What did you eat today?

[spokewench]

shredded wheat, 1 % milk, coffee, 1 piece wg toast with cherry jam
1 chobani peach yogurt
1 piece of meatloaf
2 taffy cookies
beans, rice, and pork cooked with roasted poblanos and red chili, 1 beer

[tulip]

I'm not interested in posting what I eat every day here, because I log it all on Livestrong on my iphone. But I did want to pop in and say that since March 1 I have eliminated all refined sugar and bread, pasta, cereal, rice, and potatoes in an effort to reduce my chronically and mostly genetically high cholesterol in three months on doctor's orders. I am not overweight, but if I lose a few pounds, so much the better for climbing!

The first five days were agonizing, as I was totally addicted to sugar and all that comes with it in more ways than I chose to admit to myself or anyone else. All I could think of was angel food cake, cinnamon toast, and fluffy pancakes drowning in maple syrup! But for the last couple of days I feel great and the cravings are gone. I'm eating lots of veggies and fruits, yogurt, a few nuts (I don't like them), eggs, and either chicken, fish, or beef for dinner. Kale chips have become my staple it seems.

I don't have problems with gluten, nor do I think that grains are necessarily bad. I do miss baking bread, although I have gotten over the need to eat all the time. I need to do this to proactively prevent future problems that might come about from my chronically high-cholesterol. I am eating fats, including half-and-half in my tea, and a bit of cheese, and that's perfectly okay even though it seems counter intuitive. Cutting out the sugar automatically eliminates things like ice cream and cakes anyways. I don't have to focus on reducing fats because eliminating the sugar and potatoes takes care of most of that. There are many fats that are good, and I eat them as much as I want. Avocados and olive oil come to mind.

From what little I've read, I guess this is what paleo is all about, but I'm just focused on removing the sugar and white grains. Whatever, if it works I'll be happy no matter the labels. So far, I'm finding delicious things to cook and eat.

Anyways, just wanted to chime in. When I get my blood tested in a few months, I'll let you know if eating like this helps lower my cholesterol. If it doesn't, I'll likely have to go on meds, and I'd really like to avoid that.

[spokewench]

I'm not interested in posting what I eat every day here, because I log it all on Livestrong on my iphone. But I did want to pop in and say that since March 1 I have eliminated all refined sugar and bread, pasta, cereal, rice, and potatoes in an effort to reduce my chronically and mostly genetically high cholesterol in three months on doctor's orders. I am not overweight, but if I lose a few pounds, so much the better for climbing!

The first five days were agonizing, as I was totally addicted to sugar and all that comes with it in more ways than I chose to admit to myself or anyone else. All I could think of was angel food cake, cinnamon toast, and fluffy pancakes drowning in maple syrup! But for the last couple of days I feel great and the cravings are gone. I'm eating lots of veggies and fruits, yogurt, a few nuts (I don't like them), eggs, and either chicken, fish, or beef for dinner. Kale chips have become my staple it seems.

I don't have problems with gluten, nor do I think that grains are necessarily bad. I do miss baking bread, although I have gotten over the need to eat all the time. I need to do this to proactively prevent future problems that might come about from my chronically high-cholesterol. I am eating fats, including half-and-half in my tea, and a bit of cheese, and that's perfectly okay even though it seems counter intuitive. Cutting out the sugar automatically eliminates things like ice cream and cakes anyways. I don't have to focus on reducing fats because eliminating the sugar and potatoes takes care of most of that. There are many fats that are good, and I eat them as much as I want. Avocados and olive oil come to mind.

From what little I've read, I guess this is what paleo is all about, but I'm just focused on removing the sugar and white grains. Whatever, if it works I'll be happy no matter the labels. So far, I'm finding delicious things to cook and eat.

Anyways, just wanted to chime in. When I get my blood tested in a few months, I'll let you know if eating like this helps lower my cholesterol. If it doesn't, I'll likely have to go on meds, and I'd really like to avoid that.

Tulip - please fill us in on whether this diet helps you with your cholesterol. I'm curious!

[Crankin]

Tulip, your results will be interesting. Dietary change didn't help my DH, who went on meds, and that was still too late to avoid getting 2 stents for 80% blockages. Even cycling 4,000 miles a year with the cholesterol meds didn't stop the plaque. Genetics suck. I hope you succeed.
B: 2 eggs over easy, 3 chicken-apple sausages, blueberries
L: 2 curried tuna wraps in romaine leaves (they leaked out of the foil into my work bag ), an apple
S: skim milk mocha latte, pack of nuts and cranberries
D: 2 very thin pork chops marinated in white wine vinegar, soy sauce, mustard, baby bok choy, and whole wheat soba noodles. glass of red wine and 2 squares dark chocolate.

[spokewench]

B: shredded wheat 1% milk, coffee
1 banana
L: small helping of pork with chilies, rice and beans
1 cookie
D: 1 piece meatloaf, potatoes, broccoli

[Crankin]

B: turkey breast over tomatoes, with melted cheese, an orange, coffee
L: roasted red pepper tomato soup, ham slices, cole slaw, an apple
S: packet of nuts and cranberries, 2 whole wheat pita rounds
D: (restaurant) 16 oz. beer, grilled veggie wrap with cole slaw

[Crankin]

Too much

B: 2 scrambled eggs with chicken sausage and marinara, blueberries, coffee
L: chicken breast and ham slices with melted Mexican cheese, cup of butternut squash soup, an apple
S: handful of almonds, cranberries, walnuts, piece of Machengo cheese
D: bad... Mexican restaurant. Pescado Veracruzano (that part was good), about 3/4 of the rice, and half a pitcher of sangria . coffee