Have You Tried an Anti-Inflammatory Meal Plan? Has It Helped?
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SafariGalNYC wrote: »neanderthin wrote: »springlering62 wrote: »pS: got curious about that transfat.
The only transfat I’ve logged in months has been the occasional Cookout burger (“Bye Bye Eat” is a huge treat for the dog, because he gets to sit on their patio, act like he’s got some sense, and gets a burger to himself).
But the bulk has been tortilla chips, which I make nachos with every month or two.
I eat no fried foods at all other than a large apple fritter every Sunday morning. That’s probably got some transfers that aren’t reported, but finding an entry for one is ridiculous.
I’m not too worried about fiber. I feel like that’s one of those that has a lot of erroneous database entries. As long as I’m over, I figure I’m probably getting even more than that IRL.
Ditto with transfats. Even if they’re a gram or two above, due to database errors, it’s still a heckuva a lot better than it used to be.
Although, if I want to try anti inflammatory or elimination, I’ll need to get over that line of thought. 🧐
I worry about the continuously high sodium, but otoh I sweat a TON, so I figure it’s just visiting for the most part.
Pretty much all Doctors that have left mainstream medicine and opened their own clinic dealing with metabolic disease use dietary interventions as the medicine and pretty much all of them use a very low and/or ketogenic diet, coincidence, I don't thinks so. It really isn't rocket science. IMO of course.
@neanderthin @springlering62
To Neanderthin’s point in bold - I found this timely as my endocrinologist from Mount Sinai NY - left to start a metabolic holistic practice with a few other doctors of varying medical fields. One thing she/they stress with inflammatory conditions is avoidance of AGE’s - advanced glycation end products. (Mount Sinai NY did a landmark research study on its effects in the body)
Interestingly enough - I rarely see any conversation about AGE’s on MFP forums and it’s critical to diet and health.
Yeah, I've described AGE's in quite a few posts in the last few years here. Actually I mentioned it 2 days ago in the Glycemic Index thread. Basically it's the breakdown of sugar and how it reacts to proteins and lipids thereafter. Sugars which extend to mostly processed and ultra processed foods. The Maillard reaction in the respect to food works on the same principles. Reducing AGE is one of the basic cornerstones for metabolic clinics, and a diet that has fewer sugars in them has fewer opportunity for creating AGE's and of course it's why almost all of these clinics have either a lower/very low/ketogenic diet and whole food diet as the dietary interventions, it just makes sense.
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springlering62 wrote: »(lifted from Healthline.com:)
Some modern foods contain relatively high amounts of AGEs.
This is mostly due to popular methods of cooking that expose food to dry heat.
These include barbecuing, grilling, roasting, baking, frying, sautéing, broiling, searing, and toasting
Good grief. What’s left? 😭
Yeah Healthline really didn't describe or explain it properly. All of those cooking methods are describing the "Maillard reaction" which I mention in that Glycemic Index thread as, saying it's a similar situation but the similarity is that glycation is actually the body cooking itself from the inside, that's what glycation does and the Maillard reaction and producing AGE's is cooking from the outside. If we're talking say a steak and cooking it on the BBQ it will use the little amount of carbohydrates found in protein, mostly from glycogen and create AGE's but what most authorities talk about with the Maillard reaction are the carcinogens that are generated and not the AGE's basically simply because there's only a few grams of carbs in most meat. Bottom line the lions share of reducing AGE's will be managing carb consumption and not cooking meats or vegetables for that matter.
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I think trying an elimination diet is a good idea. You might find that dairy, wheat, soy or some thing else triggers your pain.1
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Had the dietician visit today.
The first thing she keyed in on was my use of sugar free products. We calculated 4-6 servings per day.
She suggest going cold turkey for a week, pointing out that I have such a generous calorie allowance that real sweetener wouldn’t affect my numbers that much.
She also suggest swapping my 1.5 servings daily bacon for something like Canadian Bacon, or chicken sausage. Even though those are processed, she said the type of fat in bacon can sometimes raise people’s inflammation levels. So I’m not trading processed for nonprocessed, but rather, poor quality fats for less or none.
