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Posted 5/27/2019 7:50 PM (GMT 0)
Hi friends,
Does anyone know of a simple, concise resource for the best lyme diet? I hear to eat vegetables, fruit, whole foods, no sugar, etc... but I've tried and failed miserably. It's not that I'm lazy, I just have a hard time with it, and I think a big part of it is that I can hardly boil water. Anyway, does a site exist where it basically spells out what one should eat for breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snacks if fighting lyme? I wonder if I could see it in a simplified form I might be able to stick to it. I'm having a really tough time and I need somewhere to turn. Thanks so much for reading, as always. I really appreciate the help. Be well.
Posted 5/27/2019 9:16 PM (GMT 0)
Goggle a paleo food list. or whole foods list. Think of what a US farmer grew 100 years ago to feed the family. There realy is only so much basic healthy food. But you can combine it, which takes more time. There are some pretty healthy spices to if you avoid the chemical packed ones.

There are many health diets, and many posts asking this same question.

There is not a specific lyme diet, only food that your body agrees with most. This is something that is learned, and to be more accurate, tested. After guessing for years, I thoroughly tested how foods react with my immune system/blood..(cytokin release). I did not know that existed and was well worth the $350 -400 (for me). I learned I have no problem with eggs, and boil them on Sunday nights for morning snacks that week. I dont have a full blown "breakfast". I also have no issue with nuts, although costly, I snack on them a lot and had additional oxalate testing to confirm its "OK". I eat a lot of blueberries too.

For starters a whole foods approach, which means just that.....food in its most simple form, by itself. No "casseroles", mid west "hot dishes", southern "Jambalaya" ect. No pasta. No junk food. No added sugar other than whats already in fruit. I eat a lot of blueberries too.

Basic veggies like green beans. For meat, basic un-coated chicken breast cooked on a Gearge Forman type Indoor electric "clam" type grill is very easy to use.

In place of pasta "fillers" I eat rice (tested OK), which for some reason is not considered Paleo.

You cant be lazy with this, start small and learn.

Need to set aside cooking / meal prep time.

Whole food eating is the easiest form of making your own meals. Factory prepared food, and some restaurant food just decrease health in anyone who consumes it, it promotes inflammation.

I had gut issues for years with lyme, autoimmune, candida and sibo. Clean eating (low inflammation for MY body), is helping my autoimmune (per feel and lab tests) and dissolved a ten year long tumor per imaging. Gluten was a big one for me, which took some learning. American "social eating" is "deep" into gluten - junk food, pasta and beer - the original recipe for obese drunk diabetics. That said, I do miss pizza and beer, but the health benefits of avoiding these now is more obvious. I just tell myself Im eating like my ancestors did 100-150 years ago, well, better than they did actually. Only down fall is its more costly than a junk food diet. You'll live longer too, which is more costly!
Posted 5/27/2019 11:54 PM (GMT 0)
Look into fasting and give it a try. Also, find therapeutic keto on reddit as it's exactly what you need.

Find a local butcher that delivers good grassfed meat for a good price. I tried 5 different butchers before i found my guy 30 minutes away at a Halal butcher shop. All grass fed or finished, 10x tastier than the meats I got before from Trader joes, Walmart, Whole foods, Publix, and Freshmarket and this guy is slightly cheaper. Supermarkets in FL sell grassfed for a silly price seeing as they mass ship in. Don't discount this advice.. When I switched to almost zero-carb, I struggled hard because the meat from the supermarkets was starting to taste worse and worse for me.

Get WildPlanet canned Sardines. They're like $4 a piece at walmart (ripoff) while I get them 6 for $9 at Costco lol. I bet there's a good price online somewhere or email them for coupons.

This will be a necessity for you: Air fryer and chicken wings. I started actually enjoying this diet once I got my $55 air fryer from costco. I don't have one I recommend over another. Just throw wings in there with nothing on them(and google how to cook, super super easy 25-28 minute process typically) and once done, dip in salt and pepper. I personally very recently started using Frank's original sauce which doesn't have too many ingredients.. Until I have extra time to learn to make my own hotter version. I recommend starting with salt and pepper and adding sauce like that later to see if it negatively reacts with you.

Here's a nice easy video for an extremely easy recipe. A dehydrator will definitely be my next purchase. https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=169&v=2RXJBlU-JkQ

Boiled eggs dipped in a tiny bit of Frank's is also delicious lol, I always eat 2 of em before a workout. Grassfed ground beef from the butcher you find is essential. This is the cheap meat with the fat. The good thing about having a butcher is you can tell him to make it 60:40 if you want to. Fat is the most important part and for me, the hardest to get enough of because I exercise so bloody much. I do eat 2-3 bags of pork rinds a week because I'm weak but hey, it's keto. I don't think they entirely agree with me but I only just recently started eating them so I'll figure it out. I also eat avocados and sardines when I'm feeling low on fat. You'll start to get a feel for when you're low on fat, or potassium, or salt, etc once you're on it for a few months. It's only truly difficult for the first 4-10 days then you're cruising. Mineral sparkling water works wonders in filling your cravings when you suddenly get hungry for something you shouldn't. I won't bore you any further but actually getting the food is easier than you think.

