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I have to say that I am starting to have a blast with cooking.
kirstykay wrote:I'm so glad to see you back here, Pacificfords!!! I've often wondered how you were doing. The way I see it, I think you can use your "all or nothing" tendency to your advantage. I am the same way, and in the past it has led to roller-coaster dieting. But people like us can be very successful on this WOE because we aren't afraid to jump in with both feet and commit to the program! It sure looks like that's what you're doing now! I wish you much success and can't wait to hear continue on this journey with you.
We'll get there!
Spiral wrote:Pacificfords,
I want to congratulate you on taking charge of your health. Keep up the good work.
Just a question though. I noticed that in that picture there are a fair amount of beans. Do you think you might benefit from restricting beans, since beans are a high-protein food? I believe Dr. McDougall sometimes recommends that people with kidney disease limit or eliminate beans from the diet.
Don't get me wrong. I think you're doing a great job. Just wondering if you had made a determination about the beans/protein issue.
Pacificfords wrote:It can't hurt to keep track for a bit and adjust where needed. I really should be more careful with my numbers rather than just relying on my labs to point me in the right direction.
Spiral wrote:Pacificfords wrote:It can't hurt to keep track for a bit and adjust where needed. I really should be more careful with my numbers rather than just relying on my labs to point me in the right direction.
I was thinking that perhaps instead of "keeping track" of your protein intake on a gram by gram basis, which I would think would be difficult, you might just see how you do while excluding beans, peas and lentils.
I think counting grams of protein would be hard. I wouldn't want to do it either. My wife has polysistic kidney disease, but appears to have well functioning kidneys currently. Her mom had a kidney transplant about 20 years ago and has had many health problems since. I would like to persuade my wife to go on the McDougall diet. But so far, my wife is about 50 percent compliant. When she eats my food, she's compliant. When she goes to Arby's or Taco Bell, she's not.
P.S.
Maybe before you change anything, maybe you should email Dr. McDougall and/or ask Jeff Novick.
Pacificfords wrote:I appreciate you taking the time to comment and offer your perspective. I really didn't take this stuff as seriously as I should until I watched Forks over Knives and The Rave Diet (eating) videos. Dr. Essylstyn and Dr. McDougall really made strong points in those videos and the statistics blew my mind. Now I won't eat any other way... but I do need to find the right balance for my kidneys, so I do appreciate your thoughts. Debi
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