Interestingly, when she found out I used MFP, she took my phone and had a good look around, looking at my averages. She was very familiar with the app and was looking at daily and weekly numbers, what I’d been eating, activity levels etc.
She suggested dropping protein down to about 138 a day and increasing carbs- and that using “real” sweeteners would help accomplish that.
She was pleased with my fiber numbers but also noted that dropping so many sugar substitutes might help with digestion, because they kill off a lot of the gut biome- which I haven’t researched to verify.
So I’m sitting here drinking sparkling water with a squeeze of lemon, in hopes of killing off the Coke Zero craving that hits this time every afternoon. Will make a chai latte in a bit, with either honey or sugar in the raw rather than SF syrup.
Crossing fingers that this will help with the inflammation, bloating and resulting foot pain. 🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻5 -
When they told me diet coke was partly responsible for my pain, I swapped it for iced tea. After about 3 days, I knew they were right. It took a lot longer for it to get well. But the trend was upwards almost immediately. (I drank a whole lot of diet coke).3
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So less than 24 hours in and I’m shocked at the “hidden” sugar frees I was using.
Walden Farms salad dressing - that one was an Oh, Duh! after I’d already drizzled it on my salad
My daily Nuun tablet
My (non-negotiable) sublingual B12 hydrocobalamine supplement (only one or two manufacturers make it)
OTOH, am loving seltzer water with a squeeze of citrus. Having it in the fridge, chilled and ready to pour has really helped already.2 -
Really interesting, I’m going to follow your progress and then see if I can learn anything for my sore (hypermobile) joints and asthma.0
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Three days down. Not counting the first because I reached for sugar-free without thinking of it. Still flabbergasted how many sugar substitutes are insidiously (and otherwise) on my day.
It has been easier than I thought to ditch sugar free.
The only non-negotiable is my B12, which contains xylitol and tapioca syrup It’s an unusual b12 prep, specifically recommended by my doctor.
Lidl has this amazing raspberry-lime seltzer water, no sugar, and i don’t know why, but to my taste buds it tastes like a cream soda. I’ll be restocking today. Also reaching for plain seltzer water with a slice of citrus: lime, lemon, orange. Have a container of it already cut and ready to go to make it easier than reaching for a can of Coke Zero.
Asked husband to stop popping cans near me. I’m like Pavlov’s dog. I salivate when I hear it.
My dietician told me I could “afford” real sugar in my eating plan. So far, I’ve only reached for it once, for a cup of Earl Grey with half and half and sugar, but I’m finding Taxo’s spearmint/lemongrass very satisfying in the tea department.
I was worried about my after dinner ice creams, which I made with sugar free syrup and sugar free jello pudding. Last night we had a mango and banana sorbet. I couldn’t believe how creamy the banana made it. No sugar, other than the natural fruit sugars, and omg was it filling.
I’m not going out on a limb and saying I feel better or anything. That would be too akin to posts I see where people are on (as this morning) day 3 of their “diet” and claiming instant results feeling better. I don’t believe in that. Our brains can convince us our virtuous behavior is reaping immediate rewards.2 -
springlering62 wrote: »
Asked husband to stop popping cans near me. I’m like Pavlov’s dog. I salivate when I hear it.
Ha, reminds me of earlier this week when I got really annoyed at the sound of my BF eating potato chips in an adjacent room!
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springlering62 wrote: »Three days down. Not counting the first because I reached for sugar-free without thinking of it. Still flabbergasted how many sugar substitutes are insidiously (and otherwise) on my day.
It has been easier than I thought to ditch sugar free.
The only non-negotiable is my B12, which contains xylitol and tapioca syrup It’s an unusual b12 prep, specifically recommended by my doctor.
Lidl has this amazing raspberry-lime seltzer water, no sugar, and i don’t know why, but to my taste buds it tastes like a cream soda. I’ll be restocking today. Also reaching for plain seltzer water with a slice of citrus: lime, lemon, orange. Have a container of it already cut and ready to go to make it easier than reaching for a can of Coke Zero.
Asked husband to stop popping cans near me. I’m like Pavlov’s dog. I salivate when I hear it.
