randibear
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just curious, as this diet is the pits!!
have you ever just completely said "ah, heck" and fallen off the diet? just for a day or say a meal?
mike wanted to go to golden corral for dinner. so i had baked fish, sweet potatoes and fried okra.
he had everything of course.
well back on tomorrow. but i'd love to have a hot fudge sundar, hershey's bar or something....
anything. right now i'd push an old lady down the stairs for her chocolate!!!!! or steal from that girl scout....
well you get my meaning...
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Keebler
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- I don't believe in diets, therefore, never fall off one. That said, it's been much easier to make a clear distinction about what foods I just never eat and which ones are for an occasional treat.
I never feel deprived since learning how to find all the flavors I want in healthy foods. Even chocolate. It just takes a little reorganization.
Still, I see nothing really wrong with your meal of baked fish, (hopefully baked) sweet potatoes (if you added a nut oil rather than butter) and if the fried okra was from a place that uses fresh oil daily (at least).
It's best to avoid fried foods but some places do that better than others. It depends upon their oil source. I would not beat yourself up over that once in a while, though.
But, since learning about the oxidation of hot oils, I do ask about their frying practices. Also, ingesting a healthful oil along with a fried food can help the heart not to get so clobbered by the oxidation from hot oils. Take your fish oil as soon as you get back home.
As for the craving of chocolate ice cream . . . magnesium levels may be low. If you get some almond milk, cocoa and stevia, you can have a fantastic chocolate milk. Add ice and put in a blender for a shake.
You might keep some 82% Dark Chocolate on hand. Believe me, one ounce will be enough. You won't want more than that as it has barely any sweetness.
If enjoyed right after a meal, it is balanced by the meal and it can work well for anyone. One ounce has just about 5 grams of sugar. Whereas one once of 72% dark has about 12-15 grams. So, stick to 82% or higher, and with nuts so that the glycemic impact is moderate. You can keep this in your purse and enjoy in a restaurant.
No one will survive any diet if they feel deprived. You have to have an abundance of good, healthful food from which to choose. And, it is not a "diet" as in a temporary plan that usually fails - but, rather, a nutrition plan, a gourmet path, even. When it becomes second nature to choose good foods, it's a wonderful way of life that feel rich, actually. -
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littlebit27
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I'm having a hard time even getting on the diet. When you've been eating and drinking things your whole life it's so hard to give up.
I think it's ok to have an occassional break (day or meal). If I ever get on this thing full time I will have a reward day each week or I will NEVER stay on this thing.
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- Rather than give up, exchange. -
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momlyme
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My son is 11... he is really good on the "diet" because he throws up and writhes in pain if he strays and eats something he's not supposed to.
He also has 5 different probiotic/acidophillus choices to settle his stomach... apple cider vinegar if things get really bad...
His favorite "treat" is Turkey Hill ice cream (sugar free) or a home made eggnog - 2 eggs, heavy cream, honey, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves and a shot of vanilla.
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For sure. Why do you think I still battle yeast!?
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kidsgotlyme
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@ Littlebit
If you are talking about a gluten free diet, I hate to be the bearer of bad news. If you don't stay on this particular diet very strictly, you might as well not even do it.
If my daughter has the teeniest bite of gluten she is in pain.
We have found LOTS of substitutes for the everyday things she used to eat though. It's more expensive of course, but it's worth it so she doesn't feel so left out.
The best pasta that we have found is quinuoa. She also like millet bread the best.
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sammy
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I love pizza and eat it about once a month. I usually eat some broccoli or big green salad with it to help make the meal more balanced. I don't call this cheating because I love pizza and it is a treat not a daily food.
If I call it cheating then I feel guilty about liking it and that makes me want to eat all kinds of bad stuff that I don't really like. For example, I don't really like chocolate cake. But if I "can't" eat it then for some magical reason I really want to eat it. Then I end up being disappointed because it wasn't that good. So I'd rather hold out for something good and occasionally treat myself when the opportunity arises. For example I love my moms cheesecake. She only makes it by request for me or my sister's birthday. So of course I will eat cheesecake on our birthdays! And I don't feel guilty about that at all.
