Help, New to er4yt
I am new to er4yt. I bought the book on my Doctors orders. I am a type o,
and I do not know how to do this. I am a fast food junkie and do not cook.
I need some help getting started. What do you eat for breakfast without
drive thru? I know that may sound funny to you, but that is my current life.
So. Please tell me some simple menu’s for breakfast, and possibly for lunches
to carry with me. I would tell you my current diet, but your all would
probably get sick just hearing it. Thanks for any help you can give me.
terry
January 15th, 2003 at 10:14 am
In a message dated 10/07/1999 9:13:16 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
Muddabler@… writes:
<< I am new to er4yt. I bought the book on my Doctors orders. I am a type
o,
and I do not know how to do this. I am a fast food junkie and do not cook.
I need some help getting started. What do you eat for breakfast
Terry, this may sound like a simplistic answer, but the absolute best thing
you can do is learn how to cook. Start really simple, but get started, and
you may be surprised how interesting it can be. I have found breakfast to be
the most difficult meal if I am out of my own kitchen - everything is wheat!
Try Ezekiel bread (makes great toast) and an egg. Or dip the bread in the
egg and make French toast. Maple syrup or fresh fruit or jam on top. Lunch
out is easier — look for salads with grilled chicken or seafood. Then try
putting together a salad at home to take with you to work. A great simple
salad dressing is olive oil, lime or lemon juice, and a little wheat-free
tamari.
Just take it one step at a time, and let us know how you are doing.
Betsy
January 15th, 2003 at 10:55 pm
In a message dated 10/08/1999 12:05:23 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
maria1030@… writes:
<< I sometimes like to eat out a lot, any type o’s out there have any ideas
what to get out? Chinese, Thai, Mexican, etc?
Fast food is just about impossible. “Menu” type restaurants give you more
choice and therefore control over what you are getting. Chinese menus with a
basic rice and entrees that are beef, seafood, chicken and veggies work out
pretty well. Mexican will run into corn, sour cream, cheese. Thai is heavy
on coconut and coconut milk.
And you can’t beat a good steak with a veggie salad. Learn to order rice
instead of potatoes and you are all set. Same goes for seafood. You almost
have to insult the waiter to avoid having a basket of bread set on the table,
and it’s hard to resist once it’s there.
January 17th, 2003 at 12:18 am
Not sure if the list is letting me post yet, so I’m also responding via
PEM. Gosh, looking at that list, it’s likely I have thyroid prob’s.
Going to see how ER4YT over the next couple months does before I head to
a doc., though.
But that’s not the reason for my reply. Just wanted to pass on something
I heard about a couple years ago ref. hair loss. There is a common
ingredient in most shampoos that can lead to hair loss, which is sodium
lauryl sulfate or SLS. It’s pretty hard to find a shampoo that doesn’t
contain it, at least in the grocery stores. Health food stores are a
little better. I even tried a shampoo where that was pretty far down on
the ingredient list, and I had problems with that also.
Just an FYI …. off-topic though it is!
Cia
January 17th, 2003 at 11:59 pm
In a message dated 10/10/1999 6:14:02 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
aikya@… writes:
<< The friend of mine who gave me the ER4YT book said the biggest problem she
has with the diet is social.
Amen to that! Many of us have probably had the same experience. Nothing
convinces you that this diet work better than business travel out on the road
or worse yet, a week or so at the mercy of relatives and “home cooking.”
You realize how much better you feel when you are at home and can hardly wait
to get back to your “own food.”
January 19th, 2003 at 8:30 am
In a message dated 10/10/1999 10:06:43 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
aikya@… writes:
<< always thought it was spelled “eh.” But then, I am not Canadian.
You are right. It is spelled “eh?”. “Aye, I think is Scottish.
Sharon, a Canadian, eh?
January 19th, 2003 at 1:05 pm
Hi Maria,
Try getting some Tamari at a health food store…there are a lot of
seasonings we O’s can have…experiment…personally I really like the foods
I’m eating and don’t feel deprived.
Rochelle
January 19th, 2003 at 9:17 pm
Stick to your own! I have always associated that spelling with Scottish
dialects (my mother’s heritage) and goodness knows, my southern drawl hasn’t
dwindled with the years.