My dietician told me I could “afford” real sugar in my eating plan. So far, I’ve only reached for it once, for a cup of Earl Grey with half and half and sugar, but I’m finding Taxo’s spearmint/lemongrass very satisfying in the tea department.
I was worried about my after dinner ice creams, which I made with sugar free syrup and sugar free jello pudding. Last night we had a mango and banana sorbet. I couldn’t believe how creamy the banana made it. No sugar, other than the natural fruit sugars, and omg was it filling.
I’m not going out on a limb and saying I feel better or anything. That would be too akin to posts I see where people are on (as this morning) day 3 of their “diet” and claiming instant results feeling better. I don’t believe in that. Our brains can convince us our virtuous behavior is reaping immediate rewards.
This is sounds like great progress, Spring.
If I may be frank, I'm not surprised that you're finding artificial sweeteners spread all through your eating habits, because from observing your posts here it seems like your initial strategy was to keep the sweetness you enjoy in your routine, but reduce calories by lightening up the formulations. You've talked about achieving that with sugar-free syrups, sugar-free puddings, generally low or zero-calorie this and that.
I'm not saying that's bad or wrong. It's a path to reducing calories and still enjoying eating, and it may be exactly the right path for some people. That's their call, your call. But I think that strategy is more likely to install artificial sweeteners and probably some other highly-processed ingredients in one's eating routine.
I don't consider those things a giant conspiracy or universally a big problem for everyone, or make avoiding all of those things an article of food-religion as some people seem to do. But as a person who in my own eating prefers to eat mostly whole foods, and some processed foods that humans have been eating for centuries in similar forms, it was a strategy I noticed . . . and found interesting to consider, because it was rather different from how I thought about most things.
As far as feeling better fast, I do see people say that happened for them with some eating styles, but I think it matters where they started, and where they went. Even their own genetics and microbiome may matter. In general, I think things like reducing systemic inflammation are going to be a more gradual thing, require an investment of time and thought, maybe need wholistic changes (i.e., not just food) and therefore likely to take some time to wring out of the body, even after making what will turn out to be the right changes for that person.
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I used a meal delivery service (not a weight loss diet one) that had plenty of Mediterranean meals. There are so many options out there now. Figuring out what to cook was too overwhelming. It definitely worked. Swollen fingers and achy joints disappeared. A nice bonus, couldn't believe how much it lowered my cholesterol.0
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Xylitol is supposed to be good for your teeth. Tapioca syrup starts as a plant. It's basically about as processed as cane sugar or beet sugar. You're probably not getting much of either in a pill.1
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@AnnPT77 admittedly, the quantity of sugar subs snuck up on me.
I was (am) indeed all about keeping sweets in my diet. If I were to give up snacks, it’d be game over for me with maintenance.
No regrets, though. I’ve said before, the extra weight was going to kill me long before the sugar free additives ever would, so I’m happy I’ve been able to use them as a tool.
It’s just another phase. I’ve learned about loss and maintenance, now it’s moving on to “better” maintenance.
I also have to consider that my husband is diabetic so I can’t go whole hog adding sugars back to dishes we share.
He is enjoying the last container of homemade sugar free vanilla ice cream as I type this.
I was so impressed with the creaminess the banana added to the sorbet last night, next up is experimenting with mashed bananas in lieu of pudding mix in ice creams. I can tolerate bananas, but have never sought them out as a snack, so need to figure out a way to disguise their flavor, yet not resort to added sweeteners or sugar substitutes.
As whacky as it sounds, I’ve got a bottle of espresso balsamic, and am thinking that might be the vehicle to both add a powerful low cal sweetness while overpowering the banana taste. I bet that with some cocoa powder would make a nice dark chocolate. What the heck? If it’s disgusting, there’s a trash can right there.
If it does work, my vinegar shop literally has about fifty flavors on tap.
Bananas are already ripening on the counter!
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I am kind of having fun with this.
Today I did a fabulous suggestion I saw on another thread: sheet pan pancakes.
I took my usual recipe, which is half cake mix and half Bisquick, and substituted Kodiak Cakes. Instead of sugar free syrup or sugar, I whipped a banana (for sweetness) into the eggs and cottage cheese and egg whites, pulverizing all and then mixed them into the dry ingredients, poured into sheet pans and baked.
