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Okay, if anyone is looking for a post fast diet to refeed with a lot of nutrition or to make some permanent changes in diet, check out the Diet & Nutrition forum. I've recently started the Dr. Fuhrman 6 week diet plan. I am updating on that forum with my experience of the diet and I'd like to share it and generate interest so more people can reap the health benefits.- Re: post fast diet Somer
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This is a reply to # 1,351,506Thanks! We ALL need to be checking out some sensible eating and exercise program to follow up our cleansing efforts. Once you take out the trash, the big trick is not to put it back in! I'll have a look at what Fuhrman says.
Be well,
Somer- Re: post fast diet Roooth
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This is a reply to # 1,352,632Hi Somer, nice to see you. :)
I'll give a super quick overview although I'd suggest checking out videos on that same forum (Diet & Nutrition) as posted by Mouseclick. From all my reading about nutrition for the past 3 days, it always points back to eating more of the most nutritious foods, veggies & plant foods. The more natural/less processed, the better generally.
Although this sounded great, it can be difficult to implement in real life, especially for those caught up in struggles of food addiction. I read about CR which sounds great in theory but I didn't like the idea of being hungry all the time. Hunger or cravings have always made sticking to anything difficult after a while.
What made me want to try this program particularly was Dr. Fuhrman's claim that you probably won't be able to eat all the food he wants you to - it's a goal so don't beat yourself up if you're too full to eat it all! Also, when you do eat that much high nutritious food that the cravings and other symptoms of toxic hunger and food addiction go away. i.e. in the end we don't crave! This means that I would be ABLE to stick to the plan hypothetically!
I've eaten healthy but always end up cravings after a few days... because I didn't eat enough veggies. After jumping on this plan and stuffing myself full of many leaves and some favorite foods (plain ol' carrots), I've found this to be true for me. I only have to watch to limit fat intake (coconut oil in curry veggies for example, or nuts) to keep on track, but it has actually worked. I'm satisfied, I'm VERY full at the end of meals and I'm not craving. I think in my had that Bad Food X might taste good in my mouth but I'm not driven, drawn, obsessed. I am not having cravings. And I'm losing weight.
I'm on Day 7 and this has been a success so far. I have 2 other people who are going to try it out with me. Please check on Diet & Nutrition forum which I'm updating regularly if you'd like to look more at what my experience has been.- Re: post fast diet Somer
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This is a reply to # 1,352,708The videos were very impressive.
Out of curiosity, what cravings do you generally have? Sugar? Carbohydrates in general?
I am with you on the fruits and veggies. If you add up what you need to eat to make your fiber goal it's quite a bit, though if you stick to the more fiberful foods it is doable. And being a heavy duty colon cleanser, Fuhrman is down my alley.
Do you plan to follow this diet for a set period, as a cleanse, or are you aiming to make this your way? Will you give yourself days off for good behavior, or just get back on the wagon if you fall off?
I will keep looking in on your progress!
Be well, enjoy!
Somer- Re: post fast diet Roooth
15 y
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This is a reply to # 1,352,788Hi Somer,
In the past my bad foods have been anything sweet and anything bread. Way high up there is any sweet bread. i.e. pretty much anything to be found in a bakery. I used to be a huge ice cream eater as well. Carbs were the big thing. When I would eat something sweet from the bakery that someone had brought into work, I would be plagued by carb and/or sweet cravings all day long. I made some progress with a series of short fasts and some adjustments. Still if I eat too many trigger foods, then I am obsessed with eating bad until I've overeaten badly or fasted for a day.
Even after doing a fast and eating high fruit diets, I would come to want veggies, then carbs/sweets again. I found that with this diet where I load up on veggies, the carb cravings don't really come.
It's REALLY nice having not having those types of driven cravings for the last week+.
Dr. Fuhrman suggests that an optimal diet is 90% calories from plant foods which boils down to the equivalent about one meal a week with all lower nutrition foods, including meet. That may be extreme for me. I do eat meat and my husband does like more traditional meals. What I'm thinking is that I may be somewhere closer to 70%-80% high nutrient foods. This would mean that I'm only eating on the plan during the day. This I don't have a problem with. I like not trying to work while my mind persistently wonders where I can get a muffin or pastry and I like feeling light and good. For me this would mean that a few nights a week I may try to get hubby to eat a vegetarian meal or go out where I can get salad, then a few nights cook some foods that are healthy but more traditional like chicken & veggies. On the weekends I would like to stick to strict days and moderate dinners.
Anyway, this is the plan in my head which would make my ending diet packed with far more nutrients than my previous one. I think I'll be happy with my weight, health and diet at that point. That's the plan. I'm updating the other forum with my thoughts of course. Geez I can go on. I wonder if I could've said all of this in 8 words the way my husband says he could sum up my responses! :-P- Re: post fast diet Somer
15 y
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MoreThis is a reply to # 1,353,485Well, good work! Sounds like you are on the right path.
From what you say, I wonder if your cravings don't stem from yeast in your system. You don't have a yeast infection for the little beggars to be making havoc in your life! Once they squeeze through your colon into the blood, it's off to the liver and then... anywhere they like! I have had colonies set up IN MY BRAIN (you suffer from brain fog something fierce and are sluggish etc.). Until you get the yeast out they will scream for what they love--sugar and BREAD!
The diet plan you're talking about sounds ideal for this problem. I'd stick to the lower glycemic fruits--Granny Smith apples are particularly good, and add fresh ginger which is an antifungal. You may want to consider doing a candida cleanse at some point.
Tell your husband your responses are just the right length!
Be well,
Somer- Re: post fast diet reallyblessed
15 y
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This is a reply to # 1,353,615I'm going to look into this way of eating too.
Somer, how did you get rid of your Candida? I have heard of a diet with absolutely no Sugar of any kind, or fruit, for months ... I don't think I could do that. You described my symptoms, though, in your post. I did have a toenail that had some fungus but it seems to have grown out just fine. Do you think those buggers just left the toenail and traveled? How did you know they were in your brain? Is there another way to get rid of them besides liver-toxic medication or the diet that seems impossible (meat and veggies only, I think brown rice was okay)?- Re: post fast diet Somer
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This is a reply to # 1,353,688I have an excellent naturopath, who is also an iridologist. She can tell me where the yeast is by looking in my eyes! I can see it myself sometimes; it is bright orange.
I took homeopathic drops and stayed on the candida diet, which IS tough, particularly since you have the yeast screaming for the things you crave. If you give in and feed them they continue to take hold and multiply... not good. It's worth doing whatever you need to do. Go to a good natural stuff store and they should have candida cleanse products or kits. Follow the direction, and pay attention to diet. If you feed the yeasts, you are wasting your time, money and health.
It takes a concerted effort, but you can get rid of them! And yes, your fungal infection of the toenail is part of the problem. They can go anywhere in the body, once they break through the intestine.
A good pro-biotic is an essential part of your treatment.
Be well!
Somer
- Re: post fast diet Somer
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- Re: post fast diet Roooth
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MoreThis is a reply to # 1,353,615Somer,
Thanks for the advice on the yeast stuff and the length of my posts. I guess I am conscious of my chattering ways. I'm sure my husband would have a comback about the length. I can here it now: "the right length if you were trying to help a roomful of insomniacs get some sleep..."
Don't worry, ribbing each other is one of our favorite hobbies! He gets it from me too. ;-)
~Roooth- Re: post fast diet Somer
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This is a reply to # 1,353,755You sound like a perfect match.
Nothing wrong with running on, if you have something to say!
Hope your diet thing is going great! I'm on day 8, looking forward to the break day 11.
Muchos saludos,
Somer
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