Cursed by clean eating!!!

[caligirl]

Could you have had the stomach flu? Since no one else was sick? Victoria I have heard alot of good things and problems going away with a macro diet

It only lasted for a few hours, no aches, pains, or fever and headache, I felt fine by the afternoon. I eat tons of veggies, chix and fish, and love to eat a good steak every once and a while, sometimes after I feel kinda icky but never really nausious. I'm hoping Sassy is right, maybe something in there was just off, cause i sure do want to be able to eat steak, just think I'll stay away for awhile.

Victoria, how long did it take for you to transition? What are your primary sources of protien? beans? Do you supplement with anything? How long have you been at it? Whole Foods Market is GREAT, I buy from there and Trader Joe's.... love that Joe!

Trellin, sounds like our systems alot alike... somedays can, others no can! kind of like russian roulette with food, scary, I hate to throw up.

 

[victoria978]

It only lasted for a few hours, no aches, pains, or fever and headache, I felt fine by the afternoon. I eat tons of veggies, chix and fish, and love to eat a good steak every once and a while, sometimes after I feel kinda icky but never really nausious. I'm hoping Sassy is right, maybe something in there was just off, cause i sure do want to be able to eat steak, just think I'll stay away for awhile.

Victoria, how long did it take for you to transition? What are your primary sources of protien? beans? Do you supplement with anything? How long have you been at it? Whole Foods Market is GREAT, I buy from there and Trader Joe's.... love that Joe!

Trellin, sounds like our systems alot alike... somedays can, others no can! kind of like russian roulette with food, scary, I hate to throw up.

It took me about a month to transition. You just start replacing the foods you would normally eat with macro foods. Like I started making REAL cream of wheat for breakfast instead of the instant. Here's the catch that makes it a little hard - NO SUGAR! That's the hardest thing. There are alternative sweetners like rice syrup, barley malt syrup, and brown rice syrup and even maple syrup to sweeten things with, though. You can actually have withdrawls from the sugar, like it's a drug! The main protien source is beans, mainly soy foods like tempeh - it's got a slight cheesy taste, it's pretty good. Going to try a tofu recipe tonight, I'll let you know how that is. Miso soup is a staple for it's blood cleaning ability- 2 cups a day. Lentils, chic peas, pinto beans, navy beans, etc. I strongly suggest buying a book written by one of the Kushi's. I've been doing it for a month straight now. Let me tell you something, I'm RIPPED! You lose a lot of the excess body fat due to the detoxing effect of the diet. When you first start, it seems complicated, but iit really isn't. Just have a whole grain beakfast cereal for breakfast(one that you make that is), Oh and coffee is a no-no. Herbal teas are it. For lunch, have a cup of miso soup, some raw or stir fried veggies, throw a serving of beans into the soup, and there's lunch. For dinner, again miso soup, a green salad with a sesame seed oil and ume vinegar dressing, and some baked or fried tempeh and some pickles. I also have a recipe book called American Macrobiotic Cooking, for the "americanized" palate. Like I said some recipe's are great and some are just down right yukky. You're not gonna like every recipe, like all cookbooks.

 

[caligirl]

Thanks for the reply! Sounds pretty simple, and alot of that is already in my diet. I grew up in the pacific islands so we are very used to japanese style cooking and sea veggies, good stuff. The coffee for me would be tough, but sen-cha rocks! 2-5 cups a day! are you eating white miso or red? Thanks for all the info, I'm really intrested, I'll have to check out a book!

 

[victoria978]

Thanks for the reply! Sounds pretty simple, and alot of that is already in my diet. I grew up in the pacific islands so we are very used to japanese style cooking and sea veggies, good stuff. The coffee for me would be tough, but sen-cha rocks! 2-5 cups a day! are you eating white miso or red? Thanks for all the info, I'm really intrested, I'll have to check out a book!

I eat barley miso (I guess that may be red?) It comes concentrated and I use it like a stock for soups and sauces. Also I buy organic miso broth from Whole Foods, their 365 brand. The marco diet has a type of coffee you can make from grains, but if you're looking for caffeine, it's not there. Twig tea is the only caffeine in the diet. Oh, and I tried my tofu dish tonight, It was gelatinous, but not bad. Kinda bland so I sprinkled gomasio on it -That's just toasted sesame seeds and sea salt.

 

[caligirl]

thanks so much for taking the time to reply! I appreciate it!

 

[heatherrae]

I really find that after getting used to not consuming very much oil in food, that oil does not digest so well and will cause diarrhea and vomiting. This is pretty much common for lots of people. Although EVOO is healthy, it sounds like you may have just had too much of a good thing. ;-) HTH

 

[caligirl]

I really find that after getting used to not consuming very much oil in food, that oil does not digest so well and will cause diarrhea and vomiting. This is pretty much common for lots of people. Although EVOO is healthy, it sounds like you may have just had too much of a good thing. ;-) HTH

You know, I think thats got to be it. Days later now, no one else in my family has gotten ill, so no flu, no food poisoning. The major unusual for me that night, was the 1/2 glass wine, and the amount of evoo. I have read that olive oil turns rancid after it reaches a certian high temp while cooking, have you heard that too? I usually cook without oil, just use it on salad like the cuc/avo. Think I'll avoid that oil for awhile, mushrooms too.