30 bananas a day

From R:

i just met a guy here who said he started eating only fruit 6 months ago and has lost 25lbs and is "running faster than ever." he eats 40 bananas a day! 40! he was helping me with my computer and i noticed he was eating a huge plate of only cherries, like maybe 50 of them. i asked him if he had horrible digestive problems, and apparently he's just fine. and then it turns out there's a whole community of people doing this - http://www.30bananasaday.com/page/a-vision.

Update: i run into my new fruitarian friend about once per day in the hallway. he's so good natured and sweet and always answers my intensely probing questions without judgment!

i saw him just now reaching into the refrigerator for a beverage. i craned my neck to see what he picked, and it was a bottle of sparkling fruit juice. i was like "omg, is it ok for you to drink that?" and he laughed and said no, not really, but it contains water and organic fruit juice, which seems fine. he said he ate grapes for breakfast today but also went over to the cafe and got a bean wrap. except he scraped the purreed bean out with a spoon and only ate that, being careful not to eat any of the tortilla. he said the bean made his face sweat and also made him crave more immediately.

more nuggets: he tries to eat 2 heads of lettuce per day, along with celery. so it's not strictly just fruit. he makes a simple green smoothie of medjool dates, banana, and romaine lettuce, and he's working with the chef at the cafe to possibly add that to their menu!

i asked him if he ever gets bored of eating only fruit. and he said "no! there are so many options! you can eat grapes for breakfast, and pineapple for brunch!"

im starting to become very endeared by my fruit eating friend. did i tell you that his officemates call him "fruitbat"? aww.. fruitbat. heehee.

he's been doing this for 6 months! he said he had to ease into it though because you have to train your stomach to be able to handle it all. it's easiest if you eat only the same type of fruit at once. for example, dont eat bananas and oranges together because they digest at different ph levels (?). i dont know if he ever eats cooked fruit. and i dont know why he could eat beans! i did not notice him farting while talking to me, but perhaps next time i'll just ask him. :D i did ask if he plans to do this for the rest of his life and he said yes! that there are other people in the community who've been doing this for 20 years! i am already on track to getting friendlier with him!