Just as I thought. Johnny Appleseed was a murderer.
Posted on 01/28/2018 6:22:52 PM PST by nickcarraway
I totally agree with that statement.
Just FYI, dietary fiber does not count towards carb intake, so you are free to fiber-dose as much as you want. I have found that the “Quest” protein bars work well for that, since they only have 3-4 “net” carbs. Total carb load is close to 20g, but most of that is fiber. The best ratio of fiber and protein is the “cookie dough” flavor.
When I was trying keto, I also made smoothies that consisted of protein powder, spinach, plain whole-fat yogurt, a few chunks of fruit such as pears or berries, and about 1/4 cup of chia seeds. Food like that really helps move things along.
For tubers, I would suggest sticking to yams (make sure they’re actual yams and not sweet potatoes). Regular Idaho/Maine spuds have too much simple starch, so they do more harm than good. Sweet potatoes are a little better but are a little hard to eat regularly. Yams are not as sweet and have a LOT more fiber and complex starches.
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Love all the advice. I had epilepsy for 15 yrs because I didn’t eat. Found out about the diet and refuse to starve the brain. I also have low blood sugar and slow thyroid so that played a big part or was a result or not eating. Peanut butter stops the headache immediately but I love bacon.
As you say, it is important to track what you eat and how you feel. I’ve been doing that since starting this elimination diet. I use the Apple “Notes” app on my iPad, iPhone, and Mac to enter the date as a heading and under that is a time-stamped line to write the notes. All the data gets stored in iCloud, so the latest data is available on any device I use in any location.
I’ve been very precise tracking what I eat and the amount (weigh food on a kitchen scale), visits to the bathroom (and “results” in the bathroom), how I feel after eating foods, and any particular problems whenever they occur. This has been very effective so far. My two experiments to re-introduce dairy had the same horrible effects within 40 minutes of ingestion and I know how long it takes to get dairy out of my system. I may try a couple more experiments to confirm.
I don’t know how long I’ll keep the food diary going, but right now it is incredibly useful. I will definitely keep it going until my next GI doc visit in April and test some gluten re-introductions.
Thank you so moch for all that great information. I really appreciate it!
LP, thank you for that great advise. I will definitely try the protein bars. That sounds like a great way to get more fiber.
You are most welcome. I hope it helps you. I have been doing the 16/8 (8 hour eating window) intermittent fasting cycle. I am very comfortable with it. I really don’t get terribly hungry and if I do I drink some water with Realemon in it.
It really will help you. I eat much better when I track.
Some weird things happened to me to help me realize what I needed by doing so. (Example - eating boba balls [tapioca] cured a digestive problem overnight, leaving me a clue in how to help myself through the right natural,starches)
Like gluten sensitive people who go on a trip to Italy, I discovered my problem with gluten wasn’t with gluten. This might help you. Do you know the often-told story of the gluten sensitive person who goes on a trip to Italy? Happens to so many. They get to Italy, and decide, damnit, they HAVE to taste that Italian pasta. They plan that that night, they will be sick and in pain all night, but they just have to try pasta in Italy. They enjoy their meal, go to bed, and figure they will be up around 3 with pain or diarrhea. They wake up the next morning feeling great! What?
And that is when they learn it isn’t the gluten that makes them sick back in America. It’s the enriched, crappy wheat. I have found (even though I rarely eat it) I can digest organic UNENRICHED American wheat. Using Italian 00 wheat flour is also good. To find out if a bag of organic flour in a store is unenriched, look at the iron % on the bag. It should be 2% or less. Adding iron filings to flours and cereals in the USA is a fricken joke. I don’t know who could or should digest that, but it isn’t the kind of iron we absorb anyway. We need to stop “enriching” packaged foods.
Just as I thought. Johnny Appleseed was a murderer.
You are right. Still, the high resistant starch in cooked and cooled white potatoes is one of the best food for your gut biome. I can’t eat too much or too often but when I serve white potatoes I force myself to eat some to make my buddies in there happy.
Yep. More salt, too.
Sounds like Husker24 & boycott have the "carb addiction" - it's like a nicotine addiction or alcohol addiction.
Once you get past it, carbs will begin to gross you out [especially highly refined carbs].
I do love pasta, but i did make it a month with almost no carbs.
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The carbs are addictive. You can't help that. They JUST taste good.
We don't need them for fuel, contrary to what we've been led to believe.
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