So, I went to see a TCM doctor with a whole list of maladies, and he was all, "Look, here's the problem: insulin. You get that under control and all your problems will go away." And, I'm not sure he's wrong, so I'm going to give it a go. But I have a few trips away coming up and so I'm going to slowly ease into it - not buying more high-carb stuff, not baking more bread, etc. The doctor's way of living this way is five days "good" and two days "bad" but I already know that doesn't work well for me so I'll figure it out.
So this also gives me time to think through some good ideas to plan for once I get into it. I'll compile a list here to refer back to. I'm already in a good groove with total responsibility for my food choices - cooking it all myself.
1. green chicken from Nom Nom Paleo - https://nomnompaleo.com/post/7486821187/my-sisters-phenomenal-grilled-green-chicken.
2. this chicken-cabbage salad I make. I'll probably keep some carrots in there despite them being "bad" root vegetables. There's no fat in it so that would need to accompany it somehow. http://hojtnd.blogspot.com/2009/09/chicken-cabbage-salad.html
3. 5 things to do with collard greens here - http://www.eatnakednow.com/5-things-to-do-with-collard-greens/. Especially a bed of sauteed collards with a London broil. Or salmon.
4. slow cooker caccitiore - https://www.marksdailyapple.com/slow-cooker-chicken-cacciatore/
5. chicken salad (I got from Whole30 cookbook) - like this but without fruit - https://www.jaysbakingmecrazy.com/2016/07/11/paleo-whole30-chicken-salad/
6. zucchini scrambled eggs
7. spaghetti squash with marinara and ground beef (or a healthy sausage)
8. grilled tuna salad - https://www.dietdoctor.com/recipes/grilled-tuna-salad-with-garlic-dressing (this seems like a great site)
9. taco casserole - https://www.ruled.me/keto-taco-casserole/
All this makes me try to figure out my rules. I know I need high fat, low carb to give it a go. So while the doctor said no fruit, I'll allow berries some. He said no yogurt but when I did research it shows that the carb load of whole fat especially strained yogurt is actually fine. Probably not much cheese but other dairy I'll probably have, like cottage cheese and cream.
So this also gives me time to think through some good ideas to plan for once I get into it. I'll compile a list here to refer back to. I'm already in a good groove with total responsibility for my food choices - cooking it all myself.
1. green chicken from Nom Nom Paleo - https://nomnompaleo.com/post/7486821187/my-sisters-phenomenal-grilled-green-chicken.
2. this chicken-cabbage salad I make. I'll probably keep some carrots in there despite them being "bad" root vegetables. There's no fat in it so that would need to accompany it somehow. http://hojtnd.blogspot.com/2009/09/chicken-cabbage-salad.html
3. 5 things to do with collard greens here - http://www.eatnakednow.com/5-things-to-do-with-collard-greens/. Especially a bed of sauteed collards with a London broil. Or salmon.
4. slow cooker caccitiore - https://www.marksdailyapple.com/slow-cooker-chicken-cacciatore/
5. chicken salad (I got from Whole30 cookbook) - like this but without fruit - https://www.jaysbakingmecrazy.com/2016/07/11/paleo-whole30-chicken-salad/
6. zucchini scrambled eggs
7. spaghetti squash with marinara and ground beef (or a healthy sausage)
8. grilled tuna salad - https://www.dietdoctor.com/recipes/grilled-tuna-salad-with-garlic-dressing (this seems like a great site)
9. taco casserole - https://www.ruled.me/keto-taco-casserole/
All this makes me try to figure out my rules. I know I need high fat, low carb to give it a go. So while the doctor said no fruit, I'll allow berries some. He said no yogurt but when I did research it shows that the carb load of whole fat especially strained yogurt is actually fine. Probably not much cheese but other dairy I'll probably have, like cottage cheese and cream.
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