It was SO much easier than making individual pancakes. The Kodiak makes them heartier, and because the batter is super fluffy at first and deflates later, I was able to bake all while it was still fluffy! I got 8 huge servings out of two sheet pans. Parchment paper took away the cleanup.
I ate the little nuts that stuck and they are going to be quite good.
Red velvet pancakes: 330 calories and 26gr protein per serving. Will be higher once I spread them with Greek yogurt cream cheese (annd a sprinkle of milk chocolate hagel). Also trying turkey bacon for the first time tomorrow. 🤞🏻
Exciting times.
Low enough cal I’m going to add cocoa powder next time for an extra-extra treat.
Yeah, I do like my sweets. Never thought I’d be excited about turkey bacon.
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Turkey bacon.
Looks horribly unappetizing.
Doesn’t make a massive drippy oily mess all over the microwave or in the dish I use.
Half the time to cook and crisp as regular bacon
Best of all, it is really tasty. I mean, very very good!
Healthier, of course.
How often can you say that the substitute is as good as or better than the original at first bite!
Six and a half days of no sugar substitutes. 👍🏻
I can’t believe it myself.
I don’t want to go out on a limb yet with wild statements. TBH I don’t feel any different, and I’m still dozing off after lunch, which is my red flag for undereating. I don’t feel like I am. I don’t eat back exercise calories but once a week I eat everything in sight, so my average is higher than I’d like, since
I want to shed six or seven.
Foot still hurts (and that was the point of this) and also, sleep quality has plummeted. I don’t know why changes would affect that so badly, but something is.
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springlering62 wrote: »Turkey bacon.
Looks horribly unappetizing.
Doesn’t make a massive drippy oily mess all over the microwave or in the dish I use.
Half the time to cook and crisp as regular bacon
Best of all, it is really tasty. I mean, very very good!
Healthier, of course.
How often can you say that the substitute is as good as or better than the original at first bite!
Six and a half days of no sugar substitutes. 👍🏻
I can’t believe it myself.
I don’t want to go out on a limb yet with wild statements. TBH I don’t feel any different, and I’m still dozing off after lunch, which is my red flag for undereating. I don’t feel like I am. I don’t eat back exercise calories but once a week I eat everything in sight, so my average is higher than I’d like, since
I want to shed six or seven.
Foot still hurts (and that was the point of this) and also, sleep quality has plummeted. I don’t know why changes would affect that so badly, but something is.
However, my trainer says she sees a difference.
Or being hypoglycemic.
Why would you think dozing off is a sign of undereating when you just finished having lunch? 0 -
No history of diabetes or hyperglycemia. Usually when I just randomly doze off, it’s an under eating / over exercising issue. Or it could be lack of sleep at night all of a sudden. Can’t imagine why giving up sugar subs would cause sleep issues.0
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Just thought I'd mention it springer. Also you don't need to be diabetic or even close to being diabetic to have a hypoglycemic event. It basically can result from the pancreases reaction (over production of insulin) to a particular meal and over exercising can cause a hypoglycemic event as well. Also hyperglycemic events have nothing to do with hypoglycemic events 1
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I don't know anything about hypo or hyper glycemic, but I do know your body is going through a shock! You've gone from fake sugar all day long to none overnight. 120 mph to 0 in 2 seconds. Your body has hit the windshield hard! it's adjusting and trying to recover. You'll figure it out. But it may take a few more days.1
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springlering62 wrote: »Turkey bacon.
Looks horribly unappetizing.
Doesn’t make a massive drippy oily mess all over the microwave or in the dish I use.
Half the time to cook and crisp as regular bacon
Best of all, it is really tasty. I mean, very very good!
Healthier, of course.
How often can you say that the substitute is as good as or better than the original at first bite!
Six and a half days of no sugar substitutes. 👍🏻
I can’t believe it myself.
I don’t want to go out on a limb yet with wild statements. TBH I don’t feel any different, and I’m still dozing off after lunch, which is my red flag for undereating. I don’t feel like I am. I don’t eat back exercise calories but once a week I eat everything in sight, so my average is higher than I’d like, since
I want to shed six or seven.
