Re: Do we have to be Perfect?

[Guest guest]

Hi , there has been discussion about people taking a " cheat " for 2

hours, once a week. I've done that, and at first it seemed like a reward,

but as I got healed more and more, I very rarely do this, as the foods I

wanted to " cheat " with in the past don't even taste good anymore, and make

me horribly sick. So now my cheats are usually a more expensive food item

(like king crab legs and melted butter).

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-----Original Message-----

Hey Bee and everyone...... I'm wondering how " perfect " we have to be to

heal? I know we're human, and I try to do the best I can to stay on the

program, but sometimes I slip. If we slip occasionally (a piece of bread or

a pack of french fries every couple of weeks), is that setting us back

tremendously (as in, we've just given the Candida a nice big feast they can

live on for a while), or as long as we're *mostly* good, an occasional slip

won't totally derail us? Just trying to balance optimum with human.... ;-)

Thanks!!

[Guest guest]

>

> Hey Bee and everyone...... I'm wondering how " perfect " we have to

be to

> heal?

>

>

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I cheated this weekend, 2 Adkins bars, on Friday...my weekend was

ruined! Sore throat on Friday, severe sinus congestion Sat, and

drainage today. (This is my pattern when i eat someting I shouldn't)

Amy

[Guest guest]

Amy, wow, I have very similar experiences!

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-----Original Message-----

I cheated this weekend, 2 Adkins bars, on Friday...my weekend was

ruined! Sore throat on Friday, severe sinus congestion Sat, and

drainage today. (This is my pattern when i eat someting I shouldn't)

Amy

[Guest guest]

Thanks ! I do try to stay on program, but I have to admit I'm a

sucker for french fries....I try to avoid them but sometimes if I'm out with

a friend and they have them, I just have to steal a few.... I'm mostly

good, but not perfect....just wanted to know if I'm totally defeating the

purpose or if an occasional cheat would be OK and I could still get better.

Unfortunately (or fortunately), the " bad " foods don't really make me feel

worse if it's just on occasion, so I don't really notice the difference like

you do.... Much easier to stay on program when I'm home, for sure! ;-)

[Guest guest]

>

> Hey Bee and everyone...... I'm wondering how " perfect " we have to be

to

> heal? I know we're human, and I try to do the best I can to stay on

the

> program, but sometimes I slip. If we slip occasionally (a piece of

bread or

> a pack of french fries every couple of weeks), is that setting us back

> tremendously (as in, we've just given the Candida a nice big feast

they can

> live on for a while), or as long as we're *mostly* good, an

occasional slip

> won't totally derail us? Just trying to balance optimum with

human.... ;-)

+++Hi . You do not have to be too " perfect, " and trying to be too

perfect can drive us crazy.

In addition to feeding candida those foods are very damaging for anyone

to eat, including people who are healthy.

French fries are one of the worst foods in the whole world since they

contain " bad " oils and fats which are very toxic and damage your body.

Dr. Mercola writes that 1 french fry is much worse than smoking 1

cigarette. If you make your own french fries, using " good " oils or

fats like I recommend they would be a safer cheat.

Breads block mineral absorption and intefere with protein digestion so

they are also damaging, and again, even healthy people shouldn't have

them unless they are properly prepared. You can make buckwheat

pancakes and have them in the freezer for cheating:

http://www.healingnaturallybybee.com/recipes/recipe186.php

For some people such cheats may set them back, particularly when they

first start on the program. As the body gains more strength such

cheats won't have as much of an impact.

, if you are going to cheat, cheat with foods that aren't so

damaging. I suggest you have foods on hand that are safer to eat as

noted above; also see these Snack & Dessert Recipes:

http://www.healingnaturallybybee.com/recipes/menu6.php

The best, Bee

[Guest guest]

I do try to stay on program, but I have to admit I'm a

> sucker for french fries....I try to avoid them but sometimes if I'm out with

> a friend and they have them, I just have to steal a few.... I'm mostly

> good, but not perfect....just wanted to know if I'm totally defeating the

> purpose or if an occasional cheat would be OK and I could still get better.

>

*** It's a funny thing about cheating: sometimes I won't feel any ill effects,

and sometimes

I get a severe headache and sore throat/flu symptoms. It just depends, I guess,

on how

much I had and whether I had some good fats with it which seems to help.

As long as you keep up with the diet, supplements and good fats you are still

giving your

body a chance to heal. But cheating gives you something to detox as well and

frankly, I

find my body pulls back from the overall detoxing it was doing.

I mean: if I've been plugging away and doing well on diet and getting all my fat

in, I have

cycles of " deep cleaning " because my body feels supported. But if I cheat, I

feel like my

body wonders for a moment if I'm going back to the old habits and if it needs to

store

rather than expel the toxins. The body only has enough energy to do so much,

and when

it gets a consistent message that toxins are gonna keep coming in, it seems to

choose to

go into " storage mode " , in my case, rather than being encouraged to stay in

" release

mode " .