You have to keep up with your electrolytes if you do plan to go low carb but I'll let you do the research for that. I'm currently curious what spices and herbs don't blend well with lyme because I've been trying to add some back into my diet. I'd love to use rosemary and garlic on my steaks. I'll surely figure it out through trial and error.
Posted 5/28/2019 12:29 AM (GMT 0)
Here are some simple suggestions that don’t involve much prep or processing. Maybe ask your family to cut up vegetables for you. Eat what you tolerate. These are just some ideas to help you get started.

Breakfast:
- eggs
- an avocado
- some salad greens and/or tomato with either of the above

Lunch:
- salad with Bragg’s apple cider vinegar and olive oil as a dressing
- canned organic chicken seasoned with dried or fresh dill weed (with or without salad greens)

Snack or Side Dinner Dish:
- vegetable dip (plain goat yogurt, Pink Himalayan or Celtic salt, garlic powder, dried Italian seasoning or dill weed)
- raw sliced or chopped vegetables (yellow squash, zucchini, cucumber, tomato, broccoli, cauliflower, carrots)

Dinner:
- meat (not floured or fried)
- vegetables steamed or sautéed in olive oil or coconut oil
- omelette with lots of vegetables (onions, bell pepper, broccoli, spinach)

Fruit and nuts as tolerated in moderation.

Plain goat yogurt or kefir - can add your own fruit.
(Warning: If you’ve never had goat products, they all taste like sour cream. Just so you know.)

Store bought green juice, if you can afford. I have found 2 that are low in sugar:

Suja Uber Greens - cheaper but doesn’t taste very good
Evolution Green Devotion - pricey but tastes pretty good
These go on sale periodically at Kroger. I’m sure other grocery stores probably carry one or both.
Posted 5/28/2019 12:45 AM (GMT 0)
I've been doing really well avoiding wheat, rice, dairy and eggs (I am allergic to both dairy and eggs). I don't have any type of gluten sensitivity, and I don't seem to be having trouble with carbs, but avoiding wheat and rice seems to be working really well. for me (most of the excess carbs I was eating were coming from wheat and rice).
Posted 5/28/2019 1:46 AM (GMT 0)
The best thing you can do is eat food in its whole-est form, meaning not processed. Adding spices and seasonings is fine as well but if you can get food as close to its natural state that's the best thing you can do. Food intolerances may need to be dealt with eventually. And the main thing is NO SUGAR.
Posted 5/28/2019 6:42 PM (GMT 0)
Thank you all so much. I get quite overwhelmed when it comes to preparing food. I know it sounds silly, I am just so tired of feeling unwell and not knowing my way around a kitchen doesn't help with meal time. I'm going to make a list of foods and just get it done. I feel like I simply must do this to help myself, I'm not getting anywhere eating the junk I do now. One more thing... I need to gain weight. No matter what I do, no matter how much I eat (and I'm a junk food eater!) I can't put on the pounds. It's really bothering me. Any suggestions, other than consuming more calories? I've tried everything and nothing sticks. Maybe eating healthier and following a Lyme-diet will do the trick. Thank you all so much for your help. Big hugs. Be well.
Posted 5/28/2019 7:05 PM (GMT 0)
Ive weighed the same since 8th grade I'm in my 40s now. I have never been able to gain weight even when I eat a lot. I lost weight my first year of college eating the crap dorm food and drinking to much beer. My BMI is on the low side of normal for my size. My wife hates me for it.

I usually cook 4-6 chicken breasts a week and save the left overs. I keep spinach and mixed greens and broccoli on hand all the time. This prevents me reaching for garbage when I dont feel like cooking something. I also will steam several servings of vegetables at a time and save the leftovers. Some meals are not glorious but they do fill up my stomach and prevent the reach for garbage. I also snack on sardines ( yea most folks are grossed out by this )
Posted 5/28/2019 8:35 PM (GMT 0)
I had trouble gaining weight for a while. The thing that really seemed to help me was going on the GAPS diet, which is pretty much no grains or complex starches. It really doesn't make sense to me, but I gained about 25 pounds on it, and I finally decided to go back to eating starches again because I just kept gaining weight.

But a friend of mine who also needed to gain weight went on the diet, and lost 5 pounds instead. Possibly something other than the GAPS diet was causing me to gain weight—but I'm really not sure what it was.
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