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Vintagesan wrote:Hello,
I'm looking for some straight answers and hope to find them here.
My workmate advised me to read The Starch Solution and so I bought and read the book. I've also read some success stories in the web and testimonials here in this forum. When I walked into his office yesterday he was talking to my husband, who told him I could never follow this way of eating because I would hardly eat any salads or vegetables. They both laughed and made jokes about me...
No need to say that I am convinced even more to start.
But I am down to earth. I know it will be very difficult - especially for me.
I'm literally the unhealthiest person I know. But Dr. McDougall said it's never too late to start and so here I am. Maybe you can help me with my preparation and answer some of my questions?
1. How shall I start?
- Is it better to change cold-turkey or to change slowly be replacing my meals step by step? What's your experience?
2. Do I need to eat salad? Aren't vegetables enough?
- Please don't stone me but I really hate salad. As soon as I chew on a leaf I start to retch.
3. The recipes in the book seem all very demanding. Do you eat them regularly?
4. What could I take for breakfast and lunch in the office? (Problem: I cannot reheat anything there)
5. I am somehow ashamed to ask, but: I am lactose-intolerant and so I just drank some milk to boost my digestion. How will I be able to do so when I avoid milk?
Vintagesan wrote:Hello,
I'm looking for some straight answers and hope to find them here.
My workmate advised me to read The Starch Solution and so I bought and read the book. I've also read some success stories in the web and testimonials here in this forum. When I walked into his office yesterday he was talking to my husband, who told him I could never follow this way of eating because I would hardly eat any salads or vegetables. They both laughed and made jokes about me...
No need to say that I am convinced even more to start.
But I am down to earth. I know it will be very difficult - especially for me.
I'm literally the unhealthiest person I know. But Dr. McDougall said it's never too late to start and so here I am. Maybe you can help me with my preparation and answer some of my questions?
1. How shall I start?
- Is it better to change cold-turkey or to change slowly be replacing my meals step by step? What's your experience?
2. Do I need to eat salad? Aren't vegetables enough?
- Please don't stone me but I really hate salad. As soon as I chew on a leaf I start to retch.
3. The recipes in the book seem all very demanding. Do you eat them regularly?
4. What could I take for breakfast and lunch in the office? (Problem: I cannot reheat anything there)
5. I am somehow ashamed to ask, but: I am lactose-intolerant and so I just drank some milk to boost my digestion. How will I be able to do so when I avoid milk?
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