Quote from Guest on February 8, 2019, 2:34 pm

When I started the diet I ate ripe bananas for breakfast then moved to oatmeal with just water, a little apple and enough sugar to make it taste sweet.  I add no regular milk, or nut milks since they all have bad additives, or butter to the oatmeal and it tastes alright to me.  I will also have sunflower seeds around breakfast time for the fat or have 1 banana with sunbutter on it.  I eat bananas throughout the day.   I couldn't bring myself to eat meat either for breakfast.   Many cultures eat rice for breakfast I think.   I don't know what the best diet is for me yet but I think the bananas and oatmeal agree with me so far.    For lunch and dinner I eat rice and beef.

Quote from Bella on February 8, 2019, 3:05 pm

Quote from Lindsey on February 8, 2019, 1:44 pm

Hi all,

 

So I'm a week in and it seems to be going well. Although, I was a chronic herbal tea drinker and boiled water is starting to get really boring. Before this I was drinking Chaga mushroom and roasted dandelion root tea (as a coffee substitute). I've looked up Chaga and apparently it has zero vitamin A. I can't find any info about dandelion root.. there's loads about dandelions in general, but the root is white.. so I'm wondering if it's low, does anyone know more? (i know it's probably unlikely) Otherwise I'll just stick to the chaga.

What do people do if they fancy a treat? I read somewhere here that cocoa not good, so I suppose that means dark chocolate is not a great one?

Also, what do people eat in a day? Do you eat three meals a day, with snacks, without? What do your meals look like. It might be helpful for newbies like me to see what others are eating. Of course the responsibility is ultimately with the individual, it's just getting started is a bit confusing..

I'm struggling with breakfast.. I don't want to eat meat for breakfast and I'm so confused about whether I should be eating nuts and seeds. I'm really sensitive to the cold and so I worry that PUFAs will impact on this. It is a minefield! I'd love to see what others are eating for breakfast and hopefully people coming to this thread can get some inspiration. Just a thought.

Thanks for reading..

For breakfast sometimes I eat scrambled egg whites with gluten free toast and grape jelly or oatmeal. I've also made gluten free pancakes with maple syrup which is pretty good.

I've had homemade hot cocoa made with water, sugar and Dutch cocoa powder. I think it might be the type of fat in cocoa that's a potential problem in large quantities but the cocoa powder has relatively little fat compared to a dark chocolate candy bar. Early on when I was craving it I'd eat dark chocolate just not an excessive amount and it seemed fine. I don't think the fat in chocolate is an absolute no but it's more of a situation where you need to be aware if something isn't agreeing with you. Milk chocolate on the other hand has milk proteins which could be a hidden source of retinol so it's probably best to avoid that type of chocolate at least in the beginning.

Quote from somuch4food on February 8, 2019, 8:14 pm

My breakfast is usually toasts or oatmeal with a piece of fruit if I feel like it.

I need to snack less when I'm diligent enough not to poison myself again. I am not the strictest around here and am easing into this accepting the mistakes I make while not stressing about it. I have no serious issues though which might explain how easygoing I am.

I have had bad experiences with flax and chia seeds and I wouldn't recommend them. Sunflower seeds, nuts and dried fruits are great snacks.

The cold sensitivity I would associate with a broken metabolism. Unalduterated PUFAs (not from processed or fried foods) are not a problem and can be consumed safely. See the thread on Omega 3s.

Your body is pretty good at telling you if it liked what you ate. Try to tune in your body more. Since everything only gets more confusing as you research, using intuition can help you make decisions that are appropriate for your body.

Quote from Guest on February 8, 2019, 11:24 pm

My breakfast is usually toast. Toppings could be nut butter with a sprinkle of sunflower seeds, berry jam, honey, garlic hummus, occasionally pastrami or egg whites.

I usually add peeled and sliced cucumber or celery to my toast as well. I'm not too strict with this diet because I think it would drive me nuts if I was so I do eat some light green veg.

For porridge I cook oatmeal with water, grated apple and a bit of salt and sugar then top it with a spoon of crunchy almond butter and sliced banana.

Quote from Liz on February 8, 2019, 11:44 pm

This might be long 😅

I follow my hunger cues and eat 2-unlimited times a day. Usually 2-3. I eat 100% organic and live in a country where glyfosate is not allowed to be used during the growth period.

Breakfast is usually home made sourdough bread with eggwhites and honey or hummus (home made), sometimes with a tsp of butter, sometimes pineapple or grapes with, and/or apple juice. Or I'll have oatmeal with sunflower seeds and dates and oatmilk, egg whites with that. Or i'll make egg white pancakes, sometimes with wheat, sometimes with barley, durrah or whatever I fancy that is free of A.

Lunch: depends. I usually eat before I start my shift and what is what is most convenient to bring with me. It can be oatmeal (oats, water, salt), nuts + dried figs or same as dinner if I bother bringing two. If at home lunch is usually same as dinner.

Dinner: some protein, some carbs, some sugar, some whatever. Can be meat, potatoes, pasta, rice, turkey, bread (I bake myself, I never buy)  whatever I fancy.

Basically I dont worry so much. I just eat what I feel like that day as long as it is very low-no vit A. If I want a treat I bake cookies. Sometimes with butter, sometimes not. I am undecided whether butter is ok or bad for me. I react very quickly but sometimes it is hard figuring out the symtoms. If I have a lot of detox issues it can get better after a higher fat day but dont know if it is because A is transported out, or back in. As a treat i might also eat low acrylamide chips but that is very seldom. Might have a full sugar soda as well but that is like once a month or so and preferably from glass not aluminum.

Most common foods eaten:

Carbs: rice, potatoes, sourdough bread, other homemade breads, pasta, beans (chickpea mostly even though not 100% A free, a flavor preference), oats, durrah. Fruits like pineapple, figs, dates, grapes, banana, raisins....

Protein: egg white, beef, lamb, turkey, occational chicken breast (chicken make me feel a bit funky)

Fats: refined olive oil, refined coconut oil, very small amounts of butter when I crave it. Udo's oil blend maybe a tsp not daily. Almonds, macadamia, brazil, sunflower seeds usually not daily. I dont use much fat when cooking.

Veggies: hardly ever. After 10 years of 2-8 lbs of fruit and veggies daily I am a bit fed up 😂. Might enjoy occationally cauliflower, onion (white and yellow), white cabbage (the one veggie I eat most of), mushrooms. Occationally peeled fresh cucumber or pickled if I am having burgers.

Condiments: mustard, lingonberry jam (home made), currant jelly (home made). Salt, garlic, garlic powder, onion powder, if I feel like a treat, I use A vogel's Herbamare herbal salt. Black tea couple times a week. I used to be big on herbal tea now I just stick with black, occationally green. Plain, I like it best that way.

Supplements: vitamin C (ascorbic acid), NAC, taurine, zinc daily. Occationally biotin and/or B-complex. I just ran out of curcummin supp. Hb still low after surgery so I eat more red meat than otherwise, if still low in 4 weeks and iron stores are low as well I will supplement (have had chronic anemia for 10 years)

Good luck 🙂