What ALL to AVOID?
LC458
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So for health reasons I have pretty much eliminated all sugars (excluding fruit, veggies & occasional whole wheats), dairy (excluding 1-2 servings of Greek yogurt a day for its protein/calcium factors), soy (as it can cause estrogen-like hormones), meat (pescetarian), fast food, non-organic, anything w/Trans fat including palm oil, obviously fried foods, & slowly but surely taking away my caffeine. Is there anything else one ought to avoid that some would consider "bad" for the body? Thanks in advance for any suggestion(s)!
So for health reasons I have pretty much eliminated all sugars (excluding fruit, veggies & occasional whole wheats), dairy (excluding 1-2 servings of Greek yogurt a day for its protein/calcium factors), soy (as it can cause estrogen-like hormones), meat (pescetarian), fast food, non-organic, anything w/Trans fat including palm oil, obviously fried foods, & slowly but surely taking away my caffeine. Is there anything else one ought to avoid that some would consider "bad" for the body? Thanks in advance for any suggestion(s)!
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Pretty much nothing you've listed is even harmful unless you have an allergy or other pre-existing condition, aside from trans fats. Everything else in moderation is not harmful.0
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Pre-Existing condition
so I am trying to repair my body outside-in.
But you're right USUALLY everything in moderation is alright.0 -
I don't label any food as good or bad, it's food. Learn moderation and if you take away my sugar or my caffeine there will be some serious fighting going on.
The only thing I avoid is eggs, because I have a severe allergy to them and don't exactly like using an epi-pen. Other than that I don't avoid anything.0 -
Pre-Existing condition so I am trying to repair my body outside-in.
But you're right USUALLY everything in moderation is alright.
So assuming you actually have some sort of condition, no one here is going to be able to tell you what might or mightn't be "bad" for you unless you share some details about what exactly you NEED to avoid. Sort of renders your whole thread irrelevant.0 -
lol I understand. Sugar I am okay but its been the devil to eliminate caffeine! Major headaches so I have to just give in.
As I said in my reply post to the first person who commented its kinda a "have-to" thing
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Well on that note maybe Google is more helpful.
Thanx
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lol I understand. Sugar I am okay but its been the devil to eliminate caffeine! Major headaches so I have to just give in.
As I said in my reply post to the first person who commented its kinda a "have-to" thing
seeing as you cant eat anything else remotely nice, i would say keep the caffeine!0 -
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Just may end up doing just that0 -
if you have medical issues, but don't want to say what they are, then no-one can really help you, because how can we make suitable suggestions when we don't have any idea what you're dealing with?
for example, if someone is lactose intolerant, there are a few suggestions e.g. lactose free milk, some dairy products are naturally very low in lactose and some people with lactose intolerance can eat them fine.... if you have a milk allergy however, the advice would be totally different, because milk protein is the issue, not lactose, and lactose free or low lactose dairy would still cause a problem. Then there are probably quite a few other health issues that might warrant not eating dairy.... and the advice would be different in each case.0 -
sounds horrible0
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You should focus on targeting healthy things you want to include in your daily intake. Much easier.0
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lol I understand. Sugar I am okay but its been the devil to eliminate caffeine! Major headaches so I have to just give in.
As I said in my reply post to the first person who commented its kinda a "have-to" thing
seeing as you cant eat anything else remotely nice, i would say keep the caffeine!
ditto!! I tried to give up coffee last week and did but had awful headaches!! I gave in one day at work and had a diet soda which made my headache go away but I don't even like soda. left a nasty taste in my mouth and ive read so many articles about diet soda's I felt my bones withering away! Took 3 calcium pills on top of my vitamins to make me feel better lol0 -
It must be a fairly serious medical condition to require eliminating all those foods listed. That looks to be a very restrictive diet.
Persoanlly, I have no pre-existing conditions and therefore do not 'avoid' any foods.0 -
lol I understand. Sugar I am okay but its been the devil to eliminate caffeine! Major headaches so I have to just give in.
As I said in my reply post to the first person who commented its kinda a "have-to" thing
seeing as you cant eat anything else remotely nice, i would say keep the caffeine!
I agree
OP It sounds a little bit like you're trying to be too good or too perfect... that kind of thing doesn't work in the long term. As you have to avoid foods for medical reasons, I'd suggest only avoiding the foods you have to avoid, and having the other things in moderation. in other words, if you don't have to avoid it, then don't. Otherwise you only make your life unbearable and can't stick to it long term.0 -
Yeah I totally agree because I don't feel like discussing my "health condition" with strangers you are probably right about this question. Instead of what to avoid perhaps what suggestions to incorporate with my daily food intake. Thank you! Food for thought 0
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Why are you asking us? If you have a pre-existing condition that prevents you from eating some things, why don't you ask your doctor what you have to avoid?0
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Jan 31st dr appt and plan to do just that. Just thought that's what a health forum was for- to discuss healthy eating/living.0
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Otherwise you only make your life unbearable and can't stick to it long term.