Foot still hurts (and that was the point of this) and also, sleep quality has plummeted. I don’t know why changes would affect that so badly, but something is.
However, my trainer says she sees a difference.
Hate to say it - and you almost certainly know it anyway
- but six and a half days just isn't enough to know how the story plays out.
With any significant dietary change, there tends to be an adaptation period. Some is probably physical/biochemical, some is more psychological. (FWIW, I don't really think physical and psychological are separate things, but we usually conceive of them separately.)
As an aside, and I'm not trying to be mean (or vegetarian ) when I say this: The idea that turkey bacon is lots healthier than pork bacon . . . well, there doesn't seem to be solid agreement around that amongst dietitians and others in the medical/health community. If you like it, eat it. If it fits your nutritional/calorie needs best, ditto. If your RD blessed it over pork bacon, great. But it's still a UPF with saturated fat, sodium, nitrates. Still, it's not the devil, either. I'm sure different brands vary, too.
Neanderthin has a point about blood sugar dips, but I'm inclined to agree with you: If sleep quality is suffering, falling asleep at any time of day, after lunch or whatever, is a likely outcome. I'm saying that as someone who's dealt with sleep interruption insomnia for a couple of decades now, a condition that persisted after sleep apnea treatment, and about which my sleep-centric pulmonologists threw up their hands. The fatigue/nap connection is high. If there's a blood sugar element in there, that might affect the timing. But other aspects of eating can do that, too, increasing odds of sleepiness. (Mainstream article that summarizes some of the current understanding of that:
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I have absolutely nothing helpful to add to this post in regards to your health issue. However, I just want to comment that your enthusiasm and support when responding to people's posts over the years is very much appreciated. Your "joie de vivre" has always been like a breath of fresh air. So I'm cheering you on to find answers and a solution to this current situation 🙂4
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Ann, dietician was very specific about switching to turkey bacon, after I had a toddler sized fit about giving up my morning bacon. I get it, but’s the lesser of two evils. 😇
And I really do like it.
@ridiculous59 thanks! Old Me was the most negative, prickly person you probably ever met. With weight loss came…..I dunno……relaxation, the ability to see points of view other than my own prickles? Whatever it was, happiness quotient went ⬆️⬆️⬆️
I was so harsh to myself, I transferred that bit of nastiness to others. I’m so relieved to be shed of it.3 -
Day 11 of no sugar substitutes (other than a wee bit in a necessary vitamin).
Everything that follows is anecdotal, since this is too short a time to draw conclusions.
I feel clearer headed.
To my surprise, even though I’ve gone back to “regular” bbq sauce, Hersheys Syrup, etc my 7-day average sugar consumption remained roughly the same as when I was using 5-8 sugar free products per day. I do expect this to go up about 10% if I do cottage cheese, meusli and honey for breakfast again for a week, as I sometimes do.
The dietician told me not to worry, I can “afford” natural sweeteners. (That seems to be contentious thinking round here, so sorry if that’s offputting or braggadocious to some.)
Instead, I’m using bananas as sweetener in smoothies, ice creams, pancakes, and plan to experiment with applesauce next week.
Sugar may also go down. I’ve been experimenting with sugar in teas, ground sweet chocolate in coffee, and so on and find I prefer them plain. I do wish I could find a low cal sub for my amazing sugar free chai lattes I was making. I might try some molasses. The experimentation will be over soon.
The night headaches I’ve had for the past few years have disappeared, but to be fair, those come and go, though the last few months they’ve been unhappily regular.
My trainer says my gym performance is better, and she upped weights on several things as a result during our sessions this week.
I feel better with my swims. Instead of “oh crap, 2700 yards to go” the moment I get in, I find myself thinking in terms of “how can I improve?” and I’ve had two days where they’ve been in the 70 minute range. That’s slow for most, but a wild improvement for me.
Don’t feel as bloated. Weight starting to creep down- because I’ve been feeling fuller and haven’t felt the need (yet) for a blowout calorie topping-up, and I’m finding what I do eat to be more filling and satisfying.
