decided on new diet

[ed34]

Ok, so after a LOT of reading and cross referencing, I've decided on my new diet. I'm going for the starch diet. I started yesterday with a bowl of vegetable and a bowl of boiled potatoes. No salt, no additives and I hated it. Potatoes without salt taste like cardboard and the green cabbage was like chewing paper. Anyway, I did eat it all and it was the only meal I ate yesterday. I've had no sugar or dairy. I love my tea and today I have purchased soy milk to put in  it, dairy free. Sheesh, I opened the container and nearly fell over with the stench. The milk smells like something that has escaped from a drain system and I'm not kidding. I'm sitting here now looking at my tea wondering if I dare try it. Having such a sweet tooth for 40 years, this is going to be more than tough for me. However, if I see benefits after a month I will continue. I have a cholesterol blood test due on wednesday so that will be a bonus. I'm hoping my taste buds change a bit and food starts to taste a bit better soon. I've ordered some supplements which should be here in a couple of days. I'm going to take omega-3 (no omega-6), Vitamin B12, vitamin C and vitamin D. I've read some reports that your body can get quite sick when detoxifying, but I will keep you informed.

[ed34]

Thank you, I've decided not to take any supplements now. I will wait and see if I become deficient in anything and then get the requirements from my diet accordingly. It's a learning curve but to be honest it's turning out to be fun now. Had a HUGE bowl of rice today with veg and fresh tomatoes thrown in. Strange, my heartburn/reflux has given me no problems today, the first time I've been out of discomfort for months. Liking it so far.

[Paderla Anitha, DNB]

Hi and great going. Initiating healthy eating is the difficult part, sustaining may just follow. You can add a touch of ‘sweeteners’ and even try very low fat & low protein milk. And the norm for hypertension is reduced salt, not total avoidance, reduce salt intake to less than 4 g of salt a day (approximately 1550 mg). So, totally don't devoid your diet of ‘all taste’, pep it up & add a little ‘zing’ to it, it will help sustain your diet program. And good luck with your lipid testing. Regards.