I guess I've learned to think about foods more in terms of what's best for me. Eat what's best on a daily basis (good proteins, veggies are a must). Things that I like that are not the best are considered treats. Treats are treats because they are only eaten occasionally.
So even though I love ice cream it is a treat that and I don't keep it in my freezer because it will call my name every night until it's gone. If it is not in my freezer I don't think about it. Instead I might go out and enjoy some ice cream with a friend every once an awhile. Tastes better when enjoyed with a friend anyways
Like Keebler recommended, I always have some good high quality dark chocolate available. It is so rich you will only want to eat a square or two. So you will satisfy your chocolate craving with very little sugar and some great antioxidants.
I also keep frozen berries (no sugar added) in the house for when I'm wanting something sweet. They are super yummy. I often eat them while they are still frozen. You can add them to yogurt. I like greek yogurt the best.
So don't beat yourself up for eating different foods Randibear. It was not an everyday occurrence. You know what's best and better for you so think of foods in those terms instead of a rigid line of good and bad.
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Sammy.. you're right about not having tempting things in your refrigerator.. like ice cream.
Things like that WILL call my name constantly until it is gone. I would have to pray that my husband would eat it before I get to it!!
So... I don't buy it!
and yes about the gluten free diet.. there is NO straying on that one.
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Keebler
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- Ditto about the gluten-free diet. Even gluten-free brown rice bread cannot be toasted in a toaster or toaster-oven where any wheat bread has ever been. It is that critical.
Even a trace can affect the brain for up to six months for someone with celiac. That is detailed somewhere in one these abstracts: -------------------
I've eaten way too many mini reese's peanut butter cups!! Darn Halloween.
I am with Keebler on the "no diet" - exchange for healthier foods program. (except this week)
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Keebler
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- Okay, everyone. Since Reese's seems to be the downfall of the best of us:
Halloween Survival
Start on Olive Leaf Extract NOW.
Get some organic peanut butter (or almond butter). Get some Green & Black's 85% Organic Dark Chocolate. Get some walnut oil.
Melt it slowly together in a stainless steel bowl and stir into a dish to put in fridge and then cut.
Sorry, I don't "do" specifics of recipes.
Also get all kinds of your favorite nuts. Nuts. Nuts. Nuts. You might break up small pieces of that 85% dark chocolate into that.
First, though, plan an excellent meal for Halloween night. Plan. Plan. Plan. Otherwise disaster can strike.
Go to the web sites for any of the treats that are likely to tempt you. Copy, paste and print out the nutritional details. Then think, think, think.
There is no excuse for trashing our bodies during Halloween. We may feel like zombies but we do still have a brain and our plan is to get better. That won't happen if we let the crappy sugars kidnap us.
We could celebrate the day as those in other countries might: and find one that goes with no processed foods at all. Do a Mexican style feast ("Day of the Dead") in memory of all your loved ones who have gone before.
We do not have to be slaves to the candy makers of America (or, uh, wherever this stuff is made). We can have roasted veggies with a flair of the season with bits of baked squash, cinnamon apples, almond milk nutmeg nog, Pomegranate juice, etc.
Break the chains. We can think of the nutrients our bodies need and refrain from cruel tricks of trashy "food products". Our bodies will know what's real and what is not and will produce results according to the quality of nutrition. -
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Keebler
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- BLOOD GLUCOSE STABILITY matters tremendously. Rushes of sugar are never good.
Those with lyme are at much greater risk of developing diabetes. Even one night on a blood sugar roller coster ride can have dire effects that could be long-lasting.
This book is specific to lyme and other chronic stealth infections. ----------
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Thank you Randibear...I have been so ashamed that I eat sugar..and bread and my halloween treats are red hots and smarties..not so smart. After 4 days of it I am nearly crippled with pain, fever, headache and DEPRESSION...uh, think there is a link? the bugs LOVE sugar and they make me crave it but I did learn that your white blood cells are disabled for about 5 hours after you consume sugar...and I just don't want to give the bugs any advantage! It's hard, but i will say that butternut squash soup in the fridge helps and I roast seveal sweet potatoes at a time and then I have a sweet go to treat. I just feel like such a jerk for eating sugar and taking ABX at the same time..I have crippling perfectionism and I just can't do this perfectly so I do the best I can...One Day at a Time... Right? thanks
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