Postby Kathryn-in-Canada » Thu Feb 04, 2016 10:52 am
At the same time as you are backing off on grains, I'm increasing them in my diet.
I'm tired of being stopped up for so much of the time. When I add in more carbs, that resolves. So I'm adding oatmeal muffins and probably will increase my whole-grains in other ways. As well, I'm upping the fruit in my diet. That will be at the expense of both fat and protein in the balance, but I feel so much better when I'm on my own 'regular' schedule.
With my mother having had colon cancer and me having polyps, the last thing I want is for things to fester in there and my regularity has been something that always made me feel I was doing something for colon health (my mother suffered from constipation her whole life.) I have lousy genes with regards to cancer and am amazed I've made it this long without a diagnosis. I want to keep putting it off for as long as possible.
Weight is down another pound this morning. Since I haven't been exactly 'good' I'm crediting the half grapefruit I've added to my day. On my micronutrient breakdown, it doesn't look like a superfood (unlike, say, the Greek yogurt which ticks off several boxes) but I do find it satiates me. I can only have them in the winter because they can't be mixed with my allergy meds. But I've been off my meds for months now. Will have to stop the grapefruit just before I go south, though, because I'll be starting the meds up down there.