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Only week 3 so you're probably right 0 -
Jan 31st dr appt and plan to do just that. Just thought that's what a health forum was for- to discuss healthy eating/living.
But how do you discuss without information. You have to go with averages, and the average person does not need to overly restrict to improve their health.0 -
Unless you're prepared to say what your issues are, we can't recommend things to include either!
Why can't you eat meat from good sources? Why are you including whole grains? Are you limiting yourself to non-gluten grains?0 -
Jan 31st dr appt and plan to do just that. Just thought that's what a health forum was for- to discuss healthy eating/living.
Thing is, you (general you) can be healthy while eating all the things that you're eliminating. Since it sounds like you have a medical condition (?) then seeing a registered dietician who can work with you and your condition is your best way to go. Sounds like that's what you're going to do, so posting here is kind of pointless since we don't even know what you're condition is and have no point of reference to even start helping you.0 -
lol I understand. Sugar I am okay but its been the devil to eliminate caffeine! Major headaches so I have to just give in.
As I said in my reply post to the first person who commented its kinda a "have-to" thing
seeing as you cant eat anything else remotely nice, i would say keep the caffeine!
If this is a "have-to" thing, wouldn't you be better served by consulting the physician who is treating your "pre-existing condition" than to ask a bunch of strangers who don't even have a clue to what the "pre-existing condition" is??0 -
So for health reasons
In the absence of any information about the condition that you're accommodating with all of these restrictions you're not going to get any meaningful advice.
I'd suggest proper medical advice rather than trawling for opinions here.0 -
Unless you're prepared to say what your issues are, we can't recommend things to include either!
^^^^ this
"I have a medical condition that restricts my diet, but I'm not going to tell you what it is, what should I eat?"
what is this, a guessing game? No-one can advise you what to eat, or what not to eat, for a medical condition when they don't know what the condition is, not even a doctor can do that.
so either go see a doctor or dietician for advice about how to get enough nutrition while avoiding foods that make you ill, or when you ask questions here, give enough information so that people who have experience or knowledge of similar medical issues can give you actual advice.0 -
There are a few puzzles in your post, which seems extremely restrictive (though you've hinted at medical conditions so there may be reasons why)
" I have pretty much eliminated all sugars (excluding fruit, veggies & occasional whole wheats),"
so you still have the fruit sugars then.
" dairy (excluding 1-2 servings of Greek yogurt a day for its protein/calcium factors),"
so you're not allergic to dairy products
" soy (as it can cause estrogen-like hormones),"
Dubious claim
" meat (pescetarian),"
That's a choice, not for health reasons.
" fast food,"
In general, I avoid, but I haven't totally eliminated it.
" non-organic, "
A whole different kettle of fish! I don't specifically eat only organic produce, as it's very expensive. I believe it's possible to have a healthy diet comprised foods which don't classify as organic.
"anything w/Trans fat including palm oil,"
A reasonable aim to keep these low.
"obviously fried foods,"
Why obviously? Oil has high calories, but there's no reason not to have fried foods in moderation.
" & slowly but surely taking away my caffeine."
What are your reasons for doing this?
" Is there anything else one ought to avoid that some would consider "bad" for the body? "
Depends on whose body, there are no "bad" foods, just the appropriate quantities.0 -
As I said in my reply post to the first person who commented its kinda a "have-to" thing
I think the OP is saying that it is a sort of OCD thing, she has to eliminate certain foods.0 -
I avoid foods that I am allergic/intolerant to or food I just don't like.
I don't label foods as good or bad. It is just food. I eat an overall healthy diet, I meet my nutritional goals and I don't over eat.0 -
As I said in my reply post to the first person who commented its kinda a "have-to" thing
I think the OP is saying that it is a sort of OCD thing, she has to eliminate certain foods.
The first thing that popped into my head was orthorexia.0 -
As I said in my reply post to the first person who commented its kinda a "have-to" thing
I think the OP is saying that it is a sort of OCD thing, she has to eliminate certain foods.
The first thing that popped into my head was orthorexia.
It does sound like unhealthy fear of pretty normal foods.0 -
congrats on eliminating all the foodz. there's like, literally nothing left to eat. you win all the prizes.
this is normally where i'd say something about how having an overly restrictive diet isn't the solution to weight loss or health. but that doesn't apply here. because you have to actually eat *something* for it to be called a "diet". please speak to a mental health professional that has a background in helping people get over their issues with food.0
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