Guest guest Posted August 13, 2000 Report Share Posted August 13, 2000 , I know what the word means! LOL I didn't know why you said it. I don't know if I can give you any advice on starting the diet except to: 1) Clear your house of everything you CANNOT have 2) Plan your meals beforehand (on a 5-day rotation, if possible) 3) Pick a day to start Personally, I tried this method several times and cannot seem to stick to it. There's always a temptation. So, I've decided to start slowly. I'm going to start with sticking to the diet 1 day the first week, 2 days the second week, and on until I've reached all 7 days in the 7th week. If I can maintain that for at least a week, I will start on supplements the next week and then continue with the diet forever (or at least 4 months...lol). My problem is the die-off is so strong that I literally feel as if I'm going to die and end the diet. That is why I think if I start slower, I may be able to handle it better (die-off will be slower also). As far as meal planning goes, you should stick to the basics. Have some rice and a chicken breast (organic, because chicken has antibiotics in it) with some organic vegetables for dinner. Try a salad and some shrimp for lunch (plain) or with lemon dressing or another dressing that is candida-friendly (normal salad dressings are not good for a candida diet). Get a cookbook for yeast diet. The Yeast Connection Cookbook is pretty good - has a lot of recipes in it. Another reason I have had trouble sticking to a diet is time. I work 65+ hours a week and the last thing I want to do is cook when I get home. Or I don't have time to cook between jobs. Yeah, I could quit a job, but I'm trying to get my financial situation back on track and that is more important to me right now than cooking (just being honest). After years of being practically bed-ridden, it actually feels good to be able to work 2 jobs, too. Time is another reason I want to start slow. That way, I can make extra meals and freeze them, so if I don't have time to make something, I can just pull something out of the freezer. Anyway, I'm looking for recipes that are candida-friendly, fast, and easy to make. Maybe we could do some recipe exchanging on this list. I haven't seen much of that. Matt, who is new, also suggested that. By the way, WELCOME TO THE LIST, MATT! I hope you find this list to be as useful and supportive as I have ~ In a message dated 8/13/00 12:48:59 PM Central Daylight Time, krein@... writes: << Hi The term twit means idiot! I really need tips how to start the diet. >> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 14, 2000 Report Share Posted August 14, 2000 Anyway, I'm looking for recipes that are candida-friendly, fast, and easy to make. Maybe we could do some recipe exchanging on this list. I haven't seen much of that. Matt, who is new, also suggested that. By the way, WELCOME TO THE LIST, MATT! I hope you find this list to be as useful and supportive as I have ~ <snip> Well, it's certainly helping so far! I have already gained a lot of insight into all of this and it's been beneficial so far. Once I get to grips with things, I'll make sure I contribute as much as I receive. I was very surprised when someone suggested Kinesiology to me, but I have only been on the diet two or three days - coupled with iodine, fibre, protein and calcium pills(!), but I am feeling the world of difference! Cheers guys! Matt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 14, 2000 Report Share Posted August 14, 2000 The only reason I´ve been able to stick to my diet faithfully for the last six months is because my boyfriend has been totally supportive and has been my diet police. Hopefully you can encourage your family and friends to be supportive of your diet, which will make it harder to cheat. GOOD LUCK to everyone. This diet is such a pain, but when die off starts and you can tell it´s working, it´s very satisfying. Take care, Holly ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Holly Worton & NeiraCabañas Copalwww.cabanascopal.comtel 011-52-987-12481, tel/fax 12482ICQ# 82863887~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 15, 2000 Report Share Posted August 15, 2000 The only reason I´ve been able to stick to my diet faithfully for the last six months is because my boyfriend has been totally supportive and has been my diet police. Hopefully you can encourage your family and friends to be supportive of your diet, which will make it harder to cheat. <snip>Yep, I agree - I got a message from my girlfriend this morning - helping me keep going thats for sure! GOOD LUCK to everyone. This diet is such a pain, but when die off starts and you can tell it´s working, it´s very satisfying. <snip>Just a question which I hope one of you might be able to answer. I've been on the Candida diet for less than a week, which is clearly early days. After two or three really good days, I had a dreadfully upset stomach last night - anybody any ideas why, considering I've followed the diet to the letter? Is it the Candida fighting back, as I was warned? Hugs to all Matt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 20, 2000 Report Share Posted August 20, 2000 Dear Matt Please don't feel alone with the psychological affects of not feeling well for so long. Ever since I found out about having celiac disease, I have been like a wild thing! Obsessed with good health and trying to reach it. Wondering "what's that ache for?" or "how come that went away, now it's back again" "What could it be?". On and on. I think we really have to train ourselves to starting thinking WELL again. Sometimes when I was younger on a diet for weight loss, the most success I had was when I thought 'thin'. I'm trying to apply that now. I find keeping busy, thinking about other things, being with people helps getting out of the sickness rut. Hope you get over it soon, Helen Yep, without wanting to tempt fate, the last few days - since Thursday, I'vebeen a lot better. There've been times where things have felt a bit funny,but then that might just be the normal workings of a stomach! It took me along time to go and seek help over all of this, that I find it hard torecall what having a normal stomach feels like! Secondly, I guess thepsychological effects of feeling ill for that long means that I have toovercome the psychological side of things - getting out of the pattern ofthinking about it all time, and learning to trust myself more.Thanks for your concern!MattxxSend blank message to candidiasis-unsubscribeonelist if you want to UNSUBSCRIBE ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 21, 2000 Report Share Posted August 21, 2000 In a message dated 8/15/00 4:29:25 AM Central Daylight Time, matth@... writes: << Just a question which I hope one of you might be able to answer. I've been on the Candida diet for less than a week, which is clearly early days. After two or three really good days, I had a dreadfully upset stomach last night - anybody any ideas why, considering I've followed the diet to the letter? Is it the Candida fighting back, as I was warned? >> Sorry if this is late, Matt, but I don't recall anyone else answering this and thought you might still be looking for an answer. My opinion is that it is a die-off symptom. Flu-like symptoms are one of the die-off symptoms and die-off usually begins 2-10 days after starting the diet. Seems to fit. How are you feeling now? Are you still sticking to the diet? ~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 21, 2000 Report Share Posted August 21, 2000 Sorry if this is late, Matt, but I don't recall anyone else answering this and thought you might still be looking for an answer. My opinion is that it is a die-off symptom. Flu-like symptoms are one of the die-off symptoms and die-off usually begins 2-10 days after starting the diet. Seems to fit. How are you feeling now? Are you still sticking to the diet? ~ ---- Yep, without wanting to tempt fate, the last few days - since Thursday, I've been a lot better. There've been times where things have felt a bit funny, but then that might just be the normal workings of a stomach! It took me a long time to go and seek help over all of this, that I find it hard to recall what having a normal stomach feels like! Secondly, I guess the psychological effects of feeling ill for that long means that I have to overcome the psychological side of things - getting out of the pattern of thinking about it all time, and learning to trust myself more. Thanks for your concern! Matt xx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 21, 2000 Report Share Posted August 21, 2000 Hmm, funny, I've had a permanently upset stomach since being on anti-Candida treatment too, although admittedly, it WAS there before I started and could well be aggravated by the anti-fungals. It doesn't go away though, UNLESS I reduce the anti-fungal.=( Strange. Maybe my tum is a bit delicate. ERB ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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