I may have to change my diet. Not to lose weight, although really, I need to do that to. But rather, because I have fibromyalgia, one of the treatments is a modified eating habit.
Which means changing the way I eat, and the foods I use, in order to cope.
So far, the elimination of MSG is an easy hit. I don't like it anyway.
The elimination of Aspartame? Harder, but I can drink sodas with Splenda. I *will* miss light yogurt. *sighs*
The one that will hurt the most is the elimination of anything from the nightshade family. No potatoes. No tomatoes. *groans* I'm Italian and the husband's Irish!!!
There's a recommendation to go to a full Raw vegan diet, but that simply ain't happening in this household.
I've been doing the reading but have yet to talk to the nutritionist about how to do this without having to cook separate meals for me and the family. How to figure out proportions. How to figure out what helps lessen my pain, which is the whole goal here.
Recipes will continue to be posted, but you will probably see some interesting experimentations as I jump through hoops and find out what's best for me and my family. And if anyone out there has pointers to interesting sites that might be able to help me along my way, I'd love to see them!
Posted by Deb Atwood at January 16, 2005 07:22 PM | TrackBack