Hi,
Thanks for the support.
And I do feel better eating this way.
I'm doing this with weight watchers both in meetings and on line.


Fuhurman allows but discourages the use of soy and grain products.

His big thing is to eat tons of raw veggies and lots of greens . . . .the very things that are generally missing from the Standard American Diet.

Regarding protien:
He points out that per calorie, broccoli has double the protein that steak has (steak's calories are in fat). . . same as spinach and so on.

He says in his book that his diet supplies 40-70 grams of protein daily on a 1200-1800 calorie diet.

He has lots and lots of research and he explains about how calcium from plant foods is more easily absorbed by the body than calcium from animals. He also explains that protein combining does not have to happen at the same meal -- it happens over the course of the day.

Also, I have common sense and if it stops working for me I know to make adjustments. I appreciate your checking up on me.

M.

Edited to add:
He does recommend taking vit B12, vit D, and a good multi.

This is a really good reference to show exactly what foods
contain:

Example: Broccoli:
http://www.nutritiondata.com/facts/v...roducts/2357/2

This is for a cup of hard boiled egg:
http://www.nutritiondata.com/facts/d...products/117/2

beans:
http://www.nutritiondata.com/facts/v...roducts/2325/2

This resource is very helpful to learn which foods have which amino acids in them.

My favorite is Edamame beans (this is soy, which I don't understand your diet's restriction on)
http://www.nutritiondata.com/facts/v...roducts/9873/2

When I get back in September, I'll look your history up to see how you are doing!

Best of luck with the new diet Mari, I know I feel better after changing the way we eat. I need to start juicing more again but it's kind of a pain to wash up the juicer. I hope you continue to feel good and that you lose weight so you feel healthier. As far as I am concerned it's all about how you feel, and from the sound of it you are feeling better, so that's a good thing!

Have a nice trip MrsD! And thanks for all the informative links, your posts are always so enlightening.

Dear Pamster,

Your talk of exercise and being careful / mindful about diet inspired me.

My sister has a Magic Bullet. (Her husband saw it advertised on TV and decided he wanted one.) When I visited two years ago, I thought it was the coolest thing. It is handier than the juicer that we have. She uses it to make breakfast smoothies for him.
(I just looked up the price! Nevermind.)

Before I moved into this apt I got rid of a crappy juicer because I wasn't using it and hubby didn't like it. Well, it was difficult to use anyway.
Then about 6 months ago hubby had a kind of hypomanic moment (he gets these -- I don't know how else to describe them) and bought a big juicer at Sams that is too much trouble. He has used it about 5 times. Meanwhile it sits and takes up a lot of space on the counter top.


I wish that the juicers were self-cleaning, or at least easy to wash via dishwasher. As it is, cutting up the veggies/ fruit already is a hassle.

. . . 'don't know why I am complaining I'm just wishing it were easier to deal with those machines. Maybe you found a way that works and you can share some secrets.


Take care!

Mari

Dear Mrsd,
Those charts are so cool.
They even provide the inflammation factor -- something I have begun learning about.
Mari