Betsy
January 20th, 2003 at 7:58 pm
Terry,
OK, it is time to get real. If the doctor sent you then you must be in
trouble, since most doctors NEVER think of nutrition. Sounds like you have
an exceptional one. Think ahead. Cook for several meals at once. Freeze
stuff. There is no reason why you cannot have meat & vegs for breakfast. I
know that you have had cold pizza plenty of times, right? So left over steak
and whatever vegs that you like. Or a chicken breast cut into strips. Have
some allowed vegs and an apple. You will be full and well nourished. If you
are in a rush, then hard boiled egg once in a while. Now I don’t want to
hear that you don’t like ——. (Fill in the blank here.) Just check your
list and make a substitution. I am taking my highly beneficial vegs and
adding lean stew meat and making a stew./soup. Make a great breakfast on a
chilly morning. Esenne or Exekiel bread is a treat. I must stay far away
from wheat and corn. Yes, it is hard, but it is better than the pain that I
go through if I don’t. Print out the avoid list off the Internet and post it
up. Take it with you shopping. Do the same with the “highly beneficial
list.” Yep, you will miss bread and pasta. I guarantee it. But I do love
the lean ground beef and pinto beans with some spicy salsa, with some mango
or papaya for desert. Or some roasted turkey (doesn’t have to be the whole
bird - parts is parts you know) with a baked sweet potato and a nice salad
with a baked apple for dessert. Leftovers for another meal works for me.
Someone posted a neat recipe for pumpkin muffins. I will try to look it up
and repost it later. Most of the breads recipes are only neutral for O’s.
But worth a try if you have to have some. Get the Ezekiel Bread at your
health food store and freeze it. Get the Cook Right 4YT book. It is worth
it’s weight in gold. Start out and see if you can eat just highly beneficial
foods for a while. Forget what meal it is. Eat what you like. Always cook
enough for another meal. You can do it and you will feel so much better.
Keep in touch and let us know how you are doing. Good luck.
Pam
January 21st, 2003 at 2:06 am
In a message dated 10/11/1999 8:31:26 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
Sharpcats@… writes:
<< OK, it is time to get real. If the doctor sent you then you must be in
trouble, since most doctors NEVER think of nutrition. Sounds like you have
an exceptional one. Think ahead. Cook for several meals at once. Freeze
stuff. There is no reason why you cannot have meat & vegs for breakfast.
Good thinking Pam -
Has anyone else found Ezekiel bagels in the health food freezer section?
Great to take to the office to eat when everyone else is ordering bagels from
the deli downstairs.
Rice or garbanzo bean flour makes a wonderful coating to “flour” fish or
chicken before they sizzle in a little oil. Or if you like a cracker crumb
coating, crush a Wasa square and roll your fish fillet in that for a nice
crisp crust.
The point, of course, by focusing on the “I can have …” you can find a good
or even better way to fix just about anything.
Betsy
January 21st, 2003 at 7:33 am
Pam,
Thanks for the encouragement. My Doctor is a Gynecologist/surgeon. She is
also a Clasical Homeopath. I see her as a Homeopathic Physician. She is
very much into health and nutrition. Guess I need to just figure out some
dishes that I can cook , and just do it.
Terry
January 21st, 2003 at 11:41 am
Betsy,
Thanks for the suggestions. Garbanzo bean flour? Never heard of it. Will
look for it. Time to try some new things.
Terry
January 21st, 2003 at 3:48 pm
In a message dated 10/11/99 8:31:28 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
Sharpcats@… writes:
<< Now I don’t want to
hear that you don’t like ——. (Fill in the blank here.) Just check your
list and make a substitution.
Thankfully I do not have any dislikes. That should make it easier
Terry
January 21st, 2003 at 7:55 pm
In a message dated 10/8/99 12:30:02 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
adams@… writes:
<< ou bought the book on your doctor’s orders? Wow! What kind of a
doctor do you go to? My experience with MDs has been that most do not know
very much about nutrition. I am also a fast-food junkie
hi Carol,
My Doctor is a gynocologist/ surgeon, and a classical Homeopath.
I see her as a Homeopathic physician. She is very much into health and
nutrition. I am just starting to learn about nutrition., I have a garbage
diet that needs reforming. I need to loose some excess baggage, but good
health is first.
Terry
January 22nd, 2003 at 12:02 am
In a message dated 10/8/99 3:35:55 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
jverner@… writes:
<<
PS: What I do for salads is buy a couple of heads of lettuce - romaine
and a leaf lettuce for instance and slice a few cucumbers and a whole stalk
of celery and make it up to munch on for about 3-5 days. If its only for
one only use one head of lettuce and less other stuff. I hate making
salads, so this saves me some trouble. Just have to make sure you eat it
quick enough. You can add other stuff to it as desired. Jeanie
Thanks Jeanie,
Good idea about the salad. Dressing is the hard part.
Terry
January 22nd, 2003 at 6:50 am
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January 27th, 2003 at 6:46 pm
“Bangel, Right! You can’t get away from corn in a Mexican restaurant, can you?
