, that protein calculator. I've been calculating with 1 g/per kg of *ideal* bodyweight (not actual weight), so like 65 grams per day for a sedentary life. The calculator says i need 108 grams per day (I'm currently obese). That's very tough to fit into a decent caloric deficit without getting constipated (in my painful experience).

[@legohandsliz]

Even as a non-expert, I think I can safely say you don't need 108 grams of protein a day 😂 Good call

[@BriaMcCall]

I find fish to be a great way to get that extra protein without making me feel sluggish or affecting my digestion or eating too many calories

[@deepdriedinkelvin]

not again, trust me, most of us Australians are horrified by Freelee

[@kaasman78]

Omnivore here. Got served another video from you by the beloved algorithm. Glad you're still your down to earth self and that even though the world seems totally crazy, it's nice to know some things never change. Including the fruit people.

[@morbiddogz]

"and isnt thick good? is it not good now?" yeahhh :') that one

[@adalinepassionfruit6033]

I was a raw foodie back in 2016 for 6 months. It was so time consuming!! Every meal, 30min-1hr is average. Don't even get me started when you're trying to make some gourmet shit. I was unemployed due to a car accident, so I spent most of my free time prepping and eating food. BUT I would be STARVING by night time even though I was physically full. I was definitely missing some stuff. It's just not sustainable at all.

[@belerinah]

I love the freelee variety!

[@rachelblum4]

This was a great video but I am SO distracted by that thing on the shelf with blue hair(?) and a tie. I don’t know what it is but I love it

[@isabellebeatricexiao]

It the wall caterpillar from the movie Labyrinth 😅 love that lil guy

[@ImStephhhh]

Ugh. I used to be so obsessive. Now I just keep it simple. Oats, vegan protein powder, walnuts, chia, almond butter and blubs for breaky. Veg and rice or potatoes, beans and tofu with pumpkin seeds and 1 Brazil nut for lunch and something similar minus the Brazil nut for dinner. I have fruits and seaweed for snacks like apples and bananas or special things in the summer. I take a few supplements and bam. Vegan is actually very easy and affordable. I've been vegan since 2013 ❤ Ps: Obviously that's not 100% accurate every day of my life - I have variety but ya that's the basics. Easy. Life is not about having 100 of something for a meal. Balance people. It's SO simple.

[@threadsoftime6771]

Its not just prep time, but also takes so much time to eat.

[@yallthought8444]

These influencers have got to stop not leaving any sort of evidence to back up their claims. Pinned comments, replies to others, doesn't matter, they never leave their proof and it makes them look so untrustworthy.

[@kitkat5177]

Hi! You said to add calcium rich greens to her soup without giving her hypothyroidism. Can you explain this a bit? 😊

[@terseandtiny1746]

I have really low blood pressure... typically without symptoms, so i absolutely need salt.

[@beanburrito8903]

Greens are good. Fruit is good. A little or a lot of it is great.

[@orangesimmer7928]

I come back to watch your channel as a studying dietitan and just bc I enjoy learning about different diets...the good and the bad. I have been following Freelee before I started studying, I can't believe how her toxic diet choices have an affect on others. It just seems like a quick, trendy diet...that nobody should do without supplementing B-12, including that sodium, protiens are your friend, get those vitamins in, the main ones, and seeing your dietitan/doctor and making sure you aren''t hurting yourself in the long run. May be better just to be a normal vegan with lots of supplementing. 😅

[@tansangirlie]

That amount of fruit would make a person go broke in a week over here... I'm jealous she can get it but dang girl. Your analysis of her diet is really interesting!

[@doeeyes2]

That plate of asparagus would cost like 25 bucks here in Toronto. I splurge on aspargus because i love it but its usually like 4.99 for like 8 stalks.

[@deftonenations303]

I did the 80/10/10 vegan thing in my early 20s for maybe 6-8 months religiously. I looked and felt fantastic! But its SO difficult to maintain.. The cost and the cooking time alone made me stop. I still spend $250/mo more than I NEED to because we eat a lot of fresh raw veg/fruits and buy all organic. But, I am PRIVILEGED to be able to do that. A LOT of people flat out can't afford it. I will say during spring/summer/fall I rotate a 8 raised bed garden and grow most of the veggies we eat at home and it saves me SO much $$ Also, I am no dietician but I did work with one while I was pregnant and will say this. I developed diabetes while pregnant. I ate nothing but fruit until lunch and even then, 50% of my lunch was fruit. I was told I HAD to eat protein with my fruit because just fruit was spiking my insulin and it was dangerous. I was hospitalized at month 6 and they flat out cut me off from fruit in the hospital because my insulin levels were increasing. Now I'm 1.5yr postpartum, diabetes went away and I do eat fruit every morning. But now I will pair a heafty portion of fruit with some protein like literally a few bites of cheese/nut butter/yogurt/an egg. Just to avoid the sugar spike that 100% does happen.

