some`thoughts...
In`olden`times`your`diet`was`whatever`food/drink`you`put`in`your`mouth.
Then`more`recently`the`term`was`used`as`a`restrictive`thing...
as`something`to`be`waved`about`as`a`means`to`some`end...
of`an`imposition.
The`phrase`"to`diet"`took`off`replacing`the`concept`of`ones`diet`being`what`you`ate.
So`did`all`sorts`if`fad`diets...
From`atkins,`pritican,`low`or`no`carbs;`Diets`with`place`names`like`Hollywood;etc;etc.
The`latest`one`I`heard`of`is`the`Paleo`Diet`...
http://www.thepaleodiet.com/faqs/the`diet`of`humans`evolving`over`eons...`And`I`know`people`who`strongly`recommed`it.
The`grandma`diet`was`recommended`by`some`for`ADD...
Exclude`anything`that`didn't`exist`when`your`grandma`was`around.
...`That`takes`care`of`the`artificials`,chemicals,`and`excess.
Remember`when`a`small`chicken`on`a`special`occasion`fed`a`family
`of`6`more`than`one`meal?`
Mind`you`in`our`house`potato`was`often`the`only`veg..and`no`fruit`except`a`scrap`of`jam.
Though`special`occasions`would`see`some`extras...Like`tomato`sauce..and`fruit`and`veg.
Nothing`to`recommend`that`old`diet.
The`"what`I`eat"`is`based`mostly`on`trial`and`error
feeling`ill,`or`healthier.
Some`changes`were`given`to`me`docs,`dietians,`allegy`tests`
to`say`nothing`to`reacting`against`pain`and`stench.
I`do`not`say`eat`what`I`eat.
Just`look`around`at`all`the`food`on`offer`and`see`what`works`and`suits`you.
I`have`only`read`of`one`other`person`who`had`a`similar`reaction`to`sugar`as`me.
This`guy.`www.johnbradshaw.com/ and`he`had`no`explanation`for`it`either
http://www.johnbradshaw.com/ HarmonyAny`fruit`puree...substituting`juice`for`fluids...,Just`adding`less`sugar.
There`is`even`some`supposedly`Low`GI`Sugar`made`from`whole`cane...not`just`the`juice
out`there...I`bought`some`but`haven't`tried`it`for`fear`of`losing`control...
I`used`use`Barley`Malt...(In`my`pre`gluten-free`days.)...in`cooking
Or`carob`is`naturally`sweeter`that`cocoa...
You`have`to`forget`the`chocolate`taste`expectation`though`
grated`fruit`or`veg`add`different`flavour..`There`are`lots`of`recipes`out`there
if`you`prefer`to`follow`one.
In`1985`my`girls`and`I`had`allegy`testing`done..
I`frequently`was`cooking`3`different`desserts
And`became`quite`adventurous`in`the`art`of`substitution.
Anyway...Apologies`Indiana`and`anyone`else`annoyed`that`I`post`here`of`my`difficulties`
with`what`seems`like`regular`fare`to`others.`That`My`needs`have`a`different`bent.
I`would`have`thought`your`own`"lifestyle`food`choices"
would`have`seemed`easier`in`comparison.
grr..reminds`me`of`when`I`took`fellow`(coeliac)`patient`to`supermarket`
to`show`her`what`was`gluten`free`and`where`to`find`it..
And`staff`thought`I'd`somehow`convert`her`to`my`list`of`Nos...
as`in`prev`times`we`would`have`both`qualified`for`ED`unit.
And`I`was`annoyed`that`no`one`had`ever`taken`the`time`to`explain`to`her
what`her`"GFdiet"`was.
Seemed`like`intollerance`of`my`situation,`and`ignorance`of`the`girl's.
Also...What`"Peak-Performance`Living"`showed`me`very`clearly`
was`that`one`size/style`feeding`regiem`does`not`fit`all.
If`trying`what`works`for`some`others`doesn't`work`for`you
it`could`be`there`are`some`suggestions`there`that`may`help.
I`am`looking`at`so`called`support`systems`atm...
I`may`need`make`some`changes`in`that`regard.
I`could`easily`come`unstuck`so`need`focus`on`what`I`need`to`do.
Like`others`have`stated`in`their`case`...My`living`depends`on`eating`right`for`me.
Harriet`Best`wishes`to`HRH`trialing`the`new`System.