Hi Dr. K.

well ma'am your "thoughts" are saving my life!! u get 5 double gold stars in my book. :D
a few questions/comments and the new deal:

1. Lima Beans, I can have all the limas I want da*n it!!. I ate ½ a large bag last night. Me and my limas luv u Doc!!

2. Are split peas (like soup) a vegetable or a Ccarb?
3. Where does popcorn fit in all of this?
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4. The new deal

5. Decrease any form of soy A LOT:
Do you think 1 serving a day would be ok? Or less?

6. Switch out shake with:
Steal cut oats, almond milk, rice protein
Am currently eating a BR waffle with shake until I can find GF steel cut oats. They are out there somewhere, and I WILL FIND them. What a difference adding the waffle made in just 1 day. I had a fantastic morning yesterday.

7. Better lunches and snacks (esp outside of house)
I am working on lists. Biggest problem is any time away from house, i have to take my own food. Can’t eat at restaurants, fast food or store deli’s like other people. This is most likely when I get into trouble. Need to keep ER food and list in car and purse. Also I am going to post a list inside of kitchen cabinet.

8. I need to eat more food:
More cCarbs, more veges. I think protein is ok.

9. I am going to go back to my old style of cooking:
“the stir fry”:
1/3 meat: chicken, beef, shrimp, pork
1/3 Ccarb: BR noodles, brown rice, sweet potatoes, white potatoes
1/3 veges: ( I can eat all the lima beans I want)

10. Need to figure out what hungry feels like and pay attention to it. When in doubt i need to eat. when confused I need to eat a LOT.

Then on to step 3!
claudia
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: ok, i am starting to get it. BRING IT

: An important clue

: i have been slowly gaining

: Ok, I do not recommend using both soy
: milk and soy powder...it can be
: contributing to the headaches.
: and I am pretty sure that 2 Tb of
: powder is enough protein.
: Also oat bran is great for digestion,
: but it has no nutrients in
: it...you will need some carb for
: breakfast.

: I don't think there are a good
: solution :)....could you have a
: real snack?

: those are all fine.

: so, 4 ounce of tuna?

: 1/2 cup of limas is n ot very much :)

: You are not having enough to eat, :)

: You are having too much soy. I would
: bet that is causing hormonal
: headaches.

: you are not having enough to eat

: yep....you were eating enough
: all week

: Ok, you are thinking in terms of
: protein rather than meals. I
: suspect you are
: still a little carb phobic .
: But with your level of exercise, I
: know you are not
: eating enough. My suggestion is that
: you work on step 3 nano steps and
: see what you can do
: to enhance lunch...and make sure you
: have snacks.

: hope this helps.

: Kathleen