which 'diet' is best. (long)

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Hello Heidi,

i was moved and intrigued by your post; MUCH food for thought.

i have been getting my knickers in a bunch for YEARS over what to eat

(I'm 49) and now i just want to eat whatever and give thanks to God for

my food and relax and be at peace.

yesterday when i was out on my bike i thought to myself, ya know, maybe

you should just eat strictly WAPF and see what happens. instead of

giving up wheat, just be strict about eating ONLY soaked or sprouted or

sourdoughed grains. and go easy; don't overindulge.

then i read Christie's post about how she did WAPF for a year and felt

better but didn't lose wt.

but Christie, did you GAIN as i am doing???

then i was thinking about all the posts I've been reading, and i thought,

ya know, laura, you're probably going to have to choose between Atkins

and Schwartzbein. they both work. actually, Atkins never worked for me.

i ate so much damn fat and he says, if you overeat on Atkins and eat

'too much' fat, even if you're in ketosis (like i was) you won't lose wt.

and that's what happened to me. plus i felt lousy on it. always

hungry, even tho i was in ketosis and constantly eating.

i only feel good if i have some grains or fruit to 'complete the meal'.

a piece of bread or a piece of fruit makes me feel satisfied. if i can

have neither, i feel deprived, more physically than emotionally, and like

i haven't eaten.

so this may be why i should do Schwartzbein.

but the problem with Schwartzbein is, i think it would be easier to do

Atkins cuz if you tend to overeat grains and fruits like i do, and

starches in general, it's easier to cut them out entirely than it is to

just have 15 g at each meal.

so I'm torn.

so my tendency RIGHT NOW (and i might change my mind in 5 min.) is to

relax, be at peace, give thanks to God for our abundance of food, and try

to be strict WAPF. give it some time, think about it, then see if i want

to try Atkins or Schwartzbein. I'm not inclined to do any 'diet' right

now with regard to wt. loss as much as i want to lose wt. and get my feet

to stop hurting, not to mention all the uncomfortable chafing.

but i just want to be at peace and get off this whirlwind that is anxiety

ridden in my life: how should i eat? fit for life? radiantrecovery?

Atkins? Schwartzbein? WAPF? warrior's? and it's like a torment that

goes on and on with me changing my mind and my thinking every half hour.

it's making me NUTS!!!!

thanks for all your help.

p.s. Heidi, making it fun..I'm not there not. first i have to get rid

of the anxiety over this. just thinking about it gives me agida. maybe

i can do that in the future. but fun...i think not. I'm just not up the

challenge to experiment. that just seems overwhelming and impossible

right now. right now, i just want to get some peace about this, and put

it all in God's hands, and maybe, i hope, He'll lead me.

On Fri, 18 Jun 2004 00:18:14 -0700 Heidi Schuppenhauer

<heidis@...> writes:

>but i think i need to relax a little about all this and not worry about

>is so much.

Yeah, I forgot that part: " Worry kills! " . ;--)

(2 word summary of Bible verses etc).

I think things like this should be FUN! Make it

an experiment: try XYZ and if it doesn't work

note it in your log and try something else.

I experimented with worrying and it didn't

help whatsoever. Now *planning* and *experimenting*

have proven their worth. Now, if you feel anxious

about something, it may mean your mind is trying to get

your attention about something that is really wrong,

so you should listen. Chances are, the thing your mind

is picking up on is NOT what you think.

But think about a tight rope walker. Do you think it helps

a tight rope walker to worry about the fall? Heck no! They

DO a lot of planning and training, but mainly the point

is to be calm and centered, neither brash nor anxious.

And maybe even enjoy the walk. It's a great paradigm for life!

-- Heidi