So when you cheat consistently, I feel your body may choose to store those

toxins over

releasing them, and you may not " feel bad " but you may not be in a " clearing

cycle " either.

Does that make sense? Anyone else feel this kind of rhythm?

Marissa

[Guest guest]

> >

> > Hey Bee and everyone...... I'm wondering how " perfect " we have

to be to heal? I know we're human, and I try to do the best I can

to stay on the program, but sometimes I slip.

Hi there,

I learned from a recent vacation that we don't have to be " perfect "

and we can still heal. I couldn't " control " all the food while I

was away and it still worked out fine.

In terms of " cheats, " I allow myself about one a week within a 2

hour period and a reasonable amount. It is something I look forward

to and keeps me motivated. I generally do coconut milk or fruit or

something else that isn't too far off the track. It sounds weird

but having a " treat " helps me stay committed to the diet all the

rest of the time.

Hope that helps!

Genevieve

[Guest guest]

Thanks for the feedback, Marissa and Genevieve.... I don't " try " to

cheat....just wondering how damaging it is overall. I guess with everything

else, it depends on the person! ;-)

[Guest guest]

>

> *** It's a funny thing about cheating: sometimes I won't feel any

ill effects, and sometimes I get a severe headache and sore

throat/flu symptoms. It just depends, I guess, on how much I had and

whether I had some good fats with it which seems to help.

>

> As long as you keep up with the diet, supplements and good fats you

are still giving your body a chance to heal. But cheating gives you

something to detox as well and frankly, I find my body pulls back

from the overall detoxing it was doing.

>

> I mean: if I've been plugging away and doing well on diet and

getting all my fat in, I have cycles of " deep cleaning " because my

body feels supported. But if I cheat, I feel like my body wonders

for a moment if I'm going back to the old habits and if it needs to

store rather than expel the toxins. The body only has enough energy

to do so much, and when it gets a consistent message that toxins are

gonna keep coming in, it seems to choose to go into " storage mode " ,

in my case, rather than being encouraged to stay in " release

> mode " .

>

> So when you cheat consistently, I feel your body may choose to

store those toxins over releasing them, and you may not " feel bad "

but you may not be in a " clearing cycle " either.

+++Hi Marissa. That is an excellent way to explain what happens.

Thank you!

Luv, Bee

[Guest guest]

>

> Thanks for the feedback, Marissa and Genevieve.... I don't " try " to

> cheat....just wondering how damaging it is overall. I guess with

everything

> else, it depends on the person! ;-)

+++Hi . It also depends upon how damaging the cheat food is.

You'd be better off cheating on sugar than cheating with french fries;

at least the sugar doesn't do as much damage to the cell membranes.

Bee

[Guest guest]

Interesting....I would have thought the French Fries would have been better,

since they don't have gluten....I guess is the " deep-fried " thing that's

bad... thanks!

[Guest guest]

It's the plastic-like oil (vegetable oils like canola, safflower, etc) that it

is fried in. Back when

they made Mc's fries in beef tallow they were actually better for you.

Marissa

>

> Interesting....I would have thought the French Fries would have been better,

> since they don't have gluten....I guess is the " deep-fried " thing that's

> bad... thanks!

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Thanks for sending the list of snacks, Bee, I'd forgotten about those. I

made the Spinach Bread and it was excellent! ;-)

[Guest guest]

I find I get very ill when I cheat (fatigue, depression, and allergic

reactions on my skin) and the yeast kick up their cravings so that I

end up eating tons of sugar for a day or so. It's completely not

worth it to me, if only for the fact that I no longer feel in control

or have to fight twice as hard with the cravings. I suppose that as

you heal and overcome the Candida, cheats would not have nearly the

impact they do now.

~ in California

>

> Hey Bee and everyone...... I'm wondering how " perfect " we have to

be to

> heal? I know we're human, and I try to do the best I can to stay

on the

> program, but sometimes I slip. If we slip occasionally (a piece of

bread or

> a pack of french fries every couple of weeks), is that setting us

back

> tremendously (as in, we've just given the Candida a nice big feast

they can

> live on for a while), or as long as we're *mostly* good, an

occasional slip

> won't totally derail us? Just trying to balance optimum with

human.... ;-)

> Thanks!!

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

>

> Thanks for sending the list of snacks, Bee, I'd forgotten about

those. I

> made the Spinach Bread and it was excellent! ;-)

+++That's wonderful ! Hooray!

Bee

[Guest guest]

>

> I find I get very ill when I cheat (fatigue, depression, and

allergic

> reactions on my skin) and the yeast kick up their cravings so that

I

> end up eating tons of sugar for a day or so. It's completely not

> worth it to me, if only for the fact that I no longer feel in

control

> or have to fight twice as hard with the cravings. I suppose that

as

> you heal and overcome the Candida, cheats would not have nearly the

> impact they do now.

+++Hi~ in California. Yes, that is true, cheats won't have

nearly the impact down the road, as they do now. I've been there,

done that, so I know.

The best, Bee