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Grammy Ginger wrote:I started this WOE because I was very sick with lots of food intolerances and allergies. Most of these have now resolved but it took time and determination. When my tummy was its my worst, eating beans, brown rice, and salad or steamed veggies was my best choice. IBeans and veggies are good at regulating blood sugar, too, which I struggled with. Since age 12, I had trouble with food addictions and eating disorders: emotional eating, bulimia, anorexia. I followed Chef AJ's idea of eating steamed or roasted vegetables for breakfast and staying away from salt, sugar, and flour. I lost a little too much weight plus I turned orange from eating too many sweet potatoes. AJ's ideas which are basically McDougall Maximum Weight loss helped me get over the addictions and disorders. I still crave and eat tons of veggies, salad, and beans but also eat more fruit and grain products (corn tortillas, oats, brown rice, brown rice pasta, and 100% whole grain bread). I don't know if this helps. I wish you well. Have a lovely day.
taymariekay wrote:If I eat applesauce in my oats, I crash. If I eat fruit, I crash or it causes IBS. If I eat pasta or bread, I can't regulate it and so I eat too much
taymariekay wrote:Have you found that you have to stay completely away from flour, sugar, and oil or are you healed from addictive food triggers and can have them occasionally? I think that I will, unfortunately, need to stay away from any flour and sugar forever and I think that thought is so daunting that I can't stick to plan
Starches Are Appetite Satisfying.
The hunger drive keeps you and the whole human race alive. You will not fool your hunger drive by pushing yourself away from the table, putting your fork down between bites, eating from a small plate, or counting calories. It will always hurt to be hungry and you can never train yourself to not feel that pain, even if you practice until you are 90 years old. So give in and eat, you must satisfy this basic survival need. The control you do have is the composition of the foods that are on your plate. Choose wisely. Meat, dairy, and oils for meals will mean overweight and sickness. Starches, vegetables, and fruits will mean a trim fit body and lifetime of excellent health.
At times I wondered if I had emotional issues with food because I was never content. Maybe I was a compulsive overeater? Fortunately, my “mental illness,” my compulsiveness, was completely cured once I began eating sufficient amounts of appetite-satisfying carbohydrates, plentiful in starches.
Grammy Ginger wrote:Getting away from the triggers for so long has given me power over my appetite. Food doesn't rule my life. It's a tool. My self-esteem and health simply became more important than a momentary taste frenzy. I actually enjoy real food over processed junk now. I don't obsess over food anymore but have found other ways to enrich my life through volunteer work, family time, worship, exercise, and hobbies. Like my favorite dietitian/comedian Jeff Novick says, " Cut the CRAP and get a life."
f00die wrote:what are you actually eating day to day?
and what does "crash" mean?
at 28, do you have a diabetes diagnosis?
do you check your blood sugar?
or is this just a feeling?
michaelswarm wrote:For food addiction, have you listened to Doug Lisle? He’s psychologist for McDougall Program and also True North and has worked with Chef AJ too. He has good explanation of addictions in general and food addiction in particular. Another person who relates to food addiction is Andrew Taylor (SpudFit).
Lyndzie wrote:I used to work in Specialty at Whole Foods when I first started eating this way. Slicing all those gourmet cheeses, right next to bakery, it was hard!! What department are you in? I feel like the only “safe” ones are front end and produce. Have you been able to connect with other people who eat similarly? I have many WFPB friends who were either co-workers or customers. You are lucky to work in a place that attracts the WFPB crowd.
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