Postby LadyMaverick » Mon Mar 04, 2019 10:32 pm
RR - I'm thrilled you found a plan that feels good to your body.
i am reading the sleep habits with great interest. Very good advice.
Sorry this turned into a book. I'm upset and confused. It helps me to write things out so I can process my thoughts.
I left the doctor office confused about what food plan to follow. I told the doctor that I started doing Keto WOE on Feb 1st. He didn't say anything. UNTIL at the end of my appointment when I directly asked him what he thought about the Keto diet. He immediately told me it was not good and he did not recommend it AT ALL. He said to follow a plant-based diet with no meat. I asked if that was similar to Dr. Ormish diet and he got all happy that I knew about Dr Ormish. The doc offered to write me a prescription to take Dr. Ormish classes. He said insurance would pay for the training.
Hum.....Keto and Dr. Ormish WOE could not be more opposite. I left the doctor office confused. I want to be healthy but I also know the WOE that I do has to be sustainable. It has to be a lifestyle not a diet. I am not ready or willing to give up meat so that means a full Dr Ormish WOE would not fit me. When I was eating carbs my hunger did not have an off switch. I binge ate them. It was embarrassing to me to be so out of control with my eating. But I didn't want to say no to that WOE without checking it out more. I reviewed Dr. Ormish recommendations and it means giving up Avocados too. I quit reading. I am not going to return to high carbs and out of control binge eating. I'm not giving up Avocadoes.
Then I got to thinking. The doctor manipulated my gall bladder to make sure it felt okay and wasn't sore (it was fine). So my higher fat WOE doesn't appear to have bothered it. The doctor reviewed my lab results and commented that everything looked great. Hum.....I've been eating Keto for over a month and my labs look great. If eating this way is so bad wouldn't it show up on the lab numbers? I realize it has only been a few weeks but it seems there would be warning signs starting to show up if it was dangerous.
So now I'm confused. Eating Keto made my insane binge eating go away. Eating Keto gave me great energy and clear thinking. Eating Keto has resulted in great lab numbers. Eating Keto has resulted in about a 8 lb weight loss in a month. But the doctor says eating Keto is bad and not healthy.
I feel bad not following my doctor's advice. I like following "the rules". I could find another doctor but we are very limited on how many local doctors we have available.....he is the only doctor within 20 miles. I don't know what I'm going to do long term. While trying to figure it out I'm going to follow these guidelines......
** I am going to focus on eating about half of my food as raw. Basically, I'm going to eat a huge green salad with multiple vegetables every day.
** I'm going to eat some cooked vegetables almost every day. My preference is lower carb vegetables. I love cooked greens (mustard greens, turnip greens, spinach, etc). I love sauteed zucchini, tomatoes, okra, and summer squash, cabbage, cauliflower, brussel sprouts, broccoli, etc.
** I eat organic a high percentage of the time. I strive for 100% organic but don't stress when it isn't available.
** I'm going to eat about 4 oz of meat a day. I'll think about reducing this but for now, it stays.
** I'm going to eat good fats until I'm not hungry. Olive, Olive oil, Eggs, Coconut Oil and Avocados are my go-to fat sources. I'm not going to binge eat fats. Their purpose is to keep me from feeling like eating the paint off the wall crazy hunger.
** I'm going to eat cooked Lentils or beans with a grain...brown rice, Quinoa and Amaranth. These types of carbs don't set off my binge eating.
** I am going to reduce my daily diet drink to the smallest cup they have. I know it isn't healthy but I absolutely love that it gives great joy each day to DH and myself for him to bring it to me. I drink plenty of healthy drinks each day. I am willing to take the chance that 8 oz of diet drink won't ruin my health. IMHO the joy it brings offsets the bad. That's my story and I'm sticking with it!
What I am NOT eating are -
** Sugars in its many forms.
** Flour in any form.
** Processed food
1. Know what you want.
2. Go after it relentlessly.