Comments on: Five Forbidden Foods

By: Lisa Creech Bledsoe

Lisa Creech Bledsoe — Sun, 24 May 2009 12:58:17 +0000

Shane, I’d be curious to know more about the connection between diet and arthritis; I’ve never heard that before. But it doesn’t surprise me, since so much is connected to diet.

Sine, my Dad calls it “moo juice” (but I never hear him call raisin bran crunch “the shitz,” lol). And I think the South Beach diet has much in common with the Zone; it’s mentioned several times in the Zone books. 80 lbs, wow. I’ll bet you can do a lot more miles on your bike without that extra 80. Good on ya, mate.

Thanks for the kind words, Geoff. I have a great community of support and encouragement around me, and I hope you do too, especially as you deal with the leukemia. Being connected with people who love you can make a lot of difference in a person’s life.

By: Geoff Doyon

Geoff Doyon — Sun, 24 May 2009 04:46:13 +0000

Lisa,

That was a very simple.but well articulated article on eating habits. Before my cancer diagnosis, and being a full time “clicker” my diet was awful. During my recovery phases, I have trimmed down my portion sizes to the ones are describing, and I find my appetite satisfied after much less food. Once I am done with this round, my goal is to give this a whirl 100% and drop back down to size. Thanks for the words of practicality and encouragement! You are making a very positive impact on my recovery from AML with your stories or family, joy, and wit. I hope to have a family like your full of live, love, and challenges to overcome.

Thank you so very much.

Sincerely

Geoff Doyon

By: Sine Botchen

Sine Botchen — Sun, 24 May 2009 00:39:40 +0000

i love me some moo.. could prolly never do soy milk. however, i do 2% milk and pretty much use it (only) for coffee. i like the organic ultra-pasturized stuff (yeah yeah i know..) since it keeps forever and really my only use for it is to replace the nasty-ass partially hydroginated powdered stuff (ne creamer) and such. ..an maybe the occasional bowl of cereal (which would be organic granola, etc.) — although raisan bran crunch is “THE SHITZ..” (once you go *crunch* you never go back.. really!)
i lost over 80 pounds doin a south beach type of diet and it has become a lifestyle ‘cept for the bi-weekly pizza.. but ‘who ya gonna call?’

By: Shane

Shane — Sat, 23 May 2009 15:19:02 +0000

This is quite similar to what Tomra eats — if she doesn’t she has episodes of arthritic pain. However, we don’t do soy anymore because of some of the issues with it. We have found that coconut milk (now sold by the gallon as a cow milk substitute) is pretty tasty, especially on cereal. I still like “cow milk” in my hot tea.

By: Lisa Creech Bledsoe

Lisa Creech Bledsoe — Sat, 23 May 2009 01:58:26 +0000

Metricula, we eat lots of soy, and I would eat more fish but I hate hate hate cooking it in my house. We don’t drink cow milk at all, only soy milk, and I add tofu, tempeh, soy protein, and other good non-meat sources of protein like almonds and eggs to my diet. So it can be done without much meat, and in fact there’s a Soy Zone cookbook, too. We were vegetarians for years (the Husband, above, was more a vegan) so it wasn’t too hard for us.

Sounds like you are totally on track with cutting out juices, sodas, and processed foods; that’s one of the best investments you could possibly make in your health. Yay, you!

By: Metricula

Metricula — Fri, 22 May 2009 23:56:38 +0000

Thanks for sharing! I’m not as organized about my diet as you are, but I noticed a HUGE change when I cut out sodas, processed juices, and most processed foods. I lost weight and gained energy. It’s great! I’m still trying to cut out more grains but I’m not overly worried about it. I’m also primarily a pescetarian but I occasionally eat other meats so it won’t make me sick if I have it.

By: schooldad

schooldad — Fri, 22 May 2009 20:32:47 +0000

Since I’m married to Lisa, I’m kind of following The Zone diet a little bit, too, though not nearly as strictly as she is. FWIW, the easiest thing for me to do was to simply cut back on potatoes, rice, bread, corn, and pasta. Even though I’m not really trying to lose weight (and those of you who know me understand why), everything Lisa was telling me about what The Zone books said (about the downside of all the high-density carbs we typically eat) made a lot of sense.

And no, I haven’t eliminated those five foods entirely, but I have cut back on them about 70-80%, and it was remarkably painless. If you’re looking to start eating a Zone-like diet, that’s a pretty good place to start.