But not what you’d think. A couple of weeks ago I made myself sick eating vegetables. It came about this way.
My doctor and nutritionist have both been after to me eat more vegetables. But, I find it really hard to make small changes in my diet. Then I read a bunch of stuff on the internet about Primal Eating. The idea is to eat what our original ancesters would have eaten: mostly vegetables, some fruits and nuts, and meat. No bread, potatoes, rice, pasta, etc. Why they think our ancesters would have cooked meat but not potatoes I don’t know but that’s the plan.
So I decided to try it when we were in an RV park with full hookups so I could wash vegetables and use the microwave without having to worry about running out of water or power. Went whole hog so to speak. Breakfast would mostly be an egg scramble with vegetables in it. Lunch would be a big tossed salad with canned chicken or tuna on it. Supper would be chicken or steak with a half plate full of vegetables.
Turned myself into a digestive machine and spent almost half of each day sitting in the bathroom. Couldn’t go anyplace. Couldn’t do anything. Cramps! Oh, my! More cramps than I ever had in my life!
Tried to wait it out to see if my body would adjust. Kept eating that way for a week. Nope. Not getting any better.
So, I decided that was not the eating plan for me. Now I still eat an egg scramble with vegetables some days but not every day. And I still sometimes eat a big tossed salad but I did that before. And I am eating more vegetables with dinner but not every night and not half a plate full.
Still I learned some good foods while trying this plan. Here’s a couple of my favorites.
Apple Scramble
Finely chop an apple and saute’ it in butter/margarine in a small skillet. Add 1/2 cup Egg Beaters, 1 packet Splenda, and cinnamon to taste. Stir until egg is set. Serves 1.
Sesame Beans
Steam 2 cups frozen green beans according to package directions. Drain and toss with 1 teaspoon sesame oil and 2 Tablespoons slivered almonds. Serves 2?
The next one I want to try is Lemon Carrots
In a 1 quart microwave safe bowl, stir together 1/4 cup water and 2 teaspoons lemon juice. Add 8 ounces of baby carrots. Cover and microwave on high for 7 minutes or until carrots become tender. Serves 2.
Doesn’t that sound good? And easy enough for even us non-cooks to make.
But, I think I’ll have a potato or some rice or a slice of bread with dinner sometimes, too. And now I can eat the whole slice of pizza instead of having to scrape off and eat just the toppings. 🙂
TTYL,
Linda
Interesting that your former diet caused problems. It looked okay to me but what do I know? I eat lots of vegetables and meat. Sometimes I’ll add a potato or pasta but not always.
Going from carbs to no carbs at all is hard on your system. I think you’re definitely on a much better plan now. Light on the carbs but still have some in your diet. Potatoes and pasta raise Jim’s blood sugar levels really bad so we don’t have them very often. My big downfall is bread. Love that bread.
This doesn’t sound like the typical response to a cut back in Carbs but more like a result of increased Fiber. In fact, the type of vegetables is important in this equation… and certainly no Fruit (if I understand what your Doctor implied about weight loss.) And there is too little Fat in this meal choices.
A couple of starting points to understanding this process are:
“Why We Get Fat: And What to Do About It” by Gary Taubes – http://isbn.nu/9780307877529
followed up by:
“The New Atkins for a New You: The Ultimate Diet for Shedding Weight and Feeling” – http://isbn.nu/9781451636932
In any event, consider these only the start of your research — it is a complex subject and, above all, remember everyone is different and no “one size fits all” diet plan will work.