Changing Diet Advice

What kind of a diet are you trying to follow? It may be too restrictive for you - at least right now.

Do you eat any grains at all? There are gluten free grains you can eat, or just keep them organic. That's what I do - I do eat grains, but not a lot (maybe 3 times a week), and mostly "alternative" or gluten free grains. I actually feel a lot better by eating grains a few times a week.

And, do you use a protein powder? I used to mix my protein powder into my nut butter to get the nutrition I needed, but I'm eating better now, so I no longer do that, as I'm one that gains weight too easily due to adrenal and thyroid issues.

I would encourage you to go slow, but to start experimenting a bit - there is no one diet that will help a person heal, we are all unique on this as well.

I completely understand- I have lost 20 lbs since mid January. My boyfriend is worried I am losing too fast. I do not have advice, hopefully other people will chime in.

For the most part, meat, veggies, nuts, seeds, eggs with occasional berries (when the store had the organic on sale) oh ya, sweet potatoes, and a huge salad most days. I will eat wild rice, beans, and GF oatmeal sometimes. I've just ate like that for a few years now, without much weight change until recently. I used to love to cook, had plans to open my own restaurant once my kids were grown, and had an investor to fund me, now it's all I can do to make myself keep me and my husband feed.

Olesver- been on doxy for 2 weeks

Julymorning- I try to eat all organic, at least go by the dirty dozen clean 15 list. Before I met my husband, I could take or leave meat, give me CARBS! Pasta, bread, potatoes!!! But after we were married, there were no such thing as a meatless meal. So after 15 years, I've learned to eat plenty of meat. He's always been a hunter, and converted me to a hunter about 3 years ago, so we eat a lot of wild game, and I buy organic chicken.

As much as we all love pasta and bread, it is probably not a good idea right now. Same for dairy (and any sugar, really).

It sounds like you are doing well with the fats. I would make sure you are getting enough protein. Meat is your friend. Go for organic, grass-fed, pasture-raised as much as possible.

As far as carbs go, fruit is OK, but if your body has trouble with sugar, too much may cause gut issues. I would add in things like sweet potatoes and beets. They have a decent carb content, but also have lots of nutrients. I either bake sweet potatoes or cut them up, toss in some olive oil and salt, and roast in the oven. For beets, I just wash then roast the whole thing in the oven. When done, I let cool, peel, then put some salt on them. Beets take a while, so I usually make a bunch and have them on hand in the fridge.

Squash is good for healthy carbs too. I like spaghetti squash. You can pierce one with a knife a bunch of times, put in a crock pot with a little water, and let it go for a few hours on low. Easy peasy. You could probably do it faster in an Insta Pot, but I don't have one to know. I like my spaghetti squash tossed in olive oil with spinach. Add some ground beef, and you have four meals ready to go.

Olesver said...
@lmlynn Are you (been) taking antibiotics? If so most likely your gut micro-flora is unhappy and cannot process the food you eat.

My weight loss happened within weeks of my symptoms starting...(April, 2013)
I didn't start antibiotics until over a year later.

So, for me it was the disease.

I've dropped 20# and can't gain it back. More calories, yams, daily protein shakes,....... Nothing works. At least I've leveled out. I don't like to be seen this way.
Buhner says eat fermented wheat germ to gain weight, but then my wallet would become emaciated. I have to agree with sunny and Girlie.

Ive lost 15 lbs. in the last 2 months. It is scaring me because I haven't weighed 150 since high school. I have tried adding in brown rice to the daily diet in the last month. I hope the weight loss stops as I cant imagine losing more.

Girlie- what's so weird for me was that I had symptoms for 6 months before starting to loose weight, just started feeling really sick in January andlost 25 pounds in three months before any Abx. I've lost 5 pounds in the past two weeks while on abx.

Lmlynn, I would encourage you to get a protein shake worked in - or add it dry to nut butter. I mixed vanilla protein powder to almond butter and it was actually quite tasty. But it would give you extra calories, in the form of good nutrition.

If you add it in dry one time, then you can add in a smoothie to your day too, maybe? Made with more protein powder and avocados and such?

Keep looking for the higher calorie foods (that are healthy, of course) to add to your day.

Village Crazy Lady said...
Wow Chicken that's a lot!
Antibiotics ?

Yes I am on them but do not know if they are the cause of this. The muscle wasting that occurred from the illness is more likely.