[@sarahsmith1418]

Okayyyy as someone who loved the idea of Freelee’s lifestyle when I was younger, this reminds me that extreme eating habits absolutely are eating disorders a lot of the time.

[@CursiveDragon]

Price should NEVER be a CON. That's seriously subjective. I spend $100 a day feeding my family. Call my bluff.

[@create_by_kate9151]

Why do you love Freelee so much that you call literally every raw food vegan Freelee?

[@lunacarolyn]

I am so thankful for you

[@mariaangelova8275]

I am such a savory foods person. I thrive on cooked food. I like fruit but can't just live off of it. P.S. I do strength training and protein is definitely a must. I eat plenty of tofu and tempeh; beans, lentils are life!!!

[@danielsykes7558]

10:55 yes, you can store vitamin e, that would be cool if she was storing it for the winter ... But also, it's able to be stored because it's *fat* soluble. I don't know enough, but I might ask if she has enough fat to store a half a year of vitamin e

[@SensiiVision84]

SHE LOOKS GREAT- FUCK THE PROTEIN

[@julieblair7472]

Re: 2000+ calories and thinness, doesn't something happen with fructose when you only live on fruit? Something about a plateau where your body stops metabolizing the sugar at a certain point. I feel like this has come up in videos about other very thin fruit diet people.

[@TasteOfButterflies]

Weird it true: our bodies are not exactly known for leaving calories on the table. If you find a reference, let me know please.

[@julieblair7472]

@@TasteOfButterflies I looked it up earlier it's called fructose intolerance. What happens is you get diarrhea. LOL.

[@FriedSpinach]

in germany we have the bananenfrau going super viral

[@rebeccalinger7750]

Hi! I am normally not the person to comment on KZbin videos but I want to say thank you to your for your awesome videos and how they made a change on my whole opinion about foods. I was doing raw till 4 back and forth for the last couple years,never lost the weight but also had nasty binge attacks on evenings so probably that's why. I was also doing fully raw for several weeks but as soon as I found your videos I started to be more critiqual with this kind of lifestyle, started to write out lists about from where I get my calcium etc and I am way more consistent with my B12 now. What I want to say: now I still do raw till4 but I am way more sensitive about how to get all my nutritions, so I also eat nuts and seeds or homemade bars throughout the day and as soon as I started to implement more protein powder into my smoothies, I also felt way more satisfied for longer. So thanks that I can pick now exactly what's right for me instead of following a lifestyle blindly!

[@nveletkoslin33771]

there ain't room enough in this town for the two us🐿

[@doeeyes2]

Ive recently started "collecting" orchids because theyre the only plant i can keep alive and wow im jealous of that one besdide you. I already have two pink ones but that one beside you is really pretty 😍 💗

[@latristessdurera8763]

As soon as she said the Word “Clean” I was was like no Paige, I will not I will not participate in someone else’s ED.

[@OmegaPointZen]

I have a feeling that the New Freelee will end up being talked about on the Joe Rogan show, and not for good reasons.

[@zzhughesd]

Like going back 15 odd years. Yup.

[@Guishan_Lingyou]

There is a salt substitute made of kelp granules that is a good source of iodine.

[@blane1814]

You are so informative great video

[@therabbithat]

Beauty culture : OK she is malnourished, but have you considered that she is also underweight?

[@plantifulalexandra]

We have a German banana girl version now, too.

[@LesleySASMR]

Ugh. The fruitarian diet was amazing for me at first, because it opened the doorway to veganism and fixing my health. But damn…I’m so convinced the 30 Bananas a Day group was a cult. I’m much happier where I am in my vegan journey now.

[@seekingtruthandcompassion1707]

I always love your responses !

[@BrooklynHudson]

Ahh, where have the years gone. I remember watching your videos; you siting at that little kitchen table. We were babies then :)