Re: vegetarian and BBD?

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

I totally agree with the slow transition. I tried to go cold turkey

and found that I would be ok for about a week, then totally binge on

pasta, bread, pizza, etc. lol It was a lot easier to stick to once I

went a little easier on myself.

I was also vegetarian until I started BBD, then I gave it up and added

some fish and poultry to my diet. As it is, I still dropped from 135

to 114 lbs in 6 months. I think it can be done though, and someone

who has done it will probably chime in. I decided against staying

vegetarian mainly b/c of my lifestyle - I would want to put a lot of

effort into making sure I was getting everything I needed, and as

single mom to little boys I just don't have the time and energy to

devote to it.

Welcome and good luck!

Crystal

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> Hi, I am new here and just learned and am starting to transistion to

the BBD diet, i figured I figured i would spend a week or two

transistioning rather than diet dramtically overnight. Question: Is

there anyone here who is on the BBD who is a vegetarian??? I have not

eaten any kind of fish or meat since i was 4 years old.l I don't think

I can...It's been 38 years! I plan to see a naturopath and perhaps a

dietician. Any tips and recommendations?? I will try fish, I can eat

eggs and may suck it up to do chicken stock.

> cindy

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[Guest guest]

I was mainly vegetarian before the BBD. I used to have some fish and eggs but

not meat or dairy products. I never liked pasta or sweets but I used to eat

bread every day. My transition to the BBD was made in two steps: first I cut off

flour and second I gradually added some poultry. I tried some ready gluten free

breads but I didn't like them. Evenmore, they contain preservatives. Since I am

too busy to make my own bread, I do without and substitute it with rice waffles.

My weight dropped from 112 to 105 lbs (for 5' 8'') in a few months and stays

there. People don't know that I have a health issue and press me to eat in

social occasions. Some think I might be anorexic! After one and a half year on

the BBD, I never feel tempted to eat the  foods not permitted. Welcome to the

world of BBD!

Katerina

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

I found it easier to transition into the BBD by eliminating each forbidden

food separately and only moving on to the next when I was sure I wouldn't

cheat on the first. Also, that way, I knew what foods were doing what. I

started with wheat and the other gluten grains and brain fog and slurred

speech went within a week or so. Next was dairy. I kept resisting

eliminating the legumes which was the hardest from a vegetarian point of

view - all the tofu, tempeh, and other soy products, beans, pulses, in fact

everything I'd been eating for years and assuming was healthy. Eventually I

just did it and was amazed that I felt better. After that the elimination of

refined sugar and tomatoes and cutting down on others of the nightshade

family (egg plant, potato, bell peppers) was easy. However, it is almost

impossible to be vegetarian on the BBD; we need our protein from something

but we need a lot less than most people think. Quinoa is a good source and

I do fish and eggs (watch the cholesterol though). I'd be interested to

hear what a naturopath or dietician have to say. Many mainstream medics

think the BBD a waste of time but the huge number of us who are having

really good results, are proving them wrong.

Good luck.

Janet

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From: Strickland

Hi, I am new here and just learned and am starting to transistion to the BBD

diet, i figured I figured i would spend a week or two transistioning rather

than diet dramtically overnight. Question: Is there anyone here who is on

the BBD who is a vegetarian??? I have not eaten any kind of fish or meat

since i was 4 years old.l I don't think I can...It's been 38 years! I plan

to see a naturopath and perhaps a dietician. Any tips and recommendations??

I will try fish, I can eat eggs and may suck it up to do chicken stock.

[Guest guest]

> Quinoa is a good source and

> I do fish and eggs (watch the cholesterol though).

I didn't realize until after BBD came into my life that hemp is a

complete protein as well. I thought that quinoa and spirulina would

be my only vegetarian choices for complete protein. Thinking of

getting some hemp protein powder to add to my green smoothies. At

some point maybe I'll be going back to vegetarian, but I tend to agree

with the holistic practitioners I've spoken to who think that some

extra protein is good for us while we are in repair/rebuild mode.

I have an appt Monday morning with my primary provider (NOT the

neurologist, can't stand her. lol) to get a referral to a dietician.

I'm hoping to be able to get insurance to pay for ELISA allergy

testing. hee hee Of course, since diet isn't recognized as a link to

MS, I'm using my weight loss as the reason for the referral.

Crystal