Guest guest Posted August 30, 2008 Report Share Posted August 30, 2008 To those who need to avoid sulfur foods and other types of foods: My sulfur food reactions are pretty strong, and avoiding sulfur foods has really helped me be much more functional, energetic, and mentally " with it. " Some salycilates, too, but not all. But today, for the first time, I deliberately ate the same as the others in my family (I ate sulfur foods) because I just can't stand being constantly hungry. I haven't figured out a way to increase my caloric intake on this sulfur-free diet. I feel like I'm on a starvation diet. I am 15 pounds below my healthy weight. I've lost 11 pounds since going sulfur-free back in June, and when I started the sulfur-free diet, I was already concerned about being to light. I think the last time I weighed 125 pounds was when I was . . . I don't know . . . 11 years old? Yesterday a neighbor told me I look anorexic. He was not joking--he was concerned. All day today, I debated what would be worse: living with the sulfur-food reactions and the inability to function very well that comes with it, or the constantly decreasing weight and feeling of hunger that is always with me. Until dinner time, when I ate my scrumptious meatloaf with garlic. . . then I figured if I know I'm going to get an unavoidable reaction from the meatloaf anyway, I might as well enjoy some real milk, ice cream, cookies . . . and finally am going to bed feeling full. I'm also getting pretty self-conscious about my appearance. I'm fearing people will judge me when the look at me, secretly assuming I'm trying to look like an anorexic Hollywood star on the supermarket tabloids or something. Which could not be further from the truth--I really believe in the importance of maintaining a healthy weight, and I'm sure I could get back those 11 pounds if I went back to my old way of eating. I really think I need help with this issue from you guys. Chemically speaking, does eating sulfur foods really cause mercury redistribution? Is that why we get that reaction? I do get those two phases: total euphoric happiness and energy the next day, followed hours later by a bad crash in energy, mental function and mood. Will I just end up allowing more mercury damage if I " put up with " the reactions in order to gain back the weight? Maybe I need sulfur-free recipes from some of you, or something. This is really a dilemma and I don't know who can help me figure this one out. As I write this (the reaction hasn't hit yet), I am really glad that, for once, my hunger has been sated for the night. I fear I will regret it in about 24 hours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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