Kirsteen Posted September 10, 2012 Share Posted September 10, 2012 Ok, I'm Kirsteen, age 61, and live in Scotland. I have M.E., have had it for 6 years, have also been in and out of hospital with gallbladder isues and developed breast cancer last year. I'm still undergoing treatment but it's looking good. Obviously with all these issues, I need to look after my health and I've always believed that has to start with a healthy diet. BUT and it's a big BUT - what is a healthy diet? I've always tried to eat a whole food mainly unprocessed diet. Years ago I went on the Carbohydrate Addicts program and loved it but eventually drifted off. Then with the gallbladder issues my nutritionist put me on a diet of chicken, fish and steamed veg. Not only was that boring - it didn't work. Then I went vegan and in fact raw vegan for about a year. Ethically, I was a happy bunny but had to admit my health was getting worse so I added in some cooked grains and pulses and then some organic meat. I was also trying to follow some cancer protocols - I gave up dairy (I'd given up gluten about 12 years ago) but I still felt totally conflicted with all the different advice I was getting. I then found the Primal Diet and the lighbulb came on - this was what I wanted, reminded of my old low carb days and made a lot of sense but I still kept looking. Then I found this site and Ta Da! - the lightbulbs exploded with glorious fanfares. I downloaded the book, read every single post in the 'Can I have' section, ordered the W30 daily posts and started today. This is definitely the program for me. I've commited to it and am going to keep a food log in the blog section to be accountable.Wish me luck folks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monica P Posted September 10, 2012 Share Posted September 10, 2012 Good Luck! You will do great! Half of it (for me anyway) is the attitude! And good luck battling your health issues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nancy H. Posted September 10, 2012 Share Posted September 10, 2012 Good Lick Kristeen. I too am starting, tomorrow. I have high blood pressure, type 2 Diabetes, and high cholesterol. I am hoping that with this program I can start getting healthy again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quinn Posted September 10, 2012 Share Posted September 10, 2012 Good Luck Kristeen. This is day one of me, and I know this is not easy, but very much worthwhile! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derval Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 Best of luck Kristeen. I'm sure your whole30 will give you extra strength to kick that cancer in the bum! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirsteen Posted September 12, 2012 Author Share Posted September 12, 2012 Thanks for all the good wishes. The support here really means a lot. No one i know is at all interested so I just keep my head down and get on with it. So far I'm loving it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Archived
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.