2nd attempt to remove doubt!!
Annie, I hope this gets through! Here is my original post, from Feb. 21. I
was responding to Christine, who had expressed difficulty in moving forward
with the Eat Right principles, when she continued to have doubts and questions:
Dr. D’Adamo continues his research, so all questions are not answered.
Ultimately, every point of view, whether it is dietary, religious, political,
etc.,
can put forward a solid case on paper. If we decide to never take action
till all questions are answered, then we never step out of our world. The
essence of making a change is taking a risk.
I had tried many ways of eating to be healthy. All had logical premises, and
none worked. When a friend told me about ER4YT, I was conflicted. On the
one hand, it sounded logical, based on evolution and endocrinology. On the
other hand, in the book, I found the explanation to be based more on conjecture,
anecdote and extrapolation than I would expect in a scientific investigation.
Still, when I looked at the diet, which proscribed meat and vegetables, I
decided that it certainly wouldn’t hurt to try it. It was just simple food that
ancient humans would have hunted and gathered. It did sound inherently logical.
Sure I had tons of questions, but I could see no harm, so I made the
commitment. The proof was in the pudding. In my 40’s, I finally felt good for
the
first time since I’d hit puberty.
We get tied in knots trying to get all the information before we will act.
That is impossible. We are all so afraid to make a mistake. We are always
taught it is so bad to make a mistake. Bah Humbug! The only way to get
anything
done in life is just put yourself out there, make mistakes, correct, learn,
go out again, just keep doing it. That’s why we have this group. What we are
doing is part of something controversial: challenging the government-mandated
(corporate sponsor bought-and-paid-for) food pyramid. It is hard to get
information and support. We are breaking new ground.
Your best bet is to think about what results you want. Maintain your weight?
Have a better complexion? Have more energy? Sleep well? Experience a
feeling of calm and serenity as a normal state? It is best before starting any
endeavor to have clear goals. Set a time frame, like 3-6 months, to try ER.
Decide if you will be 100% compliant, maybe just 50%, maybe you will just be
sure to have a good compliant breakfast and lunch, then have whatever dinner you
like. Just set up clear goals and a clear method, and commit to it for a
specific length of time. Ultimately, either you will feel better or you won’t.
While ER has many long-term benefits that are not visible, I have found that
there are also many immediate benefits that demonstrate to us that we are on the
right track.
As long as you try to remove all doubts, and put pressure on yourself to know
everything, even more than Dr. D!, you will be stressing yourself, and we all
know that is terrible for you