Overall, inflammation seems less. (Foot turns out to be plantar fasciitis, so this won’t help that. 🤦🏻♀️)
Again. Only 11 days. All anecdotal. I don’t feel like I’m “missing” anything, other than the occasional super-magnetic gravitational pull of a Coke Zero, which I’ve resisted so far. (That might also account for the night headaches relieving.)2 -
springlering62 wrote: »Day 11 of no sugar substitutes (other than a wee bit in a necessary vitamin).
Everything that follows is anecdotal, since this is too short a time to draw conclusions.
I feel clearer headed.
To my surprise, even though I’ve gone back to “regular” bbq sauce, Hersheys Syrup, etc my 7-day average sugar consumption remained roughly the same as when I was using 5-8 sugar free products per day. I do expect this to go up about 10% if I do cottage cheese, meusli and honey for breakfast again for a week, as I sometimes do.
The dietician told me not to worry, I can “afford” natural sweeteners. (That seems to be contentious thinking round here, so sorry if that’s offputting or braggadocious to some.)
Instead, I’m using bananas as sweetener in smoothies, ice creams, pancakes, and plan to experiment with applesauce next week.
Sugar may also go down. I’ve been experimenting with sugar in teas, ground sweet chocolate in coffee, and so on and find I prefer them plain. I do wish I could find a low cal sub for my amazing sugar free chai lattes I was making. I might try some molasses. The experimentation will be over soon.
The night headaches I’ve had for the past few years have disappeared, but to be fair, those come and go, though the last few months they’ve been unhappily regular.
My trainer says my gym performance is better, and she upped weights on several things as a result during our sessions this week.
I feel better with my swims. Instead of “oh crap, 2700 yards to go” the moment I get in, I find myself thinking in terms of “how can I improve?” and I’ve had two days where they’ve been in the 70 minute range. That’s slow for most, but a wild improvement for me.
Don’t feel as bloated. Weight starting to creep down- because I’ve been feeling fuller and haven’t felt the need (yet) for a blowout calorie topping-up, and I’m finding what I do eat to be more filling and satisfying.
Overall, inflammation seems less. (Foot turns out to be plantar fasciitis, so this won’t help that. 🤦🏻♀️)
Again. Only 11 days. All anecdotal. I don’t feel like I’m “missing” anything, other than the occasional super-magnetic gravitational pull of a Coke Zero, which I’ve resisted so far. (That might also account for the night headaches relieving.)
There are some good exercises you can try to relieve plantar fascitis, so you may want to look those up. They're mainly ways to stretch the ligament on the bottom your foot (one was rolling a ball firmly under your foot). And since plantar fascitis is inflammation, it could be that an anti-inflammatory diet could be helpful, who knows?2 -
@sollyn23l2 i pointed out to the podiatrist that yoga incorporates most the foot stretches on the Plantar Fasciitis handout and asked if I should modify. He told me no need to modify, yoga is one of the best things I can do for it.
So I’ve got a license to yoga, am taking full advantage of it, and let me tell you, I’m feeling it this morning. Limped home from the studio.
He gave me a new NSAID, Diclofenac, since he said I might have gotten “used” to the others. Never heard of it before.
I’m trying the first tablet in a moment. Didn’t seem a good idea to try something that might cause dizziness before classes yesterday evening and this morning. 🤷🏻♀️
It’s such a stupid, irritating, annoying minor thing. It’s not even like anything serious or life threatening, but wowza . It’s there whether I’m walking, simply crossing my legs, or jolting me awake at night because the blanket is resting on my foot wrong.2 -
springlering62 wrote: »Day 11 of no sugar substitutes (other than a wee bit in a necessary vitamin).
Everything that follows is anecdotal, since this is too short a time to draw conclusions.
I feel clearer headed.
To my surprise, even though I’ve gone back to “regular” bbq sauce, Hersheys Syrup, etc my 7-day average sugar consumption remained roughly the same as when I was using 5-8 sugar free products per day. I do expect this to go up about 10% if I do cottage cheese, meusli and honey for breakfast again for a week, as I sometimes do.
