Today was my second day following a strict fruitarian diet in Vilcabamba, Ecuador. I woke up around 9 a.m. after sleeping for more than 12 hours. I guess my body was very tired from that 30 hour long trip from Colorado.

Another Successful Day as a Fruitarian Bodybuilder

My day went by fairly smoothly. In the morning I spent some time meditating, practicing qigong and doing some Foundation Training. In between exercises I sipped on some warm water and for breakfast I had a pound of tomatoes. I was hoping to wait until a little later to have my first meal, but those tomatoes looked too good to wait. It seems that my intermittent fasting practice will have to wait a little longer.

During the afternoon I spent most of my time working on my computer, writing some articles for my fruitarian blog and editing videos on my YouTube channel. Throughout the day I snacked on some fruit here and there, oranges, apples and more tomatoes.

Around 2 p.m. I left work aside and headed downhill to spend some time on the river that flows near the property. I was happy to see that most of the rocks that I had stacked and balanced yesterday were still there.

Here it is Easier to Follow a Fruitarian Diet

Towards the end of the day I headed over to the main house were my host lives to get a better signal. The people that live here also follow a (mostly) raw vegan diet, for the most part, which seems to help me stay on track. It is very clear that different environments will either support or challenge my ability to stay raw and follow a strict fruitarian diet.

In fact, I noticed that around 5 p.m. some delicious smells started to reach me from the kitchen and it was clear that they were being generated by some cooked food. It was interesting to experience my thoughts during that time. They said something like “if they invite me for dinner I will say yes, a little cooked food can’t be that bad, after all, I am mostly raw and mostly fruitarian, I want to be able to socialize over food, I want to be able to share and have new experiences…”. To be honest, I don’t know what to do with those thoughts, I could cast them aside, or see them as clues that maybe I am not built to follow a strict fruitarian diet, or that maybe I am not meant to follow a raw vegan diet until I die.

Regardless of that, it is much easier to follow a fruitarian diet here in Vilcabamba, at least much easier than in Colorado, were local fruit is non-existent for 8 months of the year. I also have a much easier time staying raw and following a fruitarian diet when I am living by myself. Cravings don’t cross my mind unless I smell or see delicious food.