That’s too bad. Of course I love those refried beans! Carol
February 15th, 2003 at 9:29 am
In a message dated 10/11/1999 8:07:50 PM Mountain Daylight Time,
Muddabler@… writes:
<< From: Muddabler@…
Pam,
Thanks for the encouragement. My Doctor is a Gynecologist/surgeon. She
is
also a Clasical Homeopath. I see her as a Homeopathic Physician. She is
very much into health and nutrition. Guess I need to just figure out some
dishes that I can cook , and just do it.
Terry
Right, good for you! And the important thing is to find something that you
really like. And make that your treat. There are so many things that we CAN
have. I too, get stuck when I am starving for anything sweet and chocolate.
So maybe I will have some shrimp and rice instead. I find that I crave spicy
food. When I am feeling deprived I eat something legal, with tons of flavor.
That helps me a lot. But somedays the ever present salad just doesn’t make
it. Especially now that the cold weather is setting in. When the low
pressure hits I have lots of pain in my body. It is not the low temp, but
that also comes along with the pressure change. Then is when I pamper myself
with big bowls of legal soup, and beans and rice. Since I am very
carbohydrate sensitive I have to eat the latter sparingly. but I spice it up
with red peppers and enjoy it occasionally. The soup I can balance more
carefully. But it is hot, and since I make a ton and freeze it, it is also
quick. I can add crushed red peppers or other spices. It makes a nice
change from the beef and salad or green vegetable routine. Good luck and
keep in touch.
Pam
February 15th, 2003 at 1:37 pm
In a message dated 10/11/1999 8:10:56 PM Mountain Daylight Time,
Muddabler@… writes:
<< << Now I don’t want to
hear that you don’t like ——. (Fill in the blank here.) Just check
your
list and make a substitution.
Thankfully I do not have any dislikes. That should make it easier
Terry
Good girl. It is the good attitude that will keep you going. That and all
the great suggestions from this list. I sure do appreciate all of them.
Pam
February 15th, 2003 at 5:44 pm
In a message dated 10/11/1999 8:49:22 PM Mountain Daylight Time,
Muddabler@… writes:
<< PS: What I do for salads is buy a couple of heads of lettuce - romaine
and a leaf lettuce for instance and slice a few cucumbers and a whole stalk
of celery and make it up to munch on for about 3-5 days. If its only for
one only use one head of lettuce and less other stuff. I hate making
salads, so this saves me some trouble. Just have to make sure you eat it
quick enough. You can add other stuff to it as desired. Jeanie
Thanks Jeanie,
Good idea about the salad. Dressing is the hard part.
Terry
I agree. I LOVE all kinds of vinegar. I miss that flavor terribly. But
lemon does help, and lime sometimes. I am going to try a little grapefruit
juice and also some pineapple juice with other spices. Garlic and ginger
should be good. A bit of tomato juice may be just the ticket occasionally.
I have taken some good olive oil and frozen it in ice cube trays. Then
popped them out and sealed in a zip lock bag and tossed it back in the
freezer. Just a cube in a small bowl and then whatever I am adding for
flavor, depending on the rest of the meal. It takes just a while to thaw and
if the taste is not wonderful, then it goes into the soup or if it is really
bad, then in the trash. But there is so little that I often use it as a base
for something else the next day. Try it.
Pam
February 15th, 2003 at 9:51 pm
In a message dated 10/12/1999 10:00:30 AM Mountain Daylight Time,
adams@… writes:
<< Wow, Pam, you are so encouraging! You weren’t writing to me specifically,
but I sure enjoyed reading your post to Terry. I am an O that is 59 years
old, have eaten badly most of my life (without knowing it), was always thin
because I didn’t eat properly, and am now suffering for it. I have
arthritic symptoms, am slightly overweight and soft, not much energy, etc.,
etc. I now know what I should do, and am trying to do it. Because I work in
an office (8 hours) and drive (2 hours) it is quite difficult for me to
shop for and keep in the house and prepare the foods I should be eating.
Exercise is hard to fit in my schedule, too. Of course, I need all the
encouragement I can get. Thanks for it! Carol
Glad I was able to help. You are a little older than I am, but I am fighting
terrible weight problems, arthritis, and fibromyalgia. At least you are
thin! LOL Those of you out there that are young and just want to feel
better, stick with it. I sure wish I had this information when I was in my
20’s. My life would be so much better today. But I am where I am and doing
my best to get where I want to be. If we stick together and encourage each
other we will all do well.
Pam
February 16th, 2003 at 6:26 pm
In a message dated 10/15/1999 8:39:45 AM Mountain Daylight Time,
bangel@… writes:
<<
From: bangel@…
About the pinto beas and red beans in Mexican food, it’s not the beans that
will
make you feel bad, it’s the corn tortillas or the flour tortillas.
BK
Also the cheese! Darn it. But pinto beans are great plain or refried when
you are hungry for beans.
Pam