The dietician told me not to worry, I can “afford” natural sweeteners. (That seems to be contentious thinking round here, so sorry if that’s offputting or braggadocious to some.)
Instead, I’m using bananas as sweetener in smoothies, ice creams, pancakes, and plan to experiment with applesauce next week.
Sugar may also go down. I’ve been experimenting with sugar in teas, ground sweet chocolate in coffee, and so on and find I prefer them plain. I do wish I could find a low cal sub for my amazing sugar free chai lattes I was making. I might try some molasses. The experimentation will be over soon.
The night headaches I’ve had for the past few years have disappeared, but to be fair, those come and go, though the last few months they’ve been unhappily regular.
My trainer says my gym performance is better, and she upped weights on several things as a result during our sessions this week.
I feel better with my swims. Instead of “oh crap, 2700 yards to go” the moment I get in, I find myself thinking in terms of “how can I improve?” and I’ve had two days where they’ve been in the 70 minute range. That’s slow for most, but a wild improvement for me.
Don’t feel as bloated. Weight starting to creep down- because I’ve been feeling fuller and haven’t felt the need (yet) for a blowout calorie topping-up, and I’m finding what I do eat to be more filling and satisfying.
Overall, inflammation seems less. (Foot turns out to be plantar fasciitis, so this won’t help that. 🤦🏻♀️)
Again. Only 11 days. All anecdotal. I don’t feel like I’m “missing” anything, other than the occasional super-magnetic gravitational pull of a Coke Zero, which I’ve resisted so far. (That might also account for the night headaches relieving.)
One of my health issues years ago was rheumatoid arthritis in my knees and hands, mostly left hand and remember that rheumatoid arthritis along with collagen degradation and plantar fascia where basically tightly connected to chronic inflammation.
The diet I'm on is pretty much a diet with the least amount of inflammation that can be generated as it relates to food and my arthritis is basically gone as did my psoriasis, so just letting you know that inflammation can definitely be an aspect of plantar fasciitis.
Oh, and turkey bacon springer........I'd rather poke myself in the eye with a sharp stick than switch out the real McCoy, lol.0 -
Diclofenac is the main ingredient of Voltaren (here in Belgium anyway), which is sold as a pill and as a gel, quite well-known and effective I think.
I've used a 'boot' to treat plantar fascitis, a sort of splint to keep the foot stretched while sleeping. Might be worth a shot? Although I will admit I found it quite annoying to sleep in (but it did seem to help).1 -
springlering62 wrote: »Have any of you tried an anti-inflammatory diet plan? Not a weight loss diet, but tailoring your diet to reduce inflammation and joint pain?
Thank you for posting this question @springlering62 . This thread is all over the place, in a good way. Even those who post "No I haven't, but here's my opinion anyway " It's a big topic, and probably very important in all of our health journeys. I'm excited hearing you posts on your step#1 elimination (artificial sweetener) and am looking forward to seeing where you go from here. Please keep posting your results.
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I got a recommendation for plantar fasciitis of getting Vionics house slippers to wear around the house instead of going barefoot. They are very comfortable and help a lot!1
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I got a recommendation for plantar fasciitis of getting Vionics house slippers to wear around the house instead of going barefoot. They are very comfortable and help a lot!
Thanks for the tip. I was reading that Oofos are supposed to be great. Went bundling over to DSW. Not impressed. And especially not at $60 bucks.
I ordered some xanthan gum to experiment with using in homemade ice cream instead of sugar free pudding. Amazon accidentally sent me five bags. One bag was torn, and the fine xanthan dust settled all over the counter when I opened the box.
Yall, thank heavens most of it landed in the sink, because the finest dusting of this stuff on the counter was a NIGHTMARE to clean up. I had to wash everything on the counter with soap and water, some several times, including washing, washing, washing and re-washing the other bags from the box. Even getting the bit that landed in the sink took thirty minutes of hard scrubbing and running water trying to flush it clean.
There were little gobs of clear, slimy “gel” everywhere. If you’ll pardon me, it was like the Jolly Green Giant (you 60’s crew know whereof I speak) hocked one in my sink.
So now I have a lifetime supply of the stuff, but am scared to open a bag, lol.0
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